I have a new one on my other blog.

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I hope you can drop by and leave me some love there.

Thanks!

Finally I made a new paper scrapbook layout on my other blog.

I hope you can visit me on My Paper Scraps blog.

Thanks!

I made a new Mini Album for Huey.

Check it out here.

I hope you’ll enjoy viewing what I made.

I will be happy if you’ll leave a comment there. Thanks a lot!!!

Now I can share this. I’ve been keeping this as a secret only hubby and sister-in-law knows. I’ve been told not to tell anyone by Pia so I didn’t shared this to you guys. I was chosen as the December Spotlight on Scrapbytes. And I am so thankful to Pia for choosing me. Thank you so much Scrappinmoms for this opportunity.

Here are my 4 LO’s submitted to them. These are all paper scrapbooks.

About ME

My Wish List

The Magic between Sisters

Jump for Joy

Read more of my spotlight on the December Scrapbytes.
Thanks for looking! And thanks to all those who commented to me on Scrapbytes.

Look!

Woohoo!!! I am one of the Guest Design Team of Scrapbukan. I will be designing for the month of May 08. When I received the email of Sahrie I jumped up and down and can’t believe that she picked me as one of her GDT. Thank you so much Sahrie for this opportunity. I cant wait working with you!

Here are my new LOs.

You Inspire Me

The Pose

The first one should be an entry to scrappinmoms inspired challenge but I saw in the rules that there should be only one word title. So this one will be disqualified if i will submit it. I just made this for Jun and Huey. They are my inspiration. I love them a lot. The second one was taken during our visit with Huey last November1. My cousin and I had a great time taking photos of ourselves. I think it was already 1am. We had a lot of fun there. I would like to thank Nina P. for helping me with my journaling on the second LO. Thank you so much sis! I miss you!

I am still doing 1 LO right now. I just hope I will be able to share it with you soon.

Have you seen the new look of Creating Keepsake? Wow! Lots of creativity there. I totally love it!!! I super love the new font for the “creating” line and that model is drop dead gorgeous!!!! I should get this new look mag! I am so curious what is the look of the inside pages. hmmmm….

With a new Editor-in-chief ( who was a creative director) and a new Creative editor it was time for a new look!

Wanna read more about it? Click here.

I am really happy to receive the prize from the Pinoy Scrapbookers blog this afternoon. The mailman knocked on our door and I asked him if for whom is the package and he said it was for me. Oh wow! I am a happy girl! As I open the package I was saying wow a lot! ahahhahaha! The goodies are so yummy! Thank you so much Nette for this awesome prizes and to Pinoy Scrapbookers and Donna for the challenge. Thank you so much!

I am snagging this photo from the Kaya blog. I haven’t taken a pic of what I received so this one will do I think.

I am still sleepy right now and I am blogging already! haha! I was busy last night. I made a paper LO until 3:30 am! My Goodness! I didn’t notice the time because I am working on a LO. And I also took a medicine for my colds and that keeps me awake. ugh! But I am happy to finish 6 LOs!!!! I am so inspired lately and I also made 3 digital LOs. Lots of creativity overflowing me this week. hihihihi! And I super like it! I wish I will be like this all my life. hahahaha!

Here are sneak peak to some LOs I am working on. I just can’t show it you because it is not yet finished. This is not an entry for any contest. I just scrapped this for myself. Will show it to you if it is already finished OK?

I slept at 3:30 and I am already up by 6:30am. Gosh only 3 hours of sleep? waaaahhhh! Hubby woke me up at 6:30 because he saw rallies nearby our house. Did you saw the farmers going to Malacañang to protest their rights to the land they owned. They are already here in Bicol! They are from Bukidnon and my goodness they are walking to go to Malacañang!!!!!! Imagine from Mindanao to Luzon with bare foot? I pity this people. They are carrying lots of slippers maybe as a sign of how far they have walked. I just hope that the government will listen to what they are protesting. Here is what they said to their fliers given to us:

IBALIK AND DIGNIDAD NG MGA SUMILAO FARMERS!
IPAWALANG BISA ANG CONVERSION ORDER!
IPAGKALOOB MULI ANG 144 EKTARYA NG LUPA SA MGA SUMILAO FARMERS!
REPORMA AT IPAGPATULOY ANG CARP!
KILALANIN ANG PANGANGAILANGAN NG NATIONAL LAND USE LAW!

