Cakes 'n Scraps

Pencil Lines Sketch 264

2012-01-12T15:47:00.003+08:00

Here's Pencil Lines' 1st sketch for 2012 made by none other than ME!!! I guess there were a few delays in posting because this was supposed to come out in December, but I'm sure most of you still haven't started on last Christmas' photos anyway...

It's a Floriade!

2012-01-12T08:06:00.003+08:00

Floriade is a flower festival celebrated in Australia and this time, we were asked to do a "Floriade-inspired" LO using at least 10 flowers from Manor House Creations, and here's my take.

Title: Pool Fun

Materials: Patterned papers - Sassfras Lass, Crate; Chipboard Alpha - American Crafts; Wood Alpha - Pink Paislee; Mist - Tattered Angels; Flowers - Manor House Creations; Twine - The Twinery; Ink - Clearsnap; Pen - American Crafts; Sticker - October Afternoon; Misc - doily

Pretty Flowers

2012-01-09T07:52:00.000+08:00

Manor House Creations has some really pretty flowers this season, some of which are featured in this LO of Nadya.

Title: Pretty

Materials: Cardstock & Patterned Papers - American Crafts; Die-cuts - Pebbles, Inc and American Crafts; Flowers & Leaves - Manor House Creations; Stamp - Fiskars; Mask - The Crafter's Workshop; Metal Embellishment - American Crafts; Candy Dots - Pebbles Inc; Die-cutting Machine - Slice; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Ink - Clearsnap; Pen - American Crafts

I love the color of the big yellow flower and made it my focal point flower as it perfectly matches the trim on Nadya's dress. The assorted white and cream flowers are perfect additions to add depth, dimension and texture, without taking away from the focal point.

Happy New Year!!!

2012-01-02T22:14:00.000+08:00

The past month has been unbelievably busy, even more than usual for this time of the year. So here finally are my last completed LOs for 2011...I had committed to do more but I had run out of time...

Here is Burlap and Buttercup's December kit...

and add-on...

And here's my New Year LO...it was the 1st time for us to host our family's New Year's Eve celebration to welcome 2011. We usually go out of town for this to avoid the pollution from the fireworks but we were too lazy to drive out last year.

This LO uses pictures from Christmas Eve when the kids open presents from Mom and Dad and relatives who are present for our Noche Buena.

And here is Christmas Morning when the kids open check out what Santa left for them in their stockings. We have a special plate to put Santa's cookies (plus carrots for the reindeer) on, which the kids made a few years back.

I hope you all had a great 2011 and look forward to an even better 2012!!!

Cozy Christmas

2011-12-28T21:14:00.000+08:00

Hope you all had a great Christmas! Here's a LO using the Cozy Christmas papers from Scrap Cake and Manor House Creations flowers...I love the soft colors and the beautiful poinsettia flower...

Title: Christmas Joy

Materials: Patterned papers, diecuts - Scrap Cake; Flowers & Leaves - Manor House Creations; Fanric embellishments - Prima; Metal Embellishments - Imaginisce; Pearl swirl - Pebbles, Inc; Mist - Tattered Angels; Letter Stickers - Crate Paper and Webster's Pages;

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T18:22:00.001+08:00

May Peace be your gift at Christmas

and your blessing all year through!

~Author Unknown

Merry Christmas from our family to yours...

Manor House Colour Me Flowers

2011-12-17T09:01:00.000+08:00

With the ever-growing trend of personalizing embellishments, Manor House Creations brings to you these Colour Me Flowers. These are made of crepe paper and are so easy to color using different media and techniques. For this LO, I painted on some Glimmer Glaze for the aquamarine flower and used a paintbrush to apply Glimmer Mist on the pink flowers.

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned Papers - Webster's Pages; Flowers and Leaves - Manor House Creations; Metal Embellishments - Making Memories; Fabric embellishments - Prima; Mist - Tattered Angels; Sticker - Basic Grey; Mask - Crafter's Workshop; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Ink - Clearsnap; Tag - American Crafts; Misc - lace

Gingerbread Land

2011-12-09T08:39:00.000+08:00

I love Nikki Sivils Gingerbread Land Collection! Very few Christmas collections mix red and pink, so this was perfect for last year's Christmas photos where my girly-girls wore pink dresses...

Title: Celebrate the Season

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned Papers, buttons and stickers - Nikki Sivls; Stamps - Technique Tuesday; Ink - American Crafts; Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Pencil Lines Sketch 262

2011-12-05T06:45:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Sketch 262 made by the fabulous Leah Farquharson!

I used Nikki Sivils' new Gingerbread Land collection for this Christmas family photo from last year.

Title: December 2010

Materials: Patterned paper, die-cuts, buttons, stickers - Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker; Kraft Cardstock - American Crafts; Ink - Clearsnap; Pen - American Crafts; Punches- Martha Stewart; Die-cut machine - Making Memories Slice

Do check out this week's sketch and join our challenge before everything gets too busy for the coming holidays.

Christmas Countdown House

2011-12-01T21:26:00.000+08:00

I've been making a Christmas Countdown craft for the last 3 years and decided to make this my tradition. Here's is my 2011 Christmas Countdown featuring Glue Dots adhesive.

Create your own Christmas countdown calendar!

Supplies

1" Glue lines
Mini Glue Dots
Micro Glue Dots
wood model bird house kit
Christmas countdown patterned paper with numbers (I used Imaginisce Cottage Christmas)
other Christmas papers
Acrylic paint (I used light blue)
Border punch, for trim
small metal L-shaped screw hook
Cardboard for backing and flag stick
Letter stickers

Instructions
Birdhouse:

Trace the different parts of the birdhouse (walls and roof) onto the backs of desired patterned papers, cut out and adhere with Mini Glue Dots.
Paint other wooden parts in desired color
Drill a small hole at the top of one of the roofs and insert metal hook.
Assemble the birdhouse using the Glue Dots lines to connect the edges.
Optional: Punch trim from patterned paper and adhere around the roof.

Numbers:

Take the Christmas Countdown paper and cut out all the numbers. If desired, adhere to cardboard to make them sturdier.
You may also ink the edges.
Punch a small hole at the top of each number.

Flag:

Cut out a 1/4" wide x 4" long piece of cardboard for the stick.
Cut out a 2"x3" piece of patterned paper for the flag.
Adhere letter stickers for title.
Assemble flag and adhere the roof piece with the hook.

I wrote this blog post while participating on the Glue Dots design team.

Burlap & Buttercups Nov 2011 Kit

2011-11-30T14:37:00.000+08:00

Here are B&Bs November Main Kit and Add-On Kit ...which arrived in the nick of time...meaning just before the end of November...LOL:)

And here are my LOs! Time constraints aside, this kit was such a pleasure to work with that I was able to create these 4 LOs within a 24-hour period...so much fun and so satisfying to be able to churn out this much in so little time!

You will also notice that I just got myself a new batch of border punches, and one of my favorites, Laurel Leaf is in this 1st LO.

Here's another set of border punches, using French Scroll this time. Photos were taken in Hong Kong Disneyland last summer 2010. Why do kids never tire of Disneyland? My hubby and I have practically memorized the LO of HK Disney having been there 5 times in its 5-year history...

Here is another Disney LO, as the girls posed with Eeyore. This Character Garden is unique to HK Disney, there really is nothing to do here but line up to meet and greet characters. Here I used the Wild Flowers border punches and layered my new Harlequin and Chicken Wire templates from Crafter's Workshop.

This next LO features 2 of my best scrapbooking buddies, Pia and Iris. We started out as DT for a local store and have been friends ever since. Aside from scrapbooking, one of our favorite activities is having our photos taken, so we have more to scrap! Here I used my Damask template from Crafter's Workshop and the Eyelet Lace punches from Martha Stewart. I also enjoyed playing with the Kaiser Craft crochet doilies and turned them into gorgeous crochet blooms!

I hope you enjoyed these LOs as much as I enjoyed making them, Head on over to Burlap and Buttercups to grab hold of the few remaining November kits, better yet, sign up for a subscription to receive the coming kits in advance!

Pencil Lines Sketch 260

2011-11-21T00:43:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Sketch 260 of Pencil Lines. This was such a fun LO to do...and the Imaginisce papers were perfect for these pics of Nadya's last birthday.

Manor House Spring Flowers

2011-11-15T16:08:00.000+08:00

Here's a LO I made using Manor House Creations Spring Flowers. I love the variety of textures and colors, not to mention the dimension that these flowers add to my LO.

Manor House Products used: Cottage Garden – Morning Glory, Grandma’s Garden – warmth, Ballroom – Tango, The Tropics – Islander.

Other Products Used: Patterned Papers - Webster's Pages; Transparency - Hambly; Lace Paper - KI Memories; Paint - Making Memories; Foam Alpha - Pink Paislee; Diecut machine - Making Memories Slice

Manor House Products used: Magestic – Alissa & Tiana white.

Other Products Used: Patterned Papers - Webster's Pages; Stamps - Technique Tuesday; Ink - Clearsnap; Alpha - American Crafts; Misc - lace

Pencil Lines Sketch 258

2011-11-07T15:59:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil Lines Sketch 258. Can you tell I just got some new punches when I created this LO....teehee...I now have so many border punches that I have to reorganize my scrap room to make room for them...

I found Bianca playing by herself in her room one day. She had set up the kitchen and vanity playsets as the front and side of a bus and the kiddie chairs as the passenger seats, and was pretending to be a bus driver...too cute!

