locally made

got these cute local stamps from Papemelroti for my postcrossing usage... 

baker's twine ( light green) and washi tapes from Hey Kessy...

tried wrapping around a wooden clothespin for that "fabric-ated" look. 

been on a scrapbooking rut a couple of weeks... feels so good just to be on a moody mood, even for quite a short while today.

blog award from janis medina

Got these awards from janis medina (http://thereluctantscrapper.blogspot.com/).

Not to break the chain, you’re supposed to mention FIVE addictions and pass the awards on to FIVE other fabulous blogs.

Let’s see. I am addicted to:

1) books!!!!- i realized that first love never dies.

2) photography now

3) the cyberworld-- a day won't be complete without spending it over at the worldwide web

4) postcrossing.com

5) bags - totes, scrapbooking bags, laptop bags, cam bags.. any bags!

In turn, I am giving the above-mentioned awards to the following people whose blogs I always visit (though I’m sure, some people have already given them these awards):

1. nina
2. liza yet
3. cv
4. au
5. lee

superwoman

received this award from Ria
Okay now for the rules of this Superwoman Award:
(1) The winner can put the logo on their blog.
(2) Link the person you received your award from.
(3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
(4) Put links of those on yours.
(5) Leave a message on the blogs of the girls or boys you’ve nominated.

i nominate the following ladies who are great scrappers and very talented as well!

joyleen, candy, diane, lee, symbelly, maybs, laarnie

thanks for michelle ku, vivs, tina cruz, marissa and nina for nominating me!

Blogging Friends Forever award

thanks cv for this blog award!


The rules for the "Blogging Friends Forever" award are:
* Only five people allowed
* Four have to be dedicated followers of your blog
* One has to be someone new or recently new to your blog or lives in another part of the world.
* You must link back to whoever gave you the award.
* The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.

forwarding this to 5 BFF:
1. cv
2. felicia
3. nina
4. cookie
5. vivs

kreative blogger award

i have been nominated by donna and michelle ku, vivs for this cute award!

The rules are:
1. The winner may put the logo on her blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.
I am nominating these blogs:

christine villacarlos
nina patena
joyleen lim
alby laran
felicia ow

blog of distinction/ brillante weblog premio 2008/ birthday tag

i received 2 tags from 2 wonderful scrappers.

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Hannah Grey design team member and Purple Faerie Creative Team member RONI JOHNSON honored me this evening with two awesome blog awards-- ~ Blog of Destinction & Brillante Weblog!! Thank you so much Roni, what a great surprise :)

You'll want to head on over to her site -Ink Stains and check it out...she has shared some really beautiful creations in there and her tutorials are a blast!!!

So, here are the rules that go along with the awards:
1. You post the award logos on your blog.
2. You link back to the person who awarded them to you.
3. Nominate at least 7 people whose blogs you admire and add links back to their blogs.
4. Leave a message for the nominees on their blogs.

And, here are my nominees for inspirational blogs and very talented artists:

NINA -- creating in solitude
CV -- just because
TIMI -- my journey to the world of scrapbooking
AU -- all my scrap
LEE -- the armchair scrapper
SHERYL-- cogito ergo scrap
FELICIA - feliscraps

Be sure to check out their sites and all the amazing work these talented folks crank out!!!

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BIRTHDAY TAG

I just went to her blog and I'm already tagged! By whom? By no other than Beverly Todd! She is celebrating her 40th Birthday and having a 40 Days Event in her blog. Go here to see rules. This will not only be fun but you will also have a chance to win a special birthday-related prize courtesy of the birthday girl herself!


Here are her questions and my answers (in italics):

1. What age was your best birthday (so far) & why? i can't remember what year was the best... every year was something worth remembering.

2. What was the worst? it was not the worst but on my 18th birthday, i was on my pjs and at home.

3. What is the best present you have ever received? i don't have any in particular.. just a wishlist for this year. lol.

4. What was the weirdest? my 18th birthday that is, i stayed at home.

5. Where would you most like to spend your birthday? in a cozy resto.

6. What is your zodiac sign? Sagittarius.

7. Chinese Year? rat. squeak squeak.

i am tagging jill, jeanie nieva, sandra yu

i have been tagged

by RONI JOHNSON. her blog is so cool!!! you can check it out here... full of ideas and anything about inks!

here are the rules I’m supposed to follow…..


1. Link back to the person that tagged you. Check!
2. Post these rules on your blog. Check!
3. Share six unimportant things about yourself. Check!

