Workspace Wednesday

Today I will be featuring some handmade mini envelopes which I've added to my Etsy shop. They come in very cute designs and colors. 

They measure 4.2"x 3.1", perfect for a 3x4 card. It also comes with a blank card in each envelope. 

It is definitely a great go to for gift cards, baby showers, love notes or even wedding favors.

Do check out my Etsy shop if you're interested, or PM me for more details. 






















Wishing you an awesome mid week. Ka-Pow!!

Hin Bus Depot Sunday

Had a lovely Sunday.

We started our day with this scrumptious Nasi Padang. The cincaluk fish is the bomb, the caramelised onions just melts in your mouth. Oh so yum!

Nasi Padang Minang

We then made our way to Hinn Bus Depot for the Pop up Sunday Market. (This is one of my favourite hang out place)

Of course we couldn't resist taking some photos. This place is really quaint and artsy, totally up my alley.




Old looking walls has a lot of charm, so much of character in this old restored bus depot.



......and since it was a pop up market, we supported our local crafters and artist with their beautiful creations. Pictured below is a custom made necklace with a heart pendant. Ain't it cute? Thank you Aysha for this lovely piece. If you are interested to purchase some really cool looking affordable accessories, do check them out... B & C  (They ship worldwide too)



I got these cute succulents too. Hoping that this time it will survive and grow. The stall owner was really helpful...gave me some tips on how to care of them. You can check out chap4paul, he also custom makes beautiful terrarium.



It was a chillaxing Sunday with the perfect company. Leave us be, I think we can chat the whole day. It is also not about having empty talks but sharing the goodness of God and how we can live a life that inspires others. I am an advocate for having good company/friends, because we sow into each others life. Becareful of the bad seeds, they don't give life and they destroy.
1 Cor 15:33 says
Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Prov 13:20

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

So dear friends, be wise, guard your hearts and Yes, choose your friends. Do you want friends who are life giving or life suckers? 

This girl here, I love her....you have indeed inspired me in many ways.



How was your weekend?

Wishing you sunshine and rainbows on this brand new week. *hugss*

A baby card

Created something simple last night. Love love the color yellow on baby cards. 

Just looking at the card makes me happy. Awwww, something so magical and beautiful about babies yea?

I am still waiting for our turn to conceive our bundle of joy. Waiting, waiting for the last 5 years. While waiting for our turn, He has been good to put a few god-children, nieces, nephew and even younger cousins into our life. They have been a joy.

Recently I learned that, He allows people with the same breakthrough which we prayed for (which we have NOT received YET) to cross our paths for a reason. It is not to aggravate or to compare ourselves, but rather to test if we can celebrate the breakthroughs and victories in other people's life. Some may ask, "Why would He do that?" I believe that He is more interested in our character building than what we can receive or give.

Being able to celebrate the victories and breakthroughs of others (especially the ones which we desire & want so badly - Yes I gotta emphasise that part) requires a genuine heart. A heart without jealousy, malice, anger..... A heart so full of God's love, a heart without comparison and a heart that is not judgemental. 

Phew~ I admit, I definitely struggle. But I'm learning.... and readjusting my mindset so that I can have His heart in mine.

It is also good encouragement to be surrounded with people of your desired breakthroughs because, If God can bless them, He can surely bless us too. He is after all a good good Father and He only desires the best for us. 

So chin up! Lift your eyes up for your desired breakthroughs are coming. Let us all have hearts that is exploding with His love and go on, try celebrating the victories of others, it is so so liberating.

I wish you Peace and Joy.

P/S: I would love to hear from you. :)

Soaking in...

Soaking in Psalm 102 and Matt 11:28-30.

Im having a good week, my heart is so full with His goodness. My heart is calm, and experiencing tremendous peace. 

If you are going through a storm in your life, I would like to encourage you to hang in there. Keep your eyes on Jesus, not on the storm. 

I am exhibit A, speaking from a point view of someone who almost drowned being overwhelmed by her circumstances. Is everything hunky dory now? absolutely not. So what changed? Having a renewed mindset and shifting focus from considering everything is a problem to embracing the journey. Was it overnight? Sad to say, it wasn't. It was daily reprogramming and on some low days, it was constant.

It takes time, but.. We need to make that decision. The decision to take the upper hand. The decision to rise above our self pity mode.

I encourage you to not give up. To keep moving forward and find the strength in your heart to be thankful for everything thats happening now. (yes, more so for the bad stuff)

Stand tall, be brave and live a life that inspires.