Summer Flowers

2011-11-04T16:22:00.000+08:00

Summer is coming up in the land Down Under and we are featuring Manor House Creations Summer Flowers. I love this photo of my kids with their cousins Anna and Katherine taken when we last visited them in Chicago.

Manor House Products used: The Tropics - Getaway, Sunbake and Seaside.

Other Products Used: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned Papers - Webster's Pages; Fabric Diecuts - Pink Paislee; Mist - Tattered Angels; Ticket - Jenni Bowlin; Stamp - Tim Holtz; Ink - Clearsnap; Chipboard - Maya Road; Paint - Making Memories

Nikki Sivils October Challenge

2011-10-31T15:24:00.000+08:00

The challenge for October was to scrap black and white photos and here's what I came up with. I enjoyed coming up with this paper-pieced house using the "Get Well Soon" collection. I was inspired by the Sew Easy, which I don't have yet, and took out my Making Memories slot puncher, which I haven't used in years, to make the ribbon slots. Coolness!

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned papers, buttons - Nikki Sivils; Mist - Tattered Angels; Fabric die-cut - Pink Paislee; Transparency - Hambly; Ribbon border - Crate Paper; Letter Stickers - American Crafts; Twine - The Twinery; Fabric Border (blue) - Little Yellow Bicycle; Lace - misc

Burlap & Buttercups Oct Weekly Challenge

2011-10-30T06:00:00.000+08:00

It's my turn again to host this week's challenge at Burlap & Buttercups, and my challenge is to "scrap at an angle". I love how putting your page elements at a slant gives it a sense of movement and makes an otherwise ordinary LO, much more exciting!

So if you get a chance to do some scrapping this Halloween week-end, why not head on over to Burlap & Buttercups and join our challenge???

Boo Banner

2011-10-29T15:49:00.000+08:00

Here's an easy Halloween project using Glue Dots and Nikki Sivils "Boo-tiful" collection.

Supplies:

3 pieces Ghost 6x6 Chipboard Album ( used Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker)
3 pcs black 6x6 patterned papers (used Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker Boo-tiful)
chipboard letters - B, O, O (used Heidi Swapp)
acrylic paint
embossing ink and distress embossing powder (used Ranger)
optional: googly eyes
Mini Glue Dots

Instructions:

Cover chipboard with ghost cut-out made by tracing it onto the back of the patterned papers.
Paint the chipboard letters orange. Optional: ink edges with embossing ink and add distress embossing powder for added texture.
Attach letters to the ghost figures. Punch holes in hands and string together.
Embellish with googly eyes.

I wrote this blog post while participating on the Glue Dots design team.

Try this out for size....

2011-10-28T23:33:00.001+08:00

Manor House Creations has these unique 7x12 papers, perfect for card-making or just to help you do something out of the box, for a change.
Here I used it to create my annual birthday LO --- I just turned 42 a few days ago. I will be the 1st to admit that I am soooooo old...but as long as I don't feel and look my age, then age is just a number to me :)

I hope you can try out this size and see where it takes you!

Pencil Lines Sketch 256

2011-10-27T20:41:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil Lines Sketch 256. I enjoyed creating this and playing with the Prima Mistables and Masks I recently got from Lasting Impression, and so happy to have been able to use some old papers and scraps from my stash!

Title: The Little Ones

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned Papers - Webster's Pages; Canvas - Prima; Masks - Prima; Stamp - Technique Tuesday; Mist - Tattered Angels; Ink - American Crafts; Chipboard - Pink Paislee;

Little Monsters from Manor House Creations

2011-10-25T23:28:00.000+08:00

Here's a LO I made using Scrap Cake's Little Monsters collection from Manor House Creations. This is a great collection not only for LOs of kids but also for other happy occasions like birthdays and theme park visits.

I used a photo from our recent visit to Hong Kong Disneyland and I bet Pluto here thought that my kids were little monsters with one child pulling his ear, another tickling him and a third pulling out his tongue!

Materials: Cardstock: Wassau; Patterned papers, die-cuts and Flowers : Manor House Creations; Chipboard gears: Scrapworx; Twine: The Twinery; Stamp: Technique Tuesday; Paint: Making Memories; Ink - American Crafts;

Burlap & Buttercups Oct Kit

2011-10-20T10:47:00.001+08:00

Here are my LOs for Burlap & Buttercups' awesome Oct main kit...

and the add-on kit...

I loved working with burlap on this LO of my god-daughter Ysabella on her school field trip...isn't she adorable???

This next LO uses the sketch included in the kit and I am so happy to have finally been able to scrap these pics. This was the last proper Thanksgiving we've had in our home as last year, as well as this year, DH was and will be out of town on Thanksgiving.

My 3rd LO features Nadya in her Alice in Wonderland costume. We went Trick or Treating in my mom's neighborhood and they had a wishing well in the park which was a perfect backdrop for her outfit!

I so want to tell you to rush to get the Oct kit now, but I just learned that we have actually sold out of the October kits so maybe you'll want to take a subscription so you're sure to get the Nov kit???

Back to School Organizer

2011-10-17T15:40:00.000+08:00

Here's my 1st project as a Glue Dottess.....a Back-to-School Organizer using toilet paper tubes. This was simple and a lot of fun to do...I knew I was eventually going to use those empty tubes I haven't thrown away...LOL!

Supplies:

4 toilet paper roll tubes
thick cardboard such as bristol or illustration board - cut to 4" x 9"
acrylic paint - blue, red, yellow green
Glue Dots Mini and Glue Dots lines
dries-clear liquid adhesive
embellishments: ribbon, letters, white pen, sticker, pencil

Instructions:

Paint each toilet paper roll in a different color.
Use the Glue Dots Lines to attach the painted toilet paper rolls in a row.
Tie ribbon around the 4 rolls, keep ribbon in place with Mini Glue Dots
Attach the group of 4 rolls to bristol board and add embellishments.

It's not too late to do this, even if school has started a while back, you can use this to organize other things too! Hope you can try it out!

I wrote this blog post while participating on the Glue Dots design team.

Introducing Manor House Creations...

2011-10-04T21:46:00.002+08:00

Here's my 1st ever LO for Manor House Creations. I like to think I'm a versatile scrapper and can work with almost anything that is given to me, which is why I tried out for this DT. I don't normally work with flowers but when they're given to me, I always have a blast playing with them. Check out my DT Intro here.

At Manor House Creations, we are also having our first sketch competition using a sketch created by the very talented Monika Martinson! Do check it out here and I hope you join us for a chance to win some of our newest flowers! You have the whole month of October to join this contest.

Burlap & Buttercups September Kit Challenge

2011-10-02T15:08:00.000+08:00

It's my turn to issue this week's challenge at Burlap & Buttercups and my challenge is "A Stitch in Time"...to use any kind of stitching anywhere on your LO or project.

You're playing for a $15 GC to the Burlap & Buttercups store! You can take on just one challenge per month, or you can participate every week to increase your chances of winning our giveaway. (And remember: You have the entire month to participate in any of the challenges introduced within that calendar month!) Any supplies can be used, but those who use a kit purchased from Burlap & Buttercups will have their names entered twice. In other words, use a B&B kit each and every week during a month that has four Fridays, and your name will be entered into our drawing eight times. To participate, simply enter a comment on our Challenge post, including a link to your newly created project. Now let's see what you can come up with!

Nikki Sivils September Challenge

2011-09-30T16:53:00.000+08:00

This month's challenge at Nikki Sivils is to create a LO in a size that you don't normally work with....and everyone knows I am strictly a 12x12 girl so this one was a nice change for me. I started out with an 8x10 canvas and somehow found myself going out of the box...so to speak...but at least, it's not quite 12x12 so it still fits the challenge :)

Title: Laughter
Materials: Cardstock - Wassau; Patterned Papers, Letter and Journaling Stickers, Diecuts - Nikki Sivils; Pen - American Crafts; Ink - Clearsnap

So, we want YOU to play along!! Just make a layout following the guidelines for "Scrap a Size You Do Not Normally Scrap" and use at least 75% Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker products. It does not matter if it is an older or newer collection, we just want to see them!

Leave a link to your blog post or gallery here with a picture of your completed challenge entry by October 29th. We will pick one winner and announce them on October 30th, when we announce the next challenge. The winner will get to pick one of the new collections kits of their choosing!

Color Combos Galore 210

2011-09-24T16:42:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Color Combos Galore 210. I was initially hesitant to work on this combo as browns are not really my thing, but I love how this LO turned out. I also love that I was able to use a lot of stuff from my stash that has been there for a while.

Title: Hug
Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned papers - American Crafts, Sassafras Lass; Chipboard - Dusty Attic (frame); Maya Road (key), Heidi Swapp (clock); Dimensional stickers - Making Memories; Journal Card - Tim Holts; Stamp - Fiskars; Mask - Heidi Swapp; Mist - Tattered Angels; Ink - American Crafts; Felt Alpha -American Crafts; Acrylic Paint - Fol Arts; Embossing Powder - Rainger; Pen - American Crafts; misc lace; Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Here's the color combo for this week...

Echo Park Class LOs

2011-09-20T18:17:00.000+08:00

Here are the LOs I made for the Echo Park Summer Days and Country Drive class I taught with April Lim last Sept. 17.
Thanks to everyone who attended the class...hope you learned a thing or two from me...

Pencil Lines 252

2011-09-19T21:29:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil Lines Sketch 252...used Nikki Sivils' new "Get Well Soon" line....love how versatile it is even for "ouchless" LOs!

