Bummer

Another bummer for me happened today - I forgot my camera!

It is like "I forgot my phone" thing to me 'cos today I'm suppose to load photos into the gallery to be entered for some challenges and yet of all the things, I forgot the camera which I've already snap photos of my layout, one that being doing last night using the beautiful Delilah kit from Scrapbook Deals4U.

*Sigh* And now, I'll have to wait till next Tuesday to get it loaded and it will be way past due date. I really really wish I can have my broadband running at home, unfortunately it doesn't cover till that area. Even when it does, it is way too slow for me to load anything over the Net.

So peeps, you won't be able to see me online over here updating on my blog till next Tuesday. I'm going to a land that forbid Blogspot and Facebook. Can you imagine that? To live without having access to Blogspot and Facebook? It is a sad case to me. For once, they (Chinese gov.) has opened up their gateway and let people browse blogspot, now they are blocking it again. Even YouTube also can't get over their gateway. Sad huh!?

So, see you after Monday.

Bu hooo..

Last chance for me to scrap tonight and share about it tomorrow before I go off to meet hubby on Thursday morning. Not like this will be the end of my scrapping life, it is just that I'll be away for the weekend without my scrapping stuff.

Guess what, I'm actually looking forward to it, that I can get away from my boys :p I'm missing my scrapbook more than my boys.. something must be wrong with me. I know I'll be missing them when I got there, but as for now, I'm happy that I will have a "small vacation" away from them. >:)

Self-timer

Here is another layout using the Delight kit from Scrapbook Deals 4U. I did this layout within an hour, super fast huh!? Not following any sketch, but just go according to my mood and the colors of those photos. I'm getting the blue, green and chocolate from the photo, adding some red flowers. Love the kit.


Product used: Creative Cafe Chocolate Diecut, Pink Paislee Captivating Chipboard Alphabet, Petaloo Mulberry Street Flowers, Delight Collection - Fancy Pants PP, yellow pearls from Kaiser Craft.

pbskids

Yes, PbsKids is my sons' favorite site, both of them would pester me to let them play in the site once I got online in my in-laws' place every Saturday night. There they go again on the notebook:
I've used sketch #74 from Creative Scrappers for this layout and those pretty papers from Basic Grey Marrakech which came in Scrapbook Deals 4U April kit. Yes, this kit has been sitting there for several months 'cos the patterns are just too overwhelming for me. I should have known earlier that it is ok for me to cut them up and use them sparingly. After browsing in their gallery then only I realize that (what a slow couch I am :D).

To add some glimmer, I've used the Stardust pen that came in their September Delight kit to draw on the peacock, it is only visible when you look from the side.

I still have a lot of paper from the Marrakech kit, and the Delight kit, and the recent October Delilah kit. Maybe I'm just too careful in using those beautiful paper or maybe I haven't got that many pages to scrap and I've already skipped two months from them but I'm definitely still getting their November kit which is just too good to be missed. It was a hard decision for me 'cos the other two kits looks so yummy as well. However since I know I'll be doing more boy's page rather than girl, and we don't have Fall over here, so I choose Kit #3 - Flutter Butter.

I'm sure when the December kit is out, I'll definitely need some more paper for Christmas cards ;)

Edited: ops, forgot to put in the product used earlier on.

Product used: Basic Grey Marrakech PP, Humbly Print journaling spot, Me & My big idea chipboard sticker, ZIG pen, American Craft foam letter sticker.

Memories

I normally don't use too bulky a thing in my layout, just afraid that my album can't close up properly and it might just dent other pages in it. But this Prima flower.. this is different, it is just so pretty and doesn't need extra embellishment to make it stands out, and I just can't resist in using it here.

I'm using a sketch feature in Creative Scrappers for this layout, and have simplified it as well.

Here is a close-up of the simple tied-up ribbon on the Prima flowers.

I seldom have picture of my sister, I bet she'll be happy to see this.

Thanks for stopping by.

Product used: Scrapbook Deals 4U Delilah September kit:- Fancy Pants Delight PP, Prima Flower, Creative Cafe Chocolate Diecut, American Craft fabric letter stickers, Petaloo Mulberry Street Flowers; Kaiser Craft pearls and self added vintage trim.

