Scrappy Saturday

Last saturday, hubby and I just stayed at home. I took advantage of not feeling any morning sickness. And I was able to do 5 LOs for the whole day. TFL.

Together
Journaling: CML summer outing. El Madero - Lipa, Batangas. 050908
Materials:
PPS (Bo Bunny, SR), White CS, HS Mask, Inkpads, Flowers (HS, Petaloo), Rub-on (BG, 7 Gyp), , Diecut Alphas, Rickrack, Fancy Pants Diecut, Butterfly diecut from stamp, Zig Pen

Birthday
Materials:
CS, Craft Express PPS, Inkpads, HS Stamp, Fiber, Brad (KF Loopy Brads, Provo Craft), Tools (Fiskars Border Puncher, HS Corner Stamp, Zig Pen)

Dine-out
Journaling: We had dinner in Bonitos, one of the famous resto in UP during our Los Banos trip.
Materials:
PPS (K & Co, SR), CS, Mesh, AC Thickers, Flowers (Petaloo, Prima), Bo Bunny Brad, Ribbon, Zig Pen

New Christian
Journaling: Ethan's Christening 042708
Materials:
PPS (SEI, SR), AC Thickers, Cork Alpha, Provo Craft Brad, Flowers (HS, Petaloo, Prima), Button, Ribbon, Rickrack, Zig Pen

Island Hopping
Journaling: Puerto Galera 06/11/07.
Materials:
K&Co. PPS, Black and White CS, Foam Embellishment, Diecut Letters, Inkpads, Rickrack, Zig Pen

Blog Awards

Issa tagged me again. She just gave me the Blog of Destinction & Brillante Weblog Awards! Thank you friend!

So, here are the rules that go along with the awards:
1. You post the award logos on your blog.
2. You link back to the person who awarded them to you.
3. Nominate at least 7 people whose blogs you admire and add links back to their blogs.
4. Leave a message for the nominees on their blogs.

And, here are my nominees for inspirational blogs and very talented artists:
Jenn (Memories of Jenn), CV ( Just because...), Meanne (Me and My World), Dianne (Malibu Dream), Joanne (My Life and My Boys), Pam (Love my Blog), Lee (The Armchair Scrapper).

Birthday Tag from Beverley Todd

I celebrated my birthday last Friday and I also got a birthday tag from my friend Issa! The tag is a part of Beverley Todd's 40th birthday celebration and you can view the instructions here. So if I tag you, you better spread the tag because there'll be lots of prizes to win. Happy Birthday Beverley!

Here are her questions and my answers...

1. What age was your best birthday (so far) & why? It was my 28th birthday. This is my last birthday as single. Hubby proposed to me that day. I also got lots of letters from my siblings. I got teary eyed reading those.

2. What was the worst? None, so far.

3. What is the best present you have ever received? If material thing, it will be the Guess Wallet from my sis last year. For something very special, it is the new life inside me from GOD.

4. What was the weirdest? Nothing I can remember right now.

5. Where would you most like to spend your birthday? Our home with my family. I just want a simple celebration.

6. What is your zodiac sign? Cancer

7. Chinese Year? Dragon ... powerful?!

Thanks for the tag Beverley and Issa... and now I will pass it to Meanne, Jenn, CV and Dianne.

Arte y Pico Award

Thanks so much Jenn, for passing this award to me and for considering my blog creative & inspiring. I really appreciate it.Thank you also for appreciating my "SWEET ESCAPE" LO.

This award was created and to be given to bloggers who inspire others with their creativity and their talents, also for contributing to the blogging world in whatever medium. When you receive this award it is considered a “special honor“. Once you have received this award, you are to pass it on to 5 others.”What a wonderful way to show some love and appreciation to your fellow bloggers!!!


The rules for passing this honor on are:

1) Pick 5 blogs that you would like to award this honor to. (This is the hard part–there are just so many good ones around it is very difficult to choose just five.)

2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.

4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

So the award goes to: CV, Meanne, Dianne, Issa and Aggie.

Sweet Escape

Another New LO.

Journaling:
A cozy night during our Los Banos Escapade. Some time-off from Work. Met with some friends and visited some Landmarks.

