Updates, News, Projects, etc... (long post...)

Hi!!! it's a hectic month for me... i have been doing a lot of scrapping and I just want to share them all with you.... before I start, let me say THANKS!!! to all who greeted me, left a comment and emailed me regarding my first published page. It really means so much to me. MWAH!...

On to some scrapping stuff...

First News.... I am Guest Designing for Inspired Blueprints for the Month of February!!! Thanks So much for the invitation!!! I'm really enjoying creating pages based on your sketches!!! and Sketch# 9 is just gorgeous!!

Here is Sketch # 9My take...Closer look....Title: i love ur smile

Journaling: I just love taking pictures of you... i just love it when i see you smile.

Materials Used: Fancy Pants Splendid Collection; Tim Holts Tickets; Maya Road Sheers; Chatterbox Diecuts; AC felt ribbons; WRMK brads metal embellies; Buzz and bloom fat albert alphas and tubby alphas; Diamond glaze; AC thickers; Blue lace

Dont you love the Fancy Pants Splendid line? they are now available at Rekindled Moments.

I'm inviting you to come and join us there at Inspired Blueprints and try the sketches!!! I really hope to see you all there!!!

Second News...

February had just bagan....this means... new activities and challenges over at Mystical Scrapbooks!!! Inviting you all to join us in our monthly challenges... I'm incharge of the Sketch Challenge for the month... So here is my sketch... here's my sample...close up....
Title: 2gether

Materials used: Pink Paisely Vintage Moon pps; AC thickers; Maya road Sheer People; Alcohol inks; Versa black ink

Inviting you to join us there!!! You have until the end of the month to upload your entries in the gallery. So excited to see them!!!

3rd News...

Were going to have our Cyber Crop at Mystical Scrapbooks this coming Friday, Feb 6, 2009... the DTs there has prepared fun challenges for you ladies!!! I am also cooking up a short demo for all you guys there!!! So come to our forums and say HI!!! We are more than happy to have you there!!!

4th news...

Scrappinkids has started its February monthly challenge!!! The challenge for the month is Scrap about your child/children and use an adjective to describe your lil one best! Use that adjective as the title and do include a journalling as well...

My chosen word for my boy is.... CUTIE!!!

Closer look...

Title: CUTIE

Materials Used: Scenic Route Appleton pps and embellies; Heidi Swapp ghost heart; Foof ala buttons; 3d pebeo paint

Do link your layout (on your blog) in the comments section or send us a copy by email to scrappinkids4@yahoo.com.sg Please submit by Saturday, 28th February 2009 Midnight Eastern Time. International scrappers are most welcome to join this challengeSK Crew will pick one favourite layoutand the winner will be announce
on Sunday, 1st March 2009

5th news...

Last week, a Bingo crop has started at Scrapbookheaven. On Bingo card week 1... here is my page... Title: I love to munch

Materials Used: Basic Grey - Offbeat pps; Scenic route background pp; AC Thickers; Inque boutique stickers; MM Alpha stickers; Rusty Pickle Chipboard

We are also going to have a sketchy Event this FEB!!!! Will keep you posted regading details of that event.. so please check back...

Well... thats it for now.... I'm currently working on something for Rekindled Moments.... will be posting some Sneak peeks soon!!!

Happenings at Mystical Scrapbooks!!!

I would like to invite everyone over to join us at the Mystical Site. Beginning today, do watch out for new monthly challenges, our February Cyber crop (which will be lots of fun!!!) to be held on the 6th, DT project reveals and many more!!! This is going to be a busy and fun month for all of us!!! So hop in and say "Hi!" to everyone on the board!!! We love to see you there!!!

Who's Inside this Magazine???

Yesterday, the mailman delivered a magazine at my doorstep. Of course, excited as ever, I hurriedly opened the semi-opened packaging of the magazine while in my mind, I was asking myself..."who sent me this? i didn't not order any magazine.." then, the moment I saw the cover and the name of the magazine.... Scrapbooking Memories, My heart immediately started to pound extra fast. I remember submitting a layout for one of their call. I sent them my LO for pictorial and it was sent back to me months ago. I haven't heard from them anymore so i was thinking...."Oh no, i think my LO will not be published anymore."