Title: Captured Joy

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned papers - Nikki Sivils; Rub-Ons - Lily Bee; Mist - Tattered Angels; Mask - Prima; Stamps - Glitz, Tim Holtz; Punch - Martha Stewart; Pen - American Crafts; Fiber - misc

Check out the sketch here.

Manor House Creations Giveaway!!!

2011-09-16T08:48:00.000+08:00

Check out Manor House Creations flowers here...

All you have to do is get your store to make an order, email us telling us which store you requested our flowers at sales@manorhousecreations.com & we will send 6 extra packs for you to collect next time you order from, or visit, that store.

This offer is open to anyone in Australia and our international customers as well.

(please note: this offer is open to stores that make their first order from 13/09/11, not to existing customers).

I'm a Dottess!!!

2011-09-11T16:35:00.002+08:00

Geez what a big surprise this is...I sent in my application on a whim and am so happy that I was chosen to be part of the Glue Dots DT!

I am so looking forward to this new "job"and I am so happy to be joining this awesome team:

Spam Love!

2011-09-05T15:22:00.002+08:00

The August challenge for Nikki Sivils had us doing a LO on a subject that we don't normally scrap about, using the School is Cool collection. For my LO, I decided to scrap about my family's favorite food for breakfast (or anytime, for that matter)...Spam...yes, the one in the can:)

I know this is weird for most Americans but in places where the US Forces were stationed, particularly during World War II, Spam has become a staple food as they were part of the rations -- like in Japan, Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines.

My husband, who grew up in Minnesota where Spam is made (and yes, ate Spam because he is Filipino) tells me that his American best friend asked him once incredulously "How can you eat that???". Even my American sister-in-law who has been married to my husband's brother for 20 years, had never eaten Spam and asked me "What is it, anyway?" Too funny, especially when I've seen people (myself included) buy it by the case when it goes on sale here!

Well, here in my house, we get our Spam fix at least once a month....maybe even more, and so finally, it has gotten the attention it deserves....a LO of its own...

Title: We Love Spam

Materials: Cardstock - Wassau, DCWV; Patterned papers, diecuts, stickers - Nikki Sivils; Vinyl Alpha - American Crafts; Pen - American Crafts

Journaling: Spam is, hands-down, our family's favorite breakfast food, be it sugared, sticks or plain pan-fried...it goes so well with garlic rice!!!

Burlap & Buttercups Sept Kit

2011-09-04T16:17:00.001+08:00

Oh you will love this month's kit from Burlap & Buttercups....as usual, so much stuff to play with.

Here's the main kit...

and the add-on kit...

Here are the 3 LOs I've created so far...

The 1st LO uses pictures of Nadya from her Recognition Day...she got 3 certificates...yipee!

...and some details shots...

This next LO features Bianca wearing Luis' out-grown race car driver costume....so adorable!

And this 3rd LO features both my girls playing around before their ballet class starts.

I loved the effect of the rub-ons here...

Hope you can check out the kit and join us for our weekly blog challenges!!!

Woot woot! Manor House Creations DT!

2011-09-02T21:01:00.001+08:00

I am so happy to announce that I was chosen to be part of the Manor House Creations 2011 Design Team!!! Manor House Creations is a fairly new scrapbook manufacturer of flowers and papers based in Australia. Here's the list of the whole DT...so happy to be working with many familiar names and faces...

Monika Martinson - Sweden

Linda Lanes - Australia

Melinda Thompson - Australia

Morag Cutts - UK

Ria Mojica - Philippines

Lene Neby - Norway

Yukiko Ochi - Japan

Jeni O'Connor - Australia/Canada

Joanne Bain - Australia

Nerrida Mitchell - Australia

Class Educators:

Mahlin Ellegaard - Sweden (Media & Video)

Gerry Van Gent - Netherlands (Layers & embellishing)

Rae Cooper - Australia (Altered Projects)

Delaina Burns - USA (Video)

Can't wait to to start playing with Manor House Creations!

Makes Waves Challenge!

2011-08-25T21:00:00.000+08:00

This week is my turn to host the challenge at Burlap & Buttercups. Since the August kit is still all about summer, my challenge is to "make waves" on your LO using paper, fabric or whatever else you can think of.

Hpe you can join us for this challenge for a chance to win a prize from Burlap & Buttercups!

My Lil Monster

2011-08-20T16:27:00.000+08:00

Here's another one of the new collections from Nikki Sivils....My Lil Monster. I think it's adorable and so perfect for these Halloween pics of Luis wearing a werewolf costume!

Title: My Lil Monster
Materials: Patterned papers, stickers, die-cuts, flag - Nikki Sivils; Rub-ons - Kaiser Craft; Pen - American Crafts; Twine - The Twinery
Journaling: Luis thinks he looks like he was eaten by the wolf in this outfit! Halloween 2011

Pencil Lines 250

2011-08-18T20:40:00.001+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil Lines Sketch 250. This sketch called for a 5x7 photo, and while I would normally use any size photo I want to use for a sketch, I'm glad I decided to go through my 5x7 photo box and found this insanely adorable and unbelievably unscrapped photo!

Title: So Loved
Materials: Patterned papers - Crate Paper, Making Memories; Die-cuts: Crate Paper, Making Memories, American Crafts; Flair buttons - American Crafts; Jewels - Making Memories; Alphabets - American Crafts; Ribbons - Pebbles Inc; Twine - The Twinery; Fabric - Maisy Mo Designs;
Journaling: Everybody agrees that Bianca is the cutest baby in the world! Oct 2007

Check out the inspiring sketch by Anna and the work of my co-DT here and I hope you're able to join us this week.

Last one for Pebbles...

2011-08-18T16:33:00.000+08:00

Here's my last project as DT member of Pebbles....it was a great year and Pebbles products are so awesome to play with. This week we were asked to focus on brads and I think the Pebbles brads are so pretty that they can be used for off the page items like these hair accessories.

Adorable, right? Tahnks so much to Lynn and Pebbles for the opportunity to work with an awesome team!

New Nikki Sivils...

2011-08-14T19:01:00.000+08:00

Here are some LOs featuring the new collections from Nikki Sivils...

This 1st LO uses Get Well Soon...

This next one uses School is Cool...

And here's another one using You're a Hoot and Pencil Lines Sketch 248.

Go check out Nikki's new lines and I'm sure you'll have as much fun playing wit them as I did!

Pebbles "In Stitches" LO

2011-08-12T09:00:00.000+08:00

This week on Pebbles, Inc, we are focusing on "stitches"! I love the effect of sewing in my LOs -- machine, hand or faux!

I so enjoyed playing with this LO...seems to me that so long as there are circles, it's almost a guarantee that my page will turn out to be FUN! On this page I used the Ever After line from Pebbles Inc.

Check out the other work by my co-DT here!

Burlap & Buttercups August Kit and LOs

2011-08-03T08:17:00.000+08:00

Oh, you will love this latest kit from Burlap and Buttercups filled with yummy goodies!!!

12x12" Double-Sided Patterned Paper (1 sheet each):

Simple Stories - Simple Pleasures, Hello Sunshine, 100% Summer Fun
Lily Bee Design - Villa, Sun Soaked
Pebbles - Dandy, Ticked Pink, Thanks a Bunch
Fancy Pants Designs - Cards, High Tide, Sand Dollar
Bella BLVD Sophisticates - Banana
Bazzill Cardstock (1 sheet each): Ruby Red, Parakeet, Sea Salt, Straw, Kraft

Embellishments:

Simple Stories Fundamentals cardstock stickers
Bella BLVD Sophisticates alphas, Mustard & Apricot
1 package Little Yellow Bicycle canvas stickers, Words; 2 Little Yellow Bicycle 6x6" decorative edge paper, assorted styles; 2 Little Yellow Bicycle canvas borders, assorted styles
Partial package Cosmo Cricket Bling Bling, Salt Air
6 white Kaisercraft paper flowers, assorted sizes
3 Pebbles fabric-covered brads, 2 Pebbles layered felt embellishments, assorted styles, Pebbles Floral Lane alphas, brown
2 Prima Whisper Flowers

Ribbon/Trim:

1 yard each May Arts scalloped trim, pink; and solid wrinkled ribbon, ivory

And here's the add-on kit:

Pink Paislee Cushies alphas, Meringue
Cosmo Cricket Odds & Ends cardstock stickers
1 package InkadinkaClings, butterflies
18" yellow plaid ruffle, May Arts
1 bottle Ranger alcohol ink, Juniper

And finally, here are my 3 LOs made using the main kit and the add-on.

This first one turned out better than I thought considering that the photos were taken using only my iTouch. "Storm" from Kopi Tiam is Bianca's favorite cold dessert and is what she usually asks for when she earns a treat for herself. And she won't even share it with anyone, not even me, as she can finish the whole thing all by herself!

Title: Sweet Summer

Journaling: Bianca & her favorite "Storm" from Kopi Tiam. Summer 2011

This next LO uses photos taken from our last trip to Boracay. To do the butterflies, I stamped with Versamark on a 3M transparency that can be heat embossed, and embossed with black embossing powder. Then I stained the back with alcohol ink and cut them out. I also layered 3 different sizes of the white Prima flowers, inked them while layered and then scrunched each layer for some dimension.

Title: Beach Day

Journaling: Boracay. is. our. favorite. beach. ever.

This next LO again uses a photo from Boracay in 2009. This was the day before we were scheduled to leave and the kids had gotten really tanned after 3 days under the sun! This LO was a lot of fun to put together and I love how the kit had the exact colors I needed to match the photo.

