.love.you.

long weekend ....

2011-02-07T20:13:00.004+08:00

was spent eating,
chilling out with family,
visiting, eating,
chilling out ...
you get the idea rite ...
it was a closed loop ...
over and over ... hee ...

on one of the days ...
had a crop sessh with my SIC ...
this was the outcome of mine ...
definitely rusty !
but happy with the bright colours :)
and finished some left-over rub-ons ... yay !

O-boy at 4.5 yrs - doing what he knows best - being CHEEKY !

hope your Monday blues are ebbing
mine is as I plan for
this Sat's BBQ ...
*finger's crossed* it stays nice and sunny !

thanks for dropping by ...

loves, N

wishing you ...

2011-02-01T09:54:00.005+08:00

H0p-py Lunar New Year !

May your blessings multiply like rabbits !

Hee hee ...

(image borrowed from)
http://newswirehouston.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2011-year-of-the-rabbit.jpg

Loves, N

.twenty.eleven.

2011-01-16T10:37:00.004+08:00

hahahaha ...
yes, a tad late ...
loads of things happened at the end of twenty ten ...
some nice and some not so ...
i am hoping that this year will go much smoother ...

posting my layout for January's Groovie Cover

Happy Belated New Year, lovelies !

xox,N

What ? December already ?

2010-12-06T17:56:00.010+08:00

boy, time really flies ...
es-spashly when one is having tonnes of fun ...

so, sweet December arrived ...

i was invited by the good people at KCK at link http://krafersparadise.blogspot.com/2010/12/kck-challenge-4-basic-grey.html

had to work with Basic Grey lines such as Koshi, Origins, Green at Heart, Basics, Cappella ...

i was tasked to create a 12x12 LO that has some hide-and-reveal type features e.g. pocket & tag or concealed journalling ...

here's what i made ...

title : our notes to you

my hidden messages made using kraft paper and stamps ...

& slipped into the envelopes for safe-keeping ...

close up ...

I incorporated 2 Maya Road envelopes to contain messages that my husband and I will write to our son. Our hope - when he's older or when we're no longer around, he will be able to read these messages and know how much we love him.

Techniques used:I love layering my layouts, therefore. my most favourite go to item is the KCK 3D Sponge Dots. One problem I face is difficulty in storing my "super-pop-up" layouts :)

do pop over to KCK's at the link above and join in ....

we'd love to see your take on the challenge :)

till then ... have a happy December !

hugs,N

Bali ...

2010-11-07T11:51:00.003+08:00

Novotel Nusa Dua, Bali
August 2010
fine white sandy beach
clear blue waters
O-boy just couldn't resist
playing with the sand !

thanks for dropping by :)

xox, N

Captain O of the High Seas ...

2010-10-31T15:01:00.005+08:00

Ahoy me mateys !!!
Arrrrr ....

O-boy's costume for Halloween
held @ school last Wednesday
managed to rustle up an eye patch,
a pirate cap and a plastic sword
that doubles up as a water gun
first 2 were bought @ Spotlight
and last @ Daiso
(ahhh ... bless these 2 shops)

doesn't he look suave with the pirate

hat off to one side and all ... heee ...

O-pirate in action !

take care & happy weekend !

xox, N

he writes ...

2010-10-27T14:57:00.002+08:00

O-boy @ 4 years 2 months
these photos are of him taken last Sunday
hehehe ... we (me & him) call it our un-official Sunday School

this is roughly our Sunday morning itenary -
morning milk
laze in bed a couple more mins
look for the work books
search for his pencil case (yes, he has one filled with pencils, Ikea markers and an eraser)

coaxing O-boy to sit at the dining table takes considerable mins

lessons begin ...
he practices his alphabets
after 15 mins (insert loads of bargaining, whining & some tears - not necessarily from O-boy)
he completes some sheets

he runs off to go watch some PHD - completes a show

tv is switched off
back to the dining table
for more writing lessons

as you can see in the photo i used for the LO above ...
he has a nice pencil grip
his alphabets are coming along as well
he has no problems with upper case letters
lower case is a different story altogether ...
letters like b,d,p,n,u confuses him at times

he loves doing numbers too
loves doing puzzles

lessons alternate between TV and writing
that's the only way teacher-momma can get him
to concentrate ....

ofcourse there's recess time ...
O-boy's menu : peanut butter sandwich, muruku, yogurt, cold water, biscuits.

he also loves writing his name on a little notepad
then tearing out the page and slipping the note to me
like little love notes *heart*

that's Sunday School for us ...

xox, N

piece of bad news ...

2010-10-25T15:09:00.003+08:00

this munchkin had a fall at school about 2 weeks ago
he told me that he fell and knocked his front teeth
we thought nothing of it cos he said it wasn't paining him anymore
he could eat & drink cold drinks normally

a few days ago i noticed his left upper tooth turning grey
alerted the hubs
we googled the condition
grey tooth = damaged tooth root = dying tooth
:(:(:(

so yesterday we paid a visit to the dentist
and our fears were confirmed
indeed the tooth is on it's way out

luckily, it isn't causing munchkin any discomfort
so, the dentist advised us to wait and see
as this is his milk teeth
chances are when munchkin's proper teeth show up
it will be normal and not affected by the previous dead tooth

on a brighter note ...
munchkin loves visiting the dentist
wants to go everyday if possible
and was quick to correct me that he gets to see
the dentist 2 times a year when i told him only once a year :)

for now ... we are monitoring the tooth ....

ps-guess who got to eat a choc sundae all to himself (after visiting the dentist, no less) ?? :)

xox, N

I love SCHOOL

2010-09-26T13:54:00.005+08:00

O-boy loves his current school
miss j and miss y are his favourite teachers
his bff's are - jovan, daisuke & fun sheng
he loves gym sessions held @ the auditorium
he loves singing songs
he loves writing his name
(in English and Mandarin)

one for the weekend ...

2010-09-05T12:30:00.002+08:00

FOUR's the magic number ...

2010-09-02T17:21:00.009+08:00

taken on his actual birthday
he celebrated with his classmates ...

he started being shy as he realized that
he was the center of attention
note the "worried" look on his face :)

O-boy with his Nai Nai

photo of O-boy with his BFF - J ...
these two friends terrorise the class ...

photo of Tok Ba , O-boy , Q and KA (budding photographer)
my family came down to Singapore last weekend
for pre-celebration of O-boy's birthday ...
the moist choc cake was baked
by my mum and decorated by my sis ...
we gorged on local nasi padang dishes ...
and thanks to my mum
who also brought ikan patin tempoyak ...
yummmmsss !

Happy 4th Birthday , O !

As he turns 4 ...

2010-08-15T15:00:00.002+08:00

i love his cheeky-ness ...
i love watching his facial expressions ...
i love our conversations ...
i love that he still wants a "rock-a-bye-baby" rendition before he sleeps ...

i love this imp ...
as he turns FOUR at the end of this month ..
i want to wish him ...

Happy Fourth Birthday, Sweetheart !

Miss K

2010-06-06T11:32:00.005+08:00

remember this little chick-a-dee ?

couldn't resist doing a layout
with such a cute face for a muse
this is Miss K who is 5 months old

this will be for my mum to frame
she has a collection going on
of all her grandkiddies

hope you like this one :)

happy weekend y'all !

conversations ...

2010-06-03T14:08:00.002+08:00

O boy : mummy, you are Malaysian rite ??
Mummy : yes, sweetheart
O boy : Omar's Malaysian too??
Mummy : yes, baby
O boy : Papa's not Malaysian
Mummy : no, baby
O boy : he's Singaporean rite ?
a second later ...
O boy : he's SAD !

wahahahha .... i was rolling on the floor with laughter after hearing this !

kids ... they are too honest at times !

and how was your week ?

xox

on the merry-go-round ...

