I'm back!!

Seems like I've been gone for more than a week?

I was actually back last Sunday but couldn't beat laziness to get down to blog or even clear emails.

I'm soooooo in love with TOKYO!! 

Just couldn't bear to leave and return to reality.

My laptop was confiscated at the airport before my departure by my parents (no one said a word in defence for me. :( arrgh) and so I jetted off to Tokyo an angry girl.

Later I realised how wonderful it was to spend my days without Internet, just basking in the yummy Japanese food and shopping everyday!

Life couldn't be better than that!

Will be back with more photos with some deliberations written every night before I zonked off in Tokyo! :)

 

Looking forward to the weekends to catch up on some festive shopping!

I hope you are too!

God bless!!

Happpy thanksgiving!!

Today,

I'm thankful for having God in my life, having Him lead the way for me and taking care of me in every way. 

Taken during an evening drive

The beautiful sky always reminds me of how amazing God is.

Everything that is created by Him is good and awesome.

 

I'm thankful for my parents, who are my guardian angels in good and bad times. They're like Superman and Superwoman, always rushing to my aid wherever I am.

Thankful for my siblings who care for me in their own ways.

For my partners and Fondrey.

We rock! :)

Grateful for my wonderful students who show me how to love with a pure and innocent heart.

For the friends who are always watching out for me despite my lack of time for bonding sessions!

Brewerks outing every first Thursday of the month!

Thankful for scrap buddies who make cropping oh so fun!

For my amazing boyfriend who tells me that I look beautiful even when I'm in my winnie the pooh pyjamas with zero make up and spectacles. 

Whose arms are always open for me to run to and hide in when I am beaten. 

Amazingly, those same arms can also lift my worries and halve my sadness. 

Who loves my little cousins and aunt as much as I do. 

I can ramble on and on about this man!

Last but not least, I wanna thank everyone single one of you who drops by. This shows that you care.

Especially those who doesn't mind leaving some sweet-for-somethings comments to make my day. I appreciate you more than you know!

Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Remember God’s bounty in the year.  

String the pearls of His favor.  

Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light!  

Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude!”   

–Henry Ward Beecher

PS: Do visit me at Expo from 26th Nov to 28th Nov at Hall 3B to check out my scrapping goodies as well as Fondrey clothes. We're at the stall with cute balloons! :)

Insane scrapping weekend!

Happy Tuesday!

I haven't been around for some time and it's got to do with an insane amount of creating! :)

For the first time in a long time, I stayed at home the whole weekend only to eat, sleep and scrap!

In case any conclusion about me turning mental is made, I’ve to tell you that I’m preparing lots of little scrappy goodies to sell at a flea in the coming weekend.

It’s going to be my first flea. Really excited about this whole thing as I’ve never ever been to a flea.

With not a single idea of what to expect or how to deal with any situations, I’m going to just go all out with my guts and God’s blessings.

Do share any tip about fleas if you have, I really appreciate it!

I’m considering making these little bookmarks to sell at the flea, a scary thought though considering that the boyfriend and I spent one whole full day making all 30 bookmarks for the kids in his class.

It’s kind of an end-of-year goodbye gift before they move up another level with a new teacher. When he told me how sweet his kids are, (read: wait for him every single morning at the school gate to welcome him and even hold his hands as they walk in school together, I wonder if he’s some major superstar in school! Lol) I immediately agreed to chip in my scrap supplies on the condition that we do the bookmarks together.

Note the slightly uneven stamping of the flowers below the tickets, that’s sweet proof that the boyfriend didn’t totally slack during the session. I insisted on stamping the words in the scallop circle as I know how important crisp stamping is for words! Hee me and my anal protective syndrome!

I’m not sure if some of you have the same insecurities issue as me. I’m always thinking that I can do the cutting more accurately, the stamping more evenly, the die-cutting more thriftily, the ribbon-tying more beautifully and so on.. I wonder if I’m the only one who feels this!

Anyway, I did this card for a consignment. 

 

I’m always stumped when it comes to creating for males. I make such girly cards that I feel embarrassed knowing that the recipient is a man. 

