What’s on my desk

Hello from Hanoi, Vietnam! Just the usual multi-tasking desk. *winks*

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What I did to a "free" card

As a crafter, I make every single card I send out. I don't use ready-made store-bought cards. It is a matter of principle. *winks*

So I've been "stuck" with this freebie PWP card from Kikki K since 2015. Until last weekend that is. When I decided to just use it as a base for my card. *slaps head for not thinking about doing this sooner*

It was a super quick card to put together because I recycled the tag base (with crepe paper, doily and gold glittered goodness) and "Open me" sticker from some happy mail I got and basically just adhered the flamingo graphic, changed up the twine and added a paper clip, button and floral sequin.

I think it turned out quite pretty. What do you think?

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Mask on!

These are the photos that nephew #1 says need to be burnt. *Hahaha*

But you can clearly see that he was enjoying himself right??? *winks*

Plus it is totally necessary to take care of our skin with a weekly declogging mask treatment.

Now every time I say that his skin is "bad", he immediately asks, "Should I do a masking treatment?" Evidently, he has been well-trained. :)

Lots of fun bits from the scrap pile.

Playing along with Stick It Down.

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#The100dayproject

So I’ve decided to participate in #the100dayproject this year. It is an art project where anyone can commit 100 days to exploring their creativity by sharing their projects online. I have decided to push myself to produce an eye sketch each day until July 10th and sharing them on Instagram. Of course, the official start date was April 2nd and I’m already late to the game since it’s the 4th today. But I’ve played catch-up so here are my first 3 eye sketches.

This is eye sketch 1/100.

This is eye sketch 2/100.

This is eye sketch 3/100. 

I hope to keep the momentum going. Wish me luck!:)

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What's new in my life: March 2019 edition

March was birthday month so I had quite a haul! *winks* 

First up, I finally bit the bullet and bought the 120 piece Faber Castell Polychromos. I had about 30 of them which I got in open stock 2 years ago. These are really expensive so I spent the last two months prior to this using my collection of pencils to really ascertain if I liked them enough to splurge on the full collection.

Just look at how pretty they are! I made a friend bring these back from the US to save me a little on shipping. He can't believe these pencils are US$150. But these are twice the price over here.

Of course, I also got a few art supplies for the face in March. I know...this face is starting to get expensive to maintain. *winks*

ColourPop offered free international shipping with no minimum spend so I picked up the Make It Reign bundle which consists of the It's My Pleasure eyeshadow palette and two eyeliners. Then when I was in Kuala Lumpur, I treated myself to the Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina Palette which was cheaper by 20% because of the exchange rate. Your girl here is clearly into pinks and purples at the moment.

And every time I go to Kuala Lumpur, I always buy a few brushes from a local store selling quality makeup brushes. Of course, with International Women's Day in March, I also scored a Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear foundation at 20% off with a free lipstick and mascara. You know I'm a sucker for a good deal. Hehehe...The Anastasia Beverly Hill Brow Wiz was a gift from bloggy pal Lizzy Hill. And of course, the free birthday makeover at Yves Saint Laurent resulted in me purchasing a lipstick from the salesgirl.

As for my actual birthday celebration, my sister got me a lovely durian cake which was decorated with cute My Little Melody figurines!

How. Cute. Are. These. :)

My sister gave me these cute carrot-themed stuff - a stuffed carrot, a notepad and a hairband.

And also a bunch of travel-related stuff. Plus a gift card to Sephora (you know it means there's makeup in my next haul right???*LOL*).

Here's the full birthday package that Lizzy sent me. :)

I had a birthday voucher so I picked up these cuties at Typo. :)

And sweet Julie Tucker-Wolek sent me these pretty city cards. Can you tell which cities they are?

And lovely Mitra Pratt sent me these cuties. :)

I also picked up these inexpensive mules because they have really cool heels. I like having fun with my footwear. ;)

Which clearly explains why these leopard-print boots made it home with me too. *LOL*

Last but not least, I picked up some Christmas-related stuff on clearance. I think that I might have an early start to Christmas this year. *fingers crossed*

There you have it. These are what's new in my life. 

What about you? :)

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The one about the blue doughnut

So back in December we had an unexpected treat from my brother (who rarely buys us anything) - Christmas-themed Krispy Kreme Doughnuts! :)

Dad had first dibs on which one he wanted and he went for the blue one.

Of course, the blue food colouring stained his tongue...

And fingers...so dad lodged a formal "complaint". *LOL*

Can't believe how far dad has come in photo posing....you guys remember how awkward his smiles used to be???. Now he lives for the camera and is happy to help me document important moments like this. *winks*

Playing along with The Paper Girls Challenge. :)

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This month’s self-portrait from the sketchbook

Hello friends! Just sharing this month’s self-portrait from the sketchbook. Some people call it narcissism, I call it self-love. *LOL*

This time when I was colouring at McDonald's, a staff walked by and said,"Hey, that's you!" :) Guess I must be doing something right.

I must say that learning more about the contours of my face makes me more aware of my facial imperfections. Like how I have 2 different eye shapes. *winks*

Hope you are having a great week so far. :)

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When cousins hit it off...

I was pretty surprised to see nephew #3 really hitting it off with his cousin E during CNY 2019. He let E play with his remote control car and was really patient with the toddler. :)

And E was clearly in awe of his cousin....

Check out his happy face even though nephew #3 did a terrible job of attempting to carry him. As you know, the Yam men are not great at carrying kids! *LOL*

This was E's face when he saw his cousin up on the second floor. Just pure happiness! 

Guess it was written in the stars that these two would hit if off. :)

Playing along with Scrap the Boys.

P/s: Still using the CNY 2019 decorations on my layout.:)

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A birthday card!

Hello friends! Just wanted to share a quick card today... because I really needed to get a birthday card postal soon. *winks* 

Can you believe that this is the first card I made this year? I’m sure you can tell that I’m a little rusty! *LOL*

P/s: Happy weekend friends!:)

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