Sticky as Glue

Wow... it has been sooo long since I last post. Well, I finally am back. 
It had been super duper busy at work. We always had plenty to do nearer the end of the year, which is really an irony. Not much time to do anything else after I get back from work. Between trying to spend more time with the gals and the hubby, the time left for anything else is minimum. I am glad I still find some me time in the wee hours to scrap. Well, I have scrapped quite a few LO during the Sept break, but have yet found the time to post it. 
Anyway, want to share a LO which I did sometime back. 

I love these 2 photos of meimei. Haha... one of which is her sulky look and the other is such a sweet smile on her face. Ever since she turned 15months, she had been very very sticky to me (I mean, reallllly sticky) especially at nites or when she is extremely tired. She does not allow anyone to touch or carry her. Nope, her daddy would not do too. So I would practically have to run in whenever she starts crying... and mind you, her cries are deafening. And because of all the running in and out of the room several times at nite, my scrappy momentum had suffered badly. :( 
I like this LO that I created. I had recently seen a few scrappers using twine and some other threads stuff in their LO with really stunning effects, so I thought, why not I tried that too. Hmm... I kinda like the effect that I created using the twine. I guess I am hooked, would be using this layering method more in my future LO. 
A lot have been going on in my mind recently. Need time to consolidate my thinking and reflect and see what I should do in the future. Of course, if I am allowed to choose freely, staying at home and able to scrap full time would really be ideal. But that would not be possible at this moment. I guess I would need to strike a balance in what I need to do and want to do at the present moment. 

Love you to the Moon and Back

(some close up of the LO)

(Love you to the Moon and Back - using mainly SC June Kit - Papermoon)

Have wanted to use this title to scrap a LO for the Longggggest time,but never seems to find the right photo. Well, with 2 kids under 5 and only 2 of us, it is difficult to get a good pic with me and both gals in. In fact, we have yet to shoot a reasonable clear family photo (besides the one at SAM)

Loves this photo taken at Festive hotel at Sentosa during the June break. Loves the somewhat funny look on mei mei and Atria's "one finger on the head" pose. She likes to post like this these days :). And myself who is trying to grab the gals and get them to take a shot with me before they run off ... The hubby was trying so hard to get the shot too, without taking my ugly feet in the shot too... hahaha...

Anyway, in this LO, I tried to use circles, which I am not very comfortable with. Well, I don't own a circle cutter and cannot cut straight. But I thought, I will just go with the flow and see how it will go. I also tried some layering using some scrap paper and manjong paper. I love the popping effect from the multiple layering :) Seems like I will go for this sort of layering more often. I like to think that this LO does not require to think for a long time. I just layer the paper as I feel like it. Not like in the past, I will spend a looooong time deciding on just a piece of paper to use . Hopefully I can scrap faster now since time is really a rare commodity for me. Well, I kinda like how the LO turn out, but I do hope to have more layering though.

I wanna be a Photographer

(Love the concentrated look of Atria)

We had recently purchased our DSLR, so we have been taking quite a number of photos. We used to own a SLR before the gals came, but since then we just relied on the normal digital camera. It is just too cumbersome to haul the DSLR out.

Anyway, after numerous attempt to take clear shot of the gals, we finally decided to invest in one good DSLR. Well, I would just say the money is well spent as we are now able (phew!! finally) to take good pic of the gals in action.

Thus, Atria been rather interested in taking her photos too. And we seems to have a number of spare camera on hand, thus the hubby decided to pass one for Atria to have a take at it. Well, not too bad for a start. I like the way she holds the camera and try to take a good shot of anything she sees. We have yet to see what are the things she shoot, but I just simply love her looks.

Don't you think she look rather cool?? Hahaha... I know I am biased, but hey, she is my gal!

Weekly Blessings

Wow! Time flies... and its already Tuesday...

Well, always wanted to post a weekly blessing post on Sun or Mon, but never made it. But its all rite, better late than never.

