the early bird

gets to blog first? my body clock is messed up and i can't seem to get a proper night's sleep. i have to be early though to process some papers for a possible work trip abroad early next month. here's crossing my fingers that i get to complete the documents.

anyway, remember the class with my idol iris babao uy i told you about here? as promised, here are the layouts we were supposed to complete. i managed to finish less than half during the actual class and had to work on finishing the rest at home. i had so much fun in this class and i learned a lot of new techniques.

i can't wait for the next class this saturday. if you have a chance to take iris' class, i would strongly recommend it as aside from all the fantastic projects, iris is a wonderful teacher.

that's all for me, i have to start getting ready, it's a busy day ahead.

the good, the bad and some scrappy

just a quick one as it is kinda late. i have been mia for the last week as i was studying for a certification exam. and after 3 weeks of training, a week of downing cups of coffee and being a fixture in coffee shops with my heavy books, i passed!hubby has been supportive as always - keeping me company, pacifying me when i have bouts of anxiety attacks and generally making me laugh when i felt like hurling my books. i have the best husband.

the downside to this week was that my phone was stolen in our office. i left it on my desk while i went to lunch like i always do and someone swiped it. i was so upset because it was a gift from hubby. lesson learned.

i hate to end on a bad note so i will just talk a bit of my scrapping. during the week of the exam it took a lot of self-control for me not to scrap so i can focus on studying. so when the exam i planned to go on a scrapping frenzy. but alas, i had to work over the weekend. but i tried to get some scrapping time in between lulls. these are two lo's i finished over the weekend.

the first one is for sketchy thursday's gdt challenge. i love love love how everything turned out and the colors are close to our wedding motif.

the second one is for my mind's eye challenge #11:anything goes. i love this line and was loathe to cut it but i had to remind myself to use up my stuff.

anyway, it is getting late. i need to get some zzz's.

sketchy thursday's gdt challenge

my mind's eye challenge #11:anything goes

celebrate good times

i will be keeping the post brief. just sharing an lo for the cocoa daisy spring crop. i will be sharing pictures of my los from iris' class. off to have a quick nap.

too early

hubby wasn't too pleased when i woke him up really early so i could take pictures of my lo's. but it's (inter)national scrapbooking day so i should get a free pass right? as soon as i am done i have to start preparing for my prima class with none other than iris babao uy.

anyway, before i dash, here are two lo's i created for creative scrappers sketch # 100 and creative scrappers sketch # 101. i managed to complete all 5 sketches for this month!

i actually cheated with the first lo as i "redid" it after i said i was done with it. i changed the journaling spot and added more embellishments. i told you i couldn't keep it simple.

for the second lo, i made the flowers i used from tissue paper. the orange flower was actually white but i sprayed it with glimmer mist. then i coated all flowers with opal dust. they're actually very sparkly and pretty.

enough chatter for me, i still have a long to-do list. enjoy the weekend everyone.

creative scrappers sketch # 100

creative scrappers sketch # 101

splendid is a state of mind

...and so is everything else. from the 7 habits seminar i attended a few years back, our instructor told us that we make our own weather. but the heat has been getting too intense to ignore.

i suspect that this heat has finally gotten to me and is causing me to have these headaches. it started yesterday around lunch but i dismissed it thinking i was just hungry. but even after eating, the headache persisted even until the movie. hubby and i went to watch kick-ass but i slept through about a quarter of it because the pain was unbearable. when we got home, i decided to take a nap and guess what? i woke up the next day!

up until this morning, my head was aching - yes i think i should go see a doctor. i found some advil in my purse and after about half an hour, the pain was gone.

i am a firm believer that pain makes one stronger and any sickness you have just develops your immune system. so i put off taking medicines unless i absolutely have to.

anyway, i am rambling when all i wanted to say was i have an lo i finished two weeks ago. i managed to complete 3 lo's + half of an album during the weekend so i am really thankful for all the creative energy i seem to be having (must be the heat?).

this lo is for creative scrappers' sketch #87. anyway, off to bed, i have an early day tomorrow. have a great week ahead everyone.

