On an AC Roll!

Had some time today in the afternoon so I figured I should scarp something before I leave 'else I'll be super deprived for a whole week! Still love the Dear Lizzy Range from AC and mixed it with some tinge of Botanique for this layout:



Zoom in shot of the details:



Took me 3 hours to get it done but I'm very satisfied with it..especially how upset I was yesterday night with messing up the challenge that Jean gave me. Now my confidence is back! I had an epiphany when I was almost done to do the green 'frames' at the corners..and I love them! Many thanks to Lia for the Lime Metallic Mist that was out of stock everywhere but she generously gave up one precious bottle in her stash for me. *Eternally Grateful*

I'm starting to think that for yesterday's challenge, it's the paper, not me!! I mean, ORANGE. Seriously. Who can do anything decent with 4 pieces of orange themed paper?? Sunkist galore man. :)

Till next week, have a good weekend everyone! I'm crossing my fingers that this thurs will not be the day when OA comes to the LSS. I will so kick myself if it's so!!

Back in business!!

Hi Everyone! I'm so sorry for the lack of updates..H was away in the US and there went his camera and I was not able to take photos. Figured there was no point taking any photos with my lousy Casio camera so I had to wait for him to get back!

I've been crafting while he's been away so there's lots of photos to share. First up is a notebook I made for myself after figuring out that I always record discussions at work on slips of paper that disappear miraculously so I might as well keep track of what was being said so that I don't lose track. My memory has been very bad..wonder if teaching kills your brain cells early!



Here's another journal that I made to use up my ever growing stash of paper. I'm in a major destashing mode so I just wanna use up bits of paper that is piling up:


Next up...something for Steven for his upcoming wedding on 10th April. Talking about him brings back fond memories of our friendship during Eusoff Hall days with Beeks, Johann, Mike and gang. We had so much fun playing bridge and challenging each other to Milo Pengs. For the record, the guys still owe us heaps of Milo Peng that they never paid back. Even after 10 years that we've left Uni. Gosh. Has it been that long?? Anyway, I digress. Steven is a good friend who helped me a lot during one of my computing modules and he even gave me extra coaching so I could pass my exam! I really suck at computing and have no idea why I even took that crazy module. But I'm glad it's over and even more happy that he's getting married (eh..Ayam..you're the last of the guys to get married. Even Johann beat you to it!!)

Next up..something very happy to share: My RAK from Lynn came yesterday and it's all Websters goodness..woo wooo!! Very happy and love the mini flowers! Thanks, Lynn!!


Last of all, if you've not heard, Jean and me are challenging each other to go beyond our comfort zone to scrap with papers that we each chose for each other. Mine was ORANGE in theme and I think I almost died this afternoon with it. This further affirms that I suck at Layouts and I'm I should stick to mini albums, etc. Even H said it was quite bad. BOO HOO..I am so ashamed to post a picture of it...so ya. Only Jean will get to see it and laugh her head off. But I gave her Fancy Pants. Hahaha..let's see what she does with it.

Till next week everyone..take care! I leave for Shanghai on Sat and will be back on Thurs. I hope I make it back in one piece!!

Overdue Photos!

Did this frame for the hubby's 3rd Uncle and Aunt who have been really nice to us. They're fantastic people who have helped us in many ways and been most generous. Just a little something to thank them.



Also, this tag is for a class I intend to conduct for my colleagues at the request of SWC and Claire who wanted more boyish stuff for their little boys. Managed to find paper with vehicles and trains last week and hope they will like it. This is my first time venturing into a more boyish genre so I hope it will come out fine!

I'm conducting a more 'girly' one next week but left photos of that at work so will get it up soon once the internet at the office decides to actually be more consistent and not fail us so often!

That's all from me now..Thanks for looking!

CNY photos!

