{Mel's Hen's Night Album}

We celebrated Mel's Hens' Night on Saturday. It was a night of fun and dares :) Did this album for her to capture the memories of this night.

Bought an insert album from the Pasa Malam at MWL on Fri night at a really good price, woo hoo! Decided to do up a simple album because time was running short, but I like the simplicity of this one. Inserted the plastic slots with varied patterned paper. She has some scrap stuff with her, thought it'd be nice for her add some final touches to it. (OK.... fine, I was out of time).

{Simply You} Melina - Cover Page

Back page of album

{Remember it well} - Spine
1st page

{Night Out}

Last night at 1030pm, D drove us to Made With Love to check out the Pasa Malam on scrap products. I wasn't expecting to be there, but she was so quick at making the decision to go, before I knew it, she was out of her PJs and was ready to go. It was fun!

I guess we were a little disappointed that there was really only so little items in the Pasa Malam. Well, important thing is we went!

That's not the best part. The best part is last night Friday, 28 August 2009, was M's first night taking care of Ju. His first "more than an hour contact" with a baby. When we came home, Ju was fast asleep. Woo hoo! Great training for M :P!

{Came to a wall...}

Didn't get to scrap this week. Realised I don't have that many photos. Have been thinking about doing a mini album. I took out the mini-album, stared at it last night and put it back. Not sure how to get started and what to do with it...

Till next time... scrappersBLOCK.

{He cracks me up!}

Today we were at Isetan and walked passed this interesting looking Japanese cookie.

m: I tried that before, not bad.

w: Issit? What does it taste like?

m: Erm, can't really remember. It's either chewy or crunchy.

{{ DIONG!!!! }}
Even without tasting I know a cookie is either chewy or crunchy.

I couldn't stop laughing. lol.

{www.smilebox.com}

View this absolutely cool online digital album. You have to check it out and use it yourself to believe how easy it is. It's FREE! Click here to view

{Birthday Card}

Just did a card for RM. She's a wonderful lady, a gentle wife, a loving mother and a fantastic boss! Role model on how we can be a godly wife and mother :) Salute to her!

Love the flowers that I just bought. It's my first time using them, precious! I'm really scrapping and using the distres ink whenever I get the opportunity to. Not sure if I'm over doing it, but I love the effect!

I wanted to do a simple card. You know those with a good combination of different patterned paper, a simple ribbon and maybe a nice "diamond" stud. But I just couldn't get it done. I wonder why. Ended up with this instead.

{MARY} Believe in the beauty of your dreams

Attached a simple bookmark that can be easily removed.

Haven't thought of what to write at the back of the card...:) I still have until tomorrow.

{Do what you love, love what you do}

This was quite a funny shot actually. He was trying on some clothes and the wall background of the fitting room caught my eyes. I looked to the left & right and made sure nobody's watching and "WOOSH!" I'm in the fitting room with him. We pushed the chair aside, moved the pile of clothes away and wala! Of course I requestd for funkier post, but M being M, that's the best he could give... Oh well... it was fun!

When he did a career switch to teach, it shocked most people. Up till today, we (his family) still cannot imagine how he's like in the classroom coz' he rarely speaks.

This one is for you M! He likes simple layouts and I'm doing my best to keep it simple. He always says I use too much stuff in a single layout :) I'm trying, I'm trying. Trying to save the trees and save some $$ ha ha.

{Do what you love, love what you do}

He loves what he's doing and I'm happy for him & believe in him!

Check out the effects of the edge scrapper. Up until yesterday, I thought scrappers had special abilities that allowed them to tear the edges so nicely. I found my answer yesterday. This is a really cool tool... cheap too!

I've got heaps of stamps that I bought and basically kept them in my scrap chest. I tried to use them once and was terrible at it. After that I never had the courage to try again. Today, I did it. And honestly, even if the stamping wasn't perfect, i like it still.. who cares! lol.

{Julien} Look at those eyes

Have been wanting to do up a frame for my nephew but was wondering how D is going to carry it back coz most of the frames are quity heavy. Glad we found this light-weight cork board and stand from Daiso. Hope she'll be able to bring this back to Paris.

