Catching up on Luigi's Pages

Its finally summer vacation time for me! Got NO work and school for four weeks, actually, I still have two more weeks for the countdown. And so, I finally got Mr. Mojo back with me and made eight pages for my eldest son Luigi!

MNL-HKG... his first international flight experience! I used here American Craft pps and Thickers foam letters and shapes, Cosmo Cricket pps, Tim Holtz's ticket, letter envelope, buttons, baker's twine, DMC Thread, metal brads, and cardstock.

Brothers... some of their bonding moments in traveling together. I used here American Crafts pps, Cosmo Cricket pps, baker's twine, metal embies, buttons, Maya Road embies, and DMC Thread.

Home Bound... with lots of happy memories and family bonding! I used here Cosmo Cricket pps, cardstocks, fabric ribbon, cork sticker, DMC Thread, metal and fabric brads, native twine and IKEA paper measuring tape.

Madame Tussauds... the famous wax museum! I used here American Crafts pps and Thickers chipboard letters, cardstock, fabric ribbons and metal brads.

Disneyland... the place where you can be a child at heart! I used here American Craft pps, Teresa Collins die cut paper, Prima chipboard sticker, MM metal embies, ribbons, buttons and cardstock.

Adventure Land... our first taste of Disneyland Hong Kong! The cruise was great, we rode twice and just had fun. I used here Fancy Pants pps, cardstock, Sandylion Disneyland pps, buttons, DMC Thread, cork sticker and Prima chipboard sticker.

Cinderella and Me... a little remembrance with a fairytale princess! I used here Fancy Pants pps, cardstock, DMC Thread and Sassafras carstock flowers.

Toy Story Land... was a new attraction in Disneyland Hong Kong. It was one of their favorite adventure because of the different exciting rides. I used here Fancy Pants pps, cardstock, buttons, DMC Thread, K and Company Tags to Go, cork stickers, Echo Park stickers and MM metal embellishment.

My first summer vacation week was spent mourning from the lost of my father in law. And right after that, I forced myself to scrap, thinking not to miss a single day worthless and playless! I spent a day just surfing around and finding the latest styles, and I was so amazed and inspired by Sasha Farina's and Piradee's creations. And for 5 days, I already finished 16 masculine pages for my two boys.

I am closely working on time management since I  have so much in mind to do and I only have two weeks before school starts again. So far the boys are ready for school by first week of June, books and school stuff are okay, dentist and flu shots are done and  one last vacation scheduled by the weekend to top it all. And for my own list, I wish to finish my Hong Kong pages and catch up with my project life, clean up my closet and shoe rack, catch up with old friends. Well, my last two weeks still sound exciting to me... I can't wait!

Thanks for looking as always!

FSCB's Sketch 19 is here!

Happy Labor Day in the Philippines! Its the most awaited day for the labor force here which makes it a non-working holiday in the entire country. Which makes it also a vacationing day for the rest of the people. And for FSCB, its a brand new month for a brand new sketch, here's my take...

Claw Daddy... a layout I made to remember my 44th birthday celebration. Claw Daddy is crab resto at Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna which serves best claws on garlic salad. It was such a superb dining experience most specially to my son Luigi and the rest of the family. I used here October Afternoon pps and scraps, cardstocks, AAS foil letter stickers, Prima flowers, metal and fabric covered brads, and baker twine.

Been on the go since last week, leaving me tons of paper works to finish by mid of this month. 3rd trimesters will be done in 2 more Saturdays, and I have soon to earn my 27 units in the grad school. I am getting ready for a scrapping haven with my friends towards the end of May, can't wait! Still have a month and half to enjoy my summer days and my kids.

TFL!

FSBC's Sketch 17...

The Filipino Scrapbooker's Challenge is up for its 17th sketch and as usual, I am late to upload my page! Here's my version of the sketch...

Cousins... the photo was taken during Shobe's 18th birthday celebration at Gloria Maris Chinese Resto in Alabang. I used here BG's pps, cardstocks, assorted pps, Prima flowers, fibers and metal brad.

Hoping to scrap towards the end of my summer vacation! Happy summer vacationing! TFL!

