Monday, December 27, 2010

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.

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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Georgetown 30 July 2010

Some sights of Georgetown.

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Georgetown University

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

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The Old Stone House

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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.
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Washington Monument from the Reflecting Pool.

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Union Station. The gold bits you see are actually 24k leaf gold... no kidding.
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The Lincoln Memorial
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US Capittol Bulding

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Jefferson Memorial

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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.

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

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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!

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Pictures of one of the stores.

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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!

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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Friends Swap

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


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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. 


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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.


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Some random pages by members from the group.


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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! 


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

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Having A Laugh

Here is a layout for MWL Scrap Dares #1. 


For a close friend, who is always there, always ready to lend an ear and shoulder to cry on, always there when I needed her. 


J, this is for ya! 


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Using Bazzill, Webster's Pages, DCWV. Embellishments from K & Co, Sassafras, Prima and Bo Bunny. 


The little wooden crest is actually from an old earring that had broken off. :) The envelope is self-made. 


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A quick one today as there are tons to do before "Sayonara Singapore and Hulloooo D.C. & Big Apple City". :D

Friday, July 9, 2010

My Very First Mini Album!

This is my first attempt in making a mini album. Took weeks to complete, didn't like the initial look and ripped everything out couple of times. It got so bad at one stage when every time I start to work on the album, I simply went , "Urgh...". I've somewhat come to the conclusion that mini albums are not for me due to the constraint of space. Yet I like them sooo much. There are often many nice samples in store or in the online galleries. Somehow, the magic touch just elude me. 

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Am I being too hard on myself??? 

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I refuse to give up, there's no turning back coz I bought quite a few of those chipboard albums... So I persevere. Here's a sneak!

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The weekend is here! Yay! What are your plans? 

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Disco Diva goes to Party!

This. I'm extremely proud of! It's something that I started a fortnight ago. Inspiration derived from the great Christine Middlecamp. Instead of doing a 12 x 12, this is a smaller version of 9 x 9. I think this is the most elaborate piece of work I've ever done! :)

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A closer look. 
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It's a birthday gift for one of my dearest, closest gal friend / godsister of more than 10 years! Wow! 10 years... a decade. I never had a friend this long. We've gone through thick and thin, saw each other mature into a young woman. Probably spent the best part of my life with her and another dearie. Although I don't get to see her often these days, she's not far from my thoughts. I mean it's kinda difficult not to think about her, since we're on MSN and though we are too busy to private message each other, she's there! :) And that is comforting.


I can't get enough of this!

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I didn't think I was going to make this pressie in time for her party. But I'm immensely proud of myself that I did! After countless late nights. I almost didn't wanna hand it to her haha! It's too precious. And then I realize. Disaster will descend the day where all my friends will say, "Stop making me anymore stuff... I'm running out of space!" Oh oh. It then dawned on me, I hardly keep any of the things I make. Who needs 5 frames when I'm a nomad in my own country. Having moved 6 times in the last 10 years... nomad! And no, I'm a Singapore citizen. I just happened to be one of those few who don't live with the parents and rent my own.


I have this problem with "stuff". I don't like things that collect dust. As much as I like to display photo frames, artwork, paintings, boxes, etc. It's a nightmare when dusting and moving home! I have 1 canvas frame made by a friend when we first met. 1.  It's very pretty, and I love it very much coz it's my first canvas. But there is this imminent fear that after a few years, it will get dusty blah blah blah. So I keep it in a box. And display it when I have guests. So can you imagine if I have photo frames, I'll be so busy the night before my guests arrive! So Sometimes I find the layouts I do kinda redundant after a while. I wonder what will happen 2/3 years down the road when I've a shelf full of layouts... Haha. I'm most motivated when making gifts for friends. Somehow, I don't like the stuff I kept for myself much. What an irony. 


Just for laughs! :) Disco Diva at the Parrrtyyy!


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