Using Ali’s stamp

September 20, 2015Leave a comment

Hey there, this post is going to share on a page that is fresh from today’s event, using all Ali Edwards’ stamp from the Craft the Story stamp set. I love Ali’s way in recording stories of the day to day life, about appreciation, about being there and living at the moment. Her blog and ways in telling stories are awesome ways in reminding myself on my life and purpose.

Below is a fresh layout that I’ve used all stamps set from her collection. I’ve combined her word’s stamp and story telling stamp set.
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This round stamp also from Ali’s story telling stamp set. Just love how I can use her stamp anyway and in almost every story. build2

This star is from Scenic Route which I’ve stamped with gold color ink and embossed with glitter embossing powder. build3

It is fun and really settled me down or rather calm me down while I was doing scrapbook. To me, it is a good way to bring me back to the moment, think back on things that I cherish and work that gratitude that I should be having everyday in my life.

I hope you will have a great week ahead and remember to create something fun!

Thankful – birthday layout and Craft wording

September 6, 2015Leave a comment

Hello there, greetings! Thanks for stopping by.

Today, I want to share a page that I’ve made for my boy’s birthday.

Didn’t use anything new, everything from my old stash.. no purchase is allowed at the moment since I still have packs and packs of stuff in my scraproom.

So, here goes..

Some details in close-up..

Last picture shows that Prima make-a-swirls stamp with embossed powder. That swirls set is very versatile, can use it anywhere of the page.

That pop-up flower on the top left is from Basic grey, same goes with that swirl. They are the layered stickers.

While those two green and yellow flowers are from Original Collection that I got from Popular bookstore. Never thought I would have found any scrapbook stuff there. Now even Kaison are selling sticker alphabet from American Craft at just RM3.90!

Talking about Kaison, I bought myself some wooden alphabets at RM1.90 each and made this deco on my craft-room:

Just added some Prima flowers and roses. Those little owl and animal’s pegs shown on the wall are from Kaison too. It is what happy place that I like to browse.. and well.. sometimes bought cute stuff for the house.

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Little moments

August 16, 20151 Comment

Hi there, how are you treating life?

It has been such a long time that I haven’t been making scrapbook page.. since last November 2014!! The whole 8 months without putting down any photos on a single scrapbook page! Where have I been!? This is so not me.. not being able to create scrapbook page and recording life story..

However, I’ve tried to keep myself updated with Ali Edwards’ page and story stamp though they are starting to gather dust. Thanks to the special occassion on 5th August that made me wanna create again. Unfortunately I haven’t managed to come up with a birthday page for Calvin, instead, I’ve created the page above. One that recorded down that happy moment that I had with my niece having lunch together. Which could soon be a rare moment, as she might just move on to another place in the near future. For good.

Here are some details of the page, which you’ll be able to see one of Ali’s story stamp – “little moments”, “life is good” circle stamp and that little love mug.. they are just so adorable. I’ve added on some tags, rub-on and Prima flower too.

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I’m looking forward to a great week ahead, one that I hope I’ll not dwell on the passed and worried about what’s going to happen.

I hope you too, have a great week ahead.

“Love life and life will love you back” – author unknown.

Weddings

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015Leave a comment

Over the past weeks, I’ve got invitation for 2 weddings, one from colleagues and one from my cousin. I wrote colleagues ‘cos both sides are working in my office, though in different divisions.

Side track a bit — I can’t think of how it could be if I’m marrying my colleague whom I see everyday, day and night. And most probably sharing the same gossips and worse could be in the same office and in different management level which makes things hard for both side, imaging having conflict on our thoughts over the same thing and one is superior than the other. And… I don’t want to work under my hubby.. a good hubby doesn’t mean a good boss and it will create office politics and more gossip if we are in the same office.

Lucky for that two colleagues, they are in different divisions and I can see that they are not in the conflict zone. Good for them.

As for my cousin, a jolly and outgoing girl, may she live happily ever after and hopefully can get her own place pretty soon.

Back to the post — today shares – A simple wedding card for the lovebirds. Under request from colleague from our division.

