Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

hmmmmm....

Why is it that everytime I clear my scrap area... it does not stay neat and cleared for even a day.  sigh.  A clean table makes me feel inspired and creative... and then i start pulling stuff out to play .... and one thing leads to another....... and yep.  the area gets messy again.  AND WHEN IT DOES.  I don't want to look at it and i feel so so uninspired.

You see.. it's a vicious cycle. I need to maintain a neat area to feel creative but i can barely keep it neat for a day.... a clean area gets me all excited and in a scrappy mood. LOL!  I'm pretty much screwed here.

Today I'm thinking about Christmas and how the end of the year is fast approaching. ... and dreaming of when THIS will appear ......

STARBUCKS HOLIDAY RED CUPS!  I can't wait.  :)

 

pages to share

I managed to scrap on sunday and did 2 layouts!  the Made With Love team went on a mini retreat and we stayed up on Sunday night scrapping our hearts out.  It was really fun!  I have not been able to scrap anything recently as my scrap area is really messy and soooo uninspiring at the moment. lol. 

So happy that I managed to churn out these layouts :)

I just loooove how this layout turned out.  The COLLAGE PRESS papers were really yummy to play with and also their die cut rings.  I've wanted to scrap about the little things that Eugene would do for me.. you know, everyday stuff.. these photos were perfect.  We took them on a whim one day.

And this second one.... ahhhh! fun times.  The bunch of us cousins decided to take silly photos and what better papers to use then the lovely and fun Sassafras!  I especially love Eugene's expressions on all the photos.. classic!  I'm sure this page will bring laughter for many years to come.  We are very close... us cousins.  We meet regularly on Sundays and play board / card games together.  Love them lots!

 
 
 

oh where oh where have i been?

i know i know.. i've been a really bad blogger.  its been a busy couple of weeks leading up to my sister's wedding last weekend.  I had relatives from Australia come down as well so all in all it has been quite crazy times. 

My Sassafras Monstrosity workshop (Fun-Tas-Tic 3) started on Saturday and it was a blast!  I had a really good time teaching the workshop and thank you all who came!  I hope you had a fun time putting together the 4 layouts.  We also named some of the monsters in the workshop.... lol.  If you're coming for future workshops, you'll be introduced to my monster pals as well.

I always have fun creating workshops with Sassafras products.  Love all the beautiful patterns and colours.  I think I should start keeping all my Sassafras Fun-Tas-Tic workshop samples in a separate album like what I did with Love, Elsie's A Beautiful Mess.  For those of you who attended A Beautiful Mess series of workshops... do you store your layouts in a separate album?  They really look good put together in a single album.

Oh yes... will you be attending the MWL Cropathon on the 31st of this month?  Each of us (5 in total) have created a fun mini album that you'll be able to do in each hour slot.  Elvi, Sandra, Swee Ching and Kelly's album all teaches you a clever way to create a different mini album design.  For me... I went with the more conventional route opting to create a theme based album rather than a type of album.  I will show you how to create your own album cover using a die cut patterned paper and how to embellish your album cleverly with your own  coordinating supplies.  It will be fun! 

I will post more about my album when I get a hold of a photo of it... i left it at the store and did not have my camera with me the other day.

Till then.... have a great week ahead k? 

ho ho ho!

We are getting down to the wire here... Few more sleeps  before my sister's wedding this weekend and dinner on monday evening.  Got to make sure everything is in place!!

But i thought i'd drop by for a quick update and post somemore sneaks of my new workshop next month......

here goes :)

Fashion help before i become a fashion faux pas!

It's the weekend!!!!  YEY!  What plans do you have this weekend?  I wish I could say that I'll be scrappin' up a storm but alas..... my scrap area is seriously in need of a good clean up.  I have so much stuff and rubbish on the table I cannot even see my trimmer anymore. LOL!

My sister gets married in 2 weeks....... yes .... 2 weeks time so this means we'll all be crazy busy leading up to it too.  I'm so happy I managed to find a really beautiful dress for her wedding dinner.  It's really a big load off my mind.   Now I just need to go find some matching acessories and shoes.  Should not be too difficult eh?

Any good suggestions as to what would match a Ivory Tube Dress? 

Pearls? Gold bangles? Gold strappy heels?  Let me know k???

And before I finish off.... here is another sneak for my new October workshop.  :) FUN FUN FUN!

Have a great weekend!! To all my Muslim friends... Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. :)

of cooks.. models... and monsters. lol.

I'm so happy that the new seasons for Top Chef, American Next Top Model and Project Runway have begun... yey.  This season of Top Chef is really good.  I love that the chefs are all of pretty high calibre.. i mean, no offense to the mom cooks but this IS top chef competition after all.  This season there are Michelin Star and James Beard nominees.  This makes the show so much more interesting.  I love Top Chef.. been following it since Season 1.  Anyone watching Top Chef as well?

Now I can't wait for the rest of my favourite shows to begin again after the summer break... LOST.. Grey's Anatomy...Gossip Girl....Scrubs.... and more.

