A sweet CNY layout

Hello friends! Here is this week's sweet CNY layout. :)

Yep...that would be nephew Elijah with his mum. The other photo includes his daddy and grandpa.

This layout came together really quickly. I picked a gold-foiled ornate patterned paper so I had to keep the other elements simple to prevent the "overdone" look.

LOVE the cute furry rats that were part of CNY 2020 home decor. Super cute!

What do you think?

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Another CNY 2020 layout

Well friends, I may have gone a little overboard with the reds and golds on this particular CNY 2020 layout! *winks*

In case you were wondering, the lady in orange is my aunt and the two men are my cousins. The other lady is my cousin's Vietnamese wife. And the baby you've seen before...albeit through my drawing - my nephew S.

And of course, extended family has to pose with my signages too. *LOL* (These really get a lot of mileage...you should make some if you always have guests over.)

Apologies for the slight glare in the photos..the gold glitter is hard to photograph!

Yes, I added a googly eye to the cute rat for a little dimension.

What do you think?

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A little CNY fun...*winks*

Hello friends! Now that CNY 2020 is officially over and I have taken down my CNY decor to use as scrapbooking embellishments, I can share some fun CNY family moments with you. ;)

Like the one where my sister and cousin obliged me with the rolled eyes pose.

Or my uncle with his patchwork ripped jeans that he loves.

This year I bought fewer Chinese Zodiac animal specific decor but more general CNY decor that I can reuse every year in a bid to be more eco-conscious. Which was great because I took way fewer photos this year. (You know, for a scrapbooker. Still a lot for a normal person....because a scrapbooker needs options! *LOL*)

And yes, every year the relatives come over to peruse the layouts from the previous year to see if they made it into my scrapbook albums. ;)

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Layout Tuesday - E with sweet Luna

My sweet niece Luna came by during the first day of CNY 2020 all dressed up to match my CNY decorations so I made my sister E take photos with her. *LOL*

Awww....don't they look sweet?

It was hard to get a shot of her actually looking at the camera but I finally did! *Yay! Go me!*

I chuckled when I saw this shot of cheeky Luna smiling but not looking at the camera on purpose so I had to include it on the layout. *winks*

Since my CNY decorations are still up, I went with red packets to help me incorporate the CNY vibe on the layout.

Playing along with The Studio Challenges.

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Make Stuff Monday - CNY lanterns

Hello friends! This year I made fewer lanterns for CNY (because of the rat problem).

Last year, I made some 2 tier lanterns which looked really beautiful but pretty much fell apart every few days. So this year I went with a simpler version.

And also made some fish lanterns.

Happy week ahead friends!

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