Christmas 1st Wishlist Received!

Last November I list down all I want for Christmas, surprisingly I never thought that I can receive the first in my list that I had written down. When we went to Trinoma last November 30, Erwin surprised me with the watch I wanted. He was so generous that time and he even buy me an additional strap. He loves to buy for me the green lizard strap but I change it to blue, my favorite color.

Christmas

The Friday Freebie For the Week of November 30 - December 6, 2007 Holiday Magic Freebie Cinzia Loosemore Freebie includes: 2 Gorgeous papers,1 Frame, 4 Tags, 1 Glitter Splatter, 1 Tree, 1 Garland, 1 Bow, 2 Ribbons! Journaling: What a better way to end our Christmas trip at Hongkong. After seeing Mickey and his friends at Disneyland, an attracted Christmas display was set-up inside the Hong Kong International airport. Merry Merry Christmas!! - 12/27/2005 Credits: Holiday Magic Freebie by Cinzia Loosemore Fonts: Tekton Pro

Christmas Wishlist

Christmas is just around the corner. 22 DAYS TO GO!!! I'm not excited as compare to previous years simply because we had been through a lot of trials especially during the last quarter of the year. But still life should go on. I'm trying my best to forgot everything, LIFT UP all my burden, worries to God and start a new chapter again. As I about to enter other journey, I might as well make myself happy by building my CHRISTMAS WISHLIST. JOY'S CHRISTMAS WISHLIST 1. Philip Stein Watch - Erwin already bought it for me. Early christmas gift! 2. Provocraft Cuttlebug 3. Cuttlebug Alpha Dies (Olivia or Curls and Swirls) 4. Sizzix Alphabet Curlz 5. Sizzix Alphabet - Girls Are Weird - Christmas gift for myself! 6. Inque Boutique Clear Stamps ( Clear Your Calendar) 7. Sizzix Die Cuts ( New Doll Series) 8. Staz-On ink pads ( all colors) 9. Stamps.. Inque Boutique, Autumn Leaves Bar Code, Hero Arts Happy Wavy Borders,Hero Arts Wavy Designer Borders, Hero Arts Original Definitions, Fancy Pants Clear Stamp - From the Garden 10. AMM Tote Bag 2 Blue Camo - (already order) 11. Digital Scrapbooking Book by Sally Beacham 12. Creating Keepsakes - Hall of Fame 9 13. A Designer's Eye for Scrapbooking by Ali Edwards 14. Autumn Leaves: Foof-A-Life 15. Autumn Leaves: Perfectly Clear: The Clear Stamp Book 16. Ask the Masters, Scrapbook Solutions from the Memory Makers Master 17. DCWV 12 X 12 TEXTURED CARDSTOCK NEUTRAL 18. INQ Whispers Dual Tip Brush Markers Basic

Rak (Random Act of Kindness) Winner Annouced - I Won!!

I was busy doing a traditional layout in my scrap room when Achie Nita buzzed me. She said,may surprise ako sa iyo, I immediately reply to her, I was thinking that she surprised me with a visit, then the YM window pop in back, telling me that you won and witness daw siya when Marj draw my name. OMG! That’s my first reaction and I keep on shouting and thanking God for the wonderful blessing first winning the kaya 7 and now this rak from Marj. I didn't expect to win because I know that I have no luck from any raffle.

Here's the prizes why we are all so eager to join this RAK.

Marj decided to spread more joy and blessings to us by revising the mechanics instead of drawing 5 names, its now 16. More chances of winning! Yipee! Each winner will receive scrapbooking goodies worth at least $20 each. Lee helps Marj to divide the stash to 16 winners.

