The one about the rental bike

 

So my sister rented a motorbike the other day and let me take photos! *yay!*

She sold off her own motorbike last year because she was mostly working from home. 

So she was really happy that she scored a good deal on the rental from this new app. She paid *wait for it* $3.50 for 5 hours! 

My sister was like, "This is like a photoshoot. Why do you have to take so many photos?"

I replied, "So we have options." *winks*

My scrappy pals will understand right? *LOL*

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Workspace Wednesday - craftermath

 

Last night's craftermath. 

Yes, I work on multiple projects in one sitting. Different themes and concepts. I dig through my stash and determine which piece to add to which project. *winks* Apparently that's how my creative brain works....and how I put together my seemingly disparate embellishments in a collage. *LOL*

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Tuesday's decorated glassine bag

 

Well friends, this gal may be out of Kraft treat bags to decorate but she still has some glassine bags in her stash! *joyous music plays in the background*

So much fun creating this collage....:)

And yes, this gal has rekindled her love for shimmery mists....can you tell? *winks*

Spraying a shimmery mist all over your finished piece really helps to tie the elements together and create a cohesive look. Which is great for me because I like to stick random stuff down. *LOL*

What do you think?

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Make Stuff Monday - a new signage!

 Hello friends! Today's Make Stuff Monday is a new signage for cake photos! *high fives all around*

Yes friends, we should have cake even when nobody's celebrating a birthday...so we should have a signage for it. *winks*

I started with these...  a plastic box and an old wooden salad fork.

I just hot-glued the pieces together, then wrapped it with corrugated cardboard packaging. After that I embellished with chipboard and fussy-cut elements.

I think it looks pretty cute! We get to use it this week for nephew #1's birthday.:)

What do you think?

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A vintage-inspired no sentiment card

 

Haven't made a card in a while. Found a blue card base and decided to just dive into my stash and see where inspiration takes me...

So it took a vintage turn because I really wanted to use this vintage-postcard acetate thing that I've had in my stash for the longest time. I adhered it to a fussy-cut swirly notecard. Added some texture with twine, wax seal and bling. I finished with gold mist all over for a lovely shimmer.

I love that I tried something different. What do you think?

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The one where I actually inked up a stamp....

 

Yep...you read it right...this gal has finally inked up a woodblock stamp *dramatic music plays in the background* because her friend Amy Tsuruta started a Woodblock Wednesday challenge. :)

Now I clearly need more stamping practice (using stamps ONCE every few years isn't going to cut it...*LOL*)...but I covered the terrible bits with a cute bird...and made the whole thing like a collage. I mean it still counts right? 

Here's proof that I actually used a woodblock stamp....yes friends, even the corner rounder came out to play. :)

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Workspace Wednesday - an eye from the sketchbook

 

Not many more pages to go in my eye sketchbook! Been having fun with angles. :)

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Workspace on a Tuesday - new planner supplies

 

So this gal has just joined the Hobonichi club...meet my new planner supplies! So pretty eh?

I've been eyeing the Hobonichi planners for the last few years, watching planner hauls of people excited to buy planners for different aspects of their lives. Even though I liked the paper in it, I've always hesitated because all the text is in Japanese.

Until this year. The 2023 planners have an English version! 

You know what happened then...

"Take my money!" 

Basically you choose a type of planner, then you buy a cover for it (polyester/fabric/leather) and then you buy a plastic protector cover for your cover (called "cover on cover") so that it doesn't get dirty.

I actually bought my supplies from Amazon Japan instead of the official Hobonichi store. Because there were fewer options to choose from (sometimes too many options is a problem...*winks*) and I could return the items if they didn't meet my expectations (actually I have never returned an Amazon item...I have gotten refunds on broken items/wrong items but I have never actually sent anything back).

Anyway, this is the A6 planner. My plan is to scrapbook my daily personal life in it because it has a single page for each day of the year. 

And this one is the Weeks planner which doesn't require a cover on cover, just a cover. I went with a clear plastic cover with design because the other cover options were zipped up covers that were really bulky. You know how some women have long wallets filled to the brim with cards, coupons and receipts? Well, I'm not one of them. I'm pretty much down to a card holder with a few cards...and a bit of cash. *LOL*

My plan is to just use this as my daily on-the-go schedule planner. It is quite slim and light and can fit into most of my handbags. 

And I decided to throw in a pen case with an elastic band that fits the planner nicely. Because let's be real, the gal can pare down her wallet to a card holder but she needs options with her stationery supplies. *high fives all around*

Can't wait to get started! What about you? Have you bought your planner supplies for 2023?

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Out with the folks

 

October has been a busy month...with a lot of time spent with the folks when my sister was on vacation.

My dad only looks for food when we go out. We were waiting to see the TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) doctor...and he found a cafe round the corner. And the two of them had snacks and latte. *shakes head* Mum will always say that my dad only wants to eat but she always joins him. *LOL*

And yes, they still hold hands when they go out.

Lots of fun tucking in bits of scraps here and there...and adding fussy-cut bits, stickers, chipboard and washi tape to create embellishment clusters.:)

Happy week ahead friends! Looking forward to a brand new month and new challenges! 

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Friday's desk - this week's eye drawings

 

Happy Friday friends! Today I'm sharing some of the eye drawings I did this week. :)

It's the only thing I've been keeping up with on a somewhat daily basis. I am a little bored with the subject matter but only 20 + pages to go in my little sketchbook. And I'm getting really proficient at eye drawing...each one takes about 45 minutes max...and on a good day, I can get 3 drawn. (I share a daily eye sketch on IG.)

I want to go back to drawing portraits in November so these are really good for practice.

Enjoy your weekend friends! :)

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Another week, another decorated kraft bag

Well friends, this is the LAST Kraft bag from SRM Stickers in my stash. *sad music plays in the background*

But I had so much fun with this one....:)

Lots of fun scraps...even a vellum stripy paper came into play. Stickers, washi tape, doily and some fussy-cut elements. Do they even go together? Probably not. *LOL*

Happy Thursday friends! 

 

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Workspace Wednesday - the pretty bowl edition

 

Today I was at Takashimaya Departmental Store and fell hard for these pretty Japanese bowls! :)

Love the contrast of patterns and colours!

I really couldn't decide which ones to get....

We are not in dire need of bowls at home of course. 

Aren't they lovely though? *winks*

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