Scrappin' Idol 2013

Here are my layouts for the Scrappin' Idol Challenge over the past 4 weeks. I just miss joining online contests and scrapping! Many thanks to Sunshine Asuncion-See for initiating another Idol challenge...

Rain Fun... Challenge 1 is a coke inspired challenge! Pia and Chuy's rain fun express my coke excitement. I used here Echo Park pps, letters and stickers, cardstocks, heart button and baker's twine.

Joy... this page is for my cousin Dionne and her handsome boys. This challenge is inspired by Valerie Salmon's sketch. I used here Echo Park pps, cardstocks, scraps of October Afternoon pps, Teresa Collins journaling pad, buttons, DMC threads and baker's twine.

Happiness... I made this page for my cousin in the States. Just wanted to scrap their beautiful family picture. The challenge was inspired by Leah Fung's sketch. I used here DCWV pps, cardstocks, AAS foil letters and local blings.

Bohol... Challenge 4 asked for an old summer photo. I have lots of summer pictures but this Bohol trip was one special vacation, get to enjoy the white sand and clear waters for 3 days. I used here Lilybee Design pps, AC Thickers chipboard letters, Jilllibean Soup pps, cardstocks, Prima paper flowers, buttons, baker's twine, washi tape and Memory Mist.

I'm glad I was able to finish the 4-week challenge!

Today is Easter Sunday. Just staying at home because I'm not feeling well. Doing a little cleaning on my scrap area, listening to great music and may be catch up with sleep and rest later. Tomorrow marks the start of my summer adventure... a lot of exciting things in line and still a lot of assignments in grad school.

Enjoy the coming summer peep! TFL!

Congratulations my Lorenzo!

Parents are the happiest in moments like this! This is our bonus after paying a year of tuition, waking up early, preparing their uniforms and meals, attending PTCs and programs and a lot more... its all worth it, right?! Congratulations my little Chuwee for your second medal in school! May you continue to learn more  and earn more medals too! Daddy and Mommy are so happy and proud of you! 

Now I can say that it is OFFICIALLY SUMMER here! Although I still have grad school on my 3rd term, I know I am still going to get busy. Busy for the kids on how to make them enjoy the summer vacation. Busy with the family for homecomings and family reunions. I just hope it will not be that stressful so I can still enjoy too.

Back to work for now... itchy hands to play!

FSBC's Challenge 15

I'm back! Took me awhile to sign in my blog... I don't know what happened but I'm glad to be blogging again. Sketch 15 of the Filipino Scrapbooker Challenge is late! But I wish to share it still.

Bless this Food... this layout is part of a Christmas gift to my bestfriend Timi, I scrapped the baptismal party of my Goddaughter Rhianelle. The sketch was done by my co-designer LG Belarmino. I used here DCWV pps, Websters Pages pps, cardstocks and ribbons.

Still coping up with my scrapping! Next week will be a long week of vacation for the Catholics who are celebrating the Holy Week. I will be staying with my family and kids most of the time, catch up with home cleaning, scrapping of course, be-friend my camera again and never miss summer memories, eat out and just keep away from case analysis for the coming 7 days. Well, just make everything happen!

TFL! Miss blogging!

My Grad School Experience...

I thought of scrapping my grad-school experiences to add up to my precious collection of memories and fun with my classmates. Multi-photos layout could better show what I was up to this past few months...

First Trimester... My period of terrible adjustments and stress! Going back to school was a major decision for me, but I have to do it for my kids, that is my motivating factor here. Took Foundations of Business Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Research... stress was all worth it, when I got my grades!

Second Trimester... My second 3 1/5 months of studying, took 2 major subjects Marketing Mangement and Productions and Operations Management, and 1 minor which is Organization Communication. This term was GREAT, although it was expected to be hard, but I just learned a lot! I used here Cosmo Cricket pps, cardstocks, fabric tape, washi tape, buttons, baker's twine, AAS wooden embies, AC mixed letter stickers and Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts.

Third Tri is up on Saturday and I'm off to enroll today! Here's praying and hoping for another semester of learning, bonding with classmates and good grades!

TFL!