Materials:
PPS (MME Bohemina, BG), Rubons (Craft Express, Luxe Design, 7 Gyp), Flowers (Petaloo, Prima, Diecut), Ribbons, Button, AMM Metal Word, Brads, Tool used (Zig Pen, Fiskars Border Puncher).

SMILE

Last night, after organizing some of my things, I got scrappy and finished this LO in one hour using the July 1 sketch from sketchabilities.
Journaling:
No matter how tired you are, you still managed to SMILE for me.

Materials:
PPS (AC and SEI), CS, Flowers (Prima, Petaloo, HS), Zig Pen, Thickers, MME Journaling Tag, Inkpad, Rickrack, Bo Bunny Brad.

Fashionable Eyeglasses at a low Price

My sister is complaining about her eyes. She can't clearly see objects far from her. I think she's now far sighted. Then, while I am searching the net, I got to see the Zenni Optical $ 8 Rx Eyeglasses. They sell stylish and fashionable eyeglasses at a very low price. My sister is also crazy about fashion and this is the reason that she doesn't want to wear eyeglasses but there are Incredible Stylish New Frames From Zenni. I think my sister would like them. I also learned that Zenni Optical was on FOX news! This is great. I think my sister would be proud wearing those glasses.

MLA & SH SCRAPJAM

Last Saturday, although hubby and I were still tired because of our group bonding the day before, we got up early to prepare for the Scrapjam. We arrived early in Nette's place. But there were 2 more scrapbookers who arrived earlier than us. Hehehe. Hubby just chose a place for me then we went shopping. And these are the items we bought.

We're able to see old and new faces. Also able to meet friends like Issa, Meanne and CV. It was a fun-filled day. We had a lot of projects like the mini toot paper bag, CD album, flip and fold album and the make & take by MF. Most of them I tried finishing @ home. Will post the pix of these projects on my next post.

I love these projects as well as the other activities we had like the stamping demo by Jian (Marissa's DD), the Scrap Bingo, Raffle, the ODS Challenge and the "Paagaw" (Marissa and Nette literally threw items to all the participants. It was really fun. Everybody had fun.

This is the content of the loot bag.

I got this from the "Paagaw".

Did I mention that I also got these from the Raffle?

Marissa also gave an special stamp for me and dra. rita.

This is my entry to the ODS Challenge.


It is already Tuesday but I still have a hang-over. I will definitely attend the next event that MLA and SH will conduct (if my schedule permits). Looking forward to it.

More stories about the scrapjam in the blogs of Lee, Issa, Chiqui, Dra. Rita ... (I haven't checked the blog of other participants.).

Early July Gifts

Today I got 2 gifts. The 1st gift came from my previous group. I moved to a new product line due to insisted public demand. Hehehe. Joke lang po. Actually, it was my choice because I think there is a good career opportunity in my new group. I started working in my group since Q1 while still working with the old group. This 3rd quarter, I had moved 100% to my new group and my old group gave me this frame. Appreciate it. I'm touched. Hehehe.

The 2nd gift was a cake from our company, all birthday celebrants will be given a mini cake on the month of their birthday. This is a new tradition that they started last month. I was lucky to have one today. It looks yummy. You want some?

Bay-jing Olympics 2008

Last Friday (July4), our department had our yearly team bonding in Grand Villas Resort in Laguna. It was a whole day affair called the "Bay-ing Olympics". There were 10 groups named after a country. We played different sports like basketball, badminton, volleyball and swimming. The mechanics of the sports were changed from the traditional one. We are also able to do some obstacle course and a war game like in Takeshi's Castle. It was fun. The child in everyone of us showed up. There was also an awarding for the MVP, each sports and the best teams were awarded a trophy. It was just unfortunate that I was not able to join in the games because of my condition but glad that I was able to participate in the parade, dressing up our muse and coaching the team in the obstacle course. By the way, I was from the Group of Russia while Hubby was from Team Philippines. Some pix below:


More Pix in this link.

Just want to comment on the place. It has the complete facilities for team activities. However, since there is a mini zoo in the place, there were lot of flies showing up during meal time. The food is not bad but seeing the flies everywhere will make you lose your appetite. It was so disgusting.

But overall, we enjoyed the day!