Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!!

I wasn't able to greet you Merry christmas because of all the rush and happenings at home.  This was the first year  that my siblings are together to celebrate christmas.  We had a simple celebration at home and travelled to Tagaytay on Christmas day to visit our vacation house there.  The house was not yet finished in time for Christmas celebration this year.  The kids are not used to celebrate Christmas back home since we always celebrate it out of town with lots of activities to do.  But this time,  we have to relax at home and have some special bonding playing checkers and snakes and ladders which is really not so bad at all.

Before the year ends,  I would like to share with you the last lay-outs I made this week and a card using whipper snapper stamp.

I used the valentine and polka dot glitter papers of Best creation for this card.  The image was colored with copic ciao.  I still have to learn using my copics and I want more colors too!

And here are my last lay-outs for the year!

'You are our best gift"

"My rock star"
Zid loves RNB and rock and roll but loves the look of a rock star!

I love this crate paper and perfect for Zid's photos in Anilao.

"School Boyz"
I got to use the back2school line of Best creation for this page.

From my family to yours,  Wishing you a prosperous New year and lots of creativity and family bonding this 2011!!!   

Have a great new year celebration everyone!!!

Christmas Muse

I gave my muse a christmas touch  and used inkido papers, flowers, lace and metal embellishments from inkido and kort og godt.
This muse was from Iris Uy's class this year and stamped with butterfly stamp from Prima.
I used Anne's christmas papers for the skirt and a strip of the christmas elegance for the belt with the lace.  I just loved her new look and perfect christmas decor in our room.

Don't forget to drop by inkido blog for more inspiration.
Thanks for dropping by!  And advance Merry christmas to all of you!

Playing with Scraps

I love using up all my scraps and even the littlest of them.   I even used the halloween die cut paper of Best creation for this page.

I inserted some scraps of prima and basic grey with my glitter dot scraps of Best creation to create this non halloween page for my sister.  My nephew Migs is so young here in this old picture.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope everyone still got some time to scrap and play amidst the holiday rush!!!

Oh, Christmas Tree . . .

oh christmas Tree . . .

I just love looking at Christmas trees and doing the trims with our own tree. 

I am sharing today my projects for Best creation using lots of Christmas trees from the Falala collection.
Here's a simple card with a twist of a ribbon and the Best creation chipboard to complete it.  I guess this is the only card I am keeping for myself this year as part of my collection.

And here's, a door decor  to greet our visitors as they enter our home.

Please visit the Best creation blog and be inspired with other tree themed projects from the other designers. And don't forget that Best creation is looking for additional design team members for 2011 and you can read all about it the blog.

Have a happy weekend!!!

Gawrsh!!!

just like what Goofy says.
And just snobbish it sound like my nephew who hates to have his photo taken.  If I haven't bribed him,  I wouldn't get this photo of him.

close ups on the embellishments ( I really loved Inkido flowers!)

Supplies:  Inkido autumn papers, flowers, lace, blings and pearls.  Birdcage cut from the Tim holtz bird cage die.

Check out the inkido blog for lots of christmas inspirations.

Christmas RAK winners

Thank you so much for joining my rak!!!    Congrats to "The trash collector"  for winning my christmas mini kit and to Janet Z  for the christmas card.

And since this is the season of giving  I am sending christmas cards to the other 5 lovely ladies who left comments.   Please  email me at youch17(at)yahoo(dot)com  your mailing address. 

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Rak

"Tis the season to be jolly,  Fala la la lala"

Just a few more days til Christmas.   Have you finished your christmas list? gift wrapping and christmas cards? I am almost done.  My cards are ready to be mailed too.

Here's a card I made using best creation glitter cardstock and christmas papers and embellished with a snowflake brad.  I will be giving this card to one lucky commenter on this post and the mini christmas kit to another one. You may leave your comment (s) until DEC 5, Sunday 12mn EST.  So that the rak will reach you just in time for Christmas.

Yes!  I am mailing internationally  however, it may takes two (2) weeks to reach to your destination and the materials may be late for your cards this Christmas.  But I am sure you can still use them for your christmas thank you's,  ATC or even for your christmas lay-outs this year.