 

Still, I can’t help putting in that crumpled vintage looking seam-binding and tiny rose to complete the look. 

You just can’t take shabby-chic out of me, period!

 

Oh how I love November..

It's my second favourite month after October.

Just love the feel of fall

Everything starts slowing down, embracing the festive seasons at year end..

Speaking of festive seasons, I've been hunting down lots of gorgeous dresses for Fondrey. My partner is trying to stop me from buying up almost all the dresses from our own shop. Well, certainly to no avail since I get to the pieces first hand! haha

Oh this is Christina, my quarrelsome partner. LOL

Before I go off to create more stuff, I just wanna share that I’ve put up the Art from the heart kit up on etsy. 

You can see the contents in the description there. That’s not all from the crazed weekend scrapping. 

  

These are going up, along with more to come over the next few days.

Thanks for staying with me as I blabbered non-stop like a machine gun here. 

That’s an after effect from a whole weekend of staying at home! 

I’m not complaining though.

Hope you’ve enjoyed your weekend! :)

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint

Isaiah 40:31

I love this necklace!

So this happened on one impulsive shopping night.

For other similar gorgeous jewelries, visit Tamar's etsy store!

All it takes is an instant for me to fall in love with this gorgeous, cheerful necklace.

I know I'll become the most beautiful girl if I own this. LOL

I should never get to rest even for a few mins, I'll just shop anywhere, anytime!!!

Hello!

I just realized I've not updated for more than a month!
Sorry if you've been lurking around for updates, I'm just mad busy!
I've been surviving only 4 hours of sleep each day for the past month working at RWS for the world cup event after teaching in the day.

Fell sick periodically throughout the month but still managed to survive!
Praise the lord for strength! :)

The strength He gave me is amazing, really!

So, this is what happened in June...

Organized our 3rd Young Scientist's Day!
Without fail, June is the month for all my students to present their little demonstrations or experiments.
Beaming with pride as I type this away..
Guess what we're waiting for?
A little parachute display by Emillime!
Rachel performing her very first demonstration in front of a crowd.
She did stunningly well and came up 2nd!

Kudos to the amateurs for being so brave to present in front of a crowd of more than 30 parents and fellow tuition mates.
Amazing what these little gems can come up with, isn't it?


Some are polished gems after years of training.
Shannon's run for the 3rd year. No hiccups this time!
Can't believe I've taught her for 4 years!
Our mini tea-break filled with yummy homemade food.
All credits to my aunt's trusty helper, Siti! Thanks a million!
Lim Jing's lovely mum giving her moral support at the peripheral.
We have really supportive parents who made tremendous effort to be present for their children. This meant so much to the kids and me!
Makes me reminisce of the times Daddy came for my prize-giving ceremonies, musical concerts and graduations. Some parents may think it doesn't matter but I tell you, it matters.
Matters the world to a child because parents are the centre of his or her life in childhood.
And WE remember.
We remember every single thing our parents do for us, and NOT do for us.
Sigh, I can foresee the impending doom of entering parenthood in a couple of years. LOL
Anyway back to the photos..

These photos are just a fraction of what had been taken.
Sorry for eye-soring you!


It all ended up in a fight.

Nah.. It's just Yuen Zhi demonstrating Center of Gravity. How fun!
He actually suggested for me to slam him down too!
If I wasn't wearing a skirt, I would!
That's me presenting the prize to Lim Jing who did a fabulous job! :)

A pretty long post, isn't it?
Thanks for being with me after a long hiatus! :)
Take care and God bless! :)

Welcome in June..

No, my photoshop didn't appear like how it disappeared.

Praise the lord for free software like PhotoScape!

It's not only pretty good for enhancing photos (like contrasting and sharpening, that's all the noobish me know!), it gives pretty collage photos too!

I had quite some fun playing with it for the past few nights!
Let's see what I've done!
Working on some baby projects that I'll be teaching for a cause.
I'm so excited about it really!
Will share the information on how to get on the class once everything's arranged!

