>>> We Have Arrived! <<<

Wednesday passed like a blur! The day started out as per normal routine but in between, I was frantically packing and ensuring nothing was forgotten (I'm sure I will remember something mid-air)! Thankfully I had checked in online so we arrived at the airport an hour before departure, checked in the baggages and immediately headed for the departure lounge. People were already boarding the plane which incidentally was full house too.

Flight was eventful. Both boys occupied themselves with the inflight entertainment which had tons of movies & games. And they slept, a lot too! Had to wake them up when we reached Dubai to change planes and immediately on board, they went off to sleep again until the last 2 hours before arrival in Singapore. As for myself, didn't sleep a wink and spent most of the time playing a Shanghai Mahjong game (which was highly addictive).

My dad and brother greeted us and took us home. Since both boys didn't eat much on the plane, Ollie was first to ask for his fav food, hor fun. We arrive at 2120 but I doubt very much the boys will be sleeping early tonite.... the time difference will be drastically altered for the next few days!

(photos to come shortly as soon as I've downloaded! Currently in zombie mode not having slept properly for the last few days! Just so glad I'm home!) TTFN!

>>> Last Minute Scramble! <<<

Typical! The day I travel, I'm trying to do 101 things at the same time! No wonder I'm stressed out and suffering from insomnia! Luggage yet to pack and trying to finish up my boys' teachers gifts! Thankfully I opted for simplicity... merely decorating a calendar planner for the school year! Thank goodness cards have been made months ago (thanks to 365 Cards challenges). Now what's the chance of moi sleeping on the plane.... nada! I can't sleep on planes. So after 17 hrs of flying, I'm gonna be a zombie by the time I hit Singapore!

Enough rambling and back to packing.... will catch up on my blog when I'm in Singapore! Until then... TTFN!

>>> 365 Cards Day 132 <<<

Been MIA this month as there's lots to do... son's birthday party, teachers' gifts (as usual, leaving it till last minute) and of course, packing for our summer hols. I'm off to spend the entire summer with my parents in Singapore.

Doubt if I can keep up with all the card challenges this month or the next. However, will make an attempt when I can. Anyway, today, I managed to squeeze in this card when I checked the site this morning! The challenge 'Picture This' features a birthday cake with lighted candles. You are supposed to take inspiration from it.


A fairly easy card to do so here's my effort:

Patterned papers by Bo Bunny Popsicle papers. Stamped image by BackPorch Memories May stamp set and sentiment by Unity June KOTM set.

Gotta run.... need to organise party games for tomorrow's birthday party. Can't wait till it's over! TTFN!

>>> Unity Hip Hop Hangover! <<<

It's time for Hip Hop Hangover again and today I'm focussing on June 09 KOTM set.


I absolutely adore this set and lost no time in making a few cards with the images. Some of these may have appeared on my blog as I've done them for a few card challenges. But I'm pulling them together on this thread to showcase June KOTM set:







As you can see, the teapots are probably one of my fav images. I've not finished with the set yet and no doubt, will probably see more projects being done with this set. Thanks for dropping by. TTFN!

>>> Passion For Promarkers: Challenge 6 <<<

This week's colour challenge calls for Moss & Poppy + Something tasty! Just in luck that I received some new stamps today and I used them for this challenge:

Patterned papers by WRMK Urban Window and Basic Grey Lucky collections. Stamped images by Unity Retro BBQ stamp set and sentiment from Unity June 09 KOTM set. Made use of Cuttlebug swiss dot embossing folder.

TTFN!

>>> 365 Cards Day 121 & 122 <<<

Day 122 is 'It's A Wrap' and it calls for using wrapping paper on the card! Pam certainly comes up with very interesting challenges for making card! So a hunt in my craft room found this perfect wrapping paper! Would you believe it that it was a wrapper for a box of choccies! When I first saw it, I immediately thought it was perfect for crafting and hence, I unwrapped it very carefully and kept the wrapper. It certainly came in handy as I've used it in a LO and now a card. So here's my card with this delish wrapping paper:

Background stamp and sentiment from Unity June 09 KOTM set.

