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Here's my new dreamieland

My daddy and mummy really love me alot in their little ways! Saying sweet things are so not how we have been communicating since young but they do it through the little things!

I had this small episode of hyperventilation a couple of weeks ago when they were out on holiday...and for a week or so after that...i was so sure my mummy had stayed up to make sure that i was safely home and asleep before she went to bed...daddy was equally sweet!

Today, i was rushing for church after work and daddy decided to pick me up at a train station. He had asked mummy to pack a small pack of fried rice for himself as he was out driving till a little late. So he called me up when i was still at the office to ask if i had eaten and i said i have not...so he insisted on picking me up a few train stations further from where i was supposed to alight and said that he had a pack of fried rice for me..he was worried that my gastric problems would come again if i didnt eat proper meals!! I thought that that was really really sweet =) I had half the fried rice and left the other half for him =)

It is amazing how parents provide for their children...they are the same to my sister.....A HUGE THANK YOU TO THEM!! (Another scrap-worthy story!! =)

anyway...met up with Sindy on Tuesday to pass her the layout....with her permission to post the layout....here it is!!!



Used some Qtea stuff from previous kits as well as the new alpha stash i have...and papers from Sassafras Lass in the Red velvet club kit!

God bless!

Merdrey

=) it's been a while since i last posted! Not even sure where i ended with my story...but have been scrapping!! Here's a layout i did with the qtea kit....loving the wonderful deerie kit! It is perfect for this photo of my sister B and Baby G!!



And...have also finally completed the layout for Sindy =) Sorry gal for taking so long!! But here's a sneak!



Loving the pink, orange and greens...hope you like it too!! =)

Have also done a couple of other layouts with the lovely Red Velvet Kit...the Sassafras Lass papers were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO nice!!! AND AND AND....it was a good mail day last friday.......CHECK THIS OUT!!



I LURRRVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEE ALPHAS!!!! can you tell? =)

Anyway, lots of scrapping to be done this week! To do list: 2 commission layouts, 1 wedding guest book, 1 snowflake, 1 hanging mobile and some other decorative stuff to do for Baby G's first birthday party this Saturday!! Did i mention i modified a tricycle i bought for him?? *hees* Will share that after Saturday!

That's all from me now! Have a great week ahead and God bless!

haha...that's a funny title...maybe i should scrap with it one day!

Anyway..have been scrapping ALOT (in my own sense of the word) last week... here are the layouts!!

My baptism layout...using the beautiful drool-worthy Qtea kit!!





This little cute girl is a cut out from a free calendar i got a long while back! I knew it would come in handy in the perfect layout one day =)

And i have been wanting to create thank you layouts for the sponsors in my RCIA group. I have completed four so far!! Two more to go! They will all be put in Ikea's 9in x 9in shadow boxes =)

For Michael


For Joseph


For Jhalley


For Weiwei


Random thoughts of the day
1. i love it when people understands my layouts....my thoughts..
2. i want to include journalling in all my layouts...that is what scrapbooking is all about =) Capturing moments.
3. i like to include quirky things in my layouts...that is what makes it different
4. I would really love to have everyone in the whole wide world see what i create...but there is no easy way to go about doing it!
5. Cluttered is so my style =) I LOVE IT!!! But you don't have to =)

God Bless!!!
Merdrey

i'm 75% done with my scrap area packing!!! Each time i pack...i throw away tons of things....guess i am really a collector of junk!! haha. Last night i only managed to pack my ribbons and scraps. I am so into ziplock bags now...cos i bought a hundred of it!! Was originally thinking of using it for Gideon's party packs...but now i am using it for lots of other stuff as well! I also remembered how Em had a post recently about having her flowers in ziplock bags! It is a cheap storage solution and i love it! Will post some photos later in the day...too lazy and tired now!

I also bought larger ziplock bags for my half finished or in-progress layouts! Neater this way...

hmm...i had something to say but i forgot what it was!! I think i need sleep..

Night night!


 

Am now watching a Charity show which has raised almost SGD 4 million (and counting) for the victims of the deadly earthquake in China, Sichuan province. Let's do our part. Donate to a local charity or simply, say a little prayer.

God bless.

First and foremost....THANKS FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS!!! =) It is quite amazing to receive so many responses from fellow scrappers all around (yes...12 is alot for me!) =) SCRAPPERS UNITE!

I was thinking about how i was going to do the picking of the winner and i came up with many super complicated formulae...finally..this is how i chose the winner!!

S and i were at coffee bean..

me: oki..give me a number between 1 to 12.
S: erm.....17!
me: ONE TO TWELVE!
S: erm...26!..divided by 2.....eh...ok....7...8.....7....8.....Alright....EIGHT!

When i told S that the eighth reply on my post will get the layout...he went "oh now the rest of them are going to blame me!" *haha*

Anyway...so Sindy you are the winner!!!! Please send an email to merdrey[at]gmail.com with a photo and your mailing address!! Also include some information about the photo, like date, location, names and any journaling or feelings you want me to include!! =)

Today is a happy scrap day! Did two layouts...one for the qtea kit and the other for a challenge held over at MWL

First up, my SuperHERO Photographer!


