Color Combos Galore #148

Color Combos Galore Challenge #148 is up and here's my LO for this beautiful color scheme -- the mix of dark pink, lavender and a kind of mustard yellow is unusual but so much fun to play with!

And the best part is, except for the pink lace and mist, everything else has been in my stash for at least the last 2 years (recognize the Basic Grey papers)...I can't believe I have finally found a use for that huge Prima flower!!!

Title: Yummy-licious
Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Patterned papers and alpha stickers - Basic Grey; Flower - Prima; Mist - Tattered Angels; Transparency - Hambly; Metal Tab - Making Memories; misc lace; border punch - Fiskars

Do try your hand at this one!

Happy Father's Day!

Belated Happy Father's Day to all the dads in your lives!

My husband got to decide on what we did yesterday...which is why this post got delayed. We had an 8:00am breakfast at CaraMia, followed by the 9:15am mass, then rushed to the 11:00am screening of Toy Story 3, and lunch at 1:00pm. We took a break in the afternoon but went out again for dinner at CPK.

For today, I have 3 LOs using Dan the Record Man from Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker. I want to thank Nikki for letting me be on her team for another year, yehey!!! Nikki is such a joy to work with and working with an awesome team is a huge bonus!

Title: Journey
Journaling: Spending New Year's Eve at the beach with my family
Materials: Cardstock-Bazzill; Patterned Papers, buttons, stickers (rikrak, journaling, scallops, orange arrow) - Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker; Phrase Sticker - Daisy Ds; Transparency - Hambly; Chipboard circle - Buzz & Bloom; Chipboard Title - Scenic Route; Misc ribbon; Tattered Angels Mist; EK Success border punch; Clearsnap ink; American Crafts pen; 3M adhesive

Title: Sporty Spice
Journaling: Nadya tried badminton this summer and enjoyed practising in the park. April 2010
Materials: Cardstock-Bazzill Basics; Patterned Papers, journaling block, die-cut stars - Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker; Mist - Tattered Angels; Felt Letters - Making Memories; Letter Stickers - Foofala by Autumn Leaves; Pens - Ranger, American Crafts; Ribbon - Fancy Pants; Misc lace; Punches - EK Success, Fiskars

Title: Dad & Me
Journaling: Daddy & Bianca; April 2010
Materials: Patterned Papers, stickers - Nikki Sivils; Glitter Alpha - Making Memories; Transparency - Hambly; Pen - American Crafts; Misc lace, staples

Jetlag

...just gets worse as you get older. For the 3rd day in a row, the whole family was up by 3:30 am today (slightly better than the 2AM the last 2 days), so we decided to go to McDonald's for breakfast.

We arrived last Thursday, after 3 weeks of eating and travelling, to a home that is under renovation (and will be for the next 3 months)...and the stiffling heat of Manila...with an aching back (blame it on airline luggage surcharges so we had to maximize our allowed carry-ons)...and a rapidly growing list of things that needed to be done yesterday.  Welcome to my reality!

So pardon me for this delayed posting of Sketchabilities #17 which was revealed last May 30. 

Do check out the takes of my co-DT, never ceases to amaze me how many takes there are to the same sketch!

It's so hard to believe my 3-month term is up. Sketchabilities has a DT Call for the July-Sept 2010 term so please check it out.

Now time for me to go back to sleep ...it's 12noon already!

Snobby Walrus 1st Challenge and June Kit!

Hi again everyone! Snobby Walrus' 1st Challenge is up on the blog, and I hope that you all can join this one, hosted by Lynette Davis!

Above is the wicked June kit called "Dirty Martini" (don't you just adore the kit names that Tracy comes up with???) and below are my projects for this month, with some stuff from the add-on kits...

I loved working with this kit even if I only had 2 days to work with it since I had to go out of town...and still have many materials left over for when I get back! Cheers and Advanced Happy Father's Day to all the Dads in your life!

Color Combos Galore!!!

I'm so happy to announce that I am part of the new Color Combos Galore DT, and super excited to be working with a great, no ... awesome team!!!

