Unique wedding invite: Jill and Matt

I was browsing the net for some craft project ideas and I stumbled upon iDiY that features craft projects for the bride on a budget. It's a really cool site and it's overflowing with ideas for budget weddings and for couples who are hands-on in their wedding preparations. A particular feature on their blog is this invite that caught my attention. It's simple and doesn't have any embellishment on it. It's all text and no fancy graphics but I must agree with Luzel that it's very creative, unique and personal. The groom Matt Dorfman himself designed their wedding invitation. Check it out: (click here for a full view)

Blog Awards

So late post... Got 2 blog awards...

From Timi...Mention five (5) addictions and pass on the award to five (5) other fab blogs!

1. pink dresses (for my lil bundle of joy)

2. scrapbooking stuff (hoarder!!!!LOL!!!!)

3. photos (mostly of my kids)

4. internet (especially Multiply for my online business)

5. Mad by Ne-Yo

And this one is from Chiqui...

The rules:

1). Post a link of the person who gave you this award.

2). Nominate 5 other people and give a link to their sites

3). Let your nominators know that they got an award from you.

4). Put a logo of the award on the blog

I'm awarding both these awards to:

1. Cookie

2. Candy

3. Lee

4. Cabbie

5. Timi

MIA

Gosh, so busy lately.... Busy with the new baby, school work and now a new 'baby'... hehe... nope it's not really a human baby... a new business... My friends and I are going to open an online store.... ETC Fashions on February 18...

So many things to do, so little time. I don't even have time to scrap anymore... Miss scrapping so much but I have my hands full... Hope I can find a good, trustworthy and not topaking yaya... Help nowadays are so hard to find... They are so choosy... Oh well, I'll try to upload photos and even try to scrap even one layout this month.... keeping my fingers crossed....

Welcome Baby CK

Finally gave birth to my little princess, Caitlyn Kirsten last Decemeber 14.

I went to the hospital on December 13 since I had a bloody show when I got home from school. My OB said my cervix isn't opening yet but I have blood. She asked me to be confined that night for observation. The following morning she checked and my cervix is opening so she ordere me to walk. So I walked all around the hospital, going up and down the stairs and at 6:30 PM I was taken to the Delivery Room. I had an induced labor since I was already 6 cm but the contractions are still irregular.

Finally, after 2 hours of labor pains I gave birth to a healthy baby girl at 8:49 PM and she's 6.5 lbs... All the pain is worth it..

More pictures here at my Multiply account. TFL!

Got Sketch Mini

Saw this at Valerie Salmon's blog. So excited and hopefully my application will be approved. We all love sketches so why not join the fun. Check out the details below:

Introducing Got Sketch Mini!
It's a week-long class just for you, our Got Sketch supporters! Since this is the season for giving, we thought we'd give you our early Christmas present! It's our way of saying thank you.
And yes, it is totally FREE!!

So, go ahead and share the news with your fellow sketch fan friends. The more, the merrier!
To those of you who have been curious but have yet to take one of our workshops, this is your chance to participate & get a glimpse of what our classes are about. It's a sampling of our Got Sketch workshop -- minimized into a 7-day program. We know you will enjoy it! Here's what you can expect:

TWO top-notch 12x12 sketches from Valerie Salmon & Janna Wilson
The sketches will include a sample layout, supply list, instructions, and project notes which are delivered in high-quality printable pdf files
- 1 Sketch Challenge on Day 1
- 1 Tip & Trick Sheet
- An interactive community
- Inspirational gallery from your classmates
- A Live Chat session with Valerie, Janna, & community members
- Prize Giveaways
- A self-paced class: No deadlines, No homework, No tests The community will open on Wednesday, December 3, and ends December 10.

Register ahead of time to join to be assured that your entry will be approved by Wednesday, 12/3.

Preggy Vanity

Who said that being pregnant doesn't mean you can't be beautiful? Just sharing a few pics that I've taken to remember my pregnancy..

(L-R: in my gray contacts, @ 34 weeks)

October Scrap Shopping

Here are some of my purchases last month:

Stamps from Rekindled Moments


Paints, Glitter glue and foam shapes from NBS



Felt lace (just Php 40/meter) and gem stick-ons from All About Scrapbooking

My new trimmer and ric racs, etc from Yellow Violet House

Magazines from Alidz (very cheap, promise!)