2010-05-26T11:46:00.004+08:00

yes ... O-boy and me ...
and no ....
it's not the nice ones one finds in a circus or fair ...

we are on a BUG merry-go-round ...
it started with O-boy having sniffles + cough the day after the hubs leaves for reservist ...
few days later he gets better ...
then the momma started coughing ...
twas bad ... had to rely on my inhalers ...
by then ... O-boy was back to his nOrmal O-self ...
we travelled back to my mum's place ...
last Sunday O-boy and Q-tie went swimming at the club ...
early hours of Monday ... he woke up delirious ...
his lil body was hOt ... but he was shivering ...
fed him meds and sponged a whole lot ...
his temp has been yo-yo'ing the past 3 days ...and he has a cough that is painful to hear ...
sigh ...

i so wanna get off this not-so-merry-go-round !

and to make matters worse ...
my army guy is coming back one day later than the promised date ...
that deserves a huge B-O-O !!!

on a lighter note ... we met this lil one ...
dee-jay is nearly 6 months old now ...
she's my bro's #2 ...
ain't she a charmer ...

tell me .....

2010-05-19T23:14:00.002+08:00

this doesn't just happen to me ...
he's turning 4 in a few months ....
already showing signs of "fake-smile-itis"

everytime i point the cam at him ...either i get a talk to the hand pose,
sticks out his tongue
or this ...
a fake plastered on smile ... sigh ...

WHAT is a momma to do ...

catch him unawares ?
boy is too fast to achieve this feat !

buy a supa-fast-auto cam ?
hb will not cross over to the dark side and buy a Canon !

take a gazillion shots of said boy (and pray hard that one may be a decent one) ?
yeah, been there ... done that ! Editing sucks !

anyhow ... decided not to fight this particular habit of his ...
even made a layout ...
hehehehe ...
am so gonna drag this one out sometime in the future

2010-04-23T12:22:00.000+08:00

Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again tomorrow".
- Mary Anne Radmacher

mummy & O-boy

2010-04-11T14:34:00.006+08:00

sharing a page I made today ...
of O-boy and me
photo is from my archive
O-boy is still with his chubby baby cheeks
me, looking a lil younger too .. hee ...

thanks for coming by
lotsa hugs
N

2010-04-04T21:20:00.005+08:00

As we were driving home on the ECP tonite
the hubs notices my sullen mood ....

hubs: why so quiet ?
me: feeling kinda low
(in my mind-monday blues already?!?!)
me: i need something sweet to cheer me up ...
from the back seat O-boy says ... "that would be ME!!"
:)
that boy makes my heart smile ...

couple of layouts i made over the long weekend...
just had to scrap something after a tiring week at work ... sigh!

gonna squeeze me some more sweetness
to help me get through tmr
bye for now ...
N

Oh February ... sigh !!

2010-02-02T11:14:00.013+08:00

February is a special month for me ...

nope ....

it's not what you think ...

am not an avid Valentine's Day celebrator ....

this month is special to me because ....

my wedding anniversary falls on the 17 Feb ... it's our 7th !!!

and a few special people in my life are February babies ...

one of which is the hubs on 13th

my lil niece KA on the 20th

my lil brother 23rd

and a close cousin on the 15th

phew ...

there will be loads of pressie's flying around ....

hehehe ...

oh yeah !

April of Scrapbook Carton (a local online scrapbook shop)

here's the link http://www.thescrapbookcarton.com/

invited me to be a guest designer for February ...

I was THRILLED !!

I used yummy papers and embellies

from her online shop to make the layout below ...

let me tell ya about purchasing from Scrapbook Carton ...

the selection of products was wide ...

had a hard time deciding what to get ... hee ...

so, after narrowing down ...

and made tough decisions ...

I placed my orders ...

the goodies arrived promptly ...

in perfect condition :):)

I was given free reign to create a layout of my choice

as there was no restriction to the theme (thanks April) ...

so ....

I decided to dedicate this layout to the hubs commemorating

our 7 years of marriage ....

Title: 7 years of pure magic

Products sponsored by Scrapbook Carton -
1)BG Origins line- renew, authentic, mud mask and relaxation
2)American Craft - Pearl Brads

Others -
1)Hambly Lace - black
2)BG Bling
3)Alphas - AC and Doodlebug
4)Stamp - Cats Life Press

Thank you April for the wonderful opportunity
to show case my work of heart
and also for the goodies :)

Thanks for dropping by peeps ...
hope your week started well ...
Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate :)

*** 04.02.10 - added another layout made with goodies from Scrapbook Carton

Title: you are
our very
own angel
sent from
above

Products used from Scrapbook Carton -
Pink Paislee Cupid Collection -Bullseye and postcards
Alpha - Expressions Whimsies Alphabets
AC Pearl brad
Others - Maya Road wings, Martha Stewart glitter

xox ... N

7 ate 9 ...

2010-01-22T11:51:00.004+08:00

One evening while tri-scootering in the condo compound ... he stops ...

O : "Mummy, why is 6 afraid of 7 ??
Me : emmmm ... I don't know baby ? (and pretends to not know this joke) ...
O : cos 7 ate 9, 7-8-9,7-8-9,7-8-9 !!! (+ proceeds to shriek with laughter)
Me : Oh, I get it ! Good one babe ! 7 must have been hungry huh?

Ofcourse I was talking to no one then, cos all I saw was O's back as he scootered away.

Amazing what they learn on tv nowadays, huh?

Happily reporting the mundane ... till later, N

Happy TWENTY-TEN peeps ...

2010-01-07T16:25:00.005+08:00

first up ...

wanna wish all of ye a wonderful year ahead ....

as you make plans and resolutions ....

here's me wishing you all the best ....

i have been holed up @ home with kiddo ...

he was to start school on wednesday ....

unfortunately, mr.bug found him on tuesday ...

he was down with fever and a sore throat since ...

and wouldn't want to eat anything ....

even his all time weakness - chocolate ice cream ....

i was at wits end ...

kiddo was not hydrating enough for my liking ....

so i asked him what he wanted to eat ...

he told me "my spicy noodles" ....

wanna guess which is his favourite instant noodle ?

nissin spicy noodles ....

i know some of ye may be shaking your heads at this ....

but i was desperate ...

i know for a fact that kiddo would down loads of water ...

if i gave him spicy noodles ...

so i cooked the noodles ...

removed the soup (too pedas lah) ...

and prepared a cup of cold ribena ...

you should have seen the speed at which he gobbled the noodles up ...

and drenched the fire on his tongue with ribena ....

he asked for another helping of noodles ...

and asked for a ribena refill ...

:) :) :)

he's much better today ...

fever hasn't shown itself since this morning ....

and ...

as i am typing this ...

he has eaten 2 pieces of peanutbuttered bread ...

a tub of grape yogurt ...

a yakult ...

and ribena !!!

dare i say kiddo is on the mend ?

hope i don't jinx this ....

fingers crossed and a prayer ...

oh ...

have some photos to share with ye ...

O, even with raging fever ... smiling and playful ...

that's him blocking me from taking a photo of a new LO ...

this is the LO i managed to sneak a photo of ...

done last sunday ....

shows typical kiddo behaviour ....

in constant motion ...

title: you make my heart soar ...

this one was for Groovie Cover Challenge January '10 ...

which was created during a crop sessh with my dearest SIC ...

please do drop by the Groovie Cover site ...

and take on the challenge ...

you won't believe how much fun you will have :)

that's all for now ...

till later ...

loves and kisses ...

