cute baby

contrary to popular belief, i do scrap... before! lol! 

there was a time when i would spend hours inside my scraproom just snipping, cutting and misting my papers away. but as you may have noticed, that all changed when my little boy arrived.

not that i'm complaining. i can give up scrapping just to spend hours with him.

but, i do miss my scrapping... a lot...

anyway, with my little boy about to turn 1 yr. old in barely 2weeks, i'd like to share with you the first layout i ever created for him.

he was 4weeks old here. he looked way different now. but he is still cute as ever!

he still smiles that way and i just adore him to pieces!

 materials used:  cardstock- dcwv; patterned paper- sasafrass, daisy bucket, collage press, october afternoon; chipboard- american crafts; stickers - doodlebug design, october afternoon, jenni bowlin; die-cut- doodlebug design; mist- tattered angels; punchers- fiskars; buttons- autumn leaves, others; brads - making memories

for my title work, i created a cluster of cut patterns and mixed it with a homemade pin wheel. i think the cluster helped add "drama" to the cheesy grin of my little boy.

mixed media class with iris uy

i've been off again from blogging. so what's new with that?! lol!

i never realized it will be such a challenge to juggle my time between family (especially with a baby that always clings to you, which i don't mind at all!), work and scrapping.  i had to temporarily give up on scrapping if i want to maintain a "balanced" life, for now.

but it doesn't mean i don't go off scrapping when i can! that's why i took a mixed media class by iris uy over at lasting impression last march 24. we created 3 projects: an altered artist's tray, a layout and an art journal.  the class was very interesting, as expected from an iris uy class. we got our hands dirty using gesso, paint, distress stains, embossing powders and a few other artsy stuff.  we used papers from my mind's eye, some die-cuts, canvass and a few resins. 

here's what we created:

1.  "family" altered artists' tray

2.  "together" layout:

we used strips of leftover paper from the artists tray project on this layout. 

and different mixed media materials as well

3.  "life" art journal:

used the leftover watercolor paper, distress stains and stamping

meet & greet santa

the third layout i created using these supplies.  i love the simplicity of this page. it was fun that i was able to stretch out the papers i have from that kit. and i got to use the snowman sticker even without snow! lol!

this is a photo from our meet & greet with santa. my little santa claus is oh so cute! 

addtional supplies: puncher - ek success; alphas - american crafts, jenni bowlin; brads - making memories

sunday mass

this is my second layout based on the kit contents from the scraproom i've posted here.

love the design of the sheet and i just had to add a few accents here and there to highlight my photo.

it's a simple layout but i love how it turned out.  this is another layout i can include to nikko's firsts.

additional supplies: alphas - american crafts, october afternoon

just like today

during the weekend, i felt mr. scrappy mojo's presence and i was lucky enough to have finished 3 layouts the past week.  that's an achievement for me to say the least.

my friend arlene and i have subscribed to the monthly kits at the scraproom. i have 3 months worth of kit already but this is the first time i'm able to actually use the kit for my layouts. 

i used part of the january kit consisting of the following items:

2pcs. - cardstock

1 pc.  - life snippets (simple stories) double sided pp

1 pc.  - live life (simple stories) double sided pp

1 pc.  - everyday life (simple stories) double sided pp

1 set  - year.o.graphy 12x12 fundamental cardstock stickers

this is the first layout i finished and i used their january sketch. 

photos are of dad and nikko when he was 3months old. my dad adores nikko to the max! and his day starts and end with him carrying nikko for a few minutes. love them together!

other supplies: stamps - fiskars; alphas - american crafts, making memories; mist - tattered angels; buttons

one little word | 2012: adventure

it's already 2012 and this blog has been neglected yet again. no more excuses! 

let me just say that it has been a blessed 2011 for me and my family. we had a lot to be thankful about and we are grateful for the miracle that has been given to our family... our little boy nikko!  life has changed a lot for us with nikko around. life has been a roller coaster ride of emotions and new experiences. we are taking things one day at a time and savoring every minute of his growth.

and so this 2012, i choose my one little word... ADVENTURE!

it's going to be one heck of an adventure for our family and we are facing life head on! there will be a lot of taking chances and excitement on a lot of things to come.  it will be a new beginning and a growth period for my family. it will indeed be one big ADVENTURE!

in line with my one little word, i participated in ali edward's OLW class at big picture classes. it's where you look further into your chosen word for the year and how that word fits into your life. i've finished my cover page and my january assignment.  here's a look at how my word, ADVENTURE fits into my life.

 

 

materials used:

[digital supplies: kraft paper, alphabets - sahlin studio; embellishments - ellie lash studios]

cardstock - canson; patterned papers - october afternoon, cosmo cricket, collage press, echo park, my little shoebox; stickers - october afternoon, hambly screen prints, 7gypsies, echo park, making memories, cosmo cricket; transparency - hambly screen prints; stamp - hero arts, stampers, inque boutique; mist - tattered angels; punch - martha stewart; chipboard - fancy pants; flowers - prima; brads - making memories; font - pea sadie

page protector -  trading card holder (from neutral grounds, glorietta 4)

december daily 2011: day six

day six, a tuesday...

rush! rush! rush! that's how we feel every tuesday. it's coding day, which means we have to be out of the house by 6:30am and must reach our offices by 7am! good thing it's still early and there's less traffic.

oh well, that's how life moves. we go with the flow. good thing there's the radio to keep us entertained.  nelo is a big fan of monster rx 93.1 particularly "the morning rush" program with chico & delamar, now with gino as del is on maternity leave. 

love the "top 10" that they do everyday.  different topics, sometimes serious but mostly funny and interesting and downright hilarious.  it makes the stress on tuesdays go down a bit down the stress meter!

december daily 2011: day five

a rainy day five this month of december.

i can't believe this weather.  cold and breezy, i can understand. but raining... this is not the kind of weather i am expecting this december!

the weather has gone haywire due to climate change. rains should be happening around july - september, not in december. and it's so hard to be caught in the rains. it's more traffic than usual, it's hard to get a cab and you definitely can't get home early.

i hope it no longer rains in the next few days or weeks.  i'd hate to spend christmas on a rainy day.

december daily 2011: day four

day four was both stressful and relaxing to say the least.

we started nikko on the nebulizer the night before and it was so heartwrenching to see him cry.  he was irritable and putting the mask on him wasn't a good idea.  he was crying and kicking his way out of our tight embrace. but we knew we had to do nebulize him and give him that medicine.

and so early sunday morning, we were anticipating and dreading the same reaction from nikko.  thankfully, he was more willing this time around. he didn't fuss as much and he just let me place the mask over his face.  plus, we had to switch on the tv to disney junior to get him distracted. it's always hard when your baby gets sick.

after  that, it was a more relaxing day.  nikko and i were the only ones left in the house. dad was in the store and the rest all had errands.  while nikko was sleeping, i just sorted through our photos.  and when he woke up, we just played and played. it was a great bonding time for my baby and me. love these moments!