speed scrapping

Decided to sign up for the Scrappinkids' 1st online crop which was set for Saturday, 12th of April, 8-11P Singapore time. Wow! I got challenged by the time pressure! HAHA!!

The 1st challenge was posted at 8pm but I only remembered to check into the site at 10pm. It was due by 11pm :o ack! I immediately scrambled towards my scrap table. The challenge was for us to use 1 photo, 2 ribbons, 2 rub ons, and do journaling directly on the photo and here's what I was able to come up with:
Supplies: Tinkering Ink paper, MM ribbons, Daisy Ds rub ons, Zig pen, staple wires

Challenge 2 was posted at 930p and was due by 12mn. The challenge was to use anything but a square background paper, 2 photos, 2 chipboards and 2 brads. Here's my take:

supplies: MM cs and brads, Maya Road and Basic Grey chipboard, Lil Davis rub ons, Zig pen

Challenge 3 was up by 1030p and it was also due by 12mn. The challenge was to use lots of flowers, lots of buttons and a 2-word title. Here's what I worked on:

supplies: Label Tulip Feb kit: Scenic Route and AC papers, KI lace paper and paper ribbon, MM flowers and buttons; Daisy Ds cardstock sticker, Zig pen

Many thanks to Wati for organizing a fun crop!

DND.

yep. even DH couldn't bother me! haha! I spent practically all of last weekend messing up my scrap area for the Bad Girls Crop. One of the best online crops I've joined. Had fun chatting and getting several pages done!

Friday challenges
did this for a new paper, old paper, 3-flower, 5 brad/button challenge

supplies: Autumn Leaves paper and buttons, Making Memories paper, flowers. brads and buttons, Prima flowers, American Crafts velvet alpha stickers, K&Co brad, Fancy Pants rub on, Zig pen

this is for a challenge to scrap several random facts based on your age :o

supplies: Bazzill cardstock, KI Memories lace cardstock, Prima flowers, bling, American Crafts thickers chipboard alpha, Dymo tape

did this for a sketch challenge at ibss and used it for 4-photo LO challenge

supplies: (from the FebScarlet Lime kit) Bazzill cardstock, Making Memories papers, notepad paper, flower, button, chipboard alpha and embellishments. Dymo, Zig pen

this one's for a challenge to get inspiration from this photo:


Supplies: Bazzill cardstock, Hambly screen print, Scenic Route papers, Making Memories brad, Autumn Leaves chipboard tag, Luxe rub on, Zig pen

Saturday challenges
for a challenge to use 3 mini photos

supplies: (from the Jan and FebScarlet Lime kits) Making Memories papers and flower, Cosmo Cricket Flourista chipboard, Tinkering Ink alpha stickers; also used: American Crafts chipboard alpha, Label Tulip stamp, Stampin' Up ink pad, Zig pen

for a challenge to use fabric. here i lifted a design by K. Contes

supplies: (from the FebScarlet Lime kit) Making Memories papers, chipboard label stickers, fabric flower and button; also used: Fontwerks stamp, Versa ink, Zig pen, Dymo

For a challenge to use supplies and/or techniques based on the letters of your first name

supplies/techniques:
C - cardstock: Bazzill
H - Hambly screen print
R - red: Scenic Route paper
I - inking technique: Versa
S - stamping: Collage Press
T - tearing; tape writer: Dymo
I - ink: Brilliance
N - notepad paper: Making Memories
E - (love) Elsie paper

Sunday challenges
for Iris' challenge to use a merchandising item/product

supplies: Collage Press paper, KI Memories lace cardstock, Hambly paper, Scenic Route chipboard circle and label sticker, Zig pen

for a challenge to use this sketch



supplies: Studio Azul Jan kit papers and chipboard shapes. I also used Queen & Co felt, American Crafts alpha rub ons, Zig pen, Leeho glitter, Stickles

I wish I could've worked on the 4 other challenges but I couldn't find the time, what with the errands I had to do.

i'm lovin' it

Philpost that is. Today I was surprised, but royally pleased, to have received a goodie box right at my doorstep. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Not complaining though, just wondering. HAHA. Is this a new trend, do you think?

I'm actually probably the last subber to have received her kit from Bad Girls (due to a mix up), haha, but I'm not complaining =) these are yummy stuff! Oh and patience really does pay - just for being 'good' about the whole thing, Wendy threw in one of the latest Tinkering Ink kits! How fun is that!?

TAGGED, again

by Jeanette. This is how it works: You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to update your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and need to read your blog for details).

Well, my middle name is actually the name I go by but that is quite lengthy, haha. So, I'll just go with my maiden name, which is shorter by a couple of letters!

V - Versatile. at least i try to be. Hmm... I'd like to think that I am very adaptable right now when it comes to scrapping. I tend to love a certain kind of style, but I am not averse to trying out others that strike my fancy.

E - Eager - to learn new things and to meet new friends.

L - Loyal. If you are friend or family, you have my constant support and allegiance.

A - Aquarian. Uhm, I don't actually believe in Astrology all that much anymore, but some traits attributed to Aquarians uncannily pertain to my personality.

Z - Zany. Oh yes. I can be so eccentric at times. Aren't all Aquarians? =)

C - Charming. Not! - hahahahaha!!!! No. I am definitely not a charmer by my mom's standards! :o

O - Obsessive Compulsive. yes. i can be obsessive compulsive. yikes! and OH! oh yes. I can be quite opinionated as well (unfortunately, I tend to be tactless at times... luckily, T is not part of my middle name, so I'll drop it! haha!)