Title: Happy Memories

Date: 12/31/2009

So hurry and get your own August kit before it rans out at Burlap & Buttercups!

CCG Blog Hop Winner

2011-08-02T06:38:00.001+08:00

and my winner is...Peachy Alfelor!!! Please send me a PM so we can discuss how you can get your prize! Thanks to all for joining!

Echo Park Class

2011-07-24T21:20:00.001+08:00

Pia Lopez and I will be having another joint class featuring 2 Echo Park Collections...Country Drive and Summer Days, to be held at Lasting Impression!

Tentative date for the class is Saturday, August 20 (we're just waiting for the kits to arrive).

This will be a whole day affair and we will create at least 6 LOs.

Class fee of Ps1700 includes Summer Days Collection kit, Country Drive Collection kit and Country Drive chipboard sheet.

Please send an SMS to 0918-9146012 or email us (ria_mojica@yahoo.com) with your name and cellphone number to reserve your slot. Few slots remaining.

Please note that because kits are limited, we will require pre-payment (as soon as the date is confirmed), or your slot will be given to the next one on the list.

Hope to see you there!

CCG 201

2011-07-23T05:00:00.002+08:00

Color Combos Galore continues its ice cream theme with another yummy color combo and an interesting challenge to boot!

Title: Crafty
Journaling: The girls love to do crafts like playing with air-dry clay. May 2011
Materials: Patterned papers, Foam alpha, Journal sticker, metal embellishment, pen - American Crafts; Paint - Making Memories; Burlap Button - Nikki Sivils; Punches - Martha Stewart; Ink - Clearsnap; Embossing Powder - Ranger; Blue Button, fabric - misc;

Aside from the color combo, this week's challenge included a recipe that needed fabric. I was already late to begin with and the only fabric I had was a light denim-colored one so I quickly cut a strip, pleated it and stapled to form a flower. Then took my trusty paint and paintbrush to color it pink. I sprinkled a bit of holographic embossing powder before the paint dried up, then used a button for the center.

I hope you can join us for this week's challenge!

Pebbles Friendship Theme

2011-07-22T01:00:00.000+08:00

This week, Pebbles Inc is focusing on the theme of Friendship and what better friendship to celebrate than my relationship with my scrapbooking friends?

Title: Home

Pebbles supplies used: Floral Lane Warm Thoughts (751117); Floral Lane Sweet Thoughts (751120); Floral Lane With Delight (751124); Floral Lane Phrase Stickers (732054); Peacock Glitter Candy Dots (744229); Other supplies used: Cardstock (American Crafts); Mist (Tattered Angels); Pen (American Crafts); Punches (EK Success)

Journaling: This is why I can't ever stop scrapbooking. I would never have met these wonderful group of women, had it not been for this hobby. In this group, we are all equals. There are no stars or masters...just women who love to scrap, eat, chat... and yes, have their pictures taken...not necessarily in that order. Sonya's Garden, 06-2011 (forgive the wrong grammar..."these" should have been "this" :))

I used the gorgeous Floral Lane collection for this LO and absolutely love how the glitter candy dots add a simple touch of elegance! We missed these 3 girls when we had these pics taken -- Joanne Yap who is in Australia, Mia Castrillo who lives in CDO and Liza Bermudez who was in her last month of pregnancy at the time.

We all rode in one big van and there was non-stop talking going to Sonya's Garden and back. My voice was hoarse by the time we got back in the early evening and I was sick for the next 2 weeks...haha! But it was all worth it!

Pencil Lines Sketch 246

2011-07-20T18:36:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil Lines Sketch 246.

Title: Filipina
Journaling: Bianca & Nadya wear their Filipino costume every August for Buwan ng Wika. Aug 2010
Materials: Cardstock - American rafts; Patterned papers - Cosmo Cricket; Flowers - Prima; Mist - Tattered Angels; Chipboard sticker - Crate Paper; Chipboard - Maya Road; Embossing Powder - Ranger; Ink - Clearsnap; Pen - American Crafts; Punches - Martha Stewart; EK Succes

August is Buwan ng Wika (Filipino Language Month) and every year, the kids have to dress up in native costumes. I think it is the cutest thing, and sometimes wish adults were required to wear our native costumes at least once a year, too!

Hope you can join us for this week's sketch!

Color Combos Galore 200

2011-07-17T22:00:00.004+08:00

Wow! Can't believe this is CCG's 200th combo and just had to squeeze this into my busy week. I loved this week's simple but happy combo. The LO I made is very simple with an easy-to-do accordion flower. I think this kind of flower helps to reinforce the "going around" theme of a carousel, kind of like an umbrella that you want to twirl.

Title: Carousel

Materials: Cardstock, patterned papers, chipboard letters, pen, die-cut tag - American Crafts; Chipboard border - Dusty Attic; Paint - Making Memories; Mist - Sarah Hurley; Embossing Powder - Tim Holtz; Twine - The Twinery; Punches - EK Success; misc - buttons

Journaling: Mall of America, June 2010

To make your own accordion flower:

1. Cut a strip about 3/4" x 12".

2. Hold the strip crosswise and score at every 1/4".

3. Fold alternately at the score lines. Glue the 2 ends together to form a ring.

4. Flatten towards the center and adhere to a 1/2" adhesive-covered circle.

5. Decorate with a button or other flower center.

And to celebrate this milestone, we are holding our 1st Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Color Combos Galore 200th "Anniversary" Blog Hop! We hope by visiting the CCG Design Team members' blogs, you will be able to pick up some fun tips and techniques. Many of the team members will be offering prizes, so you will want to visit all of the blogs to increase your chances of winning some fun scrappy stuff. We are also offering a chance at a Guest Designer spot for the month of August if you visit all of the blogs in our Blog Hop and participate in Challenge 200 by uploading your project to the CCG Gallery. It's so fun to get the colors before everyone else! Plus, who doesn't love to see their name in lights! The deadline for the chance to win these prizes is one week from today, Sunday, July 24, EST.

If this is your first stop at our Blog Hop, you'll want to start at Bente's blog, and follow the hop in order so you don't miss anyone. If you've been hopping in order, your next stop is Tomomi Nomura's blog.

Once you have visited all the blogs and uploaded a project to the CCG Gallery using Challenge 200, please make sure you check in at the Blog Hop discussion in the Special Announcements Forum at CCG. We will choose our August Guest Designer from that thread. Individual DT members will be choosing winners for the prizes they are offering. Good luck, and we hope you'll enjoy our blog hop!
If you get lost or find a non-active link, here's the complete list of blogs to visit...

Bente Fagerberg
Cynthia Lloréns
Debbi Tehrani
Eva Pizarro
Fi Kenward
Helen Tilbury
Jasmine Shea
Kaori Fujimoto
Kaori Watanabe
Karen Watson
Kelly Holbrook
Lilith Eeckels
Maiko Kosugi
Marilyn Rivera
Melinda Thompson
Milagros C. Rivera
Nancy Burke
Ria Mojica -- You Are Here!!!
Tomomi Nomura
Susan Stringfellow
Tanya Tahir
Tina Walker
Wendy Kwok
CCG Special Announcements Forum

And for joining us in this big event, I will have a random prize drawing open to local Philippine residents who leave their comments.

Here's this week's combo and I do hope you're able to join us for this milestone!

Scrapfit Workout 48

2011-07-17T17:46:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Scrapfit's Workout 48...Put a Bird On It. Instead of using bird embellishments, I decided to use this adorable birds paper from American Crafts for my background.

Title: Swing
Materials: Cardstock, patterned papers, diecut tags, stickers, pen - American Crafts; Twine - The Twinery

I hope you can join us for this challenge for a chance to win a prize pack from Endless Inkabilities!

Sarah Hurley Challenge 45

2011-07-15T05:12:00.000+08:00

This week we have a sponsor for our Challenge -- Robyn's Fetish offers and adorable line of digital stamps and more!

Our challenge this week was coloring and had to choose a digital stamp to use. Now, I've had my Copics for a while (like a few years) but have never really colored anything with them so here;s my first attempt...needs a lot of help, I know but I was in a rush and didn't even have time to search for a how-to video...but I love the effect of Sarah Hurley's Ink-A-Ball paint especially with the holographic embossing powder on it!

Hope you can join us for this week's challenge for a chance to win some goodies from Robyn's Fetish!

Pebbles Sketchy Thursday

2011-07-14T07:31:00.000+08:00

Here's my take on Pebbles' Sketchy Thursday this week...The hand-stitched border took a bit longer than expected but I think it was worth it -- simple but full of impact :)

Title: Smile Everyday
Journaling: Bianca always finds something to be happy about. May 2011
Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Cheery Varnish (751080)
Happy Go Lucky Tickled Pink (751084)
Happy Go Lucky Chirpy Varnish (751085)
Happy Go Lucky Thrilled Varnish (751088)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Happy Varnish (751091)
Happy Go Lucky 12" Border Stickers (732037)
Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments (747072)
Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments (747073)
Floral Lane Phrase Dimensional Embellishments (732054)
Ever After Dimensional Stickers - Journaling (732050)
Mr. & Mrs. Pearl Flourish (747081)

Other supplies used:
Pen (American Crafts)
Punches (EK Success, Martha Stewart)
Floss

Check out the sketch and the other takes on it here...

Burlap & Buttercups July 2011 kit!

2011-07-09T10:23:00.003+08:00

Just received my kit from Burlap and Buttercups the other day and finished these 3 LOs yesterday....the kits are so full that creating these LOs in a jiffy are so easy....