Love you.

I love you

Keeping it simple is my kinda eye candy at the moment. They call it the minimalist approach. :)

I will be creating more stuff in the coming weeks, so stay tune and hopefully you can tune in everyday for a daily dose of Sharon *winks*

Today has been a good day for me. A day of researching and planing out future actions for my career path. I won't be revealing too much and its still in consideration stage but whatever the outcome, I know that my 2016 will end with a BAM! I am hopeful God is on my side and He will give me the wisdom to carry out my plans. 

My heart is full. What is your story today? *hugss*

Reflecting on where I stand

Hello Friends

Standing on these interesting tiles gave me a good reflection.

When we go through hardships, difficulties and trials, it may look like the chipped/discoloured/beaten up tiles. Interestingly enough, there are also the coloured tiles, those happy joyful moments in life. Whats amazing is, if the tiles are brightly coloured, our eyes draw attention on them even more.

When we look at them side by side, it gives so much more character and it actually looks pretty attractive.

It is definitely a good reminder for me, that trials and tribulations enhances the good seasons in our lives. 

What are your thoughts? :)

On my Desk

Hello Hello

Currently working on a custom made guest book. Makes me happy to see pretty embellishments on my desk again.

I need to start making Layouts again or even attempting the 2nd half of Project Life. Yikes! Help! 



Very often, my desk gets cleaned before I start on any projects or orders, but then it only takes 5 minutes to look like a creative hurricane came and went. LOL! In general are crafters messy people? hahah. Hard to tell. *winks*



Whats cooking on your desk? I would love to check your space out. Leave a comment.

Crafty Updates.

Officially mid year. So..... hello July of 2016. 

Im excited to see what 2nd half of this year will look like. Yes I am so ready for you. *smiles*

Ok coming back to crafting, I made a daring move to open up my own Etsy shop to sell some handmade stuff. I have always wondered what its like to have a creative career option but was kinda afraid. After much much encouragement from my husband, I decided to go for it. I will blog about my experience and process in another post.

For today, I wanted to showcase some personalised gifts I made for some custom orders. Each one is unique and tells a different story, I am so glad to be apart of this creative process. Truly. So thankful.

The frames above was a mothers gift to the boy's grandmothers. The blank space was left intentionally to stamp his foot print. What a cute and thoughtful gift right? I love it. 

Life Updates continued...

Picking up from yesterday....

Previously I was a software engineer + a technical writer for a large multinational company till November of 2014.

I have since then ventured into tiny paths of earning some pocket money. 

I have always been passionate about dancing, it is almost second nature to me, and ever since I was 19, I was already leading a dance team. So for almost half my life, I have been dancing! Wow. Seems freaky phrasing it like that. LOL!.

Rewinding to early March this year, a friend asked if I would be interested to teach dance as an after school activity in an International School. I was totally apprehensive at first but then I could do with a little extra cash *winks*, so almost reluctantly.....I said yes .... submitted resume and I got in. Yup cheers to new adventures & pushing new boundaries.

I taught for a full semester. YAY!

Cheeky monsters. Its a lot of work trying to coordinate everybody to dance.... but I adore them. :)

Mid year of 2016

Ha Ha Ha Ha. Im so tickled by the header of this post. What a way to begin blogging in 2016. I'm funny like that. *winks*

So maybe some updates will be good ya?

Lets see, in no particular order, and random updates... ;)

I have been a home maker for the last 19 months. While it has been a dream of mine to take this bold step, it has been challenging in every aspect. Dreams requires sacrifices, and sometimes to the point where you start questioning if this is what I bargained for. Interestingly enough, in the midst of trying to get a foothold of things.......confusion sets in....then doubts & fears begin to creep in.....drowning in self pity and negativity becomes a norm. 

Thats when it strikes a chord, do I want to remain like this (high chances of spiralling down further) or look up! Lift your eyes up and catch that glimmer of light and hope. 

I will op for the second option just because my life has a purpose and a reason and truth be told, I have not even begin to scratch the surface of living a life that is full of legacy to leave behind. 

We humans tend to focus on the things we don't have and what we cannot do. Seriously, there is enough negativity in our world, shouldn't we balance it out or even better, tip the freaking scale?

In the last 19 months, I have invested so much time with my family and friends, just bonding and being in the moment. Life has been very very spontaneous, sometimes a little too spontaneous for my comfort...but I think it is all temporary and maybe, maybe just for this season. In retrospect, I have many things to be thankful for. Many. 

Engine's warmed up. Lets go!