creative scrappers' sketch #87

another one

i found out yesterday i won scrap inspire create's march sing me a song challenge. you can view the announcement here. this was such an unexpected but very welcome news. needless to say, i was so happy when i saw the announcement.

i am sharing one more lo i created for scrappersatsg challenge #32: alice in wonderland challenge. it took me a week to complete this - from cutting the papers, misting, painting, waiting for the mediums to dry, putting things in and taking them out. i love the layered look, i might try out one more this weekend. one of the members of scrappersatsg is celebrating here blogoversary. why don't you drop by here and give marix some love?

anyway, back to work for me.

scrappersatsg challenge #32: alice in wonderland challenge

second chances

how could anyone resist these stamps? i want to get my hands on them so badly and i've been itching to get some scrapping done so it all works out for me. stressful week so far and i am looking forward to the weekend. take care everyone.

sketchy thursdays' second chance challenge

mojo overload

so my mojo has taken a leave for a month and has decided to return (and return with a vengeance it did) last week. i managed to complete 3 los (that is a record for me) and a card last week. the first lo was from the class i attended taught by no less than iris uy. come to think of it, maybe the mojo jumpstart was from attending her class? if that is true, i am happy i was able to sign up for 3 more of her classes from may-july.
i have to take a picture of the last lo i finished in less than 3 hours - probably the fastest i scrapped outside a competition. and did i mention i used scraps for this, except for the base cardstock? anyway, i am off to try to complete more cards and probably an lo. who knows, i might get lucky right? have a great week ahead everyone.


scrapbook deals 4u's scrappy anniversary challenge #4

butterfly crafts' march written challenge

pencil lines sketch #179

scrapbook deals 4u's scrappy anniversary challenge #11

scrapbook deals 4u's scrappy anniversary challenge #5

natasja is doing a giveaway here.

pamela continues with her week-long raks. do drop by her blog to check out her great projects and of course, her fabulous raks.

day 2 - mls' imaginary friends line

day 3 - jillibean soup stamps

day 4 - over 200 sheets of rusty pickle papers

day 5 - unity stamp

day 6 - fancy pants designs' my family line

day 7 - my tattered angels' kit

finally an lo

i started 2010 with my mojo all fired up - i was even able to finish one lo every week. thanks mostly to my dt stint at scrapbook challenges. and then february happened - 14-hour workdays, making invites for a friends' recital (pictures to follow) and a commissioned work for 120 flowers for a wedding(yes, pictures to follow too). anyway, it's the middle of the march and i have no more excuse for not creating anything.

this is an entry for the ff. contests: prima's march bap, scrap inspire create's march sing me a song challenge and {create} make it happen's march banner challenge. anyway, i hope to create an lo or two this week. gotta meet the target i set for myself. have a great week ahead everyone.

it's been great

being the gdt for january over at scrapbook challenges. i'm really grateful for this opportunity from pamela. having a deadline and a sketch did wonders for my mojo and my scrapping speed. i can actually complete layouts in less than a day. not to mention, i've almost gone through my first pile of prenup photos. anyway, i am sharing the rest of the layouts i did for sketches 181-183. til the next time. :)

sketch 181

sketch 182

sketch 183

scrapbook challenges blog hop

yes, you read it right - i am a guest dt for scrapbook challenges this january! i couldn't begin to think of a better way to start the year scrapping-wise than this, a dream come true for me. if this is your first time here, my name is jeanie nieva-de la rama, i work as a technology consultant for a multinational firm here in manila, philippines. i recently "remarried" my husband in a garden wedding ceremony, exactly a year after our civil wedding. as with most wives, my husband is my number 1 fan and supporter - from taking me to crops and scrapbook shopping and providing feedback for my works.

anyway, enough about me. i do hope you can take some time to join us for the blog hop. if you came from cathy's blog, you're on the right track. but if you didn't, no worries, you can start from pamela's blog.

there are several raks up for grabs for this blog hop and here's how you can win one of them.

