I'm not a cardmaker.

You know how I complained last post that I took too long to make those cards? Suzanne said, "Well, you can't be too good at it, cos then you'll end up liking it." Suzanne is really a very funny person.

So... I did a "tell & show" to my husband that I made 12 Christmas cards at the crop. I told first ... he asked if I could make a dozen for him too so he can give them out to his colleagues. Then I showed him the cards. Then a dozen became two. Nothing like a bit of pressure before we leave for our holidays!

Problem is I don't have a set of nice Christmas stamps. I hunted down a set of Hero Arts one from eBay... and got the seller to send it Express to me.


Then I wanted this set, which Suzanne had at the crop and I used it and fell in love with it. She got them from Brimbank Lincraft (the store near me) months back. They are worth $4.00.


So naturally, I went to that store to look for it... and they didn't have it. I thought I wasn't careful enough and walked around the shelves like 6 times. I even took my son out of the store to the toilets because he had to go, and then came back in and loitered around the same shelves another 6 times. There was no miracle.

Then I got home and started ringing all the Lincraft stores I could possibly get to. None of them had it. I GOOGLED every possible way the stamp could be called, I eBay-searched every possible way the stamp could be listed. I rang interstate brick and mortar shops to find them. I rang the distributor. This was becoming Mission Impossible and it went on for 2-3 dedicated days. Then, Suzanne rang me one night and said she found the stamp for me... at friggin Brimbank Lincraft. I was gobsmacked. And she even drove to my house to drop the $4 stamp off for me. How gorgeous is she??????

So I spent a Saturday doing these...








So Ruey kept calling me a cardmaker now and I kept denying it. Don't get me wrong, I don't resent the "title". I just don't think I'm qualified. To me, cardmakers make cards for leisure and pleasure. They make cards for "standy-by" just in case they need them for an occasion. They make cards to use up their scrap stash. I have utmost respect for people who do that. I'm none of those. I make a birthday card when I have to go to a birthday party, or attend something birthday party-ish. I made my 1st dozen of Christmas cards because I started making them last year so I can't slip back into store-bought Christmas cards. The next 2 dozens are "ordered" by the man of the house who pays for most of my scrap stash .... so I actually kinda find it hard to say no. LOL...

So there you have it. I'm not a true cardmaker, just a short order adhoc cardmaker. bwahahahaha....

CFK. Silly Molly. Cards.

CROP FOR KIDS update - Our next online class, Dreams and Memories is by Danielle Quarmby. She is going to teach us a mini album which uses fabric, tabs, painting and photo silhouettes. Just by looking at the colours of the album, I'm intrigued. So come and join us online for the instructions or just have instructions emailed to you.

The class kit is also available for sale at KitiQ.

Title : Dreams and Memories ... by Danielle Quarmby
Date: Friday, 16 November 2007
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Cost: AUD10.00 per person
Crop For Kids will also be putting scrapbooking embellishments on our blog for sale. These embellishments are EXCLUSIVE to Crop For Kids. And may I just say... they are soooooo cute, soooo versatile and the best thing is, they won't burn a hole in your pocket. So just watch out for them soon!

I had a chat with my Herbalife consultant this morning. I told her I am wondering my weight loss is not "up to speed". We went through the "programme" I am supposed to be on, i.e Ultimate ... then we discovered why. Miss Clever Molly decided that she didn't like the Aloe Vera beverage, and thought she could do without, base on the consultant's initial instructions : Have one whenever you like.

Molly didn't like = Molly didn't have .... ANY.

But the Aloe is a MAJOR component in the programme, hence Molly not losing as much weight as she wanted. Now Molly is put on double dose of that beverage. Sigh.... I should have clicked. The difference between Advanced and Ultimate programme, are really, the Aloe Vera beverage and another supplement, and the price hike is quite substantial. Here I am wondering where the value of my programme is ..... DUH !!!!! So there you go... I can be dumb too.

This is in For Keeps #60, theme: Before you came.... . It really suited a layout I've always had in mind but never had a chance to do, one about my son's birth.


The latest publication in Scrapbook Creations No. 48. It appeared in the Top Ten Transparency article compiled by Dawn Stan. I am a big fan of transparencies and overlay, so this was a fantastic opportunity for me. You like my Othello-inspired layout? :) :)



I went to a crop at Jorja's yesterday. For 10 hours, I did 12 cards. I'm not very impressed with my speed! Then again, I'm not a card veteran, so that is excusable. LOL... These are cards that I will actually send out to family and close friends. So perhaps THAT's another excuse to put in more time and effort?? bwahahaha....





Ok.... that's all for today.

Just call me Molly ...

Last Saturday marks my 2 weeks of Herbalife programme. I weighed in at 59.5kg .... OFFICIALLY UNDER 60KG!!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOOOT!!!! I lost less in my 2nd week as compared to my 1st ... but apparently, I could have had a lot more excess fat to lose, that's why it went quickly in the 1st week. ROFLMAO!! Who knows.... 59.5kg is 59.5kg. That is 2.5kg in 2 weeks! Can't complain! :) :) :)

So, remember my last haircut? How my hairdresser was reluctantly to cut it too short in case I was too impulsive and regretted? I went for my haircut again today (4 months from the last haircut), with full intention and determined to walk out of the salon looking like a Molly Price (currently in Bionic Woman, previously plays Faith in 3rd Watch).


He first cut some wishy washy looking haircut ... still too long for my liking. Even though we had a consultation, the outcome wasn't quite what I expected. So I showed him the Molly photo I had printed. He cut it a 2nd time. This time, ruthlessly. LOL... Probably because he was pissed off at me for the 1st time in our 8 years of relationship, for making him cut again. But I reckon I pay good money (DON'T ASK!!), and I was talked out of it the last time, I'm not doing it again! Just give me my damn Molly Price haircut!!!

There you go....


JUST CALL ME MOLLY!!!!! rofpmsl.....

I absolutely LOVE IT!!!!!! I should have persisted with my decision the last time. But anyway, this is it. I guess none of you have ever seen me with hair this short. I'll let you in on a little secret..... I used to have hair shorter than this, much shorter. hehehehe... So can you imagine the pains of growing it out to the length I had (check out my blog profile photo)?!?!?! This is it now. I doubt I'll be growing them long again. I'm very very happy and satisfied ... but never say never, right? :)