ANABELLE O'MALLEY

ANNE-MARIE TEO

DEBBI TEHRANI

DENINE ZIELINSKI

JAIME WARREN

JANA EUBANK

JANET PERAFAN-BABAR

JANIS MEDINA-MAGHINAY

JULIANNE McKENNA - DE LUMEN

KIM MORENO

LG BELARMINO

LILLY ROSE

MICHELLE LANNING

PIRADEE TALVANNA

RIA MOJICA

ROREE RUMPH

SARAH KLEMISH

SUSAN DUPRE

YUKA HINO

The site has been revamped and we are sure you will love the wonderful challenges and surprises we have in store. This week's inspiration board #145 is sure to bring out your best side...

I hope you can all join in on the fun. Deadline for this challenge is June 9th. Too bad I'm out of town and couldn't participate in this week's challenge but will surely make-up for it when I get back!  

Happy Scrapping!

Something new and exciting is coming soon...

...watch out for the announcement on June 3rd...

Only Daddy...

Here's my take on Sketchabilities Sketch #16.

Check out what the rest of the DT created with this amazing sketch!

Jumping Puddles

Here's another LO I made using the Snobby Walrus main kit and some items from the add-on kit.

Snobby Walrus is sponsoring Sketchy Thursday, do join it for a chance to win a prize pack from Snobby Walrus.

Speaking of puddles, I do wish it rains soon, the weather the past 2 months has been scorching hot!

'Til my next post!

Happy Mother's Day!

Can't believe it's been another year since last Mother's Day. This is a day I have come to look forward to, and tomorrow I am celebrating my 10th Mother's Day!!! Hurray, for not yet losing my sanity!!!

I would like to believe that I am a different mom than I was 10 years ago...back then I was working, earning my own money, focused on being a career woman...but having kids changed all that. I decided soon after I got pregnant with Nadya, my 2nd child, that if there was something I didn't want to regret later on in life, it was that I didn't spend enough time with my kids as they grew up.

I am blessed to have a husband who supported my decision, and to even have that option available to me. Granted, being in a single-income household has its setbacks, but by and large, I am lucky to be "living the life"!

Here's a LO I made to celebrate my 10th Mother's Day using Ellie's Day Out from Nikki Sivils.

I am...Mom

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

And the NSD winners are...

For the Kiki-Art Give-away...

Ginny said...

Amazing, I just love it! Of course the cause is pretty amazing as well. I really like your blog, I'm going to subscribe!

For the Nikki Sivils Give-away..

Monique said...

Wow Ria!! You've been making some FABULOUS pages lately!!!! Love them!! My fav line from Nikki is currently "Henry's Brilliance" (well, I love all her lines, but have to choose only one...).
Happy NSD!!! and thanks for a chance to win!!

Congrats Ginny and Monique!!! Please send me a pm with your full name and mailing address so we can send out your prizes asap!!!

Thanks again everyone for dropping by my blog and hope you all had a great NSD!!!

Snobby Walrus May Kit Reveal

Here are my projects using the May Kit "Puddle Jumping" from Snobby Walrus. I didn't realize how much I missed using flowers, lace and other dimensional elements, plus detail cutting and misting, until I worked with this kit.

TITLE: Little Lady

MATERIALS: SNOBBY WALRUS MAY 2010 KIT; Patterned papers - American Crafts- Maryann, Sassafras Lass- Blueberry Grove, Cosmo Cricket- Snip Snip, 7 Gypsies- Fleur De Lys, 7 Gypsies- Orchestra, Marks Paper Co- Clear Sky/Cotton Dress; American Crafts Thickers Lullaby- Sunflower; Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type- Black; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist- Spring Rain; Prima Lace- Cream; 7 Gypsies Set of 3 Metal Keys- Antique Gold

TITLE: Swing

MATERIALS: Snobby Walrus May 2010 kit; Patterned papers - American Crafts- Creamy Coconut, Sassafras Lass- Golden Love, Sassafras Lass- Blueberry Grove, Cosmo Cricket- Snip Snip, 7 Gypsies- Ecriture, 7 Gypsies- Fleur De Lys, Marks Paper Co- Ice Cream Cone/Board Shorts; American Crafts Thickers Lullaby- Sunflower; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist- Spring Rain; Prima Cancan Vintage Flowers- Lace; Prima Lace- Cream; 7 Gypsies Set of 3 Metal Keys- Antique Gold; Glitz Designs Vintage Love Rub-Ons; misc buttons; Karen Foster floss

