Reunion Dinner

Reunion Dinner is very much part of our Chinese traditon where family get together on Chinese New Year's eve. Since we came to Singapore in 2000, we had always been having our Reunion Dinner at a restaurant but decided to cook and eat at home this year.  A very simple menu, we had Korean ginseng Chicken soup (which Gaby helped to cook), stewed mushrooms and Sonny cooked the prawns and abalone with broccoli and cauliflowers. we started off with 'Loh hei' with yu sheng from Shang Palace. Did a layout to remember this special occasion ;-)

GONG XI FA CAI

Wishing all Chinese friends a very Happy Chinese New Year...GONG XI FA CAI!

Joelle's Baby card

Made this gift card for a friend who has just became a Grandfather. 

submitting for the following challenges -

1 Challenge 35 Oh Baby (A Spoon Full of Sugar)

2 CPS #64 - Any Sketch from 1-99 Readers Choice Week! (Card Positioning System)

LOVE Valentine Card

Has been busy since school started and things are finally settling down :-) sat down and managed to complete this Valentine Card for the following challenges :

1 Card Sketch #78 - Sketches! { by Tamara }

2 Challenge #15 - Hearts (Saturday Challenge)

3 Challenge #15 - Valentines (Lili of the Valley)

4 Charisma Cardz Challenge Number 3 - Love (Charisma Cardz)

2008 Events

Had been busy at school, being an active parent volunteer ;-) Was supposed to do the 2008 events for the notice board since last year but kept putting it off due to other commitments. Finally, got it done. The teachers just wanted a recap of the events and activities in 2008 but i must say it has been a Good year ;-) The girls did very well and achieved Gold Award in SYF, AIMF and ABRSM Choral. 

submitted layout for  -

1 Challenge 17 - chipboard (Basic Grey Challenges)

2 Challenge #14 - Anything but a card (saturday challenge)

Ewonnes Blogcandy

Hi, Ewonnes has a fabulous blogcandy to giveaway. So, do visit her at http://ewonnes.blogspot.com 

Chinese New Year cards

Wow, we're into the year 2009 ;-) have been busy when the girls are not in school and today is the first day of school...need to get used to getting up early again :-)

Will be celebrating Chinese New Year sometime end January.  Made the cards to celebrate CNY

Pepper

Finally, got to sit down and do a LO for our dog (long overdue) Used papers from DCWV The Pet Stack, felt frame and flowers from Prima, words from Thickers. Thanks for looking

altered mailbox

Altered another cookie mix mailbox  - a christmas present :-)

8 maids a milking

used carl punches to punch out the girls and cow :-) 

my entry for 

1     Card Sketch #73 - Sketches!  {by Tamara}

2    Challenge 14 - Oh So Charming (BasicGrey Challenges)

3    Challenge 40 - punches (Cute Card Thursday)

4    Challenge #28 - Use a Charm on your card (Dutch Dare Card Challenge)

A Sack Full of Toys

Combined 5 challenges into One Card :-)

1 In a Frame (Tanda Teaser)

2 Challenge #63 - Frames (Arty Girlz Weekly Challenge)

3 T is for ..... (ABC Challenge)

4 Color Throwdown #22 (Color Throwdown)

5 CPS #92 (CPS)

Just submitted my card to DUTCH DARE CARD CHALLENGE #26 - Scalloped edges on the card

Advent Mailbox

Finally, got the advent calendar done (though it's one day late :-p)  Just couldn't decide what to make for the girls' advent this year.... went to the supermarket the other day and saw the mailbox on sale, it's actually a Cookies for Santa kit which includes a cookie mix, a cookie cutter and sprinkles... would be fun to bake with the girls and get to alter the mailbox too. 

A fun countdown to Christmas ! thanks for looking.

My entry for -

1      Ongoing Arty Girlz Recycling Challenge - Arty Girlz Challenge

2     Extra Competition!!!! - Just Christmas and Birthday Cards

Angel Tree Topper

it's the time of the year when we pulled the tree out of the closet and the fun of setting the tree up for Christmas. My youngest daughter was bugging me to buy an angel to put on top of the tree but i thought why not make one :-) so i used MR chipboard girl and some floral ribbon, pearls, added netting wings...the skirt actually supports the angel and therefore, it can stand on its own... thanks for looking :-)

My entry for

1     Art Angels (Awfully Big Art Adventure)

A New Award

I've received a new award from Denise 

 http ://densbloggers.blogspot.com

Thank you Denise and I need to nominate 5 others for this award.

These are the 5 that I've chosen for the award :

Dawn  http://allpinkgirl.blogspot.com

Joanne  http://bubbles72blog.blogspot.com

Tricia  http://triciastreasures.blogspot.com

Tanya  http://dedicated-to-crafting.blogspot.com

Faye  http://hastingshall2.blogspot.com

I'm supposed to create a link but I'm still new to this 'blogging' stuff and do not know how to create a link...sorry.

christmas brooch

had a christmas 'make & take' today and colour theme : red and green... didn't have such combination so used a tree chipboard, glitter paper, added snow and snowflakes and star buttons....couldn't find a brooch backing so decided to use a mini wooden peg with mitten and wrote 'Happy holidays' on the wooden mitten. That should meet the requirement :-)

submitted for the following challenges -

1      S is for .... ( ABC Challenge)

2     challenge #10 - Sprinkle and Sparkle (lily of the valley)

3     OCC Snowman/Snowflake cards - Our Creative Corner

Choc Christmas Tree

made this simple christmas tree 'loaded' with chocolates and tags for each of the ladies at my favourite, most frequented scrapbooking shop in Spore.  there are chocolates and tags on both side of the tree :-) hope they like it.

thanks for looking.

25th Anniversary Card

created a layered rose card for a couple's 25th Anniversary.  

my entry for 

1   Challenge #8 - Decoupage (Saturday Challenge)

2   Challenge #10 - Sprinkle and Sparkle

3   Arty Girlz Weekly Challenge #64 - Favourite Medium (Arty Girlz Challenge)

thanks for looking.

gingerbread house gift box

has always love making gingerbread house, i altered a milk carton from Art Blanche into a gingerbread house gift box... great for putting goodies inside to give away as present :-) 

the wordings on the side window (Let Christmas happen in your heart - unknown)

had fun making it and it's now 3.24am local time so i better get some sleep :-) thanks for looking.

Christmas Cards

Christmas is in the air!  Used flowers to decorate the tree and came up with these 3 designs. 

submitted for the following :

1     Challenge 37 - Snow & Snowflakes  (Cute Card Thursday)

2     R is for...  (ABC  Challenge)

3     CPS #91 - CPS

4     Let is snow, let it snow, let it snow - Papertake Weekly Challenge

5     Arty Girlz Weekly Challenge #62 - Favourite colours (Arty Girlz Challenge Blog)

6    CBC #8 - Belli Challenge Day - Belli's Gone By 

7    Card*a*licious-8 (Card-A-Licious)

8   Challenge 40 - Contemporary Christmas (My Time to Craft Challenge)

9    Friday Challenge 20 - Holiday Cards (Embellish It Scrapbooking - See What's New!)

goodie cane

decorated the chipboard cane and added chocolates - makes a great gift too :-)