A Looonngg Hiatus

I never imagined how busy my new work would be, and together with school, I am unbelivably drained most of the time. These days, when I walk passed my scrap table, all I do is shake my head and sigh.

I also thought of closing this blog since it has been so very inactive, but I guess it could still be an outlet for me to relieve my stress and indulge in my own scrapbooking creations, although it's been awhile since I had time to scrap.

So it wouldn't come as a surprise that this will be a photo-less post. Actually, I had months ago completed two projects. But I hadn't had time to take pictures and install my camera's software into my netbook. I hope I will be able to do all that by next week.

Anyhow, X'mas is near! Which means I will have to by hook or by crook get down to doing some scrapping. But I can tell you, the temptations of just giving gifts bought off shelves had been very great. I shall resist it though..

That said, I really admire those who can continuously produce/complete projects while holding down a full time job. Man, I wish I have this superwoman ability.

Now I hope the next post will be more interesting.

You've got mails!

Time do fly. I cannot believe it's been a week since the last time I posted. I haven't been lazing around though, I managed to finish another small project of mine but couldn't find the time to take pictures. The past week was Harry Potter and many birthday dinners, I bet I've piled on quite a few pounds. Speaking of which, I haven't been jogging as often as I'd like, feeling fat and very unhealthy I am. Let's hope I'll be able to pack in some exercising this week. *fingers crossed*

Back to scrapping. It is my bad habit to scatter my mails around after I opened them and quite often, I end up misplacing them. Too bad losing the bills doesn't mean I won't have to pay them.. So, I thought I need something to keep my mails in, and about time too.

This is really useful for me! No more mess, and no more searching for mails I misplaced. =)

Thanks for looking, ta!

Custom-made for myself!

Hi there, I have something interesting to share! As my title suggests, I made something for myself that's tailored to my needs. Care to make a guess? I will admit it is something I need VERY much, since I have this tendancy to misplace my discipline and self-control. No clue yet? I might even venture to say that there might be others out there who are like me, and thus have a use for this new creation of mine too. :)

Let's have a peek..

Have an idea now? I wonder who or what got grounded? Here's the reveal.

Yes, these evil cards of mine are being grounded and kept in deep freeze. =p

If you ask me, this is a perfect way for me to stop myself from overspending, that is, going out without these plastiques! No matter how hard or often I tell myself that I must not fall to temptations, more often than not, the convenience of just whipping out these tiny plastiques and you can have whatever it was you fancied going home with you, is just too hard to resist.

Not to mention, experts have said, the lure of these cards is you are buying with toy money, as opposed to paying with cash for your purchases. At the end of the day, only when the bills come, do you have to part with your real money, and that's the time when you feel the pinch and remorse, but it would have been too late isn't it?

I know I can be thinking about how I want to reduce spending for the month and only buying my needs and not my wants blah blah blah from the time I open my eyes in the morning, but all it takes is an unintentional glance through the window of a boutique, where my sight befalls on something that tickles my fancy, and then all thoughts of frugality will become history. Tragic.

Now, if you are like me, then maybe you can make something similar for yourself too. =)

The process of saving and cutting down on expenses can be quite depressing at times, especially if you are already so used to your current lifestyle. But at a time like now where the economy is not exactly a bed of roses, I know I must be more prudent in saving.

So, I've made myself something fun and pretty to aid me in this process. Hell, it isn't all that hard to leave my cards behind now if you ask me. =)

Hope you like this little creation too. Thanks for stopping by!

As promised...

I am glad that I was able to complete more in the last two days. It feels good when you know you haven't let time pass in vain.

I managed to finish one of my long due projects finally.. it's a start I'd say. This special event took place in March this year and it definitely falls into my "scrap-it-by-hook-or-by-crook" category, and you'll see why. ;)

The proposal! See why this is a "must-scrap" for me? Now how many proposals do a girl get in a lifetime? The pictures were taken after we got home, the journaling accounts for the details, like where it took place etc. I also saved some flowers from the bouquet, dried them and I thought it lends a nice touch and made this page even more meaningful.

Man, I love this! The only flaw is the "I Said Yes"at the bottom I guess, I'd like it better if it has more contrast with the purple. What do you think?

Besides this, I also created a set of 3 mini cards. They are titled: "Smile, Giggle, Laugh" I thought they make a good set.

I realised one problem I always encounted with my camera is that the pictures do not turn out true to their colors IRL. I've tried adjusting the shutter-speed, aperture, ISO and white balance etc, but still I just couldn't get it right, it's frustrating! Any photography experts out there who can lend me some advice? Lord knows I really need it.

