Scraplicious DT projects

Hey there !

It's certainly been a while but am sure all the busy moms know the drill.
With exams, a new house to settle into and a sticky baby in tow, life was overwhelming.
But am happy.

Girls did us really proud with their excellent grades and awards.
Tiny is growing well and rotund ;)
These projects created with Prima's pixie glen and printery papers
are lovely with kiddie shots for that whimsical.

Loads of 3d pop up effects here. Get a closer look at Scraplicious- u can't miss it !
This little tyke is growing way too quickly !

14 weeks on...

It's been such a great 14 weeks since this little tyke came into our lives.

Despite the sleepless nights (mine mostly) and the howls and whines from time to time, he's brought just so much joy and sunshine -

that winning ready smile that melts your heart;

a look that says 'carry me please';

those rolls of fat on the tummy and thighs

perfect responses to words like 'splash', 'kick', 'tongue'

thunderous passing of gas be it from the upper or rear end which sends girls into peals of laughter

We love you so soo much and couldn't imagine our lives without you.

Something i created to celebrate our wonderful boy...

thanks for dropping by !

Scrappy happy

I had a rare reprieve over the last couple of days and created these using shots taken by my nieces.

Cousins @ Play

a treat for the girls as they got to

catch up with their cousins at a recent family get-together.

a lovely lovely day that certainly had to be captured for posterity.

(supplies: Crate Paper "Random"; American Craft "Garden Cafe"; 7G word stickers; Prima blooms) 

Crate Paper's 'Random' line is just awesome and the chips are too fun to play with. 

Mixed and layered the 'random' chips here with 7G word stickers.

Love the 'pop' of pink and yellow here against the more muted greys

i love love love this pic.

 (supplies: Crate Paper "Random"; American Craft "Garden Cafe"; Maya Road trim; Zva bling; Martha Stewart punch)

Ahhh.... need more time to scrap ! Soo good for the soul :)

Scraplicious August Design Team dues...

It's been a while out of the blogging world.

No apologies. Just an overwhelmed chronically tired mum, who still finds the strength to be incredibly happy :P

No less because I got to create these ! 

R doesn't look like this anymore. 

Her permanent teeth have all grown. 

She's a little more rotund,

And has an all-important air around her that says i'm a tween !

This is the new man in my life.

He's also the cause of my sleepless nights.

But I wouldn't have life any other way.

We are totally spell-bound.

This tray encapsulates my favourite photos of the moment.

I still can't believe I have a son.

Amazing.

All materials used are available at Scraplicious (Parkway Parade), and they are displayed in the shop if you'd like to take a closer look.

New Layouts

I never knew how to create something about myself.
But as the countdown begins, I'm feeling the increasing need to remind myself to be patient,
and to savour what's left of my freedom !

I really liked how this turned out...

WAITING

Supplies: Crate Paper (patterned paper),  Dusty Attic (leaf swirls), Ranger distress inks and perfect pearls, AC thickers (alphas), lace (own)

 Another Layout here of the girls. They've been my source of so much happiness and comfort.
Went wild here with the chipboards and stickers. Aren't those birdies and bugs just too adorable :)

COMFORT. JOY. SUNSHINE

Supplies: Crate Paper and 3 Bugs in a Rug

Thanks for dropping by !! Have a great week ahead !!

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Here's another something I created to assure my small one that she's still as precious as ever to me. 

It's OUR STORY. 
No big sister. 
No daddy. 
Just SMALL & ME. 
The way she insisted. 
Colourful as ever.
It's HER book she says....


So here we go... a riot of colour in this one...

And a WONDERFUL Happy Mothers' Day to all you mommies and mommies-to-be out there ! 

You sure deserve it !

Hope your journey into motherhood has been as enriching as mine has been :)

close 2 you..

As promised, here's a layout I did based on what I learnt from Irene last week...
Misted the doilies and layered and layered them, creating multi-dimensional flowers. Didn't realise they were so easy too ! And scraps - folded, stapled and voila - another bloom !

the outcome......

i like...
that's my sista... she took a day off to go spend some time with the girls ... it was great !

Here's a simple card i did too ... embossed the background.. double stamped the bee and cut out the second stamped image and layered it on top of the first for a 3D effect, and painted it with distress inks...

Off to lie down - my back is killing me.. have a great weekend everyone !

In celebration of Mummies

I did this.

For ME.

• Because I needed some creative therapy
• Because I needed to celebrate and give myself a pat on the back for surviving a decade of 
• sacrifices
• tears
• heartaches
• anger
• frustration (the pulling hair out type)
• Because I needed to tell the world what a PRECIOUS gift motherhood is, and worth every second of any insurmountable pain one may feel.

For YOU.

• So you too can celebrate YOU and the MUMMIES in your life.
• AND tell them how much you appreciate their presence.

I'm running this class only on 30th April (Sat), as I'm totally hard pressed for time this month.
Hope to see you there !

Dance a little... scrap a little.. that's the story of love ..

It's been a whirlwind past 2 weeks with dance concert rehearsals, tears, needy kids, single motherhood, and scrappy yummies ! Inevitably caught the bug and was down for a couple of days, but nothing some retail therapy couldn't solve.. ha !

First some crafty goodies to share....

love these birdies from the American Craft 'Hello Sunshine' line...

Got those love notes down pat. Unfortunately Small didn't fancy this layout.

"Why Jie Jie's so bright - mine not nice - no owl ??!" (see below) followed by 'manja' whines and tears

Anyone has some magic potion i can feed her ? She's slowly driving me nuts !!

Here's the bright layout Small was jealous about. I've been soooo grateful for R lately. She's really been my ROCK, this 9 year old. What will i do without her ?...

And the stars at the recent concert @ Jubilee Hall in their dance regalia... they enjoyed themselves sooo much and so did I... gosh, the logistics involved in putting together something like that. Millions of kudos to their dance teacher who single handedly rocked this. Sure, there could be things that could have been done better, smoother, nicer... but to the KIDs, it was just PERFECT.
Check out some of the action...

thanks for dropping by !!

In the Nook !

I've been having meself some quality time in my nook, and this is what I've come up with :)

this now graces the wall where my little me space is :)

So happy to play with Imaginisce chipboard stickers, glitter, pearls, trinkets and blooms. Aren't those birdies just adorable ?

 And I did this too...

Nice ???? The new American Crafts 'Hello Sunshine' and Pebbles 'Ever After' collections - totally yummy i tell u ! Just arrived at Scraplicious .. better go grab before they fly off the shelves !

Played with chalk inks to create that soft pastel background using white cardstock, and finally broke my new Tim Holtz rosette die used here with the American Craft paper and stickers.

Happy !