YITL 11

Here's my take on the word for this week. Sorry to be using yet another photo of myself and DH, haha! I've had this photo lying around for quite some time (test print from my new photo printer) so I finally decided to just use it.

Sorry, i'm feeling kinda cheesy today! haha! got a portion of the lyrics from a Frank Sinatra song...

shopping. shopping. shopping.

amen. what was supposed to have been a day of cropping turned out to be a day of shopping. for me, at least. ha! there were just too many tempting goodies in Vivian's store to allow me to sit still! ack! there goes the house fund! hehehe. Well, I actually tried to work on a page, I just didn't quite stick anything down until today.

Met up with Babette at around lunch time and we stayed til closing time. Yup, there simply seemed to have been no end to the long line of shoppers! We then decided to grab dinner at Mr Choi Kitchen just before we split up. Thanks for the ride, Babette!

first assignment

Part of my commitment as DT for Studio Azul is to come up with at least 4 pages and an altered item or card from their monthly kits.

Here's what I have using the very yummy, romantic Feb kit.













As soon as I got my photos picked out, working with this kit was such a breeze! *wink!!*

DDD #6

Did this page last weekend for Rachel's challenge to use a music title or lyrics on a page. Here's what I came up with



supplies: mostly stuff from the BG november kit

it is that time of the month again

well, I'm kinda posting this late :) as this month's Scrapbytes issue actually went up several days ago. I was asked to write about using up one's brad stash. uhm, don't keep your hopes up, it's quite a straightforward article only, as I couldn't rack my brain for any more ideas! hahaha! Please do let me know if you discover more ways to use up your own stash! *wink!*

Also featured in this month's issue is the Round Robin (a.k.a. LO Tag) Challenge which I, uh, kinda initiated sometime in October. Yup, it has taken this long for us to have the Reveal as there were quite a number of girls who joined! It's fun to see and read about the transition of the pages! Definitely something worth doing over!

Here's the simple page I came up with:


and it ended up looking fabulous! :) check out Ria's page here. Who would've imagined, huh? Only a bunch of talented ladies, that's who! *wink!*

cards for a cause

decided to attend and make 10 cards for the Scrap, Share and Shop fundraiser event for the Carmelite sisters of Tarlac last Saturday.


for this batch, I actually took the easy way out by doing a production line for the same design :)


i'm glad i went although i didn't really do anything much, haha! i simply had a great time checking out the suppliers and watching Lee in action during the auction ;) (you were a great auctioneer, Lee! more! more!)

I got a few stuff from the suppliers, but I'm glad I didn't break the bank with my purchases this time around! HAHA! what do you know, I even won a Studio Azul Pink Hawaii kit! fun!!

i wasn't planning on bidding on anything, but nobody wanted to get the paper kit from SU, so without thinking, I just raised my hand. It's for a good cause anyways and the opening bid price was pretty reasonable. I just hope I can use it for something *wink* it was a shame to see a brand new Cricut go for peanuts :( I had hoped that it would actually fetch a lot more than the opening bid of $85. I just hope the person who managed to take it home will put it to good use :)

I actually wouldn't have gone, if it weren't for my good friend Babette. Good thing she also opted to go! It was great hanging out with you! And of course, thanks so much for the ride!

YITL 9 & 10

I forgot to post my card for the previous week's YITL, haha! but here it is together with this week's.
Week 9 - ESCAPE






















Week 10 - GARDEN

it's a tag!

just been tagged by the uber talented MM Master Iris So... here are some trivia about me:

1. I used to be a hotel food and beverage manager, but I don't really cook! :o
2. I have built up quite a collection of recipe books which are obviously gathering dust (refer to #1 above)
3. I am almost always in front of my computer, I usually end up sleeping beside it! (much to DH's dismay!)
4. I hardly remove my contact lenses and can go days/weeks without doing so!
5. I have a digital SLR but almost always end up using the auto mode only
6. I am currently a lecturer/teacher, but i hardly ever tutor my own kids!
7. i pay for gym membership which i hardly ever use!

