The picture here was taken on a typical Sunday morning. Everyone woke up late and then scrambled for bath etc. Me and Bhabhi were running around trying to get the kids ready and get the breakfast on table. And, Akshu was adamant that she wanted her nails painted. (Ha, girls!) I was getting irritated with her. That’s when Mr C stepped up to do the honours. Akshu calmed down immediately and they both got busy with the nail paint. I grabbed my faithful Android and stole the prec

Another page from Princess Diaries.  I did not follow any layout as such in this page. Just a simple pink background with two photographs of my lovely daughters – each with her favourite toy – and lots of stickers all around. I did try framing the pictures. It was tricky because I had to do it with a pair of scissors. {Have forgotten my trusted old paper cutter back at home. } Diya {red dress} always loved the camera. And the camera always loved her. That picture was taken b

Both the pictures on this page were taken in two different places, and on two different days. The only thing common between these two is that both were taken during the naming ceremony of each child. Diya’s was born in Dec 2005 at her Nani’s place in Goa. A month and half later when her dad, Ammaji and Buaji came to Goa, we held her naming ceremony. It was a traditional Goan naming ceremony event. Lady relatives and neighbours came to our place. We dressed the little one in f

I still remember how tiny little Akshu was when she was born. Her skin was so very soft that you would not even feel it if you touched softly. Tiny toes, pink cheeks, a sweet little pink mouth and curious bold eyes. That’s my girl ! While putting together this page, I was almost transferred to those times, when I first held her in my arms. This picture was taken just a couple days after she was born. But this is the earliest picture I have of her, so I just used the same for

No words today. Just a simple picture of what I put together as the next chapter in princess diaries Here are the details: While browsing youtube the other day, I came across this tutorial for 3-D butterflies. Instead of normal papers, I tried the same technique with stickers. Love the way they came out, don’t you? (No, that’s not me. It’s my sis. ) Love the rocking bed sticker. The flowers and hearts are part of a different pack, but they do look great together. Here’s how t

So, over this 3-day-weekend I not only made earrings and cooked, I also stole some time to put together two more scrapbook pages: Page 1: This is where the story of our two little princesses begins. Mom and Dad were just a couple young people who lived miles apart, met online (Yes!), found that they really would like to spend the rest of their lives together. Details of page 1: I hand made the little birdie above Did you catch the tiny miny butterfly? Page 2: The beginning of

Ok, ok, first things first. I am not talking about the book / movie of Princess Diaries. I am making a scrapbook for my two little princesses and I am calling it “Princess Diaries”.  :D As you know, I am thousands of miles away from my family at the moment. And this is making me remember every little moment we spent together. I am already dreaming of when-I-meet-them and so on and so forth. (Old story and I don’t wish to bore you with the specifics.) So, I’ve given myself a

Warning: this is the first time I am undertaking a scrapbooking project, so not sure my process is right. I am just going with what-works-for-me. :) Before making full fledged pages and layouts, I’ve decided to put together various embellishments. Here’s first set of princess attire: All these are made from paper. The dress: I have used thick pink color paper like the one used in greeting cards. (Do you call it cardstock?) It’s a simple evening gown cutout embellished with s