So for this week (or in fact last), I am blessed with:

Super Duper Long weekend, allowing me to spend more quality time with friends and family (in particular the hubby)

Presidential Election, for allowing us the privilege to cast our vote to decide the "President" for our country. And also becos of the Reservist duty that the hubby is down for. Well, it turned out that the duty for PE wasn't as bad as we thought. In fact, we were able to spend some quality time together :)

The rain, that cooled down the weather and also allowing us to spend some quiet time at home with the gals. (We tend to head out for activities on weekend, but because of the rain, we decided to stay at home over the weekend)

Technology, that literally made the world smaller, and allowing to catch up with a friend who is half way across the globe and knowing that she is all rite.

Colleagues and friends at work, who are always there to help out when there is an urgent need and always ready to give me a lift home... hahaa..

My mum, who willinging help to babysit while the hubby and I had some couple time together (Mum, u are the best!)

The hubby, who is amazed by the amount of scrapping stuff I have accumulated over these 12 months (since I started scrapping), and shakes his head on the time. But nevertheless, is still willing to go shopping for scrappy stuff with me and offer his advice when needed. I have always to do a layout just for the hubby (especially since his Bday is coming),but just never find the right photo to do it. Will take a while, I guess..

Weekly Blessings

I missed out on last week's Weekly Blessings post as I was simple zonked out after work each day.

So this week, I am blessed with:

National Day holiday, a good break for me to hang out with the family and meet up with friends whom I have sadly neglected. So much have changed since we last met, I was so glad I am able to meet up with them.

National oral exam, giving me the luxury to come home earlier and engage in some personal hobby.

Change of portfolio at work, although tough, but at least it gives me the freedom not to be trapped in that little conference room and making a judgement of others (something I hate to do all these while)

My new Nikon D7000 (or rather the hubby's) which allow me to take clear shots of my girls (finally!!) and document their growing everyday. I love it!!!

Scrappy inspiration, which came zooming into my heads, and for once I am able to create 3 LO in a week!

Sis in law who "volunteered" to babysit Atria, giving me some free time to chit chat with others. She has been extremely patient and is such a doting "gu ma" to the girls.

My girls, who are a constant source of inspiration for me and also provides endless joy and laughter into my life. I am amazed at how much they have grown over these months.

Atria, whom seems to have grown sooo much over the months. She is becomes much more mature and able to understand the needs of others. She is such a sensitive child.

The hubby, despite being down with flu is still as hands on with all the cooing and taking care of Atria.

Wow, I am so blessed! As always...

Cheeky Faces

(Mei Mei being very satisfied with her 'Beard Papa Cream Puff')

Mei Mei has always been rather cheeky, more so than her Jie jie. While at one moment, she will be screaming her head off, once she settled down, she can show u the cheekiest of the looks... and you can't really bring yourself to scold her after seeing her smiles.

These shots are taken after she had a taste of the beard papa cream puff. She was just screaming at the top of her voice a minute ago. But once the hubby fed her the cream puff, she was smiling like nobody biz too. Looks how cheeky she is!

I really hope she will remain as cheerful as she is now and being so friendly too. She says "Hi" and "Bye Bye" to anyone whom she encountered and those aunties and uncles love her for that. She is kinda funny, but she is my girl.

A Date with Walter

(A date with Walter. Taken outside SAM. Using mostly SC June Kit - Paper Moon)

(Some close up shots)

(Another close up shot)

As posted earlier, the hubby and I brought our gals to SAM one of the weekend and we had a blast of our time over there. This pic was taken outside SAM with their iconic figure - Walter the rabbit.

I love rabbit. Almost wanted to get some of the merchandises. There was this rabbit looking balloon that was really so cute, but its expensive too!! I decided to save the money to buy other stuffs hahaa...

Anyway, this LO was done after a looooooong break. Been wanting to scrap ever so much but there is always something else to do at work. Hmm,... anyway, last nite, I told myself... No more! Its enough, I need to get my "creative juices" flowing. And hey, this LO was completed in less than 2 hrs. (I practically took about 2 nites to complete one LO, depending how many times I need to run and pacify my girl if she wakes up crying) So here I was rather happy with it, but still feel like there was something missing :(

Anyway, my head now is brimming with scrappy ideas, just need to find more time to scrap... lol... and time is really a precious commodity nowadays...