Last Post for 2008

Where did this year go? In less than 5 more hours and we will be saying goodbye to 2008. It seems the year flew by so fast. A lot has happened throughout the year. Marcie celebrated her 1st birthday and will soon be turning 2 on January 4. She's learned to walk, talk and now even run so fast that sometimes it gets so tiring to chase her.

It was also this year that I reunited with scrapbooking. It's been a few years since I stopped but thanks to the mini scrap jam that was held here courtesy of Ate Marisa, I fell in love with the craft again and have been hooked to it ever since. I felt like a newbie again because I was so overwhelmed with all the new tools, supplies and techniques that has been introduced. But thanks to the world wide web, I was able to somehow cope up with the new trends. I still have a lot to learn though but I'm really glad I found my way back.

Since I started scrapping, I've also gained a lot of new friends and learned a lot of new stuff. I also managed to win a couple of contests and random draws here and there and I'm very thankful for all of these.

Before the year comes to an end, I would like to say "Thank You" to everyone who's been kind enough to drop by my blog and drop me some words of encouragement & appreciation. Especially to my frequent visitors... thank you thank you thank you!

Gotta go for now. Hope everyone will have a safe & a prosperous New Year! See you next year! (Oh that's already a few hours from now. lol)

Christmas projects

Christmas season was quite busy but I did manage to make a few projects. Actually I made a lot. But most of them were Christmas gift bags which I sold at our store. I think I made about 50 bags and only 4 were left unsold. =) I make those gift bags every year because I discovered that when people are in a hurry for their last minute Christmas shopping, most of them don't have time to wrap their gifts anymore. So that started the idea of selling my gift bags. They're just plain kraft gift bags which I decorated with wrapping paper, ribbons and other embellishments. Well I didn't have time to take their pictures since the moment I finished them, they were brought to the store already. Hehe. Sorry. Maybe next year.

Well I did have other projects which I was able to take pictures of. First is this hanging photo decor which is now hanging on our room's door:

Here's a closer look:

I used a piece of cardboard which I found around the house and peeled off the upper portion to reveal the corrugated look inside it. I then sprayed some gold Maya Road metallic mist and inked the edges of the board with brown ink and dabbed some green ink to give it a bit of distressed look. I used my left over Polar Bear Press patterned paper to mat the photo & embellished it with some Prima flowers, a butterfly, a brad, lace & some bling. I used AC Thickers for our family name & the Chatterbox Chipboard stickers for the word "family". I then punched a hole on each upper corner of the board and tied a string of abacca so I could hang it on our door.

My final set of project were these photo gift tags:

For NJ

For Lhance
For Alex
For Joax

Instead of the usual gift tags with just the" To: & From:" labels, I used photos of my inaanaks (god sons & god daughters) instead. =) Oh they are all a bunch of cuties! As usual I had to do some last minute Christmas shopping to buy their gifts. lol. When will I ever learn to shop early?

TFL!

Card Sketch A Day

If you like making hand made cards like I do, I think you should go check out this cool blog called Card Sketch A Day. Susan Costanza shares a card sketch every day for free! I was fortunate enough to be given the chance to share one of my cards using one of her sketches. I made this card a few months ago but I didn't want to post it here until it was posted on Susan's blog. This was my first time to be a Guest Designer for a Card Sketch blog and here it is:
You can view the sketch here.


I hope everyone had a fun Christmas. Mine was filled with reunions both with family and high school friends. And lots of eating. But sadly I caught a cold and am now suffering a fever. Sniff sniff! I also kinda lost my voice since Christmas eve so too bad for me. :(

I wish everyone good health & a safe new year to come. To all those residing in the Philippines... enjoy the very long holiday!

TFL!

Merry Christmas!

I'd like t wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Hope you will all have fun & enjoy the Holiday Season.

Hugs,
Gracie

Pic of the Week

Time for another pic of the week. Can you believe we only have 4 days to go before Christmas? Well I've been digging through some Christmas pics from last year and found these:

This was Marcie's first time to meet Santa and she was terrified! And I thought Santa was suppose to make kids happy. Hehe. She met with Santa again a few days ago and her reaction still hasn't changed. :( I guess I still won't get that perfect pic of Marcie with Santa this year. Fingers crossed for next year.

Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! Enjoy!

Good Times with Mom

I made this LO last week with a picture of me and Marcie when she was just about 6 months old. We were at the Shangrila Hotel in Makati where we stayed overnight when my aunt from the U.S. came home for a vacation. It was Marcie's first time to stay in a hotel and she enjoyed it. We were there with my other relatives. Thanks to my ever generous aunt for sponsoring our hotel accomodations. Hehe.

Supply list: Bazill Basics white & Kraft Cardstock, Chemise Stripe Patterned paper by Luxe Designs, Scenic Route Patterned Paper, Prima flowers, Simply Stated Stamps by Fancy Pants Design, Melissa Frances Designer Sticker, Sonnets Stickers by Creative Imaginations, Making Memories Brads, Craft Express Rub-On, Barn Brown & Black Whispers Archival Dye Inks, Water Color Pencils by Derwent, Misc.- Bling & Lace

Journaling: Good times turn into best times when I'm with you.

Pic of the Week

11 days to go before Christmas! We're all busy and excited for this day. I received an e-mail from my sister who is in Venice, California and she sent us pictures of her daughter, Sydney. Oh this little girl is soooo cute! Look she even dressed as Santa's Little helper:
I wish Marcie could meet her cousin soon. We haven't really seen Sydney in person and we're all excited to see her someday.
TFL!