Here's Marj announcement to the group:

After an exciting week,peeking and drooling at each other's stash, the announcement you've been waiting for is here...as much as i would like to give something to everyone,medyo kinulang prizes ng lola nyo..and i thought that kawawa naman ung iba

na mapupunta is tig 4 dollars lng...so i asked mod lee to help me divide the prizes and she came up with this perfect solution...with a few of you watching my webcam, i showed the names of each participants,then folded and put in a clear jar which my daughter was holding...then according to the excel file, my daughter (yes,i did not even touch the jar), drew names...here are the winners..congratulations and to those who didn't get picked,maybe next year pg dp ako bankrupt we will do this again...lol!...and now we've seen each other's stash,i hope to see more layouts from everyone..btw, i am still looking for someone to bring these goodies over there..sobra bigat po lahat so medyo mahirap UPS...we will announce pg on the way n ang prizes ok..God Bless!

1 Creative tool: ROX

2 Basic Grey Infuse: MARISSA

3 Souffle pens: CANDY

4 paper salon tailored tin stamps: NITA

5 paper salon tailored tin stamps: COSETTE

6 fancy pants clear stamps: IMELDA tres jolie buttons:

7 fancy pants clear stamps: AU Queen & co. felt ribbon (green):

8 Autumn Leaves Clear Stamps: JENN Queen & co. felt ribbon (pink) :

9 Autumn Leaves Clear Stamps: FLORENCE MM metal quotes : 10 mm set of acrylic paint: HELGA Creative Imaginations Chipboard 11 MM metal Alphabet charms(M): IMEE Color Box chalk (3 pieces) 12 Retractable Knife: LEE Tweezer Bee 13 tres jolie buttons: MARIX maya road felt flowers Queen & co. felt ribbon (pink) MM metal quotes 14 noteworthy jar embellishments: JEANIE Brilliance Ink pad 15 MM metal Alpahbet Charms(L): MARY ANN Queen & co. felt ribbon (green): 16 Alpha Chipboard (k&co.) JOYLEEN stencil Brilliance Tri-color 17 SCRAPBUKAN GC ($20) DONNA

OH! I love my prize. It seems they are really for me. I'm dying to have K&Co chipboard on my stash. Actually I'm planning to buy one too. Excited to use the stencil and Brilliance Tri-color, eventhough I don't know how to use those on my layouts. Anyway... I will play on that. Thank you again Marj for your generosity. Have a Joyful Christmas and God Bless!

I won KAYA 7 challenge!

Winning this challenge was the biggest accomplishment since I started digital scrap booking. I personally want to thank the people who voted for me and believing my skills and creativeness to be able to produce my winning layout. I can proudly say that I have a "K" in this hobby. This is the feeling pa... "para kang nanalo ng award", friends keeps on CONGRATULATING me, honestly I ever won any contest nor challenge in my entire life this is the FIRST time, and I will surely treasure and remember that KAYA became a part of my precious hobby, scrapbooking.

To all my friends who keep on criticizing my layout, thank you so much, without your comments I would be able to improve on my skills. I owe you one. To achie Nita who keeps on nagging me to do more layouts often than hoarding scrapbook stuffs, thank you for knocking on me.

Friday, November 30, 2007: KAYA 7 WINNERS by Nita Ang

First of all, I'd like to salute all the ladies who bravely met this month's Kaya 7 challenge. You are all so talented and I am even more impressed with the creativity of this group. Ang gagaling nyo lahat!

Now, for the winners of this month's challenge. I am proud to announce that the winner for our digital layout is JOYLEEN LIM garnering 35 votes out of 71. It is amazing how Joy was able to almost duplicate her source of inspiration. Being a gamer, herself, I can imagine why she is so inspired by it. Great job, sistah :D


As for the traditional layout, the winner is none other than MARIX MARTE garnering 62 votes out of 181. Talk about that spark of inspiration. This one surely started a wild-fire! Truly well-deserved, indeed :D

PRIZE:
CONGRATULATION, ladies. Now, the winners for this month's challenge are each receiving an identical package fresh from my scrap stash (pps, cs, chipboards & rub-ons). Au Lim has also generously added the complementing Queen & Co acrylic flowers and fibers to match the pps.


Besides these prizes, the two lucky winners are also getting a scrapbooking magazine of their choice from two wonderful ladies. THANK YOU Leirs Pagaspas for your special gift to Marix (Creative Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbook, Etc., or Memory Makers). Also, to Julie Kelly for adding to Joyleen's prize any digital or special issue digital magazine. Both magazines may be redeemed anytime from Bookoto.