Oh ... hello 2010 !!!

2010-01-04T16:24:00.002+08:00

i know ...
it's been months ....
i am truly sorry ....
don't wanna make it a new year's resolution i won't keep .....
but will do my best to post regularly .....
to all you lovely people who do come by ....
have a happy and fruitful year ahead k ....

xox, N.

O-boy's Birthday !

2009-09-06T14:49:00.015+08:00

warning : picture heavy post :)

we celebrated O-boy's birthday last Sunday

little missy (on the right) giving him directions on
what to do after singing the birthday song
is my niece KA ...
if anyone needs a birthday song singer ...
this girly is the one to hire ...
thanks A for the best birthday song ever :)

O being cheeky ...
trying to get at the chocolate balls
even before cutting the cake !!

that's him ...
chomping away ...
did I mention .. anything chocolate is his favourite :)

highlight of the party (well not for Unc Fahm's)
was the pinata ...
all the kiddies had a go...

whack !
whack!
whack !

in the end hubs had to really give it a bash
to crack it open for a huge load of candy
to fall out ...
then ....
it was scramble time ...
kiddies scrambling everywhere
collecting all the candy goodies ...

post party family photo with O's pressies

thanks Auntie Aya and Uncle Fahmi for
coming to Sg for O's bday bash ...
..
..
..

made this layout for O as he turns 3

close-ups

journaling: O is monster-liciously charming,
cheeky and very happy !
he waited eagerly for his 3rd bday...
had his party ...
and now can't wait to be 4
so he can have another
birthday party !

thanks for dropping by !

hugs, N

5 days shy ...

2009-08-25T13:16:00.006+08:00

O-boy is that many days shy of turning THREE !

sorry for not updating my blog sooner ...

been a little busy preparing

for O's birthday ....

ole mummy here was rather ambitious ...

i set out to make his party packs, invites, birthday banner

and a bunch of other crafty stuff ....

soon i realized that it was too much an undertaking

so , i discarded the invites ...

i was left to do his banner and party packs !

phew !

banner took a few nights ...

glad to report that it is completed ....

all "HAPPY BIRTHDAY OMAR KOH EE" !!!!

double phew ...

now have to think of how to hang the banner come Sunday ..

next, came the party packs ...

i must have made approx 50 of those packs

half for his party and other half for his

classmates from MG and LW ....

being a total novice at party planning ...

i had to do a little scouting

of what items to place in the packs

being ever so mindful of not

loading it with too many sweeties ....

heee .... i kept the sweets to minimum (sorry kiddos)

cos i remember cringing when i saw

what was in some of the party packs

O-boy has received in the past ...

so ... party packs made and packed ... checked !

kinda felt guilty for not providing much

interms of sweets for the party ...

i mean what's a party without sweets rite ?!?

ole mummy then had brilliant plan

of getting a pinata as part of the

kiddies entertainment

..... and guess what ???

last weekend O-boy, hubs and me

had a good time stuffing the pinata with

LOADS of sweet gooodies !!!!!

promise to post pics of the day

made this layout sometime back

only had the chance to load it today

love the photo of O-boy

living loud and so totally like him to have

his tutu in the mouth and

my green hairband as headphones !

Thanks for dropping by !

loves,

2009-08-25T13:00:00.001+08:00

made some teacher's day cards for O-boy's teachers

Thanks for looking :)

huggabooo , N

2 years, 11 months, 2 days ....

2009-08-04T09:39:00.003+08:00

and we finally got our king sized bed back ... all to ourselves ...
heee ...
O-boy has moved out of our bed and into his own room with his own bed ...
transition has been quite smooth ...
no tears or meltdowns (both him and the mummy)
few hiccoughs though ...
he wakes up me up and drags me to his room ...
and when he falls asleep again ...
i sneak off back to my bed ...
this is repeated 2-3x these past 3 nites ...

so, if you spot a panda-eyed woman travelling from bedok to buona vista ...
that will be me ...

no regrets though ...
we (O and me) are learning to be independent of each other ...
all part of growing up ...

but, how i miss his warm little body next to mine ... sigh ...

on a brighter note ...
the layout i submitted for MWL's mid month challenge by Pooi was
chosen as this month's winner ...
the one with O-boy and the tub of nutella ... hee ...
a very nice surprise ...

i am looking forward to the long weekend ...

thanks for dropping by ...

luvs, N

of dirty laundry and F1-trainees ....

2009-07-26T16:37:00.003+08:00

work/studies have been pretty hectic these past few weeks ... so when the weekend came i welcomed it with open arms ... i planned to sit back and throw the legs up and do nothing ...

ofcourse that never is the case ... you see , this is when i play catch up with all the household chores that i neglected during the weekday ... long story short ....

with all the necessary house stuff done i was left tired and cranky ...

i thought dragging out the scrap-schtuff might lighten the heart ... alas , no hope , nada ... stared at my loot for ages .... until i managed to squeeze out this layout ... and boy, this one took ages ... a-g-e-s .... to complete ...

must admit that looking at the finished LO did make my heart lighter ...

this one is about Koh Ee and Koh Ann (my niece - the lady behind the wheels)- what a pair you 2 make !

photo taken at Plaza Singapura 2009

journaling : F1 - trainees .

... the weekend is ending as i am typing this ... help !

leaving you in boo hoos, N

Oh plum plum plum ....

2009-07-22T14:05:00.002+08:00

I cracked open my Vintage Plum Kit (June 09)

and made this layout in time for

MWL mid month challenge

hosted by Pooi ....

had tough time piling up the embellies ... and I think

it may not be as embellie-heavy as the other entries ....

anyways, am glad I took on this challenge cos

God only knows that I am a embelliphobic person ...

for example :

I have major issues with flowers ...

don't get me wrong ....

paper cut outs of flowers I can handle

BUT .....

when it comes to things like Prima flowers ..... I freeze !!!

I really can't seem to use them or know where to place them ...

I take them out ... look at them ... and ... put them back !

case closed !

Next, I buy many many many journaling tags ....

where are they ???

hmmm .... somewhere underneath the mountain

of papers at home ... banished ...

cos I have given up hope of

locating a suitable place for them on my LO's ;(

my conclusion :

I think I need some scrap therapy ... no SIC ... not retail therapy ;)

till I sort out my issues with embellishing ...

tata and take care .

luvs, N

Love came in a PINK box ....

2009-07-19T14:09:00.008+08:00

... my Pink Paislee grab box arrived last nite (*thank you mr. DHL*) and boy i am amaaaazed at how much pink-love was crammed into it ... it's crazeee ... twas just endless !!
Anyways, promised some gals that i'd post pics of my loot ... here's what i received in the box ...
happy oogling ... so, when you coming over ? ... we'll have a Pink crop, kay ...

loves,

My poor lil ducky ...

2009-07-14T12:56:00.006+08:00

... is down with fever AGAIN !!!

Just when I thought it was safe to blog about his previous one which was in May ... sigh ... the hubs reassures me that this is common among school going kiddies ... they may be afflicted almost every month ... somehow i don't feel assured ... double sigh ... i guess my poor ducky has to learn to fight these bugs to build his own immunity armour ...

so there we were ... the designated mommy nurse (who has the flu - yuck!) and the feverish duck ... at home ... taking temps ... spooning meds ... sponging forehead ... blowing noses ... watching PHD together ... riding out those d*mn fevers ...

am thankful that duck is quite a good patient ... wasn't cranky, quacky or unreasonable ... however, he was a little more subdued yesterday ... not the usual active self ...

while he napped yesterday ... i had some free time ... managed to complete this LO ... journaling my thoughts/feelings/frustrations watching my ducky battle his fever ...

close-up

Title: my poor lil ducky

(photo was from the fever in May 09)

today ... nurse mommy is glad to report that the duck is much better ... almost 70% his normal self ... last high fever reading was at 6 am ... for which he woke mommy nurse when he started talking non-sense (hee ... he does this when the fever wakes him. when he was younger and not talking yet, he would cry to wake me up) ... *fingers crossed* the fever will stay away ...

that's it for now ... take care folks !

thanks for dropping by ...

loves, N

What a character !!

