Congratulations my Lorenzo!

Parents are the happiest in moments like this! This is our bonus after paying a year of tuition, waking up early, preparing their uniforms and meals, attending PTCs and programs and a lot more... its all worth it, right?! Congratulations my little Chuwee for your second medal in school! May you continue to learn more  and earn more medals too! Daddy and Mommy are so happy and proud of you! 

Now I can say that it is OFFICIALLY SUMMER here! Although I still have grad school on my 3rd term, I know I am still going to get busy. Busy for the kids on how to make them enjoy the summer vacation. Busy with the family for homecomings and family reunions. I just hope it will not be that stressful so I can still enjoy too.

Back to work for now... itchy hands to play!

FSBC's Challenge 15

I'm back! Took me awhile to sign in my blog... I don't know what happened but I'm glad to be blogging again. Sketch 15 of the Filipino Scrapbooker Challenge is late! But I wish to share it still.

Bless this Food... this layout is part of a Christmas gift to my bestfriend Timi, I scrapped the baptismal party of my Goddaughter Rhianelle. The sketch was done by my co-designer LG Belarmino. I used here DCWV pps, Websters Pages pps, cardstocks and ribbons.

Still coping up with my scrapping! Next week will be a long week of vacation for the Catholics who are celebrating the Holy Week. I will be staying with my family and kids most of the time, catch up with home cleaning, scrapping of course, be-friend my camera again and never miss summer memories, eat out and just keep away from case analysis for the coming 7 days. Well, just make everything happen!

TFL! Miss blogging!

My Grad School Experience...

I thought of scrapping my grad-school experiences to add up to my precious collection of memories and fun with my classmates. Multi-photos layout could better show what I was up to this past few months...

First Trimester... My period of terrible adjustments and stress! Going back to school was a major decision for me, but I have to do it for my kids, that is my motivating factor here. Took Foundations of Business Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Research... stress was all worth it, when I got my grades!

Second Trimester... My second 3 1/5 months of studying, took 2 major subjects Marketing Mangement and Productions and Operations Management, and 1 minor which is Organization Communication. This term was GREAT, although it was expected to be hard, but I just learned a lot! I used here Cosmo Cricket pps, cardstocks, fabric tape, washi tape, buttons, baker's twine, AAS wooden embies, AC mixed letter stickers and Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts.

Third Tri is up on Saturday and I'm off to enroll today! Here's praying and hoping for another semester of learning, bonding with classmates and good grades!

TFL!

13th Challenge is UP!

The Filipino Scrapbookers Challenge Blog is UP for its 13th sketch... Thanks to LG Belarmino for creating a very versatile sketch! And also, Iris Uy is our first Guest Designer. So head on to our blog and join this month's challenge!

Bring in the Claws... It was my birthday celebration here and Luigi just showed his super love for eating and FOOD! We had lunch at Claw Daddy in Nuvali, Sta. Rosa City... and YES, the claws are great with tons of garlic. I used here MM pps, October Afternoon pps, cardstocks, Tim Holtz's ticket, Autumn Leaves brads, baker's twine, Prima paper flower, wooden mini clothes' pin, AAS foam letters and Maya Road mist.

One week to go and vacation will be over, :(  I'm just resting and taking it slow for now, scrapping a lot, kissing my bed, catching up with photo shoots and having a trip to my physician are all as scheduled. Will be enrolling for my 3rd Tri next week and getting my grades too, and just hoping for another good semesters in Masters. Life!

Time to play again! TFL peeps!

First few pages for the New Year!

YeHey! Finally had the time to unwind and scrapped again... Its the first bonding moment of the LB Scrpaholics for the year and celebrated Doc Ritz's birthday with an overnight scrap. Its great to be with good friends at the same time, love the things that you do together. I was able to make four layouts over the night, a bit slow because I spent more time chit chatting with friends. 

 

Christmas 2012... This is page is for Lorenzo, this will give him the idea of family and opening gifts, which he always looks forward on holidays. I used here Fancy Pants pps, Prima leaves, buttons, baker's twine, brillance ink and washi tape from Helga.

Christmas 2012... This one is for Luigi. An annual shot of how our little family is slowly growing. I used here assorted christmas papers, rick rack ribbons, brillance ink, paper leaves, metals and DMC threads for the stitches. 

One of a Kind... Finally captured a good smile from Luigi! I just love the sketch and idea of this page, clean, easy and innovative. I used here October Afternoon pps, washi tapes, Echo Park tag and sticker, baker's twine, Prima paper flower, buttons, rick rack ribbons, Maya Road mists and DMC threads.

@ 44!...  Turned 44 last month. Getting old but totally enjoying life! I used here Webster's Pages pps, Prima flowers, silk leaves, buds, Thicker's foam numbers, and ribbons.

As of now, I'm half way on my 2-week vacation from my masters class. Yes, I'm done with the second semester of studying and right now, still evaluating things for the coming 3rd trimester. Taking it slowly for now and just enjoying life... and scrapping!

Thanks for looking as always, have a great weeks ahead!

The Black Nazarene...

9 years ago, I regularly visited him in his home in Baclaran, Paranque City. I prayed to him to grant me to move on with life after loosing my baby girl Maxine, I wanted to try life in  a new place of venture. He did not give me what I really prayed for, but he gave me a blessing which is better than  leaving. He gave me my little Lorenzo... and with this, he gave me the opportunity to be a mother once again, opened the venture for teaching and now, taking another step in life.

God is really GOOD! He may not give you exactly what you want, but He will give you more than what you need. 

Thanks be to God. TFL!

My first work for the year... Challenge 12!

Its the first day of the new year! And I'm a bit energized to post and just hop around... Its our 12th challenge over at the Filipino Scrapbookers Challenge Blog, so I hope you can join us for another season along with our new designers and sketches.

Baby Rhian... she's my bestfriend Timi's pretty baby girl and I'm one of her godmother. Photo was taken during her baptism in 2010. I used here Cosmo Cricket pps, cardstocks, Bangkok paper flowers and silk leaves, and Brillance black ink. I made the layout very simple following the sketch and I just used foam tapes for depth. 

So what's in store for 2013? I wish to see a lot of scrapping and creating, another school year with the school I am now teaching, finish my academic subjects in the grad school, a little travel and some ME time, and still a lot of adventures and happy moments with my kids and my family. Lord, please grant me a strong and healthy body and mind to keep up all my visions. 2013, please be good to me!

To kick off the start of the year, I have work na tomorrow! Need to put myself in the reality mode... TFL!