When I bought this series of die-cuts, I had in mind to do for ju-ju coz they are so cute, but a lil too childish for me. Finally! After so long, I get to use it :)

Check out his marble eyes. So adorable right! Looks just like D when she was young - huge, beautiful round eyes!

{One} one us. one love. one lifetime.

I read this in the Bible recently, "At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven" Matthew 22:30

Is it really going to be that way? At this point I'm not sure about that, coz' I've not done an in depth study. But it did trigger a thought...

Will we be together as a couple for this lifetime only or for eternity?

{M I What I Think I Am, or not}

All these time I've been wondering what's my scrap style. Today Yin sent me this msg on what she thinks my scrap style is:

Mix of deeper colors. Nothing too sweet or girly. Clean, orderly laid out and definitely no white spaces left.

Most of the time before I do a lo I will select the materials I'd like to use and they always tend up floral and sweet. Twice, I did them randomly and those two times, the lo came out different, in fact, quite close to what Yin described. Is that really "my style".

Conclusion: I'm not the sweet, girly kind ha ha ha..

{Lil Me}

My mum dug out some photos of lil me. When I was young, mum used to tell me how she loves my smile because I show all my teeth. There was a period, where I took pictures without revealing those set of whites... that was when they started falling off.

The photo was taken when my two front teeth were missing... :)

{Lil Me Had No Teeth But I Had Dreams}

{My Hero}

The simple metal frame that sat on our study table stared blankly at me. Today, I finally took time to stop, look and gave it some new "clothes".

This photo was taken during our trip to France, in Park Astrix, 2007. Everyone told me how Mark was afraid of roller coaster rides and he never sat on them. On the contrary, I'd sit on every roller coaster that comes my way, I love the thrill and find it hard to digest that my husband was one who would stand and watch others on the roller coaster. Each time I asked him about it, he'd confidently say that he is not afraid and would ride with me any time.

That day, was the day I saw it with my own eyes. Not only did he sat through all the rides with me, I'd like to believe he enjoyed them :) While we were all holding on to the railings for our dear lives, my hero even stretched out his hands to take a video of the the ride. Awwww.....

This is a simple design. Covered the metal frame with some ribbons. This is also the first time I'm putting my handwriting to the test. I journaled :) Previously I never did any writing because I always thought my handwriting is horrible. I even had this comment written in my report card during my school years "W has to improve in her penmanship." And I had to stay back after school for writing lessons because my handwriting apparently was illegible...

Oh well...

Here's the journal reads:

{Mark went on the roller coaster ride with me.

He was fearless and proved everyone wrong.

My hero!}

There were some misjudgement though. I shouldn't have written so near the edge. When I fitted the paper into the frame, some of the words got cut off. Oh well, we learn and move on :)

Saturday Morning

So we finally met up with the contractors.

They were an hour late! Don't like that...

But what I did like was their friendly service and a sense of assurance that they know what I want.

The next step would be for them to provide us with a quote. Based on our conversation, it seems they know what I want and it could be done within budget. On a scale of 1 to 10, I am 9 on the excitment scale.

If all goes well, I will have a proper table and storage for my scrap stuff. Not a huge space, but it's better than not having one :)

Can't wait to see what they propose!

{Busy Week}

We've been out every night. Didn't get a chance to scrap at all this week. So I finally visited the MWL gallery. Love what some of the scrappers have uploaded. Really beautiful work.

I'm looking forward to this weekend. Meeting up with my gal frens tomorrow. Can't wait to meet the contractor who would be quoting us for the renovation works for our room. I've been looking forward for this day since... I can't remember when. I've got some ideas running in my mind, wondering if those are even feasible in reality. Hopefully then, I would have a little scrap place with proper storage space. :)

Pray with me for a fantastic weekend!

{French Living in Singapore?}

I was told that "french, vintage" furniture are a rare find in Singapore. I am so glad to come across this site. Today, we visited the showroom. Love the furnitures.

The million dollar question: How can we fit such bulky furniture into our cluttered room?

What I love about this shop is that they are able to custom make the furniture to your desired size. Woo hoo!