Rosie

My newest baby.... Rosie... I soooo love my new digi cam.. love the color too. Thanks mom & dad for this pasalubong.

Andrei's 1st UN parade

I'd like to share some photos of Andrei during his UN parade this morning. He paraded England's national costume... (actually England doesn't have any national costume but when you goggle it this photo is what pops out.) He was dressed as a footgurad at the Buckingham Palace (or is well known popularly recognized as the Nutcracker man)

I had the upper suit custom made just for him because England is not popularly selected during UN parades. The most common are Japan, USA, China, and Singapore. The sash was made out of foam that I bought from AAS (well, what do you expect from a scrapper mom?). The cap was made by my MIL out from an old calendar and wrpped it with the excess black cloth that was used for his costume. I wrapped it with black tassle to look like the photo I've downloaded from the net. I even bought him a toy rifle to complete the look.

The other parents and even our neighbors are so happy when they saw him and said that he really looked like a Nutcracker man from England... Here are some of the photos...

[Eye] Candy Treat

I saw this from Tna's blog and my eye popped out from the yummy eyelets Kristin Hubick is giving away from her blog...

Yummy isn't it? If you want to a chance to win these candies, click here... Thanks Kristin for this chance to win these yummy candies. And I say "Treat!"

My Little Princess

I want to share the first photo of our little princess... Everyone, meet Caitlyn Kirsten de Dios-Cuatico.

For me missing my 1st blogaversary and for our little girl I'll be giving away a humble RAK soon. I'll upload the photos and details in the following weeks. I have to arrange the RAK first. Hope, you check my blog soon for the details.

TFL!

Andrei's Accident

Last October 1, my very hyperactive son Andrei was playing at the stairs while carrying a blankie.. 1-2-3, bang! He tripped over the blankie and landed on the corner of the stairs which have 3 porclain vases. I immediately ran when I heard him crying. I was asking what happened when I saw blood coming out of his forehead!! I was in panic! I checked the vases where he landed and saw a 2 inch chip on one. I was so panicking, my stomach was getting hard, almost contracting. Good thing my uncle was here and calmly approached Andrei and covered his forehead with the blankie and checked the wound. I couldn't even look at it because I'm afraid of blood and I'm scared that if I see a real BIG and DEEP wound,I just might have a labor right there and then.

I called my mother in-law and said to meet me at Fe del Mundo Hospital in Banawe to have him checked in the ER. When we get there, the staff immediately assessed him and asked all questions necessary. Good thing it was just two small wound but it was deep so Andrei had to have 1 stitch on each. They say, there were many tiny particles of the vase found in the wounds.

When the ER staff got him on the table to clean the wound and fix him up, he started yelling and shouting and crying with all his might. He kept yelling "Pakalawan (Pakawalan) niyo ko. Please. Bebehave na ko, promise" . All the ER staff just held their laughter. May sugat na nga nagddrama pa! After 20 minutes of yelling, he still didn't stop. They even teased him that he was such an extraordinary boy. If he was normal, he would have been exhausted with all the yelling and crying for 5 minutes. But my little boy? He kept on doing it for 35 minutes!

After that, we went home and it's as if nothing happened. He was even proud of his bandage and boasted to his aunts "O, tignan nio ko. Likot ko kasi. May tahi na ko". Tsk, tsk, tsk... From the mouth of my babe.

I assure you, we must have been the talk of the ER and the hospital for days because when we returned after a week, all the ER staff --even the guard -- recognized him!

Here's a few pictures I've taken. (Well, what do you expect from a scrapper mom?)



(l-r: MIL holding him down, doctor, doing the stitch, the emo face, the wound, the wound afer 1 week)

Scrapping Goodness!!!!

After almost 5 months of 'hibernating' due to my pregnancy and school work, I finally have 2 full weeks to scrap and fix my new scrap space. All I did these past 2 weeks is shop, shop, shop.... I think I've spent more money scrap shopping than baby shopping... Hihihi... Hope dear hubby won't blog hop tonight or I'll be definitely get a BIIIIIGGGGG scolding.. Here's what I've restocked my space:

Saw this new stuff from All About Scrapbooking and I just couldn't resist. They're not so expensive like the imported ones.I grabbed some and hoping to try them out on my new layouts...