Thank you Nita and Au for the prize. You are so generous. Added Stash!! Mwah
Thank you also to Julie Kelly of bookoto for sponsoring a digital magazine.

Smile

Digital Freebies

For the Week of November 23-29, 2007
On Cupid Add-On
Danielle Engebretson


Kit Contains:
Alpha containing lowercase, numbers, and some punctuation,
and 3 ribbon flowers.





Journaling:
This is one of our favorite photo taken by our good friend Sherwin during the 1st birthday of Erwin’s nephew.

Credits:
On Cupid by Danielle Engebretson, Design By Krista-Garden Kit

Fonts: Tahoma

View comments at:
http://www.digitalfreebies.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23198&nocache=1

My Scrap Room & Stash

My scrap room was the birthday gift of my dear hubby. At first the main purpose was to do cabinets for my collection, the Sylvanian until it turns out to be my working area and as well as my scrap room too. MY TOYS...... expensive yet so ADDICTING and FUN. Obvious to be a HOARDER but I enjoy taking pictures of my stash. It help me realize that I need to scrap more than to buy more. I promise to myself that I will start creating my own layouts so that I can continue to buy new stuffs again. Thanks Marj for the Rak.

You Are So Huggable

Chocoberry Creme Add-on

Melanie Ann Designs

This week's Friday Freebie is this cute little bonus add-on that co-ordinates with the full kit Chocoberry Creme.

Contains:
4 12x12 papers
1 beautiful butterfly
2 buttons with stitching
1 fabric flower
1 wrapped frame
1 ric-rac
1 12" rope
1 ribbon on a ring
1 swirly stitch




Credits: Chocolate Creme Bonus by Melanie Ann
Fonts: StarbabeHmkBold

The Mariuca Super Star Award

Cabbie tagged me... and... I'm tagging
Zabeth, Roxannee, Donna

Christmas Cards

This week freebies from Retrodiva: Tis The Season Includes: 4 - 5" x 7" Cards

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Reminising Childhood

Joy says KAYA!

I'm having a hard time to pick my sweet inspiration for this month challenge. I keep on searching the internet to find an inspiration to scraplift then at the same time I was also finding new Nintendo DS game at amazon.com when I saw the front cover of this game. I said to myself, I know this is hard to scraplift but I will try my best to do it. I was 100% inspired to do this because I enjoy playing TETRIS and I'm a GAMER.

Journaling: Erwin was so happy to see Spongebob and Patrick. He jumped up at the stage and asks me to take him a picture. I don’t know why he likes mascots; maybe he missed being a kid again!

Materials Used: 4 Fonts: Impact, Galant, CG Omega, Quiant, Spongebob and Patrick Image

Technique Used: Used eyedropper to copy the respective colors. Do 5-6 colors of papers. Grid my working area so that I can layout the bricks. Bevel the bricks. Brush the violet background with light lilac to have a dotted effect. Double Matt the photo.

My First Nephew, Tyler

Digital Freebies Challenge

For the Week of November 2 - 8, 2007
Strawberry Fields Freebie Add-on
Danielle Engebretson


Kit Contains:
2 Papers
crochetedflower1
Bow
Buttons
Fastener
Journaling Tag
Ribbon
Ribbon Border
Scallop Ribbon
Wrap Frame


Journaling:
" A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating the heart is at home" - Danielle Engebretson postage stamp word art

Strawberry Pick

For the Week of October 26 - November 1, 2007 - Digital Freebies

Be Neutral Freebie Add-on by Eva Kipler

Kits Contains:
4 Papers;
Journal Strips;
Frame;
Swirl;
2 Brads.