Here is the awesome July Kit...

and the add-on kit...

And now, here are my LOs...

Title: Rdy 4 Battle

Journaling: With their weapons fully loaded, Nadya, Bianca & Roxanne are ready for a water-balloon fight! 10-16-10

Materials: Patterned papers - Jillibean Soup, Pink Paislee, My Mind's Eye; Stickers - October Afternoon, Jenni Bowlin; Chipboard - Jenni Bowlin, Maya Road; Flowers - Petaloo, American Crafts; Die-cut - Jillibean Soup; Tickers - American Crafts; Glitter - Doodlebug; Paint - Making Memories; Pen - American Crafts; Ink - Clearsnap

Title: Paradise

Journaling: Bianca & Nadya in Boracay! Dec 2009

Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Patterned Papers - Echo Park; Jillibean Soup; My Mind's Eye' Die-cuts - Jillibean Soup; Flowers - American Crafts; Pearls - Kaisercraft; Stickers - Echo Park; Buttons - Doodlebug; Mist - Tattered Angels; Twine - The Twinery; Pen - American Crafts; Punch - Fiskars; Ink - Clearsnap

Title: Soar

Journaling: Luis, April 2010

Materials: Cardstock - DCWV; Patterned papers - Echo Park, Jillibean Soup, My Mind's Eye; Die-cuts - Jillibean Soup, My Mind's Eye; Chipboard - Jenni Bowlin, Maya Road; Stickers - Jenni Bowlin; Glitter - Doodlebug; Buttons - Doodlebug; Twine - The Twinery; Pen - American Crafts; Punches - EK Success, Martha Stewart

Do check out the kit and the awesome projects of the rest of the DT here!

Pencil Lines Sketch 244

2011-06-28T09:25:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil Lines Sketch 244. I had a lot of fun putting this together, basically just challenging myself to do something I haven't done before and just randomly pick out things from my stash to add to the LO. I also downloaded some very fun Echo Park elements to use for this project.

Title: Best Friends
Materials: Patterned Paper - The Girls Paperie, Little Yellow Bicycle, American Crafts; Die-cut elements - Echo Park Digital; Chipboard - Making Memories; Pebbles; Buttons - Pebbles, Ribbon - Pebbles; Pen - American Crafts; Misc lace

I hope you join us for this week's challenge and check out the other amazing work by the DT here.

Mix & Match Monday at Pebbles

2011-06-27T20:51:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for this week's Mix & Match Monday over at the Pebbles blog. I so loved working on this LO...such fun and happy colors from the new collections...

And, Pebbles just put out the new DT call here. Do try out as this is an awesome team to work with!!!

My turn at Burlap and Buttercups

2011-06-24T20:44:00.001+08:00

This week it's my turn to issue the weekly challenge at Burlap and Buttercups. My challenge is to repurpose an object to be used as a mask with mists or sprays. Here's the LO I created using materials from the June 2011 kit.

Please visit the blog to post your entries for a chance to win some cool prizes!

Scrapfit Workout #46

2011-06-18T15:46:00.002+08:00

Scrapfit's Workout #46 challenge is to create a LO with a school theme. This LO uses papers from October Afternoon and old Scenic Route notepad paper. In these pics, Bianca decides to show her classmates her talent for cooking by making "Fairy Bread".

Title: Fairy Bread

Materials: Patterned paper - October Afternoon, Scenic Route; Diecuts - October Afternoon; Alpha sticker - Doodlebug; Puffy Alpha - American Crafts; Ink - Clearsnap; Pen - American Crafts; Transparency - Little Yellow Bicycle

Sarah Hurley Handmade Flower Challenge

2011-06-18T15:29:00.002+08:00

This week I am hosting the challenge at Sarah Hurley's and my challenge is to use one or more handmade flowers in your project!

Here is my LO for this challenge.

I hope you can join us this week and check out the work of the other DT members here.

Pencil Lines Sketch 242

2011-06-14T13:45:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil Lines Sketch 242. I finally got to use the "It's Your Day" collection from Nikki Sivils Winter 2011 CHA. I love how this LO turned out...

Our family tradition is to have a birthday cake ready when the celebrant wakes up....I suppose you can call it a Breakfast Cake. That's why you see my daughter in her school uniform and with her hair still wet from her morning shower. This is a practice I picked up from the "Yaya Sisterhood" book and sometimes, late at night, when everyone is asleep and I'm slaving away downstairs finishing decorating the cake, I wish I didn't even start it....But I am determined to do this so my kids will grow up and say that on their birthdays, they always woke up with a cake that Mommy made...

Title: It's Your Birthday

Materials: Patterned papers, stickers - Nikki Sivils; Cardstock - Wassau, DCWV; Felt - Fancy Pants; Twine - The Twinery; Pen - American Crafts; misc - jewels

Hope you can join us at Pencil Lines for this week's challenge!

Pebbles How-To Tuesday

2011-06-09T16:30:00.000+08:00

Check out this post on the Pebbles blog where I have a quick an easy tip on how to alter stick pins and wire clips!

This LO uses the just released Floral Lane collection from Pebbles Inc. This one you've got to see to believe...each paper is printed on textured cardstock --- so beautiful to see and touch!

Burlap & Buttercups June 2011 Kit

2011-06-04T15:12:00.000+08:00

I am so proud to present my LOs for the inaugural kit of the brand new kit club Burlap and Buttercups (don't you just love the name???)!

This kit is awesome and even better with the add-ons!

The main June 2011 kit contains the ff:

12x12" Patterned Paper (1 sheet each): BasicGrey's Hello Luscious line: Honeyed, Raspberry Syrup, Blissful, Yumberry, Rosemary, Inviting; My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose line: Memories Die-Cut Woven Paper, Hazel "Mother" Ledger, Gertie "You & Me"; American Crafts' Hello Sunshine line: Fluttery
Bazzill Cardstock (1 sheet each): Irish Eyes, Butter, Sugar Cookie, Pirouette, Lagoon
Embellishments: BasicGrey's Hello Luscious painted brads, assorted colors and sizes; 3 Maya Road chipboard frames, assorted sizes and styles; 1 package BasicGrey Hello Luscious Bloomers; 1 package Jenni Bowlin vellum embellished butterflies, yellow; 5 Maya Road trinket pins, leaf; American Crafts alpha thickers, Merry (Spinach); Crate Paper phrase stickers, Emma's Shoppe Collection
Ribbon/Trim: Jillibean Soup Bean Stalks twine, 1 yd blue and 1 yd green; 1 yd. American Crafts velvet ribbon with scallops, Sunflower

The add-on contains:

1 bottle Maya Mist in Raspberry Pink
7 Gypsies Gypsy Tags, assorted styles
October Afternoon alpha stickers, Cupcake (chocolate)
BasicGrey's Hello Luscious Sticker Titles
5 Crate Paper Sew Brads, assorted sizes and styles

And here are the 3 LOs I have created so far...this was so fun I finished all these in one day!

In this 1st LO, I painted the chipboard frames with Distress Crackle Paint and then misted with the Maya Mist! I love the effect of the Maya Mist...it has a different kind of sparkly finish vs others. I also used my Slice machine to die-cut the swirls.

Title: Child's Play

In this 2nd LO, I used my scallop punch to cut out the flowers and then wrapped twine across and around it. I used my Slice machine again to cut out the flower patterns.

Title: Tiptoe

This 3rd LO is a quick one with some fussy-cutting and basically just putting the elements together until it looked right.

Title: Just Rosy

If you like what you've seen so far, head on over to the Burlap and Buttercups site to grab your kit and find more inspiration from the other designers!

Two-thless!

2011-05-31T18:22:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil Lines Sketch 240. Loved playing with Echo Parks Springtime papers and my new Hero Arts stamp here!

Title: Two-thless
Journaling: Bianca lost 2 teeth within a week of each other & the 1st thing she said, "A, I still cute?"...she is now taking care of the remaining front tooth lest she becomes "ugly." May 2011
Materials: Cardstock, Ink, Pen, Fabric and foam alphabets - American Crafts; Patterned papers - Echo Park; Stamp - Hero Arts; Mist - Tattered Angels

Hope you can join us for this week's challenge!

Pencil Lines Sketch 238

2011-05-20T08:59:00.001+08:00

Here's my LO for Pencil LInes Sketch 238. This turned out to be a challenging LO for me...for the longest time I couldn't figure out how to make all the elements that I wanted to put to work together.

Title: Favorite Princess
Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned papers, ribbon, die-cut stickers - Pebbles Inc; Thickers - American Crafts; MIst - Tattered Angels; misc lace; stencil - Prima; Punch - Martha Stewart

Hope you can join us for a chance to win a kit from Scrap Rat Kits!

What A Doll!

2011-05-18T08:53:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Butterfly Crafts May Challenge.

Title: What a Doll!

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned papers - My Little Shoebox; Mists - Tattered Angels; Foam Thickers - American Crafts; Glitter Stickers - Making Memories

The challenge is to create something inspired by this Harajuku Lovers print ad.

Hope you find the time to join us this month!

Tink

2011-05-17T06:15:00.001+08:00

I am so excited to share my current fave LO that is up on the Pebbles blog! Today is Mix & Match Day and I put together products from the Happy Go Lucky and Ever After collections.

I love how colorful this LO turned out...so perfect for the pics of my girls with Tinkerbell! I used a sunburst design here again (can't blame me if the weather is so hot right now, may as well let it inspire me...), played with some of my new border punches and added some of the new gorgeous chipboard flowers and brads from Pebbles!

