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I've gone out of my comfort zone with these two layouts. I'm using Sassafras which is not one my usual style. But I really love the backgrounds. They fit the photos really well. I've also mixed and matched leftover papers from other collections, OA and Pink Paislee. And used different layout sketches. Both of which I don't ordinarily do. I did like how it all seemed to blend together at the end though. 

In the second layout, I didn't have time to finish the journalling AND take a photo so I just took the photo. I did complete the journalling in the end. I also tried out the new Frixion pens by Pilot. Where the ink can be rubbed off by friction. And doesn't leave a trace. Quite amazing actually. Great for me because sometimes I tend to have some mistakes in the journalling. I will get more...

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So I'm finally working my way into my August photos. This is a photo of my boys during their school's National Day celebration. They are supposed to wear red and white. The colours of the Singapore flag. I usually take the opportunity to wear my red Ferrari top which is the only thing red that I own.

I used the rest of the OA school house collection. I especially love the chipboard banner. I just had to use it all up. I like how the layout turned out bright and cheery.






Since the National Day is always a school holiday, we spent it at the club together with all of Bryan and Gabriel's cousins. They all had an awesome time. First they went swimming, which turned out to be a fabulous thing to do. It was an incredibly hot day. Then, when it got too hot to swim, we all went bowling. And enjoyed fries with chicken wings.

For this, I used the rest of my old OA stuff, mainly from Campfire and Thrift Shop. Flowers and leaves were from a friend. I really like how OA collections can be mixed and matched, to create unique layouts.

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These photos were taken when Bryan was learning to ride his two-wheeled bicycle. He has since mastered it quite well. And loves his bicycle a lot. He's always badgering me to let him cycle outside the house.



Gabriel is still too young to ride a bicycle. But he does enjoy building his sandcastles on the beach. Doesn't he look so cute with his sunglasses on?

For these two layouts, I used a mixture of Pink Paislee Daily Junk as well as the latest Nantucket collection. I especially love the hexoganal shaped tiles and the wooden alphabets from Pink Paislee.

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A Special Scrap

I don't usually do altered stuff. I much prefer to do layouts which I put into folders. However, I recently managed to get this lovely wooden photo display. And I decided to use it to showcase some of my favourite photos from our Melbourne trip.

I first coloured the frame with Prima's chalk ink. And I cut out various icons from Webster's Pages leftover papers. I used a lot of their Seaside Retreat and Yacht Club papers. I also used Prima's flowers, tiles. And AC alphabets. I was actually quite concerned with the papers/pieces falling off. But so far so good.

It was fun doing this altered layout. It's a great visual reminder of the trip without having to flip through albums. Previously, I did some altered board books. But I realised after everyone has flipped through them, stuff would start coming out or bending at the edges. And I had to keep them away from my boys. But this photo display is much more practical. And there's no need for excess handling. I might do more of this next time...

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These are my last photos I wanted to scrap from our Melbourne trip. It was a nostalgic trip for us, a lot of the buildings and landmarks were still there, almost 10 years since we studied in Melbourne University. And it was great to see everything again. I had a great time in Melbourne and sometimes I do miss the weather and some of the landmarks in Melbourne.

I used Websters Ladies and Gents collection with Country Estate. I thought both collections went very well together. The wooden clock is from Kaiser Craft. Flowers from Prima.




I love this photo. It's taken in the apartment we rented in Melbourne. I am actually trying to get Gabriel to finish his milk before going out. Hubbie took this photo of him laughing. It was perfect timing. I used up the rest of Websters Country Estate and some icons from Ladies and Gents. Alphabets from American Craft. Flowers and bird from Prima. I also used Prima's new Chalk inks to ink the edges. The Chalk inks are small and shaped like a tear-drop which makes it easy to ink uneven edges. It's fabulous to use for that distressed look. And they are very affordable too.

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Skiing... Bryan actually learned how to ski when he was up in Mt Buller in Australia. He took lessons and after that, he could ski a little bit. We were very proud of him. I think he just needs a few more lessons to start skiing with the rest of us.

This layout I did right after I got Prima's new distressing tool and chalk inks. The inks are very easy to use and when applied, actually really looked vintagy. The distressing tool, I experimented with the edges of the photo mats. It's not so obvious in this photo but looks nice up close. The tool is very easy to use, you can use it to scrape the edges of the paper and distress it in various ways. No more scraping with fingernails and sandpaper.

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Yes I know, I missed a week of scrapbooking. But I'm catching up. I am finally starting to scrap the holiday photos of when we were up on Mt Buller. This was a special experience for my boys because this is the first time they've seen the snow and been out in the cold. And they really enjoyed themselves.  I saved up Webster's Pages previous winter collection for our snow photos. Simply because I loved the colours. And even though it was meant to be a Christmas collection, it worked very well for our photos. I also used Prima's lace and jewels in white which stands out much better in real life than in the photos.

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These photos were really fun to take. We were at a vineyard in Melbourne and the boys discovered a huge leaf pile. They took turns jumping in it. Bryan discovered how to rake the leaves in a pile and was trying to keep everything together while Gabriel was messing everything up. It's the first time either boy has seen so many fallen leaves in a pile before.

I used the last of my old Prima collections. I used up the rest of the rub ons too. It's not so clear in the photo but I've also used some old Prima jewels for this layout too.

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Yarra Valley Vineyard - This was a unique experience for all of us. We took a drive down to the Yarra Valley in Victoria. It is the perfect place to have vineyards. And there are so many of them around. That day, some of the wineries had an open house for visitors to taste their wine and have something to eat. Some even have a live band to add to the festivities. The wineries we visited were actually very crowded. And the atmosphere very lively. We spent the entire afternoon there.