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Have used a bit of velum in the middle to let the doily pop a bit. But then I’ve mist it with pink glimmer (can’t really see the shining bits here), so it stays contrast with the white doily.

I hope this card will inspire you to create something even prettier.

Go for a happy week ahead!

Farewell cards

February 3, 2015February 7, 20184 Comments

It has been quite a month for us all in the office, we are loosing out not one, not two but three staffs in one go! At the same month! All of them are going to other greener pasture for sure. And I’m going to miss them all.

Here, by the request of my colleagues, I’ve made three cards just for them and signed by everyone in the office.

All vintage.. hope these will inspire you to make something today. BTW, the clips are all detachable and can use used as paper clips.

To my colleagues and ex-colleagues, all the best in your new places. .. ❤

Favorite photos / blog posts in 2014

December 24, 2014Leave a comment

Merry Christmas!

It has been a great year. One that I went for 6 months unpaid leave. One that I found out I love sewing up clutches and bags. One that I’ve enjoyed.

Here are my favorite photos in 2014 which some are simply I love to see and remember..

1. This orchid is special to me, ‘cos it was bought in remembering a dear colleague with a happy smile and who always said that he wanted to come for coffee.

2. My favorite layout this year = “You” layout of my kiddos happy faces. I love working with Ali Edwards’ word stamps which is so versatile and a good reminder on life, on just be, on instilling positive thoughts and showing my love to my kiddos.

3. Birthday! August is the Birthday month for my big kiddo – Calvin. Who turned 11 this year.

4. This year has been a productive year for me in terms of sewing. Almost all learned through online tutorial. Including this cards’ holder and I am still loving and using it.

5. School holidays has been something that got my stressed out for arranging where my kiddos would go, but this time I managed to get them to join in the fun in Petrosains exhibition. So we went for a handicraft exhibition host by Petrosains, which we had a great time weaving up baskets and drawing batikand. love the work that was done by my kiddos.

6. In terms of sewing, I especially love this clutch pattern through an online tutorial. So I’ve been sewing the similar pattern and this clutch was bought by my colleague.

7. I’ve been telling myself to get back on my scrapbook pages and started creating again. So I’ve started doing “Project Life” layout. Having bought an Instax Share printer make life easier too.

8. Being back to work in July means I’ll need to be in between work and being a chauffeur for my kiddos. Here we managed to “escape” for a while and have our light lunch in Breadboss, Damai. Did this layout and love how it turned out.

Well, it is almost the end of 2014. I’m glad that I’ve enjoyed my year and I hope you do too.

Scrapbook page

November 17, 20141 Comment

Finally I did a scrapbook page instead of the usual Project Life style. This time I finished a page about the light lunch that I had recently with my two boys. And also the first time I printed my own photos at home! Yay! And I’m loving it. Though not so satisfy with the color. It turns out to be a bit “old” looking.. anyway, I’m going to do that more, and next time maybe I should enhance the color before I print.

I find that I like distressed look and really really wanted to add flowers into the page even though it is a boy’s page, anyway, who says there is such a rule??

This page actually using a Christmas page, see those snowflakes? Would you notice if I don’t tell you. 😀

Oh ya.. and I still love those words stamps set from Ali Edwards. They are just so versatile and good reminder on how to look at life itself.

At the moment, I’m restraining myself in buying more scrapbook pattern paper or kit that I saw online, ya, they are just so attractive and each and everyone of them are calling my name! Such a hard resistance to have. So far what I’ve bought (ya.. I still have bought!) is the Prima golden flowers (that can be seen in the page) and Project life mini cards, plus a mini snap album for the December Daily project.

Well, I can’t just wait till December to use the project life journal cards, so I’ve used a few in the following Project Life page:

Have you tried out using Instax share to print your photo? They are just so cute! I still love doing that.

Second page is a page to remember our annual dinner, starting from preparation to the dinner itself. Lots of selfies here. ha!

