boy ATC

my son was so proud of this JP-inspired ATC {he was even bragging about it to his dad} :)

he actually helped me with the journal.

we dymo{ed} his favorite cars, bikes and PS2 car games.

next ATC is for daddy. TFL! :)

ATC

was in the mood to do something creative but i am not sure i have enough time to finish a page. ATCs (artist trading cards). did my research on it. and among my favorite makers of these cuties is roni. learned about her from idol cabbie {which by the way is one altered art idol too}.

need to work on my 'art' using mixed media but in the meantime, my simple art will have to do. :-D





thanks for looking! :)

thank you

challenges and tutorials

2 of my pages were based from the KI Memories tin kit tutorials.
another page from the PS Kaya Challenge Stitch Me a Song.
quite productive. quite satisfied.

our favorite kids


this layout is about a friend


and this page is my favorite.
found that overlay from my stationery pile from college.
used it to write my one-line journal.

and thank yous go out to wonderful people like Christine.
she's giving away a RAK.
go on and visit her blog and be sure to leave her some lovin'.

meantime, back to the domestic me. :-D
it's Tuesday and it's day 2 of another school week
a great day to everyone. TFL!

you are the apple of my eye

"forever you'll stay in my heart"

submitted this layout for PinoyScrapbookers' Kaya 22. haven't really been that active with my scrapbooking {an irony to one of my resolutions, that is to use up my scrap supplies, heehee}.

when domestic responsibilities get the best of you, i am just glad that challenges such as the PS Kaya Challenge gives you something to start with. this month's challenge is by Tita Marissa. stitch me a song. of course, who else will i be scrapping with the title of my post? heehee.

hope everyone started their week well. God bless y'all. :-)

a beautiful mess

this is what i can call my scrapping table today. those are stuff brought home by yoyin from her US trip. something from Marisa, something from yoyin, stamps i ordered from Technique Tuesday and Scrapbooks Hawaii.

and i have to say that i was overwhelmed. especially with that pretty page about me and Ruben. and of course, my Twilight movie companion. {thanks mars for bringing all these home} :-D

first kiss

this was a surprise from our good friend, mareng yoyin. she created it using Scrapbooks Hawaii debut kit 'First Kiss'. she actually made this layout while she and Marisa were enjoying the recent CHA.

if you want to see what the Scrapbooks Hawaii 'First Kiss' kit is about, visit Marisa. and you'll see more projects done with this kit at her site.

and another lovely page from this kit by a very talented Pinay scrapper, bjay.

{i know, this is a wake up call for me to create more pages about me'love heehee}.

a wonderful {un-stressful} week ahead to everyone. :-D

my take

got bjay's permission to lift her 'bjay decoded' page because i knew it would be apt for these photos i had laying around from last year for scrapstars november challenge (which i didn't get to do).

i hope i did justice to it. shemps, ibang level ang powers nya. hihihi. i am glad that others (like her) are so generous to allow lifting of their pages, it helps a lot when you are stucked in a uncreative mood. ;-)

here's my page.

journaling: dubbed tnapay by college barkada simply because TNA was too short (for them) as my nickname...it stuck and I {kinda} love it... =)

{ thanks again bjay :-D }

pictures overload

i have inserted the brochure from an outing using paper clip and on the following page (using the back of the paper clip) were the stars that my jp brought home from school

i plan to continue this pattern of inserting momentos from everyday using paper clips or envelopes.

my ali edwards stamps were initiated in this project. :) have more stamps coming when yoyin comes home. will be using those in this project.

the journaling blocks and the 'week of' cards were downloaded from Becky's page.

and i am just so happy to use even the tiniest piece of paper scrap. :) a great week ahead to everyone. TFL!

my 2009 project

i am optimistic {almost sure as of today, hihi} that i'll be able to stay committed with my version of the project 365. :-D

it still saddens me how unfortunate it was not to have been able to order a kit. but i decided that since i am scrapper, i will scrap my Project 365. :-) {yey}

and i am grateful for the free download over at Becky's. these will give my album a touch of Becky but what i am very glad about is that it will be a fun way of using up my scraps of patterned papers. {yes. use up all those boxes of scraps} :-)

and i wanted to share how i will go about my album.

