scrap marathon - sept 09 week 1

surprisingly, i've been able to create 8 layouts in 4days the past week. i guess i just got too stressed at work! haha so here goes:

# 1 : sister act - me and my sister in genting highlands theme park. FUN AT THE PEAK!

#2 i believe i'll end ep exactly where i want to be - one of my emo layouts hehe ;p
#3 i'm your ninang - me and julio / august 8, 2009

#4 white water rafting - CDO may 22, 2009

#5 good friends - good 'ol UP friends

Dos Augustos

i took this photo of julio and daddy tuting during their (my grandaparents') 50th wedding anniversary last may 23, 2009. i fell in love with the photo! it was a rare moment and i am so happy that i got to capture that which depicted how daddy is - his love for horses, for nature and life, his intelligence and strong command, and yes - his kind heart, love for family and love for others. the photo says so much, of how he and julio are holding hands and how julio is looking at the subject of daddy's dialogue...

i chose the title ' dos augustos' not only because they are both augusto but because of the joy i see in daddy to be amidst his youngest grandson at 82. not to mention, julio is only the second male grandchild among 14 grandchildren.

Happy???

i've been scraping about family, events and memories the past few months and it felt very rewarding to see that i am able to creatively document such. but it was only yesterday, through this layout that i am slowly, truly able to appreciate the miracle of scrapbooking as a creative outlet. i feel that right now, my life is in a pickle. i have so much ahead of me and yet i'm restrained to 'do all that can be' to be able to dedicate my self, my life to achieving a different height.

journaling:

i only wanted to live good, live well, live right. ironically, that has lead me to forget myself and live for others. can i be happy?

9/5/09

Scrapfest 7 woohoo!!

August 29, 2009 - i got to attend the scrapfest 7 at the makati parks and gardens. it was my first ever! I actually flew in from dipolog for that after several shy responses of 'i'm attending a scrapbooking thing' whenever family asked about my trip! haha but no regrets! heck to what they thought - i had fun!

i got to actually meet the various scrapbooking merchants from whom i get my materials from and sometimes annoyingly prod of my shipment's tracking number ;p they were all really nice plus i got to see a fraction of what they have in their stores! i've never been to a scrapbooking store except hobbes and landes (expensive!) so i truly enjoyed every minute of my browsing / window shopping moment.

i also got to meet scrappin moms' moderators! (they're all so galing!) and all the other scrappers whose blogs i contstantly follow and whose creation, i truly admire.

last, i got to finish a layout using the events' kit with nothing but my non acid free pen that i carry in my bag. thanks to honey y. for she lent me her scissors, self healing mat, etc.
and this is that layout:

Til the next one :)

Once Upon a Time

This was an easy layout to make in the sense that it only uses two patterned papers and cardstock and is just mainly done through paper cutting. But it took a bit of time having to dry the stickles on the borders and thickers and applying glossy and crackle accents after and waiting for these to dry again. Coloring the border flowers on the scalloped, round shaped patterned paper to change it to a shade of maroon from its original yellow green required even more time.

Us with our MOM in our younger years..

Materials:

Patterned paper - webster pages, DCWV cardstock, AC thickers, stickles in cotton condy, glossy accent, fancy pants rub ons

For the Best Dad!

Eversince my parents' separation, my grandfather took the role of being dad to all of us. here's for him, the best dad in the world!


journaling:

The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but as in whispering galleries- they are clearly heard at the end and by posterity - Jean Paul Richter

Scrap That! : August Weekly Challenge - 2

My take on LG Belarmino's sketch below for Scrap that's 2nd week challenge for august. Dedicated this layout for mine, my sister and cousins' christmas memories together as kids.


journaling:

Spending christmas eve at the Urquaiga's gave birth to the tradition of having girls in the family bring the Child Jesus to the altar during midnight mass. This was started by erica, then meka, follwed by Krista and I.

I can still vivdly recall how much fun we had awaiting for mass just eating, chatting, playing pillow and stuffed toy fights and getting terrified by tito doroy's human santa claus.

Materials:

DCWV metallic gold and green cardtsock, stickles in green and gold, soft spoken pre made christmas balls, jolees christmas themed stickers, flowers from rekindled moments, all about scrappbooking craft wire in blue, glossy accent, alpha chipboard, kaiser rhinestones

Freebie from scrapbookshawaii!

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