You can't believe this baby is now 7!

My cute little cousin on his first day of school earlier this year!
I just heard some pride from him the other day, he's the monitor in class!
I can't stop laughing, this favourite boy of mine is off on a good start, isn't he?!

Poor resolution, my only complaint of my iphone.
Other than that, I love it to bits!

A collage of my studio shoots before I go!

I am proud to be the model for my friend's newly-launched blogshop called Challures!
Love that name and the clothes are awesome!
I even bought 2 more after getting 5 complimentary pieces from them!
Do drop by and support them!

I heard they're providing free mailing if you sign up to be on their mailing list!


And one more great news to share!!
I've been wanting to share since a month ago, and I'm so glad it has materialised!
I'm an instructor for the kids scrapbooking class for Made with Love!
It's such a huge honour being invited to teach the kids!
Thanks Swee Ching, Elvi and Sandra for the invitation, I can't wait to start my first class on the 8th of June!
Here's a peek of what I'll be teaching for the kids' class!
It's called "Home Improvement"
Quite of funny, I wonder who came up with this funny name!

If you’re eager to add your splash of creativity to your room or private space at home, come for this super fun workshop as you complete 2 super duper home décor projects.
Have heaps of fun playing with tools and really cool design ideas as you create an interactive doorknob hanger and a uniquely decorated photo frame you’ll be proud to show to one and all who come to visit you!
Things to bring along :: tape glue, foam dots and scissors.

I'll be teaching on the 8th, 10th and 19th of June.
You check out the schedule for the class here.

And so, June has finally arrived.
I hope May has treated all of you as well as it has treated me.
I'll be working on my June schedule tonight. It's scary working on it, really..
5 photo shoots, 4 scrapbook classes, 4 days of modeling at Broadcast Asia, 3 weekends of flagging off the Panaflex campaign, more than 20 nights of doing the World cup event at Sentosa, not to mention my daytime job of teaching along with the Young Scientists' Day I'm organising for the kids..

All these are happening in June.
All in a month, all with me in them.
So, do pray for the health and energy that the Lord will bless me with! :)

Oh yeah, I've so much to update this post!! Hee
It's gonna be my 2 year blog-anniversary!
I'm preparing some little scrappy goodies to give away next week! :)
Till the next post, remained blessed!

Love,
Lynn :)

Dreams in an album

It's such a delight to spot this today.

The exams are over and I've been enjoying every minute of the past few days with the boyfriend.

We're so blessed to share the same passion, occupation and dreams.

Now, we finally get to spend our free days together.

I've been wanting to share this album but the procrastinator in me shelved the idea for the longest time..

This album holds a great deal of significance to me.

It directs my life as all the dreams I want to fulfil right now are contained in it.

Isn't it one of the most therapeutic hobby around?

To not only SCRAP the pictures of the moment, but one's feelings and thoughts of the moment?

Scrap supplies:

Papers from Melissa Frances and shabby green door.

Album from Maya road

Vintage frames from Melissa Frances

Ribbons from America Crafts and Websters pages

Pins from Maya road

Alphabet stamps from Studio Calico

Thickers from AC

Flowers and roses from Prima

Chipboard house, bird, wing and heart from Maya road

German glitter glass in pink, blue and silver

Buttons and military flowers from stash

As some of you may already know, I love playing the piano.

In fact, it's my most favourite hobby before scrapbooking comes into my life.

I poured all sorts of emotions into playing the beautiful instrument, especially when I'm down.

It seems to speak to me like a good, old friend.

Always listening, never doubting.

While it still serves me like a good, old friend, scrapping becomes more than that by giving me an outlet to build dreams and memories, keepsake and reaffirming my relationships with my loved ones with a thankful heart.

I think scrappers can relate to that very often, especially when it comes to journaling their thoughts in that little album or layout or even a card!

I'm soaking in every moment I have this week to rejuvenate, recharge, rededicate my time to my loved ones!

How blessed am I!

There is magic only when you believe in it.

Hope you have a wonderful beautiful spring day.