Lost his tooth

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Mervin lost his first tooth on 17 July this year. Yup, it was being pulled away by him school’s auntie (the caretaker) and later he lost it. Of course he was so proud in having his little tooth pulled off ‘cos he’s been trying to do that and I was also helping him to do that without success.
Glad that the auntie able to pulled it out and save me RM50 for dental visit..hehe..
Here are some close-up of the layout:
Using a few chipboard buttons with embossing powder and mist, plus a few die-cut brads from My Mind’s Eye lost & found line.
Punched out a few butterflies using Martha Stewart punchers, mist them and using gel medium.
Have used Technique Tuesday Ali Edward’s stamp for “today” and some Basic Grey letter stickers.
I was trying to use mist, embossing powder, stamps and gel medium on my layout. Trying to relive the Iris Babao Uy’s challenge in Scrap-it-lah before.
Talking about challenge, have you tried out this month challenge over at SIL yet? Try it and stand a chance to win a RAK.
Have fun!

It is UP!!

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Yes!! It is up! The September challenge over at Scrap-it-lah is up!!
The challenge:

Create your own mixed media background, using printed paper as a base.  Be sure to include at least 3 different paint colours in whatever effects you fancy. This can be using stamps,  bubble wrap,  etc etc – its all up to your imagination.

Also ensure that you have at least twelve words on your layout, which can include the title, date (if you want to include one) and the journaling (or even be one REALLY long title if you like!)

The rules:

5 Simple Rules for playing along at Scrap-it-Lah Challenges
  1. Please create a NEW layout for each challenge but you are welcome to combine with other challenges, as long as your layout was specifically designed with Scrap-it-Lah in mind & created AFTER the challenge details were posted!
  2. Please remember to mention Scrap-it-Lah somewhere in your blog post & create a link back to the correct challenge post at Scrap-it-Lah.
  3. Please include the challenge requirements within your blog post – you are welcome to copy & paste these off the Scrap-it-Lah blog.
  4. Please also mention the deadline the challenge ends and let everyone know what prize is up for grabs!
  5. Remember, you must be a follower of the Scrap-it-Lah blog to be “in with a chance to win”

Another thing that I just wanted to share here and super excited about is..
I’m getting the stamp in this video!!


Ali Edwards | August Studio AE for Technique Tuesday from Ali Edwards on Vimeo.

Of course I’m also getting some other things from 2peas:

I know.. it is still a bit too early for Christmas paper, but hey, everyday could be Christmas, right?

Have fun on the Scrap-it-lah challenge and don’t forget to follow my blog to stand a chance to win MyMemories Suite for free!

Video Tutorial for MyMemories and the giveaway

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For those of you who are interested to get MyMemories Suite, here is a tutorial built just for you:

Welcome to the Family! from Lisa Jurrens on Vimeo.

Here’s what’s on the video –

  • Software Screen Tour – finding your papers and embellishments.
  • MyMemories.com website tour (and description of different types of products on the site)
  • Beginning information on album creation
  • Introduction to SOME of the tools (and references to the other video tutorials that are available)

If you want to buy MyMemories Suite V2, use this code STMMMS7487 so that you can get a US$10 discount on the MyMemorie Suite!!

So, what are you waiting for?! Get yourself a chance to win this product by following my blog or "like" it with FB.

Sketch, colors and pattern challenge

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Came across a good sketch, a good color combo and pattern challenge that I took all and turn it into one layout instead of three different one.

 Here is one layout that I did using Creative Scrapper Sketch #165, color combo challenge #202 and a pattern to be in the layout – wood grain.

I’m also trying to use misting, stamping and embossing in my layout, no chipboard though. ‘Cos I’m thinking of the August challenge over at Scrap-it-lah. Still, I’m happy that at least this time I’ve used my masking template from Prima that I bought recently and today is it first time being used.

 I’m also loving the glittering embossing powder that I have on those pigment ink, what more I get to use my favorite stamps from Technique Tuesday Ali Edward design. Yup, have been using them for the recent layouts.

Are you joining any challenge lately. If not, why not join Scrap-it-lah August challenge, use Creative Scrapper’s sketches and the Color Combo with wood grain pattern.

Scrap-a-little sketch #50

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I’m so thrill to receive a package filled with Fancy Pants’ Delight papers the other day. It is from Helen of Scrap-a-little. She has got flower tutorials, sketches and techniques to share in her blog. Her sketches are all here in her sketch blog.
To thank her for the gift, here is a layout that I did using her sketch #50:

I’ve been wanting to scrap these photos awhile back, but just didn’t find the right sketch or the right mood to do it. It is in fact just two different pictures, one is the copy of the other one if you look closely.