Forgot to add, the choccies were delish! Unfortunately it's all gone now! :)

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Day 121 is 'Four Seasons' which calls for incoporating all four seasons on the card. Gulp! I don't exactly have stamps depicting the four seasons although I do have definitions of them. Hence, they were used and I used pictures to depict what each season represents:

Season definition stamps from Purple Onion Designs. Bee, ice cubes in glass, santa images & sentiment from Unity. Pumkin image from Little Yellow Bicycle Spooky range. Background rectangular image from Hero Arts.

Can't say I'm thrilled with the card but it's done! Not gonna go grey over it! TTFN!

>>> On Display: Cosmo Cricket! <<<

Have to admit, I'm a great fan of Cosmo Cricket papers. They are so easy to use, both for layouts and cards! I was fortunate that some of my DT kits have featured Cosmo Cricket papers and I certainly enjoyed using them. My biggest challenge has been using the spinners! I luv them but they can be a little tricky to use on pages but I think I managed them well.

Here are the layouts done using the papers:

LO created using Everafter and Girl Friday collections.

LO using Everafter collection.

LO using Lil' Man collection.

LO using Early Bird collection.

LO using Early Bird collection.

LO using Lil' Man collection.

LO using Mr Campy collection.

With the leftover scraps after I had done the layouts, these were put to good use and made into cards:

The above four were done using Early Bird collection.

Created using Mr Campy collection.

Created using Lil' Man collection.

TTFN!

>>> Passion For Promarkers: Challenge 5 <<<

Not long ago, I discovered Passion For Promarkers site and was delighted. I've been doing a lot of colouring using them especially on my cards and even on my layouts too! Hence, I was only too pleased to find there's a site dedicated to Promarker users. Not only do they hold challenges, but there are tips how to get the most of these markers.

Challenge 5 is to use colours Lemon and Meadow Green. Here's my take on it:

Patterned papers by Cosmo Cricket Early Bird collection. Stamped image by Unity June KOTM set. Chipboard was coloured using a Lemon Promarker and stamped using a script image from 7 Gypsies Nottinghill stamp set. Have to say, it's not easy to limit to just 2 colours.

Incidentally, this card was also done for another card challenge on 365 Cards Day 118. TTFN!

>>> 365 Cards Day 118,119 & 120 <<<

Sheesh, the last few days were busy times for me. I was involved in fund-raising activities in my sons' schools and was just too knackered to do anything at nite when I came home. The boys have another 3 more weeks of school before summer hols. Time is just passing by wayyy too quickly! Anyway, time to catch up on my cards.

Day 120 is 'Super Sketchy Sunday' and here's the sketch:Have to say, quite an unusual design and here's my take on it:

Patterned papers by Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy collection (leftovers from a LO that I did). Stamped image from Unity Aug 08 KOTM set and coloured using Promarkers.

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Day 119 is 'Seeing A Silhouette' which calls for creating a silhouette on a card. Decided to try a technique that I've seen in a craft magazine and here's my take on it:

Patterned paper by Tapestry by CR Gibson, Lavender & Lace collection. Stamped images by Fontwerks Fresh Foilage I & II and Unity May 09 KOTM set (including the sentiment). Background sponged using Tim Holtz distressed inkpads in mustard seed, spiced marmalade & fired brick.

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Day 118 is 'I've Been Framed' and the challenge is to create a frame on the card. Not difficult as I've got a fair number of chipboard frames dying to be used and here's what I did:

Patterned papers by Cosmo Cricket Early Bird collection. Stamped images by Unity and coloured using Promarkers. Inside the card reads 'I'm here for you'. Chipboard was coloured using a Lemon Promarker and stamped using a script image from 7 Gypsies Nottinghill stamp set. This card was also created for Passion For Promarkers Challenge 5.

With these cards, I've caught up with all the challenges so far! Yay! TTFN!