Notebook Challenge

This is my entry for artzdescrap notebook challenge..."twosome".

Materials Used: AAS alpha chips, tags, prima flowers.

A Gift for a Teacher

I made this directory book as a gift for my daughter's teacher. Hoping she would like it.

Back to School

Summer vacation is over and school days are here again.For the past 3 days, i've been busy preparing this...

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Tutorial On Bottle Treasure

As an artist (kuno! teehee ), creating art while recycling materials has always intrigue me. Like for example ...recycling a bottle! A bottle is a relatively easy material to come by, and it is cheap. Some people look at a bottle and see only what is inside (like soy sauce or ketchup or patis etc...) and use the contents and simply throw the bottle away. But fortunately for us, not all people see the empty bottle as an object to be discarded. For some people, an empty bottle presents itself as an exciting material to re-use for a different purpose. ..there are those who create art with bottles.












To make this project, simply follow these easy and quick steps:
( For this project, I used a cali shandy bottle.)
1. I covered the entire bottle with newspaper strips using glue.
2.I added scrapbook papers /corrugated board around the body.
3.Punched holes for the eyelets. Did a criss-cross lacing pattern and tied a bow at the end.
4.Attached flowers, buttons and colored feathers.
4.Added tags....Done!

Stone Art 2

I made another Stone Art Project using a bigger stone this time. If you look closely, the photo used has thinner texture. I used the lifting solution to achieve this. Here is the instruction on how to use this solution:
(This technique requires a lot of time though..be patient.)
1.Apply a thin coat of the solution on the photo using a sponge brush with a right to left direction.Let dry.
2.Apply a second film from left to right.Let dry.
3.Apply the next coating from top to bottom.Let dry.
4.Apply the fourth coating from bottom to top.
5.Repeat the process two more times. (Repeat #1 to # 4 twice)
6.If the photo is all dry, submerge the photo in water and slowly remove the thick paper at the back of the photo using your hands.
7.Attach the thin photo onto the stone.Decorate and your done.

One Of The Secrets Of a Happy Life Is Continuos Small Treats

Materials Used: Jantina Doodle Arrow/Red Leaf Digiscrappy/DanaZarling kit/Word Art by Katie Pertiet/Nadya's Scraps

New Look

Usually I wear long gowns to host weddings, but I always like to steer away from the conventional and so this time I chose a cocktail dress that had a style cue from the 60’s. Cocktail dresses are both stylish and chic. I paired this retro ensembles with a silver open toe heel stilettos.
Just for a new look...

The Reason Why I missed Scrapfest 5 ...

I know that there is nothing that can match the excitement of attending Scrapfest 5 but I missed the opportunity to be part of the event (huhuhu)...i heard the event was tremendously filled with demos on new scrapping techniques (Waaaah!!!)...Anyway, there's still tomorrow ....can't wait till May 2009!!! The reason behind my absence is that because I had to host a wedding reception...too bad the wedding was also on the same date as scrapfest 5.

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Stone Art

I've always love to combine nature and craft. I love to recycle natural materials like shells, dried leaves, stones, twigs, pebbles, moss etc.and create something memorable out of it. Here's an easy project that you can try.
1.Look for a big stone with a flat surface. Wash and let dry.
2.Choose a suitable picture and tear the sides.
3. Attach embellishments around the picture like buttons. Natural materials can be utilized for a realistic look. In this project, I used shells,twigs, flower beads, fish beads, clam and starfish beads and moss.



4. Add some tags or stickers for the finishing touch.

I was tagged...

...by Cabbie Idol ! This artistic lady never cease to inspire others. She is very creative and has a unique gift for authentic designs. She's the Queen of Minibooks, Altered Arts and Inks ! Cabbie is reallly extraordinary. Her passion for scrapbooking shows through her beautiful layouts and projects. Check out her blog here.

Here are the rules I’m supposed to follow…..
1. Link back to the person that tagged you. Check!
2. Post these rules on your blog. Check!
3. Share six unimportant things about yourself. Check!

1. I have a fetish for boiled round kamias with brown sugar syrup. yum!
2.I mix sardines with misua soup. Try it !hehe.
3.I love dance sports! Will try soon! teehee...
4.I have a weekly ritual of turning my handbag

inside out and let all that is inside fall out and

begin to sort out the debris of the past week and
prepare the battle of the next.
5.I've watched The Road Home 6 to 7 times already.
6.I saw a shadow behind a curtain (as if someone was peeping) during a night shift duty in the hospital but when I checked, there was no one in the room.

Tag six people at the end of your entry. Check!
im tagging candy,marissa,arnie,felynn,gaye,valerie.

A Notebook and a Pen

I always carry a small notebook and a reliable pen with me. I can always find a few minutes to jot down a paragraph or doodle a thing or two or maybe sketch down ideas for a craft project while waiting in line for kids to get out of school, dance practice, boring PTA meetings etc. A page in the notebook here......used photoshop to add color and voila! I think a page a day would be good!..... I call her "Leasha"!