I’ve used a lot of Technique Tuesday Ali Edward’s stamps on this layout with different ink.

 The letter sticker is while on white doily, but since it has dimension, you won’t have problem reading it.
That butterfly is from Martha Stewart’s punch, misted and layered together.

Helen has got so many great sketches for you to try out, why now pick one or pick some today and start creating. She’ll be happy if you can quote her site once you’ve used her sketch.
Here is how all those pages look like, I’ve fan them out and I’ve only used one of the paper to make the layout above, plus my own craft and cream card-stock.

Have fun and have a great weekend!

My Memories Suite digital scrapbooking and a giveaway!

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I did a very simple, quick and easy digital page of myself! Yay!!! This is consider my first attempt in creating a digital scrapbook using My Memories Suite. It is very straight forward and quick, especially with the help of the ready made template and design album.
I’ve actually chosen some extra design template or pattern paper together with the suite, but somehow the network here is so slow that it took me ages to get the suite downloaded and even the boy page also took me few hours. Probably it would be good to purchase the back-up disc so that I can install it from the disc itself rather than download it from the net.
I still have a few more patterns to download and somehow the speed had put me off.
Now.. here is the giveaway. It is very simple, be a follower of my blog or like it in Facebook, then just go over MyMemories.com, come back here to comment in any of my post and tell me which product pack that you love or layout that you love to lift.
One person will be chosen as the winner of a whole new edition of MyMemories Suite!!! Yes, for free!!!
Wait, I’m not done with the giveaway yet! For those who wants to buy MyMemories Suite v.2 , you can get a SU$10 discount by using this special discount code: STMMMS7487.
Isn’t it great!!
I do appreciate all your support.
So, what are you waiting for? Start following my blog, and start commenting!
Oh, and have fun browsing through My Memories site. And if you want to follow their news, do head on over to their:
I’m going to have this post up till end of September, so hurry up, follow and let me know which product pack or layout that you love, then I’ll pick a winner in October.
Have fun!

Scrap-it-lah August layout

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Gosh!! I’ve been too busy and had forgotten that it is already August and it means there are new challenge up in Scrap-it-lah blog!! Have you checked it out yet?
This is so far the challenge that I’ve enjoyed most with all those techniques needed in one layout. It is just so fun and also one layout that I haven’t forgotten that I knew all those technique, thus this is really a good reminder for myself to use my embossing powder, my stamps and mist.
This time, the challenge is by Iris Babao Uy. I lover her whimsical layout that uses lots of misting, stamping and charms. Her challenge is to have ““three things in your layout… stamping, embossing, and misting. Plus there must be at least one raw chipboard to dress up“

This is what I’ve done for this challenge:
Here are some close-up:

Embossed butterfly
Stamped and embossed chipboard

Misted and embossed die-cut using Slice.

So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and create a beautiful layout using this challenge and get yourself link to Scrap-it-lah blog.

Sketchy Thursday’s sketch 7.28

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Haven’t been much of scrapbook layout recently. Felt like loosing touch with a good friend. So when I found this sketch over at Sketchy Thursday and later on found some old photos that I haven’t scrapped, I straight away get down to create. Been really missing those creativity work.
There are over 70 people using the sketch at the moment. Sketchy Thursday like its name says, they always have new sketch on Thursday and you’ve got one week time to play with it and have it link to their Mister Linky. If you are chosen, you can even win yourself some scrapbook stuff! So, have fun!

I’ve used Scrapbook Daisies February mini kit #2 – True Blue for this layout. The paper line is from My Mind’s Eye – Fine and Dandy which comes with one piece of die-cut stickers.I’ve used this kit in another layout: The greatest of these is love,
I’ve also used Technique  Tuesday Ali Edward’s stamp. I love those sentiments that Ali created and pretty much love to use it in my layout as a reminder of the meaning in life that I should be looking for.
So, what have you created this week?

A week in the life – Sunday

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Last day to record the project of “A week in the life”. First time doing this project and kind of getting the idea of recording bits and pieces of things everyday. Still I’ve so much to learn and so many photos that I’ve missed taken during the course of the week.
For Sunday, these are some of the photos that I’ve taken:

early morning game time…

Start cooking for our branch, fried noodle.

Pleasant sweet visitors.

Doing the household chores – folding up all those clothes.

Mom was having a gesture filled conversation with Calvin.

Managed to slot in some craft time and created a page from scratch.

Will have to think of how to gather all these together in an album and transfer those written words in the album. Hope this is the beginning of a project that I’ve do every year.