How easy it is to neglect one’s blog when life is so full of things that need immediate attention and the things that bring joy and comfort slide into the ‘I’ll get to it, can’t you see I’m busy’ pile. Time waits… not.

Recently I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. Even more than... Read More

When i first started this blog it was meant to highlight creative things. Somehow though, scrapbooking is so much wrapped around an expression of self and a record of the daily , the story of our grand and ordinary lives. How do you share the creative alone when the very essence of this art is to... Read More

If it takes 3 hours to complete a one photo layout, then depending on the number of photos you take and would like to scrap, it could take forever to scrap them all. Just a thought. (smile) Well, you have to start somewhere, and scrapbooking is such a therapeutic thing to do on your day off.

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The mini accordion kit has become a tradition at smidapaper since the very first one was created for Valentine’s day 2011. The idea was to present new paper lovers with an almost DIY kit that wouldn’t overwhelm . The 3x3in kit is small, to be sure but it sufficiently holds your memories, your... Read More

You never know how much you need your kitchen until you don’t have it! Our home is sealed off at the corridor to our kitchen and every time we need to wash something we have to go through the garden and around the house to get to the kitchen from the front door, then back again , carrying assorted... Read More

While looking at I-Mei’s travel pics I couldn’t help but reminisce about my very own youth. I think I might start a new blog about mid life and all the joy and struggle that come with it. Maybe share some lessons I’ve learnt along the way. Anyway, I took this photo outside the Chanel store in... Read More

This was my original blog post for Friday but for some reason got lost in cyberspace. A random gathering of I-Mei’s travel photos in a simple maya Road mini chip board album. Just paper and rubons and a very modest bit of embellishment. I I love using edge punchers on my projects, this one from... Read More

Here are the first of the Lost & Found Two projects. I made the first card for Philip, as usual struggling to make a masculine card . When I was done I made a second similar card for the store. It’s hard for me to express the emotion attached to this simple card. Maybe two words. Celebrate.... Read More

Hello crafty people ! I’ve discovered that crafting & blogging, like exercise (moan) needs discipline. Miss a week and it is really hard to get back into the groove, Really , really! And when you do try to get back that rhythm, well it feels a little heavy, draggy. Then once you keep at... Read More

Not sure why yellow is creeping into my projects again. Must be a longing for the sun and being outdoors. You have to admit that this cheery color is a happy little one. I have 2 cards to share, one , although sunny & bright , wishes a special someone goodbye. Karyn has a penchant for happy things... Read More

Mei Mei was back recently and this weekend we got to hang out with Ming for a bit. It’s nice to see the siblings together and how they interact with each other at different phases of their lives. I still think that families were meant to stay close to each other. One big regret in my life is... Read More

Happy Sunday crafters & artists. After a busy Saturday, it was a toss up between bath & bed or scrap time. Scrap time won. Yay! I dug out materials and photos to continue with Sarah’s baby book. No kidding, the girl is 18 and I’m at Day 1. Actually , I did start and looking back... Read More

It’s been a busy weekend. Lots of new people came by the store , I-mei is back for a visit after a 7 month trek through Europe & the UK and a surprise visit by some old time friends and, sadly by the time I got home each day, even with a ‘I want to make something’ enthusiasm,... Read More

A little weekend scrapping and I started on this sweet Maya Road minibook project. I’m loving the whitewashed look with faded pinks, blues & creams. I’ve put together all the pages and now I’m going back to embellish each page. If you are meaning to start on a minibook project,... Read More