happy b-day sis!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!!!!!!

wishing you all the happiness in the world, hope you finally meet that special someone of your dreams and make a gaazillion million dollars (so I can finally quit...lol).

also sharing a little something that I also created for my post today on the Lily Bee Blog - using the gorgeous Happily Lost Collection.

and in addition to the card, I also created this mini album... and keeping things raw (again...lol). I really love how the gray chipboard color constrast with the bright colors of the collection.

and finally putting some of my stamps to use...lol.

thanks for stopping by (and sorry for the short post, but it has just been a tooo long of a day at the office and will definitely be clocking in very soon). nite nite

MWL class details & another layout...

just wanted to let everyone know that I have a new class over at MWL this month - its another American Crafts class using the lovely Peachy Keen collection and this time around you'll not only be making 2 12x12 layouts and also series of 4x6 mini layouts (and alot of them too)!! and here are a few more sneaks of the class

and yes, you'll be getting the page protectors too.. and here's a close up of some of the 4x6 mini layouts... mixing the various pattern papers, a bit of stamping and having fun with various embellishments - from stickers to vinyl to felt.

hopefully, I'll see some of you guys there. :)

and also finally got my studio calico kit out and I just adore this kit!!! (feb main - candy shoppe). the colors and mix of pattern papers are just amazing (as always) and love love love the studio calico & crate paper exclusives (I'm hoping that there'll be more of these exclusives in the future).

thought I would scrap about my latest trip back home to bangkok, where I spent most of the time playing with all my dogs, running around in the garden with a few of them (imagine 20 little pomeranians running around chasing each other and also me and yes, that's not a typo). **wink**

and also finally getting my hero arts butterfly stamps out and am so happy that I did. dont' you love those butterflies - I stamped the images on one of the pattern papers and then layered them on each other for more details/dimensions. also another one of my favorite and must have embellishment from teh CHA W 2011 - are those super cute buttons from MME Stella & Rose collection. For some reason, I just can't get enough of these!!! (and have just gone out and bought 3 sets of these turquoise and yellow ones...lol). and another item that surprised me in this kit was the pink glitter thickers - at first, I didn't think I would like them or use them, but love love love!!!

oh how I love happy days and wish that everyday would also be like this!! **wink** and with that, a big thanks everyone for stopping by and hoping that you're having a happy day!!

it's the little things...

hope everyone is having a great weekend - I know I did. manage to visit the farmer's market {finally after a year of saying so}. the market's not that great and is much smaller than what I had hoped for, but the cupcakes that they were selling there... oh, I'll definitely be going back for those.

on another note, I have another project up on the pink paislee blog today {please do stop by the blog for the full details} using the amazing Daily Junque collection and also if you are interested in seeing how my scrapbooking area looks - do check out yesterday's post.

having some fun with the stamp set from the collection - I just adore the border stamps and they are perfect for adding those little extras details on the corners of the layouts. also used the mini notes cards and don't you just love the font of those numbers?? and just in case, you're wondering what to do with the tissue paper - well check out my little butterfly below and would you agree that it helps give that light fluttering feel? (punched multiple butterflies and staple them together)

supplies used include: cardstock: american crafts; pattern paper: pink paislee - daily junque collection; tissue paper, die cuts, stamps, mini notes: pink paislee - daily junque; glitter alphas: pink paislee - sweetness; sticker alphas: sassafras; pearls: prima; mist: tattered angels - silver sugar.

thanks again everyone for stopping by!!!

another year...

can't believe how fast the month has flown by... we're already at the end of march and (ekkk) I'm another year older (yes, I haven't quite gotten over that one just yet). but honestly, I can't get over how times flies by, it just seems to disappear - one moment you're hanging out with buddies in high school, going crazy at all the parties in university (and yeap, having attended UM - I still can't get over the annual **** run) and somewhere along the timeline, I started working and got married! (ooops - having some reality issues at the moment). lol

but back to the scrappy front... have you heard about the sketch challenge happening at Lily Bee (details here) - isn't the sketch just amazing!!!! and the best part of it all, is that the winner will get the entire collection of Picket Fence including the alphabet stickers!! hope you guys have a chance to play along - you only need to use atleast one lily bee product (and it doesn't have to be from the latest collection). The challenge is open till Tuesday April 5th.

and on another note - both the Lily Bee and Pink Paislee Collections have arrived here in Singapore!! Have you seen all the amazing goodies?? I honestly recommend the ALL the Lily Bee and the Pink Paislee collections - my faves are Butterfly Garden, Daily Junque, Soiree and Hometown!!!

and here's alittle something I recently created to capture this special month -{cheers to another year} using the latest collections from Sassafras (and also mixing in some of their older collections).

and one of my most "must have" embellishment from the CHA-S 2010 collection - those flower embellishment - LOVE.

and adding in a little bit of punching here and there...

supplies used include: cardstock: american crafts; pattern paper, flower embellishments and stickers: sassafras; punch: ek success and pearls: prima

thanks for stopping by everyone and all the super sweet comments (please don't forget to also link me up to your blog - would love to stop by). and also have you checked if you are one of the luck ladies from my giveaway? (please check my previous post for the details) and also is anyone interested in the super cute moo moo keychain??? I still have 4 to giveaway - if you are interested do drop me an email with your address details. and with that, hope everyone's having a super great week!!

guesting for creative scrappers & winners!!!