Apologies for the lack of updates - been busy entertaining guest and visiting relatives this break and before I knew it, it was Tues night and back to work on Wed so morale was a little low then but it's back up again as there's no teaching tomorrow and then it's the weekend. WOO!

Anyway, CNY photos of me and little plum, starting with some shots at Uncle Ken's house. She allowed me to carry her cos I told her I was going to bring her to see the doggies!



And here she is, finally mustered up her courage to touch Misty after clamouring to see them but yet being so frightened when actually near them or when they back. You should have seen her..excited like a little bee and kept wanting to go near them but withdraws like a snail when actually near them. Strange. But we had a good time laughing at her.

Me with her at Uncle Alick's house (whops, should call it a mansion, in Dad's words). It's super huge and Jeff's room is like the size of my house! Dang!!


And here's Kate in my laundry basket when she came to visit. Xiao Gu's grand idea to make her hide inside and be like Jack in the Box to show Grandpa and Grandma. We were enjoying ourselves making her pop up but after a while she got tired so we got here out of the smelly basket!


Thinking of more crafting ideas..hope to be back soon with more stuff!

Have a good weekend everyone! Mine starts tomorrow!!

CNY Tags!

Was commissioned to do the following task by the hubby for a particilar someone who gave him the task. It's was really tedious having to do all 150 of them but I'm glad it's all over. Also had to buy a 3 inch scallop punch for this purpose *Cough* Spend more money again! but I'm glad Hua Yi helped me by buying 2 punches for herself so we could get a 40% off at Laines.

Here are some pictures of what I've been up to the last week to make all 150 pieces of this:




Here's a shot of the all lined up on my dining table (just too many to do on my scrapbooking table!)


After we packed them into a bag to be delivered tomorrow- finally we can give the dining table a good wipe to make it squeaky clean as it used to be!


Thanks for looking!
Special thanks to Lance and April of the scrapbook carton for getting the Pink Paislee Hearts Bloom paper to me so speedily. I searched high and low for this paper and only they had it in stock. What a life saver!! I was also really pleased with their great customer service - they go out of their way for their customers!

South African Album!

Finally found the inspiration this weekend to use my SA photos which have been in my cupboard for 2 months. I'm also on a scrapping frenzy to use up my insummountable stash of paper and embellishments. Decided to use the Early Bird range from Cosmo (Chant *destash, destash*) to make envelopes with pull out cards to document my trip.

I'd originally wanted to use the 7 Gypsies envelopes but they were out of stock and since I'm also on a destash mode, I thought, "What the Heck! I'll make them myself". I used to make my own envelopes in primary school so decided to use the same technique and they turned out just fine! Punch holes on the side, insert 2 rings to bind them together. Easy Peasy!

Here's how they look like:































This shot shows the full album with the pull out cards for each page:












Now for the inside pages (the pull out is next to the envelope that it resides in):

And the very last shot taken my H with his bathing ape toy in the foreground and my album in the background. I kind of like it with the blur background so I approved the shot for uploading to my blog!














Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have a good week ahead!

Zuid Afrika!

I was busy over the weekend trying to complete the Guest Designer assignment given to me by the Scrapbook Carton and finally finished it!!

The task given to me was simple - complete a 12 x 12 layout with the best of my ability and I was not restricted by any theme. How's that for starters?? *Big Simle*


So I sieved through my photos and decided to do a layout to remember my honeymoon in South Africa. In the Afrikaan language, South Africa is spelt as 'Zuid Afrika' which I thought was simply awesome. This photo we took was in Cape Town, at a garden with really nice scenery and I really enjoyed the place. It was really a good trip- just the hubby and me and it was nice getting away from work and spending time with each other.

Here's a shot of the 12 x 12 layout:


Supply list: Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday, Early Bird & Nutmeg paper; Flowers from Scrapbook Carton 'Nik Nak' pack 'Just Because' Stamp from Basic Grey. American Craft Frames and Making Memories clip.


Thanks for dropping by..have a good week ahead!!