Chelle

Now and Forever

by Carole King

Now and forever
You were a part of me
And the memory cuts like a knife
Didn't we find the ecstasy
Didn't we share the daylight
When you walked into my life
Now and forever I will remember
All the promises still unbroken
And think about all the words between us
The never needed to be spoken

We had a moment
Just one moment
That will last beyong a dream, beyond a lifetime
We are the lucky ones
Some people never get to do
All we got to do
Now and forever
I will always think of you

Didn't we come together
Didn't we live together
Didn't we cry together
Didn't we play together
Didn't we love together
And together we lit up the world

I miss the tears
I miss the laughter
I miss the day we met and all that followed after
Sometimes I wish I could always be with you
The way we used to do
Now and forever
I will always think of you
Now and forever
I will always be with you

Wheee!!!

I am happy! I finally completed this altered muffin pan that I've been mulling over for a couple of weeks. Here's the finished product!

Three weeks and me...

So I've been out of action for the past couple of weeks and I've learnt that I totally cannot be alone for long periods of time. I get bored, fidgety, irritable... I need to constantly have people around me. Even my hobbies cannot keep me occupied. But fret not, just another week and I'll be back on my toes. :)

Meanwhile, here's some bits of creativity that I whipped up.

Altered Muffin Pan

Midsummer Night's Dream Earrings

Hope you like them! :)

Not the blogging sort?

Well, I think I'm not the blogging sort. I mean I look at other people's blogs and they're constantly being updated with cool, fun, quirky stuff. And I look at my blog and I just think "bleah"... I shall endeavour to make my blog a tad more respectable. Once I get my camera back... It is currently with my in-laws. Or maybe this is a great excuse to get the DSLR that I've always wanted!!! Bwahahahahaha... *evil grin* But until then, this will be a pictureless post. I did purchase some really cute fabric that I wanted to show, but that'll have to wait. Until after (if) I successfully manage to sew this cute lil shirred dress for my niece.

Koh Samui

Took a short break to Koh Samui early July. Got a nice tan and some even nicer compliments back in Singapore, which made me decide to permanently maintain it. The food surprisingly costs more in Koh Samui then it does in Singapore. I was like "What the..." But the beach more then made up for it so I didn't grouse over it for long. Some pictures...

A couple of layouts...

Here's a couple of layouts to share. Done recently for the Asian Dares Blog and Laine's Papeterie. That's the last of my mojo cos as of late, I've been totally mojo-less.

Scrapbooking keeps me sane...

I find myself at a point in my life where I need to constantly remind myself of life's goodness.

I've been travelling so much for work lately. I've been so tired.

The places are wonderful... Tokyo was just great... Waking up towards the tail-end of an overnight flight, looking out the window to catch a glimpse of Mount Fuji's summit... Simply breath-taking... Sushi buffets, eat-all-you-can sukiyaki, first taste of whale sashimi... Priceless experiences...

I'm a 28-year-old Singaporean and a recent trip to Kuala Lumpur was my first ever. Unbelievable, isn't it? The local "bak kut teh" was absolutely yummy. And the clubbing scene not too shabby either.

But I miss home. I miss my babies.

So I return to Singapore and I'm swamped. I'm drowning in a pool of backlog. Work that could not be done whilst away. And I think to myself... How am I going to get through it???

But scrapbooking keeps me sane. Even if I may not have the time to actually put picture to paper, shopping for new scrap supplies or receiving a new Kit never fails to bring a smile to my face. So here, let me share my happiness. Some recent stash purchased, which I can't wait to use. Unfortunately, I'm gunna have to put that off just a wee bit longer. At least until after I return from my trip to Jakarta which leaves tomorrow. Ah well...

Have you ever felt like you just want to scream? Let everything out? De-stress??? Well, scrapbooking is my outlet and thank God for that. Sometimes I get so caught up with the "business" of scrapbooking, new products, design team calls, challenges, crop sessions, and the list goes on...

Tonight was one such night. I was rushing to finish several DT layouts before I travel yet again, worrying about the "new product launches" that I would miss whilst away, wondering if I've forgotten anything (like have I done the latest Dare DT Challenge!?!??) etc. etc. etc.

And then I pause and I have to force myself to stop and remember why I picked up scrapbooking in the first place. And now I feel this great urge to make this post and share with everyone my feelings and to just challenge everyone to just pause, take a step back and look at the heART of scrapbooking. Why do we put photo to paper? Why did we pick up this mad, mad hobby in the first place? Where is the core of this love?

And all at once we remember, realise and fall even more in love with scrapbooking.

in my daddy's arms

Here's a layout that I'd like to share. It was one of the layouts that I'd done as part of the April reveal on Laine's blog. It is dedicated to the loving relationship between a father and a daughter, between Danny and Rei.

Journaling reads: These are the moments that I spend with him. The time spent in my daddy's arms. He loves me and I him. I can do anything. I can be anything I want to be. The world is my oyster. And my daddy carries me. He holds me safe in his arms. While he carries me, he talks to me. He tells me about the world, and how I should live my life... Little bits and pieces of information, life truths, words of wisdom. He imparts knowledge. Experience. He carries me and teaches me.

pure happiness

It's been awhile since I've posted... And it's been an even longer while since I've scrapped one of "my very own" layouts, meaning to say, something that I've done "just cause" and not for any challenge, class or design team submission.

Here it is... But come to think of this layout is actually for a challenge on TSL so... But well... At least it isn't something done on a deadline. :)

Real Beauty

Some people say, "Oh, baby! Cute!"... But this little babe is truly a beauty.

This is actually an animated gif file which scrolls through her pictures but somehow (I'm not sure why...) it doesn't seem to animate in this blog. However, if you go to this link, you'll be able to see the entire animated gif file with several pictures of her.