some days i just go from one blog to the next and the next and the next. And each time i visit a new blog, i would want to do something else, or be this other person, or learn another new thing. Then i get depressed when i cannot do everything or be everyone! So many things to little time…what do i do first? How to do everything i want to do?
Then Selwyn says ‘Then don’t do it’
well..then i thought about it. I guess i need to take things one step at a time. I do not have to be everything at once…one step at a time….
so i just posted today’s mood on the Laine’s blog: CALM =) Finally i finished my layout for this photo of us taken in Niigata, Japan that i really like. To save time and space, i printed the journaling on the photo itself. Yes i decided this after i did everything so i ripped the previous photo out and stuck this down =) Can’t tell right?
Everything is October Afternoon =) Finally used my Road Trip stash which i have been hoarding for a while =) I felt really happy using papers and embellishment that i love! It certainly feels much better than keeping them on the shelf, collecting dust!
off to bed now..
night night, merdrey
i thought that maybe i would post tonight but something made it do it right now! We’re giving away the limited edition Laine’s Christmas Tote Bag! When i first got this bag last year, i thought hey this small bag was really useful! I don’t like to carry to many things when i crop (when i do…) so this bag works…also it is best for carrying layouts and great for scrapbooking shopping trips! It even holds my Macbook Pro =) So….it is limited to just the first 200 VIP Customers…sp mark your calendars! The date is 2nd November!
and and and….i got my DIANA MINI!
I got it from Objectifs at Arab Street and the sales person there was really sweet! I decided on the mini as it uses 35mm film and are able to take both half frame and square format shots! Hopefully i will not spend too much developing the photos. Just finished one roll of B&W film…going to send it to the shop today! Ahhhh…i’ve almost forgotten this feeling of anticipation as i wait for the film to develop! la la la la la..
Hope to share some of my first shots with you! And opps….have yet to finish the layout…..but it should be finished by tomorrow =) I cannot stop adding things to it!
Till tomorrow!
hugs, merdrey
so here i am for the past few days scrapping and thinking about my soon-to-own toy camera. The other day i was so decided..that i walked into the camera shop and was thissssssss close to buying it, only to realise that there are many different types and colours available! I did know it before..but i wasnt THAT attracted to the other colours and type. So out i went of the shop empty handed!
so one forum lead to another and another blog and online shop and blog and this and that…the information is endless! (and during all these i got distracted and visited scrapbooking blogs..haha) So i have decided…or i think i have…to stick to the Diana Mini and see how it goes! Wish me luck =)
Here’s something i’ve been working on..just for fun! Did some weird vignetting on photoshop..haha
Got out all my October Afternoon Road Map collection for this layout =) Hoping to finish the layout tonight..and before i forget….Papermarket here i come!!
hugs, merdrey
Hello Hello and also to those who have arrived from Laine’s blog – Welcome and Thank You for dropping by! Finally finished the new layout for Selwyn’s new rolleiflex!!
Materials: Hambly Le Romantique and Mod Circles, October Afternoon Cupcake Sticker Alpha, K&Co Cut N Paste Die-Cut Ephemera (Available at Papermarket if you hurry!), Buzz and Bloom Shelby Alphabet, 7G Gaffer Tape & Maya Road pin =)
The K&CO pack of die-cut ephemera is really choke-ful of lovely vintage elements that will have you looking through the pack again and again! The butterfly, flower, circle words ‘love’ and ’sweet’, bingo card, vintage car card and camera all came from the pack! Good value for money if you ask me!
I love to mix and match alphas from different brands but conveying the same feel! The pink October Afternoon alphas and chipboard Buzz and Bloom alphas just says ‘old fashioned’ doesnt it?
layer layer layer! Love the camera =)
i also distressed the hambly by rubbing the Making Memories sanding block all over =)
Notice the old washed-out look of the photo of the rollei? It was actually from a brand new photo! Check out what i did with the photo =)
So there…my tribute to the good ole’ fashioned mechanical rollei =)
Good night and God bless!
