look!!!

i joined "Just Something I Made"'s wooden ruler giveaway last February and look what i found on the mail today?

a Cathe Holden wooden ruler!!!! so so happy and thank you Ms. Holden for the giveaway. Do visit her website here ! there are lots of ideas and do-it-yourselves!

thank you roni

i got this RAK from roni johnson ( ink stains with roni). girls, do check out her blog! it's awesome. her new book will be coming out soon!! can't wait!!!

Altered used keychain calendar

this is my DT project for artzdescrap's january tutorial using used calendar as signboard or anything... inspirational scrapper jasmin got her tutorial over at artz.

for this one, i used a used keychain calendar dated 2006 given to me by my sister...

the technique: since the cover is a transparent one, i decided to use acrylic paint. After drying it, i mixed a combo of gum arabic-pearl ex and brushed on top of the paint. i noticed that the paint moves. so to lessen destruction, i have to slowly move the paint to create a crackled and crumpled effect.

i also used Mica flakes as decorative add-ons! i would like to thank Ms. Michelle Ku of Malaysia for surprising me with these!!

the finished product.

this is Michelle's gift to me.. i just love Mica flakes... they are like plastic flakes yet so sparkling beautiful! i hope i can create more projects with this stuff.

christmas RAKS

the postal notice was in time for some goodies... liza yet from singapore sent me a couple of goodies together with the giveaways from artzdescrap... alin of brunei sent me a ref magnet and a card for the scrappinkids santarina swap!! thank you girls!





my kids cant wait to taste the yummy chocos!! i told them to wait coz i have to take a shot of it first.. the altered can was created by liza yet... and each choco wrapped in cute pattern papers too!



would you believe my FATHER is a scrapbooker too???? well, when he was in Canada, he brought these stencils!!! who a father would have thought of buying these stuffs? really, it was not intended for me because my papa love the arts too ( and photography!) and now, he gave these out because he knows my passion. thanks pa! he also had those embossing powders and slow drying inks of colorbox! lol.

a rak from Jiroken!

yesterday the mailman surprised me with a package from alberta, canada!!!! thank you michelle bertuzzi for those yummies!!!!!!!!!!!! cant wait to play with them...

for an instant, i was thinking why i would be receiving such goodies... well, for visiting michelle's blog

her kind heart and her creative talent made her an angel that she is... and her works are magnificent too!!!! thank you michelle b!!!!!

look at the sweet card she sent!!!!!awesome!!!!

yatie's gift for me

this is my prize for winning the altered challenge at scrap and crop ( my winning entry of altering the Pond's cream cover into toothpick holder )

thank you very much yatie!!!

a gift from Michelle Ku

definitely a surprise!!!! when i saw what mica films could do to a scrapbook artist like me, i immediately craved for it but to my dismay, mica films are not available here in our lss. and so when mich / chowchow ( from scrap-n-crop and scrappinkids ) knew about my longing ( lol ), she SENT some mica for me! i just cant believe the generosities of people who are so far away and yet tried their best to be the best of what they can be. i mean not because of what she sent that made me so thankful but such act of kindness definitely will be remembered not only by me but to those who happened to read this entry.

again, thank you michelle ku from malaysia!!!! i will definitely create the magic of mica soon.

a gift from roni

thank you roni from http://inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com for the generous goodies you sent! just want to let you all know that roni once in a while is giving out raks when you visit her blog. she is a past RANGER'S design team member and currently designs for Hannah Grey Store. her blog is full of ideas and inspirations as well as tutorials and techniques which will get our mojos going! why not visit her and learn something today!

got raks!

3 days ago, i found myself getting hold of 2 international parcels from the postman. it made my day!

first is from My Creative Scrapbook for being one of the winners in their May sketch challenge!

next is from Scrap Inspire Create for being one of their new members when they were just starting.

thank you ladies!!!

RAK from Scrappinkids

this is Scrappinkids' RAK for me for winning their challenge last April. Thank you very much Wati for the yummy goodies!!!!

from liza yet

i received my swap layout from liza yet ( singapore ) at scrappinkids and look what she had for me?

i did not expect papers!!! ( she said its a little rak, my my thats not little kindness anymore hehehhe and she added an SEI sticker to that! thanks liza!!) and also some goodies for the little ones too!

thank you liza yet!!

a prize from working mom

last march 6, 2008 i received a notification letter from working mom mag that i won a package from denman for answering their question about detangling hair... the issue mag was dated september 2007.


and for that, i got these goodies-- cute cute junior D brush and comb in one, a dog stuff toy which my son named Fluffy!!! i was not able to pic some more prizes from them, vitamins, marks and spencer goody cookies.

thanks working mom!!!

a DT token from artzdescrap

i got these token as part of being their dt... its like a welcome drink!!! yummy!!! thanks liza and wati!!

a surprise from jennifer hoge

no, jennifer hoge is not a judge from a scrapbook site nor is she announcing that i won something... jennifer hoge is my card swap partner at scrappinkids site ( sg).

what a cool ornament!!! i love it! it bears the initials of my 4 kids (AL).

thanks jennifer! this is very beautiful!

christmas card swap

a postal mail arrived yesterday... when i saw the sender as anna zalamea, i said wow !!! i think she is my mommy on the christmas card exchange ( courtesy of SE)..and my! a beautiful card from uber talented scrapper! thanks anna for the wonderful surprise.

mia's card for me

thanks mia for this beautiful card!!! and with matching gift pa!!!!

hambly prize

this is the yummy prize i got from winning the hambly challenge of visual creations!! i forgot to include the INQUE BOTIQUE STAMPS and HAMBLY RUB ONS IN TH PICTURE!! thank you for the successful challenge!

eb layout and prize

last july 21, 2007, we had an eb at mitch sy's beautiful house. the challenge was taken from pagemaps and we were to interpret the sketch. materials used: american craft, MME , heidi grace pps; AC thickers. Lil davis stamps. voting was done but i was not around to do so coz i have to leave early. nevertheless, i think all the layouts were excellent.
this is my prize!!!!!!delicious!thanks to our eb host: mitch sy (visual creations store)

a gift from Nina

nina gave this to me during the christmas party and i oh so love it!!! i love tin cans thats why! and she distressed it too giving the can a vintage classy look. inside the can, you will find 5 cards with front and back panels-- all about me, some works and our friendship.

thank you nina for this great artwork. i will always treasure this forever...

Nina's card

Nina's handmade card for me. thank you for your friendship too!!!