2009-07-06T13:13:00.002+08:00

I was cleaning up files on my laptop when I found a bunch of photos of O-boy taken before we left for KL. It was also the time when he had swinging high fever (38 was lowest and 39.8 the highest). So, me and him stayed at home as I nursed his fever.
I took this photo of him cos as you can see ... even with a rip roaring fever he still manages to look happy (PlayHouse Disney on the telly did help ... sooo grateful to Starhub)
Oh ... and see the green hairband he has on his head ... Yeah ! Mine ! That's how he wears it - like headphones. Don't ask me why but he loves my green hairband.
Hmmm ... mental note to self, get the Papa to spend more time with O-boy ... yikes !
He's fine now, all systems go go go ! Emm... yeah, he is a character all rite ! Full of spunk and life !

And how was your day ?

Loves,
N

How I adore thee ...

2009-06-30T11:52:00.014+08:00

truth be told ...

I am a big fan of Cosmo cricket

they have the cutest papers

which are just puuurrfect for

layouts of O-boy

so when I read that Cosmo

was looking for a new design team

decided I'll to give it a go ...

just for the fun of it

imagine ...

a chance to play and create

using their lovely papers

bliss ....

off I went ...

to compile my Cosmo

works of heart ....

here they are ...

I hope you enjoy them as much as

I have enjoyed creating them ...

Title: rise and shine sweetheart

Title: i am gonna B 3

(journaling of O-boy's wish to own a tri-scooter for his 3rd b'day)

notes: sand between my toes

east coast park, singapore

may 09

(for Groovie Cover Challenge - July09)

Title: You Make Me Smile

(beach holiday Langkawi Island, Malaysia 2008)

Title: nearly 3 and Oh-so-yummy

I thought I would include a couple of my

favourite layouts as well

heee ..

these were made using non-Cosmo products

Tite: i love being your mummy

Title: Pureness of Heart

Thanks for dropping by !

Bear hugs, N.

I'm back ....

2009-06-25T16:22:00.002+08:00

to be honest ...

we got back Monday nite ..

been busy ..

trying to catch up with

work and the house is a mess

etc etc...

Gosh, think I need another

holiday just to recover from

the one I just had ! :(

We (hubs, O and I) went to PJ and from there

travelled to ChaingMai with my parents.

Will post some photos sometime soon ...

On the scrapping front .... nada!

Mojo on the fritz ...

Me thinks, mojo saw the huge laundry pile

with my name on it and decided

to abandon ship !

ahaaks !

Till later...

Muahs, N

nearly 3 ...

2009-06-07T13:06:00.002+08:00

and Oh so yummy ...

he is truly ...

just can't get enough of that face

wanna kiss it every minute

that is, if he lets me

better fill up on it now cos when he

grows into a little man

he won't be taking the

"mommy-kisses" too kindly :)

just wish i could bottle up his

yummy-ness & it keep forever

and ever

and ever ...

oh yeah, this reminds me to start

thinking and sourcing stuff for O's

3rd birthday ...

he already knows what he wants

and reminds us daily ...

loves,

-n-

Sunny Saturday at the park ...

2009-06-06T11:56:00.003+08:00

we woke pretty early on Sat morning
and headed out to the park nearby
..
convinced ol'hubs to bring out the camera
was extremely glad he did cos we managed
to get some awesome shots of O-boy flying his kite
needless to say O-boy had tonnes of fun
giggling and shrieking seeing his kite in the air
..
..... made one little boy's day !

see what I mean :)
look at that smiley face
..
thanks O-boy for reminding us
that happiness and joy can be found
in simple everyday things ...
like a $2 kite !

till later.
take care and have a great weekend!

loves,
-n-

June is here ...

2009-06-02T16:24:00.006+08:00

yes sweeties ... we have reached
our halfway point for 2009
..
time certainly flew on speedy
wings for me ...
been kept on my tippy toes for most
part of the year work-wise and
scrapping-wise
..
wokey... nuff chatter...

first LO is for Scrappin Kids
this is my take on Jessy's sketch
(thanks Jessy for your wonderful sketches)
..
what sketch you may ask?
well... if you pop over to the SK blog
you'll see the sketch we were given
..
have a go and share with us
what you come up with
we would love to see your
works of heart :)

title: i am gonna B 3
scribbling: you are gonna be three soon. My! How time flies!

You have been asking us to buy you a tri-scooter

We told you that you have to be bigger to play the tri-scooter

That's why nowadays, everytime you eat or have your milk

you would tell us that you have grown and ready for this!"
(arrow points at the photo of a tri-scooter)
..

next up is a LO for Groovie Cover Challenge
this month's cover was really fun
as i used mainly stamped images and
rub-ons in a bid to clear some of my
hoarded rub-ons ..he he...
..
so do pop by the Groovie Cover Blog
to check out this month's cover
and give it a go kay ...

title: me and you
TOGETHER... the best place to be
..
..
last but not least ..
this LO was inspired by AM's floral beauty challenge
sorry O-boy .. mummy indulged herself (yet again)
and covered this LO with sooooo many flowers
the next LO will be a more boyish one kay .. promise !
..

title: bloom 2 your hearts content

wokey ladies ... that's all for now
thanks for dropping by

have a HAPPEY JUNE !!

love ya...
-n-

I don't know my ABC's...

2009-05-31T17:24:00.004+08:00

if you listen to O-boy's rendition of

his alphabet song, you'll crack up too

why ? well...

he manages all 26 alphabets

with proper pronounciation

however, the ending of the song

goes like this ...

...

"xyz...i DON'T know my abc's

tell me what you think of me"

wahhahahahha ...

aiyoh ... he is too cute !

obviously doesn't understand

the lyrics and just memorize

gave me inspiration to make

the layout below

to remember

this stage of his development

perhaps more for my own

memory than his.

sigh...

they grow up too fast !

now, singing his abc's

next thing i know... off to college...

sigh..sigh...

thanks for dropping by :)

loves,

-n-

Whats coming up in June ...

2009-05-28T12:58:00.003+08:00

boy-oh-boy.....

time flies on speedy wings all this year.

seems like i am forever running to catch up.

Phew... lemme catch my breath...

okies....

here are some sneakies of what

is install for the month

of June - coincidentally June is

my last month DT-ing with

ScrappinKids. it has been a

complete BLAST !

Thanks to sweet sweet Wati

for the opportunity.

To the RDT and DT's you guys ROCKED!

Thank you for your constant

inspiration and friendship.

Will miss you gals.

here's my sneakie for SK

do drop by the blog or forum

come 1st of June for the full reveal

next sneakie is for Groovie Cover

so peeps ... 1st of June ... pencil the date down :)

lotsa loves,

-n-

Heads up ladies !

2009-05-26T14:33:00.003+08:00

Scrappin Kids is looking for
fresh, fun, inspiring, talented
& versatile scrapper
to join the Scrappin Kids Crew

The DT term will be from July - Dec 09
If you have what it takes.......
Do email scrappinkids4@yahoo.com.sg
with the header "DT Call"
a favourite layout of your lil ones

and do provide following information as well
1. Your name
2. Your current location
3. Your blog addresse / online gallery
4. A list of all Design Team (if any)
that you had been involved in previously or currently serving
5. Tell us a bit of yourself
Applications will be considered until 8th June 2009
ScrappinKids accept international applications as well!

