Scrappers Make Sushi!

This post is not really abut crafty work, but a special day... our LSS (local scrapbook store) Papier Love organized a wonderful sushi-making workshop for VIP members this morning at Sakae Sushi at the Curve. The theme was floral and we had to bring our own handmade name tag with a floral theme as well. In addition to having a hands-on shushi making workshop, we had yummy lunch and doorgifts courtesy of Sakae Sushi and Papier Love *heart* And above all, it was a rare oppurtunity for me to catch up with my dear scrap buddies whom I rarely ever see since I started work.

Here are some moments captured in pix :)


Name tags created by me & these super creative babes Yuzz, Chris and Liza.



My tag up close. Looks more like a card LOL

Yuzz's awesome tag with the cool wire backing and cute yellow birdie.

Liza's tag is stunninh with origami blooms.

Love the texture and medium on Chris' sweet whimsical tag.

Me with the super yummy grandmummy Chris.

Scrapper babe Yuzz, sweet in white!

Group pic - Yuzz, Liza, Chris and moi.

Not as scrap-crafty as my usual but I think I didn't do too bad heheh.

After sushi workshop is LUNCH! Our table with the suhsi chef who conducted the workshop.

Big thanks to Papier for having us at this lovely event. Now I know how to roll a blossom maki and California roll, but I think I'll just leave Japanese food to the experts! :)

Thanks for dropping by! Have a great week ahead.

Credit: Some of the photos here courtesy of Chris Lim.

Little Darling Baby

Happy Labor Day! It's gonna be a busy month of May for me! I'll be traveling to Singapore and Penang this month while preparing for a regional meeting in June. It will be a while till my next post, probably after June! LOL :)

Anyhow, I discovered these aweseome Little Darlings collection from Graphic 45 at Papier Love last week and came up with this cutesy layout for my dear boy.

A photo of my dear boy in his bath tub last May, he was around 8 months old.

Little Darlings - Graphic 45

The vintage baby illustrations on this collection is absolutely to-die-for! I spent 2 nights just fussy-cutting the pictures - a great way to just chill and de-stress after work!

Well thanks for popping by and hope to see you real soon :) Have a great day and God bless!

Hubby's Birthday Card

Hello fellow scrappers! I'm so happy I found time this weekend to upload a recent project :) My dearest hubby celebrated his birthday last Monday and I spent alot of time creating a very special card for him which I'm thrilled to share here. I used Cardabilities Sketch #53 as the inspiration for the card-front layout. On the inside, I scrapped a photo of us together to make it a more precious keepsake :)


Card Front



Full inside view of the open card with a pic of us taken at my last birthday.

Papers used here are mostly from Authentique's Journey collection including the awesome die-cut phrases. Here's the sketch from Cardabilities Sketch #53:

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Kisses for Creative Scrappers #202

Woohooo! It feels so good to back in my blog, it's been almost 2 months since my last post! I managed to create a layout 2 weeks back and I finally found time to upload it. I so happen to be off work today *yay*

Here's a layout inspired by Creative Scrappers Sketch #202 using a photo of our dear boy back in October 2011 at a family gathering at Sheraton Imperial KL.

Kisses for precious Lucas!

Here's the awesome inspiring sketch from Creative Scrappers :

After such a long interval I really went crazy with mixing all kinds of colors and patterns here plus paint splatters and misting and fussy cutting. I missed scrapping so much!

Well, I've got a busy weekend ahead of me, family gathering plus it's my dear hubby's birthday this Monday! Now I gotta go rush off and make a card for him! *wink*

Happy weekend y'all! *muax*

CardPatterns Sketch 153

I know you're seeing alot less of me nowadays... I'm putting in almost 12 hours of work a day! It's been crazy but lots of fun nonetheless. Fortunately, between laundry and whatnot, I managed to squeeze in some time tonight to upload a card I made over the weekend based on a sketch by CardPatterns *yay* So here's a really quickie post :)

CardPatterns 153

Awesome unusual sketch! I just couldn't resist! Hope you like it :) I'm off to sleep now, gonna be another busy busy week and lotsa work traveling next month. Thanks for dropping by and have a lovely crafty day *hugs*

The Love Mini Album

This post was meant for Valentine's Day last week but unfortunately work kept away from my PC so this is slightly delayed. I hope some of you are still in the mood for romance! Anyhow, hubby and I had a late V Day dinner after a long day at work, it was nice getting to be with each other regardless the hour :)

I originally made this album for a Scrap N Crop class based on the kit that Val gave me. The class was last Sunday and it was actually pretty good, we had 8 registrations but only 5 came, which was great nevertheless, we had lotsa space and lotsa fun too. And to those who came, I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for taking time off to come all the way to Kajang :)

Here are some of the images of the FRONT and OUTSIDE of the mini album:

 

 

Here are the inside pages:

 

 

 

 

Here are close-ups of my favorite bits:

 

 

 

This was part of the class synopsis which was on Scrap N Crop's CROP.munity's blogpost:

The Love Album is a shabby chic mini album  measuring 8” x 6”, made entirely from scratch using chipboard covers and cardstock pages. This projects features the latest Valentine's collection from Making Memories and other delicious designer pattern papers and pretty embellishment. This makes a uniquely perfect Valentine gift to your dearest beau as you document your precious journey together. 

Thanks for dropping by and have a great week ahead! Stay crafty! *XOXO*

Cards for Guys

Hi again! My first week of work went by pretty well, it's hectic yet exciting, I'm quite exhilarated to be back in action I'm a total hopping bunny buzzing with enthusiasm! Let's hope and pray it stays that way a looooong way to go heheh!

I had an awesome class at Scrap N Crop's CropArty yesterday, we had five wonderful 'students' who did so great despite the quick pace, it was just chatting, laughing, cutting, pasting and more chatting :) And then there was lotsa shopping of course! Big thanks to Val of Scrap N Crop for the opportunity to be a guest teacher at her Scrap Abode and also for having me as the featured artists for Feb/March 2012!!! *yay* I'm just so honored and thrilled!

Well, today I'd like to share some 'masculine' cards made for guys, these cards were actually commissioned jobs from my friends cum valued customers *you girls are awesome* << hugs >>

I always find it quite challenging to make cards for guys as I have to go easy on the flowers and butterflies which I LOVE! I'll still sneak in a couple of them sparingly while making sure the overall design and color tone is not overly 'girly'. These cards were made using mainly MME's Lost & Found 2 6x6 pad (Breeze) as well as some of the 12 x 12 from the same collection, among other matching papers and whatnots from my stash.

Here's a rustic themed card using browns, green and pale yellow:

Minimal use of blooms & butterflies but I can't stay away completely!

Inside the card.

This is a blue & green theme card:

Velvet & grossgrain ribbon in the centre.

Inside the card.

The last guy card on my list is extra special as my friend requested it for her hubby and she wanted their photo inside the card plus personalized printed message.

Personalized 5.5" x 8" large card

Handmade satin bloom topped with a Prima rose.

Just love this loving pic of the couple!

That's all for now! Thanks for dropping by :) I have a huge Valentine project to share which will be posted in conjunction with Valentine's Day, hehehe so do stay tuned! Meantime, happy scrapping folks!