Project life week 12

Hello crafty peeps!!

How are you doing? March is going by very quickly, Easter is this weekend.

Blessed Easter to all who are celebrating. :)

Here's my spreads for PL. Week 12 and I'm still loving it!

Week 12: Spread 1

Bestie & her daughter Aria came for a visit. *Heart*

Week 12: Spread 2
Some sister loving time. *Super heart*

Have a great week peeps!

xoxo

Project Life Week 11

Hello Mid week!!

So many things and yet so little time. I'm glad I spent a couple of hours to complete documenting week 11.

On the 11th March, my dearest chupsie indian boy turned 32. Oh wow, I spent 8 years of my life with him. It has been quite a journey, but I'm glad I have him beside for every ups n downs. Cheers to many many more good years to come. 

I love you my sayang boy. You're the best!! :)

Week 11: Spread 1

Week 11: Spread 2

This spread is so me!! Still so in love with Neon pink washi!! I wanna stick it on everything but I need to preserve my one and only roll. LLOL. 

Think u might ask, whats up with the hats, but seriously I have a hat/cap head, they fit me like a glove and I happen to look nice in them. LOL. I had one newsboys cap, exactly the same in greyish-green but i LOST it last year, how devastating!!! and it was a gift from aaron. But fret not, the exact same ones has hit the stores...not the same color though. Doing the happy dance!!

Thats all from me!! 

xoxo

Hello Week 12!

Good morning lovelies,

How was your weekend? I had a wonderful one. :)

Have you noticed that there has been a lot of sudden deaths in the last few months? I made a conscious decision to spend more time with the people I love. It enriches the soul. 

Anyways, I've not yet develop the photographs for Week 10, but I wanted to craft something...so here it is, a super simple card!

Wishing you a blessed week 12! Lots of love!.

xoxo

Project Life Week 10

Week 10 was a beautiful week!

We were preparing for our weekend away in Sarawak, Malaysia. A lot of bonding moments, I must say it was a very colorful weekend.

Where do I even begin? All I know is Kingdom Dancers is so blessed. Answering God's call is the most fulfilling thing in life, I dare not even imagine what it could have been if I had shun away.....oh gosh.

As you can tell, I don't PL everyday, I documented one picture from the weekday and the rest of the pics are from the weekend. As it is, week 10 already took up 3 spreads. On some weeks, I may feel like detailing the itsy bitty stuff, and so I follow my heart to do that. Just remember....NO rules.

Week 10:: Spread 1

Week 10:: Spread 2

Week 10:: Spread 3

I phone ratio : 25/27
DSLR ratio: 1/27
Poster pic : 1/27

I love my iphone, I love Project Life. A beautiful combo. Have a great weekend!

xoxo

Project Life week 8 & 9.

Woohooo, finally caught up.

I love how simple it is to play catch up to project life. Simple rule of thumb is to snap a ton of photos, and sort it out by having a monthly folder. Works like butter for me.

Week 8, only a single spread. Definitely a bitter week. The sunshine of this week is getting to meet our friends, and it was beautiful to catch up. :)

Week 9:
Spread 1

Just a simple week with a lot of eating & hanging out with beautiful people.

Spread 2
Photo overloaded. What happens when its a girls night out? We dress up, Laugh, chit chat & snap tons of pictures. Super love. All photographs taken on the same day. 

No rules to PL, a whole spread on a single day? Totally acceptable. LOL!

And peeps, guess what? With week 9 completed, I'm finally back on track. Week 10 is an exciting week, cant wait to PL!!

Have a great weekend,

xoxo

A quick card

Yooo hoooo...

Its been kinda quiet around here. Haven't really found the time to craft or scrapbook....

but I whip up this quick card in 15 mins for a birthday girl. It was kinda fun play with punches again. Hope you are having a great week.

xoxo

Project Life Week 7

It was an interesting week.

This week in particular I was debating if I should Project life then Aaron told me to go ahead, to document the 'not so good' weeks.

