The Results Are Out

I didn't expect anything but I am so happy that I managed to be in the "Honourable Mention" list in The SketchBook Olympics! Yipee!

Still feeling sentimental. It was a great experience. And, I can only commend Megan, the judges and the moderators for coming up with great challenges.

Congratulations to those who won! Their work is really amazing!

It's About To End

I am a bit sad. Even though I was cramming week after week for the SketchBook Olympics. It sure helped me think out of the box! I am so pleased I managed to create layouts for all the challenges. The layouts that the other Olympians did were all awesome! So much inspiration week after week at the gallery and I am amazed at their creativity.


So, for the last challenge which is Archery, I created this layout. I used Love, Elsie papers, Stemma and Love, Elsie stickers. The arrows are chipboards from KI Memories.

Beauty

It's Week 5 - Track and Field at The Sketch Olympics. One final challenge to go! Woohoo! Can't believe that I managed to do this for almost 6 weeks now. And, to add to that, to move to a new house. Scrapping takes priority hahaha

This was taken at Jurong Bird Park. (You might be wondering why we're always there!) We have to use a photo about an outing or taken outdoor.

Under The Suit

When I read from the SketchBook forum that Week 4 is Swimming, I panicked. Our home computer is still in its box and I don't have "swimming" photos. I have already used them for my daughter's ABC album and Scrappers At SG's challenge.

Luckily, there were some photos left in my camera when my daughters were trying out their swim suits. That will do hehehe

It was a stroke of inspiration to come up with the "Under The Suit" title. I felt I was so clever hahaha But mind you, since the time the challenge was posted, I was already browsing through my paper stack as to which paper I should use. I showed the paper (background and Hambly overlay) above to my dear Pre and he said that it will do for the concept I was thinking. I was so excited but honestly, it was quite hard. It's one thing to think about the concept, and another to put it in paper.

Well, my theme was initially an aquarium. I was supposed to make a shaker box. But, of course, being the fickle minded that I am, I switch to "under the sea". I painstakingly cut-out the small rocks and inked them one by one. Cut the Hambly and adhered it. The starfish was inspired by the design of our kitchen tiles hahaha Dawter T criticized my starfish and showed me how to make it look like one. (O di ba?!)

I wanted to make Bebi A as part of the bubbles. Then, cut circles to make it look like bubbles rising.

I tried to my dismay to draw and cut out fishes. But, again, Dawter T couldn't helped by criticize it. I asked Pre to draw fish but he said it's hard to draw one. Wahhhh! What's a body of water without fish??? So he told me to just print out. Luckily, Pre needed the computer Sunday night so he set it up. And, since he couldn't draw for me and I bugged him, he also setup the printer!

Voila! The finished product. Hehehe...

So happy with this. And here's my journal. Inspired by Under the Sea song.

Under the suit, under the suit.

The little girl is "Oh So Cute!"

Out on the pool, she show off.

Those curves that's so soft.

She's got the spirit, she can flaunt it!

Under the suit!

Love Does Not Grow On Trees

... but, in our hearts.

WARNING : Ok, this will get mushy along the way but please bear with me!

I never believed in fate before, but when we fell in love,

everything fell into place, it's like finding your soul in another person.

And, from then on, you just can't fight it.

We came to Singapore for different reasons,but found exactly the reason we came here for.

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This is my entry for The Sketch Olympics Week 3 : Decathlon. The layout must only have 10 items in it, including photo. I thought it would be easy as I consider myself a Simple Scrapbooker but it's not!

And, I thought I wouldn't be able to submit for this week because of the move. But, on Sunday night, much to my husband's chagrin, I completed the layout and was awake until 130AM. Talk about addiction! But, it helped me relax, though there are still boxes left to unpack, I am not as anxious anymore. *wink*

Rhythmic Gymnastics Silver Medalist

Woohoo! My family and friends will never believe this if I tell them. I am the most uncoordinated person I know. I am not a graceful dancer even if I went for Ballet lessons when I was young. Dancing or anything similar is not my forte!

But, the event I am talking about is The Sketch Olympics' Week 2 event, Handle With Care won the silver medal! I am so happy! As I have said in the forum, such a great treat after all the packing, moving, unpacking, cleaning I've been doing this weekend!

Thank you, Judges!

Handle With Care

I fell in love with We R Memory Keepers all over again. Just love how you can do so much with their papers. You can tell that I am a big fan of their designs with my all-out adoration! Hehehe!

This is my entry for The Sketch Olympics Week 2 - Rhythmic Gymnastics so it must have swirls/flourishes and ribbons. How cool!!! The organizers are so great coming up with these challenges! *2 thumbs up!*

I did this while I wait for my American colleague to come online last Friday, we need to add myself in the on-call rotation! So, while waiting for 1130PM (Singapore time), I was handcutting this lovely WRMK papers!

Journal :

The store ran out of bird feeds but a good soul at the park handed you their excess feeds. You didn't get scared but was very excited to feed the birds.

Though it's a small venture, I was so proud of you.Because you embrace new adventures. You are not scared to try things.

May your spirit continue to explore all the things that the world will hand you.Continue to marvel at the goodness of God through His creation.But, remember to handle them with care.

Little Princess

This is my entry to The Sketch Olympics. I am representing Philippines! Woohoo! The game for week 1 was Cycling, the layout must have circle embellishments and polka dot patterned papers.

All week long, I have been thinking of what's the best way for me to interpret the challenge. The thing is I am "circle" challenged. But, all day Saturday while we were packing our stuffs, the carriage kept on popping in my head. It's a good way to interpret "circles" but the hard part is choosing the patterned papers.

I don't know if I have my own marathon to finish the DCWV Nana papers but I just kept going back to them! And, they proved fit to this layout. Dawter T and I researched Cinderella's carriage in the internet, what got me stumped was the wheels and the other things attached to the carriage. Well, my ever favorite AC Thickers got this Chipboard Accents and I have it in gold! So, I cut the swirls in half and attached them to carriage! Voila! Dawter T's own carriage!

The picture was taken when Dawter T was just a year old!