*the binder on the left will hold my weekly pages. it is an old 10x8 3-ring binder. it already looks spent {which i totally love} but i still sanded the edges {for more drama, hihihi}

*my pages are kraft cardstocks cut to a height of 8 inches and i folded the excess to create a flap

*i will arrange my weeks (a landscape of 2 pages) where the left page includes the flap

*and then, i will use the project 365 elements on every page but the twist is that because i am using cardstocks for my pages instead of divided page protectors, i will scrap each week using pictures, journaling cards (Becky's) and some flat embellies like ribbons, stickers and simply use my date stamps and words (mostly Ali Edwards' and technique tuesday's designs) to label my photos and journals

the only drawback i have with my alternative is that i need to work using a small space, so i decided to resize and collage my pictures using photoshop, include at least 1 picture a day and 1 journal. and for the days when i have really nothing to journal {or was not able to take pictures at all}, i bought fancy pants patterned papers with sentiments which i can cut up and use on my weekly pages.



got to put together the first 2 weeks pages today and even if it is just the start, i was in the verge of losing hope because by the time i get to 40 pages, my album will not be able to hold more. but i really am so excited to complete this {long term project} so i thought of a solution. i can compress 2 weeks in one page. {great idea, tna: hihihihi}. one problem solved. at least i know that my album doesn't have to be perfect so no matter if it has flaws, what's important is that i am documenting our life and this will be something that the 3 of us can look back at.

will share more pictures later. have a blessed Sunday everyone.

i am happy to report...

...that i have been up to date with my project 365 {me=happy}. aside from daily pictures, i get to jot down our usual routine (using an old planner), special occasions and more everyday happenings since the year started. anyway, i won't have any problems if i missed one day because hubby keeps tab of our daily activities {yeah, he really does}.

and it seems that i wont really have a chance in getting that kit {sad}, i am busy trying to achieve the Becky Higgins Project 365 look. i crossed out the possibility of using divided page protectors cause {i think} they aren't available locally {sad again}. i am into using an old cute little 3-ring binder {hubby's old planner}. it's color brown {i love}. it looks a little spent {rugged, heehee}. will get a hold of kraft cardstocks to be my pages. and since Becky offered some of the Project 365 design to download {free} at her site. i think, i can pull off my own Project 365 (with the Becky Higgins look).

meantime, this is what i was able to do over the holidays.

mickey tags for my tote and my bag {i just love mickey}

thanks for looking and hopefully, i'll be able to scrap more this week. {baby wants to go to grandma/grandpa=more time for myself&hubby=more time to scrap=yipee!}

the more i am dedicated to complete project 365 + my little word

documenting one's life everyday isn't probably a new idea but becky higgins project 365's approach was so simple that i found myself very much interested. i originally planned to order a kit {after convincing hubby to lend me his credit card, heehee} but it is no longer in stock. it may take weeks or months even to have this available again but i am willing to wait.

i emailed becky higgins on how brilliant her idea of documenting 'everyday' for a year in a very simple way. and hearing back from her made me want to really stick to it. with a kit or none, i will find my way to complete project 365. this year. and for years to come. it will be something that i can leave my family with. i am not much of an artist that is why i am buying this very simple concept in documenting everyday moments that we tend to forget as days, weeks, months, years pass by. not anymore. i have found a way to make these memories tangible. thanks becky for the inspiration. i have found another person to add on my wall of idols. ;-)

as for you, have you found that inspiration?

speaking of idols. ali edwards. uh-huh. i love. inspirational. uh-huh. got to think of my little word for 2009. i chose EXPLORE to be my word for this year. being a very shy person (i am an introvert, really). it isn't late for me to explore what life has to offer. i am going to take those classes that i have been putting off (cooking/baking and dressmaking classes). i(we) will travel more. i will read more books (with my son). i will try to get out of my comfortable shell and simply live. live simply. that i am inspired to do.

project 365

yep. 365 days. one year. that is what this kit is about. it is the brilliant becky higgins concept and i really hope that i can stick to keeping my entries updated.

