Mini Album - Australia

WARNING : This post is overloaded with pictures. You have been warned.

After having work on this Amy Tangerine Daybook/ mini album for weeks... I finally completed it. Earlier, I have blogged about it here. Placement of photos in the album are not in chronological order as my trip was cut short, So I placed them randomly behind :)

I had a hard time photographing the album because it is so thick!
Anyways, I will let the pictures do the talking :) Thanks for looking!

It's May...

 ... and Mother's day is just around the corner. I figured that I should start making some cards for the occasion. It took me some time to work on it. :D Here's what I have made...

Next is a card I made using Crate Paper fourteen & Maggie Holmes collection.

I'm loving my new Silhouette... I've never imagined of owning such a wonderful tool. 

I used Maggie Holmes paper behind the cut outs and it was a perfect match. Totally in love with the colour tone.

Thanks for looking. Hope you have a great weekend ahead! Now, off to clean up the mess I made :)

Scrap Around The World - May Challenge

Hie there! How have you been? Oh well, some of my friends may already know but I am actually back home from my trip to Aussie. It was unfortunate that my trip was cut short, due to the passing of my grandma. We were glad we came home in time for the funeral. It was quite sad that she didn't manage to see us for the last time before she passed away. Would like to express our thank you to relatives & friends from near & far who came to pay their last respects and also, those who expressed their condolences. We know that grandma has now gone to a better place and has been relieved of her suffering. 

I haven't been creating layouts for awhile now. Trying to find my cue back :)
When I saw this challenge from Scrap Around the World at Jessy's blog, I wanted to give it a try to see if my mojo is still around.

The rules are simple.

All you need to do is be inspired by the mood board (in ANY way) & use their sketch as your starting point.  

Here's my take on the challenge...
Definitely a challange for me :) Moving out of my comfort zone and trying new things like, clustering banners, using rustic designed papers... LOL mixing different elements around...

I was inspired by the blue wooden door, when I chose this patterned paper. Playing around with the colors shown on the mood board as well :)

Some close up shots from the layout...

Banners inspired by Cindy's card. She's so talented... :)

Thank you so much for dropping by. Do come and join in the fun! Challenge ends midnight EST Saturday 25th May 2013.

Mini Trip - Gold Coast Experience Continues : Day 3

Day 3 was about getting all wet 'n' wild! This day & park has the least photo because it was hard for us to lug our camera around as we get wet. Mum was our bag guardian that day. I enjoyed it alot because my sister and I manage to get some rides when Lucas fell asleep. It's been a while since we went on rides together :)

Some shots we took while we were enjoying the park

Mini Trip - Weekend in Brisbane/Gold Coast Day2

We are hitting the theme parks! Woo hoo! First stop, Seaworld. It was quite a sunny day, unlike chilly Launceston. I guess the name Seaworld says in all, we got to see the dolphins, the polar bear, the penguins & the sea lions... 

Personally, this park was far better than underwater world in Singapore. Here's a shot of us before the dolphin show starts (Lucas looks cranky because the sun was glaring & hot)

Here's a wonderful act by our mammal friends! Wonderful.

Theme park food - Oh well, the usual hotdog & fries.

Lucas had some fun exploring and walking around. He still stumbles but I'm really happy he's trying.

After we are done with the park, we head on to Burleigh Beach.

The weather was gorgeous, the sand was fine... need I say more. 

It was Lucas first time to the beach. Lucky him, his first beach experience starts at Gold Coast!

He was so happy and excited, it got me worried. He wanted to run to the big waves so badly, we literally have to drag him up the shore... *phew*

It started to get cloudy and we had to head home and get ready for dinner...

We had dinner at a Korean restaurant. The food was great but we had to wait a tad too long, and lucas was so hungry waiting for his food, he started throwing tantrums. Finally, when the rice came he finished at least 3/4 of the bowl of rice. Poor thing! 

Mum & Sis looking so serious grilling the chicken :)