So that's the reason why, I wasn't expecting this yesterday. So i browsed fast thru their pages then on Page 65, I saw my layout!!!! Harvey even told me... "hey, is that me??" hahaha!!! and I answered, "yup, its you baby!!!"

I was shouting with so much joy that my grandmother leaving 2 houses from me was hearing me - screaming a lot. She asked me "whats happening to you?" then I told her that my page is in the magazine. She thought something shocking was happening to us hehehe!

We'll thats me, with so much JOY and EXCITEMENT. Its my first submission to any publication and its my first time to get published!!! What an awesome feeling!!!

Anyway, here are snapshots of Harvey with the Magazine hihi. (I think i still cant show the page on which my Lo was on.--but will be sharing that soon hihi!)
and a sneak of whats on page 65!!!Thanks for letting me share!!! yahoo!!!!

Inspired Blueprints Sketch 8 -and a Bonus Sketch

I'm really enjoying creating pages based on Inspired Blueprints Sketches... Sharing my take on sketch #8 and their bonus sketch for January.
Here is sketch # 8

Here is my take...

Closer Look...Title: Spend Quality Time Together

Journaling: "Yippie! Daddy is here! Daddy has no work today!" This is what Harvey usually tells us if he wakes up with his dad around on weekend mornings. he just love spending time with his dad.

Materials Used: Kaisercrafts papers; MME diecut tags; SR Journaling tag; AC Thickers; Hambly Rubons; Brown ribbon; Kaiser rubons; versa black ink

and the bonus sketch....My take...closer look... Title: Poser

Journaling: I just love taking pics of you and you just love posing for the camera. tagaytay city philippines 2007

Materials used: Sassafras lass PPs; Ac Thickers; versa black ink; Monday morning memories - intricacies stars

thanks for looking!!!!

Buzz and Bloom Sneak Peek - project no. 2

This is my 2nd project for BNB.... (opps cant post this yet hihi!) Do watch for it in the Buzz and Bloom blog. ( It will be posted anytime soon!!!) For the meantime I can only share this... Thanks for looking!!!

Inspired Blueprints Sketch # 7

I have been a lurker of the wonderful sketch site - Inspired Bluprints. And thanks Anne-Marie for inviting me over. I just love the work being posted there!!! so much inspiration and gorgeous pages. After awhile of just surfing and visiting, Ive decided to create a page for the current sketch.

So here is Sketch #7 and here is my take...

More Close-ups...

Title: 2 of Us

Journaling: I love to see you guys like this...very playful and worry free. You 2 became best buddies...stay this way.

Materials used: Scenic Route Appleton and Surprise patternpapers; Pebeo 3d paint; Chipboard People; Riff Raff Chipboard-gears; Measuring tape; eyelets; Mm paints; MM Alphastickers; Maya road Sheers

While I was finishing this page off... an email came to me as i was sadden by it. it about Scenic Route papers and Ms layle. I have been a fan of this gorgeous scrapbooking brand and the news really made me sad. And to Ms Layle... she doesnt know me, but i have been visiting her blog eversince. I really wish her all the best.

Thanks for looking!

First Layout for Buzz and Bloom

My first layout for Buzz and Bloom was already posted at their Blog!! Its really an honor to ba included in a tema of super talented scrappers. Every month, were given 2 assignments and the first one is to make a layout about ourselves of course, with our favorite Buzz and Bloom Embellies.
Here is my first LO...Closer look...And my favorite Buzz and Bloom Product is... The lava lamp Acrylics ( one used as fence on this page) Actually i love all their products!!! in fact i've used several kinds on this page.

You can view the work of my fellow DTs here.

Watch out for my 2nd project this january too!!! would love to see you all there at the BNB Blog!

DT projects for Mystical Scrapbooks!!!

Sharing my Dt work with Mystical Scrapbooks. My dt Kit this month is loaded with Sassafras and Pink Paislee goodness. Thanks Donna for this!!!

here are 2 of my LOs...

i have a couple of papers left on my kit and will making anothe project from it... please do watch out for it!!! thanks for looking!!!

