I want you to win!!!!

I am sneaking in a post here.... YSS is giving some new CHA goodies........ leave a comment to this POST.

Hope you win. I am so excited with all the new CHA stuff YSS will be bringing in.

Here is a LO I created with my Crate Paper kit from YSS: I cut the die cut paper into 1/4 and 3/4...... place a row of photo across the page..... cut some flowers the papers and added stamped butterflies. I love love these cute pictures of my sweetie. She just celebrated her 3rd birthday on Sunday...... how time flies.... I love you, my sweetie pie chubby cheeks!!!! Love mommy

Family Time

I made a house project last month. You can see the project here. And I made this album to put inside the house. I wanted to document the things we do as a family....... and really the daily stuff are important. Cover: Capture the times we prayed as a family. Sitting in a circle and holding hands. okok.. .my hands are missing cos I was taking the picture. hee..hee... The other side for journaling. eating together. I enjoy the times where we eat and chat up over what happened thru the day. A great way of connecting. The kids love to talk.... talk about their silly stuff.... well, it is important to listen to them.

We played Legos, build Thomas the train tracks... and of course do art work together.

Here they are painting Mommy's project... hahaha... the fence for the house project. cool, right!!! These 2 girls playing on their own... okok.. this is like the perfect setting... they usually fight after 30 mins .... LOL

JOurnaling about the home improvement projects we did.

In the home now, we have this DIY magnetic wall where we put our travel magnets. Love that it is family project together.

Using a quote from 7G stickers.

I added a vellum over the photo.

Our happy family.

ok.... this one is a little sentimental.... I decided to write them a letter......... maybe it is the sudden death of someone, which frighten me.... so i decide to pen my love and thoughts to them..... in case God calls me home suddenly.

I have added more pages here and there... but for now... hope you like these pages.

Using all Websters PAges papers, embellishments.

hear the excitement!!!!

Hello friends, are you excited for CHA? You can hear me scream, right. I am totally excited!!! But yet also the time of the year where I purge my stash........ horror of horrors.... so many papers and stuff left untouched. I am now desperately trying to use up everything... hahaha... impossible, right. For now, I am excited with Prima, Lily Bee "Lovely", Pink Paislee lines and definitely Maya Road. Did you see their sneaks... totally gorgeous-ness........ left me drooling... *ops*... I got to wipe my computer keyboard. LOL. And for my classes at MWL, stay tuned cos I am way too excited to tell you I have placed my orders for classes. And we are using new products.... i mean playing with new manufacturers....... I think it is time for change... time to create with new papers and see if we can apply the same "Magic' to them. haha.... Make a guess... lots and lots of butterflies, flowers..... cream, pinks and a little green/blue......... Yes.. yes.. my "Magical Wishes" classes will continue.... I cant tell you how crazy I am over the new stuff I have ordered.... Elvira and team will be heading to CHA soon ......... I can't wait for Feb to come. Now, here's my DT assignments for YSS. Hop over. Sale is still on! LO': AM routine This little girl loves to watch the world go by in the morning... perch herself on the table, overlooking the window. My first time playing with Crate Paper... I have to say, these colours grow on me. I am loving pinks, grey now. This LO is based on Alyssa sketch over at YSS blog. Heard of Shimmerz paints... I painted these chipboard alphas with these gorgeous shimmering paints. Love it LO: read map Have you seen a 3 yr old read a map with such intensity? She is really serious. First thing when we stepped into Disneyland... she ran and grab a map..... studied it for a while and yell out "I am going here'... see she leads the way!!! This LO is based on Lady Grace's sketch over at YSS blog. For mists, I have to say Maya Road just gives that intensity of coverage. Love love this gold colour.

2010 goals/resolutions... whatever you call it!!!

Using all Prima products... I told you I need to use my stash fast, right. haha My word for 2010 is "GROW"........ what's yours?

Keep growing: love the Prima felt stems... against the canvas screenprint.

I did some sewing here... love the mists on the canvas sheet.

Sew much more... yes... my goal is to sew more.... love this dress form.

PS....... guess what it means........ photoshop...... hahaha... time to learn some new skills.

the back of every page looks like this... enough space for journaling. I love love journaling!

Thanks for stopping by! Hop over to YSS for all these products.

i have to tell!!!!

I have to share this with you!!!! Yes... YSS is having huge markdown on Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists now! Grab them while there are still some. And on top of that, you take additional 20% off total bill. That's a HUGE sale!!!! If you have not tried Glimmer Mists, now it's the time! And I grab some Jenni Bowlin rubons too..... I am a happy gal today! Hop over to YSS now.

dreaming

Finally I had time to work with some Websters Pages..... using a mix of papers from 3 different collections. I submitted this for Jan challenge where you got to try out a new texture. I played with tissue paper and paints. Very fun! See the textures it created. LO: Little Dreamer I dab white paint all over. I love this white frame from Melissa Frances and that cute stamp from Crafty Secrets.

I love this picture of my girl. She sleeps like a little cat or puppy, folding her legs and lying on her tummy. She can really hold in this position for very long. Wonder if it is comfortable. LOL

Projects for YSS

Woohoo........ i get to play with Graphic 45 papers for Jan DT kit from YSS. I know I have lots of Christmas photos to scrap. Yet these papers are very versatile too for other pics. All DT this month get to scraplift from one another. This my take on Liz Chidester "Ham" LO where she cut and curl papers.......... love it. Me, being the shabby chic girl who loves to distress and tear and ink... I simply tear and roll back the papers with my fingers. LO" Wisdom"

JOurnal is hidden where the black piece of pp is......... looks like an envelope, right.

