Innocence

I wanted to work with muted colors for a change. It's been a long while since I did a 12x12. Couldn't help but feel that I've lost touch. It used to be that picking out color coordinated embellishments took up a lot of time. Now, layouts take twice as long as well. Have to keep scrapping to revive that magic touch. And have to do it fast! The disruptions in the recent months has caused a lot of inconvenience. Even when I wanted to scrap... somehow something keeps stopping me. So baby steps for now. 


Came across this lovely, candid photo taken in Phuket, 2010. Wanted to capture her innocence at the age of 9. 








Using My Mind's Eye, Basic Grey, My Little Yellow Bicycle, American Craft. 

Some recent projects

Have been neglecting this page for a long time. Pictures of some of the recent mini projects I've embarked on. 

Valentine's Day cards for loved ones. Trying to kinda standardized everything to a certain extend. Hearts and pink stuff aren't exactly my style. Had to run out to get some last minute supplies from Martha Stewart. Using also My Little Yellow Bicycle, American Craft, Prima, Sassafrass, 7 Gypsies and Maya Road. 

My 2nd mini album for a sweet girl who's leaving for Brisbane. It took quite a lot of time... I think minis aren't my cuppa. I always feel constrained by the space and the constant thought "Is this enough?". 


Using Bo Bunny, Maya Road, Hambly, and Prima. 

Prima's CHA Winter 2011 Sneak Peak

Such pretty colors from Prima! Great for photos of Spring. :)





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The Holiday Season

Here are some snap shots of the good things in life I got to enjoy over the holiday season. Little treats along the way to keep the spirits up. :)

Huge roses 

Shepherd's Pie and Champagne for post-X'mas celebration.

And finally, my X'mas treats. 

All the way from Finland...

A blue-box virgin no more! :) 

How was your holiday? 

Christmas 2010

The hobby has taken a hiatus the past couple of months. It feels good to be back on the wagon again. A little something for dear friends of mine.

Georgetown 30 July 2010

Some sights of Georgetown.





Georgetown University

 

The infamous staircase in The Exorcist. The writer of the book was a student from Georgetown Uni.

 

The Old Stone House





See how people in the 17th century live

D.C 28 July 10

Ventured into D.C. on my own. Took the double deckeer bus to get my bearings... $$ well spent. Some pictures of the day.
 

Washington Monument from the Reflecting Pool.



Union Station. The gold bits you see are actually 24k leaf gold... no kidding.
 

The Lincoln Memorial
 

US Capittol Bulding



Jefferson Memorial

Washing D.C ~1 (21/7- 26/7)

Finally, last week marked the decease of my MacBook Air. I think the first and last Skype session took its toll and the screen went white. So now I'm using a ASUS PC laptop which keyboard is the size of my palm... Very difficult to type! But it does the work, plus it's brand new. On loan. Aunt's.

I'm in D.C now, cleaning up a storm for my beloved Aunt, and making furry enemies in the house. Seems like I've have taken away the owner's attention away from these cats, and their hiding place a.k.a living room, since I sleep there. One of them even peed on the carpet where my head lies on the far end of the sofa... Sheash... talk about hostility. Oh... and near my suitcase too...

This was the shuttle bus from the airport... looks like 2 posicles sticking out of a bus... But the camera can only capture 1 popsicle coz it was parked too near.





Old Town over the weekend during dinner. View of Potomac River.









A quaint little town called Occoquan. Very kitschy antique stores which I wanna cart one of them back. I found many pieces of period furniture that I want so badly too!









Pictures of one of the stores.













I'm trying to get my energy level up so that I can chase the enemies and corner them to get a shot. Wish me luck! Tomorrow, Washington, here I come!

Friends Swap

LOOK!!! LOOK!!! LOOK AGAIN!!!








This album contains pages done by different members of a scrapbooking group I joined recently. A namesake planned and shared how this album was made. All within 2 hours, she patiently explained and demonstrated the steps. Seems complicated and daunting at first but not really. Such a great idea making an accordion album. 








Initially, I was really nervous about this swap, having started scrapping barely a year ago. Didn't quite know what to expect. Turns out, I had a ball. Lots of laughter, lots of WAHHHHHHH!!! SO NICE!!!, lots of new friends. :) Never did think that scrapbooking would allow me to meet so many new faces and talented ones too. 


Here's my page.





Some random pages by members from the group.











I'm happy to have met such a talented bunch who really inspired me to push boundaries even more. Challenging me to get out of my comfort zone and do something different each time! 





This will probably be my last post before jetting off. So much to do!!!