Today

Yes, I’m still here.. It is almost 11pm now. Β Another house will be mid-night, I’m suppose to be in bed dreaming away considering that I haven’t have enough sleep for the whole week. Partly due to some housework that I need to do, partly due to getting online with hubby and surfing, partly also due to the fact that I did some craft stuff. Not much, just a card, but I’ve been reading others’ blog. I’ve been checking back the forum in Scrapbook Deals 4U.

One thing that used up most of my time is to read others’ blog. Sometimes I skip and just look at their craft work. Today I feel more like reading others’ real story instead of just craft. Other day I just look for inspiration on a layout.

Yes, It is weekend now. That means we all can sleep a bit late. The boys were even just fallen asleep instead of the normal 9pm to be in bed thing. Tonight they play and play in the room. I still heard them less than 5 minutes ago. Now it is completely silent. They must have gone to their dreamland.

Tomorrow hubby will be back. It means I can relax more for he’ll take care of the boys. It also means I might not have time for myself as I would love to spend more time with him. It also means, we can go for movie together! This is what I really looking forward to. “Prince of Persia : Sands of Time” !! On the other hand, it probably also means less scrapping time, he gets a bit jealous of me being in the scraproom “all the time” *LOL*

Okay, back to scrapbook stuff. Scrapbook Deals 4U summer camp rock has just got the 2nd challenge up, that is to use one of PageMaps’ sketch, must use “forever young”, or “young forever” as the title, and must include at least 2 photos. So, peeps, I’m putting my thinking hat on now. But let me get some sleep first.

Goodnight! Or good morning to some πŸ˜‰

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SD4U Summer Camp Rock!

Hello peeps!
Got a great news to announce, one that we all can play and get prizes too!
Head on over to Scrapbook Deals 4U forum for Summer Camp Rock, register there and let them know that I’ve invited you, and start participating! You’ll be able to get yourself out from the box and start creating.

I’ve participated in their games and challenges and always please with what I’ve created due to those challenges. In the forum, they offer lots of inspiration and some tutorials that you can apply to the challenges, it will be fun! So come on!! Head on over to Scrapbook Deals 4U now!!

Oh ya, I want to mention here too that they have great kits every month! 3 kits to choose from and sometimes Martha (the owner) makes it really hard to choose just one kit. You get discounted price to be their kit member too, so, while you join in their challenges, why not subscribe to their kit too. Head on over to SD4U’s store to check them out! Full reveal of Jun kit here.

Have fun!

Bed-time story

Last night was different.
Every night the boys wanted me to read them a story or two, normally two, right before bed-time. But last night, Cal found my 25 days till Christmas booklet that I did in 2009, so they wanted to much for me to read to them what I’ve written on those pages with their photos on. They got excited and so interested on what had happened on those days.

I’ve actually missed out some day without any journaling and photo! Ali did amazingly good on this.
Now, I wanted so much to do Ali’s week in the life story book.
Now.. let see.. when should I get started…hmm…

A lift from Susan W.

To me, Studio Calico kit is not easy to use. Some of the pattern paper mix very well.. and some just have to use moderately, that’s what I discovered over at their designer team. They all have their personality and different ways in using the kit, but somehow I feel that their end results are very fun to look at and some are really refreshing.

I’ve actually lifted one of the layout from Susan Weinroth – No hippos 
Isn’t her layout cute! and simple, right? Just love it!
So, here, my mom and my niece during a belated mother’s day celebration.
I love the simple clear design of this layout, it is very straight forward, not much of fancy fancy embellishment or cutting. Just love the way it is.

I think I’m going to lift more of her layouts πŸ˜€  Thanks Susan!
Product used: Studio Calico May’s kit.

Wonder

Hmm.. this photo looks over expose ‘cos I took it outside right under the sun. Hmm… still lots to learn about photography. Anyway, this layout is using Studio Calico’s sketch and kit. As for the color inspiration is from Color Room Palette 7.

