a special mention

that's what i got over at riffraff designs! woohoo!

here's the announcement at their blog.

they had a "we love chipboard" contest at their blog about 3 weeks ago. you just had to add a comment and link to your favorite layout using chipboard, which i did.

this is the layout i sent. this is one of my favorite layouts ever!

i'd love to get my hands on some of their chipboards! their curly tree chipboard is awesome!

again, thanks riffraff designs!

i won!

in the urban lily challenge of memory lane store! yipee!

this is the layout that won it for me - snow princess

i don't know what the prize is yet. hihihi!

a big thanks to my sil for sending that photo of bel. it was the perfect photo for that set of urban lily papers!

snapshots

it was my fil's birthday last may 1 and our family decided to eat dinner at moa. plus, we decided to just have our photo taken at picture city. part of the package was these wallet size photos. i decided to scrapbook them instead.

journal: papa's 70th birthday, mall of asia, picture city

materials used: patterned paper - crate paper; cardstock - dcwv; chipboard - craft express; heidi swapp, fancy pants; buttons - autumn leaves; pen - staedtler; fiber; ribbon; colorbox chalk ink; thread

scrap addicts

this is a layout i finished last month which i forgot to post.

this photo was taken during the joint ps-se christmas party.

journaling: yes, that's what we are! we all belong to two (if not one) scrapbook e-groups. separate and yet connected. connected by one common bond - our love for scrapbooking! it is what brought us all together. we never thought we can have that chance to bond during our combined christmas party. but we did! one day of fun and camaraderie, just enjoying the party as one. no boundaries, no limitations, just a day to enjoy with friends! truly scrap addicts to the core!

materials used: patterned paper - rogue de garance, a2z essentials; cardstock - dcwv; chipboard - maya road, heidi swapp; prima bling; bling; acrylic paint; crackle medium; prima notepad; canson paper

and the saga continues (chapter 4)

it's been weeks since my last post particularly on this subject.

at the moment, the 2nd slab for the roofing/flooring had been poured and has cured already. it was done last week and now preparations for the last slab is being done.

the next hurdle is to reach 75% completion. the perennial concern of dwindling finances is looming once more. there is still a lot that has to be finished before we can reach the 75%.

i just hope that we can still make both ends meet somehow until the next release.

for now, we just continue to pray for his guidance that we are able to overcome this hurdle once more.

msw april card sketch

the april card sketch is up at my sketch world.

such wonderful creations from the other card dt's. it's always inspiring to see varied interpretations on the sketches done by lucy. do check them out here.

here's the sketch and my take on it...



















materials used: patterned paper - basic grey; leeho glitter glue; rickrack; k&co die-cut phrase

april scrapbytes

i forgot to mention that the april 08 issue of scrapbytes is up.

summer is the theme for this month's issue.

this is my layout for the "same product, 5 ways" article.

journaling: one of the best moments of our vacation was feeding the seagulls by the shore line. you can see nelo enjoyed every minute of that special day.

shoreline, corpus christi, texas

Materials: Patterned Paper - Cosmo Cricket (Get Happy); Chipboard - KI Memories, Maya Road; Felt - Fancy Pants; Alpha - American Crafts; Stamps - Autumn Leaves; Sticker - Creative Imaginations; Brads - Making Memories, Doodlebug; Pen - Sakura

atc swap

i joined an atc (artists trading card) swap over at scrap n' crop.

this is the first time i've actually done one and i was surprised that it's standard size is 2.5" x 3.5." plus, as added guideline, there has to be stamping of some kind on the card and use paint as well.

i've never done any scrapbook project this small, not even a card. but i did have fun doing it. i started off with this last saturday during our eb and finished it until yesterday.

i had to prepare 12 atc's for the 12 participants and i decided i wanted it to look vintage-y. i think i was able to achieve it somehow with the papers that i used.

materials used: patterned paper - k&co, jenni bowlin; ranger - embossing powder, crackle paint, distress ink; utee; stamps - fancy pants, fontwerks, technique tuesday, sassafrass lass, hero arts; metal charms; ink - antique page, paper salon, colorbox; ribbons; fiber; ek corner puncher; brads; lace

and on to even better news!

we just got our first release today.

thank god!

the next hurdle is to reach 75% completion for the second one to be made.

we pray for continued guidance that we may be able to reach the next phase.

thanks mellette!

and this arrived in the post too!

i've been waiting for this to arrive ever since mellette informed me i won a copy of this book.

i love autumn leaves products including their idea books.

thanks so much mellette for this one!

can't wait to start reading it more in detail tonight when i get home!

thanks starbucks!

cool! i got these gift certificates from starbucks in the mail today.

well, actually, this was a result of a complaint i made for one of their food products during the holy week.

my favorite at starbucks, aside from the frappucino is their belgian waffle. i make it a point to order this when we're there. unfortunately, the waffle we ordered at that time turned out to be dry and hard! and that's the second time that has happened! so i left a complaint via their feedback form.

last week, love, from their customer service department emailed me, appreciated my comment for their improvement, and offered to send me a complimentary gift certificate.

and that's what i got today! yipee! nelo & i will have a starbucks date this weekend. hehehe!