I just hope no one will get hurt to this rally. I pity them so much! Lets pray for them! Lets pray for justice to this hard working farmers.

I made these for Jun’s God Daughter. We didn’t have any material gift to her aside from the money we gave so I made this album. She was baptized last Oct 27, 2007. She is one adorable 2 month old baby. Here are the pictures of the album. This is 28 pages all in all.

I gave this to Jun’s friend who is the father of the baby last Nov 8 (Jun’s birthday). And he said it was very beautiful. When he got home he txted Jun that his mother in law like it. Mabutingting daw ako. And he was thanking me for the very artisting album I made for his daughter. His wife also txted Jun to thank me. I am very much happy to make this album and I am happy that they liked it.

I forgot to post this when I got the POTW (Pick of the week) on the Scrappinmoms Idol Challenge. Leah’s comments really touched me. Thank you Leah for a very wonderful comment on my LO.

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“This was a tough contest to judge. ALL the pages were so beautiful! A couple of my favorites were Li’l Hands and Proud Mom. After looking at all the entries many times, I finally was able to pick a page that was my favorite of all the entries. In fact, it was the first page that caught my eye when I first opened up the webpage. My favorite page is My Report Card by Diane Miraballes. There are lots of pretty details that Diane included but none of which overwhelm the page. The black mesh strategically placed at an angle adds great texture to the page and draws the eye from the right edge of the page - where the journaling cards are placed - and leads you right to the papers tucked inside the envelope. I also love how Diane used flowers and metal embellishments on the envelope and journaling cards, and she centered those accents between 2 black flourishes in each case. So pretty. So well done. And finally, I want to mention the large zigzag stitch in brown thread, which is a good visual contrast to the light scallop-edged paper right below it. This is the kind of page that you’ll at glance at and say “that’s a pretty page” then when you actually take the time to look at it even closer, you’ll realize that it’s an amazing page, perfectly done. Great job, Diane!!”

Leah Fung

… my Scrapbook Entries from the Idol Challenge. This an 8 week challenge. Each week there is a theme and we have to scrap it. I am so happy to make it to the final round. Thank you so much Scrappinmoms for this challenge. It brings out the creativity in me (TO THE MAX!!!!).

Whew! TFL!!!

Elimination Round: Scrap your Idol
I scraplifted my idol Brenda Mae Teo

Great Grandma

Week 1 - Stuck on Cardstock

The Inner Me

Week 2 - What’s your Color

Athletic

Week 3 - Alter It

I altered the pillow in our living room to have an earrings holder.

Week 4 - What’s in a Photo

Little Red Shoes

Week 5 - No Photos Allowed

My Report Card
*Pick of the week*

Week 6 - Words from the Heart

Farewell

Here are pictures from the event that I attended last Saturday. Sorry this was late since I have to attend the burial of Jun’s grandmother. I have no sleep yet.

Lee, Ate Cors, Me and Mia

Concentrating :: Explaining my work

My Idol Challenge final LO.

The Top 12 Finalists

The 6 Idol who got eliminated first including me.

POTW Ladies

Announcing the winner of the Idol Challenge

And the winner is CABBIE!!!! Congrats! :: Her winning LO

Picture taking with the First ever Idol. Woohoo!

This is the scrapbook goodies I got during the event. Happy Me again!!!!

The Scrapfest 4 kit and the things I bought.

MLA POTW Prize (Thank you so much MLA!) and goodies given by friends. (Thank you so much!)

(This post is quite long. Sorry!)

I’m Home!!!!! Finally!

I arrived too early. At 4:00 am I am already at our house. I can’t sleep properly on my trip so I rested well at home, I even wake up at 10:30 am!

I am so happy on my trip to Manila. Here’s what happened:

Friday, I left Bicol at 7:00 pm. The Philtranco bus was not full so I am alone at the two seat of the bus. I am happy with that because I can stretch well.