Materials used are mainly from qtea's The Court Jester kit =) Have another layout coming up for that kit! Also used a flocked pp from a previous kit (the blue floral pp at the upper right and bottom left). What i love about this layout, other than the spiderman and the photos is that it is my first time using my stamp stash from Japan! See the nice little camera stamp?? LOVE IT!



Also altered a Maya Road keychain wings ( to make S a more powerful superhero!!!). I didn’t have any paint that matched the colour cloth on which the photo is on. So I took the extra piece of cloth, unthreaded it (if there’s even such a word!) cut the thread into small strips and glued them to onto the wings! I used glossy accents on them to make sure they were secure and added glitter. I love the uneven, frilly effect on it! Try it!



Next up is the layout i did for a National Scrapbooking Day Challenge hosted at MWL's website. The challenge is to "find recycling inspiration in our everyday life and bring it into our scrapbooking". So after i did the superhero layout, i was just cleaning up my PC and chance upon this picture that i wanted to scrap for the longest time...so i printed it out and remembered the challenge! Here's my simple layout -->



S took this photo of me in ChangChun, China last december. We went out of the hotel room in the wee hours of the morning when we saw that it was snowing!!! LOVE THE WHITE SNOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!! But when mornin came, the snow on the road turned black....from the fumes coming out of the exhust pipes of vehicles...maybe one day..the world would be so polluted....it will rain black particles instead of pure white snow... =(

Anyway..back to the layout...i used a piece of checkered cardboard from Love, Elsie cardboard frame packaging for the top right matting, a nice of discount coupon from an online SB shop which has the words "Spring into savings" (i covered the 's' so it reads 'Spring into saving Earth')



Also used the negative part of a sheet of round foam dots which i have been keeping for ages...waiting for the right moment to use it! My journaling was written on strips of that too!! 



Can you figure out where i used these two items on the layout? =)

I used the round cardboard for the hearts and the circle flower..
 

as for the tape glue, i made use of the strip of plastic...

and made a flower but bunching them up and tying a twine around the centre!


Also made use of the black and white text to show the contrast between now...and in the future...if we continue to pollute the environment...

So let us do our little part in saving Gaia!!!

Talking about saving the earth reminds me of this layout i did for MWL last year  =) Still loving the curled flowers that i have created!!!

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okok....guess what i have in this box that's as tall as Baby G?? It is flat...it is sliver and black and it is a mighty 24" =) 

Post a comment to let me know what you think it is (it doesnt have to be correct!) and i will do a layout for one lucky person! 



I was very Inspired by Lia when she first had her do-a-layout-for-someone giveaway and have been wanting to do the same for the longest time but i was not sure if anyone was even reading my blog!! =) oh well, i've decided to try anyway =) 

Please post by Friday, 23 May and i will pick a winner by Sunday! Good luck everyone!

God bless! =)

 here's a layout i did last night for a beautiful couple...look at their sweet smile.. 

original..


it wasn't good enough...so i added more stuff..


hmm...isnt love such a weird thing? 

It is a little like salt, put in too much and it is not healthy....put in too little and it tastes bland.
it is like a plant, water it too much and it drowns...water it too little and it wilts.
It is the perfect match of give and take...of allowing breathing space...of being in close proximity...

It is an art to love. 

Forgive me. I think i am better at scrapbooking.

hmm...how often do we struggle with copyright issues in our lives? Especially in terms of design...how can you prevent someone else from taking your idea...modifying it slightly...and calling it their own? What do you own exactly? Should we not showcase our design because of that? and why cant someone have the exact same idea? haha...food for thought!

anyway...did this piece of commissioned work for a returning customer =) She loves it!! It is a 9 by 9 frame and i used the old Bampop papers which i like alot! I also pasted a robot and the words "happy birthday Monu" on the glass of the shadowbox to create some dimension!

 

and this was done for challenge website - Unpubbed. Here's how it looks originally (as in when i first thought that i had completed it)....and i thought it looks kinda "empty" on the top right...haha



so i took it out of the display frames...scratched my head...and added some text!!! Love it now =)



doesnt it look more 'complete'? Some close up shots below...





Materials used: A LOT! haha...just to name a few brands...AC, MM, qtea kits, Heidi Swapp, Hambly, EK success, 7G, Scenic Route, Adornit (will name the products next time....it's 4AM!!!)

This is one of the photos taken during Chinese New Year this year!! I love this photo of gideon and me =) and i found out that i do decide on the colour combi from the colours of the photos....cos this layout looks almost like this (in terms of colour!)



haha...oh well...i love them both!!! And i am so in love with the cluttered look =) 

oh....and may i add GOLD to my current list of favourite colours...so to recap....it is

HOT PINK, BLACK, WHITE, GOLD

more layouts!!! Feeling all scrappy these few days....

GOOD NIGHT!