The word wonder is die-cut using Slice basic element card #1. 
Those butterflies are cut using Martha Stewart’s punches.

As for the photo, it was taken one evening.
We are having a long weekend holiday here starting from today till next week Tuesday!
Happy holiday for us here!  Yippie!!

Full reveal

Okay, since I haven't sent this card out yet and since I'm not sure who to send it to, I'm going to just reveal it anyway, 'cos I might just forgot to reveal it later.
I actually love this card and enjoy looking at it when I got it done. Ha!
oh ya.. I have another thing to share here. It is a bag that I've made for my niece who always got more books or exercise books to carry, so she needed an extra bag and she loves green. So, with some left over scrapbook felt in the autumn theme and a little birdie, I've made this from fabric that I got from the curtain shop:
I've even made a pocket inside:
Well, this look fun and it is easy to make, maybe.. just maybe I'll make two more for the boys.

Sneak peek

Here is a sneak of the card that I’ve made using Prima’s flower, some twine from Studio Calico, Cosmo Cricket paper pack, Martha Stewart’s punch, oh, and those glitter flower stickers (forgot to get down their names).
Yupe, can’t show the whole card right now, ‘cos I haven’t sent it out yet.

How is your Saturday so far? Mine involves lots of driving. First I drove the boys for art class at 2pm, but when I reach there, there were still sleeping, and I just can’t get Calvin to wake up! He is like a log! Ha! So I had to put forward their class till 4:30 and I had to drive all the way home to sleep, ‘cos I myself were sleepy too. So we all sleep in for about an hour. But Mervin wasn’t doing that. After his bottle of milk, he got up and wanted to play some games in the computer. Okay, if he is alone, he is fine, no one to poke his back or argue with him. It would be otherwise if Calvin was awake. I can alway hear him yell out to mommy.

So I suppose they are in their art class enjoying themselves now.

My blog

Found that the shout box recently contains a lot of spam messages, so I’ve decided to remove it. So you all, if you have any comment, please comment straight on my post, I love to hear from you and love comments. I would love to know if I can be an inspiration for you all.

Have done a few cards what I wanted to post for friends. I know.. now-a-day we seldom send out cards especially with the convenient of email. But hey, cards with hand written messages is fun! I love to get them, what more if they are hand-made!

But since I wanted to send those cards to some of my friends and they may be reading my blog, so I won’t post them here right now, it won’t be a surprise if they already know what the card looks like. A sneak maybe.. wait for them.

Good night! And have a happy weekend!

Color Room sketch

So far, I haven’t play in the Color Room yet.. this is one that I’m using their sketch instead of their color pallette. See those butterflies? (Again ;))

This is my DS learning how to make sushi during a class that I’ve enrolled him and my 2nd DS. He totally love it and now wanted to have sushi one a while.


Got the pinwheel idea in the Scrapbook Deals 4U forum. Fun thing to make.

Product used: left over of all scrapbook deals 4u kits, Scenic Route kit from Helen (scrap-a-little), and those Kaiser craft pearls and gems that I got from Scrap-n-Crop.

Old home layout

I really love the two Martha Steward’s butterfly punches that I got recently from Studio Calico, I kept on punching them on those scrap or left over pieces of PP! So, now I have a pack of punched out butterflies ready to be used. Here is a sneak of what I’ve done using the butterfly punch. Can’t show the whole card before the recipient get it, right? πŸ˜‰

As for the layout, seeing butterflies again. Here is the old home of hubby where he spent most of her childhood time. I didn’t hear lots of sweet memory about this house though, and I’m not so sure what to write in the journaling area on the right of the layout, thus I’m leaving it blank at the moment.

Edited: This page is actually using the sketch from Sketchy Thursday.

Here is a close-up of those butterflies:

And those Prima flowers:

Happy Scrapping!

Product used: (Card) Cosmo Cricket paper pack (Free from Scrap-n-crop for purchase above RM200)
(Layout) Basic Grey Origins PP, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearl, Martha Steward butterflies punches.