started taking those pictures for my very own album and settled using an old planner so that i can document my everyday memories (journal).

too sad that there weren't enough kits but i am still hoping (crossing my fingers here) that the demand will be met and all scrappers around the globe will get a hand on one of these kits.

double pager

i started scrapbooking with 8.5x11 pages. moved to 12x12. liked it. i now do pages on this format. tried mini albums. loved them. but a 2-page layout? i have a hard time putting together a layout with 2 pages. the first one i did was based on a becky higgin's sketch. i never did it again.

this month, got the courage to take on the KAYA November challenge. the last of the weeklies is a double pager. how will i ever do it?

checked my magazines. browsed the web. finally, in ali's book i found the perfect inspiration. i just love this girl.

and here is my ali edwards-inspired 2-page layout. tfl! :)

our pride and joy

i simply am a quiet person. and i am so shy in letting other people know how i feel. as a mom, sometimes, the happiness you feel about your child's achievements is so intense that you just want to share it to the world.

a few weeks ago, i have finished a minibook about our son's first year in school. you can say that it was a months-in-the-making project because i really do not know how to document his first time school experiences. glad that i found the solution in a mini. will have to post the pictures of the album at a later time when i have printed the journaling (i still cannot love my own handwriting {sigh}).

meantime, while i am into the proud-of-his-achievements mode...i decided to use his kindergarten recognition pictures for the kaya challenge.

Journaling: it was your first experience of school...no daycare...no summer classes...we only had blue's clues, Dora and little Einstein for your training but you sailed through kindergarten with flying colors...top of your class...amazing for a first timer...and you made us very proud...

Materials Used: CS: brown ; PPs: office lingo Pink Paislee, Karen Foster; inks: versacolor white, versafine sepia, colorbox gray & brown; alphas: AC Thickers Gift Box, Pink Paislee holly doodle and EK Success stickers; Inque Boutique stamps; AAS corrugated board; Scenic Route chipboard; yellow string; button; edge scraper tool

i am a slow scrapper.

indeed i am. and i am not the most patient scrapper either. i really wanted to hasten my pace (so i'll have more output which means more stash used = more {good} reason to buy new stuff {right babe?} heehee).

boy am i glad that (slowly) i am improving. scrapped a layout for the kaya challenge# 19 when i got home last night. it took me less than 2 hours (including a short phone call from the hubby) to finish the page and it's my quickest layout so far. sent the entry today. {sigh} one week down with one page done - i guess i can be happy about that :-D
meantime, you can check the other entries here.

for a change:something altered

i made this clock for a friend's sister. was actually thinking of doing a layout of her daughter but decided to alter a clock instead [so that they'll be able to use it as well].

got inspiration from a lot of pinay scrappers (Cabbie, Cookie, Gracie Ann, Cel, Sandra, Marix, Nita - they are just a few of the scrappers who inspire me).

thanks for looking! :)

distressed.

...not me, but my layouts.

it seemed that i got hooked with distressing that the pages i made during my off were full of it. ;)

take a look...

...these layouts were full of it. heehee. TFL! :-D

buttons, buttons, buttons

i made this layout last summer and i think it applies to method playground's challenge. i just love buttons and i just have to use buttons in an already button-filled paper. :-D


i remember doing this layout to document how i felt [my body felt] when hubby and i helped a friend look for wedding rings in Manila [an hour drive from our city]. the exhausting part is that my friend and i came from a night shift, left work at 6:00 am and went straight to where we were going to look for nice rings [and i still laugh at that picture everytime cause i can just feel the exhaustion in it]. :-)

joaquin express

i enjoyed doing this layout because of the straight simple lines. [as you don't know, i am a geometric person - i cannot {for the love of God} draw] but that is all right. i guess this hobby does not really call for that talent and i am grateful for that because i can simply express myself even if my people drawings are all in sticks. ;-)





journaling: before cars, your fascination was with trains ... you fell in love with locomotives when you first saw Thomas ... and your ultimate dream is to ride a real life train ... someday my son ... in the meantime, i have for you - your own little train ... mommy sept 4, 2008 ... joaquin express