 

i did these two layouts! erm...i mean two 4-page layouts!! haha

this tells the story about how our trip materialised...


closeup...


this just shows that i am a fan...with my 3-day concert tickets!!!


closeup...


i love the recent qtea kit i got from Danielle...it was a very fashion, rock, punk kit...with very interesting items in really cool colours - pink, black, turquoise...SO TOTALLY FIT THE THEME OF THESE LAYOUTS!! Thanks Danielle for the wonderful kit!!

and......with influence from X Japan....in particularly Hide and Yoshiki....my current favourite colours are pink, black and white =D

that tears are salty?

Hello! It's been a week since i got back from Tokyo, Japan and it seems like ages! A few months ago, S was telling me that X Japan was coming back together after TEN YEARS for a reunion concert. Nothing was confirmed then..no date..no time...just that it will be in Spring. We almost forgot about it...till one day, i decided to surf around to check it out and once we got the dates...the planning started!!!

With S's superb patience and determination, we got the tickets to all three nights of the concert!!! we were in for the TOTAL EXPERIENCE!!! I wouldnt call myself a fan...but i kinda love their songs...both slow ballads and the really noisy stuff...so we got the hotel, got the flights (another long story here), applied for leave (Thanks G for approving it), packed our bags and off we went!!!!!

This was my favourite song...a tribute to Hide


It was 3 nights to remember...when i first knew X Japan through S, they had already disbanded and their lead guitarist, Hide, has passed away a few years back. I never thought that i would be able to watch their concert live..it was an experience. Especially on the third day, we were just a 2 seats away from the walkway....the band members were like THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS close!!!! It was real great fun with the japanese crowd!!

I am now offically a fan.


 

This Easter was the bestest best Easter of my life. I was born again. Born again in Jesus Christ. There are no words of joy to describe how i feel. I am extremely happy....extremely extremely happy. I think those around me could see it....i couldnt' stop smiling from when i stepped out of the baptisimal font =) God has chosen me and i answered his call. I am glad i did. 

 Just a short note to congratulate S who made it to The Daily Dozen on National Geographic!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm sure there will be more to come =)



For other great shots by S, please visit his Flickr site!

Hello!! It has been ages since dreamie me updated the blog..sorry! But trust me dreamie has been scrapping and hmm....thinking?

First up, here are a couple of new layouts dreamie me did...me quite like them - both red and green!




Have been thinking a little about my scrapbooking style (yes, again!)...this new cluttered layout style. Me kinda like how the layouts turn out, but it is beginning to over-shadow the journaling!! dreamie me have to learn to somehow get a balance in that =) Still loving the use of different materials like cloth, felt, vintagey finds and stuff.......where have all the old bookshops gone??? Me need vintagey stuff!! Old books! Old furniture!! 

Went to Haji lane a couple of weeks back and it was a breath of fresh air for dreamie me...that place is just so full of creativity, art and INSPIRATION!!!! love that place....will pop back there real soon for some photo-taking =)

Talking about photo-taking, dreamie me must learn more about this DSLR that me now have!! A heartfelt and belated thanks to S for passing me his dearest Canon 400D and sharing his expensive lens too!! *hugs* This is the camera that captured Gideon's first photo..and me cant say how touched me is, that S was there =) THANK YOU!!!

To pass on the goodness of S, dreamie me gave me Panasonic Lumix point & shoot camera to Aunt P. Do hope that she will be able to capture the wonderful moments of her life!!

On the magazines front, haha, not that there was one to begin with!! dreamie me now reads this --> Real Living. Me love all the nice colours, furniture and stuff!!! Why don't we have these in Singapore? Anyone knows of good garage sales and stuff....please let me know!! Going all vintagey nowsdays!

AND....dreamie me is thinking of setting up an etsy shop!! Got me's shop name registered.....but have not actually done anything =) Currently in the process of creating me's shop front!

and most importantly, Baptism is coming!!!! Can't wait =)

HATE THAT. 

Today was dreamie me's Rite of Election...me am now an Elect!! Here are the 3 photos me took before me's battery when dead!!! and that was even before we left Church of the Holy Spirit for the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, where we celebrated the rites with Archbishop Nicholas Chia...hmm...the funny thing is that Kim's camera ran out of battery too! haha...Godma Freda says that it's a sign from God that we should really be paying attention and not taking photos!

here Tony briefs us on the logistics!


A fellow catechumen missed the rite of sending so he signs the book of elect today!


me and my sponsors and godma!


As for the rest of the photos, me will have to get it from our official photographer, Henry! 

Here are a couple of layouts me did the past few days..me's layout moving towards the cluttered style..but me like it!! 




till next time!

dreamie me did a layout for qtea's Summer Add-on kit - Phone Gnome! The kit makes me feel all fairy-taley and me just had the perfect photos for it!! Here is what dreamie me came up with =) Absolutely love how it turned out!!!



Also did this other layout earlier on...using qtea's other kits i bought!



dreamie me am really loving the kits and me new's style! Scrapping have never been so fun =)

And here is a photo of Gideon taken on the first day of Lunar New Year - aint he cute!

 

Happy Birthday!! =)