I used the last of my Websters Spring Market papers, journalling cards and chipboard buttons. The colours and motifs were perfect for the photos.

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18 June - Bryan's birthday party at the Cuckoo Restaurant. He turns six!. We had a buffet dinner with lots of yummy food. And Bryan had a yummy chocolate birthday cake at the end of it. It was a great day for him. I used Webster's Let's Celebrate collection for this. It was perfect for his birthday photos. The flower and jewels were also from Websters.



This photos are from the same night. It's a group photo with all of us in it. I'm quite happy that the photo came up ok. The restaurant was quite dark inside. I used the papers from Webster's Spring Market. While the flowers and jewels this time are from Prima. I did a lot of cutting for this layout. But I liked how the layout matched the photo.

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Puffing Billy in Victoria Australia - This was a special treat for Bryan, for his birthday. In the years that I was in Melbourne, I've not taken this train ride either. So it's something new for everyone. I like the vintage look that Prima Londonerry papers give, which complements the vintage steam engine. The cardboard cutouts are from Prima Printery. I also used October Afternoon Boarding Pass Miscellany train tickets and other train related stuff.

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I've finally caught up to the photos in June. And the major event in June is the family trip we had to Melbourne, Australia. It's a trip long time in coming. It's been years since me and hubbie have been back since we graduated. So it was nice to go back and reminisce. It's going to be in a whole album by itself. And probably going to take me a couple of months.

The newly released October Afternoon Boarding Pass arrived just in time. It's perfect for the travel theme. I also used items from their Miscellany pack. The Together stamp is from Unity Stamps.








It wasn't just us during this trip. My in-laws came along and a couple close to us also came along. It was a small party of 6 adults and 3 children. But made the trip much more fun and enjoyable. There was lots of time to sit and chat as well. We rented 2 cars so we could go at our own pace. The children enjoyed each other's company too.

These 2 pages were done with Prima's previous collection. The earthy, natural colours matched the weather in Melbourne at the time. I liked the yellow to brown leaves and blue skies. Prima's flowers and jewels complemented the papers very well.

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31st - A rare pink feminine layout. All about me using Websters Celebration line. I also took the opportunity to use up my pink flowers. We celebrated my birthday in Marina Mandarin. It's a nice getaway for the weekend.

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It's interesting how just one line, Campfire from October Afternoon can have two so different looks. One is about a recent trip to the zoo where the kids managed to feed the giraffe. I used the reds and yellow to brighten up the green and brown. And the other layout is about a sleepover in a hotel. I used more of the deep blues and stars in the layout. I quite like the chipboard accents as well. The flowers are from Prima (as always) and alphabet Thickers are from American Craft.

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The kids had their Kindergarten open house in May. We all went to look at their artwork and classrooms. They were all nicely decorated depending on the theme of their lessons.




October Afternoon Schoolhouse was perfect for all their school related photos. I also used LYB clear stickers. This layout has Bryan's school projects. I especially like the little 'Angry Birds' that his class made. It's supposed to be a stress ball. It's incredibly cute.




While this layout has Gabriel in his classroom. He showed me how good he is at sitting down and doing some work. He also played along with the games in his classroom. Sometimes, he mentions his teacher, Miss Ong at home too. I think he likes her.

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Learn - Something New. Gabriel had a class trip to the bird park with me in tow. We learnt about penguins and eggs. And had fun with the rest of his class. There was even sometime at the end of the trip for some of our own photo taking.

I used LYB Baby Saurus Collection. I especially liked the tiny envelope embellishment. And of course the cute dinosaurs.

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I've been MIA from this blog for a bit. For some reason, I've been feeling very tired lately. Not sure if it's because I'm not sleeping enough. Even the weekends have been busy, with lots of stuff to do. Or maybe I just need to find time to exercise a bit and get my metabolic rate up. While I sort that out, here's a couple of layouts.



More Universal Studio photos. I used Websters Trendsetter paper and journalling cards. The bird and flowers are from Prima. I love the Panda pose in this photo.




The last of our Universal Studios photos. I like the yellow cab. So bright and classic of NY cabs. There happened to be a Websters Trendsetter paper with the cab on it. I saved it especially for these photos.

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Universal Studios - I finally started on our Universal Studios photos. And I massacred a Universal Studios Guide brochure to get the logo and some commentary on the rides. It's the only one I have but I can always get another one from Sentosa. I simply love the daisy stamp. I had also gotten the OA 5 & Dime papers but didn't know what to use it for. Until now. I like the vintage look it gives and the bright colours.





Rides - In contrast in this layout, I used black as a background. I like the blackboard paper from the 5 & Dime. Looks almost like the blackboard we see in some cafes. I cut out the blackboard notices and placed them as the background. I didn't want to use the original paper because too many notices were too distracting. It's not quite my usual style but I like the way it looks like a notice board.

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Pat, pat - This was taken during a zoo trip. Bryan happened to be fortunate enough to be able to pat a kangaroo. And later on a dog who had performed in the animal show. I hope all these trips to the zoo will help him to appreciate Nature and all of God's creations more.

This was done using October Afternoon's Campfire collection and some Hambly's rubons.




A Big Kite Adventure - This was taken on one of our trips to Marina Barrage to fly our big orange kite. It didn't fly very well that day. But the boys had fun.

Also using October Afternoon's Campfire. The daisy is from Penny Black stamps.

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This was taken the morning my two boys had their Chinese New Year celebrations in school together. It was nice to see them enjoying themselves. In costume too! I used Websters Marketplace collection. The colours are so vibrant and gorgeous. Fits the theme perfectly.




I used the same collection but muted the colours a bit with the craft cardstock. I also used some stamps. And Hambly rubon. This time, Websters came up with printed chipboard buttons with matching string. It was lots of fun to use.

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