Category: Paper & Craft

Week in the life 2011

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Yes! I’m trying to follow this project through with Ali Edwards and today is the first day for this project. It will continue till this Sunday. Hopefully I am able to record whatever that I wanted to and hopefully through this I’ll get to know myself and my family more.
Ali is already started giving out gifts through her blog, so you don’t want to miss this, so do check out her blog everyday to get those chances in winning some thing from her blog.
For today itself, I’ve already taken a few photos. But since I’m making it a very personal record of my life, I will not share the details here. Probably just some photos.

Lunch with hubby in Fatty Chef:

The lego kid who has done his homework without much pushing.

His work of art!

Happy memory keeping!

Sketch challenges.

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Hello people, how are you all doing? Have you joined in the fun challenge over at Scrap-it-lah? Have you also been trying out other challenges in the net? Where do you normally go? And do you find it challenging at all? Or do you find it helpful for you to try out new techniques or do your layout faster with challenges?
I’ve been joining challenges here and there, especially sketches. I love sketches, especially when it also comes with some twist on the sketch. Over at Sketchy Thursday, they have this sketch challenge which also include:

• A summer topic
• The colors red, orange and/or yellow
• A journaling spot

This is the sketch:
I know I’ve used the colors part and the journal spot which is there on top of my doily. But not so sure if I’ve done the summer topic part. What do you think?
Here are some close-up of the layout, which I tried on embossing and stamping. I love Ali Edwards stamp in Technique Tuesday. Love those sentiments that reminded me on how I should be grateful on small little things, that I should appreciate my day to day life.

I’ve also used my Making Memories Slice to create that swirl and layered them into a thick and sturdy swirl that I can mist and embossed.

This layout is so not the usual kind of my-style. It is an experiment in using new technique. Even that sort of paper background is not my kind of pattern that I would normally go for. So what do you think? Would you also be inspired to join Sketchy Thursday challenges? Don’t forget to head on over to SIL for the July challenge.

Those cute faces

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Hi there! Have you tried the challenge over in Scrap-it-lah yet!? Tell you what, there were only 4 people put their links in the Mister Linky for last month challenge! It means it is pretty high chances that you’ll get chosen for the RAK if you put your creativity into good use and have fun!!

For now, I wanted to share a layout that I did for a challenge that I joined for the first time over in Once Upon  A Sketch!

The challenge is to use the sketch below plus:

Journalling Criteria: Who is in the photo? Name the person in the photo and at least 1 fact about them. This can be personality, character, talent , achievement etc. but it must be at least 2 sentences long.

I’ve used a photo that I found in my stash that I haven’t put into any layout. This photo was taken in 2005!!
Just love to have found it and look at those cute little faces of my niece and nephew and my son and their friends! So cute and indeed I can’t find those cuteness in them anymore for now, ‘cos they’ve all grown out of those cute faces.
Here are some close-up:

Am using Happy Go Lucky line from Pebbles.

Happy scrapping! And I hope you all are having a great week!

SIL July challenge

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Hello, how are you all doing? It is already July! Half the year has already gone!!! So fast huh!? It seems that this year I haven’t scrap that much compare to last year. I kind of slowing down and the question keeps prompting me is: “How I want to preserve my photos and memories.”
I’ve been joining lots of challenges last year and that is still one of the way for me to get my photos scrap in a layout.
This month, over at Scrap-it-lah, we have a challenge for you,The challenge is:
  1. Use at least 5 photos in one layout which means the layout must be multi-pics. There must be 5 visible photos in it
  2. Photos must be a mixture of black and white and coloured photos please
  3. There should be visible journalling on the layout.
It is pretty challenging for me consider that I haven’t been taking photos recently and I’ve developed all my photos in colors! 
So, what I did this time is to gather 5 photos from 5 different time and places for this layout:

I’ve made more folded flowers, other than using those ready made ones.

Also, I’ve used doilies in the layout, which is really cheap if you get it from shops selling bakery stuff. It is also a great way to soften the look of the page.

So? What are you waiting for? Join in the fun this month and get yourself a chance to get a RAK from Scrap-it-lah!

