One Photo Layout Just for my Mom

I've always been partial to multi-photo layouts as I'd like to capture more of the moment which a single picture hardly can. But this layout of my Mom is different. I took this photo just last June during the birthday celebration of my DD. This was about the time when my Mom had just come home after living in the States for more than a year.

You see, my elder sister decided in her middle-age that she wanted to be a nurse and recruited my Mom (nay, forced... he-he..) to watch over the kids so she could pursue her dream. My Mom's heart was torn between staying with her DD & enjoying her twilight years here at home. Being a mother, she readily caved in to my sister's request. In the beginning she enjoyed the novelty of staying in a foreign country. Eventually, her heart pined for the life she had here.

Good thing my Mom came home for a short 3-month vacation. There's really no place like home & my Mom's happy face shows it. The moment I saw this photo, I knew that I had to scrap it solo. Not only do I see the pure happiness in my Mom's face, I can also quickly imagine the yearning & melancholy my Mother must have felt living in a foreign country.

All materials used for this layout are available at Lasting Impression. Post Script: My Mom just left tonight for the States. Can't wait for her to come back.... hopefully next year.

Photo for the Day: A "Cat" & his Side-kicks

I don't know what possessed me but I was crazy enough to agree to sit as Asst. Class Reps in ALL my 3 kids' classes! It's ok with the 2 older ones but activities for my Nursery Boy is taking a big chunk away from my ME time. Been so busy lately that I haven't had the chance to take pictures. I've also put aside regular badminton & haven't even scrapped a single page in 2 weeks!

As part of our regular routine, I have blocked off Saturday mornings for study time with my youngest DS who is in nursery. Exams are coming soon so we have to study double-time. Gee, I remember when my eldest DS was in nursery some ten years back just dancing, singing & playing the whole time. Nursery nowadays is really tough. My youngest has to study so many things!!!

After study time, we are both pretty much proud of ourselves. Me for keeping my patience & my DS for knowing his lessons well. Oh, I'm one proud happy Mama! Oh but we do have to practice our penmanship.....

After study time of course is play time! Here's a photo I took yesterday of my DS trying out one of his school projects & another one of his side-kicks (if you know what I mean)....

Daisyds Layout

Ask me what scrapping style I have and without batting an eyelash I'd quickly answer: Clean and (very) simple!!! So if you give me a romantic, vintagey line of paper with a hint of shabby chic & distressed look, I'd be absolutely stumped! Just for a few minutes, that is.

It's a great exercise though to stretch a bit of whatever artistic vein (if ever there is!) I have residing in me to come out with something that is totally different from my usual scrapping style yet something that I would very well still call my own. I do draw a lot of inspiration from my scrapping idols, who's names I dare not use in vain lest I incur the scrapping goddesses' ire. he-he-he... Tip? They're all very talented, very down-to-earth artists & are absolutely homegrown!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Materials courtesy of Lasting Impression. If you'd like to check the materials used in the above layout, do check out the Gallery.