Friday, February 27, 2009

Crusade 28 ~ Portion Control


The GPP Street Team's challenge for this month is Portion Control.

Michelle had posted the challenge on the Crusade No. 28 here.


Experienced with the dye ink.



Experienced with several type of ink pad.



Experienced with paint, pastel and uniball white pen.


Experienced with paint + stamped




Left : Experienced with crayon, stamped, scribbles.
Right : Masked & Collage


I totally agree with Michelle that mysterious is more interesting than obvious.



Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Transformation

This few weeks, really lots of transformations have been taken place in my tranquil life.

My talented friend ~ Irene (Scrapperlicious) been offered by Tim Holtz to design for Tim. Whoa !!! Offered by Tim Holtz !!! Such a G R E A T news !!
I'm so happy to heard about this wonderful news from her blog this morning.
"Congratulation to my dear friend !! "

Besides, really thanking my DH for his support and love to me.

Life is so beautiful.

(The above pic. is one of my exploration in challenge hosted by Michelle in GPP Street Team. )





Monday, February 23, 2009

Inspiration Board





I've changed my Inspiration Board in my creative area.
Lots of Magnet and colourful Images tucked on the white board.

F E E L G O O D !

Sunday, February 22, 2009

101 Things in 1001 Days


(Edited on 2o Oct' 09)

As I read from Kathryn's blog (Collage Diva), she had prepared a list of 101 Things in 1001 days. It's such a great idea to put up all my resolution of the years into action list.

So, this is mine.

Mission : To complete 101 present task in period of 1001 days
Start : 22 February 2009
End : 20 November 2011

1) Our honeymoon to Santorini / Mykonos
2) Backpack to Silk Road, China (DONE)
3) Creative everyday
4) Go for a walk with husband and daughters during Friday’s night time (DONE)
5) Paint the wall of my creative area (DONE - Not paint but postcards & photos)
6) Participate each week on Soul Journal (Kathryn posted on True North Art monthly, joined her 2 workshop recently)
7) Visit Sister SBS5 blog at least once a week
8) Allocate at least 1 day for myself , be solitude a day bimonthly (I DID IT)
9) Complete my bucket list
10) Complete travel journal of Taiwan
11) House keeping photos in my hard disk
12) Laugh out loud (YES, LOV TO DO IT)
13) Exercise at least 30 minutes a week
14) Eat something good / treat myself a good lunch or dinner (DONE)
15) Write and send Postcard (YES. Still keep this hobby alive)
16) To reply to everyone who leave comments on my blogs (YES. I Love to)
17) Get up early ~ 5.30am (YES. New habit already)
18) Practice guitar
19) at least One Sentence Journal a day
20) Go dates with husband , only 2 of us , for at least a day in a month (DONE)
21) Re-read the Secret.
22) Spend at least 15 minutes for Secret daily inspiration
23) Re-read the Simplify Your Life ~ by Elaine St James
24) Drink at least 1.5 litre water a day (YES)
25) Gather with mom, sisters and brother bimonthly (DONE.)
26) Tidy my creative area & art stuff weekly (YES)
27) Learn in Photoshop skills
28) Taking portrait of husband and I once a month, paste on the 12 x16 LoVe Canvas that I prepared here.
29) Compile list of inspiration quote (for year 2009)
30) Participate in GPP street team once a month (YES)
31) Re-do my inspiration board (DONE)
32) Travel with mother (DONE)
33) Learn on Fork-art painting
34) Recycle, reuse and reduce (YES)
35) Help to develop reading habit with WenXin (YES)
36) Spend quality time with little princess, minimum 2 hours per working day (YES)
37) Plan family trip (local / oversea) (DONE)
38) Record their stories in babykwen blog
39) Bring WenXin back to visit daddy’s hometown
40) Reduce meat, more veggie
41) Can’t live without musics
42) Complete my ‘felt’ cake (DONE)
43) Complete another canvas painting
44) Decorate Family Photo frame
45) Go for a picnic (DONE)
46) Make birthday & Valentine's card to DH (DONE)
47) Take some series of photograph about the things surround me (DONE. Love this)
48) Practice in drawing with pencils (DONE)
50) Reduce junk food (YES)
51) Make monthly donation (DONE)
52) Review my goal every 2 months (DONE)
53) Smell the flower
54) Learn the origami paper folding
55) Pamper myself … Facial
56) Do not use credit card for one week (YES)
57) Family tree
58) Start in sewing (DONE)
59) Taking pictures of the sky for 1 month (DONE)
60) Cutting out the articles from newspaper which speak to me (DONE)
61) Scrapbooking (DONE)
62) Live everyday like the last day of life (YES)
63) Blog at least 3 entry per week (DONE)
64) Write a love letter to myself ( thanks to Kathryn)
65) Pay visit to Art Gallery (DONE)
66) Set up our etsy / ebay
67) Tidy up my FDC & Stamps collection
68) Start my LOVE Journal with DH (DONE)
69) Smile like I always do (YES)
70) Donate old magazines (DONE)
71) Take photo of WenXin (YES)
72) Visit to Angkor Wat
73) Visit to ShangSuo and Longshen , China
74) Donate half month salary out in June
75) Make use the Flash Card
76) Enhance Art Skills
77) Learn on cooking
78) Zentangles (DONE)
79) Prepare Travel Art Journal Kits for travel (DONE)
80) Keep a journal / blog documenting this 101 list in 1001 days (DONE)
81) One art activities with family once a month
82) Complete the bird house
83) Scan all the postcard that I receive on the blog (DONE)
84) Make searching / studies on the postcard that I had received (DONE)
85) Participate in Vintage Paris 4x4 swap (DONE)
86) Making my own postcard
87) Pay a visit to Full house (DONE)
88) Taste various great food recommended in a magazine (in Klang Valley) (DONE)
89) Fly the kite which was bought few years ago
90) Participate in Collage images swap (DONE)
91) Make my own Vision Board (DONE)
92) Practice to be LOHAS
93) Read on religious magazines
94) Deep breath
95) Choose some books for reading
96) Reminisces father (YES)
97) Prepare a birthday surprise for the loved one (DONE)
98) Send at least one birthday card out every month.
99) Live without internet a day a week
100) Donate RM10 to charity for every incomplete task (Thanks to Kathryn)
101) Review the 101 list once a month

