Colorful

Before showcasing my creation for this post, a little ranting:

Scrapbooking has surely changed after being a mom. Although I am on maternity leave and seems like I should have some time to scrap, unfortunately, I don't. Kind of. Baby naps twice a day now, and each nap lasts 1-2 hrs long. Not bad, right? So technically, I could have some time to scrap - that is if I still had my craft room where I could just lay everything out. Now with the baby, my scrap room became the guest room and the guest room the nursery. All my stuff are on the main floor and the dining table is now a desk combo. Since we do eat on our table, that means I have to put away my supplies every time. So by the time I take out all my stuff, nap time is half over and that I need to start packing up. Scrapping like so is just not fun.

I still remember back in the days, if I was on staycation, it would probably take two days to complete a 1-page layout. Now, 1.5 weeks - minimum! Sigh.  Ok, I'm done.

Anyways, this page showcases the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. It was a pretty big market, but many "stores" sold the same thing. Even though it seemed a little dark inside this sheltered market, the majority of the merchandises were so colorful. I like colorful.

Before, I find Basic Grey's Capture collection was a bit hard to use. This is mostly because it was so colorful and the paper design is a bit bold. However, these qualities fit this page perfectly!

Paper: Basic Grey
Embellishments: Punch outs, chipboard,

Walking Tour Frankfurt

This was our last stop of our Europe-Asia trip in 2013.  Frankfurt is a major hub and long hours of layovers are common.  I had a choice to just sit in the airport for the long wait (very tempting since we were arriving at like 6-7 in the morning), or do a quick tour of Frankfurt.  Being me, who likes to make use of every single minute of making vacation, I chose the latter.  And it was worth it.

I started and finished 99% of this page on March 18, 2015.  All I had left was the journal entry portion of the page.  At around 11ish pm - midnight, I was debating, should I put this away?  I'll likely work on it tomorrow.  I chose to put it away.  My mom was staying with me.  With her around, I can't really live in my place like my own place.  My house, her rules - and that is, put things away.  However, I'm glad I did because around 6 am, March 19, 2015, my waters broke and I went to the hospital and had my baby.  So this page is extra special to me: it's my last page before being a full time mom.  It was just recently that I took this page back out to finish the journal entry (during baby's naptime).

Paper: Bazzill, Basic Grey, Scrapbook Customs
Embellishments: Sticker letters

Catch Up Miscellaneous

OMG.  It's been more than half a year since I last posted. I meant to post earlier but I have been so lazy.  However, I haven't been that lazy with creating.  I always try to scrap something on long weekends.  Then when maternity leave started, I had some time to scrap since my little bun decided to bake a bit longer than anticipated.  All this time I want to post whatever pages I haven't posted, like I last mentioned last post.  Of course, I didn't.  And when I wanted to, the baby came out.  Life was over.  Kinda (elaborate later in future post... maybe). Anyways, here are some of the pages I created over the last while. Good thing I wrote down some of the things I used when making these pages.

Paradise Air
This was the most adventurous things I have ever done in my life.  What's best was it was also the first adventurous thing B and I did as a married couple.  On the second day of our marriage, we went to Paradise Air and flew over the southwestern part of Oahu island.  I loved it. I don't think I will ever get a pilot's license, this will do.  The best parts were to "feel" the clouds and hover over rainbows.  It was amazing.

Paper: Can't remember! KaiserCraft?

Embellishments: Thickers, Bo Bunny cutout

Fishy Spa

In Santorini, B and I hiked from Fira to Oia.  We could have took a bus, but 1. people said this hike is amazing, and it was, and 2.  I didn't want to pay for two bus fares (we went back to Fira by bus).  It wasn't meant to be a hard hike, but we did take some detours, which took longer, and I hadn't exercised for ages!  However, it really made me continue to exercise after this trip.  Anyways, after this long hike, we were famished and our feet were overly exhausted.  After a delicious lunch, we dunked our feet into a fish tank and let the fishy eat away our dead skin. It was a pretty enjoyable experience.  B was surprised that he quite enjoyed it.

Paper: Echo Park, Carta Bella, Elle's Studio, Core'dination

Tools/Techniques: Silhouette Cameo 

Embellishments: Basic Grey memo card, letter stickers

Camel Ride

In Wadi Rum, our private tour guide suggested a camel ride. Oh yeah!  How often do I get a chance to ride a camel in a desert. Perfect animal in a perfect setting.

Paper: Crate Paper, Basic Grey
Embellishments: Stickers (Basic Grey, Authentique, Kaisercraft), Punch Out (Teresa Collins)