Hi Everyone - I'm back to share a layout that I recently created as a guest designer for Creative Scrappers, based on this sketch provided Kristine and done by none other than the super talented Aphra Bolyer .....

And here's my take on the sketch, using the new My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Collection (this has got to be one of my all time favorites for CHA-W 2011; of course that's in addition to all gorgeous pink paislee and lily bee collections) **wink**

and here are some details of the layout (although not too much as I wanted a clean look and feel)... the gorgeous chipboard elements and still in love with those metal flowers from making memories (have you seen the new ones that they have in silver and cream).

and of course, banners - I'm so not over these yet and are still a must have on my layouts...lol

one of my favorite items in this collection are these metal charms - they just super cute and love the different feel that they add to the layout (especially when you shake it around and thankfully I'm using the super strong adhesives from american crafts & beacon, so everything stays on)..lol

And a very big thank you Kristine for this opportunity to guest design for you guys this week and hope everyone plays along this this sketch.

And also a big thanks to everyone who left a comment on my previous birthday post and here are the lucky winners of all the goodies (used the random generator for all the lucky numbers - winners are listed in the sequence the numbers were generated)....

• winner #1 (My Minds Eye Collection):







• winner #2, #3 and #4 (Mix Packs):

and I couldn't stop there, although I know these aren't very scrappy but thought that they might brighten someone's day. I got these super adorable keychains in Bangkok and at first I was just planning to get only one.. but for some reason, end up with over a dozen of them (too too cute!!!)

and hopefully the following ladies might like one too...

CONGRATS everyone and please drop me an email with your address details!!! And thanks so much for stopping by and all your support always!!!

and what's next...

now that i'm a year old, I wonder if I'll be any wiser??? any smarter??? any happier??? any richer??? any anything??? lol...

atleast one thing I know for sure, was that as soon as the Crate Paper collections arrived at my LSS - I was there in a split second holding onto the portrait collection (was also tempted to get the emma shoppe collection too but trying really super hard to stay on budget this year). and sticking to my resolution of scrapping everything that I buy... vola!! a little something to capture this moment in time... yes, I'm older! lol



and have you seen the new chipboard alphabets from Jillibean Soup? ohhhh another must have item (all 4 of their sets too)!!!





and yes, how could I not add some studio calico white to this... its just screaming for it. also the new studio calico mr. huey colors have arrived here in singapore - oh how I'm itching to buy them all... help!!! (SOS Studio Calico)



Also a big big thanks to the wonderful ladies at Crate Paper for featuring this layout on their blog!!! Super honored!!! and LOVE all the new collections.

Thanks again everyone for stopping by and the wonderful comments and support - it's honestly because of you guys that gives me inspiratios to scrap!!! And don't foget to leave a comment on my previous post HERE if you are interested in some yummy goodies (there's still a bit of time left). Have fun scrapping everyone!

couldn't resist...

i've got another layout to share... I know, again right? for some reason I haven't been able to stop scrapping these couple of weeks - going in over drive here. not sure if its because of all the new arrivals that are landing here in singapore or the fact that I have recently switched projects (at work) and maybe working in a new environment has triggered my creativity, but either way... I can't seem to stop creating!!!

a few weeks ago, my LSS (made with love) received the new Bo Bunny collection - Gabrielle - and I couldn't resist grabbing a few sheets, some embellishments and also those gorgeous butterfly chipboards (must have right??)



on top of that... finally put a dent in my prima stash (ok - maybe a small tiny dent); but isn't that mini flower just gorgeous too? prima truly amaze me with all the different flower designs that they come up with season after season and although I hardly use them anymore - I can't stop buying them. help!?!



also having some fun with the pattern papers here - creating additional textures on the layout and also being able to use both sides of the paper at the same time (love the constrast in colors and design).





and since I can't seem to stop myself, I also created this little card (to play along with the current challenge over at Bo Bunny - adding a little bling)... lol



Thanks again for stopping by everyone and also a bigger thanks for all the birthday wishes!!! And in case you haven't had a chance to leave a comment on my giveaway post HERE - there's still sometime left. **wink**