I don't really want to impose on anybody, but if you'd like to play this game, please consider yourself tagged!

late bloomer

who would've thought that after all this time, and with my long-standing love affair with photos, it is only now I have considered investing in and playing with a much-touted photo editing software? haha! actually, i ordered this several months ago but I asked for a replacement (which never happened!!) because I ordered version 5.0 and the supplier gave me version 4.0. i was eventually informed that Adobe has yet to release a v5.0 for a mac so i simply asked for a refund. supplier and i exchanged several text messages and e-mails but apparently, they reneged on their commitment. so all these months, i've been twiddling my fingers, waiting.... waiting. to. no. avail. i am never ordering from them again. in the meantime, i'll just content myself with a lemon (as this version has oft been referred to) and maybe try to work wonders with my blah photos.

a trip to the PO = scrappy goodness

i happened to be at home this morning when a PO notice arrived. of course, that only meant 1 thing... i had to make some cards! hahaha!! -- ??

well, a friend and an aunt who happen to reside in the US are celebrating their birthdays this month and since I was making a trip to the PO anyways, I decided I may as well send cards and some goodies their way today! right?

here's what i whipped up in a jiffy as I had to be at work by 1pm. yup. if you're pressed for time, it's always a good idea to make identical cards! hahaha! good thing they don't know each other! *wink!*


and of course, here are the goodies in the box :) yum! so looking forward to the weekend!

DDD #9

Well, the challenge is for us to just post a photo from Easter Sunday, but I decided to take it to another level and actually do a LO =)

supplies: Bad Girls January kit
DH wasn't particularly impressed with how this turned out, but i find it OK. What do you think?

YITL 13

This week's word really tickled me pink, I couldn't wait to get to work on it right away! =)

Cupcake, Tulips, Balloons and V3 phone images taken from the following sites: castsugar.blogspot.com, www.aveflorist-giftbaskets.com, www.mylalaland.com, www.myspacewireless.com

LO Tag challenges

It's so much fun to join these challenges, if only to get some pages done and then to see how the pages have evolved along the way =) Here are a couple I completed for 2 such challenges some time this month:

used up an old stash here - BG paper =), AC Thickers, Luxe rub on, Zig pen


Supplies: Bazzill and MM cardstock, KI lace cardstock, Daisy D's paper, AC Thickers chipboard alpha stickers, Dymo, Zig pen

TFL and have a great weekend!

impromptu crop

Babette and I have been planning to get together again for quite some time now but we somehow never seemed to find a common time. Finally, without meaning to, schedules somehow cleared up today and we managed to get together this evening.

Because I've been scrapping practically all of last night, I decided to just work on this week's YITL challenge. Here's what I came up with



TFL!

butterflies on my mind

i chanced upon some yummy butterflies some time ago on Ali's blog and me being me, I couldn't resist doing something of the same thing! I checked out the link Ali gave to purchase the butterflies, but found out that other people beat me to the punch! (absolutely no pun intended!) yep! there was nothing more to be had from good ole Martha's site :(



I searched high and low, until I finally found them on ebay (where else?). At the time, I wasn't too keen on bidding for some reason (the punchers were going for about $4.99).

Then about 2 weeks ago, I suddenly had the inclination to finally get them. Too late, there weren't that many people selling so I couldn't get them for a decent price - several people had already upped the ante and there was no other option but to bite the bullet!

Several girls have asked me about the butterfly that I used on one of my recent LOs - that's actually a stamped image of a butterfly which I merely hand cut. Thanks for your wonderful comments! That's one of my current favorites too! =)

pleasant surprises

WOW! I came home to find a box of goodies sitting on my counter! This almost never happens! A box of scrap supplies delivered straight to my doorstep! Hmmm... I must've done something good for me to not have to go to the PO to pick this up!! heehee!

And look! i got a set of lovely handmade cards and a keychain together with a Thinking of You card from Babette. Thanks, Babette! (and thanks for picking up a sheet of paper from Vivian for me! really appreciate it!) =)

getting things done

Took advantage of my week off last week by working on several pages :) gotta love breaks! My sister Mela and her girls came by one afternoon and we decided to work on some pages. Here are a few of the pages I completed









PAGE CHECK: Yay! 65 done, 300 to go!!!!


Unfortunately, because DH wasn't feeling particularly excited about Easter this year, the kids didn't get the chance to hunt for eggs :( Good thing they settled for a trip to the mall and dinner out! So sorry about that! Will try to make it up to you next year.

Happy Easter!

The Lord is risen! Hallelujah!

Have a blessed day, everyone!

What are you up to, today?

boys

yep. so many boys, so little time, i always say. ha! i couldn't decide on any one particular boylet, so i decided to showcase at least 4 of them! whehehehe. i've been itching to do this forever but i had to bide my time as I searched for the perfect photos and collected the bling bling i needed for this challenge.

may I now present to you 'some' of the boys in the industry who tickle my fancy =) (kikay!!)



Journaling: hmmm... i wonder what DH would say if he knew of my sentiments? hahaha!!

Materials Used:Bazzill cardstock, Making Memories and Creative Imaginations papers, Creative Imaginations border sticker, bling: Glimmer Mist in snowflake (used on cardstock base), Prima crystals, Doodlebug Design sugar coated chipboard in limeade, Dymo, Sharpie pen

need for speed

chanced upon this at Babette's site and decided to give it a test drive

72 words

Speed test

that was fun! but i think i'm so out of practice! haha!

busy as a bee

Yep. I decided to hit my scrap table in between online surfing all day yesterday.

YITL 11

Here's my take on the word for this week. Sorry to be using yet another photo of myself and DH, haha! I've had this photo lying around for quite some time (test print from my new photo printer) so I finally decided to just use it.

Sorry, i'm feeling kinda cheesy today! haha! got a portion of the lyrics from a Frank Sinatra song...