Since crafting is my passion. I'm just gonna go all out, I should be revealing my good news in November. :)

Here's a card order I made, two days ago. Oh how I've missed piecing things together....it makes my heart smile. Thank You God for making a way for me.

I guess this blog won't be dusty anymore. *winks*

Take care.

xoxo

Embracing Change

Sometimes a really good time out is needed. Time to readjust, realigned 
and to reprioritised.

In this pass 11 months, I have learned that change is inevitable and in material if we're for it or not. In most cases, people are often not keen unless change is favourable to their circumstances.....technically that makes a whole lot of sense right? But in the real world we're put into situations which requires 
C H A N G E.

I've come to realise that Change is much harder for adulthood. We each have created our own belief system, developing our own patters and mind set. So it is definitely not easy to pluck oneself out from the old into a new territory.

While it is tough as poop, it is not impossible, we just need to shift our perspective view cam, to surrender the fear of the unknown and trust that God has the upper hand in every situation.

C H A N G E requires us to look inward (not in a selfish way) but to really dig deep within to answer those touchy questions. Change happens from within, which then translates to the renewal of mind, after that we will be able to embrace C H A N G E gracefully. It will then no longer have power to punch us in the face But it will work for our advantage. As strange as it sounds, there is no growth unless Change happens. With the right attitude and mindset, Change will lead us to bloom and blossom.

I have Jesus to thank for revealing this beautiful truth. The process of being uprooted is painful as hell but I'm glad we're being moulded to becoming vessels for His Kingdom.

Have a great day. 

xoxo

This could be it. :)

Hello hello peeps,

Blessed Chinese New Year to all those celebrating. I have decided to give home mani another shot (like after 1000 failures).  I think I may have found the secret answer.....you just gotta invest in a good nail polish. Duhhh!! Don't forget the base coat and topcoat too.

This tiny bottle (5ml) of Sephora is made in France,  cost me RM26 but I sure can get a lot of use. The photo below was taken this morning, single coat and after 4 days, it still shines and no chips yet. I am super please with the results. YAY! Happy girl!! And and, I think this could be my signature color. *winks* its a deep red, definitely looks darker in person.

2 thumbs up! :)

To make some minor comparison,  the nail polish below is from Rimmel London (drugstore quality), it was slightly lumpy and it wasn't glossy. Both colors were pretty similar, but hands down, Sephora wins. :)

I may slowly review some nail polishes, maybe monthly swatches. No promises, but I'm digging the home manicure...for now. :)

Have a great week.

xoxo

Moving forward to 2015.

Hello friends. Quite a late posting on 2015...but why not right?

2014 was a really interesting year, I would say a year of 'extremes'? So many breakthroughs yet equally as many challenging moments.

It is said that with trials or testing comes great testimonies. Indeed I can testify to that truth, 2014 a year of many many beautiful testimonies. My God is a great and faithful God.

What are your goals in 2015?

For me, I know its gonna be another victorious year. (Yippie Yi Yi)
I believe we are all different stars shining. There is no competition in shining, shine at your own pace. We do not need to dampen another's light, together we can shine thru the darkness.

*hugssss*

xoxo

Advent, a beautiful season.

It seems almost unfair that one of our favourite season....called Advent, passing by so quickly. Well it is the 11th day....and christmas is merely 2 weeks away. Gosh that is really really fast. In all the hustle and bustle  I tend to forget that this season is about adoration....adoring the King of Kings who laid down His life for my salvation. Not only is He a King but also my best friend, His name is Jesus.

Have you ever met a God who is so selfless? A God who sacrificed Himself so that we can have eternal life. A God who is always inviting us to have a relationship with Him. He is the ONLY God who is capable of having a relationship with us.

Truly His love for us is beyond comprehension. It is too deep for us to grasp. What an honour to have Him as my Daddy, my best friend, my first love, my comforter, my pilot, my deliverer, my teacher. 

I must never forget that Christmas is celebrating the birth of Jesus. We celebrate a God who is pure LOVE. Thank you for coming into this world and redeeming us. :)

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On a crafty note, I may attempt to document December Daily..hmmmm. (after failing 3 years in a row). Well I am ambitious enough to prepare an album, we shall see how it goes. :)

Am loving the colour trend of December Daily in Studio Calico: Black, White & Red. An air of classy-ness eh? *winks*

And finally my beautiful tree is up. Lights are pretty, honestly, I can stare at it the whole night. Alrighty, its 1.00am, I should hit the sack soon.