Together

I love those beautiful paper from BoBunny included inside the October kit of Scrapbook Deals4U, they are just so pretty. I'm getting the Delilah Kit and I'm loving every pieces of paper came in it with all those embellishment as well. I felt a bit sorry that I had to cut them up and there are also paper that are pretty on both sides! I haven't come to use that piece that, it is going to be a hard decision for me to choose either side and forgo the other side..

The layout that I did is using the Delilah Kit and some extra embossing powder and vintage lace trim. I've got all my photos processed with white borders but then had to cut two of them out in order to get just the boys instead of the whole playground. And just to make it pop a bit, I've use foam adhesive on one of the smaller square.

I've also made some ruffles out from the ribbon that came together with the kit and finally put on the vintage trim to make it more complete. Ruffles inspiration from Moxie Fab World.

I've embossed several layers of red embossing powder on the title chipboard that came along in the kit.
It is just so fun to be able to create a page out from the kit.

Using laughter as a prompt from Categories Story. Truely, my sons laugh makes my heart sing. Love seeing them enjoying themselves in the playground through my high pitch voice shouting over "becarefullllll !" LOL

Yes, when I slow down, I can see that their true happiness became mine.

Product used: BoBunny PP, buttons, flowers and stickers, Jenni Bowlin journal stickers.

Hope for Gavin

HOPE FOR GAVIN
CHRISTMAS CARD DRIVE

I'm doing this myself and I hope more people will be joining this drive by just sending in your Christmas Cards to Johwey. You can read all about the story here.

All proceed will be given to Cure Tay-sachs Foundation.

This is actually a very simple thing to do, just send in your gorgeous hand-mdade Christmas cards, so that Johwey can sell it off later. The deadline to participate is November 12.

Come on crafty peeps, I'm doing it myself, so do join me.

Espress yourself

Not really a well taken picture of the layout. Anyway, just wanna share this using the sketch from Creative Scrappers

Still having the "simple" in mind from Scrap-it-lah, I tried to use some of those journaling bits from Humbly Print and my stamp sets from Sassafras trim trimmery. I'm still thankful for those die-cut flowers sent in by Suzanne (Thanks Suzanne!).

Since I needed some tiny pearl for the butterfly body and I ran out of tiny pearls, I've cut up Jennie Bowlin Studio Pearl Flowers and used that as the tiny embellishment separated on those butterflies and on the overlay.

Thanks for looking.

Product used: Jenni Bowlin studio pearl flowers, Humbly Print journaling bits, Urban Lily doodle Daisy, Sassafras trim trimmery and black ink.

Simple delight LO

This layout is for the fun of just using those kit from Scrapbook Deals 4U by using the sketch feature in Helen's site here and the "simple" idea from Scrap-it-lah site challenge.

The word simple is not really visible, so I've doodle on the edge of each alpha stickers.

I haven't been taking photos of the boys lately, should do that more often. I'm missing out on the Project 365 as well, haven't been keeping up for that. Will need to start scrapping those photos soon, else will get even lazier. I'm actually hoping to get the Project 365 kit from Creating Keepsakes, my last hope in getting from Kelly Purkey also gone.. *sigh*.

Product used: Making Memories tiny alpha, My Mind's eyes Bloom & Grow, Core cardstock, Me & my big ideas word, Fancy Pants pattern paper, delight journaling sheet, some lace, buttons, Maya Road journaling stamp, red embossing powder, and some zot.

Finally done

Yes, exam is over and yet I finally got my paper in (just for share).

Here would be my take:

I've made some lollipops flowers to go along with it as I though flowers would be too girlie for this page. Those swirls are actually traces from a chipboard sticker backing and ink with green color ink. And since my sewing machine is not working and I'm so lazy to put it back on after my boys took off some part of it, so I'm using fake stitching on the edges.

I'm using Desiree's "You gotta be"song's relics as the title and journaling. I love that song, would really hope Cal will get what it means.

I'm also eagerly waiting for weekend to play with those papers and tools that I've been abandoning recently. I've got myself a pre-loved cutter from Creative Memories too!

Still nothing

yet...

Yes, there is still nothing from me with scrapbook related yet, 'cos I'm away from my scraproom. Am staying in my in-law's house at the moment as hubby is back for a few days. Of course I miss my scraproom! But being with hubby is much more important to have that sparks keep lighting too, right?

I'm half way working for the final exam over in Scrapbook Deals 4u, hopefully will be able to cook it before due day which is this coming Sunday.