ScrAp FraMe

Was at my friend's home the other day and saw that they had 3 rather large EMPTY frames (from Ikea) hanging on the wall. He shared with me that he had intended to display his sketchings when he first bought them for his new home..... it's been over 3 years already... and his intentions have remained just that! LOLS!

30com by 30cm on the inner frame, I thought a 12 x 12" scrap pattered paper will be just the thing to fill up the empty spaces! I simply found the cutest paper among my stash (I think it was from KCK- Glittering Glamour's range)... print and mat the photos of their adorable girl.... isn't she a cutie!!!... Added some pearls and bling from Prima Flowers, added the name stickers...and that was about it!

I'm ready for the 2nd frame... bring it on Tim!

PhOtO TRaYs!

LAST MONTH was really crazy… not me ….. those scrapbooking stores here!! Paper Market and Made With Love had 45% off scrapbooking stuff!!!! 45%!! @.@
My scrapbooking friends & I found ourselves A LOT POORER, BuT with lots of NEW stash!! KEKE! I duuno whether to be happy or sad…also my VPOST was open and I had 22 packages delivered! GASP!… only about half of these were mine… but still… I'm quite ashamed of myself, did let myself go a bit there… sighs! Joann, Scrap-Mart, Cropstop, Scrapbooking Warehouse, ODBD… all had incredible discounts!! Yes, it was pretty crazy…..

After all the flurry of shopping and shopping… It was time to settle in with all my newly bought stash and START scrapping… I had always wanted to do one of these photo trays (usu price $39.90!) and with the discounts I was happy to finally gRaB one of these!

I wanted to do a scrap-craft of 2010. Last year, at this time of the year, all my 3 kids were sitting for major exams in their academic journey. It was a time of leaning on the Lord and trusting Him to lead my children in the paths that they might take. As a mom, there were many anxious moments. But then, I'd take these moments as opportunities to draw close to the Lord and tell Him all my fears and worries…. Indeed He is FAithFul! I'm grateful for good results for my kiddo, undeserving of His grace and mercy.

Papers & embellishments are from the K& Company- Blossomwood stack (so love this stack!)
The "love" canvas ribbon was handstamped by Flo! (so pretty!). I thought that Love and Faith were what's needed to bind Family together.

I'm a OrGaNiseD NuT!!

With a growing scraping collection, one just needs to be ORGANISED!!! and yes, I confess I love to arrange and re-arrange my things! My friends who know me well AdMiRE (wiggle eyebrows) and hate me for it! LOLS!

I've been playing with my tim holtz's DISTRESS INKS quite a bit. It irks me that when they are stacked, it's difficult to pull the inkpad you want out on it's own.... so I devised this storage box using a 16 x 23.5 box and drawer separators. I have 20 inkpads and as you can see.... I'm pleased as peaches that everything fit! This is so easy to make! Use it by lying it down or standing it on it's side. Store the ink pads upside down and turn it right side up when using them… sweet!

FinAlly... SOmE CArds

Made this card for a friend who is caring for her father after a major surgery. It is a difficult time for her as he can be demanding and difficult "patient". She feels quite drain..... but His grace is suficient for every trials and circumstances.

Most of my peers are at this stage where we feel very much the "SQUEEZE"; caring for our elderly and aging parents and our growing children and teenagers.... Things can get quite InTenSe!

It is times like these that we cling on to the one who who all things in His HANDS, who is in control when all seems to be about to fall apart!

LATELY, there have been many needs in my circle of friends and Siblings-in-Christ. Sometimes, I get overwhelmed. Then I get reminded that we do all things through CHRIST, who strengthens us! My prayer is that I don't turn a blind eye to what needs doing, that I depend on His wisdom in my doing.

Where I can't be there, I will KEEP the S-I-C in my thoughts and prayers, that the Lord will keep them….
LAST NIGHT, my DD asked for a birthday card for a friend. HAIZ! I know there's nothing in my stash… (hadn't been for some time!) So I stayed up till past midnight to craft-up something presentable… (what things we try to do for our children!! sighs!)
Today, I stayed home to work on my cards, updating some and put together those coloured images onto cardstocks and all the little things that make me happy looking at finished product… Yes, making cards is for ME a time to make myself happy…
I do really need to replenish my card supply….. wished I had more time….

Young BUDDING Scrapbooking Enthusiast

LYNN is a little 9 year-old girl in my church. Last week she very excitedly showed me this scrap page she had done as a front cover for her diary. When I saw this, I thought " O WOW! She's got potential!!"

NOboDy taught her. She just created this page all on her own!
She has the main paper down the center and 2 strips of ribbons to act as a border.
 FLOWER EMBELLISHMENTS/stickers at opposite ends (good balance) and tips of the corner (small flower upper and bigger flower lower!!).
Sticker alphabets for the Title and a picture photo with netting as the matting and 3D effect!! INSTINCTIVE Scrapper... this little one! (can you see why I'm aMaZED?!!)

I love your instinctive approach to creativity LYNN! GOOD JOB!!

Altered Frame

Made this for my friend Sze Fong..... Thanks for having us over to your lovely "green-ery" home for dinner..... ooooo... love the ABC sauce too... thank you much! muah!

For this project I used K & Company Que Sera Sera diecut and acetate. I liked the very 60s feel to the die-cuts! Hope you like it SF!