I’ve just ordered and received confirmation that my scrapbook things has been shipped from Scrap-n-Crop! Yay!
But then Monday is an official holiday over here, that means I’ll not be getting my stuff so soon. But at the mean time, let me dream about what I can do with all those things that I’ve bought. One thing for sure that I’m going to use in almost every layout is the date stamp.
Here are the list of things that I’ve got for myself.. oh Mr. Postman, won’t you please get the things fast into my mailbox.

1. American Crafts Patterned Paper – Bookshelf Collection – Silverstein: USD0.82
2. American Craft Thickers – Shoebox Blue Chipboard Stickers: USD5.11
3. Autumn Leaves Primary Collection – Daisy Field: USD0.84
4. Autumn Leaves Foofala Collection – Thrifty Dots: USD0.51
5. Autumn Leaves Rhonna Farrer Collection – Funkadelic: USD0.73
6. Autumn Leaves Rhonna Farrer Collection – Chic Dots: USD0.51
7. Bazzill Basics 12 x 12 – Mexican Poppy: USD0.73
8. Bazzill Basics 12 x 12 – Hopi (Canvas Texture): USD0.73
9. Bazzill Basics 12 x 12 – Festive (Canvas Texture): USD0.73
10. Bazzill Basics 12 x 12 – Lemonade (Canvas Texture): USD0.73
11. C-Line 12×12 Non-Glare Protector: USD15.85
12. Doodlebug Designs White Dizzy Daisy: USD0.79
13. Heidi Swapp Roller Date Stamps – Script: USD7.14
14. KMA Cardstock – Peaches & Cream: USD0.52
15. Maya Road Microchips – Arrows (Neutral): USD6.91
16. Maya Road Microchips – Stars (Neutral): USD6.91

• Sub Total: 49.56
  Shipping Charges: 3.94
  Final Total: USD 53.50

I’m using USD ‘cos I wanted to pay with my palpal’s account, so there goes all my earning from paid post 😀 If however you prefer to pay with RM, then just choose to convert to RM on top of their shopping page.

So there, so you all have an idea how much it may cost to shop for scrapbooking things here. In comparison I’ll get the same end total if I would to shop from a US site and it takes longer to reach me.

Surely, later I’ll let you all know what I’ve used in my layout. So, happy shopping and you must try Scrap-n-Crop, they are super fast in doing the stock check and shipment.

Yup, this post is about my little Mer, who just loves to eat. You give him anything that us adults like, just as long as it is not hot, he’ll surely answer you with nodding his head and with is thumb up, sometimes even with sound effect: “Yummmmm….”

I’ve got him in photos while he was enjoying his food recently during our trip to Shenzhen. He was savouring steam egg with minced pork in a local restaurant. I just love seeing him enjoying his food.
I don’t have an idea how I should place my photos at first, I just thought I gotta use the journal tag from Jenni Bowling then stamp it with part of the Remember Log Singleton Stamp (Maya Road) as the heading. Then I found those cute die-cut from Personal shopper kit that I didn’t use, which is just nice for this LO about food. Everything just fall into places when I just let it be.

The two smaller photos actually cost me more to develop, they are RM2 (it is call 2-up), where else the bigger photo is just RM0.40

I’ve used Scrolls Acrylic Stamp Set (Mayaroad), stripe pattern paper from Daisy D’s, Star pattern paper and White Gift Box Chipboard Thickers Stickers (American Crafts), Spring Picnic Journaling Cards (jenni bowlin), pots and pans die-cut, swirl metal, bronze brats from Personal Shopper month kit, orange small square brads from Making Memories and White Memories Dye Ink Pad (Hero Arts)

Yup, just can’t wait not to use my new stuff. After getting them yesterday from 2peas, I straight away started to play with them last night.

Well, not really much of new technique here, just warming myself up after 2 weeks away from scrapbooking.

I’ve used some of the materials that I’ve bought except the pattern paper. (The PP is from Paperwishes’ April monthly kit.)

Jornal: The noisy, non-stop, playful and fun bunch. After brunch in foo phin.

I wanted to learn new technique actually, ‘cos I found that I haven’t been using any special technique in my layout. They are just simple cut and past thing, or maybe some stamping which doesn’t need any skill. I wish there are cropping session locally that I can attend a class or two.
Maybe I should get an heat gun so that I can do some embossing, ‘cos I do have the embossing powder. Silly me huh? Getting the powder and yet not the tool to do it.
I don’t have special cutter too, like a 12′ cutter/trimmer, oval cutter, square punch, circle punch.. buoy.. I’m really needing of new tools.