It is easier to document when we are having fun & being happy but what if we're suddenly exposed to being vulnerable? Not only picture taking becomes a drag, even journalling in an open album becomes a drag.

On the 2nd day of CNY, we had a lot of fun, started our day early with a nice breakfast...then it was to the cinema for another dose of Les Mis, this time around we were singing to almost every song. LOL, irritating u might think....but it was just so much of fun for us.

The day just progressed with lunch and we finally headed home. It is then that we received an alarming FB msg from our dearest friend that her husband had collapse & their wedding dinner (which was 2 nights later) is cancelled. Deep down, I was feeling very disturbed and I tried calling her many times but unfortunately I could not get hold of her. Close to evening, I finally got a text from her, and we manage to set up a tentative date to meet that night, after my dinner @ Batu Feringhi. Long story short, we didnt meet that night...so I told her I'll meet her at the hospital after lunch.

Next day came, I walked into the ICU to look for her, there he was, Ben lying beside a lot of machines, heavily sedated. A neuro surgeon was there explaining the MRI taken....and then the surgeon broke the news, Ben was in critical condition. An overwhelming swift of sadness swept me, my eyes were swelling with tears but I controlled because I needed to be there for her. I just held her hand & we listen attentively to the surgeon. Ben needed to be operated, his brains were swelling and they need to cut the skull to remove the pressure. 

After the surgeon left, we went by Ben's side and prayed. 
Su was devasted but hopeful. 

All this happened on Wednesday. 3rd day of CNY.

The days to follow, we were spending most of our time at the ICU, giving support to Su & praying hard for Ben. In fact we had people praying for him from London, Australia, Singapore, Penang, KL. Ben's condition was still critical & unstable. The clot in his brain still remain untouched.

Come Sunday evening on Su's birthday (17th Feb), Ben was very critical. She was rushing to the hospital close to 10pm. We arrived at 11pm. Doctors said, they have done everything they can, Ben was brain dead. Standing in the ice cold ICU, listening to the doctor's words, watching Su & wondering how is she going to digest all this. I felt helpless. I just prayed.

Doctors encourage the family members to spend the night with Ben, as he may not make it thru the morning. 

As I was walking to the foot of Ben's bed, Su with tears streaming down her face looked at me and ask "Sharon, what do I do now?" At that moment, it was as if a dagger just pierced thru my heart. My mind was blank.....

The only thing we could do was pray. Thats what we did. A few things happened after that and we left the hospital about 2.30am. 

At 8.17 monday morning, Ben passed away. May his soul rest in peace.

Following that Ben's cremation was on Wednesday. Totally shocked by the turned of event. If we ourselves can be so shocked, I can only imagine what Su must be going thru. I know Su has inspired many people, her faith in God is so strong, even to the very end she was very composed because she knows that her God is in control. 

If you are reading this post, do say a prayer for Su. 

I guess thats all from me now.
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 Week 7, page 1

                                                   Week 7, page 2

Life is too fragile. Live it with meaning & purpose.

xoxo

Project Life Week 6

Finally I manage to complete my Week 6. A lot of things has happened in the last 2-3 weeks...maybe I'll share in my next post.

So back to the PL spreads, Aha, photo overloaded. Very simple pictures taken from my iphone, photo taking has never been easier. :)

Not much of embellishment going on here, but I like it simple.

Week 6 and I still love Project life. {Best decision in 2013}

 Week 6 Page 1

Week 6 Page 2

Thats all from me. Blessed Week 9!!

xoxo

Project life Week 5

Yee ha. I'm back with Project Life updates!!

It is week 5, and I'm still in love with this project. :)

The only thing challenging about this project, is photographing it. Anybody with any good tips to share? 

Page 1: Oh my gosh, Les Mis, what an AWESOME musical. To think that I almost missed it. And and a new found attraction to Hugh Jackman...LOL. He played Jean Valjean so well...all those emotions... and off set, he is such a humble man (watch numerous interviews...LOL). Les Mis, I am a huge fan. As in HUGE!!! What a message to remember....."to love another person is to see the face of God"

Page 2: In love with the new direction of my online shop. Excited to see what 2013 will be like for "I am Rose of Sharon". Week 5 - back to Jazz Class (Super YAY!) It has been an exciting week. February you are starting right. :)

February the month of Love. Let us spread that love. :)

xoxo

February Already?