JOURNALING: I took this photo of Bianca with my zoom lens, watching her on the swing makes me want to do the same. 040210

TITLE: Don't Leave Me Hanging

MATERIALS: SNOBBY WALRUS MAY 2010 KIT; Patterned papers - American Crafts- Sunny Spot, Marks Paper Co- Wild Flower/Log; American Crafts- Creamy Coconut; Marks Paper Co- Ice Cream Cone/Board Shorts; Cardstock - DCWV; American Crafts Thickers Lullaby- Sunflower; Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type- Black; Prima Lace- Cream; Pen - American Crafts

Ane here's my 1st ever ATC card. Now I realize that even if I come from "simple scrapbooking" roots -- which is still obvious in my work, I also really enjoy piling on other elements onto my pages.

MATERIALS: Patterned paper - Cosmo Cricket- Snip Snip; Glitz Designs Vintage Love Rub-Ons; Tim Holtz Distress Inks; misc metal heart and suede ribbon

Hope you like these as much I do and don't forget to check out the work of my amazing co-dt here!

Happy NSD!

Ria

Sketchabilities #15 Reveal

Here's my take on Sketchabilities sketch #15. I turned the sketch around and placed my photos vertically. Check out the other DT's awesome takes on the sketch here.

Title: Fave Aunt

Journaling: Tita Trinna has 1 goal as far as her nieces & nephwes are concerned -- to be their favorite tita -- looks like she's done it! Sorry Noc! Jan 2010

Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill Basics, DCWV; Patterned papers, die-cuts, buttons - Nikki Sivils; Chipboard Alpha - Heidi Swapp; Misc ribbon, metal heart, chipboard

Nikki Sivils NSD Give-away and more...

Hi everyone! National Scrapbooking Day is tomorrow and Nikki is so generous that she is offering one winner from each of her DT's blogs a whole collection of their choice!!!

All you have to do is :

1. visit the Nikki Sivils website or blog
2. choose your favorite collection
3. come back here and tell me which collection you would love to win!
4. one lucky winner will be chosen on May 4
5. If you're the winner, wait for your package to be mailed out by Nikki herself!!!

Easy-peasy, huh?

And for the whole month of May, we will be having a Nikki Sivils layout challenge at Lasting Impression.

• Challenge is open to all Lasting Impression customers (Philippines only)
• LOs must be 12x12 or 8.5 x 11, no specific theme
• LOs must be 75% Nikki Sivils products
• Deadline for submission is May 31, 2010. A gallery will be created at Lasting Impression for this challenge.
• The winner gets a prize pack of Nikki Sivils goodies (photo to follow)!!!
• Nikki herself will be choosing the winner for this challenge!

And that's not all that Nikki Sivils has for you this May so just keep visiting Nikki's blog for another very exciting announcement coming soon...

Update 050210: It seems there is something wrong with Nikki's site, I'm posting photos of the collections below for you to choose from:

Willow Bee:
Will He B The 1?
Flaming Butterfly:
Ellie's Day Out:
Dan The Record Man:
Bella Blue & Oscar Too:
Victoria's Street:
U R My Favorite:
My Sweet Cherry Pie:
Henry's Brilliance:

Boo-tiful:





North Pole Nights:

Snobby Walrus May Kit!

Well, the reveal isn't until May 1st so, for now, I have some sneaks for you using the gorgeous May Kit "Puddle Jumping" from Snobby Walrus.

Do check back on May 1st for the full reveal!!!

Blog Hopscotch Time!!!

Thanks for coming to my blog and joining Kiki Art's first ever blog hop... However, we'd like to call it a BLOG HOPSCOTCH!

• When? During National Scrapbook Day weekend.

It will run from Thursday, April 29th until Monday, May 3rd.

• How to play?

You can start wherever you want, however, make sure to visit the blogs of our talented design team members. Also, please make sure to visit the Kiki Art blogs (English, French, and Spanish) to be eligible to win.

Each design team member was asked to select an organization that commits to helping others. Then, they created a project based on their organization featuring Kiki Art products. Make sure to take note of each organization/good cause each DT member has selected.

When you hop from blog to blog, hopefully you will get inspired by all of the beautiful Kiki Art work. We also hope that you are inspired to do good by getting involved in an effort to create a better world through these organizations.

