Forever and a Day!

A few weeks back, my ex-schoolmates called for a mini reunion gathering, just a small group of us at all the way at Subang Parade (I used to go to school in Subang), and we went together as a family since most of them wanted to meet my hubby and son.

Of all days, he decided to be l'enfant terrible! He refused to sit in his stroller, he fusses at the high chair, his usual cartoons can't cheer him up and poor daddy had to carry him around the mall so mummy can catch up with her old friends. I was thoroughly annoyed and embarrassed by his behavior and can't wait to just get home. When we were in the car, he even fussed in his car seat which isn't normally the case, he usually loves his car rides! So I had to defy all road safety etiquette and carry him otherwise daddy can't drive in peace. And then .... he fell asleep in my arms looking sooooo incredibly adorable and angelic and then all I can think of is, how can I ever stay annoyed at you for long! Then I felt so bad for being irritated with him, it's not his fault after all because I made him go out during his noon nap hour. I took a photo with my free hand and here's a scrap of this special moment.

I'll credit two fabulous challenge sites for the inspirations for this layout... firstly; Scrap-It-Lah with their November challenge and Sketchabilities' Sketch #58.

Below are the criteria for Scrap-It-Lah's November challenge by Debbi Tehrani of Little Scraps of Magic:

All layouts must please incorporate the following 

{thereafter any extras may be added} 

1. Layers - at least 6 
2. Stamping and/or embossing 
3. Tags or journaling cards incorporated into your design (not necessarily used to journal on but can be if you choose)

And this is the fabulous awesome Sketch #58 by Sketchabilities:

Here are some of close-ups:

Title tag; MME L&F2. Journaling tag; Simple Stories Generations.

All papers by Glitz' Vintage Blue.

Doilies and butterflies are stamped, embossed and fussy cut.

Flowers; Prima & Etsy, doiley; Kaisercraft, pearls; Zva.

Huge fabric bloom; Prima, chipboard flourishes; Maya Road.

Well, my lesson here is never to bring him out during his noon nap time, the result is disastrous. So no more brunches or luncheons with friends with baby in tow :(

I'm pretty happy with this layout, thanks to the awesome sketch, which inspired me to use these fabulous papers to their best, really awesome collection by Glitz! Also, I've been drowning in Christmas cards lately so I'm soooooo glad to get a short break away from cards to scrap this layout. I was almost losing my scrapping mojo lately, but this made me very very happy! Scrapping is such an awesome way to spend the weekend :)

Well, there's still plenty of time to enter Scrap-It-Lah's November challenge , check out the awesome RAK (Studio Calico's Tatting Kit which is available from Scrappin Studio) for the winner....

Drooling yet??? Hehehehe :P

Thanks for dropping by! Hope you're having a fabulous weekend! Cheerios!

3 Generations Layout

This is a priceless photo of my hubby with his brothers and dad and baby Lucas taken during his first birthday party back in September. It's all THREE generations of the Chin men all together! How wonderful is that?

The layout is inspired by Sketchy Thursdays plus further inspiration from Scrap-It-lah. Below are the criteria on Scrap-It-lah's Elia's October Challenge:

1.      Old book paper, sheet music or something similar downloaded off the internet & printed out.

2.      Fussy-cutting.

3.      Hand-stitching using embroidery floss.

Here's my layout:

Priceless photo of all 3 generations! Alas, Lucas is fast asleep here but oh well, it's still a wonderful shot nonetheless. It's not easy to get everyone together for a photo opp :) Hubby's the one in the center with the wide smile holding Lucas.

Sketch 10.27 on Sketchy Thursdays. Love this sketch! The flaglines are so cool :)

I'm using Simple Stories' Generations collection here. Just simply LOVE this collection! Here are some close-ups:

Title says: "3 Generations of Chin Together" (Chin is my husband's family surname). Some fussy-cut flowers here as well.

Scrolls made with old book paper and tied with floss. The doily shape is fussy cut and hand-stitched with floss.

Border die cut with Spellbinder and hand-stitched with floss

Background is spray misted with some TA in Red Velvet. The flagline is held together by these gorgeous MM antique copper brads and more floss.

I'm glad I managed to complete this LO and upload in time, thankfully Lucas decided to take a long nap today otherwise I don't think I would have made it! *pheeewww* :) Anyway there's still time to play-along, so head on over to Scrap-It-lah's  and Sketchy Thursdays now :)

Thanks for looking! Have a lovely weekend ahead :)

Bag Ladies! Models for a Day :)

I’ve been having annoying internet connection issues for the past 2 days and although it’s back today, it’s still very unstable. I've been sucking the life out of my phone data usage *ouch* Anyway, thankfully I’m just in time to post and submit this layout.

This is a photo of me along with two of my besties: Ai Leen and Jade at a very momentous occasion. It was at the store opening event at Jade’s Radley boutique at Pavilion KL in November 2010. She needed a group of ‘everyday-real-women’ to model the bags so since we love her so much, we relented and allowed ourselves to be embarrassed and hounded by media lenses for a couple of hours hehe.