Title: Tink

Pebbles supplies used: Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080), Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083), Happy Go Lucky Happy (751091), Happy Go Lucky Chipboard Flowers (747071), Happy Go Lucky Glitter Flower Brads (747076), Happy Go Lucky Fabric Brads (747077), Happy Go Lucky Candy Dots Boysenberry (747080), Ever After Royal Garden (751106), Ever After Little Princess (751107), Ever After Sparkle (751113), Ever After Royal Banner (751115); Other supplies used: Thickers (American Crafts), Ink (Clearsnap), Punches (EK Success)

Scrapfit Workout 44 - Stand By Your Man

2011-05-16T18:03:00.001+08:00

Here's my LO for Scrapfit's Workout 44. I am so glad that I finally got to use these old Prima papers circa 2009...love all the bright colors. Plus, I finally got my Slice Elite upgrade and I'm really loving not having to adjust the blade whatever it is I'm cutting, paper, cardstock, corrugated board or even cork!

Title: #1 Dude

Materials: Patterned papers, epoxy stickers - Prima; Cardstock - Bazzil, DCWV; Ink - Clearsnap; Tickets - Jenni Bowlin; Pen - American Crafts; misc corrugated board, cork board; MM Slice Just Chillin' card

You have until the end of the month to join us for this challenge for a chance to win a prize!

Celebrate The Simple Things

2011-05-14T07:49:00.002+08:00

Here's my LO for Color Combos Galore Challenge 192. I love the colors of this palette and even if I didn't have any lilac patterned papers, I was able to make a LO using cardstock and with the help of my punches and Slice machine.

Title: Celebrate the Simple Things

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts, DCWV; Patterned Papers - Basic Grey; Fabric Sticker - Webster's Pages; Rub-ons, Pen - American Crafts; Stamp - Glitz; Ink - Clearsnap; Punches - Martha Stewart, EK Success; Slice Machine; misc chipboard, lace

This is a beautiful color combo and I hope you get to try it out!

Blessed

2011-05-09T05:00:00.000+08:00

Here's my Mother's Day LO I made using Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker's Max & Mollie collection. I love this photo with my kids taken over a year ago. I really feel blessed in all aspects of my life and thank God everyday for it. I don't know what I did to deserve this life but maybe in a past life...I must've done something good...

Title: Blessed

Materials: Patterned papers, buttons, stickers - Nikki Sivils; Cardstock - Bazzil; Pen, Foam Thickers - American Crafts; Punches - Martha Stewart

Charming Girl

2011-05-04T12:53:00.000+08:00

This week at Pebbles Inc, we're doing a swap with sister-company American Crafts to show how beautifully the products from these two wonderful brands work together! Wonder if anyone can tell which papers are from Pebbles and which are from AC?

Title: Charming Girl

Journaling: You are beautiful inside & out...Nadya Feb 2011

Materials:

Pebbles supplies used: Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083), Ever After Little Princess (751107), Ever After Enchanted (751108), Ever After Sparkle (751113), Ever After Blushing Princess (751114), Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments Flowers (747073), Ever After Jewel Candy Dots (747102), Mr. & Mrs. Pearl Candy Dot Flourishes (747081), Ever After Word Dimensional Stickers (732047)

American Crafts supplies used: Confetti Holly Hazelnut (35323), Confetti Archie Angel Food (35329, Confetti Lucy Lemon Twist (35331), Hello Sunshine Delight (35399), Hello Sunshine Bliss (35395), Peachy Keen Made in the Shade (35379), Thickers Sunset (53183), Peachy Keen Flair Good Golly (70068), Hello Sunshine Sunbeam Butterflies (72011), Peachy Keen Bits Tags (85543), Campy Trails Ribbon (89396), Memory Marker Chestnut (6107)

Other supplies used: Ink

Scrapfit Workout 43 - Only You

2011-05-03T11:00:00.000+08:00

This month's 1st challenge at ScrapFit is to use the words "Only You" for our title...and here's what I made.

Title: Only You
Materials: Patterned papers, felt, buttons, brads, paper & chipboard flowers - Pebbles Inc; Foam alpha - American Crafts; twine - The Twinery;

I used the new Happy Go Lucky collection from Pebbles Inc for this LO...I just love how fun and colorful this collection is!!!

Hope you can join us in this challenge for a chance to win prizes from Scrapbook Circle and Chelle's Creations!

Pencil Lines Sketch 236

2011-05-02T20:00:00.003+08:00

This week's sketch and prize at Pencil Lines is provided by Amanda Jones.

Title: My Inspiration

Materials: Patterned papers, ribbon - American Crafts; Felt - Fancy Pants; Buttons - Junkitz, Nikki Sivils; Sticker - 7 Gypsies; Diecut - Anna Griffin; twine - The Twinery; pen - American Crafts; ink - Clearsnap; masking tape - miscellaneous

Join us this week at Pencil Lines for a chance to win a monthly kit from Amanda's shop ScrapRat.

Pretend Play

2011-05-02T16:54:00.001+08:00

I created this LO for Nikki Sivils' April Challenge "Are You Foolin Me?" which is to make a LO about funny things.

Title: Pretend Play

Journaling: The kids had a great time when we visited Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum at the Peak in Hong Kong. They met Tiger Woods, Mozart, Hitler, watched Shakespeare as he wrote and even got a chance to be in a painting! Jan 2010

Materials: Patterned paper, stickers, buttons - Nikki Sivils; Foam Alpha, pen, foam tape - American Crafts; twine - The Twinery

I hope you can join us for this month's challenge. You have until May 28th to link your Lo up on the blog for a chance to win some Nikki Sivils products!

CCG 190

2011-05-01T15:51:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Color Combos Galore #190.

We are featuring Nikki Sivils' "It's Raining, It's Pouring" line this week, as well. For locals, this line is now available at Lasting Impression. I hope you get the chance to join us for this week's cool color challenge.

Enjoy!

Happy Girl

2011-04-26T11:05:00.000+08:00

This week we are focusing on the wonderful Layered Embellishments from Pebbles! Here's my LO using the Green Butterflies and Purple Flowers sets...they are so perfect for my photo!!!

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Cheery Varnish (751080)
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Glee Varnish (751082)
Happy Go Lucky Chirpy Varnish (751085)
Happy Go Lucky Dandy (751089)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky 12" Border Stickers (732037)
Happy Go Lucky Dimensional Stickers (732038)
Layered Embellishments - Green Butterflies (747021)
Layered Embellishments - Purple Flowers (747061)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Pen (American Crafts)
Mist (Tattered Angels)
Stickles (Ranger)

Happy Easter!!!!

2011-04-24T21:20:00.000+08:00

Here are 2 LOs of the kids before and after our annual Easter Egg Hunt! Last year, we forgot to bring our Easter baskets --- we usually go to my mom's vacation house in the province during this time where the closest mall is a 2 hour drive -- and all I could find in the sari-sari stores were these baskets used to carry fighting cocks!
The kids were happy though because they got to decorate the baskets (good thing I brought my Slice machine!) and they could hold so many more eggs!

BEFORE

Title: Eager Beavers

Materials: Patterned papers, stickers - Nikki Sivils; Pen - American Crafts; Ribbon - Pebbles Inc

AFTER

Title: Easter Loot
Materials: Cardstock - Wassau; Patterned papers - Nikki Sivils; Vinyl Alpha and pen - American Crafts; Transparency - Hambly; Cardstock - DCWV

Butterfly Crafts April Challenge

2011-04-22T13:13:00.000+08:00

This month's challenge at Butterfly Crafts is a color challenge. We have to use 2 out of 3 given colors...but I decided to use all 3 of them -- pink, yellow and blue.

If you have the time, please join us for this month's challenge...you have upto May 14 and the winner gets to be our June Guest Designer!

Pencil Lines Sketch 234

2011-04-20T00:11:00.000+08:00

Here's my take on this week's sketch at Pencil Lines...

Title: Sweet Dancer

Materials: Patterned papers - Fancy Pants; Puffy Alpha - American Crafts; Small Alpha - Cosmo Cricket; Mist - Tattered Angels; Metal Plaque, Journaling tag, pen - American Crafts

Journaling: Nadya & Bianca at their ballet Christmas program...they just love to dance! 12-18-10

Do check out the sketch here and hope you can join us this week...

Hey Crabby!

2011-04-17T00:00:00.000+08:00

Challenge 38 at Sarah Hurley's is based on an April Showers theme...or anything related to water. Here's what I made using the new Mermaids and Sea Creatures release with the island tree from the Pirate Collection...

Title: Hey Crabby

Journaling: Bianca had to be the cutest little crab ever wearing a costume that Mommy and Yaya Jen made! Jan 31, 2011

Materials: Cardstock, pen, embossing powder - American Crafts; Ink - Clearsnap; Mist - Tattered Angels; Paint - Ranger; Images - Sarah Hurley, Glitter Alpha big - Pebbles Inc; Small alpha - Making Memories

I enjoyed getting messy with this LO, playing with distress paint, embossing powders and mists..all in one project!
If you get a chance, please do join us for this week's challenge!

Enchanting Day

2011-04-15T00:16:00.000+08:00

Here's my Spring-themed LO for Pebbles using the adorable Ever After line.

