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Too bluish to find a title for today..

Both my daughters are sick yesterday, got a case of throwing up whatever they ate...
Went to the doctor and whatdaya know? He said there's been cases like these for 2 months in his practice.
So we got them some medicine and oralit.. and thankfully today there's no throwing up..
But my biggest is very clingy and moody and not active at all.. doesn't feel like eating, but only wanting to drink, so that's still good, I suppose..

Feeling sad and blue...
Isn't it weird that if they're both so energetic and running around I'm like, "hey, quit it you guys! be careful!" and when they're like tired and not moving at all... I'm like, "what's happening? where does it hurt? are you okay? you sure you don't wanna eat this cookie?" ha ha ha.. being a mom.... :)

So here's a layout of happy times, the running around times...

rilakuma washi tapes! very cute....

Hope you guys are in a perfect health!

Handwritten layout

Second post of the day... hm....

Now I just want to share for the scrapbookers out there, to not be afraid of journaling your layout with your own handwriting. If you hand down your albums for the next generations, they would love it so much to see handwritten notes. They would see your personality, your handwriting, your story, and it added extra touch.
I also want to encourage you to not be afraid of making mistakes or crossing out words that you spelled wrong.

Scrapbooking is not all about perfection, not about making the best and greatest layout (although that would be fun to do as well). But the heart of it, it should be about your photos, and your stories behind the photos. To record what you remember about the day you take the photos, and that your sons/daughters/loved one would see a glimpse of your world, of how you live your life. It's memories and stories passed down from generations to generations. I think that's the main point of scrapbooking.

So now I'm sharing a layout, and noticed that I made a misspelled words and I crossed them out. I'm not re-doing it, and I'm leaving it just as it is. It's my prayers for my daughter Ariel, the blessings and hopes that I have for her future. I just want to record my prayer, and when she's older, she can remember the heart of a mother who wants the best for her. And that God answered prayers. That God is faithful. That God is with her, always.

If you care about products (ha ha ha.. as I do) I'm using Sassafras sunshine broadcast as the background, and My Little Shoebox for the girls embelishment. I also use Tattered Angels glimmer mist for the drops of ink (love love love using it, it added more 'oomph' to my layouts), and sassafras alphabet stickers for title. The rest is little bit of scraps paper to add dimensions.
The top strip of the layout is washi tapes that I have on my store, and the bottom strip I'm using Crate Paper emma's shop.

That's all, and I'll be showing my birthday layout soon..

Brothers and birthday layout

Happy Friday y'all!!

today I'm sharing my layout of my husband's brothers. Here's the layout, all using Studio Calico kit.
This is my first time ever using the kit, and it's a snap I tell you! They are geniuses over there, who's matching the colors and supplying all the embellishments. Since I don't have the eye on masculine stuff, their kit is perfect complement on my paper collections.

And I made another layout for my daughter's friend's birthday at school yesterday... and I just thought, hm.. why not make her a scrapbook layout as the birthday gift?? So I took her pictures yesterday, and made her one. Hopefully they like it... :)

Here's the layout.. using the old MME and new October Afternoon:

The pink dotty lines on the top? Washi tapes!!

I'm happy on how this layout turns out.. Loving it myself.

Next, I'll be blogging about my daily week journal kits..

another layout!

Happy Tuesday y'all!!

Today I'm showing you layouts that I promise to post last week. One of them is mine, and the other one is for my pastor. Can't help scrapping his photo, because the picture is very fun, and I haven't give it to them yet. Need to find the frame first, and then give it to them. So ssshhh... don't tell him yet.. ;)

Here's mine, I'm scrapping my Treasure Women's Conference from last year, and this year's TWC is all sold out already. Did you buy the tickets yet? If you are, you're up for some good time, and great photo op!

I'm using washi tape on the corner of the page. you see the little flower strip? that is washi tape!

And here's my pastor's layout: 

Again, the corners, dotty strips? washi tape!!

That's my two layouts! Hope you enjoy them.. I'm in the process of making one from Studio calico kits, and I have to tell you, the studio calico kit is awesome! Everything is color coordinated, it's a snap making layout with it. No need to pull all my papers to match the colour, they already matched them!
And it's totally rad pattern, not like what I have, which is all girly. With the kits, I can make manly layout! ha ha ha..

Ta ta...

Layouts!!

Hi you..

I haven't felt this excited making a scrapbook layouts!! I think I have found my style and loving it!
I knew I like simplicity when my eyes are always drawn to lots of white space in a layout.
It's not always everyone's style. But it is soo my style!
It makes scrapping simple, focusing on the picture and the feeling/journaling part, which I love.

Here are two layouts, and I will post with another two more..

I made the layout above for my friend, Clara, who attended the Treasure Women's Conference last year, and I still have the photos and promise her I will give her the pictures. So I'm going to give it to her next Sunday... huh... 1 year after, eh?? hahahah..

And if you can see  the border of the layout, I'm using the washi tape. See how versatile the washi tape is??

This is another layout:

This is another layout I made from my very favorite photos of my second daughter, Ariel. Look how cute she is! She's absolute joy to me, very smiley and cheerful and happy.. not all the time, but most of the time.. :) I think it balances out with Claire, my oldest, who's sensitive and shy.

There goes my two layouts today.. will post next week for more..
And wishing you guys a great weekend!

washi tape inspiration

Happy Monday y'all...

I just want to blog about the washi tape and it's use and maybe inspire you to make your own scrapbook/art project/wrapping using the very versatile and beautiful washi tape.

Here's some of the photos..

click on the picture to view it larger, then click it again after

And, Amy Tan, the scrapbook extraordinaire, is the one who's making me drooling of using washi tape. Here's one of her layout using washi tape:

Did you see the flower motive? (under the hey title and the writing?) and the one below the flower tape? that's washi tape. It's easier than ribbon to use, and gives you instant lift up on your layout.

You can visit amy's blog at: www.amytangerine.blogspot.com

Here are more washi tapes eye candy that I love, taken from pinterest:

And another one:

And this is the last one:

So, if you guys out there come to this blog via facebook, and want to order some washi tape, contact me via sms at: 0817.03330.687

Have a great day y'all!

Travel mini album

Another post that's showcasing some of my project this month:

I made it for commission from my friend, she just went to the states and wanted the photos to be documented. Since I just bought my cinch last month, I decide to use it and bind it for her, so the album will look more like a real album/book, instead of using the two rings.

Two rings are great for adding additional papers if you are scrapbooking your daily life, travel mini album and week in the life. Then, you can add more without feeling restricted in your album. But for album that's finished and you don't want to add anything more, I think cinch binding is perfect!

Here are some of the pages, total I made was 20 pages, which means 40 halaman bolak balik (there's no other way to describe that in english). So not all the pages I posted here. Enjoy!

If you can see closely, this page, top and bottom of the brown dotty strip, am using washi tape as well.

Thanks for reading my blog!

Washi tapes goodness!

Happy Friday all!

I'm so happy because my package has arrived from Japan!
It's my washi tapes! And it's for sale per meter, from Rp. 15,000 to Rp. 22,000.
And it's all oh so beautiful...
If you want to see the example of the washi tape, go ahead and visit my facebook store:
www.facebook.com/akikostore

Here's some of the photos:

Am soo loving my washi tapes! What do you love right now??