If you are celebrating Christmas, I urge you to find out who this Jesus is. It is after all His birthday.

Good night.

xoxo

Workspace Wednesday

Hello. I'm back.

My house is literally in a mess, rearranging and changing some things around. Its hard work but i love the results. Life is busy as a home maker, but my heart is filled with unexplainable joy. *big smiles*

I'm proud to say that my office/craft space is probably the cleanest at this point. 

Today on my desk is this lovely stamp I won in a Instagram giveaway by Kellie Stamps. YAY! Thank you Kellie, really appreciate this win. It really stamps like butter and leaves a crisp image. If you haven't gotten her stamps, you gotta get some. Seriously, no regrets. :)

Sunlight creates a whole lot of difference to the photo. The first one was taken in the morning, and the photo below was taken last evening before 6pm.

Alrighty peeps, I'm off to prepare dinner (or in some places supper?) for the Mr. I sure hope I can have the time to craft or start a December daily album? *winks*

Wishing you a great Mid-week!

xoxo

Happy Days are here!

Hello Friends,

Yes I just came back from a short hiatus. Was wrapping up the bits and pieces before i step into a new chapter in my life.

My dream of becoming a home maker is finally here, after fervently praying for 6 years, the time is now. My last service date in Motorola was 28th November.

The last two months have been a bitter sweet experience, saying goodbye to my daily routine of 10 years and redefining a new one. 

I was excited yet a little anxious about the future. It is quite daunting to move to a single salary income. None the less, I'm so blessed to have Aaron so supportive in this matter, it makes him so happy to know that I'm happy. All Glory to God for a godly man. *smiles*

So its been a week in this new journey of a home maker. How has it been? I've never been busier but I oh so love it. God is so so good. He is faithful and seriously His timing is the best, no strive because He has planned everything smoothly, my job was to only take that step of Faith & never looking back.

Hello New season. You will be awesome!

Truly He makes ALL things new. 

Enjoy this simple LO I created.

and, and I couldn't really blog coz I had to return my work laptop. We have been waiting for this customised beauty to arrive and it came this morning. YAY! Big big smile on my face. Thank you God. Oh yes and I'm blogging from my new iMac. *winks* I love it!

Cheers friends. Its the 8th day of Advent already, time you are moving too fast.
I hope to be back tomorrow :)

xoxo

Hey Coffee

I have been creating some layouts last week. Creative juices were flowing...... *winks*

Here's my simple layout on my new love. Some espresso goodness. I added a tag to the glassine bag for my journalling. 

Not sure how but I never was a coffee fan, simple because I loathe coffee breathe...but but lately, say in the span of 8 months I have been loving the taste of coffee. Yikes! My usuals are flat white, cappucino or latte. Oh dang!!

Are you a coffee lover?

xoxo

Literally a 4 day countdown..

Hello Friends,

This week, Monday woke me up with a nice surprise. I won a stamp giveaway on Instagram by Kellie Stamps , tagged by the sweet @kezlant. YAY! I was so so happy, this is my first win on Insta, I hope it will be the start of many more wins to come. Woohooo!

And the countdown of finally closing a chapter in my life and stepping into a new chapter. Its a bitter sweet experience, I am probably 70% excited + 20% comfortable but not exactly ecstatic with the present + 10% anxious about what is to come.

I may be more ready than I think I am. *smiles

xoxo

Skipping Aug & September spreads

Oh dear, you read it correctly.

Am skipping Aug & Sep spreads to document one of my favorite month. Its called the birthday month. :) haha so lame but so true. That's how much importance I place on birthdays.

So here you go, here's week 40.

Wishing you a kick-ass Monday! Hai Yak!

xoxo

Workspace Thursday?

Hello Friends.

Today I will show you a few sneaks on my workspace. I have been working on some scrapbook layouts, a few PL spreads and also some birthday cards.

I wouldn't say that November is an overly busy month, but still our schedule is pretty pack. I cant wait to fill you in on the big change that is happening end of November, only 2 more weeks. Hooray!

So here, we have a journalling tag, added that into my LO.

And a sneak peek. Simple is my middle name as of 2014. I've been digging muted pastel colors, a lot of white space with sprinkles of embellishments. Seriously my style has evolved. *big smile*

I am totally loving that rub-ons are making a come back. They were my first love to scrapbook embellishments. YAY!

xoxo

Quite a relaxing weekend

Let me start by sharing a simple card I made for my cousin's 21st bday.

Just a simple card but yet, different because of how graphic it looks.

