i dint make it but here is your chance!

yup…so the finalists are annouced on the Cosmo Cricket blog and i didnt make it this time! Naturally, i’m very disappointed but you know what! One good thing came out of it after all! I scrapped with my super precious Cosmo Cricket collection! haha..and i’m rather happy with how the layouts turned out. Thanks for the motivation Cosmo Cricket! I’ll be back next year =) (if you even like my style to begin with…hees!)….hmm….any guest designer spots?!

Anyway..what chance am i talking about for you? …hold your breath……listen up!!! MADE WITH LOVE IS HAVING A DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!

Two years ago…it was a dream come true for me when i was offered a DT spot at MWL. How time flies!! If it is your dream to get on a design team, here’s your chance! Start by registering yourself on the Made With Love message boards and post an introduction! GOOD LUCKY!

hugs, Merdrey

give me more cosmo..

got down to get more scrapping done over the weekend and here’re the two Cosmo Cricket layouts! It was really fun mixing and matching the different series of papers and i’m quite happy with the pink and grey colour combination! Try it!

Baptised

This photo is taken by Selwyn during Rebecca’s baptism this Good Friday =) God Bless!!

Got Camera Will Travel

This is one of my favourite photos from my recent Perth trip taken by Irene =)

The Cosmo Cricket DT call is now in the selection process and Julie will be putting up the top 12 entries on the Cosmo Cricket blog today!! Kepping my fingers tightly crossed!! =)

Also, remember to pop by the Buzz and Bloom blog to see how the Design Team has used border products on their layouts! Here’re my creation!

till tonight! off to work now….

hugs, Merdrey

 

Cosmo i-love-you Cricket

I remember writing to Lindsay & Julie at Cosmo Cricket once (in ‘08!) and saying just how much i love their products.  I tried describing why i like them and ended up with ‘whimsical yet antiquey’. i just love the look…the whimsical look…yet vintage….and i guess with love…you just can’t describe what it really is!

and my heart leaped a beat (together with the whole scrapbooking world i’m sure) when i read that Cosmo Cricket is looking for a design team!! Hope you’re loving what you see here Julie, Eric and Lindsay! For more of my other layouts/projects, do hop over to my scrapbooking profile =)

P.S. i’m sure i’m low maintenance =)

The Late Picked Reisling Did It

Roaring Music

Check out the alligator *hees*

Best Friends

God Loves Us

To Baby From YiYi

Thump!

Growing Up

Sweetness Overload

Be With You

July is the month..

yup…in July…some things will come to an end…but i’m hoping that when one door closes..another opens for me and for you =)

First things first..my boss at work is leaving =( Everyone in the team is really sad and i guess morale is kinda low at the moment…She is a nice boss who grooms her team and gives each and everyone of us an opportunity to grow, but will always be there to back us up. This move is a great opportunity for her and i wish her all the very very best!! Gonna miss you, Geraldine!

Next up, i’m sure everyone in the whole scrapbooking world must already know, Cosmo Cricket, American Crafts and Cocoa Daisy are all holding DT calls! Quick get your entries in =) i’ll be throwing my name in the hat too *fingers crossed*

Have you seen the newest release from Basic Grey? They just arrived this week at our local scrapbook store, Made With Love and i was happy to receive it as part of my DT kit this week! Here’s what i did with the gorgeous papers from the June Bug line.

My brother, my guardian angel

Supplies: Basic Grey June Bug pp, element stickers, alphas & doilies (laser-cut pp), Hambly, American Crafts Thickers, October Afternoon cards, Ranger gold sticklers

She’s Mine

Supplies: Basic Grey June Bug pp, element stickers, chip alphas & doilies (laser-cut pp), Hambly, American Crafts Thickers and Ranger gold sticklers

it has been a while since i’m so pleased with my layouts..and it was not-surprisingly spurred on by a comment by a fellow scrapper who said that i will be remembered for the 3D type layouts i do =) It has been a while since i POPPED my pages i think and i think that is still what i love most!

Let’s pray that July will be a new beginning.

hugs
Merdrey

dig dig fun =)

just a quick post to share my layout for my last DT kit with qtea – Nautical but Nice! Thanks Jodie for the opportunity to have a go with her first kit!! It has been a fun year and a half designing for Qtea Kits. Thanks Danielle and take care as you await the arrival of your newest bundle of joy!!

and just when i thought i was done selecting and organising my 5000 over photos of the Perth Trip….i found more photos!!!! oh my…how could i miss them!!! Hope to get them sorted out soon…and am starting on my mini album (which i forsee is not going to be that mini……) Here’s a photo of the group that went!! I shall slowly but surely upload the photos..hees..do check back if you’re interested!

take care!

