Happy New Year!

And to start the New Year off, here's a LO I made for Colorful Creations for their Guest Designer Sketch Series. Colorful Creations is a wonderful community of scrapbookers with several regular challenges.

I used Nikki Sivils Blueberry Hill for this project and drew and cut the balloons myself.

Title: Plastic Balloon Fun
Materials: Cardstock - DCWV; Patterned Papers, die-cut and letter stickers - Nikki Sivils; Thickers and pens - American Crafts.
Journaling: Nadya discovers the joy of plastic balloons. April 2010, Canyon Woods, Batangas

2010 was a very good year for me in all aspects...got our house renovated...kids are all doing well in school...Bud is doing well at work...more scrapbooking opportunities for me...got to travel a bit...but the start of a new year is always exciting...so many things to look forward to...

I hope 2011 is a great year for everyone too!

Ties That Bind

I was thrilled when Jennifer asked me to be the Guest Designer at Inspired Blueprints! I enjoy working with sketches...even if the resulting LO ends up differently from the original, because they always make the wheels in my head turn in different directions. 

I started working on this LO during my Scrappy Birthday Party -- which is always a lot of fun because we combine great friends, good food and juicy "tsismis" or "gossip" -- but "tied" it together later on.

Title: Ties That Bind

Journaling Quote: Family ties are precious threads no matter where we roam; They draw us close to those we love and pull our hearts toward home.

Materials: Patterned papers - October Afternoon, Echo Park; Die-cut Flowers - Sassfras Lass; Puffy Alpha - American Crafts; Script alpha sticker - Webster's Pages; Green Alpha Sticker - Basic Grey; Metal Lacing Brads - Karen Foster; Flair Button - American Crafts; Misc fiber; Sticker Tab - 7 Gypsies; Pen - American Crafts; Acrylic Butterfly - Heidi Swapp; Font: Bradley Hand ICT TT

Can't believe it's November already...time to think of Thanksgiving and Christmas projects...