Paper Studio

Aku bawa oleh-oleh dari kunjungan ke Serpong lalu.. :D

I was surprised when a friend of mine told me that Paper Studio is in TerasKota. So without any doubt, I went to that local scrap store and bought some treasures there. *happy, happy, happy ^.^*

Barang-barang di Paper Studio tergolong murah karena most of the products are made by themselves, only few of them are imported stuffs. For example the price for textured & patterned paper mostly Rp. 9.000, Glitters Rp. 3.500, embellishments & chipboards round Rp. 2.000 to 20.000. You can also find puncher, embosser, scissors, frames, ribbon, etc. I like shopping here because beside their cheap price the shopkeepers were nice to the customers. I feel like am in heaven already:)))

Paper Studio has several branches, you can find them here :
*. Lapiaza Gading
*. Cibubur Junction
*. Depok Town Square
*. Blok M Plaza
*. Citraland
*. Teraskota, Serpong


I call this heaveeenn :)))

Scrap, The Begining

Almost everything comes from nothing.
Just like this project.

Scrapbook yang aku bikin untuk Kate, my ex student ini, adalah project pertamaku, sebelum akhirnya benar-benar kembali lagi ke dunia Scrapbook dan menggilainya sampe sekarang.

Project ini nuntun aku buat nemuin satu lagi hal yang "Dhiesta banget", yang akhirnya bikin sadar juga kalo beberapa hal seharusnya ga pernah ada di hidup gue selama ini..

Sekarang kalo ditanya soal hobi apa yang aku sukai, deretan kegiatan seperti ~ Watching movies, hangout, traveling, reading Netherlands literature (bwek, sumpah ini cuma buat bagus2in cv, hehe) ~ harus dicoret semua diganti dengan cuma satu kata
~ Scrapbooking ~.

It is not common, unique. I like it :)

The objective was to let her know that she's the best student of mine (wel yeah, after Bek Sem. He's still my fav one :p !!!) and we won't loose contact. Bikinnya cuma semalem & since alat-alat dan bahan yg gue punya juga masih sedikit banget waktu itu.. this project was lack of perfect.. hohoo.. :D

*Kate; She's so pretty, isnt she?*

Ps : I miss teaching her.

Artsy Getaway

This is what am dying for recently, a week of artsy people gathering (please read as scrapbookers event *yaay*). Hopefuly I could still participate, since they don't have many spots left anymore.

Please oh please Mother of Earth count me in *finger crossed*

M.S.I

I've been twice time in d last week went to a scrapshop, My Scrapbook Ideas which was formerly named as ScrapKing. I was exteremely surprised yet soo happy when I knew that My Scrapbook Ideas is under FoodHall - MAP group, since I got 12 MAP vouchers as my birthday gift from my beloved one, Divi Analis to be spent.

I was soo happyyy, cos I didn't know this at first. First thought which came up on my mind, when he gave me that gift was "Is he insane? How should I spend this vouchers in their such expensive stores? U name it.. Debenhams, FCuk, Dorothy Perkins, Massimo Dutti, Miss Selfridge, Top Shop even Sogo seems still not affordable for me.. I mean give me the cash of 1,2 milion rupiah, and I'll shop in lower-budget-stores.. Yep, for sure.. Gue bisa pulang dengan berkantong-kantong barang belanjaan instead of just one or two bags with branded things.. def not me ! Tapi hal itu ga berlaku ya untuk scrapbook shopping.. hehehe..

Overall, I like this scrap store, since they have several branches which spread all over Jakarta, u can easily find them.. Di daerah Senayan aja, mereka punya dua cabang, I just have to walk a little bit, then I'll find it.. Yummiiiee.. :))

U can find My Scrapbook Ideas here :
- Bintaro Junction
- Food Hall Grand Indonesia
- Food Hall Senayan City
- Food Hall Kebon Jeruk
- Food Hall Plaza Senayan
- Gramedia Puri Indah

Barang-barang di MSI ini hampir semuanya impor, tapi kalo soal harga, been compared it with one of the scrap store in FX, di MSI ini tergolong lebih murah. Seperti S.e.i Chalk Ink Stamp harganya Rp. 27.500, bedanya bisa sampai Rp. 8.000 dengan yang di FX itu, untuk harga kertasnya berkisar antara Rp. 7.000 - Rp 22.000 dengan pilihan item yang lebih banyak pula.

