today it is my pleasure to introduce you to the talented jasmine low from singapore, an island southeast of asia, where it is hot all year round. the tropical heat of singapore must be doing the trick because this girls creativity is fired up! jasmine was so sweet to answer a bunch of questions about her life and scrapbooking for me to share with all of you. forewarning..... you might be inspired to book a flight to singapore after reading this post.
hi jasmine. to get started can you tell us a little about yourself?
i'm married to a really lovely patient man who indugles me with silly photos for my scrapbook pages :) i work as a merchandiser for my local scrapbook store as well as design and teach workshops. i design a new set of layouts for my sassafras series of workshops every couple of months.
this is made with love, jasmines local scrapbook store and site of her workshops. i think this shop should be in a singapore travel guides, possibly under the category of "top 10 reasons to fly to singapore".
so jasmine, when did you start scrapbooking and how often do you find the chance to scrapbook?
i started scrapbooking in early 2004 and have never looked back since! i get to scrapbook quite often due to the nature of my work. it could be designing for workshops, making samples for the store or just creating my personal pages.
what is the very first thing you do when you are ready to start a scrapbook layout? do you search for inspiration or just start with your own imagination?
when designing layouts for workshops i usually have all the supplies that i will be using in front of me and i make sketches. but for my own personal pages i just start with my photo and go with the flow. i almost never measure anything :)
do you have any special tricks or tips that you think could inspire our readers to try on their own pages?
i love the sassafras stickers and using parts of them on my layouts. try cutting the stickers up (especially the journal stickers!).... also use foam dots in between layers of stickers to add dimension to your page.
can you share a peak at what is inspiring you right now?
i love the mix of squares, colors and prints that made up the trees! such a cool idea for a scrapbook layout.
there you have it.... a view of a day in the life of jasmine, the scrapbooker. anyone else wanting to hop on the next jet to sunny singapore for a jasmine workshop?? i do i do!
thank you jasmine for sharing with us today!
if you have an idea of someone (including yourself) you think should be spotlighted on the sassafras blog for their super creativity leave a comment and let me know..... i would love to spotlight LOTS of sassafras pals.
have a great day everyone, see you here tomorrow with new inspiration!
rebecca =)
Awesome interview Jasmine! Your advice is much appreciated! I love your use of color. Your pages are so vibrant they really have a life of their own. Fabulous work! TFS :)
Posted by: Dana Tatar | 03 February 2010 at 09:03 AM
yay for jasmine!
thank goodness I live in sg so all
the goodness is here XD
Posted by: Nadine | 03 February 2010 at 09:11 AM
wow Jasmine, I love your work and am super jealous of your LSS!
Posted by: Teresa Jaye | 03 February 2010 at 09:20 AM
would love to fly to Singapore and visit Jasmine's store!!
Posted by: lilibee | 03 February 2010 at 09:46 AM
oh my! her store and layouts are amazing!
Posted by: Jenn | 03 February 2010 at 10:11 AM
Wow! I would love to fly to Singapore to check out her store! And those trees made out of little squares - I am in awe!
Posted by: Bernice | 03 February 2010 at 01:07 PM
WOW! That store is amazing!!!
Jasmine's work is stunning!
Posted by: Stephanie Hart | 03 February 2010 at 03:16 PM
I think I need to go to Singapore! Great layouts Jasmine!
I have been using tons of Sassafras in my layouts lately. I can't get enough of it.
Posted by: Andrea MacDonald | 03 February 2010 at 03:39 PM
Forget having that as a scrapbook store... I want it for my living room! Those are some great layouts!
Posted by: Jill | 03 February 2010 at 03:41 PM
Wow Jasmine's work is fabulous!
Posted by: Erika M | 03 February 2010 at 04:10 PM
I would love to do this! Need to bust out some more SL projects!
That Jasmine is way talented! love her style!
Posted by: Juliana | 03 February 2010 at 04:33 PM
Jasmine is not only extremely talented, she's also a DOLL! love you Jas! :)
Posted by: Account Deleted | 03 February 2010 at 04:37 PM
Oh! did I mention that Made With Love is like HEAVEN on earth?! :D Taught there twice and best experience I've ever had!
Posted by: Account Deleted | 03 February 2010 at 04:37 PM
oh my oh my!!! im totally blushing right here!!!! thank you all for your kind comments!! if you gals/guys ever come to singapore, you shld stop by the store ya??? This is our new wing we just renovated :D
thank you rebecca for spotlighting me. it really made my day!
Posted by: Jasmine Low | 03 February 2010 at 05:41 PM
Celine - stop teasing. Laugh. I've been wanting to teach at Made With Love, but the little guy keeps me home. Maybe someday I'll hop on over and visit Singapore. The store is a dream come true for any scrapbooker. Thanks for the tree idea Jasmine - super cool. I've been thinking about tiling these last couple of days - just might try it out tonight..we'll see.
Posted by: Christine Middlecamp | 03 February 2010 at 06:46 PM
cool stuff Jasmine!
Posted by: charity hassel | 03 February 2010 at 09:11 PM
awesome work! I love your use of the Sass!!
I have a LO up on my blog,
http://our-life-story.blogspot.com/2010/01/thankyou.html
and this one
http://our-life-story.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-sassafras-for-your-day.html
Posted by: Anthea Peterson | 03 February 2010 at 09:43 PM
Love Jasmine's style, and wow! her LSS looks awesome, she´s such a lucky girl having a shop like that around!!
I also love Sassafras. In fact, the latest 3 posts on my blog feature Sassafras products! Feel free to come and take a look: http://birgitkoopsen.typepad.com/
Posted by: Birgit Koopsen | 04 February 2010 at 03:08 AM
Welcome Jasmine! Her work is very inspiring!!!
Posted by: jacquie | 04 February 2010 at 07:04 AM
I love Jasmine's work!!! I visited Singapore last year and Made With Love was a huge highlight for me!!!
Posted by: Heather | 04 February 2010 at 08:44 AM
Jasmine's store definitely looks like it would be worth the trip 1/2 way across the world for! So lovely. I just posted two Sass LO's on my blog today - www.letterastudio.blogspot.com
Posted by: Anna B. | 04 February 2010 at 01:17 PM
I LOOOOVE those layouts Jasmine and your store looks fabulous :) That must be such a wonderful place to "work" lol!
Here is my latest Sassafras LO...
http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38982&ppuser=659
Posted by: rebecca keppel | 04 February 2010 at 02:42 PM
GORGEOUS Jasmine!!!! So inspiring :D :D
Just finished off a Sass LO...
http://kathleenglossop.blogspot.com/2010/02/sass-and-some-photo-shares.html
TFL!
xx
Posted by: Kathleen Glossop | 04 February 2010 at 06:06 PM
I love Jasmine's work! And I was SO glad to read that I could nominate myself as I HOARD Sass products! I just uploaded two new projects using Sassafras papers. You can see them here:
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/218651/view/2586127/-1/1.html
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/218651/view/2586125/-1/1.html
Posted by: Keandra Willis | 04 February 2010 at 07:53 PM
OMGoodness! now i want to go to singapore! jasmine i really love your work esp your use of Sass and Tattered! ur soooooo talented! thx for the inspiro!
Posted by: jaidee | 05 February 2010 at 03:29 AM