Of Owls and Multi-photo Green Layouts

One of Sassafras' latest lines, Pocketfull of Rosies, just begs to be cut, cut, cut.... I thought that adding embellishments would be over-the-top so I kept it to a bare minimum. I absolutely adore the owls!!! Don't they look wise and kooky at the same time?

Here's another LO using Sassafras papers. The ink on my printer failed to come out when I printed the photo for the first time. I flipped the photo paper & on the second try, it finally came out good. I then decided not to cut out the first prints to put emphasis on the title. Isn't it neat?
Know one way sure way to lessen your backlogs? Try multi-photo layouts. Guaranteed to cut through the pile. And by coincidence, my latest LOs are green. Hey, as in the color. lol! I had no idea that I've been leaning toward green LOs until I took pictures of them this morning.

1) Remember our Baguio trip? My DS was walking around with a P&S camera and I wanted to show him the shots that he took. A lot of his shots are blurry but from where I sit, I'd say that his compositions are not bad for a four-year old. Please indulge the proud Mama. LOL!!2) The pictures of DS feeding fish in Tarlac were practically begging to be scrapped but I just had to have the right paper. Good thing I found it the Scenic Route Grafton line of pp at Lasting Impression. Just love the fish pattern.

3) And finally, a layout of my DS during his first day in Big School! Sniff... How time flies!!!
Please check out Lasting Impression's gallery for the materials used in the above layouts.

Bangkok Pictures

As promised, here are some photos I took during my trip to Bangkok. It was a such a pleasure catching such wonderful images! I have a lot more others but I didn't want to bore you guys to tears. I just wish I can get to scrap all of them!

Daisyds Layout

Ask me what scrapping style I have and without batting an eyelash I'd quickly answer: Clean and (very) simple!!! So if you give me a romantic, vintagey line of paper with a hint of shabby chic & distressed look, I'd be absolutely stumped! Just for a few minutes, that is.

It's a great exercise though to stretch a bit of whatever artistic vein (if ever there is!) I have residing in me to come out with something that is totally different from my usual scrapping style yet something that I would very well still call my own. I do draw a lot of inspiration from my scrapping idols, who's names I dare not use in vain lest I incur the scrapping goddesses' ire. he-he-he... Tip? They're all very talented, very down-to-earth artists & are absolutely homegrown!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Materials courtesy of Lasting Impression. If you'd like to check the materials used in the above layout, do check out the Gallery.

Sawadee Ka

...means "Welcome" in Thai. It is a greeting given by Thais in the gentlest singsong voice to all they meet. This is the first layout among the many I hope to make to document our wonderful trip to Bangkok.

Karen Foster papers used here are available at Lasting Impression. Please check out their site for details on the ongoing Karen Foster challenge.

I'm Back!!!

Just got back from a 5 day trip in Thailand!!! We stayed at the Grand Diamond Suites Hotel, located in the Pratunam district which is the heart of their shopping paradise. We had a great time there: shopping, site seeing & most especially food tripping. Don't you just love Thai Cuisine???!! (just hold the chili a little bit for me)....

I love the Thais! I find them so respectful, friendly & gentle. And I specially found their custom of bowing with a gentle "Sawadee Ka" greeting absolutely charming. This is my 2nd time in Bangkok & I'm looking forward to going back there. Hmmm, maybe in my next life, I won't mind being born a Thai.

Oh but I would never exchange our very own country, the Philippines! As they say, there is no place like HOME! This is the view I saw as our plane landed at the NAIA 2 terminal.

I took tons of photos from our Bangkok trip. Just hope I have the time to post process. Golly, I miss scrapping! Good thing though because my scrapping buddies & I are having a crop tonight at Lasting Impression.

Belated Happy Mothers' Day Layout

Mother's Day is celebrated each May of the year. It is a special day for us to show how much we love & appreciate them. Should be everyday, Mother's Day.

The moment I became a mother myself I knew that my children and family will always come first. And don't even think that parenting stops when they reach legal age! Even when all my kids leave the nest and have their own family, I'd still worry about them. As they say, a mother's job is never done. Oh but it all so worth it! Materials used for this layout are available at Lasting Impression. Please check out their gallery ! Am flying off for a short R&R! Be back in June!

It's Finally Here!

I finally got my Bind-it-All from Lasting Impression yesterday! In case you have no idea what I'm talking about, check it out here. Yipee!!! Just in time for the album that I prepared for my DB, Alan.

The mini is not quite finished but I just had to try out the Bind-it-All. I am just amazed at what this little machine can do! I used new 7 gypsies paper and some "old" Foof-a-la papers in my stash. Just as my scrapping buddy, Marian King said, it looks so professionally done! Woop! Woop! I can't wait to start on my next projects and see what this baby can do!!!!

The Bind-it-All is available at Lasting Impression. Only a few units left so maybe you can give Ms. Vivian a buzz.

SEI Dill Blossom

Check out the totally NEW look of SEI papers. My personal favorite is the Dill Blossom Collection with absolutely tasty names such as tarragon, saffron, rosehip, nigella (hmmmm... the kitchen goddess who's as yummy too), dill seed, fennel, among others. I love the muted earthy colors of the collection which fits any themed layout, be it masculine, feminine, family-oriented or carefree. Oh, and the collection comes with beautiful (and very affordable) stickers & die-cuts that would nicely finish any work.

Please check out Lasting Impression's gallery for the list of materials used for the layout. Say good-bye to summer!

Scrapfest 5

Another feather added to Scrappinmoms' scrapping hat!!! Scrapfest 5 held last May 17, 2008 was a huge success judging from the many happy faces on each & every participant even after a very long, and maybe stressful day (to the challenge participants & those trying to stick to a shopping budget)! This year's attendance of 100 is a record... the biggest so far. The venue, especially the shopping area, was filled to the brim with a bunch of happy and so nice people.

Oh, but I just have to whack myself for forgetting to take pictures of the event. I did remember to bring my old reliable point & shoot Canon camera. But with all the excitement & work that I had to do......wah!! I sure wished I had taken a picture of the table that I was assigned to assist in the mini-book tutorial. There was Lolit, Nedda, Louie, Mich Sonza, Arly, Reggie, Meanne, Hattie (?) & Hattie's friend (so sorry!!!! my dear...please forgive my memory gap!), my good friends Marian, Tin, Mia, Barbie. I'm sure I forgot someone.... Thank you so much for being patient with me! I hope I was able to help any of you during the demos.

The mini album was particularly a challenge for me because it used a 6x12 format. I've never done one and was so happy to be able to finally try it out. And kudos to Scrapinmoms for always coming up with new techniques to learn each Scrapfest. Not really a stamper myself, I learned so many new stamping techniques that day! We learned 1) stamping, doodling; 2) masking; 3) spotlight stamping; & 4) kissing stamp technique. Here's the album that I made for the demo.Finally, I'd like to share these pictures taken by the fantastic tandem of Jeff Lopez & Lumeng Lim.

Congratulations to all the winners of Scrapfest 5! Hope to see you all again next Scrapfest!

Tagged!!!

Marian & Bjay tagged me so I'm playing along!

Here are the rules:
1) Link back to the person who tagged you.
2) Post these rules on your blog.
3) Share six unimportant things about yourself.

• I love going on long drives! (with me behind the wheel, of course) It relaxes me.
• I prefer driving with a stick shift. Automatics bore me.
• I can write upside down right side up. Go figure!
• I'm a dog person. (sorry, cat people!)
• I'd rather ride a jeep/bus than get in a taxi.

Thanks, Marian & Bjay! If anyone reads this and would like to make their own list, please do so!