Saturday, I arrived in Manila at 5:00 am and waited for Darlene because I will be staying with her. She and her husband was kind enough to fetch me at the terminal and let me stay for a while in their house. I then took a bath and prepared for the Scrapfest. We arrived at the venue a little early so we waited outside together with the other scrapfest participants. I met Cookie there, a very good friend online and her sister-in-law Vanessa who is also a bicolana. And then I saw Issa together with the LBscrapaholics coming so I went to Issa and hug her. It was nice to see her finally. Then the gate opens at 9:30 am. We lined up at the door to get in and sign in for the registration. Then we headed to our designated tables (the IDOL contestants are separated from the other scrapbookers). I checked out the stores for some shopping at the same time talk to some friends. I am really happy the whole day! I love this scrapfest than the last one I attended at Makati Parks.

Before the IDOL challenge starts we we’re asked to go to our assigned seats and the Scrappinmoms gave the final instructions. We we’re given 3 Scenic Route papers, 12×12 Acrylic, Heidi Swapp flower, 4 eyelets, and a fabric paper by Elsie. And then we’re asked not to open the kit first and then the signal to open goes. We all said WOW! Because the kit was so beautiful! I totally love the papers! Bright and bold colors. I specially love the acrylic! We can still shop for some addition to the kit so I checked out the stores for some ribbons. I kinda like to put ribbons on my LO. The time came, we we’re asked to do our LO’s already in 3 hours. I didn’t felt the stress, I just scrapped the way I wanted it. I never tell myself to scrap beautifully just to win. I enjoyed the moment and whatever the decision I will gladly accept it. After 3 hours of scrapping and thinking of what to journal I finally submitted my LO. I saw all the entries and it was SUPERB! I love the designs that the IDOL finalists did. We waited for the result and then Pia started to call us one by one for the recognition. Then she called out names and we’re asked to stay in front. After several people were in front  my name was called, I suddenly felt that those persons called we’re the one who will be eliminated. I felt ok. I never felt sad nor disappointed because I never expected to be the winner. I enjoyed doing my LO.

Then 3 we’re left on stage. That was Au, Cabbie and Tin. I was expecting Au to be the winner but Cabbie’s name was called and all of us shouted at the same time clapping. I am really happy for my friend Cabbie. She really deserve to be a winner. Her LO was great! Full of techniques, lots of creativity. She is really a WINNER to me. Congrats sis! I am so PROUD of you!

BTW, I won in the 6 month subscription to the Working Mom Magazine as my raffle prize and that alone was a winning to me. I love the magazine and the scrapbooking articles are easy to read and to follow.

After the event I stick with Cookie and Vanessa because Darlene has a dinner with his husband and their Aunt. I don’t want to stay with them because it is a family thing so I chose to go with Cookie. We went to their Mom’s best friend. They we’re invited to a birthday celebration. Cookie said that it was ok for me to go with them. I am shy with things like this but I still accepted the offer. We went home at 11:00 pm I think. I am very much full because the food there was yummy! heheheh! Cookie said I can sleep in Vanessa’s house which is only a door away with Cookies apartment. I am really really thankful to Cookie and Vanessa for letting me stay with them. They are super nice! Thank you so much!

Sunday, Vanessa asked me if I want to go with them in Divisoria and I said yes. I am with Vanessa and her sister Iris. Cookie can’t go with us because she will take good care of Harvey, her 2 year old son. We enjoyed being in divi. I bought ribbons at Michelles, something for our maid’s daughter and a cabinet holder and then we ate at KFC during lunch.  After that we went home already. I then prepared my things because I will be leaving for Bicol. Cookie’s husband Henry was kind enough to drive me to the terminal (Cookie, please tell your husband my thank you for driving me to the terminal) which is very near to them. I arrived there with the bus already in front. So I hurriedly went to the bus and waited for the departure. I am again alone on my seat so it was a nice travel. Although the road was quite bumpy and I can’t sleep well.

My trip was a great one. I enjoyed the event and everything that happened to me was a blessing. Thank you so much to those people who made my trip a very good one. You know who you are. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I’ll see you again on MAY I think? Not sure again!