Snow Fun

Honestly speaking - I have tons to do.  Lots of work to be completed but yet I am trying hard to just scrap.  I can only manage simple layouts lately and so be it.  This is another very MISMATCHED 2.  I just wanted to be different and do 2 page layout.  

Sean was having so much fun with the snow outside our hotel.  He kept throwing it around.  Captured these photos of him and decided to dig deeper into old Bazzill and Lace cardstocks which I have hoarded.  Feel good that I am able to use some of the older ones - recognise the first generation of  Thickers there anyone?  

Don't forget the old Making Memories Boy sayings - gosh - they don't even stick well anymore but never,  will fix it later with more Beacon Glue.  

The mismatched 2 pages. LOL...

No 1 - with my very old MM Stickers,  Lil Davis Bottle caps,  Lace cs...  - Destashing feels good.

No 2 - nearly the same with the inclusion of a Momoyo Sticker trim. Do check out the last photo where Kid no 2 is so so very happy with the snow falling all around him.

Target to finish:  93 layouts to go

Prima Pocket Layout - Random Acts of Kindness

If there is one steadfast rule in my life,  that would be that I will also try to practice kindness.  I love the "Pay it Forward" concept and I hope to impart my takes on it to both my kids.  Hence I decided that I wanted to have this theme for my layout.

Yatie uploaded this Prima layout of hers.   I was totally captured by it and I decided to make one too.  I love Prima flowers to death and I have accumulated a lot through the past year. I have decided it was time to start opening those Prima packages and using them.  

Here is my take on the Pocket Layout By Marion Smith.  I did try to watch it but the connection was too slow.  Hence I just did my own thing.  Another thing to note is that some of the Prima flowers here are given to me by Aida.  I know that I am very lucky to have such talented and generous scrapping friends.

Here is the layout sans the photo.

I love the journalling so much.  It is from a rubon which I bought a long long time ago. 

Here is the layout finally with the photo in it.

Target to finish:  94 layouts to go

Playing catch up layouts

I know I have not been blogging much.  I have so much to do lately and it was difficult to find time to blog.  Well,  being addicted to Platns and Zombies do not help either.  Hee hee...

Last year,  I was disappointed that I did not achieve my 100 layout target.  I only did 89 layouts.  I guess this year  I should try harder and try to scrap more as my stash is definitely building up. This year - the scrapbooking target of 100 layouts is still on and I would like to at least achieve it.  Having not scrapped in a long time,  I was stumped for a while.  I decided to start by very simple layouts.  Here they are:

Going Crazy at the Palace

Took these photos of C at the palace corridor.  She was having a giggling fit and wouldn't stop.  As you can see - the photos were all blurred but I loved the spontaneity of the shots.  Used my very old stash of Dove of the East papers here.  Simple layout to kickstart the scrapping year.  

Mopping - Doing Your Chores

I bought a new mop and Sean was fixated with it.  He spent the whole night mopping the floors both upstairs and downstairs.  I had to document this as I know it will NEVER happen again ;)

Again - my photos of him were blurred as he was just moving too much.  I really need to learn how to take photos in dim lighting.  

 A Happy Nerd

More Nerd photos - I just can't resist scrapping them.  Just a simple layout using the remnants of my Scarlet Lime kits.  Aida,  yup - I reused the stamped image from your kit as I loved it so much.

My Nerdy Experience

We were walking around in Insadong,  Korea when we stumbled upon this spectacle shop.  Bought this pair for No 2 as he is going into middle school next year and this will be his Nerd costume.  Though I do think he looks pretty nerdy with his short hairstyle.

Those were my 4 layouts in 2 days.  Hope that I can achieve my scrapbooking target this year.

Target todate:  95 more to go

Scrap-it-Lah January 2011 Hobby Challenge

Happy New Year.  Its a brand new year with new beginnings.  I am certainly praying that this year will be better for me and my family.  Another important prayer that I will always hold without the risk of sounding like a beauty pageant contestant is that I pray for world peace and the world will be free of natural disasters this year.

On the Scrap-It-Lah front,  DT Yatie has spearheaded another cool challenge and for more details on the challenge,  do head over here for the challenge details.

Another hobby other than scrapbooking?  I would definitely choose photography.  I love taking photos of my kids and their growing up process.  It has somewhat become an obsession and although I am still taking rudimentary photos,  I hope that I can improve on my skills on this hobby of mine.

I have used my Studio Calico papers and totally inspired by Sasha,  I have scrapped the layout in a 8.5 by 11 inch layout.  Here is my take and I hope to see more scrappers taking part in this challenge.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2010

Its been quite a while since I last updated my blog.  My apologies - I have been so busy with Track and Field day, 2 football tournaments,  change in maid and our vacation that I just couldn't do anything else in between. I know I have not wished everyone a Merry Xmas - although its late but Merry Christmas to all my blogger friends and hope you had a great Christmas.

I still have not had anytime to scrap - the hired help has proved to be very challenging and I find myself spending a lot of time with the house chores.  

I leave you with some photos of my 2 in Seoul,  Korea.

Having fun in the snow.

Kimchi anyone?

Loving the rides at Lotte World.

Skiing in Jison.

Fantasizing being a World Cup football player at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

An interesting old man in Insadong.

Merry Christmas 2010 to everyone!

Cooking peanut candy.

The Fish market at Noryanjin - we tasted very yummy seafood there - absolutely fresh!

Guards at the entrance of the Gyeongbukyong Palace.

Going crazy at the palace corridor.

Posing in the Korean Folk Village.

Working hard pounding grains.

Scrap-it-Lah December What's In a Name Challenge - Take 2

What a totally meaningful challenge Jessy came up with.  I had to do another take on it and this time I have decided to scrap about Sean's chinese name.  Another simple layout that I really enjoyed making. Hope you like it too.

Layouts todate:  87

Scrap-it-Lah December What's In a Name Challenge - Take 1

Jessy came up with the idea that we would all scrap our names and explain what it means.  I have always wanted to tell my kids why their chinese names are they way they are and this was the perfect opportunity to do so.  For the challenge details,  please head over to here.

Here is my simple take on the challenge using my favourite Scarlet Lime kit and some personal add-ons. Not forgetting the vellum that I have hoarded through the years.  Hee hee...

Layouts todate:  86