TITLE: STRAWBERRY PICK


Journaling:
Upon arriving Xiamen, China we began our tour, the first stop was the Strawberry Pick. Since this is the first time to pick I got very excited to pick every single red strawberry that i can see from the vines. After picking, its now to weigh in.. oh my i had a kilo of red and fresh strawberry. I immediately let them wash my strawberries and I’m so excited to taste the fresh strawberry that I pick up. I want to compare them from fresh pick and the one I’m buying from grocery. Oh my... Here’s my verdict: FRESH.. SO SWEET.. DELICIOUS

Credits: Be Neutral Freebie Add-on by Eva Kipler
Fonts: Harrington

Korea: Jewel In The Palace

Another weekly challenge from Friday Freebie

October 19-25, 2007 - Dielie Two Turtle Doves Add On



Included in this kit:
3 12" x 12" papers;
3 Tags hung on curled wires;
2 Painted metal photo corners;
1 Hand-drawn paisley rub-on




http://www.digitalfreebies.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/20388/ppuser/4656

Journaling:
I simply love this shot taken from the shooting spot from the well known Korean Series, Jewel In the Palace. The exact props were preserved for us to hold and look at it. Aside from it, this is what Erwin wants, to feed him with a spoon full of love and understanding.

Credits: Two Turtle Doves Add-On, Nisha Morton Stitches2

My Newest Toys

I'm crazy with my scrapping stuffs. Totally can't stop myself buying online but I'm trying to control myself but once I saw the huge sale and discounts, I simply can't resists it. Hopefully next year.... I will control.

Here's what I purchased. Super thank you Eric for bringing them. Mwah.

Retired Sizzix Dies. Got them through bidding at Ebay.

A Million Thanks To You, Ms. Joanne

One of the scrapping mom, Ms. Joanne Yap, will be leaving for OZ for good. "This has been long overdue" as she says.

It made me sad when she told me this "overdue" decision. She was the one who introduced me to scrapbooking. She made me see how numerous scrapbookers are here in our country. Patient, and persistent, that's how she was to me. She made me join eyeballs and challenges. She is, if not, one of the few who started the trend of scrapbooking here in the Philippines.
Joann, surely we will miss you. Rest assured, we will continue what you have started and have other people see the scrapbooker in them too.

With this, a co-scrapbooker, Ms. April organized a despedida party for her held last October 20. We were each assigned to produce an 8x8 layout to be included in the album that will be given to her. A remembrance, a token of love.... a reminder of how she made scrapbooking, easy, fun, and worthwhile.

Below is my layout for her. Joanne, my friend, my mentor. You will be missed.


Title and Journaling: A Million Thanks To You, Ms. Joanne Yap
Materials: Bloggidy by Leah Riordan @oscrap.com (flower, paper, ric rac, brad and torn paper)
SS Swirls Brush

Josh Tyler

Digital Friday Freebies for the Week of October 12 - 18, 2007
Breast Awareness Month

Included in this special freebie: by Live Pink Freebie Stephani Whetsel:
Stuffed Pretzel Designs 1 paper with border,
1 frame,
1 word art,
1 tag,
1 fiber


Here's the layout I made for this kit.

http://www.digitalfreebies.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/19604/cat/500/ppuser/4656

Beijing, China

Every Friday, digitalfreebies.com launch a new kit for us to improve our scrapbooking style and to have another week of Friday challenge.

For the Week of October 5 - 11, 2007 our kit came from Jan Hosford with the kit entitled Rustic Autumn Add-on.

Included in the kit are the following:
3 papers
2 flower stickers
1 fabric pieces
1 ribbon
1 pair of photo corners,
12 inch border
1 fastener.


Finally... I was able to finish this ahead from the deadline. Many thanks to Nita for suggesting me to put my journaling in the photo and for the inspiring comment that you mention to me upon seeing the layout. She said "PERFECT AND GOOD BALANCE". Quite an honor from me hearing it from one of the Scrappin Idols. Mwah!!!


Here's my entry
http://www.digitalfreebies.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/19013/ppuser/4656




Journaling:

Being at Beijing China was one of our favorite vacations. Aside from climbing the famous Great Wall of China, we were able to witness the beautiful scenery that Beijing in stored. The Forbidden City. Ming Tomb and Temple of heaven are some of the historic spots that they had. Aside from the heart-whelming scenery that we saw, the cold climate wrapped our perfect vacation.