Bloom Tag

I used watercolor and stamps to create this "Bloom Tag". Added eyelets and bottons...used tearing techniques and added glitter to give it a finishing coat.

Mag Rack

I work in a somewhat organized disorder (or is that disordered organization? ). I have a system to keep my materials under control and make sure I always keep my tools and embellishments in a box or tray. But what doesn’t seem to be working, however, is my system for storing scraps stash and papers and so I thought of buying a magazine rack to keep them. I decorated these racks cause I felt they looked somewhat "naked"...it needed some accessories. Then, I’ve started to “scrap bust” !...and here are the happy results of this initial endeavor.

Trash or Treasure

This old bag has served me well throughout the years, but eventually it's days are numbered and now it's doing nothing more than gathering dust until the end of time.
But I thought perhaps there is still something I could do with it. And why not? I like DIY stuff that's why I decided to create this altered bag.

Treat for myself for Mother's Day

Materials Used: Scrappy cats designs by Nancy Wilkins, Lynn Grieveson Designs,Nadya's Scraps Elements

Materials Used : True Love Kit by S.Colbert

Butterfly Kisses

Materials Used: Butterfly Kisses y Beth Long

Under My Umbrella

My friend gave jannica this lovely red chinese outfit...it is called the Chungsan attire or kipao. Incidentally, my father-in-law arrived from China and bought these colorful umbrellas as souvenirs ...what a coincidence...a new outfit with matching chinese umbrellas....

Materials Used: Good wishes for Chinese New Year Kit by Caffeine Created Designs.

Two Day Art Class

My students were getting bored with our Advance Summer Mandarin Class. So I decided to conduct a 2-day Art class just to brighten up their spirits ( and mine too...*wink* !) I let them play around with crayons and water color and here are the photos of their projects...

Guess Who's Sister

This girl is the sister of a famous scrapper in Manila. The scrapper won in various challenges already and was featured in various mags too....guess who's little sister this is....

Kaya Challenge Entry

Dear Jannica,

When you were younger, sometimes I would look at you , my heart was always filled with love seeing how you have grown. Your lovely smile brightened up my days and your bedtime hugs and kisses melted my heart. Whether you were dancing on stage, playing your violin. I looked at you in amazEment. You were such a loving child, so sweet, caring and funnY. I was so proud of the person you were becoming and the strength yOu have shown at such a young age. I can't imagine my life withoUt YOU. Now, that you are 18....your life will be more exciting in many ways. It is the period of transition from girl to woman. It is a time to obtain education and develop your personality. It is the stage in life when you begin to think of a host of future life-defining decisions and events. However, it does make the point that when you are 18, you should be actively pursuing goals, events and decisions ahead of you. The most important is committing to God’s way of life. My advise to you is to take time to prove HIS ways—and live it for the rest of your life! I love you. -Mama

Materials Used: Clear Expressions by Jackie Eckles Paper Overlay "Relax",Where Memories Are Created Say It With Crystals, stickers. making memories journal given by cabbie idol...

Photograph Of You

Altered House Album

This is my Entry for ArtzdeScrap Challege # 5 -ALTERED HOUSE ALBUM .

Home is a starting place of love and dreams...it is a very important place to nurture love...it is also the place where bonding occurs among family members...it is the place where love grows. Home is the heart of life...Home is where we feel at ease, where we belong, where we can create surroundings that reflect our tastes and pleasures...Making a home is a form of creativity open to everyone.It is also the best place where we can start teaching our children new things . We can also have fun even we stay at home.

Materials Used : mylittleshoebox paper,where memories are created "say it with crystals",decoart paint,prima folwer embellishments,all about scrapbooking chipboard embellishments,Elegant Word Art by Bethany.

SILLY PIX

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

My Photoshop Artwork

This afternoon, I had a chance to download Adobe Illustrator and played around with this software. This tool is so nice! You can create just anything. So here's my first Illustrator project.

I wanted to surprise my friend with a gift and so I went to Southway Mall (Zamboanga City) to look for a paper gift bag...and I saw this! This bag really caught my attention because it really looked like a real bag. It was just made of paper. I decided to alter it to make it more attractive...

The Bible Bearer

Jadrian was chosen to be the bible bearer in our cousin's garden wedding. After sitting on his chair for about a few minutes, he felt kind of bored listening to the ceremony and so he grabbed his bible and read it. I don't know if he understood what he was reading...he knows how to read though...

My daughter was so unwilling to cooperate with me for a shot. She was so movable. But I managed to get a shot of her...and so this was the result.

A Card For a Friend

I made the tag of this card using a word art by Katie Pertiet. I love this quote.
Journaling: the only way to have a FRIEND is to be one.