So go on ... send your lovely

works of heart and join

the SK team !

loves,

-n-

advice {no.12}

2009-05-10T13:00:00.007+08:00

"when your day feels gloomy

... look for the silver lining.

it's there baby ...."

-mummy 09-

i never knew painting

could be so much FUN

till yesterday ....

as i watched my white CS

turn into THIS (above)

with just a little paint !

i am so glad i decided to

go for Celine Nevarro's layout class

held at my LSS yesterday...

take home message for me :

1. loosen up

2. there is no right or wrong

3. use your fingers

4. experiment

5. experiment

6. experiment

7. have FUN creating !!!

8. just whack :)

thank you Celine and MWL for a

truly wonderful experience !

hugs,

Beautiful Saturday ...

2009-05-09T22:52:00.010+08:00

today, was spent with

my sweet lil niece and

beautiful sista-in-crime ML ..

we left both the daddies

around mid-morning

to do their man-thang

and headed to a cool

place to hang out and chill

we ended up at MWL at PS

tee hee... the kiddies were

happy but the mommies

were happier to be

surrounded by soooo much

scrap barangs !!!

later the daddies joined us

had some lunch

and off to class i went ...

managed to get a seat

in CN's layout class

it was SUPERB !!!

so totally out of my comfort zone ..

techniques were totally

new to me.... hahaha

i'm very traditional lah...

only paper, scissors and glue

so, today... i finally held a

heat gun (pls dun laugh k)

finally knew how to emboss

(aiyah, i paiseh already)

finally got to try glimmer misting

(this was fun)

and did ALOT of hand painting !!!

Celine...you ROCK !!!

Thank you and MWL for

the class :)

leaving you with

some photos from today

our future F1 drivers :)

the wheels on the bus

go round and round

round and round

round and round....

KA & KE ... don't they look

cute as bus driver and

conductor ?

Oh yeah ! I am hosting a

simple weekend challenge

over at Scrappin Kids...

if you are a mom or wanna

make something special

for your own mom...

check out the challenge

join in kay...

there will be a RAK for

the winner !!

lastly, wanna wish all the mommies

"HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY"

you are amazing !!!

bear hugs..

I am blessed ...

2009-05-08T13:27:00.001+08:00

O-boy came home on Friday

with this card

he made at playschool

which he presented to me

accompanied with a hug

and "i love you, mummy" message

i looked at it

and burst out crying

words just can't describe

this feeling of pride, love and

blessed-ness which rushed

into my heart all at once

thank you baby for coming

into my life and

making it a beautiful one !

those are his hands :)

shaped like a heart

awwww...

message inside was just awesome !

thank you baby...

--mummy--

May Groovie Cover Challenge

2009-05-01T22:44:00.004+08:00

wow ... it's May already?!!

Goodness, time flies when

you're having a ball, eh.

anyways, this month's

challenge made my jaw

drop when i received

the cover image...... thanks Ed !

so totally not my kinda

stuff ... hehehe..

but i eventually managed

to get myself to step

outside my scrap-box and

created this layout :)

it's not called a challenge

for nothing, i guess.

pretty happy with the

final look of this one

Title: you rock my WORLD

so, go on over to the

cover challenge site

do give it a go !

I had soo much fun

doing this one ..

i know you will too

once you pick your jaw

off the floor ..tee hee hee..

take care,

listen up! k is for ...

2009-04-30T11:20:00.004+08:00

kissy cheeks !

i am in love with those

CHEEKS and CHICKS !

hehehehe...

long weekend is nearly here

what are your plans ?

mine , will be spent with family

flying in from KL

am looking forward

+ so is O-boy.

having me some cropping

fun tmr with my

dearest hoarding buddy

my very own sista-in-crime

hehehehe...

can't wait .. can't wait .. can't wait !

happy.long.weekend!

muahs, N

ps: kate-dudette thanks for leaving some

love here...did u manage to

sub to LT ? :)

Are you READY ?????

2009-04-29T12:06:00.002+08:00

If you are up for

a FANTASTIC time...

scrapping that is ;)

Join us at SK Forum for
14 Days of FiESTa
starting from 1st May till 14th May

Great FUN GUARANTEED!!

The main highlight during these 14 Days
is the
Scrappin Kids Ultimate Scrapper
Season 2

So come and join in
you know you want to....
you won't be sorry....
there will be inspiration by the buckets ...
challenges to tickle the artsy side of your brain ...
and most importantly
you can chat and swap ideas
with scrappers
who share your
MAD-MAD-LOVE for
scrapping !

Register hor !

luvs, N

Scrumptious-ness ....

2009-04-23T16:40:00.004+08:00

happening at ScrappinKids
this Saturday

do join us

promise u'll have a grand time !

I will be hosting a challenge

this time round together

with the other DT gals

I had a peek at Issa's tutorial

Ho-Boy !!

Lemme tell ya...

you don't wanna miss

this one ;)

till laterz,

{ mish mash }

2009-04-13T21:43:00.006+08:00

Title: { love watching them together }

this layout was for SK's April Lift It
lifted beautiful Donna's gorgeous layout
title : 100% mine
journaling: lyrics from "you are my sunshine"

title: things you say
journaling: various words/phrases/songs by O-boy

nope, you are not seeing double
yeah ... your eyes are fine...
tee hee hee ...
love the close-up of O
so much that i had to
scrap it twice :)

anyways, this one was lovingly
created for Groovie Cover Challenge
wahahhaha... i know i am way behind
in my updating !
Enjoy lor !

have more but don't wanna
bore ya !

hope your Monday was bearable
like mine ;)

muahs....N

Easter ?

2009-04-05T17:07:00.002+08:00

yup. malaysian way.
omar claimed that durian as his.
city-boy's first up-close encounter with
the thorny fruit!

Kg Awah, Pahang 2009

thankies for dropping by :)
N

In the dark ...

2009-03-28T22:04:00.003+08:00

spent 60 odd minutes
working on my slides

in the dark ....

let me tell ya ...

twas hard typing

in the dark !

was happy when the

lights went on again

i know...

*shame on me*

anyways...

hugs, N

We are off to PJ !

2009-03-14T14:38:00.003+08:00

all our bags are packed
ready to go
standing here outside the door
hum hum hum ...
cos I'm leaving on a jet plane
don't know when I'll
be back again ...
na na na ... don't know the
rest of the lyrics :)

actually, we'll be back next Sunday !

leaving you pics of
the chick-a-dee !

have a great weekend
and week ahead !

muahs, N.

my HEART goes pitter patter

2009-03-03T13:20:00.001+08:00

journaling to be added:
my HEART goes pitter patter....
when I see you in your baju melayu (malay clothing)
firstly, because you look totally adorable
wearing what papa calls a "skirt" - the sampin.
secondly, you remember and cherish
your heritage.

Omar-Raya 2008

2009-03-02T20:59:00.005+08:00

conversations with this fella sometimes leaves me
amused/amazed/awed.
example:
while putting him to sleep tonite...

O: I'm super sleuth (pointing to his chest)
me: Oh ok ... so you are super sleuth ... what's mummy?
O: Pooh !
me: *what??!?*
me: hmm ok ... how bout Papa?
O: Papa is Tigger !
me: Ok.