Tree House

I'm not too sure
is the tree live in the house
or
the house supported by the tree
:)






Thanks to my beloved husband, so daring to take these series of photos last Friday.


Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Soul Journal ~ Birds of a Feather ( LOve CAnvas)

I participated in Valentine Blog Party of Soul Journal
~ Birds of Feather
We are requested to post something on 14th February 2009.
Kindly bear with me for posting this late.

Initially, I've no idea what to prepare for the blog party.

So, just do some painting on the canvas (6 days before Valentine Day).


Day 1 : Apply gesso , acrylic paint (red and blue)


Day 2 : Paint on more cheerful colours


Day 3 : Trace the Love




Day 4 : Stamp on the canvas



Day 5


Day 6










In one of my 101 Things To Do In 1001 Days is to capture the pictures of DH & I monthly basis.
So, I'll use this canvas as the background to paste those pictures of us.

A N D in the day of 14th

Day 7 : Celebration of Valentine Day


Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine Day



Thank you to my dearest hubby to send me this card.

" You really means a lot to me and for the family.
I love you with all my hearts. "

Happy Valentine Day

Friday, February 13, 2009

Handmade Postcard : Prague Orloj

Our next station to Travel Around the World is Prague.


I'm so much amaze by the Prague Astronomical clock / Prague Orloj.





The Orloj is composed of three components :
i) the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky ;
ii) a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures ;
iii) a calendar dial with medallions representing months.


Closed up details.

The above postcard will be send out to Sabine (Germany).
Hope she will like it.


Saturday, February 7, 2009

Soul Journal ~ Affirmation Poster





My favourite quote at this moment of times
1) My dreams are worth the time it takes to make them happen
2) My life is a secret until it happens
3) I am the sum of all parts
4) I find some good even in the worst things, it may just take some time before you'll find out

You may download the Affirmation Poster here.



Sunday, February 1, 2009

Soul Journal 18 ~ Release and Receive

"Releasing" old mindsets and being open to "receiving" new things in our lives is the focus for Soul Journal this week.

Thank you to Kathryn for this wonderful thought & inspiration.


(The background that I prepared for this journal spread. )



I realise that 'Letting go' something that already in-build in us for so many years in not an easy task.

I empty (release) my creative well so thus I have space to fill up (receive) it again.



RELEASE
~ Old mindset
~ Pressure
~ from Our Inner Critics Grip




RECEIVE
~ New thought
~ Strength
~ Comments
~ in Believe