Scrap with V's 15th August Sketch Challenge

here's another layout for Scrap with V's sketch challenge. do visit the blog for more information on the sketch and how you can be a part of it!

here's my take using my stash of American Crafts papers. the layout documents my first love letter  snail mailed to me by boyfriend. this was in August 2008. he knew i love receiving letters and he was so sweet to mail me one even though he doesn't like writting very much. (: i can't tell you just how much i appreciate this man. in these 3 years+, he has done so much to take care of me. there will of course be the bickers, fights, grouchy faces etc but we have survived them and i believe they make the relationship stronger. thanks love for being there for me. (:

some pictures!






(love the postage stamp, bought this off ebay real cheap haha!)


(felt balloon and buttons.)


(can't get enough of those dear lizzy mixed tapes!)


(my favourite way to journal; on a tag!)

thanks for dropping by! and to all my malay friends, Selamat Hari Raya! (:

updates from my iphone

as the title speaks, i'm blogging straight my mobile, a first. life has been busy but fullfilling and definitely scrap productive if you asked. couple of layouts to share in the month of september. i finished the month's DT kit works. so glad that it jas been smooth thus far, quite ahead of schedule except for one more set of layout instructions. so stuck with work that i get home really exhausted and i totally forgot about the outstanding stuff ): had better get my act together and stay focused!

on a lighter note, i stocked up on new CHA goodies again recently and got myself papers from crate's random collection, and fell in love with jilibean's soursoup (cant get the name right) collection. the best part was the film canister from graphics45! so so yummy (: am going to use the amy tangerine collection for the album in the canister hehe. i got some mister huey's in barnwood, hambly washi tape, acrylic block for my clear stamps, a distress ink pad in scattered straw (finally restocks!) and those amy tangerine brads! mwl's presidential specials came just in time for my purchases. (:

can't wait to blog proper soon. off to busy again now, God bless and have yourself a fab weekend!

book recommendation

how's everyone's weekend coming along? it was really scrappy on saturday and very retail therapy-ish after church today! am on my own this weekend as the boyfriend was away in thailand; his company's offsite getaway. feeling a little weird without his phone calls but it was good to just hang around at home yesterday. i managed to clean up my room, rearranged my scrap materials and completed another layout for scrap with v. i will have 2 layouts to share, one tomorrow and another in september. now that challenge layouts done and set aside, i'm going to start on another challenge, non-DT. ideas are coming in and i cant wait to get started! hope to get it done by next weekend before the challenge closes.

other than my scrappy antics, i just finish reading a book recommended by my solution focus brief therapy trainer. its a novel written by a psychiatrist. very interesting book, its fiction, and i would say some parts of the book are rather thought provoking but it hooks me to read on.


(Hector & the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord)

after enjoying his first book, i had to buy his second installment.


(Hector & the Secrets of Love by Fancois Lelord)

thought for the day: i shall use up all those loose pieces of pattern papers and those embellishments that i haven't touched in ages and turn them into mini books to record reflections, verses, interesting tidbits etc, mostly related to God and snippets of my life. i shall honour Him by scrapbooking my thanksgivings. quiet time + scrapbooking quiet time reflections = awesomely brillant (if there is such an expression haha)!

blessed day to all! God blessed me so much today and He will bless you in His special way too. (:

Scraplicious Sketch Challenge #1

how can i ever pass it by; a challenge hosted by a local scrapbook shop? i strongly support the local scrapbooking stores and their initiatives because i believe this is one of the many ways to keep scrapping in Singapore alive. i have a scrapbooking dream for Singapore but i will share it another time. (:

here's the sketch:


and here's my take:



(used mostly Melissa Frances Papers on this layout.)

(did some script stamping in white ink & old paper distress ink. smeared some stickles on different parts of the layout.)

(Prima blooms, crystals and some lace from my own stash.)

(vintage necklace using a locket from Prima's collection.)

thanks for dropping by. have a great weekend! have you're having lots of fun!

Scrap with V 1st August Sketch Challenge!

okay guys, here's my first post introducing to you Scrap with V's very own sketch challenge! do visit this site for more information on how you can participate in the 1st August Sketch as well as to check out the lovely layouts that each team member has created based on the sketch.

You have until midnight on the 31st August to get your entry in by emailing your layout to scrapbookkitswithjules@gmail.com . The winner (random drawing) will be announced early September, and a RAK full of goodies will be sent out to that person. so get your scrappy juices going and join in the fun! (:

so here's the sketch:



and here's my take:






(used some of those lovely sassafras sunshine broadcast papers and those cute paper notions from studio calico!)




(one more paper notion!)


(hand stitched semi circle.)

thanks for coming by, looking forward to your participation! (:

good news!

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

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.


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


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


(distressed the arrows)


(stitching)

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