5 mins later... after a round of "Rock-a-bye-baby"

O: mummy...
me: hmmm...
O: I'm Pocoyo !
me: Ok.... Hi Pocoyo !
O: mummy ...
me: yes...
O: I'm spaceship ! (little einstein)
me: Ok baby ... spaceship has to sleep .. it's nite time.
O: Zzzzzzzzzzzz....

ahhh choooo...

2009-02-21T13:23:00.007+08:00

Lil boy O is down with the nasty flu bug since Wed...
and in the course of looking after the lil patient...
miss nurse mummy caught the bug too...
so in between hacky coughs and blowing our red
rudolph noses (mine and his), managed to
squeeze a layout....

title: sheriff BUBBLES to the rescue

notice the little sticker saying DISCLAIMER ?
click on the photo & have a closer look ...
tee hee...
absolutely adorable !
lovin' it.

ps- posting a little sneakie
this one is for Scrappin Kids
so hop on by come March to see the
complete layout !

hugs... ermm maybe not eh.
u might catch my bug !

till later...take care, N.

{ all you need is LOVE }

2009-02-14T09:47:00.008+08:00

today is THE day....
Happy Valentine's Day to
all you lovebirds out there !
Being true to February - the month
of love and all...
most of my layouts are of the
lovey-dovey kind...
hee hee...
so bear with me sweethearts ...

first up ....

title: my lil cupid
"your papa & me, we thought our love
was good as it is. We were so wrong!
After you came along...you showed us that
our love for each other can
reach better heights.

next up...

hosted my first ever challenge over at SK
challenge was to make a V-day card
for that special someone...
only condition was that the
colour RED could be used only
10% of the entire card....

sounds like fun, eh?

check out the lovely entries
on the SK forum
"Aniza's Valentine's Challenge"

and if you wanna share
your take on the challenge
you are most welcomed to!
so hop on over and have fun !

last up...

a little sneakie
this one is heading to
Groovie Cover Challenge
so swing by in March to
catch the full reveal...
i must say that
March's cover was quite
a challenge....phew !
thanks Ed and Soph ...
i had loads of fun with this one...

curious yet ?
u'll have to wait for March !

till then...
keep on LOVIN' !!!

& hugs all around.
-n-

Full reveals ....

2009-02-06T16:53:00.004+08:00

... yeah , i know ... am a little belated ...
very sorry ....

anyways, here they are ...

SK Feb layout

LoVe Challenge #16
Scrap about your child/children and use an adjective
to describe best about your lil one
and you just absolutely LoVe it
Use that adjective as the title
Do include a journalling as well

swing by SK's forum and join the challenge...

u'll have a blast !

next up...

Groovie Cover Challenge Feb 09

that's all folks !

talk more laterz..

hugs,n.

Ready for some sneakies ???

2009-01-28T09:01:00.004+08:00

firstly, would like to wish all who celebrate

the coming of spring

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR !

may the year of the Ox bring

you peace and happiness

so right, back to matters...

i HAD some

major mojo issues...

it went on the fritz during the

new year break.

managed 1/2 a layout in the 4 days

1/2???

if not for SIC and our crop event

on the 2nd day of cny

i would have had

zilch .. nada...zero...

anyhows, thanks SIC for the crop session

(short, rushed but nevertheless FUN !)

i will TRY to finish the other 1/2

sometime this week

when the new year dust settles :)

now....leaving u with some sneakies

lo's i did before the new year

thanks for dropping by :)

hugs....N.

for Scrappin Kids ... full reveal in Feb

for groovie cover challenge ... Feb Cover

5...

2009-01-18T12:47:00.009+08:00

years...
yup , my 5th wedding anniversary
is round the corner.
decided to make a little
something for the hubs

this mini album was made from 3 brown paperbags
(u can use more if ya like)
it's a great way to recycle these bags
learnt to make them on Scrappin Kids
online tutorial
hosted by sweet Wati
on Friday nite
do drop by and try this one out

my mini album consisted of 2 pages
divided by the hambly overlay u see above
& finally used my Unity stamp
quote which I adore
"love was never promised to be easy"
bingo! how true !

love this photo of us

taken by my baby sis
during raya 08

one neat thing about this
album is that i am able to
sneak in some love notes
for the hubs (see above)
hehehe...sorry no sneakies for this ;)

so what are u waiting for...
head on over to Scrappin Kids online tutorial
i promise you'll have a blast
making this one of a kind album !!
i know i did !

have a great Sunday with the fam !

hugs all around.
N

Groovie-ness ...

2009-01-04T12:32:00.007+08:00

i am totally over-the-moon

with this invitation

from awesome Ed to participate in ..

Crazy about Covers Challenge

it is a monthly challenge

to scrap a chosen book cover

here's my first cover challenge

(cover chosen by Ed)

and here's my take

Title: Beach Bumz

2 cousins clad in diapers

armed with scoopers and shovels

felt right at home

on the beach

do you see the joy

on their faces?

O&S

Pantai Cenang, Langkawi '08

tfl :)

hugs, n.

ps-mamashmontel, hope u don't mind

me scrapping this photo of "kakak" :)

thx.

My first ...

2009-01-04T12:22:00.004+08:00

DT stint with Scrappin Kids is going swell

i posted a sneakie in a previous post

well...here's the full version

Title/Journaling:

boy + prata = bliss

Simpang Bedok, Sg Nov '08

prata - crispy fried flattened dough.. yumms !

do pop by the SK site and join in the fun

while ur there, try out the lovely sketch :)

can't wait to see ur takes of the sketch

thanks for dropping by and

have a blessed new year !

hugs,

-n-

Welcome

2009-01-01T07:25:00.001+08:00

twenty-oh-nine !

wishing all you lovelies a peaceful
year ahead !

hugs,
-n-

Thank you ...

2008-12-26T00:11:00.006+08:00

to all you luv-ly ladies who left comments

in my previous post

i am so touched ...

thanks !

me, hubs and the kiddo

are currently in Selangor

my mummy's place :)

tomorrow morning we

are heading to Cameron Highlands

yay !!!

will be leaving you with some

sneakies ...*wink*

Scrappin Kids

do visit the SK website come

new year to see the full reveal :)

another little sneakie...

won't tell you where this is heading yet

hehehehe...

that's it from me....

to all , have a happy and peaceful new year !

hugs,

-n-

A lil ToOt-siE ....

2008-12-18T21:25:00.008+08:00

.... it has been difficult keeping this
under wraps for the past week or so ....

so the scoop is that
yours truly was selected by
sweet sweet Wati of Scrappin Kids
to be one of 5 DT's for 2009.

Thank you Wati for this wonderful opportunity!

Who and what are they about?

"We are moms who got together here at Scrappin Kids to
share our layouts/projects on our lil ones.
We would love to see other mom's creations
to our monthly theme! Do join in the fun :)"

So check out www.scrappinkids.blogspot.com
on new years day
and join in the fun !

hugs,
-n-

We're back...

2008-12-15T20:23:00.003+08:00

... from Langkawi.
and it was the best family vacation yet !
Thanks to all the sponsors (ehem...pakba and the hubs)
Below is one of many photos taken by hubs.
Will post more once they are sorted.

Sunset, Langkawi 2008.

tfl :)

my little man

2008-12-03T15:06:00.001+08:00

thanks Aya for the photo

My first ...

2008-12-02T11:03:00.005+08:00

... invitation to be a guest designer

over at Ed's sketch. Got stamp?

Thanks Ed, Stephanie and the DT ladies.

Do visit the site: http://edssketch.blogspot.com/

and play along, yah !

"This month's challenge is to use any animal image on your layouts with the sketch. "

pssst...

there are some prizes to be won

which are kindly sponsored by Laines.

here's my take on Ed's fun sketch:

title: LIVE the MOMENT

note to O:

Seize the day !