Is it just me, or is time moving faster?

It seems like we just celebrated the new year, and its already February? Scary eh. I cant help but be thankful that I'm project life-ing each passing week. Almost completed week 5 and I'm loving it more and more. Aha, more like super in love with PL. :)

Well February started out at the right foot for me. We finally launched 'I am rose of Sharon' (http://iamroseofsharon.blogspot.com). Previously known as Greeen Bananas (http://greeen-bananas.blogspot.com) from 2008, I am proud to say that we have re-branded our online shop to a new direction. 

Yippie Yi Yi!

Got my lovely name card printed...designed by the talented Josie Teh.

I pray that this rebranding will be a beautiful journey. Cant wait to see what God has installed for us in this area.

 Spent my saturday afternoon in Starbucks working hard to prepare for the launching. Deep in concentration & a cuppa Hojicha Tea to keep me company.

My beautiful models, Sneak of my editing process. :) I was getting so excited by just prepping the photos......lovely feeling.

Do drop by our blog or Facebook (http://facebook.com/IamRoseOfSharon). 

Thanks all from me now. I'll be back tomorrow to update my PL Week 5.

xoxo

Project Life week 4

Dearest Friends,

As promised, am back with PL week 4. I was thankful to have Monday off, so I took this opportunity to document my week 4. Boy was it a fun week. I didnt include all the pictures, if not it would have overflowed to a 3rd spread....just wanted it to be a 2 page spread. 

So,so. 

Both pages came by so quickly with the super cute invites. I just re sized it to 3x4 and printed it out on photo paper.

Page 1: Pinkish/purplish tone. I love how girlie this page is.

Page 2: Loving the blues & yellows. The colors were very inspiring to work with and loving the "starry" accent.

Oh and I had to include a picture of 'the impossible' because it was such a beautiful movie. 15 mins into the movie, I was crying to the end. Truly it was the hand of God that reunited this family again. Rising above the storms.

Alrighty peeps. I gotta get back to work.Have a beautiful midweek!!

xoxo

Project Life Week 3

Good Morning lovely friends,

Yesterday was replacement holiday for us folks in Malaysia, and I manage to complete week 4 of Project life. Shall update it tomorrow. :)

In week 3, we celebrated grandpa's 86th. What a blessing to have them around. We had come cooked meal (all grandpa's favorite dishes), and it was swell of a time. So glad I had a chance to document it.

Family.

Every picture has a story. :)

Spend some good quality time with the boys, Raul & Mikhail and with Uncle & Aunty. Also it was our first time attending SUARAM dinner. We had a great time in KL.

Have a great week!!

xoxo

Project Life Week 1 & Week 2

As I mentioned before, I'm on the bandwagon for Project life 2013. Up to date I have completed 3 weeks of documenting. Good job Sharon!!

I have always loved photographs and I am thrilled to be doing project life. I've been reading blogs after blogs & stalked instagrammers about PL so much that when 2013 came, I just knew how to PL. LOL, insane but true.

Being a beginner, I just bought the page protectors and some PL inserts, no album, no corekit. That being said, I am really considering Seafoam (If I get the kit then I will explain why it means so much!)

I do not PL daily, but I find that weekly works a lot for me, documenting Highlights of each week...and so far January 2013 has been really really eventful!!!

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My most favorite page for now. It was so simple to put this together, the pictures and journalling just did it all. Oh and that neon pink washi is my obsession!! hahah.

Week 1 pg2
Mostly highlights of our 3rd Anniversary celebration & a map to remember where we stayed.

Week 1 pg1
Still missing one photograph, but its ok, will fill it up. Tucked in some memorabilia.

And the start of it all. 2013!!!
I love everything about Project life, and I look forward to filling up my pockets every week.
Love, Love, Love!!!