ALUMNI HOMECOMING BULLETIN BATCH '82

I made this bulletin for the Zamboanga Chong Hua High School Alumni Homecoming ( Silver Jubilarians Batch 82 ). It took me three whole nights to do this. They were more than a hundred of them and so I had to make more than a hundred individualized LOs. Each LO corresponded with their individual profession. Example , an animal doctor had a small toy dog attached on his LO and a physician had an RX alpha chip attached on his LO..
Journaling: You are the meaning in my life...You are the inspiration.
Materials: DaleAnnCubbage stone shoes kit

SEACREST

Kaya # 11: I decided to choose SEACREST for this traditional layout because I consider him as one of my idols. He does not only posses the good looks but he is also smart and witty !
Materials Used:
- American Crafts The Color Of Memories ( a la Carte Baguette),glitter star sticker
,glitter heart sticker,glitter musical otes sticker,glitter diamond stickers,toy motorcycle ( for a more masculine look),acrylic paint,fonts: Arial Narrow/Techniques Used:,layering-ink edges

Friends

Materials Used : Shabby Princess Promise Garden Kit

Artz de Scrap Entry for Challenge # 4 FamilyCommunication Pocket

I made this altered item this morning to meet the deadline of Arts de Scrap Challenge # 4. The March contest challenges you to alter and personalise a pocket as your Family's Communication Pocket where you can leave letters or notes for your family members. Due to the overwhelming response of interested challengers, pocket giveaways were all taken up. The supply ran out... so I decided to use slippers instead. As you can see, I added a big gold eyelet on the top.

I decorated it with scrap materials :prima floral embellishments, provocraft alpha stickers /quote stickers, provocraft tags, assorted buttons, wooden rod, cord...and here is the result...

Posters

Jollice Posters

Posters for our dimsum restaurant here in Zambo......my initial attempt in poster-making. Hope its okey.I used the Sony CyberShot DSC-W200. I just love this cam because of its multi-features.

The place is Jollice Restaurant ( Jo for John and Lice for Alice...they are my parents-in-law. ) I

"You Make My Day Award"

I was nominated by the very talented Cabbie Idol. She is a very intelligent and pretty lady with such tremendous skills in scrapping. I'm very lucky to have her as my friend. She never cease to inspire me.

The rules for the “You Make My Day” award are to re-present it to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know through email or by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times, and if you do, consider yourself really, really loved.

The nominees are:
1. Cabbie -Cabbie's Bloom
2. Marissa (Craft Lady)-Live It Love It Scrap It
3.Diane- A Handful Of Surprises
4.Candy - Eye Candy Scrap
5. Mitch Sy - Visual Symphony
6. Rita Marie Vergara - My Life And My Scrapbooking
7. Lee - The Armchair Scrapper
8-10...soon

Journaling: thank you for the stars...thank you for the encouragement...i will miss you...
Jannica graduated from Nursery (March 2008) and I made this minibook for her teacher as a token of gratitude.

Journaling: Your smile brigthens up my day! ...you are a star student... Materials Used: 7 gypsies Fiji, prima, provocraft stickers,lace, slick pen.

flowers

Journaling: Lejan's Restaurant,December 2007, Merienda Time Materials Used: Provocraft Papers, daisy d's scroll bouquet-ocean multi , all about scrapbooking tags, flowers.

Shy Girl

Journaling: When I was small, I was also shy like you.
Materials Used: Provocraft Papers, Provocraft Alpha stickers, all about scrapbooking tags, flowers.

Good Boy

Journaling: Jadrian was asked to join a singing contest in school. So I bought this suit for him. Looks perfect. Materials Used: Basic Grey Paper, Provocraft, all about scrapbooking tags.

Peek-A-Boo

Materials Used: Provocraft Papers, BG Alphas, flowers.

Fun At The Zoo

Journaling: Look ma, there's a parrot on my head.

Jadrian was so excited to visit the zoo. He loved all the animals especially the parrots and Erika the ostrich.Materials Used: Provocraft Papers, Provocraft Butterfly clear stamps, all about scrapbooking tags, prima flowers, real feathers .

He Makes Me Feel

Journaling: The chinese character "爱" means love.

Materials Used:dranet-Tatami Mat Alphas, retrodiva DSF cupid said papers,VeronicaPonce My Guy Kit Overlay He Makes Me Feel

My Precious Little Sister

This LO is my first entry in Pinoy Scrapbooker. Thanks to Danielle Young. Her kit is just WONDERFUL !!!

Journaling
You are 1 year younger than me MY LITTLE SISTER. I need you to know that you mean so much in my life. Always remember that I love you. If you are afraid, I will do my best to try to take some of your fears away. I will pray for you everyday. I love you MY LITTLE SISTER..

Materials Used
papers & elements from Springtime feelings by Danielle Young, Adobe Photoshop 7, fonts: Viner Hand ITC / Pristina / Dream Of Me, DB Journaling Boxesc.

Techniques Used/Process

layering-color overlaying the flowers-drop shadows-blending -adjusted the opacity of papers, cut papers to circles