Wedding Anniversay

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It was the 4th wedding anniversary of my friend LeeYo recently and she has requested to make a card for her hubby..
hehee.. wanna see how the card looks like? Ya.. I guess you are curios..
So, here is it!

I was playing around with the My Mind’s Eye kit from Scrapbook Daisies. And tried to make that flower. It is actually very easy to make, just that a bit hard to find a brad with long legs to get it through the paper.

So, LeeYo, Happy Anniversary!!! May you have hundreds of years to come.. haha!

A week in the life

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Ali Edward is going to do this again this year and I’m intended to join in. Crossing my fingers and really hoping that I can do a record such as this.

I always think that other people’s week in the life is more interesting, probably due to the fact that my life is kind of too routine, not much of excitement that I can share, places or things that I do out of the extra-ordinary. But then I’m reading this book – “Bonjour, happiness!” which is really talking about how to look for happiness and Jamie Cat Callan did point out that you need to look for happiness instead of persuing happiness. Her philosophy is some what like Ali’s “Life artist”.

I also love Ali’s December daily, which I’ve done using that idea in 2011. I know I definitely going to do another December Daily this year, but let me join in the fun in creating A Week in the Life first.

Have a great weekend you all!

Original and counterfeit

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Happy Father’s Day! How are you all doing on this Father’s Day?
For us, well.. nothing.. absolutely nothing.. we just stay at home, chilling out.
On the crafty side, I’ve something to share today. It is all started with a visit.
Thanks to a friend who came back for a visit from England, I get to have this – Cadbury Roses as a gift, of course plus a bookmark in remembering of the Royal Wedding!
Bookmark? Been keeping it nicely away.
Chocolate? – finished eating. Just left the little box, of course. So what can I do with the box? Make another box from craft paper and maybe can use it to put little “kisses” inside. So, here is what I’ve done by using the Roses box as a template:

I simply decorate it with some punched out butterflies using Martha Stewart’s punch and a doily.

Well, what’s important is of course what is in the box!

Now, all you all can do this simple box too, you’ll just need the template. In fact, you can copy any box that you like and create a customize box yourself.

Have fun!

Really fast layout

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Hello peeps, how are you all doing?
First off, thanks for “Like”-ing my blog, hehe.. I hope to gain more popularity, and who knows some advertiser will be looking for me :p
Most of all, I would love to see more people doing scrapbook over here in Sabah. I hope more people will come too know about this fun and really meaningful hobby which also indirectly let you find yourself along the way and relaxes your mind, inspired you to create and hopefully make us all aware of our environment, and be grateful in our daily blessings.

Here is a layout that I wanted to share – one that is really quick and come together without a sketch. I’ve just used my butterfly punches from Martha Stewart, some bling and the Lost & Found paper line from My Mind’s Eye plus those brads and stickers that came along in the great kit that Martha puts together.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’ll “Like” my site if you’ve a FB account.

Oh.. before I forget, have you tried out the challenges over at Scrap-it-lah and Scrapbook Daisies yet? They both gain you changes to win a RAK / Kit! Scrapbook Daisies has got new challenge up today! Go have some fun!

Thanks so much and I love all your comments!

Just be [so happy] Together

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How are you all doing on this festive day? Today is actually Duan Wu Jie for the Chinese all around the world. Hope you have had your share of the dumpling today.
Scrapbook wise, I’ve done a layout for the sketch challenge over at Scrapbook Daisies – blog challenge #5.
Here is what I’ve done:
Base on this sketch:
I love the pop-up die-cut and chipboard stickers. They are just so cute!

This layout came together pretty easily with the sketch. The longest part is to type out the journal and cut them into strips then adhere them into the layout after I’ve ink them a bit with distressed ink.
I’m actually using Scrapbook Daisies month kit for this layout. Do check them out and Martha always prepare wonderful kits. I’m using March Happy Go Lucky kit and February True Blue mini kit.
Hope to see you join in the fun in Scrapbook Daisies and do look out for more challenges for this month.
Okay, I gotta go, dinner in mom’s place, yippie!
Happy scrapping!