Dance like nobody's watching...

live sweetheart...LIVE !

(I absolutely adore the chickie stamp (CLP) bottom right)

thanks for stopping by :)

luvs,

-n-

{ I REMEMBER }

2008-11-30T12:28:00.003+08:00

Journaling:
O at 3 weeks : when your tushy fitted the palm of my hand !

close ups
the journaling stamp is from Scarlet lime kit

swirls are from a stamp "treasure the moment"
{heart}

possibility

2008-11-30T12:00:00.000+08:00

this layout was made using the RAK
from my dear scrapper friend Sophia.
thanks sweets
when are we cropping again eh ?
itchy fingers leh :)

Not-so-BLUE-Monday....

2008-11-25T16:03:00.002+08:00

was greeted by this on Monday ...

made the rest of my day good ...

not so blue ....

thank you MWL team for picking my layout ...

& it's true what they say...

Singapore has many talented scrappers ...

I truly am inspired by them ...

scrap on ladies...

scrap on !

.hugs.

.n.

Art after the storm....

2008-11-23T12:34:00.005+08:00

Oh boy... last 2 weeks were tiring ...
I am winding down with art therapy...
Hope you like what you see ...

Title: i love bEiNg ur mummy

(O and me Surabaya 06/2008)

close-ups...
.
.
.
.
.
.

& a teeny sneekie ...
of a lil cheekie...

(you will hafta wait and see for the
whole-she-bang reveal next week)

hugs
.nitch.

Between grants, interview, conferences and art...

2008-11-19T21:06:00.015+08:00

So, past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind of events !

Mentioned about the conference I attended last

week in previous post...

Euphoria of winning the YIA has ebbed ;(

Last Thursday presented myself for an all important interview :)

Received aa email on Friday from them...

Glad to say that the outcome was favourable...hehehe...

suffice to say that I am relieved...

I don't have to revert back to desperate tai-tai status..lol.

This week I have been kept busy with putting

together a grant proposal

It's my first one so learning curve was steep...

I am thankful that there are people willing to

help and guide me through this.

Thank you.. you know who you are :)

Lastly, was in a creating frenzy over the weekend...

between all the homework for the grant,

chasing after O-boy and doing the laundry & dishes...

I managed to make some pretty pretty things.

Warning : invasion of your computer screen with tonnes of photos :)

Title: Inspired

(have yet to pen down my thoughts for this one

afraid that if I do it would sound extremely scientific

grant-fever leh ...hhehehe)

close ups ..love Amy B's new line

Made a lil altered art with the acrylic album I bought sometime back.

Used one of the pieces..the rest still naked :)

Used Amy B's papers again...

This one says:

Memo...to self...

Do what you love,

Love what you do....

ALWAYS.

Title: bubble boy

Journaling:

who would have guessed looking at O

dancing amongst the bubbles

that he was petrified of them

only 2 months ago

he has conquered his fear of bubbles.

look at him now !

mummy and papa are so proud of u !

Lastly, made this little card.

Card says :

Lets go dancing.

hehehe...this was a fun one !

loved dressing up the little owl :)

That's all for now.

Sorry for the overload.

Thanks for dropping by and wish me luck for the grant.

*hugs*

A lil good news !

2008-11-13T11:31:00.001+08:00

I was at a conference on Tuesday to present a part of my research findings.

The presentation went well (I have presented this piece of work countless times but mostly to my team members *shy*). It was a 5min slide presentation followed by 1min Q&A. If memory doesn't fail me, I remembered answering the judges question fairly okay.

Yesterday, while on E leave (O was down with fever) I received an

SMS from my supervisor saying that I won the YIA.

My first thought was "huh?"

What's YIA?

I had actually won the Young Investigator's Award....hehehehe...

mind you, young is anyone under 40 years of age...hehehehe....

So, with this award came a cert and some prize moolahs.

I am beaming...

I still have a silly grin on my face since yesterday.

Happy...Happy...Happy !

Young...yes...I like that title :)

watch me GRoW

2008-11-03T21:19:00.004+08:00

O at 26 months

tutu.24.7.365

2008-11-03T21:00:00.000+08:00

when i saw this Luxe paper I knew I had the perfect photo for it
journaling is mostly about O's relationship with
his beloved tutu (pacifier/dummy) and
how the hubs has to set aside some moolahs
for braces for his son.

tfl !

lOved

2008-10-23T16:48:00.007+08:00

title: lOved (by that special someone)

made this rare layout about moi for Leena's challenge at MWL
managed to find a picture of myself amongst O's countless photos
am happy with the end result :)

Quote is from Khalil Gibran's the prophet:

To wake at dawn with a winged heart &
give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart
& a song of praise upon your lips

tfl :)

home for raya

2008-10-23T16:35:00.000+08:00

journaling:
the clan...
complete this year...
2nd raya for Sarah
3rd raya for O-boy
Aya is back...
together...
under one roof
all of us
a blessed raya
we had !

Was so in love with this limited edition
Scarlet Lime paper (brown background)
I think it's from the Sept kit and
the white rub-ons I purchased from
Peachycheap.com...I just had to use it.
Nonetheless, to scrap our most memorable raya so far !
Also have to thank dear dear Sophia
for the lovely paper from which
I cut those green flowers from...
emuaaahhhsss !

tfl:)

Trying the "less is more" ...

2008-10-12T12:31:00.002+08:00

hmmm.....
I dunno...
did I do ok ?

thanks for stoping by :)

delight IN the little things

2008-10-12T12:00:00.000+08:00

Journaling:
strawberry yoghurt makes me
oh-so-HAPPY

dragged out my old SL kit and made this.
was feeling a tad guilty for
not fully utilizing them.

Phew...feel much better now that
that bag of SL stuff is getting
lighter :):)

Have a good day!
tfl :)

rise + shine SWEETHEART, time to wake up sleepy head!

2008-10-07T10:00:00.002+08:00

journaling

it's a brand new day
with brand new possibilities...
build brand new hopes....
& brand new dreams !

-mummy-

(to be added when i figure out where to place it *sigh*)

ZzzzZzzzZZzzzzz.....

the clouds were made from a flower ribbon slider (below) that was
cut in half and trimmed to look like a cloud.

used naked chipboard asterixes to give dimension
to the flowers at the bottom half of the layout.
papers are from cosmo criket.

Update :

I submitted this LO for Carol's Quattro Challenge

over at MWL forum

and

WON !

check it out here

http://www.madewithlove.com.sg/blog/2008/10/06/design-team-inspirations-10/

Happy...Happy...Happy ....

tfl !

YumMyLicioUS

2008-09-17T21:45:00.002+08:00

(my first Label Tulip Kit)

Journaling:
Awesome journey thus far !

Card : Thanks

2008-09-17T21:34:00.002+08:00

made this card to thank a family for
hosting a great mid-autumn
festival dinner.
the beef was delish !

{ i will do anything for you }

2008-09-17T21:31:00.001+08:00

Omar and PaPa, Surabaya 2008

i mUst have doNe soMeThing rigHt

2008-09-09T12:22:00.002+08:00

journaling(to be added):

to deserve your LOVE every morning
&
butterfly KISSES at night.............

-mummy-

Love Love Love

2008-09-07T08:36:00.002+08:00

Go on, dream big !

2008-09-07T08:26:00.003+08:00

He says:
We asked O what he wanted for his 2nd b'day
+ was hoping he would say bicycle.
Instead, he told us MOTORBIKE *gasp*

Happy 2nd Birthday, O-baby !