Let's now tag: Suzanne, Tin, Babette, Catherine, Rachel, Denise, Chrissy

check these out!

goodies in the mail, finally! heaven knows these took forever to arrive! oh boy, i'm just glad i'm practically done with school requirements! almost time to play! woohoo!!

feeling blue

WOW! this has got to be the ultimate form of flattery. Studio Azul girls have just asked me to join their Design Team! =) Ain't that cool? I am now grinning from ear to ear! HAHA!!! Thanks for your vote of confidence! They made the official announcement last Sunday!

It's so good to be blue!

digital LO courtesy of Studio Azul

going places

at scrapstreet! =)

check this out. this one too. tfl!

have a great week ahead!

happy mail day

oh wow! what a nice surprise to receive belated birthday greetings and goodies in the mail! these are from Jayne, a friend i met online a couple of years ago. yummy stamp set, bling and ghost embellishments. lovely birthday card to boot! Thanks so much for being so thoughtful, Jayne! =)

these are from fellow A Muse Addicts!
:) thank you, thank you, Pamela and Adelina:)

and now these... well, i don't know if i'm going to be happy or irked about these. grrrrr. I've been waiting for these to arrive forever!!! and they come after tubbyboy's messenger had already gone to the PO to pick up the package from Jayne. now i won't be able to get them until the next PO release day, which is tuesday. groan! what a long weekend this is going to be!

friend

did this for Suzanne's YITL word for the week

this photo of me and babette was taken at scrapfest, may 2007, courtesy of Jeff Lopez. I still need to add a bit of journaling at the back though

DDD challenge 5

So, over at Bad Girls, last week's challenge was to use Pencil Lines' sketch 72.

Here's what I came up with after much consideration as to which photos to use :)

photos printed from my new R290! =)

TFL! Have a great week ahead!

week 2

challenge at Ittybitty has just been concluded. The page requirements were:
4 photos on a 1-page LO
Rub-ons
Bling
At least 3 different patterned papers
Ribbon in a creative way

Here's what I worked on like crazy last Wednesday evening ;)


None too happy with that rub on peeking out from the top. HAHA! I originally intended for it to somehow line up with the first photo but for some reason, I couldn't angle all the other photos along with it. So.... I was stuck and just did what I had to do. Blah blah blah. Never mind! ;)

Here's my take on the ribbon challenge. Got the idea from Martha Bonneau

happy

Suzanne's word for last week is... you guessed it! HAPPY! Here's what i came up with :)
supplies: Bazzill cardstock, Technique Tuesday and SU stamps, Versa ink pads

DDD challenge 4

Time for fun over at Bad Girls! This time around, it's a spelling challenge and the word is: BAD GIRLS. Each letter of the word is used to represent products, techniques, colours, whatever, to create a page! Here's what I came up with during the SE mini crop last Saturday:


B - buttons
A - Autumn Leaves paper
D - distressing technique
G - gold star
I - inking technique
R - rub ons
L - lace cardstock (uhm, i couldn't think of what to use anymore, haha!)
S - stickers

all supplies, except for the bit of lace cardstock, from the Studio Azul December kit.

Saturday Mini Crop

HAHA! that 'mini' in the title is kind of like an overstatement! Only a few SE girls (myself included) were able to work on some pages; I think the mini crop at at Nette's (MLA/Scrapbooks Hawaii) was more like an excuse to shop!!! HAHAHA!!! Girls spent most of the day milling around the scrappy stuff on display. Lots of bargain finds! Got myself a set of FP 12x12 stamps at 40% off! Gotta love that! I picked up a few things here and there as well. Oh, but it was a fun opportunity to see and chat with some friends! Oh and YAY! I won a set of Inque Boutique stamps which Nette raffled off!! Yum!

Thanks to Cabbie, Donna, and Candy, for the wonderful demos! Here I snapped up a photo from Cabbie's blog (because I can see myself behind her! HAHA!)

QKD Card Making Princess

QKD Royal Court member Nina has just bestowed upon me the honor of being a


Thanks Nina!

new challenge up

chanced upon a new scrappy site sometime last week and decided to give their challenge a try. Specifically, we were supposed to use only 1 cardstock, 2 patterned papers, a set of alphas, and buttons. Here's what I came up with


supplies: Bazzill scallop card stock, patterned papers and alphas from the Bad Girls dec kit, AC alpha rub ons, Rhonna Farrer buttons from the SA dec kit, Zig pen

my self-declared V-day gift!

