Thursday, July 28, 2011

good news!

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it has been awhile since the thought of joining a DT has been on my mind. i put it off for a long time due to school. but since i have graduated, i don't see any reason not to give it a shot. (: sent out an application for Scrap with V DT call. i didn't place very high hopes of getting into one seeing that i have never been on a team and i am still new in the scrapbooking community.

received an email a week-ish ago to good news! i got accepted into the Scrap with V design team! really want to thank Jules for giving me a chance. this is a cherished opportunity and i will put in my best. you can visit the blog for more info on the new DT as well as the other lovely and talented ladies who are part of this DT family. exciting times! so much learning opportunities! do check out their online store as well, the link's on my right sidebar. they've got awesome kits to work with for your projects. (:

i'm going to be busy getting ready for the assignments, my head's spinning away with ideas already. God bless your week! hope you have been scrappy productive ;p

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Documenting reflections on a 12x12.

attacked my stash of AC's peachy keen papers awhile ago and came up with a layout documenting some reflections about moving forward and becoming more aware of what moving on from one point to the next meant.

been thinking about the things and friends that I had and some lost. i thought about the people i once knew that had also moved on from cliques that we used to be in due to differing lifestyles, interests, values etc. i used to take it quite hard when things like this happen but only come to realize recently that sometimes it is okay to move forward, to move on from one stage to the next even when there are times that we have to let go of some people. of course i do not mean to let go in that instant but rather, not to persist further when you tried very hard to salvage it because you know it will affect you more than you think. this taught me to cherish what i have right here right now and giving thanks to God who knows our coming and going, who knows our heart and our experiences. i also learnt to accept the face that things change and people change too. same goes, we have no control over. what is important is our personal walk with God, making sure we keep close to Him who's love and character is unfailing and perfect.

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(some white paint splats on the gey cardstock, had fun doing it!)

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(hand cut some faux film and punched those little holes using my new cropadile big bite!)

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(distressed the arrows)

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(stitching)

thanks for coming by my blog! hope your day's going great! (:

Monday, July 18, 2011

how can scrapping be made worthwhile?

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after having scraped for awhile, there is just this nagging feeling/question/thought about the purpose of me scrapping, what am i doing it for, how should i go about it making scrapping something more worthwhile? i think many other scrappers haveg one through this phase?
then this other thought came to me (just a few seconds ago). what if i wanted to scrap because i want to document my adventures but sadly there are no photos to scrap because i havent been on anything exciting enough for me to want to document them? haha so many thoughts, so many questions!

ideally, i would love to be scrap about my personal life even if the photos didn't have evidence of me going to some smashing event or faces of people. i was thinking of scrapping a series of things that made me, defines me, like pieces of jigsaw puzzle coming together to form my likes in between scrapbooking memories from events, outings etc. the thought of doing little books (minis) crossed my mind as well other than just layouts although i enjoy layouts alot. i am a person who prefers a structured life haha so i need to categorize things. so yeah maybe i should start setting some tangible goals for scrapping and even for other things that i would like to try but haven't taken any action of.

so i will begin my journey of finding a comfortable and good way to make scrapbooking worthwhile, to be able to still join some challenges from time and time but not let that draw me away from the true essence of scrapbooking. would love to be able to connect with more scrapbooking friends. very blessed to know a couple of sg scrappers over facebook, even met some of them face to face through classes! am excited to meet more and ofcourse i'm hoping one day we can all really get together and hang out, that would be so much fun!
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something more light hearted! attended a class by Emeline Seet yesterday at MWL. so fun! used Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Papers and stickers to make little album. altered and decorated a kaisercraft shelf as well. although we didn't quite finish the entire thing due to the time constraints but i really enjoyed myself thoroughly. meeting Emeline in person was really cool too and she is such a helpful and sweet teacher seriously (:

looking forward to more classes in the next couple of months but i got to start budgeting how much i can spend on classes soon because i am going to put myself through a stricter savings programme to save for my future wedding and costs that i would have to incur when i get my own house. doing up the sums caused me a wee bit of worry but all for a better future yeah? really telling myself to be rooted in God's promises even when fear threatens to take over. money has got to be spent more wisely now. need to be more prudent for the next 3 years- only spend on papers or embellishments if i know i will really really use it. learnt my lesson hard after packing up my room. i bought so much papers onlyto realize that I do not know what to do with them. the horror! haha!

my post's wordy! i will be back soon with a layout using mostly AC's peachy keen papers! been busy scrapping some really postdated photos. have a great week ahead!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

CHA Summer 2011 releases!

so i have been keeping myself updated on all the new releases from the various manufacturers and i am pretty certain that these are my heart's winners for this season! been going through the phase of deciding what are my scrapbooking needs and wants and that includes buying only collections that i know i will put to use so surely.

giving you some seak peeks from the various sites. these will be my target purchases for CHA Summer 2011!

1) Collaboration between Amy Tangerine & American Crafts

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2) Pink Paislee's Nantucket

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3) Pink Paislee's Mistables

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4) Studio Calico's Autum Press
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7) Studio Calico's Classic Calico
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6) The rest of what Studio Calico has come up with! Think Mr Huey's, embossed chipboard journals, stickers etc!

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7) Get my SMASH by K&Co. goodness like asap (: black folio for me if you're wondering and all its acompanying tapes, clips, stickers!

are you drooling over all these new products yet? because i am!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

8 Days Scrapbook Workshop.

last saturday, 9 July 2011, was spent having a crazy time of scrapping at mandarin oriental. why crazy you ask? 4 page mini album in less than an hour haha, with some sort of competition going on in between. imagine 100+ scrappers sticking, cutting, gluing, going "ahhh 5 more minutes please!". it was mindblowing in a good way, my first experience and to be honest, i am eager for more of such even though i felt a little anxious when i thought i couldn't finish. we had high tea too and the spread was good, love the mini cakes! kudos to the Scraplicious Team for coordinating and going around rendering help. happy to see Rachel that day too. she's on the Scraplicious DT. Leena was the emcee (:.

if only i could meet stephanie howell, kelly purkey and amy tangerine in person! haha *dreams*

so here are some photos from that day:

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(i'm here!)

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(scrapping buddy)

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(mediacorp actress, michelle chia graced the occassion)

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(Rachel! Scrappin' Love owner + Scraplicious DT member)

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(Scraplicious DT member! *secretly happy that she remembers me even though we have not properly met except over facebook.*)

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(the kit provided)

this is my mish mash of an mini album, completed it less than an hour. felt i could have done better, if only i'm not so panicky hahaha!

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(high tea spread, yum yum)

dear brought my for curry after that (: he affirmed my mini album by saying how much he likes it and took it home for himself. thanks love, you know just how to make my day.

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so that concludes my first scrapbooking experience in such a setting. to be honest, i would love to give it another go when such event comes up again in future. gives me pretty good training to scrap faster haha. Have a good week guys!

i'm still packing and destashing. then i'm gonna attack my stash of AC and Girl's Paperie and start scrapping some photos! be back soon. oh, and if you're using instagram, i'm on it too, join me! my username's juannahope hehe. i'm random like that. God bless!