Title: Enchanting Day

Journaling: Nadya had a great time flying her kite today! If only every day is as perfect as this...Jan 1, 2011

Pebbles supplies used: Ever After Little Princess (751007), Ever After Enchanted (751008), Ever After Glass Slipper (751009), Ever After Sparkle (751113), Ever After Blushing Princess (751114), Ever After Royal Banner (751115), Ever After Word Dimensional Stickers (732047), Ever After 12" Border Stickers (732048), Ever After Icon Dimensional Stickers (732049), Ever After Buttons (747097), Ever After Layered Embellishments (747099), Ever After Ribbon (780008)
Other supplies used: Cardstock (American Crafts), Thickers (American Crafts), Pen (American Crafts), Mist (Tattered Angels), Twine (The Twinery), Doily

Life is Good

2011-04-11T12:00:00.006+08:00

Here's the LO I made for Scrapfit Workout #42 which is to use a photo of ourselves from the past....this is one of the photos that comes to my mind when I think of myself as a child so I chose this...plus the fact that it's probably the one in the best condition as my mom used magnetic albums which are now yellowing and falling apart.

Title: Life Is Good

Materials: Patterned papers - The Girls Paperie, American Crafts; Felt - Making Memories; Chipboard, Pen and stickers - American Crafts; Ribbon - Pebbles Inc

Journaling: This is me at 4 or 5 yrs old. My messy hair was already a problem them...nevertheless, life was good to me then as it remains to be now... 040911

I hope you can join us for this workout!

Sarah Hurley "Mum's the Word" Challenge

2011-04-03T09:28:00.000+08:00

This week, Mother's Day is being celebrated in England and so this week's challenge at Sarah Hurley's is to create a project related to this occasion. Here's my card for this week's challenge.

These flowers were very easy to make, using circle punches and good old scrunching. The stitched stems add a bit of homey texture.

Hope you can join in for this week's challenge 36!

Scrapfit Workout 41 - Stop & See the Flowers

2011-04-02T17:00:00.003+08:00

The challenge for this week is to make our own flowers and this was the perfect excuse for me to finally figure out how to make my own accordion flowers!

Title: In the Clouds

Materials: Cardstock, Patterned paper and stickers - American Crafts; Mist - Tattered Angels; Chipboard - K & Co; Pen - American Crafts; misc buttons, twine, corrugated paper

Here are the links to the flower tutorials that I used:

Mr & Mrs

2011-04-01T19:58:00.000+08:00

So, obviously, this LO is long-delayed...by almost 12 years...LOL! But when I was assigned to create a project with Pebbles Inc's new Mr. & Mrs. collection, I knew I had to use one of my wedding photos.

Like most scrapbookers, I started out with this hobby when I had kids, and wanted to document their lives. By that time, there was a ton of pictures already waiting to be scrapped so all I've ever done for my wedding was a very simple 8x8 album which I gave to my hubby 5 years later.

Pebbles Products Used:

751092 Wedding Floral
751096 Wedding Bells
751098 Silver Lace
751099 Wedding Cake
751102 Love Birds
751103 Wedding Veil
732042 Dimensional Stickers - Phrases
732044 Dimensional Stickers - Flowers
747081 Stickers - Pearl Flourish
747084 Layered Embellishments
747085 Metal Flowers
747086 Pins
747088 Candy Dots - Pearl Silver

Other Materials Used:
Miscellaneous doily, lace

There's Always Room for Chocolate!

2011-03-25T13:00:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Color Combos Galore challenge #185!

Title: There's Always Room for Chocolate

Materials: Cardstock, Puffy Alpha and pen - American Crafts; Patterned papers, flowers, stickers, rub-ons - Pebbles, Inc; Twine - The Twinery.

Hope you can join us for this week's challenge!

Sweet Spring

2011-03-18T16:17:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Color Combos Galore Challenge 184. This color combo looked much easier than it was to actually work with. I think it's because I didn't have a coordinated set of papers and embellishments so I had to make my own flowers...after much trial to get the right look and feel.

Title: Sweet Spring

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned Papers - Basic Grey; Mist - Tattered Angels; Velvet Ribbon - American Crafts; Journaling Diecut - Tim Holtz; Buttons - Nikki Sivils; Misc ribbon and doily; Pen & Rub-ons - American Crafts; Fabric Tab - 7 Gypsies; Chipboard - Scrapworks; Paint - Folk Art

I hope you get to try this pretty color combo this week.

Some great news...

2011-03-17T12:42:00.000+08:00

I'm so thrilled to be part of the Pencil Lines 2011-2012 DT!!! This was one of those that I wasn't counting on getting in...really was just hoping for the best as I know many people want to be on this team..so the email I got the other day just about made my week! Here's the LO I made for my entry...

Title: Hello Sleepyhead
Journaling: I love weekends because I get to watch you wake up from a good night's sleep! Bianca, Jan 2011
Materials: Patterned papers - Webster's Pages; Die-cuts - SEI, American Crafts; Cardstock - Wassau, Coredinations; Mist - Tattered Angels; Punches - Martha Stewart, Fiskars, EK Success, Ink - Clearsnap; Pen - American Crafts; Alpha stickers - Basic Grey, Webster's Pages; Ribbon Tissue - Jenni Bowlin; Velvet Ribbon - American Crafts

Many of my recent LOs have a romantic feel to it...that's what happens when I look through my stash and see lots of Webster's Pages papers waiting to be used...which is what I love most about being on challenge blogs...the chance to dig through my stash and use them all up, up, up...

Side Note: The Scrap More with Pia and Ria Class has been tentatively moved to April 2, 2011 as the materials have not yet arrived. For our paid and confirmed attendees, please confirm that you are available on this day, if you haven't yet by sending us an email.

Happiness

2011-03-16T11:27:00.001+08:00

Here's a LO I made using one of Nikki Sivils' new lines called Beatrice. This is my favorite of the new lines because of the bright and happy pinks and greens!

Title: Happiness

Journaling:...is having a big sister who shares her favorite ice-cold treat on a hot summer's day! May 31, 2010 Central Park, New York City

Materials: Cardstock - DCWV, Wassau; Patterned papers, buttons - Nikki Sivils; Transparency - Hambly; Metal Tag - Imaginisce; Fabric - Prima; Foam alpha and pen - American Crafts; Mist - Tattered Angels; misc cork; punch - Martha Stewart, Fiskars

Butterfly Crafts March Sketch Challenge

2011-03-15T17:59:00.000+08:00

Here's my 1st LO for Butterfly Crafts for our March sketch challenge.

Title: You

Materials: Patterned papers, stickers, buttons - Nikki Sivils; Transparency - Hambly; Felt & Pompom Lace - Fancy Pants; pen - American Crafts

You can play along by leaving us a link to your layout in the comments or e-mail a photo to Butterflycrafts1@aol.com by 10th April. We will then pick a favourite layout and that person will be asked to be our guest designer for April.

Whip It Up Cards!

2011-03-09T21:03:00.000+08:00

Here are 2 cards I created using Pebbles' New Arrival line, both completed under 30 minutes! The New Arrival line has a whole sheet ofr sentiments for boys or girls making card-making so easy!

Pebbles supplies used (Girl):
New Arrival Girl 3x3 Cards (751052)
New Arrival Girl Sweet Moments (751056)
New Arrival Girl Little One (751057)
New Arrival Girl Perfect (751058)
New Arrival Girl Bundle of Joy (751062)
New Arrival Girl Icon Dimensional Stickers (732030)

Pebbles supplies used (Boy):
New Arrival Boy 3x3 Cards (751064)
New Arrival Boy So Sweet (751068)
New Arrival Boy Little Angel (751069)
New Arrival Boy Precious (751071)
New Arrival Boy Congrats (751074)
Other supplies used: Punch (Fiskars)

Scrapfit Glitter & Glam

2011-03-02T08:41:00.000+08:00

Title: Sweetie Pies

Materials:
Patterned papers - Webster's Pages; Cardstock - American Crafts; Die-cut stickers - Hambly; Die-cut - Autumn Leaves; Alpha Stickers - Making Memories; Rub-Ons - 7 Gypsies; Glitter - Stickles; Pen - American Crafts; Stamps - Hero Arts; Ink - Clearsnap; Misc - Bling, lace, lace blooms

Workout #39 of Scrapfit is to show Glitter and Glam! I loved working on this LO of my 2 girls before they had their ballet Christmas presentation. Join this challenge for a chance to win an awesome kit from The Paper Trail.

CCG 181

2011-02-25T22:14:00.001+08:00

Title: Everyday

Materials: Patterned papers - Sassafras Lass; Cardstock - Bazzill; Die-cuts - Daisy Ds; Flower & Bling - Prima; Butterflies - Jenni Bowlin; Twine - The Twinery; Pen - American Crafts; Misc - Doily Lace; lace; Punch - Martha Stewart; Ink - Tsukineko

Journaling: Bianca @ 5 yrs; Sept. 3, 2010

Here's my Lo for Color Combos Galore Challenge 181. I love the soft colors and how my LO turned out. But what I really love most is that I was finally able to use these Sassafras Lass papers sitting in my stash since 2009, I think.

So please do join us for this week's beautiful color challenge!

Furry Friend

2011-02-24T22:56:00.001+08:00

For this week's Pebbles Inc. blog posts, we were asked to scraplift a LO from one of our co-DTs. I chose a LO by Jennifer Yates featuring the Cats & Dogs line. I love Jennifer's scrapping style...always fresh and fun and happy...