2008-08-30T08:23:00.000+08:00

{ my true north }

2008-08-22T15:33:00.009+08:00

Journaling:
When the world gets crazy &
chaotic and I feel myself drowning/lost
I just look at them and WILL
find my way home...

The frame was too small ...
so I tore it in half and joined them again
with strings of pearl .

The letter N was painted purely cos
I ran out of n's tee hee hee...
Traced out the flowers on the PP
with tonnes of stickles *glam*

I stamped the leaves with vanilla paint and
overlapped with brown ink to make it look
more natural.....added stickles to jazz it up :)

Thanks for looking :)

What I have been up to...

2008-08-22T15:31:00.002+08:00

involves this lil-blue-butterfly .....
{stay tuned}

you & me, me + you

2008-08-21T10:15:00.002+08:00

you & me

me + you

all this hulla-ba-loo

because

what I love is U !

{mummy}

Title : almost two

2008-08-10T13:06:00.001+08:00

Journaling:

my
LITTLE
MAN

Note:
O will be turning 2 soon....
His ol'mommy is wondering
where has all that time gone...
not too fast darling....
not too fast...

{mummy}

I have been busy...

2008-07-27T09:04:00.008+08:00

with work...
that I haven't had the time to upload this layout
for a challenge :(
Anyways, here it is....

Title: Pureness of heart

The flowers are cut from a fabric I bought from Spotlight eons ago...

I made the little heart by sewing (yup sewing) remnants of fabric
and stuffing the heart with tissue paper.
- I guess my A&E rotation did come in handy.

Sewed some beads on the flower to add some dimension.

A note to my son..

A card to complete the challenge
(using left-overs from the main lo)
Card says - you are loved or you are adored
(used my gorgeous SL stamp)
if my baby sis is reading this...
this is your birthday card!
You'll be getting this in the mail soon :)

tfl!

Pssstttt.....

I won L's "touchy-feely" challenge ...YAY!!!

Am still on cloud 9...

Couldn't believe the MWL DT's singled out my layout amongst

the others cos the other submissions were oh-my-god-gorgeous.

And then there's dear sweet L for organizing and supplying the RAK

that got us all drooling and scrapping REALLY hard in order to win it :)

You ROCK sweetheart !

And y'know the best part is......

I now have this layout of O...

to keep...

to remind...

to love...

to remember...

& to cherish.

(this is L's RAK - yummmmms)

Sneaks....

2008-07-22T11:48:00.005+08:00

he he he he....
having my very own sneaks
(no particular reason really)
anyh-wayhs... I made this for a challenge
that's up at MWL at the mo...
beautiful L is hosting this one and she is
offering her fabulous RAKS as incentive for
the winner of the challenge.
check out the challenge T&C's and you'll know
how much fun
you'll have creating one
(read: i had so much fun digging up my
old fabric stash)

thanks for stopping by :)

{ in black & white }

2008-07-20T12:06:00.004+08:00

One fine Saturday ...Papa tested out his camera in the B&W mode.
Snapped 2 (well one , actually) willing model tee hee hee..

To prep the (un-willing) model a few lifts up in the air
got him smiling and laughing for the camera.
Poor human-lifter had sore back thereafter...
but the photos are so well worth the effort!

Can you feel the excitement here??

Label Tulip June Challege - I won !

2008-07-14T12:32:00.007+08:00

Made this for the June Challenge over at Label Tulip's

forum (finally touched my LT kits..PHEW!).

Challenge was to scrap those imperfect photos (see above)

which fortunately/unfortunately describes most of the

photos I have of the "smiley imp" (see above).

Was happy that this challenge allowed me to scrap this photo

because altho the photo is out of focus (read: imp moves too fast)

his smile just shines through...don't you agree ?

Anyways,

Title :

mr. SpEedY - that's my name

Journaling:

mummy calls me that because i move with the

speed of light so most of my photos are BLUR.

much to her frustration & much to my delight...

I won this challenge (hehehe..there was only one other entry)

I guess everyone was caught up with the LT anniversary bash

to notice this one :)

Am over the moon

Did the chicken dance when I found out...

Thank god no one was at home to witness

my wobbly booty shake :)

Scaryyyy....

Anyways, thanks to the lovely ladies at LT

I'm a happy gal :)

How exciting is this ?

2008-07-10T09:50:00.003+08:00

Posted my usual weekly layout(s) last weekend and inadvertently

entered a layout call for MWL exhibition happening at

PS this weekend.

Jeepers !

Didn't know this until I did the usual read of the MWL blog

(it is Thursday rite??) and lo and behold I saw my name

(which I read and re-read like a hundred x to

confirm that it was really my name on that list

- see the list below).

Double jeepers !

LAYOUTS SELECTED FOR EXHIBITION DISPLAY
chunling - ‘God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You’
fung - ‘Angels’
ileesum - ‘Together’
jenntan - ‘Be Yourself’
Laradee - ‘Take Time for FAMILY’ & ‘Apple Cheeks’
Lena - ‘Family’
marix - ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
michelleluitan - ‘Bliss - Our House’ & ‘Sweet Dreams’
momma2omar - ‘Bangkok Jam’ & ‘Hello Sunshine’
scrappychic - ‘Us’ & ‘The Music of My Life’
tan yin wen - ‘Buddies For Life’ & ‘Play’

DATES: 12-13 JULY ‘08
TIME: 10AM-10PM
VENUE: PLAZA SINGAPURA OUTDOOR ATRIUM

Now I am wearing a silly grin on my face and will

probly do so for the rest of the day.

It doesn't take much to make this girl HAPPY !

Whooppppiiieeeee!

Some here Some there....

2008-07-06T20:47:00.004+08:00

Title : Hello Sunshine !

Journaling:
Out & About

Here comes the sun !
And I am so prepared wearing
mummy's "eyeglasses".
Don't I look smashing !
{21 mos}

Title: bangkok jam

Journaling:
{bangkok jams probly due to}

elephant on the streets !

Omar got up close to a baby elephant
+ fed it sugar cane sticks !
What an experience !

Bangkok 2007

Card...

2008-07-03T12:20:00.005+08:00

...made this one for a colleague who just got engaged.

(the pics are horrible..sorry...was taken with HP)

...inside of the card says "congrats"

(had fun using my SL stamp on this one)

-Cherios-

The runs...

2008-06-29T12:00:00.006+08:00

Yup...O has the runs.
Been like that since Wednesday, which makes today the 5th day.
We don't know where he got it from.
He has been pretty miserable cos all the washing and
diaper changing has left his bum sore as hell.
I keep telling him that he is a GOOD boy for letting
me smear medicated cream on his bum.
Must have done it around 10x a day.
So much so, he tells me "omar - GOOD boy"
when I rubbed the cream on.
My poor baby... mummy prays that this
tummy bug leaves you soon.

(made this between all the diaper changing, phew!)

Title: look who's growinG
Journaling:
grow
strong
free
independent
kind

{o 22mos}

{ dat kiss }

2008-06-26T12:19:00.000+08:00

Journaling:
cousins. the best kinda love. s+o

Extra journaling:
Eenie Meenie Minie Moe
I will never let you go!

This one is of the 2 cousins (Omar + Sarah) in PJ, May 08.

(Made use of old Ikea fabric for the background)

-n-

I'm back ....

2008-06-23T08:57:00.005+08:00

Hubs, munchkin and I went to Surabaya last week with friends.
The 5 day trip was filled with...
gorgeous gorgeous batik
excellent shopping
scrumptious-yet-cheap-food
j-co donuts / dunkin donuts
comfy hotel
magnificent sunrise
and a volcano with a view to die for !

(note-the view is real and not a screen)