final good-bye

today is the last day for a ScrapTiffany challenge.
i'm sad to say that.
but happy at the same time for moving on.
this last challenge was to do a layout based on a sketch by sophie.


and for the reveal:

materials:  crate paper, sassafras, american crafts, janlynn, uniball signo,ek success, fiskars, making memories,  october afternoon

used a craft knife to distress the edges of the pp's.
punched scallop & plain circles, adhered the plain on top of the scalloped, then topped with a button entwined with floss.
outlined the title with my zig writer to emphasize it.
and the final touch:  doodling of lines & dots w/ my fave white uniball signo pen.

here's the deetz:

thanks tiffany for this great opportunity of showing off my creativity
and most of all for choosing me as one of the final ScrapTiffany DT galz.
it was so much fun!
thank you.

finale's can be happy & sad

well, i am sad to say that this will be my last month on being on the ScrapTiffany DT.
i was planning to not participate on the DT or any DT for awhile.
i wanted to do freestylin' for now.
but i just got word that ScrapTiffany will no longer be having a design team after this month.
it's sad but life does take a different turn and you just gotta follow it.
but at the same time i'm happy, because it leads to a new chapter in my life.
it was so fun being on the DT.
one of my scrap dreams come true!
it was such an honor to be on the ScrapTiffany DT.
but like i said, i'm taking a break from being on a DT.
just want to do my own thang for now.
i'll still be scrapping, but on my own terms.
i'll prob do some sketch challenges since i haven't had the chance to.
who knows.
but one of these days, i'll go for another DT.
just don't know when.

well, i actually finished my last layout for ScrapTiffany.
here's a sneaky peeky of it:

the final reveal will be on june 15th.
so don't forget to come back and check it out.

tiffany, thank you so much for this past creative year!

xoxo

this lil girl

the ScrapTiffany challenge is now up....
this time the challenge was to do a layout using our fave manufacturer.
my all time favez are Sassafras & Hambly.
on this LO i used all out Hambly.
used a couple of photos of our lil girlie girl.
the transparencies, rub-ons, and patterned papers were perfect for them.
she was only a few minutes old in the 1st one and 6 dayz old in the 2nd.
isn't she a cutie???

i also used some punches, paint, glitter, and a daisyd rub-on w/c i found in my stash.
anchored the hearts with some foam adhesive.
i love hambly.
just wished amm kit club would put more of it in their kits and even more sassfras.
hmmm...i just gotta do an LO with all Sass in it.
someday.

oopsies....almost forgot to share some detailz lovez:

materials:  Hambly, Ranger, Craftsmart, Marvy Uchida, Fiskars, Ek Success, Aleene's, daisyd

anyway, go on over to the ScrapTiffany blog for our other DT members fave manu'z.
who is your fave manu?

so far so good... i think

i say i think because i'm pretty delirious right now.
i'm very sleep deprived.
my oldest daughter has been saying i look very tired.
and..
i sure am.
having a baby to care of is hard work.
but it's well worth it.
especially when she starts smiling more often and even lets out a little giggle or 2.
aaaahhhh....
i just say to myself:
once she gets older she'll sleep longer at night.
i'm sooooooooo grateful that my 9 yr old loves to help out with our lil 7 week old.
she changes her diaper,
she cuddles with her,
she tries to calm her down,
she feeds & burps her,
she comforts her.
but most of all,
she loves her.
and i think selene is so happy about that.
i know i am.
my hubby is a wonderful daddy too.
he takes over when he sees me stressing out,
he takes care of her,
he does all the baby stuff that she needs, just like my 9 yr old,
and more.
yes, there are times he gets stressed out too,
but hey, doesn't every parent of a cutey baby?
and of course the best of all,
he loves her unconditionally.
i love my hubby and my girls so much.
sometimes it's hard to explain.
i'm so grateful for what life has given to me so far and will keep giving me.
*sigh*

i'm definitely grateful school is out and it's a 4-day weekend holiday for my hubby.
altho' he's still in "work mode" during this time.
but we have managed to do stuff together since friday.
we got to go to a jethawks baseball game.
selene's 1st time at a b-ball game.
maiya's 2nd time (1st at a mariner's game in WA).
that was so much fun!
selene slept pretty much the whole time, all snuggled up in her sweater, blanket, and maiya's blanket.
it was cold and windy, but despite that, i enjoyed myself.

