My stress buster...

Fridays are always full of Inspirations...It's like an active Volcano waiting to erupt... It's like when you are soo stressed out... and Life gets in your face... and you just need that safe place... to just get away from it all... to break this chaotic momentum...

And when you get there... you don't really think... you just go with the flow... and you do what makes you feel good... at the end of the day...when I scrap... I always remind myself to get back to basics... It's pretty much like what Donna Downey said in her book entitled- Yes,its a scrapbook... "Remember scrapbooking is less about committing yourself to a hobby and more about sharing stories of your everyday life in any creative medium."

So this was what last night looked like for me...






This was taken last year... at that time... I frequent Hanis cafe at the National Library, to study... and one evening We decided to head down to dine there...but was caught in a very very...very heavy rain that won't stop...and we got drenched...
It was freaking cold... so we savoured our hot soup...and warm sandwiches...and pie...It was really memorable.

Thanks for looking!

I also want to share this exciting find sometime ago... its way cheaper than what you can get at other bookstores/ scrapbook shops... and its durable... 12x12 holder for your layouts! Only $2 at Daiso, Singapore.... I got these from Daiso at IMM... you've got to check it out...




Have a lovely weekend...
Remember... Scrap to your heart's desires...

We have a Winner!!!

Greetings Everyone...
Warm wishes and thank you's to Everyone who participated in My Scrapbooking Supplies Blog Hop!!! Thank you for leaving your generous comments and being a follower...of our blogs!
I have been visiting all your blogs these past days...and enjoy what I see...
Thank you.

I have randomly hand picked a winner...

*drum roll pls*...

And The Winner is.... This is ME......



Kindly send me a email of your details at bat.scrap@gmail.com

It's Friday....!!!
Scrap to your heart's desires...

Welcome to My Scrapbooking Supplies Blog Hop!

Greetings everyone! Welcome to the 7th stop of My scrapbooking Supplies Blog Hop!!! I am soo excited about our New Blog and I am PROUD to be a part of the Spring Design team ! Its been such a great sharing and learning experience...

This is my layout for this blog hop!!! I wanted to share how I scrapbook this old photograph of my mother in a modern way! (Inspired by the new book I got from the library...)







Now on to the fun- And I have a little RAK to give away- 7 gypsies Vintage Ephemera and ribbons from Adornit!



To be entered in the random drawing kindly follow my blog and leave a comment on this post.
I will randomly draw a winner at the conclusion of the hop! The winner will be announced Friday March 5th!


After you have visited all the blogs and posted a comment, please be sure to go back to My Scrapbooking Supplies and post that you are finished. Thanks for hopping with us! Your next stop is Creative Team Member Monique...

Come on... Scrap to your heart's desires!

My Scrapbooking Supplies Challenge #4

My Scrapbooking Supplies is having a Challenge on using stickers as the main and only embellishment in a layout/ card/ project!!! Come join in the fun... This is what I made for this challenge- A card using 7 gypsies stickers, and flower sticker from American Crafts...for someone delivering soon!



Do share with us what you've created for this challenge... and win yourself a RAK at My Scrapbooking Supplies.

So what are you waiting for... Scrap to your heart's desires!

Attention Prima Lovers....

Pssst... I've just got word that Prima has a BIG secret to tell... check out their blog and post here...and stand to win this!



Its Sunday!!! Scrap to your heart's desires!

My Scrapbooking Supplies Blog Hop

Hello everyone! My scrapbooking Supplies and our New Creative Team are so excited about our New Blog! To celebrate this exciting event we are hosting our 1st Blog Hop complete with blog candy!
The blog hop will start at 10:00am (CST)on 1st March at My Scrapbooking Supplies DT Coordinator Terria's blog and end at My Scrapbooking Supplies new blog! Do stay tune and come join us!!!

Till then, Scrap to your Heart's desires...

Midweek Wednesday Book Reviews

Book Review #3



Title: We Dare You :Scrapbook Challenges About Real Life
By:Kristina Contes, Meghan Heath Dymock, Genevieve Simmonds,and Nisa Fiin.

What I like about this book:

This book is Exciting! The cover says it all...its one of those that just entice you to read on... I love the collection of layouts in the book... each artist creates unique and inspiring pieces for us to "soak" in... The graphics in the book reaches out to you... its easy to read... and divided into 6 main categories... simple Dares for you to try...
-The Good
-The Bad
-The Ugly
-The Silly, Wacky, Funny
-The Random
and The Best.
It's all good...so you have to get your hands on this book...
And the artists even have a website you can visit... www.efferdares.com for more Inspirations.

Where you can find this book:
Woodlands Regional Library (745.593 WE[REC])

This book gets a good 5/5 brads!!!!

And just to share...


I made this last 2weeks... and my source of Inspiration came from this page of today's Book review...






In this layout, I sand the edges of my photo lightly, used the techniques I learnt with Leena and drizzled on some Making Memories acrylic paint... I used Pink Paislee's glitters in Licorice and Cream Soda... then added Maya Road mist in brown... and topped it with dew drops...
I choose a neat picture of my scrap area... against the messy background and picked a simple, small title to create a jarring effect. I tell myself that its okay to have a messy table when I am creating...because at times the need to keep everything in order gets in the way of things...Ironically!

Hope you enjoyed that...

Till the, Scrap to your heart's desires!

A long week ahead...

Tomorrow's the first day I'll be carrying out my craft session with the pupils in the morning...
Ive got everything prepared... and the materials ready.... I hope they will enjoy the activity...I just want them to be happy...and share the joy in craft making... I will post pics of the end products...(if i have the time)... Can't wait...! :)
It will be a very long week ahead... and I know I will be very exhausted...

I also have another wonderful book review lined up this week... Do stay tune... And this is a shoutout to everyone... if you manage to get your hands on any of the books and have a read of the books reviewed here... do email me a photo and tell me what you think of the book... and you could walk away with a RAK...

have a wonderful week ahead... Scrap to your heart's desires!

...Time after Time.

Last night, I was stressed out...
So I had to... I just had to...

This layout is on a good friend's engagement ceremony. She's been a friend in good and bad times... for over 10 years now... I edited the picture using my camera... cause I wanted to highlight the clock which marked the time the ceremony was just about to finish... I adore the look on her face... you can almost see the last bit of anxiousness and uncertainty in her face, as she's gone through a day of waiting...its really a beautiful timeless moment...





The colours chosen may look a little dull for a layout on an engagement... but it is not the typical bride or girly colours because I wanted to spill the emotions she's going through onto the layout...As a new and exciting journey begins, there will be new challenges to face, and I want her to know that wherever Life takes her, I will be there for her... I love you, my friend.

And what better way than say it with a song...
"If you're lost, you can look...
and you will find me,
Time after Time.
If you fall, I will catch you...
I will be waiting,
Time after Time.

{Time after Time- Cyndi Lauper}

And I really love this song...especially the acoustic version by Norah Jones. Have a listen... It's really good for tired days... just something relaxing to unwind to...

So go on...Scrap to your heart's desires!

My Scrapbooking Supplies Challenge #3

I got Inspired... and This is pretty much what my Tuesday evening looked like...





My Scrapbooking supplies is having a challenge this Feb! So I just gave it a go... Do drop by, and have a look at our design team creations... The new blog is also Up! Come join in the fun,and start creating with us... :)

I'm also done with my first assignment for the team...and that will be up on March so stay tuned...
Thanks for dropping by...
Life's short... Scrap to your heart's desires...