Next month...... a new workshop.  I always pick a fun collection from Sassafras each time they release a new series of collections to create a workshop from.  They are always full of fun to create and jam packed with loads of goodies and yummy colours.  This time round from the CHA Summer releases....i chose MONSTROSITY.  I LOOOOVE the fun colours from that range and those cute cute monsters.  Here's a little sneak peek for now.. :)

hhehehe yes thats the super cute felt monsters from Sassafras.  I know it has not hit our store yet but Sassafras was really kind to send them to me to play with first.  I promise ... you'll see them at the store REEEEEEAL soon. 

If you're worried that this is kinda a 'boyish' range and you don't have boys.... DON'T BE!  I made the layouts very versatile so you can use any photos on the layouts.... maybe try to pick FUN photos?

Okay more sneaks to come real soon..... hope you like what you see so far! 

CHEERIOS!

all mixed up....

This week I received a piece of really sad news.. one of my poly mates' wife was diagonsed with cancer about a month back and passed on early in the week.  The news came as a real shock as I would not expect any of my peers to bring me such news.... not at this age!  I am not aquainted with my friend's wife but have met up with him on several ocassions after we left poly.... mostly during planned group outings or weddings. 

I spent the day feeling really sad and thinking about my own family and how blessed I am.  We always take it for granted that people we love will always be there around us.  But in reality... we all know that anything can happen to anyone at anytime.  This friend's wife must have been my age or younger... she must have fought bravely for the 1 month that she knew about her cancer and even at such a young age... the disease eats you up.  It's crazy just thinking about it.  I cannot even begin to imagine how my friend must be feeling now... to lose his wife at such a young age.  Uggh i feel sad thinking about it again.

Remember to give your loved one a hug today and tell him/her you love him/her ya?

On another note.... im finally going to start brewing up ideas for next month's workshop.  Judging from the fact that it takes me several weeks to complete the layouts.... i better start now. :)  I finally have a pocket of time to begin work.  Wish me luck there eh?

Ohhh and I must recommend this to anyone who loves Nonya/Peranakan food.  My mom recommended me this place that deep freezes nonya dishes so you can store in your freezer and reheat when you want to eat.  The food is really not bad.  Eugene and I had the Itek Tim (Duck with Preserved Vegetables soup) and Chicken Buah Keluak (Chicken Stew with Black nuts) the other night and it was pretty good!  Think Im going to have Chicken Pontek (Chicken Stew) for lunch later.. yum!  Here is the website you can go to order - http://www.babaking.com.sg.  They have FREE delivery when you order 6 packs and above. 

Any fans of nonya/peranakan food here? 

today........

A fun day ...... at the Luge :) ... not an easy feat to snap this photo. We had to coordinate and make sure I was behind Eugene (with no one else behind us.. .... ok this was not planned..lol).. Eugene had to hold up the camera with 1 hand while steering the Luge with the other..... all this as we were speeding down the slope at high speed.

Great shot though! hehehe.

wooooo... i scrapped!

I'm glad i managed to scrap a layout last nite.  It was actually on impulse and probably due to the fact that I cleared the table a little the day before.  I haven't been able to scrap at all prior to last night .. its been too long.  Last nite felt good :)

I really envy scrappers who can churn out layouts after layouts week after week.. especially those on our Design Team!  :)  I cannot seem to do that.. perhaps it is due to the fact that day in day out I am actually looking at all the products (which i love!) and sometimes I think I need a mental break from anything scrapbook related.  Of course there is also the constant distraction of Korean or TVB dramas... LOL!  I go through cycles in my scrapbook endeavours and with work added to the mix...usually when the mood comes again for me, it's time to plan a workshop so none of my personal pages get done. 

I separate my work pages (workshop pages or those that I create for work related purposes) from my personal ones.  I do this as I go through a different mental process with work and personal pages while creating them so usually the 'personal' ones end up more ..... erm.. personal and me. LOL.

So throughout the year.. as the months progress, I cycle through creating several workshops, ordering products for the store, looking at products all day, teaching workshops... i guess you can say the mood for scrapping personal pages don't come by often... but when they do (like last nite), I feel really good after creating. :)  I love how the page turned out.. it's dedicated to Eugene who has been most obliging with taking photos (goofy and otherwise). I really like this collection from Cosmo Cricket.  So fun.. especially the red OCR answer sheet at the background....i HAD to use my pencil to mark out some of the alphabets .. like a real test answer sheet. hehehehe.

Well....It's Monday again... hope your monday started out great! 

hellooooo....

i don't mean to be a stranger.  just been too busy and tired to blog.

TOY CON this weekend?  Who's going????? I may pop by tomorrow afternoon. 

Eugene got me a signed TOFU OYAKO! yey! see the redshirt tofu?  I have the other half- blueshirt tofu that the designer signed last yr.. so my pair is complete.. hehehee.

man... i wana take a photo with Mario and Luigi!