1. i skip breakfast
2. i dont sleep early
3. i dont like to mix milk and water
4. i dont bring much stuff on my bag
5. i dont sharpen my color pencils
6. i scrap with things all around me

4. Tag six people at the end of your entry. Check!

im tagging diane, lee, nina, jill lim, jeanie nieva, sandra yu

tagging my nooky nook

i call this my nook. my small working place. the place i love to stay when im at home. i love this place more than the kitchen and anywhere in the house. i love to place things within reach and so i have to sort those i think i would be using often near me like the inks, chipboard letters, buttons, flowers, embossing powders, some stamps and embellishments.

i keep those medium-ly used beneath the table and my other cabinet ( magazines ) with boxes labeled too. gee i really love boxes!!! the stickers, rubons and thickers are placed near my feet for instant gratification.

such small space not a room but a nook for me to open up my passion and creativity. i am glad i'm a person who can squeeze in small spaces when making a layout but i can be messy too!

i dont have a room for scrapbooking and people used to ask me where i get those ideas... i should say i draw inspiration from the things i see around me. just look at my nook-- i am oh so surrounded by scrap stuffs that they serve as my inspiration somehow. but you know, i tend to stare at the walls sometimes and a good bite of idea would sprout.


that's about it. a small space but im happy with my corner... my favorite place...

i guess size doesn't matter when it comes only to scrapbooking. lol.

AND SO I AM TAGGING THE FOLLOWING SCRAPPERS TO TAKE A PIC OF THEIR WORKPLACE ( remember it doesnt have to be a big area).. just your working area. okay?

if you want to see their areas, just visit their blogs.

1. COOKIE

2. CHRISTINE V

3. ISSA

arte y pico award

Thanks so much to LEA SANDERS for thinking of me when she “included me in her 5″ when bestowing the Arte y Pico Award.

Here is the scoop:

1) Select 5 blogs who deserve the award for their creativity, interest and design and their contribution to the blogging community irrespective of language.

2) Each award must name the author and a link to their blog so that others may visit their blog.

3) Each award winner must show the award and put the name and link of the person they received it from.

4) The award winner and the person who awarded it must show a link to the “Arte Y Pico” blog so that others will know the origin of the award.

So, who to choose-who to choose? There are so many talented artists out there in blog land all over the world, it really is hard to choose! Here are “my 5″. =)

1. nina - ( manila, philippines) -- i adore her blog because of informative tidbits not only scrapbooking but current scoops and life just about everything.

2. felicia ( singapore ) - creations by this university student is awesome! browse through her altered art and layouts! she never runs out of ideas.. great works of art, co-dt for artzdescrap.

3. christine v. ( manila, philippines) -- a really great scrapper who has lots of great designs on her mind. she never fails to amaze all of us with her racing and superb layouts.

4. jasmin - ( brunei) -- layouts which are fresh and lots of techniques to boast. her unique layouts are surely standouts!

5. joanne yap ( australia ) - pioneer in scrapbooking industry in the philippines but sought greener life in aussie. this lady's blog opens a lot of possibilities with her extremely gorgeous layouts!

i have lots of beautiful blogs to mention but i can only name 5...

thank you for the inspiration girls!!!!

You Make My Day Award

I was nominated this past week for the "You Make My Day Award" by RONI whose blog is so cool with lots of tutorial about distressing!!!! check it out ladies!!! click here. She is so talented and her works are really superb! i just happened to hop by her website one day while surfing for anything altered! And im so glad i did.

The rules for the “You Make My Day” award are to re-present it to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know through email or by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times, and if you do, consider yourself really, really loved.

so here goes:

1. NITA
2. DIANE
3. AU
4. LEE
5. IRIS
6. BABETTE
7. NINA
8. JOYLEEN
9. ZABETH
10. CV

i will add one more
JILL - i believe her blog really is worth reading!

tags

A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.

B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.

C: At the end of the post, the player then tag 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

10 years ago: i graduated from med school.

Things on my to-do list today: as of today, i take a rest. tomorrow will take care of itself.

What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
i would like to travel and take lots of pictures. i would venture into business and possibly have a home with a scraproom like valerie s's.

3 of my bad habits:
10oclock waker late night sleeper; i read at the cr; i always forget my hand sanitizer

3 places I have lived:
in the philippines, only 2 places.

5 jobs that I have had:
resident physician for 2.5 years, if scrapbooking is a job, a stay at home mom, domestic auditor budget analyst

5 Things people don't know about me:
i have ugly fingernails
i love to smell new books
i have tons of conditioners
i am a pack rat
i hate to cook

i am now tagging AU, ZABETH AND NINA.
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Tagged by felicia


You must post the rules before you give your answers. You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to up-date your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and need to read your blog for details).

( i used my middle name LIM)

L--- loyal friend
I---- innovative
M--- modest

i am tagging LEE, IRIS, ME-ANN (L.I.M.)