Perfect You

In mid-December 2010, I met a sweet friend, Hillary of a Slice of Delight on twitter. We found out that we have something in common (among other things): we love to scrapbook but we don't have much time to scrapbook these days.

So...we agree to challenged ourselves to create at least a page. The deadline was 15th of Jan.

On this page my little one was only about 6 months old. He is now 3 so you can tell how far behind I am. Lol. The only solution to solve this problem is: first, stop taking pictures and two, scrapbook it one page at a time. I, however, refuse to do the first step. haha, and maybe one day I'll catch up with my own project. But seriously, I need to keep up and if you have an idea how I can accomplish this mission, do let me know!

Giveaway $15 Gift Certificate from Pinky Crafts

Win $15 gift certificate to spend at Pinky Crafts. 

Mishelle of Pinky Crafts is our Saturday Artisan this week. If you missed reading the interview, be sure to head over to yesterday's post. Mishelle generously sponsored this giveaway, giving away one lucky winner to spend $15 on any item in her shop, including custom order!! 

 Do you have a pile of photos that are just to precious to be neglected? I am! I'm working my way to finish my scrapbook albums as I am keeping us with the little one who grows wayyyyy tooooo fast!!

There are many ways to enter. Please make sure you leave a separate comment for every entry. 

How to enter to win: 

Mandatory entry:

• Go to Pinky Craft's. Return to my Adore By Nat blog and simply leave a comment here about your favorite item from her store. By the way, she has Christmas in July sale going on, so be sure to take advantage of that! :-)

Extra entries (only qualify once mandatory entry is fulfilled):

• Earn 2 entries - Go to yesterday's post to know her more. Leave a comment there (yesterday's post) on at least one the following: what you learn from the interview, what you want to see more on her shop and why, or any constructive feedbacks are always appreciated. Come back here and leave 2 comments that you did, to ensure your entries are counted.

• Heart Pinky Crafts and earn an entry. Simply let us know your Etsy username.
• Follow Pinky Crafts on twitter to earn an entry.
• Follow Pinky Crafts'blog and earan an entry.
• Follow my blog and you earn another entry. If you're already a follower, you still get an entry, just says you're following already.
• Tweet about this giveaway, add "@adorebynat or @PinkyCrafts" in your tweet. Each tweet worths one entry and you can tweet each day until the end of the contest (a maximum of one tweet per day is counted). That's a total of 7 entries!

• Blog about this giveaway to earn 2 entries. Leave two separate comments here please providing me with the link to your post.

• Tell us how did you hear about this giveaway and you earn an entry.
• Refer your friends and family to enter this giveaway. You'll earn 3 entries (Leave three separate comments) for each referral. Be sure to let us know their names and simply ask them to mention your name their entry as confirmation.

• Purchase an item from Pinky Crafts and earn 10 entries for each purchase. Don't forget letting us know by leaving comments :-)

Contest starts now and ends on July 24th, 2010. Contest opens worldwide.

Don't forget to leave me your e-mail address. Entries without contact information will be disqualified. Entries that do not follow the rules will be disqualified. Contest winner will be drawn on Sunday, July 25th by a random number generator, by the artist. Winner must respond within 48 hours after being contacted otherwise another winner will be randomly selected.

Baby Page: So Tweet

Another 2-page I created recently for Ethan's album. So Tweet!


The theme is sweet and tweeting bird seems perfect for it. I used my felt bird and a few 'sweet' stickers as well as stamped the word sweet. I printed the journal, cut it into several pieces and ink the edges. Instead of buying the ready-made arrow, I made it myself from scrap papers.


This 2-page scrapbook captures a special developmental milestone where Ethan's neck was strong enough that he could hold his head high.

Trip to Singapore - Part 4

When we're planning to go to Singapore, I also had a plan of my own, that was to shop 'till I drop at scrapbooking stores. I might have mentioned it before that there is no scrapbooking store here in Indonesia.

My main mission was to get a paper trimmer. I blogged about my old trimmer here. Since then, I bought one at a local bookstore. It's made by Carl. I like it as it cuts so crisp. The draw back is that it does not come with a side ruler.

My mission was accomplished. I found this EK Cutterpede. It's pink and it has ruler. I knew I spent a bit too much on it (SG$60) while it costs only US$25 at Target. But considering the cost of the plane ticket to the State, I find it as a great deal!


And the BIG toy that I bought was . . . the BIG SHOTS along with some of die-cuts and texturz. And it's PINK too! I somehow reminded of being girly again which I haven't felt for awhile after having a baby boy. Oh yeah, it was big bucks that I spent all right, but I considered it as an investment. And yes, of course, it's more expensive than buying it in North America. Luckily, I bought it on a discounted price as I spent SG$300 on the die-cuts. I honestly had been going back and forth to the store (Made with Love), deciding whether to get it or not. And my husband was kind enough and being supportive of me buying it. I told him that I would regret it once I am on the plane should I haven't bought it. :-)

You thought I used the machine right away once returning to Indonesia? Wrong. Somehow a part of me did not want to open the package. I treasured it so much that I didn't want to open it, tried to find the right moment. Weird, huh? But enough of being weird. I finally opened it yesterday. That's right, just yesterday and I returned on the 5th. I'm planning to play with it a bit more tomorrow.

Patterned papers. They're a must to buy, aren't they? I bought mostly for Ethan's scrapbook album. Aren't they pretty?

A special thanks to Richard of UniqueGrabs. I contacted him prior leaving to Singapore in regards of scrapbooking and cardmaking suppliers and he was generous enough and gave me a thorough information where they are.

And thanks to Iris of Made with Love for patiently assisting me. I had so much fun being in the store. Superb service! Definitely visit it again on my next trip to Singapore.