(stickers, ribbons, fabric flower, chipboard and bling)


These are foam sheets and letter foam stickers. Why I loved them: 1. unlike the AC Thickers, they don't lose their glue after sometime and 2. they cost less (Php 70). The only disadvantage is that you're stuck with one design or style and availble in 6 colors only.

These items I got from Zabeth...

I'm still expecting a few stuff in a few days.. So, I'll just post them when they arrive.

Another One for Me

I was telling Cookie just last week that I'm pregnant with my 2nd child. I made 3 test already but all of them are weak positives. So, I went to my OB and had a pre-natal check up. And it was confirmed!

I'm 5 weeks pregnant!

Firsts

Here are my answers on SK Forum's Blog Challenge:

What was your first......
1. SB item bought? papers by All About Scrapbooking
2. layout? a literally scrap page.. I made a layout using printed items and scrap from papers, stickers, etc.
3. concert? a local one.. Freestyle & Side A back-to-back
4. handphone? Philips Savvy
5. boyfriend's name ? Raffy
6. job? wife
7. vacation as an adult? none.. but I'm hoping I'll have one soon.
8. pet? Poopie a mini pincher
9. designer handbag? Elle
10. grade teacher's name? Elizabeth Dollesin

Getting Older

It's my birthday! Woo hoo... I'm already 23! ANother year was given to me to be with my friends, family and to do a lot of pages and projects... I hope this year will be more fulfilling and more blessings for me and the people I love.. ♥♥♥

Good News and new LOs

This week is so lucky and full of surprises for me. Yesterday, I received a PM from Allison Cope at Scrapperie that I won a RAK for the March Madness, and today, my new digi LO was chosen as LOTD for 3/12... Here is the announcement...




and the actual layout...



This layout is for March Week 2 - Sketch challenge at Scrapperie.


Here's another digital layout that I made for the March Week 2 - Theme Challenge. The theme for this week is all about spring/easter. Here's what I made:




Here's my entry for Joan Yap's sketch challenge:



TFL!

S3 and More

I had a great time yesterday at the fundraising for the Carmelite nuns at Centro Montessori. Aside from meeting Ms. Candy and Ms. Lee in person, I met and saw my insirations... Cabbie, Ms. Nita, Mia and Ria. I got starstruck with Ria. She was pretty on her online photos and much more in person...

Thanks Cookie, Candy, Lee, Jenn and Rachele for the wonderful times we had when preparing for this event and for the advices and encouragements..

I got home happy and contended to finally meet my fellow scappers in person and share this wonderful moment with them. I got good deals on scrapping goodies and had wonderful freinds..

Well, as Ms. Lee would say, I have a high EQ. I resisted splurging for scrap materials and still resisted temptation when we visited Lasting Impressions and MLS yummy goodies..

All in all I had purchased a total of Php 3,670 since we started planning this event.

Here are my purchases yesterday:

DCWV Cardstock (Php 750 -- I shared with mom), Bag-a-buttons (Php 250); MM Paint (Php 90); Papers @ 10/each (Php 80); Star Buttons (Php 35) TOTAL: PHP 780

Here are freebies that I got:

RAK from Ria (for the sketch) alphas, foam brush and 8x8 kit from Candy. Thanks Ria and Candy for these stuff.

Woo hoo I'm so happy!!! Thanks for the memories guys. Sa uulitin!

Stamp on Me

I finally got myself a stamp set and inks. Thanks for the advice of Cookie I bought this Prima Journaling Stamps to try on my layout! Can't wait to see all the lovely projects these babies and I will do.. Off to work!

March Madness

Are you ready for another creative and fun-filled month? Fantastic February just ended over at Scrapperie and now we're having March Madness! This will star on March 1 until March 31. Come join in the fun. We have lots of challenges, surprises and even prizes and definitely lots of super duper mad fun!

So what do you have to do? Simple! Just make a minimum of 10 posts a day and you'll be included in the RAK raffle. Here's the catch: they will give away 2 RAKs per week (the RAK day isn't announced for surprise!). We will also have a Layout Tag. (Sign-ups and more info will be posted shortly). So what are you waiting for? Check out here for more info. Not a member yet? Come join in and I'm sure you'll have a blast!

See you there!