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My mom treated my SIL Dinah and myself to a trip to Bangkok last week-end for some retail and food therapy. However, Dinah and I committed a cardinal sin when we both decided not to bring a camera -- we each thought that the other would bring one and wanted to save luggage space for more important things -- like clothes!

So when we went on our half-day city tour, we had to make-do with my phone camera. Bangkok is indeed a shopping haven -- and I thought no other place can be cheaper than Manila!

We bought food off street carts -- whatever took our fancy -- and had a food orgy every evening in our hotel room! I so need to get serious with my dieting, I haven't gotten on a scale since we got back! Here are some pics from our trip last week-end.

Found this quiz on Mia's blog to see what kind of scrapbooking item I am...

My first reaction to the result is that it makes me seem so boring -- haha! However, I do love paper above anything else, and the more I read the description, the more I realized that I AM PAPER!

Another LO for Absolument Scrap using the new Rounds Stamp Set (check out the yellow circles in the background). I thought the alphabet die-cut paper design was so cool that I used the negative pattern for my background -- even before I used any of the letters!

Journaling: It must be tough, being the only boy in the famiily. Whenever a little incident happens, all eyes and fingers immediately point to you. Sorry dude, I guess your track record speaks for itself. But we love you anyway. Dreamworld, Aust. Photo Oct 2006.;

Materials: Cardstock- Bazzill; Patterned paper and Letter Die-cuts- Cosmo Cricket; Stamps- Absolument Scrap; Brads- Queen & Co; Paint- Making Memories; Pen- Uniball Signo; Others- UTEE, ribbon, staples, fiber

These stamps are available from Scrapbukan.

I entered this project in the Daisy Ds July Party Decorations Challenge and it won 2nd place! Yehey!

These were really simple and easy to do. I used the Sizzix Hydrangea die to cut out the flowers from different patterned papers, assembled the flowers, outlined with a black pen, attached a toothpick at the back and stuck them into some cupcakes. Easy as pie...ummm, I mean, cupcakes!

Thanks Daisy Ds!

Here's a recent LO I did for Absolument Scrap, following a sketch by Becky Fleck and using the new Daisy Ds papers that I won from the Daisy Ds May Challenge.

Title: Pucker Up

Journaling: The princess and her knight -- Nadya & Luis. And if someday you'll find yourselves fighting over something, just turn to this layout and remember that you love each other, no matter what. Photo Mar '08; Layout: 071408

Materials: Daisy Ds papers, Absolument Scrap chipboard flowers and stamps; Ranger Distress paint, Distress ink, Distress embossing powder, Adirondack embossing powders; Tsukineko & Clearsnap inks; Judikins Diamond Glaze; Heidi Swapp clear heart; American Crafts foam letters; misc burlap and buttons; adhesive: glue dots, thermoweb, saunders

Check out the various ways I embellished the chipboard flowers from Absolument Scrap.

My coolest discovery yet is that when you heat diamond glaze before it dries fully, it will puff up, creating a bubble that deflates when the heat is turned off, resulting in a plastic-like finish -- cool!