this will definitely be one of my fave photos:

 another going down as a fave photo and scrap-worthy:

 is this scrap-worthy or what...lol:

yesterday to celebrate maiya getting a science award from school,
we went to the science center in LA:

great job maiya!
it was nice to get away on nice road trip with the family.

today was mostly a chill-chore-day.
laundry, bathroom cleaning, laundry, lunch, taking care of the family especially selene, chillin'.
hubby is gonna cook some beer can chicken tonight, yumm-o!
then watch a rental.
tonight is camp night with maiya.
i get to sleep the whole night too while hubby takes care of selene.
gotta catch up on my zzzzzz'z and spend some time with maiya alone.
i love my hubby for doing that for us.

tomorrow..not sure what we're doing...
but i think we plan on getting away from home again.
we'll see!

oh before i go, here's a sneaky peeky on an upcoming ScrapTiffany challenge:

i can hardly wait to til it's revealed and when i get to post it on here!
stay tuned til june 1st!

have fun on the rest of this holiday weekend and be safe!
peace!

guilty, guilty....guilty

woohoo!
another ScrapTiffany challenge reveal!
today's theme:  guilty pleasures

i love pasta
i love starbucks
i love strawberry lemonade
i love lemon honey tea
i love all other kinds of stuff

check out my take on this fun challenge:

some guilty deetz too:

go check out the ScrapTiffany blog for other guilty pleasures creations from some fab-o-lous DT members!

me & my lil boo (9-yr old) are off to the mall to do some QT together:  lunch, painting pottery, and walking around the mall.

see ya!

time...

...is so precious..
...it always has been for me...
...but more so nowadays...
...especially with a lil 1 month old...
...just finished taking a nice shower while she's sleeping...
...she still is as of this typing of this quick post...

well just wanted to share a quick sneaky peeky of the next ScrapTiffany challenge coming up this coming sunday, may 15th.
i'll have the full reveal then.
here's a lil peek...

used some crackle paint and spray ink on this layout.

see you laterz!

have a good friday!

my homegirlz....

{this is a PRE-POST since we'll be going on a road trip on may 1st}

it's time again for another cool challenge on ScrapTiffany:  friendships.

i've got quite a few FB friends...
but of course i've got a few friends who i can count on no matter what...
no matter how far they are...

this is dedicated to them who i love so much:

details, details, details:

materials used:  october afternoon, my mind's eye, amm, american crafts, aleene's, fiskars

used my border punch and cut some strips, overlapped them, added some embellies.
voila!
a nice layout for my homegirlz!

hope you enjoyed my lil creation.
what does friendship mean to you?
who matters most to you?
please share and don't forget to check out the other ScrapTiffany DT  member's creations!

lataz!!!!!

wow! this week went by quick!

i can't believe it's already friday!
yey-yah!
da hubby is taking us out for dinna...
we need to get out of this house anyway.

this weekend is gonna be nice galore.
tomorrow nite, my lil baby boo comes home from her dad's.
it was her spring break this week.
so happy she's coming home!
then sunday, gonna take a nice trip w/ da fam to visit my dad & mom who are at my grandparents' house for another week.
yey-yah!

before i go here's sneaky peeky of an upcoming ScrapTiffany challenge on May 1st:

don't forget to come back and check out my full reveal!

have a great weekend!
i know i definitely will!

xo

stamp this out...

today is the ScrapTiffany DT challenge reveal:  stamping


i rarely use stamps only because i tend to forget that i have them...
heehee...
but luckily this challenge reared me in.

on my layout, i used stamps by my mind's eye.
some cutesies doilies...
i used a photobooth pic that our 2 daughters took at the mall.
here it is...

materials:  my mind's eye, american crafts, ranger, ek success, marvy uchida, amm

don't forget to check out other beautiful creations from the rest of the DT on ScrapTiffany!

have a wonderful weekend!