Alright thats all from me now, will blog about week 3 soon.

xoxo

Oh Hello there 2013

I know, its a little late for the welcoming, but better late than never. :)

Totally eventful December that left me stunt at how fast the last month flew by. Another Christmas gone.

It is scary to know that January is passing by quickly. 15 days into the new year....

Oh did I mention anything about Project life? Yup, i'm a project lifer now. I've almost completed up to week 2, will photograph it soon. I am so so excited with Project Life, and lets hope my excitement will carry thru till Dec 31st. :)

I guess thats all from me now. I'm excited to see where crafting takes me this year. Cheers to a very colorful year!!

2013, you will be a Fantastic year!!!

xoxo

He is the Reason..

As we begin Advent... I am reminded that HE is the reason for this season.

So many things to be grateful for 2012 and it is only by the Grace of God that I got this far. :) Indeed I am blessed. This is my season of rejoicing.

Let us take some time to reflect on the things we're grateful for and also for the things we're least grateful. 

Wishing all my lovely friends a Blessed Season.

God Bless.

xoxo

Vintage at heart

...is what we are.

Hello Friends. How have you been?

I have been crazy wonky busy, working till 2am almost every morning, deadline after deadlines. I need my precious sleep.

We're stepping into advent on 1st Dec, and I need to find the time to savor this beautiful season, time to pause and appreciate the things around me, time to spend with my beautiful loved ones. I've been running around like a headless chicken, time to put all that to rest. I still think that December is coming too fast, but none the less, I am excited. :)

Just a little bit on the LO below. I used an Elle's studio sketch. Unfortunately I have been having some problems attaching pics to blogger. So here's the link to the sketch : http://ellesstudio.blogspot.com/2012/11/sketch-thursday-1122.html

Anybody facing the same problem?

So back to the LO, we just enjoyed our day walking down the old streets of Penang, eating, laughing, photographing, eating, celebrated Jas's birthday and more eating. LOL. I love this PP from pebbles, it reminds me of vintage wall paper and curtains. So cute! Have a great day peeps!!

Blessed Thursday!

xoxo

Card for a little one

Its been a while since I made a baby card. 

And honestly I do not have that many baby supplies, I guess when the time is right, I would have a collection? :)

Babies, babies, babies, babies overloaded for 2012 eh....but I simply adore them, they make me smile. 


Just a simple card. 

You have a lovely mid-week!

xoxo

BUSY!

Hello Friends.

How have you been. I've not blogged for a week. WOW, so caught up with Choreographing new dances for the christmas musical & work load has been a bummer.

Was working till 2am last night. *Yawn*. I did sneak a little time to play with some goodies (while waiting for my files to be uploaded). :)

Was not planing to create the covers for my December Daily yet, but when I saw this cut out, it was perfect. Wanted a simple album, loaded with Pictures...YAY!

December is coming a tad too fast, I need to close all my action items first....arghhhhh!!!

What about you? Are you in the bandwagon for december daily? :)

xoxo

2 more cards down. YAY!

Poinsettia, also known as the Christmas Star is pretty isn't it?

We always have a few pots of Poinsettia around the house, it just changes the atmosphere. :)

I thought I'll make something with them on cards. Enjoy!

Finally got to use the gold washi. Perfect for christmas!

Blessed Wednesday!!

xoxo

It seems...

...that I am on a roll, but really I am just channeling all my overwhelm-ness.

Work load is massive!! And also I have some creative orders to make, so before the actual deadline hits, I better start making them at my own pace.

Christmas Musical finally kick-start on saturday, I have 3-4 dance pieces to choreograph & teach...then we have Christmas Open House @ Esplanade, and I have my Grandma's 80th celebration @ Bali. To top it up, we have to get our house decorated and clean. All I need is supernatural strength & wisdom. :)

 Not too happy with the stiching, so I've rip it out, and will re-sew the card this evening.

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Thought I'll blog about my last saturday...

 Visited the cemetery, so we got bunches of pretty flowers. It was blazing hot!!