September Doodle Challenge at Digital Freebies

For the previous day, I got interested joining international challenge from digital freebies. I've been downloading freebies from this site but never try to join any single challenge until one day I began thinking it would be fun if I jumped into the forum and show some of my digital works. So far I uploaded three layout under this site. Do check out my entries.

REQUIREMENT:
Create a doodley layout using the Sweetest Summer kit by Melanie Ann.

Comments:
http://www.digitalfreebies.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/18013/ppuser/4656
Title:
SWIM
Journaling:
SWIM to the cold beach of Calatagan, Batangas was one of the exciting part of our vacation here. We want to explore the beauty of God’s creation, the waves and nature. I totally miss wearing swim suits and soak in the cold sand and feel the waves splashing all over me. Erwin please promise me that we will find time to go outing again.

Material:
A Sweetest Summer Kit by Melanie Ann

Two Culture Unite As 1

TGIFriday!! another challenge from digital freebies". It took me a very hard time to do this challenge. When I saw the kit, I said to myself oh no... How can I produce a nice layout for this kit. The PPS aren't that pretty as compare to previous. Barely one day in the making but still I'm not TOTALLY satisfied with the outcome. But still my sincere thanks to you Dee for editing our picture, and to Nita for the TIPS.

Check out the comments here:
http://www.digitalfreebies.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/17781/ppuser/4656


Title:
Deedee and Joy

Materials:
WPage Black Stitches
kschmidt Pour Me Another brad
Sassy Kit by Daniela Austin

Batangas

Joining an international challenge is so fun. You can feature your creative layout to the other users of the forum. Here's the outcome of my very first international challenge.

Journaling:
On our way to Catalagan, Batangas I got amazed with the beautiful trees on the road. I immediately told Erwin to stop the car, grabbed my camera and step down the car as fast as I could because there are a lot of people waiting for us inside the car.
The trees are arranged uniformly and the color of the stems and branches are so unique. I don't know if they are man made or natural.
I wish I can go back to this place again and explore the beauty of the scenery and the fresh air that we inhale keeps me stress free.

Materials:
LPIKE_digitalfreebie_Sept14
VarsityAlphabets

Do check out the comments from fellow users.
http://www.digitalfreebies.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/17077/ppuser/4656

This is the mechanics from the forum.
Friday Freebie Challenge - How to Play Every Friday one of our awesome designers at Digital Freebies gives us a freebie to play around with and create with.
Sandy P

Creative Team Member

My Dear Mom

A beautiful and pretty layout for my beloved mom. You are the reason why I grow up with good family values. I thank you for bringing the best in me together with the rest of my siblings.

Materials: Flores Kit by Lively

Techniques: Double Matt the photo. Use magic eraser to delete the white portion of the paper to look like paper tear effect. Add another layer to look like an overlay. For the finishing touch add some swirls, stitching and title.

Kaya 5 Entry

Layering was one of my favorite while doing my digital layouts. When I saw this challenge, I got excited to do it as soon as I can. I finish this LO in a flash less than an hour to be exact. Layering 10 digital papers is very much easily as compare to traditional one. No mess and the sheet of papers were cut uniformly.

Journaling:
Finally... I was able to convinced Erwin to have a weekend break, we grabbed the long weekend to drove all the way ro Catalagan, Batangas to relax ourselves. The climate was colder as compare to the hot and sunny weather of Manila. We can breathe normally with the fresh air that we can feel. The place was so cozy, relaxing enough to relief stress and tensions. We both agreed to left our own GADGETS to have quality time for each other. Thank you Erwin for leaving his TOYS for me.
At Batangas, we were able to relax and feel the comfort of one another. My heart was filled with joy and laughters to the stories and moments we shared that will last a lifetime.


Materials:
Inspirations Kit by Summer Driggs
Overlay Brushes

Techniques:
Layering
Matt the photos
Rotate and flip the flower doodle