And The Story is Happening - A journal and collage art book

During my last visit to Anthropologie {here} recently I bought an art book called "And The Story is Happening" by Sabrina Ward Harrison. I immediately drawn to it when saw it stacked up on the sale rack. I put down Paul and Joe magazines and settled for just this pretty journal and collage art book.

The pages inside are packed with collage, hand drawings, lettering, composed in a dreamy, fun and playful way of expressing her story of art. I love how what it seems soft water color media flows together with line of pencil or ink drawing. It is soft, gentle and story telling.

On other pages I can see texture from layer of paints just like an old forgotten wall brick with scattered of sketches of lettering and words randomly placed on the surface. I smile each time I turn the page again and again.

This beautiful book comes with vellum pocket filled with paper ephemera, which makes me even more in love with this book.

Right now this book is on sale for USD 9.95

Let's take a look inside the book.

Do you see the vellum pocket contain the paper ephemera?

I love how this picture turned out to be after photographed them. Then I got a little creative by adding layer of other elements like that green flower and words 'A haunting purple bloom; in grey sea'. I was having fun doing it using photoshop. Can't help myself to add something to the pretty washed out simple greyish creamy page. I hope you like it!

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Sweet Valentine Lemon Cup Cakes with Sweetheart Cake Topper {DIY}

I think I am way too much  using these washi tapes {here}. But I must admit that I love working with them and photograph them. This time I am trying to create a sweet valentine cup cake toppers out of them. This Lemon cup cakes are super easy to make because it is a pre-mix cake out of the box. I am not a fan of pre-mix cake but sometimes it is practical and with a little bit additional of lemon juice, vanilla, it tastes as good as like when you are making it out of scratch.

Cake Topper tutorial.

What you need.

 Start cutting and design the washi tape to put on the heart shape cut outs. You can use your imagination on the design. You can make vertical or horizontal design and alternate the pattern of washi tape or you can use one pattern of washi tape entirely. It is up to you.

 

 hen finished cover the entire surface front and back of the two heart cutouts then using sewing machine; sew them to join them together. Do not sew all the way down to the bottom of the heart cutouts.

 Using glue gun, put a glue on the tip of the tooth pick and insert in between heart cutouts.

 

::Recipe::

Sweet Valentine Lemon Cup Cakes 

Cake.

~ 1 package lemon cake mix

~ 1 cup sour cream

~ 3/4 cup water

~ 3/4 cup oil

~ 4 eggs

~ 1 small package lemon instant pudding

~ 1 tsp lemon juice

~ vanilla

Frosting.

~ 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, soft and room temperature

~ 6 - 8 cups powdered sugar

~ 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

~ teaspoon grated lemon zest

~ a drop of vanilla

For the cake. Mix dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients. Mix with electric mixer on medium speed for about two minutes. Pour into lined cupcake tins. ake at 350 deg. for 15 minutes. Don't overbake or the cake will be too dry.

For the frosting. Place the butter in alrge mixing bowl. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar, then the juice and the vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the remaining powdered sugar. 1 cup at a time, until icing is thick enough to of good spreading consistency. (Do not refrigerate and it will last in a covered container for about three days)

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Garlic Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon and Rotisserie Chicken

Tonight I am making this super easy and delicious meal for my husband "Steven." This is one of his favorite pasta dish. Steven loves rotisserie chicken and often from the left over of the chicken I would make this dish the next day.

He loves having this pasta dish with sautee garlic broccoli rabe. The combination taste of both dishes are delicious light and not heavy like most pasta dish. The bitterness of broccoli rabe and the tangy lemon  garlic angel hair pasta are just perfect having them together.

::Recipe::

Garlic Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon and Rotisserie Chicken

~ 4 cloves garlic, chopped

~ Rotisserie chicken breast; cut in thumb nail pieces

~ 1/2 tsp of lemon juice

~ Basil, chopped

~ Angel hair pasta, enough for two people

~ Parmesan cheese

~ Enough olive oil to sautee  garlic about 4 to 6 tablespoons

~ Salt to taste

1. Cook pasta and drain. 2. Heat olive oil and with medium heat sautee garlic about 3 minutes. 3. Put rotisserie chicken pieces in the pan and cook more for about 3 minutes. 4. Sprinkle enough salt. 5. Take the pan off the heat and wait for about 1 or 2 minutes and put in pasta and stir. {Do not put pasta while pan on top of heat. It will fry the pasta.}  With very low heat put the pan back on and put  lemon juice and chopped basil. Stir well and serve with sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.

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Sweet Heart Packaging and Vase Washi Tape {DIY}

Happy Monday Everyone !

I hope you had a wonderful week-end and enjoyed the Super Bowl game last night.

Today I am playing with washi tapes that I received and bought from Etsy {here}. They are the cutest tape and you can create almost anything with this pretty tapes.

I added a small heart embellishments I bought at Michaels.

Remember the flower arrangements I did last Saturday ? {Here} I taped one of the flower arrangement too and I think it's pretty !

For Sweetheart packaging and the tutorial.

And what you need.

1. Create as many heart shapes with different sizes {depending on the package sizes}. I am using an art paper because it is thicker than regular paper. I am using two for one heart shape card. 2. Take your washi tape and start taping the two card hearts together. You can use the same tape to cover one heart card or you can use two tapes or three by alternating them. It is entirely up to you. Have fun with it ! 3. Using double tape put the heart card on the package and start tie the package together.

"Sssssstttt....I am going to wrap a special gift for my husband just like this one." "Please don't tell him!"

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Saturday Flower Arrangements

Fresh flower arrangements around the house can cheer you up while staying at home this week-end. Occasionally I love pampering myself with lovely fresh flowers. As you can see I took too many pictures of them and I had so much fun photographed them. I hope it can put a smile on your face while looking at this flower arrangements post. 

 Have a lovely week-end Everyone!

Pink Blush {Mood Board}

I always love creating a mood board since I was in school many years ago.  I love beautiful texture, patterns and shapes.  As a student of Fabric Styling I was trained to create a mood and theme, such as "romantic" or "art," and to show a certain era such as 1920's "Flapper" or "Native American," to name a few.  

I am no longer in school but I still enjoy creating a mood board.  It reminds me of the days when I was a student.

This "Pink Blush" mood board created by using many of my vintage collection. Water color painting added a soft touch to the overall feeling of the mood board. 

Have a nice week-end Everyone, and thank you for looking !