I have been considering getting myself a photo printer for the longest time now, as I've been fed up with the quality of prints I've been getting from both my HP printers. Naturally, I gravitated towards an Epson brand this around all thanks to the positive feedback i've been getting, but I have obviously not been too keen enough, until now! ;) OK, Cabbie's post just pushed me over the edge! I decided it's finally time to get it. All of last week, I went and scoured all the shops at Town and at the Southmall, but I simply could not find the printer in stock! Dang, dang, dang! I kept getting the same answer: they'd have to special order it for me and it would take anywhere from 3 - 7 days to get it, that is if their supplier had it in stock! But..... I wanted that printer now!!!

Earlier this evening, I finally asked Cabbie where her DH was able to score one. Ding, ding, ding!!! Octagon in Megamall, hmm? Since Tubbyboy was somewhere in the vicinity of Makati, I had the crazy idea of actually asking him to go and get me one. OK maybe that was not such a hot idea. I don't think he'd relish driving through traffic just to get me a printer he doesn't want me to be buying anyways. So, my next plan was to call the store and ask if they would so kindly ship the printer to their branch in Southmall. My patience was so sorely tested just trying to get a number for Octagon. In the end, I succeeded! So I dial the correct number only to be crest-fallen as they didn't have it in stock anymore! Boohoo! I call the MOA branch, no luck! My last resort was to call their branch in Festival. Oh, I got lucky!!! They had it! I had it reserved but was told that I had to get it tonight! Time check: 8PM! Cool! Plenty of time to change and get there! And now.... it's finally sitting pretty in my room. I just did a test print and guess who's smiling like a cheshire cat now? ;D

challenges galore

Since I've resolved to create more this year, I've decided to join several challenges to keep my scrap motivation going! =D

last weekend, my friend, babette, dropped by so we could 'play'! and she was able to work on some cards and tags. I, on the other hand, was not able to get anything done at all! i just couldn't get my papers together! ack! good thing i was already able to work on a my pages for coordinates collections' Scrapping with the Stars 1st challenge.

we were to derive inspiration from Ali Edwards and
Mahlin Andersson, one of Coordinates Collections' DT members.

Hmmm... this round really had me thinking, haha! I waited until the last minute and finally came up with these:

supplies: bazzill cs, scenic route paper, 7G gaffer tape and stickers, stamps (fontwerks, everyday beauty, stamped in ink), ink pads (Versafine and Colorbox), staples, zig pen


supplies: (from Scarlet Lime's January kit) scenic route and Ki memories papers, ki memories sticker, felt butterfly, buttons; (from my stash) hs flower, autumn leaves chipboard journaling spot, AC thickers chipboard alpha stickers, zig and sharpie pens

This morning, I came upon Suzanne's YITL card challenges. It practically just started and right now, it's still fairly easy to catch up! I decided to take the plunge! What a great way to use up some stash and lessen my piles of photos, even! *wink!*

Here's what I have so far
YITL 1 - resolve





















YITL 2 - winter





















YITL 3 - blue





















YITL 4 - proud
















YITL 5 - red





















YITL 6 - love

scrapbytes ezine

feb edition is up!! i was tasked to come up with some projects that make use of hardly used tools, heart punchers in particular! yikes! how do i come up with projects using tools i've had for ages but never even used? hahaha!! hmmm.... i let the ideas stew in my head for a while but in the end, I was only able to come up with simple cards and whatnots :) hey, this was a great way to use up my hardly-used embossing folders as well! *wink!*

so many kits, so little time..

after a dry spell, several of my kit subscriptions came in the mail last week ;) there's nothing like yummy stuff to jumpstart my mojo!! but yikes, I think I may have more supplies than I have the time of day for. i didn't even bother to open these up! there's simply no time to enjoy these (only for the time being, i hope!) :o

Fantastic February

happening at Scrapperie!

crazy good time for the whole month of February and you don't want to miss out on all of the fun prizes you could win!

check out how you can join in on the fun here

please mention i referred you when you register! thanks! =) happy weekend!

OHMY!!!!

I recently received word that my page has been selected to be featured in a scrapbook ezine launch!!! EEEK!!! I was so excited I didn't know what to do, hahaha!!!



so.... today's the day my work gets to be featured in Making Memories For You first ever ezine!!!