 Then I rushed to Smidapaper, after which we lunched with our soon-to-be mommy, Jessy. She looks so good pregnant, she radiats. I'm sure she will be a very good mommy.

 I cant help but laugh at Cindy's story about eating scones. Eating them will definitely be different now. LOL!

Then it was off to visit Aaron's uncle, who was visiting from Auzzy.

...and then it was a quick shower back home, then I packed some clothes for Greeen Bananas and it was off to church.

I was zonked out!

So in a nutshell, thats how eventful my saturday went. LOL!

Blessed Tuesday!!

xoxo

New connection with vellum.

Hello Friends.

How was your weekend? Hope all is well.

I created this card within an hour. When inspiration strikes, cute things happens. PTL! And yes, i sewed it with Sushi...yay! I found a new love for vellum, i am so so in love with the subtle finishes it gives, its there but its not there kind thing....i just feel like velluming everything on my creations. LOL. So just some simple card. :)

Wishing you a blessed week 45!

xoxo

My calling.

Hello friends.

Its wonderful to have the weekend come again right? As usual, my weekends are way busier than my weekdays. Virtually no such thing as extra sleep time. :)

Let me introduce to you Kingdom Dancers, a dance ministry of SWYF (shalom working youth Fellowship). We have always been known as 'dance ministry', but this year, everything advanced when I had the call to name the ministry 'Kingdom Dancers'. 

I thought it was the end of my calling when I tore my left knee ligament back in 2010. I literally stopped dancing for about 10 months. Totally heartbroken and I knew things would never be the same again, but little did I know that God had a bigger plan for me. In September of 2011, I got an invitation to participate in Project Dance. To cut the long story short, I danced again after my break...it was the toughest, there were so many things that I couldn't do, my turns were not fast enough, my pointe was not really pointed and it was FRUSTRATING. As a dancer it is our pride and joy to be technically strong, but at that point, it seemed that I have regressed.

I cried many nights, always questioning if this is something I should continue "Is there light at the end of this tunnel??" With the encouragement of Aaron, I persisted and carried through. I survived all the practices with knee guards & knee braces (with extra muscle aches too) and came the weekend....I made it! I made it through all the massive dancing for 3 days (including the killer workshops) & I danced on stage with Cheryl Cutlip (the founder of Project Dance), I even had coffee with her. It was such a dream come thru.

Having gone thru this experience just encourages me to continue dancing. God has made me a strong girl & nothing can stand in the way when He calls, absolutely NOTHING. When everything else fails, GOD can! 

So NO, it is not the end of my calling, it is the beginning of a very beautiful journey. Praise the Lord.

Former rockettes & Founder of project dance: Cheryl Cutlip

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Very quickly on the LO below. God blessed us with a 3 panel portable mirrors which cost us almost RM2k, and it was sponsored by SWYF. We are so honored and grateful.

A little longer than usual, but I wanted to share my heart.

Blessed Weekend.

xoxo

Yours Truly

Happy dance today when I got my Studio Calico's October add on kits. I was over the moon.

Thank you to Cindy & Josie for gifting one of the kits to me. Its hilarious to know how far and long this package traveled to reach me...but its worth the wait.

I am so so in love with this paper. I wanted more. Peachy Pink is my latest color love.

This kit coordinated so well that it made it so easy to create. Since I'm thinking of framing this LO, I hid the journalling in the cutesy envelope. 

You have a blessed day.

xoxo

I need new Christmas papers & Embellishments!!

LOL. Another round of buying?

Oh dear, it is never ending of spending for scrapbooking eh.

Here's another card, made from older christmas stash...as in "that's all I have stash". LOL

Just another simple card as we end October. :)

xoxo

Peace. Love. Joy.

Oh boy, I'm so loving this sentiment stamp.

That little teal reindeer inspired this card. So to highlight this guy, I added a pearl on his garland. Washi-ed the tag, add a sentiment and some blings, and vohla, a super simple card. :)

If you are looking for the same washi tape,do drop by Cardpucinno to get yours.

Christmas please take your time to come, I still have loads to do.

Wishing you folks a happy day!!

xoxo