Here’s my shabby-glam fashion-forward LO :)

This LO is for Scrap-It-Lah’s September challenge by DT Helen Tilbury with the following criteria:

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 deadline is actually tomorrow, so you still have a wee bit time left if you wanna join :) It’s totally worth your while because they have Studio Calico’s Debate Team Kit as the winning RAK. So go on over to Scrap-It-Lah now!

I am also entering this for Create (Make It Happen) with the criteria of butterflies, buttons and blings. They also have a RAK for the lucky winner but deadline is also tomorrow.

I have used Pink Paislee’s Parisian Anthology resist paper as the background which I colored with these: Tattered Angel’s Glimmer Glam in Rustic, Tattered Angel’s Glimmer Mist in Viva Pink, Tattered Angel’s Glimmer Mist in Red Velvet and the top light shade is Studio Calico Mister Huey’s Mist in Cream. I also used a combination of liquid pearls and glitter glue on the top right corner of the paper. As per criteria, there's definitely a mix of media here; fabric, doiley, chipboard, wood, mists, liquid pearls and glitter :)

One of the feature on this LO is Dusty Attic's dress-form chipboard which I dressed up with some fabric, also using the same colors as the background and some trims and etc. This was a satisfying fun process :)

Wooden button; Maya road. Rose, ivory rayon crinkled seam binding & stickpin; Etsy.

The next prominent feature here is my handmade satin ribbon bloom which I edged with some delicious red lace. I used a couple of wooden spools will to add a fashion-forward feel, spools; Yew Buttons (local haberdashery)

Tiny fussy-cut frames from a Sassafras paper, alphas from Jenny Bowlin. Rose from Etsy. Buterflies with blings as per criteria for Create (Make It Happen).

Title alphas; American Crafts. "Bag Ladies" because Radley is a brand that sells bags and purses etc and we had to carry alot of bags during the show. The photo was also taken against a wall full of bags on display from ceiling to floor.

Journaling reads: "Thanks to Jade (babe in the centre of the pic), we got to be models for a day at the Radley store opening fashion show at Pavilion!" (I definitely have more than 12 words here, as per criteria, hehe)

The fabric ruffled border is from Pink Paislee Mistables which I colored with some of the same shades I used for the background and topped it with red glitter glue at the edge.

Just another angle zooming in on the pretty DA chipboard beauty :)

This was quite a challenge as it's not easy trying to incorporate at least 3 different colors unto a patterned paper background, I was contemplating for almost a whole month how to go about it and then at the eleventh hour, the mojo hit me in the face. 

Thanks for dropping by, now go hop on to these 2 fabulous challenge blogs and check out their DT work and perhaps join the coming challenges :)

Here's a parting temptation; this is the September RAK, check out those goodies ...  even if not just for the love of it, aren't these good reason enough to get scrapping hehe :)

Scrap-It-Lah July Challenge

It's AUGUST already??? How the year just flew past huh? Well, it's a great way to start the month as I had such a wonderful surprise when I learned that I won the July multi-photo challenge by Issa Virtucio-Lucido on SIL. It was my first try with SIL and I really loved the idea of the multi-photo criteria. Didn't quite expect to win with my first LO! So blessed! *beaming with a wide grin from here to Sunday*

My submission post is here. Below is a screen grab of the announcement today ... yay! Hehehehee :D

Well, the August challenge by the talented Iris Baboa (she is one of my scrapping idols!) is also really really exciting, I can't wait to get started on it! Go on to SIL and find out what's the August challenge and play along won't you? And do check out the amazing LOs created by the DT. Simply inspiring. They make me just wanna drop everything and scrap scrap scrap!

Thanks for reading this and sharing my joy :)

BIG THANKS to Scrap-It-Lah!!! *muax*

Scrap-it-Lah's July Challenge

This is my first submission for Scrap-it-Lah for their July Challenge. Here is the criteria as stated in their blog post:

1) at least 5 photos in one layout which means the layout must be multi-pics. There must be 5 visible photos in it

2) Photos must be a mixture of black and white and coloured photos please

3) There should be visible journalling on the layout

My layout is based on some pictures we took during our honeymoon to Italy back in '08. We were roaming the streets of Rome looking for some breakfast because we arrived so early that the hotel room is not ready and not many cafes were open at that time. Luckily we found a small place serving the most scrumptious paninis and coffee. These memories are really special to me and hubby as it's the first meal on our honeymoon and it's our first trip to Europe :)

There are 5 photos with the main pic in B&W with 2 spots of journaling as per the stated criteria. Papers are mainly Bo Bunny's Gabrielle plus one Gabrielle fluer elise chip sticker with lots of BG Curio Chip stickers, prima flowers and some misted doilies. The background is misted with Mister Huey's mist in Warm Calico and TA Yellow Daisy.

Flowers, birds and a sunny color theme because it was summer in Rome when we were there.

"Cappucino & Pannini" is on Smash's travel journal note which came with the Studio Calico June kit.

This close-up shows the layers and textures of the chip stickers and flowers.

Thanks for dropping by. Have a lovely week ahead!