Love Month

February indeed is a month of LOVE. We had a pre-valentine family dinner by candlelight at the garden of Café Lina where we had so much excitement guessing what to eat next after each serving and of course a fun filled photo op.

Since scrappin’ is one of the things I love, I’m happy to say I have made 7 LOs as of last night and my mojo is still here. I’m more on clean and simple LOs.
Special thanks to Scrapmuse’ “Spread the Love” month long challenges for giving me inspirations and that certain “PUSH” for me to scrap more often.
I will upload my finished LOs here at the end of the month.

Also, Nette of My Little Attic gave us an opportunity to get a FREE class pass to Valerie Salmon’s Got Sketch 105!!!
All we have to do is make a layout based Val’s sketch and winner will be randomly chosen so everybody has an equal chance of winning. 

Here’s the link to Val’s class:

And here’s the sketch and my entry:

ScrapMuse Blog HOP

Hi everyone! There's something exciting happening at Scrapmuse from Feb 15-17. Check it out here

I had fun "hopping" from one blog to another. It's my first time and for sure this wouldn't be the last.
The inspirations are overwhelming and my hands are itching to scrap!

Come and enjoy the journey!

To Do List

New year resolutions shouldn’t start nor end in January, right?
And for the fresh start (It’s Chinese New Year, anyway…though I’m not a Chinese) here goes my list:

1. undergo complete medical check up before March ends (I did it last year!) and was proclaimed “perfectly healthy!” I want to hear those words again!
2. keep riding my bike with DH and kids (next Saturday would be the first for 2010)
3. hone my driving skills (with DH supervision) and drive more often (the car is automatic, no excuses)
4. scrap regularly and achieve at least 4 LOs per month (got 8 in January)!
5. add few more crunches (I’m havin’ 80-100 every morning!)
6. limit my rice intake to 1 cup per meal (sigh!)
7. learn to cook MORE of family favorites! It used to be fried rice omelet and sushi only! LOL!!! Kids are getting demanding each day!
8. make “bonding time” longer on a daily basis!
9. keep on giggling and laughin! (it’s my daily dose!)
10. be happier and make others happy, too!

that's all for now! would update if something come up later!

Fresh Start in February

Hi everyone! Been MIA for the longest time but i know there's always a second chance.

For January I made 8 layouts in 2 days ( Scrap Buffet Jan 30 -31). Thanks to Ritz and the rest of LB Scrapaholics for the never ending support and encouragement.

And to make the ball rolling, I joined the month long challenge ' Spread the Love" at Scrapmuse

Come and join us.... have fun and keep those LOs comin"!

2009 Layouts

To Work Backward

I guess it’s the best way to update my blog and share with you some of my escapades for the last few months. I’ve been too lazy to post everything but not that lazy to join few scrap challenges, to “play” with my heart’s delight and to have bonding moments with my family and friends. Yes, I am basically overloaded with office works (as DH assistant) but I see to it that as soon as I get home from the office (it’s a stone throw away only) no “office matters” shall interfere with my mommy duties and “me time”.

Little by little, I'm moving at least one step ahead everyday. I uploaded some pics (for the 1st time, hehehe) on Facebook and hoping to upload it here, too. I'm keeping my fingers, crossed!

Better Late than Never

LB Scrapaholics always find ways to support Scrappin’ Moms not only because we owe them a lot but because we simply Love them and we Believe in their dreams. For three years of SM Idol, LB girls are always there – competing and having fun! This time, not everyone is available to join the weekly challenges – but it doesn’t mean we’re OFF from it. Cors challenged everyone to come up with a LAYOUT in accordance to the Idol requirements. Timi, Chix and Helga – being our official representatives will make LOs under time pressure (though it seems they’re not pressured after all), while the rest will make LOs in their own time (so unfair?), hehehe!
So for the elimination round –here’s my ad inspired LO. Done two weeks behind the deadline with 2 more challenges to make.
here's the AD:


And here's my LO - inspired with the swirls and circles:


Journaling:
It touches our hearts
Whenever we see you this way…..
Hands together, happy and at peace.
We can feel that with each other, you’ll never go astray
And life will always be
SAFE AND SECURED.....
as safe and as secured as it is
when you’re in our loving arms.
(Tatay and Nanay)

I would like to share with you my most favorite LO – very simple, very basic. But I guess you’ll agree that the picture says it all. I made this during Scrapfest 2006 (On the Spot Challenge). I was so lucky to get the grand prize then.


Journaling: BSP find happiness and draw strength from each other. As they grow under one roof, they learn about fairness, kindness and sharing. Together they laugh, cry, play, fight and love. As they hold each other's hands, I can see that life's journey will neither be too long nor too hard coz' they have someone to lean and count on. They have each other.

Comparing my 2 LOs my feelings remain the same over the years. I still have that great faith that my kids will be just fine no matter what path they take and where their journey brings them as long as they have each other and as long as they trust each other.

TFL!