Satu yang menurutku kurang dari toko ini, mereka ga banyak nyedian product scrap tools, seperti puncher, eyelet, embosser, etc. Karena biasanya, I prefer to buy tools which is more long lasting than papers, stickers, or any other embellishments, karena bahan-bahan ini bisa diakalin dengan memakai yang lokal punya atau bikin sendiri dari bahan-bahan yang jauh lebih murah dan mudah didapat.. Hasil yang bagus kan ga harus mahal, that's the essence.

The sneak peek from my last visit..

U might like this:
1. For every purchase minimal Rp. 250.000 u'll get one free class with the teacher. Class is held every weekend, with minimal 3 students.
2. Untuk pita-pita berbahan nylon, saat ini mereka sedang ada promo buy 1 ribbon get 30 % disc @ Rp. 8500, while buy 1 box (62 ribbons) get 50 % disc, sekitar Rp. 400.000, untill August 2010. I def heart this :>.

Happy scrapbooking y'all ^.^

Four Seasons

Lima hari sebelum acara Buka Bersama Londo '04 dan Arisan, Friska and I talked about what should we give to Dahlia in the name of Londo '04. Kita sepakat ngasi Dain sesuatu yang bisa dikenang, dan bisa dibawa serta ke Belanda nanti.. Akirnya setelah perdebatan panjang sampe gontok-gontokan.. *hahaha lebay*, we decided to made a Scrapbook for her, with me as the creator, while Friska mengurusi saweran dan nagihin pesan serta foto anak-anak.

Here's the idea, I want Dahlia feels like she has US in her new surrounding..
The mandatory is, it has to include the notes from all of Us and also the 49 photos of us...

So here it goes..

* We'll there for you in four different seasons *

* Everyone could send their messages, even in the very last minute.
Just insert it to the envelope. Easy :) ! *

~ Spring ~
*I love feeling the crispness of fall and the sensuality of spring (Christopher Meloni Well)*

~ Summer ~

* There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart (Celia Thaxter) *

~ Autumn ~
* Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn ( Elizabeth lawrence )*

~ Winter ~
* Days like these let you savor a bad mood (Calvin and Hobbes) *

* The conclusion : "So You'll Never Alone" *

Like James Taylor's song "You've Got a Friend".. We'll there also for you...
~ Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall... all you have to do is call, Lord, I'll be there, yes I will.
You've got a friend ~

Ps : Special thanks to Kiky for the photos.. ^.^

* The brand : Sofis *

Just Like a Star

I've mentioned in my previous post, sekilas tentang Dahlia Isnaini dan kepergiannya ke Belanda.
I wanna leave something sweet to her, yang bisa diingat dan dikenang sepanjang masa. I could gave her legging with some several colour choices which she asked for her farewell present, but it's just not sooo me. Sory Dain, your wish isn't my command this time :)

So I made a project to her.
Awalnya aku mau buat collage card, yang di dalamnya dipenuhi dengan foto-foto kami dari mulai jaman kuliah dulu sampe sekarang. Karena itu, ukuran kertasnya aku bikin setengah A4. But later on I thot it would be great if I framed it, because she can display it in her room in Netherland, besides this would my very 1st project using frame, so why not I made it for the very special one. *ting ting*

Project ini ngasih aku pelajaran yang berharga banget. Simple sih, tapi ga kepikiran sebelumnya. Catet ya Dhiesta, next time, tentuin dulu mau pake frame yang ukuran berapa, baru deh setelah itu background kertasnya. Bukan sebaliknya -___-.

I bought the frame in the very last minute, because the shop is near by Dain's house in Depok, jadi aku pikir sekalian lewat. We were very late, almost 2 hours than the appointment.
Meskipun ada sedikit mislukt sana sini about this project, tapi aku cukup puas dengan hasilnya..

"I learn in every process, that makes me better"

*Reach your Star, Dahlia the Flower*

*Copy buat dain yang ga pernah menyerah*

*From Us to You*

*Orange Flanel Stars*

*All the best goes to you*

*Sang creator mejeng, sambil muka bengep krn ngantuk*

*Terpaksa harus digunting sekitar 2 cm headernya* :((

*After Framed, 30x30 cm*