• How to get a prize from the Kiki Art blog?

For your chance to win, you need to leave a comment on the Kiki Art blog letting us know which one(s) was/were your favorite blog(s) during our blog hop and what organization was displayed on that blog. (Don't limit yourself! You can choose as many blogs as you want!)

• How to get a prize from a Kiki Art design team member blog?

Many members of our design team have decided to give away a project that is related to the good cause they believe in. Leave a comment on their blog hop posts, and they will pick a random winner.

On Tuesday, May 4th, all winners will be announced!

Let the BLOG HOPSCOTCH begin!!! Get inspired and enjoy!

Here's the list of names and blog addresses for all three Kiki Art blogs (English, French, and Spanish):

English/Anglais/Ingles

Fleur Smith – BC, CANADA - http://fleursbydesign.blogspot.com

Jillian Anger – ON, CANADA - http://www.sleepisnotrequired.blogspot.com

Linda Shewchuk – SK, CANADA - http://awesomememories.blogspot.com

Stephanie Hart – NS, CANADA - http://www.Stephanie-Hart.Blogspot.com

Tammy Lever – AB, CANADA - http://tampatha.wordpress.com

Virginia Wong – AB, CANADA - http://virginiawongmichiels.blogspot.com

Ann-Katrin – NORWAY - http://papirhobby.no

Annika Bergquist – SWEDEN - http://annikasblandning.blogspot.com

Carole Stirrat – WA, USA- http://www.carolestirrat.blogspot.com

Einat Kessler – ISRAEL - http://scrapinit.blogspot.com

Ellen Sosnoski – PA, USA - http://closeyourears.blogspot.com

Katrina Hunt – MO, USA - http://www.paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com

Keely Yowler – KY, USA - http://www.keelyy.blogspot.com

Lynda Lindley – WA, USA - http://positive-force.blogspot.com

Meghan Epperly – FL, USA http://igiveacrop.wordpress.com

Nicole Rixon – CA, USA - http://www.onesweetromance.com

Ria Mojica – PHILIPPINES - YOU'RE HERE!!!

Sarah de Guzman – CA, USA http://redoaklines.com

Sophia Allison – SOUTH AFRICA http://sallison.blogspot.com

Vivi Rahman – BRUNEI http://vivs.typepad.com/tyroscrapper

KIKI - Arantza Izurrategui - QC, CANADA - http://www.bykiki.ca

Spanish/Espagnol/Español

Carolyn – USA & Panamá - http://carolynscrap.blogspot.com

Christine – USA - http://scrappygal-scrapthat.blogspot.com

Dessy – MEXICO - http://scrapenlasmontanias.blogspot.com

Lida – MEXICO - http://rainbowcrafter.blogspot.com

Olgacle – COLOMBIA - http://olgascrap.blogspot.com

Patty – MEXICO - http://mynameisscrappy.blogspot.com

Rebeca – ESPAÑA - http://mirinconscrap.blogspot.com

Rosa – ESPAÑA - http://scraprosarr2.blogspot.com

Tere – USA & Mexico - http://www.terecontodomicorazon.blogspot.com

Kiki Canada & Argentina - http://www.bykiki.ca

French/Francaise/Frances

Annie – Québec, Canada - http://annie10-unjourlafois.blogspot.com

Kimmieprout – Québec, Canada - http://kimmieprout.blogspot.com

Ladybird – Québec, Canada - http://www.blogladybird.blogspot.com

Loustic – Québec, Canada - http://uneviedeloustic.blogspot.com

Zamaline – Québec, Canada - http://janealiasjanik.blogspot.com

Marie France - Québec, Canada - http://www.kikiartist.com/mariefrance

Karine - Québec, Canada - http://karl-scrap.blogspot.com

- Kiki - Arantza Izurrategui - Québec, Canada - http://bykiki.ca

And here's my Earth Day give-away...a rolled paper frame using scrap papers from Kiki Art and cardboard backing from paper stacks.

This was so easy and fun to do. I picked it up from a project by Leah Fung, but made mine a little bigger. I whitewashed the frame to add a slightly distressed effect, and added the Kiki Art glitter heart chipboard and a metal word plate.

Leave a comment here to be included in a drawing to win this photo frame (open to all, international included).

Thanks again for dropping by...