Well, that's all I have to share for now. Thanks for stopping by!

I know I've been bad...

Given that I have so much time on my hands now, one would expect that I'd be more diligent at my scrap table. But erm, I must say that had not been the case. Gosh I feel so bad, getting distracted by all the other stuffs, and giving in to the temptation of going out instead of staying home like I should have and do things constructive.

Anyway, I've finally gotten back to scrapping. Thanks to this photo of my grandma, I woke up one fine day, my eyes darted to the picture like so many times before, and I felt this sudden urge to do something about it. Guess she's trying to tell me I am too lazy lately. There are also many projects overdue, I shall work hard to clear my backlog.

I am going to leave you with a 12X12 layout I just completed and get back to bury myself in scraps. I love this new layout and I hope you'll like it too. =)

It's such a pity that there aren't many solo pictures of her. The next thing I need to do is to duplicate some old photos from the precious few since I do not want to use the originals.

Well, it's mid week already. I hope to get something done before I head out for my class later. Wish me luck. And I promise to come back with more pictures soon. For real this time.

Still Around??

Oh my gosh! I've been gone, away from the scene for too long. My... one would think that since now that I have all the time in the world, I will be logging on more often. Well well.. firstly, my sis brings the laptop with her so I do not have access all the time. Secondly, uploading pictures alone like simply just take up half the day, and I have so many pics! Erm... but those of scrapping not that many maybe? Sigh, all these excuses.

Anyway, this one I'm putting up now is from a few weeks back. It was a gift for one of my very kind ex colleagues. She bought me some cakes on my last day of work and I really thought that was a very kind gesture and I ought to thank her in my way. So I altered a crate for her.

I hope she likes it as much as I do, and it's in her preferred colours, pink and blue. And ofcoz, with my crate, you can be sure it will never be complete without the signature ribbons. Here they are...

Well, that's all again for now. I've just got myself a netbook to grant myself more access to the internet, so hopefully I will be able to update more. Tata!

One With My "Bummer" Status

Hi! kinda overdue again.. I´ve altered a notebook for my sis afew days back, but din get the chance to post it up yet. I love it! A simple one. :)

So, there you have it. Sorry this is a short post. I´ll try to complete more stuffs and have them up here soon!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Get Cracking!

I have been slacking too much. Mainly alot of Mahjong recently, and too little time scrapping! So I thought I'd try to compensate yesterday and I came up with 2 mini notebooks. Not too bad for one night considering I played mahjong again after that!

For today I have to cram in some time for my revision. Having my exam this Thursday, dreading it gosh. So, before I disappear into the wind again for the rest of the week, I shall leave you with these two latest creations I did yesterday.

And I couldn't just stop at one yesterday... So,

So, which one do you like better?? Tell me! :D

and... wish me luck for my exam on Thursday alright! *winks*

I hope you like it, Tessa!

Alright, from my previous post I'm sure one can gather that I am SUPER overdue with my gift for the sweet Tessa. And I am so sorry about it yea.. But my schedule hasn't been too accommodating for my scrapping. Seems like so many things are happening at the same time for me.

Work is CRAZY, but work no more. I feel happy that I have put an end to it. But enough, this blog is certainly not for my rantings and unhappry experiences at work, it should be of pretty, happy and handcrafted items! :D

So, I've been meaning to complete my gift for Tessa for a long long time and I'm glad that I finally am able to sit down at my scrap table and produce constructively. :)

So I altered a notepad for the dear girl...

And a closer look at it...

I hope you like it girl! It has been sent out to you today. You should be receiving it in 3-5 working days. I'm sorry but the flowers might be abit squashed in the mail by the time it get to you I'm afraid, so you might have to curl the petals a little to fix them.

Alright, I suppose I will be alot free-er in the next month. Which means, more scrapping! How nice is that? ;)

MIA no more!!!

Hi people, Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome the year of OX!

Gosh can't believe it's been almost a month since my last post. I've been real bad. Some work problems, and also after my classes every week, I don't get home till after 10pm. :( and my weekends are now spent vegetating instead of creating. How tragic I know. Ohhh creative juices, flow back to me please...

I must try harder. There are so many things I want to blog about too, but I haven't found time to take pictures or upload them.

I received the lovliest gift from Tessah and it's beautiful! I will take a picture soon. And I haven't finish my gift for her. Ohh I feel so bad girl. But better late than never, I promise I will get working again.

I hope my next post I will have something to show. Wish me luck. Ta!