Title: Furry Friend

Journaling: Bianca with one of her furry Webkinz friends. 072010

Pebbles Supplies Used: Cats & Dogs Cat-i-tude (751046), Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049), Cats & Dogs Kitty Condo (751050), New Arrival Girl She's Here (751055), New Arrival Girl Sweet Moments (751056), Charming Glitter ABC Stickers (732000), Twitterpated Journal Stickers (732003), New Arrival Girl 12" Border Stickers (732024), Cats & Dogs Tags (743701), Green Glitter Candy Dots (744215); Other supplies used: Thickers (American Crafts), Pen (American Crafts), Punches (EK Success, Fiskars)

For this LO, I particularly loved how she used circles to create a border and made my version using one of the Pebbles border stickers. I love how the papers perfectly matched my photo, right down to Bianca's beaded bracelet! You can view Jennifer's original LO in the Pebbles blog here. Thanks for a great idea Jennifer!

The Candy Man

2011-02-23T12:02:00.000+08:00

Title: The Candy Man
Materials: Cardstock - DCWV; Patterned papers, buttons, stickers - Nikki Sivils; Pen - American Crafts; Punch - EK Success
Journaling: Luis isn't much of a candy-eater. except when it comes to lollipops...he just can't say "No!". Easter 2010

Here's a LO using Nikki Sivils "Something for Everyone" collection. I love the soft blue colors in this collection! Luis is growing up so fast, I don't even notice it until I take a look at his pictures...soon my little boy is going to be a little man...sniff, sniff...

Tiara Girls

2011-02-22T11:28:00.000+08:00

I made this LO for Color Combos Galore Challenge #177 only to find out that what looked like a dark purple on my screen was supposed to be black. But I still love how this LO turned-out. It's not my usual style, since it has very little bits of patterned paper but it is refreshing to go shabby chic every now and then...it's a great way to use up my stash too!

My little girls love to do anything crafty...wonder where they got that from?...and saw these DIY tiaras in one of their craft books...they immediately insisted on making them...who would've thought tin foil tiaras could be so cool???

Title: Tiara Girls
Materials: Cardstock - Wassau; Patterned papers - Graphic 45, Sasafras Lass; Trim - Webster's Pages; Chipboard - Dusty Attic; Paint - Making Memories; MIst - Tattered Angels; Transparency - Hambly; Flower - Prima; Metal Alpha and tiles - Joann; Journal diecut - Daisy Ds; misc lace and heart charm; pen - American Crafts; punch - Martha Stewart; ink - Tsukineko; rub-on - 7 Gypsies; pompom lace - Fancy Pants
Journaling: Nadya & Bianca loved the aluminum foil tiaras that Yaya Jen helped them make. Jan 3, 2011

CCG 180

2011-02-20T06:49:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for this week's challenge at Color Combos Galore. This was another not so easy challenge for me since I rarely use just these colors -- I would normally add a yellow or orange for a little more pop...

Title: Getting Ready to Party

Materials: Cardstock - Wassau, Bazzill; Patterned papers - Love Elsie, October Afternoon' Journaling Paper - October Afternoon; Journal sticker - 7 Gypsies; Small Alpha Stickers - Jenni Bowlin; Chipboard Alpha - American Crafts; Chipboard Circle - KI Memories; Pen - American Crafts; Ribbon - Maya Road; Mist - Tattered Angels; Misc Baker's twine, staples; Punch - EK Success

Journaling: Bianca wanted some curls, just like mommy's! Dec. 24, 2008

You have until Friday next week to send in your submission for this challenge!

Scrap FIT Workout #38

2011-02-16T13:55:00.000+08:00

Our challenge for Workout #38 is to scrap the winter blues away with a bright and cheery color palette of green-yellow-orange-red-white....not that we have winter over here, but the weather has been dreary as well with unexpected rains in the off season so it was really nice to do a sunshiny LO.

Title: Perfect Getaway

Materials: Cardstock, foam and chipboard letters, pen, rub-ons - American Crafts; Patterned papers - Sassfras Lass, KI Memories, Bella Blvd; Sticker - Bella Blvd; Ink - Tsukineko

You can use any shade of the colors mentioned and you have until February 28th to link your entry to our Mr. Linky here for this Workout. You also have time to join in on Workout #37 Dream A Little Dream. Winners from both Workout 37 & 38 will be anounced on March 1st. You could be the lucky winner of a great kit from Lucky Girl Crafts or a FITkit from ScrapFIT!

It's Almost V-Day!

2011-02-13T09:24:00.001+08:00

In celebration of Valentine's Day tomorrow, Color Combos Galore features a very fitting palette this week.

It is very rare for me to use colors that are these bold so, as usual, I rely on simplicity of design to create maximum impact. I am so glad I found these KI Memories sheers in my stash...I forgot I even had them...And this photo is another one that I've been meaning to scrap but just hadn't had time to do before now...

Title: ABC of Love

Materials: Cardstock - Wassau, American Crafts; Sheers - KI Memories; Foam Letters - American Crafts; Tiny Alpha - Making Memories; misc floss

You have until this Friday to participate in this week's challenge...go and create one for your love now! I hope you all spend tomorrow with someone you love!!!

Summer in the Big Apple

2011-02-09T09:54:00.001+08:00

Here's a long over-due LO from our trip to New York last summer. We're lucky that my 2 sisters share a huge (by NY standards) apartment and they let us stay with them for a week...I have a feeling though that the invite is only open if we have the kids with us...

It's funny though, because if you ask my kids what they love most about NY, they will tell you that it's the apartment -- they got so tired of all the walking to the subway and back (it's 5 blocks to 57th and Lexington) -- they were excited to go out each morning but were more excited to get back home asap where the doting aunts would let them watch TV, play games on their laptops and let them eat whatever they want.

Title: Summer in the Big Apple

Materials: Cardstock- DCWV, American Crafts; Patterned Paper- Nikki Sivils; Making Memories Slice machine; Foam alpha - American Crafts; Buttons - Nikki Sivils; Small alpha stickers - Nikki Sivils

Journaling: We spent a week in New York and can't wait to get back. May 2010

This LO uses the new Summer line from Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker which has a really fun color palette...I hear all of Nikki's new lines have sold out and she has had to re-print already...woohoo!!! I also followed a sketch from Sketches for Scrapbooking by Allison Davis and Debbie Sanders.

The apples were the last things I cut from my Slice machine before it unceremoniously died on me -- not really, but started cutting really weird shapes and the Making Memories Customer Service says since it's past the warranty period I would have to pay $19.99 for check-up on top of shipping it to the US and then an unknown amount if it is fixable...tsk tsk. So I will have to do a "big think" on this one as I have almost 30 design cards, but am not keen on investing in another MM machine if it only lasts 2 years...what to do, what to do....and I did love my Slice machine to bits until this all happened...

CCG 178

2011-02-04T19:02:00.000+08:00

Here's my LO for Color Combos Galore #178 using Niki Sivils Scrapbooker's brand new "Summer" line.

Title: Smile

Materials: Patterned papers - Nikki Sivils; Rub-ons, pen, flair buttons - American Crafts; Misc rickrack, baker's twine, foam tape

This week's color scheme is so sweet it's almost sinful so please do try your hand at it!

Make A Wish

2011-02-01T16:27:00.001+08:00

Here's my 1st LO for Scrapfit Challenge blog. For Workout #37, we were asked to scrap about our dreams or goals. It took me forever to think of what mine is...and shallow as it may be...the only thing that I really, truly want right now (because I am already so blessed to have everything else) is to lose weight!

Title: Make A Wish
Materials: Cardstock - Wassau; Patterned papers - Sassafras Lass, American Crafts; Die-cuts - Daisy Ds; Mist - Tattered Angels; Number Stickers - October Afternoon; Pen - American Crafts; Dymo label maker; Misc lace

If you've barely made a dent in your scrapbooking goals for 2011, this is a great challenge to start with. I hope you can join us here and you have until the end of this month to submit your LO.

Ballet Love

2011-01-27T19:52:00.000+08:00

Here's another LO featuring Nikki Sivils' Sugar Cookie collection. This is Bianca at her ballet Christmas program last December. They featured dances from The Nutcracker and she's supposed to be doing a soldier dance. She was sooooo adorable, and I'm not just saying that because I'm her mother:)

Title: Ballet Love

Journaling: I love that you love ballet! 121810

Materials: Cardstock - Provocraft; Patterned papers - Nikki Sivils; Jewel brad - Creative Charms; Transparency - Hambly; Mist - Tattered Angels

Scrap More in 2011 with Pia and Ria

2011-01-26T21:29:00.001+08:00

This year, Pia (Lopez) and I are spreading our wings and going to venture into teaching a scrapbooking class. Some might think this is an easy task, but not when the only other scrapbooking teacher, rather guru, in this part of the world is our good friend Iris Uy....such a tough act to follow...

Scrap 4 LOs in one afternoon using Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker's new "We Are Family" collection. Learn tips and tricks to:

scrap multi-photos and 4x6 pics
stretch your materials to create more LOs
add dimension and texture with less mess and less fuss

Date: March 19, 2011, Saturday
Time: 12nn to 5 pm
Place: Lasting Impression (26-D V. Ibanez St., Little Baguio, San Juan)
Fee: Ps650
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Please reserve your slot by sending an email to pia_zobel_lopez@yahoo.com and/or ria_mojica@yahoo.com. Payment details will be sent when we confirm your reservation. Limited slots available.

So if you're free on that day and want to have a scrappin' good time, please join us for the class! And before I go, I leave you with a LO I created using Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker's "Sugar Cookie" collection.

Title: One Sweet Thing
Materials: Patterned papers, die-cuts, stickers - Nikki Sivils; Cardstock - Wassau; Pen - merican Crafts; misc ricrac
Journaling: One of Bianca's favorite snacks -- quickie smores!