The christmas mini kit includes 6 x 6 Best creation glitter papers, foam stamp, craft & create die cuts, Best creation sticker, 2 cards with envelopes and mix of embellishment.

Close up on the embellishments ( inkido flowers, pin, & laces, best creation chipboard, misc ribbons, stamping up gold cord, buttons, making memories falala flower, craft & create die cuts)

Spread the word, and don't forget to leave a comment. I love reading your comments and to make more fun,  I'll give you another chance in winning if you link your own christmas card in the comments.  I would love to be inspired by you too.

And if you haven't done the Best Creation Blog Hop,  there's still time until Dec 2.   Always be inspired at the Best Creation Blog.

Thanks for dropping by and wishing you lots of love, joy and peace everyday!

Jona

Best Creation Blog Hop

It's our first blog hop at Best Creation today and all of us are excited to show you lots of fabulous projects for the upcoming Holiday and we are giving 1 lucky person a chance to win $100 worth of Best Creations products and a second person a chance to win our Valentine Collection of papers and stickers! How wonderful is that!!
If you have arrived from  Petra's blog,  you are on the right track.  If not,  you should start at Best creation blog, so as not to miss the magic letter to complete our secret word.

We have 13 stops so leave a comment on each blog as you hop along to collect the letters of our secret word and then leave a comment on our final BC blog. Send your entry with the word to teresa@bestcreation.us. The Winners will be announced on Friday Dec 3rd so good luck and have fun hopping!

The christmas project I am sharing you today is a mini album inspired by Ali Edward's December dailies.  I always try every year to make one and always end up doing nothing.  So instead of doing it everyday,  I just chose the days which I am sure,  I can fill up.

I used lots of Best creation christmas papers to complete my december minibook.  I fussy cut them and added metal embellishments from best creation too.  

Now,  I know you are waiting for my letter -   "I".   Hop on to Alicia's blog to complete the word.  Thanks for dropping by and happy blogging.

Blog hop Announcement

We are having our first blog hop at best creation on November 29!   Don't miss it!  That is just one of the prizes to win on the blog hop!  10 Lucky followers of the best creation blog will win prizes too!

Save the date and see you there!

Let there be joy

Christmas is all about love, peace and joy.  And We can make Christmas daily in our hearts with love, peace and joy!

This altered frame is designed with inkido papers, flowers, and lace.  A perfect gift for someone dear or a decor to your home.  Drop by the inkido blog and be inspired with the Christmas projects the design team are making.

Have a happy weekend!

DIY Gift bags

Christmas is just around the corner and coming very fast!  These gift bags are perfect for your personalized gifts for your someone specials.  I used Inkido's Christmas Candy tree line and the the christmas stamps and embellished with flowers and pins.

Drop by the inkido blog for lots of christmas gifts ideas from the designers.  

Have a nice day!

The apples of my eye with Best Creation

My son and my nephews are my apples of my eye.  They give me so much joy and headaches too.  I love watching them grow through my pages and I hope when they are old,  they will cherish the albums I have made for them.

In this lay-out for Bins, I used the winter pages of Best creation. the papers are perfect even for non-winter and christmas theme.

The water fun papers are perfect for Wac's photo.  I just added a few buttons.

And for my third lay-out,  my new favorite,  I used the transportation line and made the mini banners using the glitter cardstock.  I loved how cute it turned out to be.

Thank you for dropping by and hope you had  a great weekend!

Candy Alert and lay-outs

This may be the first time I will be writing for both my design teams Inkido and best creation.  

First,  Inkido is having an international blog candy.  All the items from the photo above will be won by a lucky commenter and follower of Inkido blog. Blog candy is open until the 18th of November.  You may find all the details here.

And here are the lay-outs I made using Best creation papers.  Teresa and Joyce Lin rewarded us for publication.  For the first lay-out,  I used the transportation papers to highlight the first quarter results of Zid.

And in my second lay-out,  I used the water papers for Zid's underwater photo in Bantayan Island, Cebu.  I really loved this diecut papers.

Thanks for dropping by!  Have a nice day.

Building Memories

I am so glad to found a new challenge blog for multi photos - Get Picky  .  They are having their first inspirational challenge ongoing now.