Oh by the way, Mystical has a new addition to the team... i welcome Sarah Ward. She is the new Mystical DT!!! Visit Mystical to know more about her.

Super Busy Weekend.. and a brown paper bag project.

This weekend was kinda super busy for me. Busy but fun.

Friday 011609, We had an online crop over at Scrappinkids. This online crop started with Wati's tutorial on Paperbag Minibook. This is so easy to do... you should try this. all you need to do is gat 5 paperbags and a few scrapping materials and you're good to go. Sharing my Brown Paer bag mini book... Since its going to be Valentines day in the next couple of days, ive decided to use some wedding pics on this project.

011709 saturday, I woke up very early because we need to go to harvey's school for the parent teacher meeting. Was a little nervous for this. Nervous to know how harvey is in school and Exam results as well as the report cards will be given today. And guess what... i was one proud mommy that day.. (will be posting a different blog post about this tomorrow). Then, had lunch and went to Harvey's doctor's appointment. We've spent quite sometime waiting for our turn to be called as there were so many patients that day. I guess a lot of kids here are catching colds because of the very cold weather. Then went home so that we can all have a nap.... and of course get online. Then, went out again in the evening to watch a movie. Harvey has been asking us for a movie date for a long time. and since he got very good grades earlier, henry and I gave in. We watched Bedtime Stories which we all did enjoyed! Had late Dinner then went home. Did a little scrapping while everyone was sleeping...

011809 Sunday. Went to church in the morning. Ate lunch at Amici's then went to get some groceries... Took care of the laundry (so tired because of this!!!) and cook dinner. Assist Harvey in his assignments and did a little chating and posting in the internet.

well thats basically my whole weekend.

Mystical Scrapbooks January Online Crop

So sorry for the late update on my blog.... im having colds right now so its kinda difficult to do some multi tasking work hihihi! anyway, I miss posting and I have lots to share.... first off... Last January 9 to 12, Mystical had it's first online crop of the year!!! Each of the DT gave a challenge and the Online crop's theme is..... SUMMER!!! My challenge was to use water photos and any water element such as waves cut out, splatter, splash must be present on the page. Here was my sample for my challenge...title: Chillin' Out

Materials Used: Scenic route's graton pps, stickers and SR's grid pps. SR alphabet sticker; Color box-black; pebeo paintl Uniball signo black pen

I also made a layout for Sara's speed scrapping challenge.. the challenge was to make a layout based on this sketch...

I experimented on creating a white spaced layout (as i am super white spaced challenge person) and used my some of my remaining scraps... here's my take...Title: the little things

Materials used: DCWV white CS; Chatterbox Botanico Papers; Chatterbox Brads; Bazill swiss dots CS; Uniball signo white pen and Maya road tree rubon.

And by the way, Mystical is still havin its super sale!!! grab this chance now!!! super low prices!!!

Drumroll please......

First of all!!! let me say Super Thank You to all of you who always have time to visit me here in my corner. I would like to thank those who always leave messages in my post and CBOX as well. I really appreciate it!!!

Now, lets proceed to the RAKs....

Harvey is quite ok now.... but you can still notice a little soring in his eyes - but is a lot better that yesterday... he helped me draw the winners.

For the International RAK.... the winner is going to get this!!!!

and the participants....Drumroll.....
Congrats Lisa of Australia!!!

Kindly PM me your addy so that I can send this to you!!!

For the 2nd draw.... for my local scrabooking friends.... the winner is going to get this!!!!

the participants....

drumroll....

Congrats Nina!!! you're the winner of the RAK!!!

PM me your addy so i can ship this to you!!!

its not yet over.... I've noticed my CBOX.... lots of birthday greetings and comments were posted there too!!! so, Ive decided to add a little more.... its just a small rak for the lucky name to be drawn from the CBOX posters from Jan 1 up to the present.

The winner will get this... and the participants...drumroll.... Congrats Arlyn!!! PM me your addy too!!!will send these to you!!!

That's it for now... again thank you to everyone!!! and keep on coming back.. who knows, I might me having 1 soon again!!! MWAAH!!!!