The Nook U is in session.

The classes are still on going at My Scrapbook Nook University which started last September 1, 2010. I played along in some of their classes and missed several classes too. All in all, out of more than 20 sessions of different subjects and teachers, I was able to submit ten assignments. And these are the following:

Sketchabilities #26

Another beautiful sketch challenge is up at Sketchabilities to win some giveaways from WIP Kits as Sponsor.

Here's the sketch and my take on it.







Materials used: Corrugated board, DCWV glittered cardstock and die-cuts, Sassafras pps, acetate frames, Prima flowers, K and Co die-cuts.

Sketchabilities - First Anniversary

I'm joining the fun at Sketchabilities in celebration of their first anniversary. Here's my layout based on the sketch below by Amy Oxford.







Materials Used: BG pps, Nikki Syvils' ticket, TH adage ticket,Prima flower, buttons, Love Elsie gel stickers, Fiskars edge puncher, Rub-ons,TC pps, brads, frame acetate

Featured at SC gallery

My work was featured again at Scrapbook Challenges. Thank you ladies for featuring my layout at the gallery and also for all those who left their sweet comments on my blog.

My Little Shoebox Sketch Challenge

My Little Shoebox is having a sketch challenge. I love their papers so much. Even if you just have few papers in your hands, you will really have so much fun playing with it.
Here's the sketch created by Ms Pamela Young, MLS DT member.





Here's my take on the sketch. I played with my friend's darling daughter's photos.



Lil' Dancing Princess: Flying High Miles High, Bird's eye and Tweet, Lil' Critters Spikes, Imaginary Friends Roar, DCWV cardstock, AAS foam alphas

Seasons of Change- SC blog hop

Another blog hop is taking place at Scrapbook Challenges' Seasons of Change. It started last September 3 and will last until today September 5. Lots of giveaways are in stored for those who will participate. You can check them out here and start the hopping over at Pamela's blog. You still have enough time to join the blog hop and see the wonderful creations and inspirations of their Design Team members.

Here's the challenge sketch and my take on it.





I used here: BG, Sassafras, DCWV, Fancy Pants paper stash, stickers and AAS foam alphas and my own flower stash.

I'm on Page14

I'm on page 14 of Scrap Street , an online magazine. My first ever published work at an e-zine. What a great day seeing this?




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Crate Paper sketch challenge

Crate Paper is having a sketch challenge. The sketch is quite challenging because it has a lot of blocks where you can play with lots of photos. But I opt to focus on a single image and use the other blocks for embellishment. It's good to know that we can use old releases of Crate Paper that's why I gave it a big go to do the challenge.

Here's the sketch and my take on it.



This is my sister( left) and our first cousin whom we dearly adore for her kindness and generosity.



I used here: Corrugated board and die cut it using Accucut die. Crate Paper Bliss Collection, Prima Flowers, AL buttons, stickers, Adorn It mini alpha stickers, BG lpha stickers, AAS foam alphas, pps stash, craft wire

Smiles of Summer- More of My Summer Outing Layouts

I'm not yet done with my summer outing photos and there are lot of it to scrap.I guess I'll be needing more sketches with multi-photos to finish it. Here are some of the layouts I've done in addition to my previous posts.



I used here:DCWV and AL pps, Prima flowers, Cardstock and puffy stickers, Inkadinkado clear stamp, AAS foam alphas, Fiskars edge puncher, square die cuts, acrylic paint.

I've been following this blog, The Scrappiest, since I saw this in the scrapbooking net because of their beautiful sketches and yummy prizes for their challenges. But it's only now that I was able to create a layout based on one their sketches.

Here's sketch 78 and my take on it.




Materials used here: Sassafras, GCD, AL, Fancy Pants and DCWV pps, Puffy Stickers, paisely template, Fiskars edge puncher, cardstock stickers


Another challenge entry at Scrapbook Challenges for the August POTW #3.

Materials used here: DCWV cardstock and pps, cardstock stickers, craft wire, paisely template, buttons, acrylic paint, journaling ticket.

I'm on....

Today, I got an email from a SC (Scrapbook Challenges)member that my layout for Let's Scrap August Cosmo Cricket Challenge is now featured at Cosmo cricket wall and Facebook Fan Page. My day is complete seeing this.



Aside from that, what more can I say? Another featured layout at Scrapbook Challenges. I'm so happy to see things like these especially during a very busy and stressful week.