JOurnaling:

This is how our family handles the avalanche of presents from Christmas or birthday.

A wise parent taught me this. Every year, after they tear open the wrapper of the presents.

They get to choose 2 that they want to play with NOW. The rest goes into Mommy's treasure box.

Then over the next 12 months, mommy slowly releases 'treasures' out 1 by 1.

But of course, I release craft materials, stationery rather easily cos these has shelf life. Pens get dry up easily.

And if they have similar toys or toys which are not suitable, I 'buy over' from them. I gave them some pocket money to save. But overall, they got to donate 2 of all the toys they get to Charity.

Why we do what we do? Cos I want them to really treasure their gifts.... it is too much for child to open all 20-30 presents at 1 time and really they dont play with them and they lose interest easily. I remember how I had 1 doll and that was my fav and I really play it to 'death'....... LOL.

And also i want my children to remember the less fortunate...... to receive is a blessing but to give is a greater blessing. I want them to be charitable, to be conscious of the lesser fortunate in society and less of the "Me, I, Myself" craze. I want to teach my children the value of handling material blessings........ not to be overwhelm and control by stuff.

LO: Someone

This sweetie cannot contain her excitement..... since the presents under the tree keep growing... she has been lurking around the tree.... asking"Can I open my presents"......... and today, right out of bed........ hair in a mess... eyes blurry... she hid behind the Christmas tree... checking out her presents....

Is she a cutie?

I made this star and hang some tags on it with twine.

Remember to check out YSS....... this month is huge... our 3rd birthday........

20% off total bill.......... and check out the sale too.... lots of goodies.

Also remember to load your LO/projects to the USER gallery. We will pick 1 to feature each month. You win stash cash. That's sound good!!!!!

gifts --- i love them all

Do you like your Christmas gifts? My kids went wild opening theirs...... really! They went "Wow....... I always wanted this"......... "Wow, this is my favorite"....... I just wish I record them down. This little princess is hugging her bottle of bubbles. I have not seen a girl who love bubbles so much. And this Missy is crazy over bags..... she got like 4 of them this Christmas...... she went "Yay" Hmmmm, I wonder where this craze came from? can you spot the group of 20-30 presents around her. I am gotta scrap about my 'theory' of handling presents. A wise parent taught me that... .a LO is on the way! Of course, this mommy here went "WILD" too! That's my PRESENT, arriving next week from USA. You know that, right.... my love for Kate Spade bags. And I love that I bought it online after Christmas. The sale is worth it!!!! heee..hee... I am a happy girl. And this killer heels....... hmm... what's a stay at home mom gotta do with it? Well, I LOVE IT! My hubby got it for me...... how... i chose it at Zara... ask him to go and pick it up! hahaha.. Well, my friend ask me "but you wear flats all the time?"...... hmm.. that's why..... I need a little sexy heels.. a little fantasy... Someone better invite me to their wedding this year so i can wear this shoe. LOL! I just love the height, love how my calf looks leaner, my butt tighter.... okok... I was over the top.

And this gift touch my heart. Joleen gave it to me. She is a 'participant' in many of my classes I teach in my LSS.

And I am so surprised to receive and most importantly the warmth of her thoughtfulness just fills me.

Thanks, Joleen.

And check out the cute card she made..... total GORGEOUS-NESS! And thanks for stopping by, my friends. Have a great year in 2010!

Ready for change

Goodbye 2009.......... here are some of favorite works for last year........

I am thankful for many scrapping opportunities in 2009.

- teaching in my LSS

- DT for YSS

- GDT for MM and Websters Pages

- some LOs requested for publication. Finally, they will be out this year.

- amazing friends I have made ....... across the globe to USA, Australia.... etc. wow... NOW....................... Yay......... to 2010..... it is finally here. When it was the 1990s, I couldn't imagine reaching this far......... LOL. What are your plans for 2010? What are your resolutions? Where are the places you plan to visit? Who are the people you want to know more about? What new skills are you picking up? I started with lots of questions for myself......... which is good.... always get me thinking and reflecting so that I dont expect the 'same-old....same-old".......... I am someone who needs variety in life. I plan to put these thoughts into a mini album this month......... thinking how I want to launch that idea. I plan to scrap Christmas photos....... yes.. I have tonnes of them and I dont scrap them every year. I plan to sew more this year.... hee...hee..... Now some news over at YSS....... you just got to check out their HOMEPAGE. And many exciting changes over at YSS. 1) A new Design Team 2) Load your LO/Projects/Cards to the User Gallery and you may be picked for feature. Cool, right? 3) A celebrity scrapper every month .......... ooooo... I love this cos I am a stalker! LOL I am so excited to be part of these changes at YSS........ So, hop over to the BLOG now! Dont forget the sale going on now! Take 20% off...... birthday month! Woohoo........ And if you are Singaporean, you can always join the spree many scrappers are organizing....... YSS ships FREE to Singapore with orders above $250........ now, that's not difficult to reach if you get 5-6 people to spree! Hee..hee... trust me... I started spree-ing with YSS some time back... way before I was DT. Have a great year ahead! Happy New Year