An afternoon with Aaron. A lot of discussion and planing to accommodate the big change that is coming. Excited yet a little anxious about the unknown. We can only be good stewards to plan but really God is still in control.

Lovely coffee & lemon meringue to accompany our conversation.

And on Sunday, we took a slow drive up to Tanjung Tokong to have this. Simple malay food. Simple pleasures in life. :)

Wishing you an awesome week ahead. 

xoxo

Completed Week29 spread

Hello Hello,

Another completed spread. I need to keep the ball rolling. 

I love how the cream & peach pink compliments each other so well, almost match made, yea?  

Isn't my Ah Mah (maternal grandma) beautiful? I love her. She took care of me for 12 years, since birth and love me with all her heart. I should really spend more time with her. I know time is ticking, and every day is a bonus. 

I'll be seeing her this Saturday for her bday lunch. She will be turning 79.

Just a simple spread but a lot of memories captured. That's the best thing about Project Life, documenting moments.

Currently on my desk.

2 weeks ago, I cleaned the mess. Now, the mess is back. I'm beginning to think that cleaning your desk is a constant affair. Duhhh~ hahha. I love to be organized but organizing it is a whole different ball game. *smacks myself*

Oh well. The cleaner the space, the more inspired I become...arghhhh!

Have a great day peeps. :)

xoxo

Project Updates.

Finally completed one spread of PL which has been sitting on my desk for like months. This was a July spread. haha. Oh dear, im so behind.

After completing the spread, I just felt like creating a card, something simple and yet modern. Loving how CAS this card turned out to be. Due to bad lighting, the card is actually prettier in person. :)

Am slowly getting back into my crafting groove, also trying to cope with some major transitions. Excited yet somewhat anxious about the unknown territory. Faith in action is trusting. 

Alright, wishing you beautiful mid-week. :)

xoxo

Time out?

Today. Today was interesting.

At about lunch hour, I had a flat tyre. I thought I could drive slowly till I reach home, nehhhh, that didn't happen, it was so flat & it started making loud noises. Yea time to pull over. 

Aaron was in an appointment at that time, so I had to wait around 50 mins in the car, feeling somewhat annoyed, irritated , angry and HUNGRY.....and the weekly maid was arriving at 2pm. Arghhh.

After my tyre was sorted out I rushed back in the rain. An hour later the maid tripped the house electricity, add another hour to the equation, she tore the suction cord from our vacuum cleaner, yes literally tore it, no more vacuum cleaner for today I guess. Back to the old school broom and dust pan.

And hour after that, we had another power trip, and this time I couldn't get the switch to work....waited for almost 2 hours for the power to come back on but that didn't happen either, so here I am, chilling in Starbucks with some green tea frap. Sure hope the electricity will be sorted out when I reach home. 

No point wasting my energy getting irritated with what I can't change, might as well enjoy the coldddd air con & free wifi. Life circumstances can be so strange at times, most of then time we're not in control but what I do know is , I am in control of how I react to each circumstance thrown at me. The battle is totally His.

Wishing you a good Thursday evening 😊

Xoxo

Another card.

Good Morning.

Am having a super tight schedule again.

Really need to get back on track with Project life....but no fret, I can do a monthly spread if needed. ;)

In the mean time, creating cards is satisfying my random urges. Haha. I know temporary satisfaction, but its working. :)

Thats all from me. Short post. Give me a couple of months and I should be consistently blogging again. I'm the midst of a huge transition, say a prayer for me. Take care peeps.

xoxo

Bundle of Joy

Hello Lovelies,

I love to create baby cards, they make me smile. What a joy right.

I am still waiting, waiting to become a mummy. The wait is long, only God knows when little peanut will arrive but I hope and anticipate for his/her arrival.

Truly no words can console a waiting parent, but what is needed is prayers and a sensitive heart. :)

Happy Thursday peeps!

xoxo

Oh happy Day

.....coz am back to crafting.

Had a change of routine in last 3-4 weeks, basically after work, if I dont have any church practices or meetings, I will just chill at home and be in His presence. I know that my PL weeks are piling up but I was totally not inspired to craft, so I just allowed my body to rest. :)

I should listen to my body more often, sometimes it just wants to repair and reset, if that makes any sense.

Last night while hubs were watching Les Miserable for the hump-tine times, I decided to sneak into my craft room and create this simple card.

It was really a super simple card, made from some scrap paper and my butterfly punch, which I've neglected for a while.

Happy to create beautiful things again. :)

Have a great week.

xoxo