I would like to thank all the ladies for all their sweet comments they left at SC and CC facebook page.

My projects were featured at Let's Scrap

I got an email notice, that my recent projects at Let's Scrap, another scrapbookers community, were featured in their gallery. These are my entries at their weekly challenges. I made a layout and a card based on the sketch below.






Cool Cool Summer: I used here, DCWV cardstock and pps, Sizzix hibiscus die, acrylic paint, AAS foam alphas, clear words stickers.



Here's my Let's Rock n Roll card

My Summer Outing Layouts

Summer is not yet over... here in my blog. I just want to share with you few pages of our Summer outings last May 2010. Some of which are entered into challenges at different sites. I did some tracing of paislee template on paper scraps most on my LOs for the water splash embellish.

This is my assignment at Creative Scrapper as Guest this coming September. It's not yet reveal time, just a sneak peek of my page.

My entry to Scrapbook Challenges POTW week 1
Materials used: DCWV cardstock and pps, buttons, Inque Boutique cardstock stickers, PinkPaislee sticker alphas



I used here: DCWV pps, Inque Boutique cardstock stickers, Puffy stickers, brown felt cloth and corrugated board for the tree, Fiskars border punch,

Sketch challenge8-11-10 at Let's Scrap

Materials used here: DCWV cardstock and pps, Sassafras pp, FP pp, puffy stickers, AAS foam alphas, Squishes alphas, Martha Stewart DE puncher, bling stones

My take on Scrapbook Challenges Sketch 212
I used here: DCWVc ardstock, Kaisercraft, Fancy Pants, Kelly Panacci patterned papers; flip flops, starfish chipboards, Fiskars border punch, AL clear stamp

August Cosmo Cricket Challenge at Let's Scrap

I found this challenge at Let's Scrap. I knew I have very few pps at my stash. So after rummaging at my paper stacks I found only four pps and I have to see what can I come up with these few using the sketch below. I only used the right side of the sketch.



After looking for the perfect pictures that will compliments the papers, This is what I ended up with my layout. I made a lot of hand-cutting the flowers from Material girl pp.






Materials used here:Cosmo Cricket pps- from Material girl, Wanted and Souvenir collections, brads, Martha Stewart Deep Edge Puncher, AAS foam alpha, Bee Puffy sticker

Me at 41- SC August Color Challenge

Once again, I'm joining the weekly challenges at SC (Scrapbook Challenges). This time I chose to make a layout based on the color combos below. I did some punching on pp for the bricks effect on my layout using Sizzix paddle punch, a tool that I haven't used for a long time and now I can see the flexibility of this tool, something that the other punchers can't do.










Here's the full view of my take this challenge.


Materials used here: Beige Cardstock, BG Stella Ruby pp, DCWVMariposa,AC glittered chipboard alphas, TimHoltz journaling ticket, Prima flowers, trimming, paddle punch, Martha Stewart Deep edge puncher, Fiskars edge puncher



This is how I made my flower embellies for this page. I used here flower puncher, some stamens and brads.

MME blog challenge #14- and HM flowers tutorial

My Mind's Eye has another blog challenge for this month. It's a sketch by Anam Stubbington. Here are the rules: Use ANY My Mind’s Eye products (current or past) as long as your project has at least 80% My Mind’s Eye products. I must admit, I have a very few papers of MME and most of them are all from past collections. But since the challenge does not limit us to use the current collections, so I decided to join again in their challenge.
Here's the sketch.

But first all, despite the limited MME products on my stash, I'm very happy to share with you what I've came up with my layout using those few old MME pps and a negative of Bohemia embossed chipboards which I also used in my layout. I made my own flower embellishments using the design of MME Magnolia pps. Please scroll down to see the pictures below that will show on how did I turned a flat flower design into a dimensional one.

So Happy Together

I used here: MME pps ( Out and About, Magnolia) Corrugated board, Negative of Bohemia Embossed Chipboard, trimming, rub-on, sticker, Acrylic paints and Tattered Angels glimmer mist.


I cut the flower design of MME pp.

I cut out the circle at the center of the flower.

I divided the scalloped edge petals into two and put some pleats in each petal to give contour on the petals andglued both ends.


I cut the blue dotted edge of the circle and rolled it to make center of the flower.


I glued the first layer of petals into the circle paper and layer it with another set of petals. And here it is, my own flower embellishment.


I added leaf at the bottom.


With this one, I punched six flower daisies to form the center of the flower.