I hope these pages would give you some push in doing your own scrapbook pages to record down the meaning behind all those photos that you’ve taken. I know I do needed this ‘cos it really is a very good way to put them down in printed format and jot down the memories that I wanted to keep. It is also a good way in telling your kids how much you care and how they were doing.

Have an awesome week!

Week in the life

November 4, 2014February 7, 2018Leave a comment

It is interesting to go through photos and photos of another “not-so-strange” stranger in the other side of the globe through the lens and project of “Week in the life”. Why do I used the word “not-so-strange” stranger? Well, simply because I’ve been reading her blog, loving her scrapbook projects and all other things that she share. It is like I’ve known her and yet still doesn’t know her. I’m talking about Ali Edwards.

She took beautiful daily photos or it should be – she shares beautiful daily photos. Which include self-timer photos and selfie. I’m not doing the Week in life project, first thing I am really bad in writing, what more jotting down stuff of my daily life. Probably I should just give it a try just to see how it goes. But maybe next time.

What I’m looking forward is the December daily which will happened right before and even after Christmas. I’ve done a few album on this for the past few years and am loving them.

Just realized that I didn’t share every photo that I’ve taken for my December daily albums. Anyhow I’m going to do another one this end of year.

Let me do a little practice here on recording down stuff…

Photo taken last Saturday:

The story – Lunch on his choice – Sushi in Sushi King. Had his favorite egg sushi. And he was happy that mommy can pick him up after drum class. For the reason why to take selfie – simply love that idea in seeing ourselves in the photo. ha!

See? Really lousy in documenting, right? Anyway, it is not how good I write but it is the process in getting down details and process in knowing what I’ve learned.

Have an awesome week all!

Project Life – Scrapbook layout

October 23, 2014Leave a comment

Hi hi, it has been such a long time that I didn’t do any scrapbook pages. And ever since I’ve bought the Instax Share Printer, I go ga-ga about it and started printing small pictures of everyday events, so I’ve started my Project life scrapbook layout again, but this time I’m not restricting myself to document each and everyday but instead I just document things, people or events that I wanted to remember.

So, recently I came up with these few pages on photos that I’ve taken and since I’ve subscribed with Ali Edwards monthly Story Stamp, I’ve got my first stamp – “Prompts”. A good way to get me started with my story, prompts that work and prompts that got me thinking.

Overall, it is such fun to document my life. Well, not such an interesting one but hey, it is MY LIFE and MY STORY, there could never be another person sharing this same story with mine.

Here, the fist page that was done using Prompt stamp set:

Another page which sits side-by-side with the page above:

And here showing some close-up of the brads and embellishment that I’ve used:

As for the next, these two pages is to remember a special event that happened this month – Cousin’s wedding banquet. Love the theme of that night, unfortunately I didn’t capture clear photo of the event venue, plus I didn’t even got chance to take photo with the bride and groom. Anyhow I’ve used their invitation card in the layout:

Second page (used mostly Ali Edwards’ word stamps):

Well, that’s it so far, hope you’ve enjoyed it.

Hopefully I’m going to play with my Instax Share again and do more layout soon. I’m in the middle of waiting for Ali’s 2nd stamp set – Get Real.

Cards for a special person

August 21, 2014February 7, 2018Leave a comment

It has been an awesome month so far and I bet it has been some awesome 20 over years for my just newly retired colleague ST.

ST has been an awesome colleague to me ever since my first day at work. She has been a joyful person and one who likes to share especially on her cooking and food review.

Yesterday was her birthday and the last few days I’ve been asked to make cards for her. All these cards below were made with love (of course), so here there are:

The 1st card was requested by group of colleagues who wanted to give her a special gift..

This second card were requested by a colleague who wanted to wish her happy birthday:

And this third one is from all of us in the same section who wanted to give her a farewell yesterday:

I’ve used butterflies in all cards in a way to symbolize her being “free” from work, though I’m sure she is not really retire from anything, she’s just simply move on to another phase of her life, one that have more adventure and learning to do, which I hope she’ll even be happier with.

So, ST, happy retirement! You know you are special.

Hannie Craft – Finding Joy

Live, be present, just be

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