I used the lollipop swirls and colors as my inspiration to create our last night in Hongkong with my sister.  I added black for additional color boost. 

Thanks for dropping by and have a nice weekend!

Simply Me

I love the new papers of Inkido.  I know they are Christmas papers,  but its also perfect for any occasion subject.  Once a year,  I try my best to make a page just for me.  I have finished the page when I just realized that  I have used the same title  last March. Oh well, nobody's perfect right? 

I made handmade flowers and topped it with inkido roses and patiently designed into a scroll the pearls and bling from inkido.

Don't forget to visit the Inkido blog today for some inspiration.
Have a nice day!

Cute Cards

Sharing more whipper snapper cards.  I am getting addicted with these stamps.

Happy halloween!

Stamping and paint

I had so much fun playing with paint and stamps with Inkido.  In my first lay-out,  I painted my chipboards with paint and dried it with heatgun, creating a bubble texture and applied opal dusts for some shimmerz!  I really love using opal dusts in almost everything.


In my second lay-out,  I created a background using the script stamp of Inkido and layered it the sparrow and carte postale stamp. With a strip of paper, lace and flower cluster, the page is complete!

 and I recreated the lay-out background into an ATC. 

Don't forget out to check out the Inkido blog for lots of inspirations.

Happy Wednesday!

Best Creation & Whipper Snapper Stamps

This Whipper Snapper stamps are so cute!  And it really goes well with Best Creation glittery papers! Check out the Best Creation blog to see all the cards created by the design team.

Me & My friends

Sharing my take on My Mind's Eye sketch challenge this month.  I really loved this color combo and this Bloom and Grow line.  Here's to 10 years of friendship and still counting!   I miss you guys.  See you soon again.

A creative weekend

This is the most productive and creative weekend I had.  I was able to make 2 lay-outs and 4 cards.  I enjoyed coloring the whipper snapper images.  However,  I can only share the two lay-outs.  The cards I can share  after they are already published  in the best creation blog.

I heart Pink paislee and just realized that I still have the spring fling line and lots of the old christmas papers that I have to consume.  In my pages here,  I mixed the old papers with their newer papers.

I just posted a new lay-out for inkido using art medium and the autumn papers.  Come visit the Inkido blog for lots of inspiration.

Have a nice day!

'D Boys

These are the boys who bring so much joy in our life,  lots of laughter, headaches, mess and shrieks of joy.  When together, just imagine the riot in our house.  Oh we love these boys.  My son Zid with his cousins - Migs, Wacs and Bins.

Best creation Autumn Splendor papers are perfect for any day occasion pages, either a girly page or a boyish page.  I even mixed the Halloween paper in this lay-out. 

Here's a close up:

Materials:  Patterned Paper: Best creation happy halloween GP 446, Basic Glitter paper (inverted), Autumn Splendor GP 417, GP 412, GP 410; flower: prima, epoxy stickers: Best creation, punchers: Martha stewart, adhesive: helmars.

Have a nice day!

Inkido WCMD Blog Hop

Welcome to Inkido's blog hop!

We are celebrating "World Card Making Day" with a blog hop around some of the design team member's blogs.  Everyone who joins will be entered into a drawing of a price filled with Inkido products.

If you have arrived here from Pia's blog, then you are on the right track.  If not, you may start at Inkido's blog so as not to miss the card inspirations from other designers.

Here's my inspiration for you.  I made birthday cards from Tuva, Mathea and Autumn friendship papers with  Inkido blooms, lace, metal embellishment and blings.

 The sentiment is made from photoshop and printed in white Inkido cardstock.

Remember,  you have to be a follower of the Inkido blog and leave a comment here in my post for a chance to win the prize package.

Now, you need to hop on to Annica's blog for another card inspiration.  Happy blog hopping and happy world card making day!

Inkido Blog Hop

I am inviting you to the first Inkido blog hop on October 3 to celebrate World Card Making Day.   Please come back this weekend and join me in fun as we hop in all the designers blogs for card inspirations.

And here's a sneak of the card I will be sharing on the blog hop!

See you on the weekend!  Have a nice day!