When we visited the homes in France, it was like a dream come true for me. All the lovely vintage, cottage looking homes and interior decor were absolutely beautiful!

Check it out!

http://www.parishome.sg/

{BWANGGGGGgggg!}

I like big mirrors. Aren't they beautiful.

Talking about mirrors, here's a hilarious incident.

JCZZ: Wah, the shop is so big (looking into the mirror, JCZZ did not realize that it was a mirror. JCZZ simply thought the shop seems endless).

As he focused on what's behind the endless view ahead, he noticed the image of a strange person walking towards him. It was one of those where you see and not see it. His vision was fixed on what's beyond...

He thought it was a little odd that this person kept walking towards him, but that didn't stop him from walking further and before he knew it...

((( BWANGGGGggggg!!!)))

JCZZ walked right into a mirror! Big Bang!

The mirror shook even as he took off.

If only I was there to witness this first hand lol...

(so mean, i know, but isn't it hilarious?)

{Never Stop Dreaming}

Anyone of these, would be a dream come true...

{Ring Ring}

So I bought a new handphone case and it was plain white... too white. Then, I had an idea...

{Favorite Photo}

We've taken many picturs together, but this is my favourite so far. Simply because it is so out of character :) M looks totally hip, cool and happening - I love it!

title: {style} make it yours.

materials:
paper - basic grey :: dcwv
rub-ons - creative imagination :: pinkpaislee
stickers - american craft :: bobunny :: kelly panacci :: primamarketinginc

{Wise Words}

Rev Joseph Purcell

{1960s Hippie Dual}

Here it is! I finally did it. This is the first piece of work that is done on a roller table! I used to just spread everything out on the floor and get started. It usually leaves me with a backache thereafter. Found this roller table lying around, thought it would be a good alternative and it was. My bed became the "table" to spread out all the materials. :) I think it's every scrapper's dream to have their very own scrap room or a large scrap table where we can display everything.

Took some of my favourite photos from RY's 60th Birthday Bash. Theme for the night was Salsa & the 1960s. We went for the 1960s hippie look. It was the most enjoyable birthday bash I've ever been to. There was a live band which played all the 60s hit, call me old, but I love the A-go-gos and cha chas :)

I've seen scrappers who work the paper selection really well. For such a simple piece as the one I've done, it took me ages to get the paper selection right and even more time to decide how I should position it, a newbie indeed.

Well, I'm hoping that overtime, with more artwork done, a more distinct style would surface and finding the right mix would be as easy as ABC.

The one big mistake I did was to remove the packaging for my materials and stored them into little ziplog bags. I thought that would make packing & identifying of materials easier. You see, I like things to be organised. I categorise my materials into various color packs :) It's great when I'm searching for things, but it is a challenge when I need to identify the materials used. Well, lesson learnt, let's move forward :)

Materials Used:
Paper - My Mind's Eye
Die-Cut: K & Company :: My Mind's Eye
Rub-ons - American Craft :: Mambly Screen Prints :: October Afternoon
Letter Stickers & Rub-ons - American Craft

{Quote of the Day}

by Choy Zi Zi

{Prayer for the Week Ahead}

Dear Lord,
As we start the week anew, we commit once again the days ahead to you.

Thank You for your abundant blessings that flows through our lives. Thank you for your peace that guards our hearts and minds at all times. Thank you for your mercies are new every morning. Thank you for your love!

Wherever we go and whatever we do,
we will be blessed.
We will be blessed when we come in and
blessed when we go out.
(Ref. Deuteronomy 28:6)

{Lovely Weekend}

This weekend came and went very quickly. Didn't get to scrap at all.

What we did was to have a post birthday celebration! This year I received vouchers and "ang pows" and special treats... That entitled us to a weekend of shopping and eating. And I thought getting a year older was all doom and gloom? I have to say, I was wrong. On the contrary, I had a wonderful and enjoyable birthday this year... it lasted all week long!

Yesterday, we also enjoyed the local musical - Sing Dollar. Kumar and Hossan were hilarious. Local musicals are so "Singaporean". I'm proud that this form of musical is "Uniquely Singapore". Broadway with a good dose of local flavors. Yummy!