Oh ya.. before I forgot, I love to use the American craft chipboard letter stickers, they are just so fun and easy to use. Arrange them as where I like, then only press down to adhere them. Should get more.

eeYay! Just got it this morning, my first gift from myself after coming home *wink*
Want to see what I’ve bought? Mostly stamps and some knick knack.

Here is the list of things that I’ve got there:

1. White Gift Box Chipboard Thickers Stickers (American Crafts)
2. Green Gift Box Chipboard Thickers Stickers (American Crafts)
3. Frigato 12×12 Daisy D’s Paper (Daisy ds)
4. Pois 12×12 Daisy D’s Paper (Daisy ds)
5. Oval Interchangeable 97% Certifiable Stamps (7gypsies)
6. Original 24/7 Daily Dose Card (My Minds Eye)
7. Scrolls Acrylic Stamp Set (Mayaroad)
8. Orange Fall 2.7 inch Felt Fusion (Queen & Co)
9. Lilac Floral 1.6 Felt Fusion (Queen & Co)
10. Spring Picnic Journaling Cards (jenni bowlin)
11. Loveland Jade Drive 12×12 Scenic Route Paper (scenic route)
12. Loveland Carina Drive 12×12 Scenic Route Paper (scenic route)
13. White Memories Dye Ink Pad (Hero Arts)
14. Cherry Red Memories Dye Ink Pad (Hero Arts)
15. Remember Log Singleton Stamp (Maya Road)

All in all, they cost me US$59.56 plus shipping & handling US$28.15 but I get US$5 discount *grin* (Do check out all these products in 2 peas)
After 2 weeks away without scrapbooking, I don’t know how to start now. Maybe I should get my photos develop first, then with a fresh new pile of photos, maybe my creativity hat will be back on again.

I didn’t knew until just few days ago that there is a National scrapbook day in the U.S. But I suppose we could also celebrate it together. There is a lot going on in major scrapbook stores. Go check out Two Peas, free classes, contest and discount, 12 hours of activities from 9 am – 9 pm CST. Go check it out.
Keep an eye for Scrap-N-Crop too, they are gearing up for this day.
Happy scrapping and of course, happy shopping

I can’t believe it myself! I’ve been going on with life without doing any scrapbook over the past few days since I left Sabah. Another 2 more days, it will be officially a week away from home and a week from not doing any page! Goodness, I thought I can’t survive without it. But well.. I still think I can’t. Over the past few days, although I haven’t touch any pattern paper or cardstock, I haven’t been stopping in reading about scrapbooking. I still logon to my blog subscription, forum, favourite scrapbooking site, my shopping cart to check on my order and yup, read Creating Keepsakes magazines that I’ve brought over with me.
Maybe this is the time for me to rejuvenate myself, store up the creative memories for me to get back to my scrapping world again once I’m back home again in another week time.

It seems like I never stop posting new layout that I’ve done here. Well.. simply because I might not be able to post any for the next two weeks! Yes, two weeks! I’ll be away from my comfort zone of scrapbooking and go to visit my sis and hubby over in Hong Kong and China. It seems like just days ago that we were there and yet we are making another trip there again.

This LO that I just did is on those photos taken during our trip to Hong Kong Disneyland (30 -31 Dec ’07). Following with these posts: Getaway and Sunny Day in Hollywood Hotel, these are the photos that taken right after that.

My boys had so much fun on the slide that they don’t seems to be leaving. My and hubby just let them to enjoy that as the playground here don’t normally have safe mat floor.
These photos are just so blue in color, I just let the color of blue and red (from the boys’ jackets) to pop up with a mute earth color cardstock. To balance off the page, I used some red brads as embellishment. The word “Slide” is just concident that I run out of “S” and “e”, so I used “5” and an inverted “3” instead. It is also concident that their age are 5 and 3!

Tag is from Making Memories, vinyl letter from American Craft (can get from 2peas) and brads from HOTP. The blue ribbons are from Personal Shopper monthly kit.

TFL.

I’ve actually shown two photos of my sons having nap on one of the afternoon when we were over in China here. What I’ve just did was scrap that two photos.

I had a hard time deciding how to position the photos actually, cos the 2nd photo was taken with an angel. Then after I’ve used the coaster for alphabet B and A, I decided to repeat the pattern on the journal tag. Then finally decided to put some brads on the side of the photos so that the page isn’t that empty.

I’ve used Cardstock from Bazill Basic, SEI granny’s kitchen coasters, mini brads from Making Memories, letter stickers from Basic Grey

Happy scrapping!