merdrey

still loving colours =)

firstly….a sneaky of a rainbow coloured inspired layout i did over at Gauche Alchemy =) Simple and easy…just grab the colour kits!!

and this week is the last week of the 5-week long Vintage Plum Star Search…it is a little sad that this is over!!! oh my…where did the weeks go!! This week’s challenge is called Red Carpet Time. We needed to dress up our layouts!! This has to be my favourite challenge…who can resist dressing up a layout?! Here’s what i did with the contents entirely from the VP Alphabet Soup Kit =)

don’t you just love the October Afternoon Cherry Hill papers from the kit?? LOve it!!! =)

Thanks for dropping by!!! I will be going for a short weekend getaway with a few girlfriends to Bintan!! Will be back before you can say SCRAPBOOKING!! haha

hugs, merdrey

colours of love =)

If you had visited the Gauche Alchemy blog..you would have seen the three frames i did for the colour kit! The orange, the green and the pink! Thanks Amy for the opportunity to work with the kits!!! Love them!! Check out the latest post where she posted ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the rainbow coloured pack that will be up for sale! Check back to see me combining them all on one layout!!

For now…here’s how my projects look side by side!

and i got to work with hamblys this week for Made With Love, my LSS.

materials used: hambly, toga stickers, elles studios alphabet tab and AC thickers and stickers!

and and….for the Vintage Plum Star Search last week – Leaving you in stitches!

and…if you know me…you know i cant stop at simple layouts!! So…i whipped out the June Alphabet kit and embellished even more!! Can you see the difference?

i love the second one more =) what do you think? I really love this kit…alphas rock my boat =))

off to scrap for the last VP Star Search challenge – Red Carpet time!

God bless,
Merdrey

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one more layout to share!!! This is done for Buzz and Bloom =))

for close ups…check out the Buzz and Bloom blog!

OOooOoooorange!

Just a short post to let you know that the my project for the orange kit is up on Gauche Alchemy’s blog! Hope over there to check it out!! Here’s a sneaky =)

till tomorrow! Back to scrapping now =)

hugs, merdrey

i drove i drove…

all thanks to my Godmama! Well..the story is that i passed my driving test in January 2008 and havent driven much since…cos you know…there are other better drivers around and i don’t want to be a road hazard! Most importantly…it’s quite scary to drive…having to change gears and all…

and so, yesterday after a choir practise session in church, we went for drinks and then my dear Godmama asked me to drive! Much reluctantly…i hopped into the driver’s seat…(at this point in time, Audrey and my Godmama both diligently put on their seat belts!!! haha) 

..and i managed to drive Audrey safely home and dropped myself off at my block…

i have to say it was fun to drive but i’m really not very good at it (hope Godmama is not reading this!!! If not she will make me practice….zzz..)

So total count is THREE. The number of times i have driven since i passed! That’s my little rambling for today!! =)

God bless!

Merdrey

hugs!

Thanks for all the lovely msgs!! I’m always very excited each time i get a email informing me that someone left a response =) It never fails to brighten my day! I’m kinda like a blog stalker who goes around lurking but very seldom do i leave a response…i think i need to do that more!! =)

Before i go surfing around…here’s a project done for the Plum Star Search! The challenge is ‘All That Glitters!’ and i finally used the lovely Tea Towel from October Afternoon!

For the below transparency, i glittered the back of it so i don’t cover any words, and added a coat of paint (also at the back) to bring out the glitter and words!

I love this photo of rebecca!!!! It was a lucky shot =) i’ve learnt to take multiple shots for kids cos let me tell you….each and every one will be different and you will never know what you will capture!!

AND…the new Vintage Plum kit “Alphabet Soup” is out!!! You have to watch the reveal video….i love alphas….i love alphas…..did i say i love alphas?? and CONGRATS TO GRETA FOR BEING THE JUNE GUEST DESIGN TEAM MEMBER AT VINTAGE PLUM!!

and the June Qtea Kit is out!!! It is full of anything ocean, sea and sand!! It is currently sold out at the Qtea Etsy Store but if you want to pre-order for the next few months, email Jodi =) This way you will never miss a kit! For Singaporean scrappers, shipping is really cheap (only AUD2.80) so don’t wait!!

AND AND AND…you might have seen from this post that Amy have sent me some of their cutest colour kits to work on…and i have completed my projects!!! It was tough just to choose a few colours to work on….i could work on all the rainbow colours i tell ya!!! And the best part is….each kit is unique!!!! Keep a lookout on the Gauche Alchemy blog! =)

AND AND AND AND…Made With Love is having a Scrapping Journey theme this month..check out the offers in this month’s newsletter!!

Update re the Perth photos: finally got them all…and now it’s time for the tedious sorting…it is going to take a while i think!

Ok everyone! Have a great week ahead and God bless!

hugs,
merdrey