Merdrey
Yup! First and foremost….C stands for Camera =) and Selwyn bought a new one recently (iphone photo below from Selwyn)…and it is a ROLLEIFLEX!! oh my…i cannot wait to touch the vintage machine! Isnt it cool??
i think i want to get a toy camera too. They were all over the place in Japan but the varieties got me…which one to choose? Any recommendations? How about the Lomography Diana Mini? YUM! Just love it for the mini size =)
Well…C also stands for Catholicism =) Last night, Gary, my church friend, show us this fantastic video from CatholicsComeHome.org. It is too good not to share =)
So dear friends, welcome home =) If you’re in Singapore and would like to have a community to journey with you on your journey back to Church, join Landings =)
So now for the final C – Countdown. This is the number of days from my first day at work at Papermarket! Hard work + Scrapbooking + Teaching = i wonder how it will be like! =)
hugs, merdrey
Just wanna say a big huge thank you to all who attended the Magnetic Whimsy class at Laine’s Papeterie and Papermarket in September =) It was the first class i designed for these lovely scrapbooking store and it was almost scary as we started promoting the class! I wasn’t sure how receptive local scrappers were to the project but was pleasantly surprised =) Thank you thank you!
This is a really colourful project as i thought i really wanted a piece of art to brighten the house! Lotsa fun techniques and paper crafting methods too!
Look how a little cotton wool can add dimension to a simple chipboard =)
This tree is my favourite! It just puoOOooOooOofs!
And here are my lovely students from my first ever class! They were all really sweet! Thanks Yin for the photo!
so…i’m bracing myself up for this full-time and i’m both excited and scared at the same time =) Can’t wait! =)
good night!
Merdrey
The November class line up is out for Laine’s! Do check the samples out at the store!
it was a yummmilious trip! *haha* so yes i’m back from my trip to Japan! Explored Tokyo and Sapporo this time around and other than my occasional stomach discomfort, it was a delicious trip =) We ate lots – started off with our usual trip to Tsukiji Fish Market for sushi (we waited in line for almost 2 hours), devoured a 0.9kg crab in Otaru, Hokkaido, ‘ate’ Starbucks with a spoon and ended the trip with a ¥280 もりそば (cold soba). And of cos the weather was great, froze my butts off on a couple of occassion as i tried to look Japanese, donning on black tights with a dress…*haha*
Now i’m back in sunny hot humid Singapore and hiding in Coffee Bean, trying to recreate the mood by ‘eating’ my ice-blended drink with a spoon…hmm…not quite the same =) So how have everyone been? i had been so tired earlier rushing out many things before i headed off to Japan and if you havent seen it on their respective websites, here they are!
Fluttering Beauty for Buzz and Bloom where the DT had to use three different ways to alter the chipboards.
Merdrey’s Monday Moods for Laine’s on 12 October where i shared my travel diary for the trip to Japan.
Merdrey’s Monday Moods for 19 October, where i showed some sneaks of my cards class in November! I’m really pleased with the cards so please look out for the samples at both Papermarket and Laine’s!! While you’re at it, do check out what Sharon has in store for you this November!! Cool classes coming right up!
Interesting ‘i lurve chiuuooo‘ layout for Buzz and bloom! We had to create something interactive on the layout..can you tell what it is? Click on the link to find out!
So that is all i have for you now =) Thanks for dropping by!!
hugs, Merdrey
..not that i have been away or anything…just couldnt find the time to blog! Got back from Hong Kong quite a while back…did all the necessary handover at work and here i am now! My last day with the bank was last Wednesday and as i was telling my colleagues, it was weird. I felt neither happy nor sad as i knew our friendship goes beyond the walls of the office =) So yup…will be enjoying my one month break before moving on to the next phase in life..as a full-time scrapbooking teacher!!
i’m really excited about the opportunity and challenges that lies ahead and am happy to have Sharon and Betty guide me along. So starting November, i will be joining the Laine’s Papeterie and Papermarket family full time =) In the meantime, do check out October’s Monster layout class at Laine’s!!
Anyway..will be going off for a short holiday to Japan later this week to recharge =) Cant wait for Friday to come!! hmm….but before that..just a class to plan, two blog posts to post and a farewell gift to make… =) busy busy!
till i blog again, here are a few links for you to check out
1. My buzz and bloom album (Buzz and bloom is having a tabbed book competition and the winner can receive up to 250 bucks worth of products!!! Do visit the blog for more information!)
2. Buzz and Bloom 2010 Design Team call!!!! Quick deadline is end of october!
3. My dear friend Erlia’s blog! Always full of lovely eye candy =)
4. Laine’s blog which is now updated everyday by the design team!! Check out Sharon’s Technique Tuesday and later Wednesday with Wati!
5. Papermarket’s site! This site is just so full of eye candy..just go there and drool! Even better..head down to the store at Raffles City, Singapore!
hugs, Merdrey
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