1. one lucky person who leaves a comment on all of our blogs in the dt/gdt blog hop will win a collection of goodies from my little shoebox:

2. one person who does the sketch and posts in the hop on section will win the origins collection from basic grey:

3. there are two packs from prima marketing, one will go to someone who joins the group this weekend, and the other will go to someone who invites someone to the group this weekend (through the invite link on the group):

4. then one last rak (which will be posted in the hop on section) goes to one person who leaves a comment on the blogs in the hop on section. they will receive an album and a bunch of trim from rusty pickle:

as promised, this is the sketch and my lo for this blog hop.

if you get lost along the way, here's a map of the hop to get you back on track.

1. pamela (http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/)
2. katrina (http://www.paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/)
3. wendy (http://www.wendybaisden.blogspot.com)
4. sookie (http://totallydoodles.blogspot.com/)
5. debi (http://bumblebeesflight.blogspot.com/)
6. marilyn (http://www.melonscraps.blogspot.com/)
7. sarah s. (http://miss-hippy-chick.blogspot.com/)
8. ilene (http://whatabunchofscrap.blogspot.com)
9. cj (http://www.cjalmeda.blogspot.com/)
10. lydia (http://www.scrappergal78.blogspot.com/)
11. rowee (http://simplemom-lovingmom.blogspot.com/)
12. sarah e. (www.scrapcetera.com)
13. annie (http://littlewingscreates.blogspot.com/)
14. catherine (http://itsybitsyartsy.blogspot.com/)
15. deb p. (http://tassiedeb.blogspot.com/)
16. cathy (http://beautifulscraps.blogspot.com/ )
17. (gdt—jan) jeanie (http://jeaniebnieva.blogspot.com)
18. (gdt—feb) nadhrah (http://www.chunot76.blogspot.com/)
19. (gdt—march) star (http://starsstory.blogspot.com/)
20. (gdt—april) ana (http://anazelia-myscrapbookaddiction.blogspot.com/)
21. brynn (http://bzbdesigns.typepad.com/)

thank you for dropping by and here's wishing you and your family a blessed and meaningful year ahead. the next stop for the blog hop is nadhrah. til the next time and hope to see you again.

finally...

after a long absence - wedding, christmas, cleaning up and being overall domestic, i finally managed to finish a layout. this is my take for scrapbook challenges sketch #177.

and also some good news, guess who made it to the basic grey gallery? off to make more layouts. hope you had a meaningful christmas celebration.

scrapbook challenges sketch #177

another quick one

just came back from lasting impressions and excited to play with my scrap goodies. meanwhile, sharing an lo i did for scrap and stamp saturday's sketch challenge. enjoy the long weekend. :)

scrap and stamp saturday's sketch challenge

scrap and stamp saturday on a friday

quickly sharing my entry for scrap and stamp saturday's use a quote challenge and prima's october bap. back to work for me.

scrap and stamp saturday's use a quote challenge and prima's october bap

2 cards + 1 lo

a quick post to share an lo i made for pagemaps' studio calico sketch challenge and a couple of cards. gotta go. thanks for looking. have a great day ahead.

pagemaps' studio calico sketch challenge

[eta]lori is celebrating her birthday this month with a fabulous giveaway at scrappy shack. check it out here.

the idol journey

i know it has been a while since i posted in this blog and might be a while before i post again. i've been preoccupied with scrappin moms' idol season 3. and afterwards, i will have to focus on our wedding preparations. it was my first time to join and i honestly expected/hoped to last only un til the 3rd round. so imagine my surprise when made it to the finals.
the finals was the same day as hubby's birthday but he was kind enough to let me go and let me shop. i didn't win but i learned so much and made some good friends along the way so i say, i'm still a winner in that sense. congratulations to all those who joined and the winners, as well as to scrappin moms for pulling this off. i don't know how they do it year in, year out. so anyway, i am sharing the layouts and an album i completed for the whole adventure. this post is a bit picture-heavy. anyway, that's it for me. have to get back to our invites now. happy long weekend ahead everyone.