Seeing double

Do these 2 babies look alike? Yes, they do! That's because they are twins! They are my new nieces, 6 months old. Their names, Mari Haelle and Gracie Mari, are based on the prayer 'Hail Mary, full of Grace'. I haven't seen them yet but oddly I seem to miss them.

Mama left

My mom went home to the Philippines last Saturday after taking care of us for 3 months. She still doesn't want to go but she truly misses her precious granddaughter Gracie Mari. Who wouldn't miss this cutie?


She celebrated her 60th birthday here. We surprised her with a birthday cake made by Abby. I made this for her and she really liked it.




Also, here is an acrylic for Aying's kids.

being a mom

A gift to my sister-in-law, Ate Vilma, together with her beautiful daughters.

beautiful

Materials used :
- Photoshop Elements 3.
- CS: blue blox texturized with canvass
- PP: Raspberry Road designs RR_MD 04, RR_MD 07, RR_MD 08, RR_MD 09
- Embellishments: Raspberry Road designs RR_Bookplate 02
- Font: Garamond

** Credit: Raspberry Road designs used are digi freebies from the works of talented Susan Darter

Techniques:
Using Photoshop Elements 3.0
1. paint background with blue then texturize with canvass (scaling:107%; relief:2; light:bottom left) and use as cs
2. drag and resize Raspberry Road designs pp RR_MD 09 and change opacity to 54% and use as background pp
3. drag and resize Raspberry Road designs pp RR_MD 07 and use for matting of picture
4. crop picture, drag, simple emboss and include drop shadow
5. select pattern of roses from Raspberry Road designs pp RR_MD 04 and drag onto layout, simple emboss and include soft edge shadow
6. resize Raspberry Road designs RR_Bookplate 02 and include text date
7. select Raspberry Road designs pp RR_MD 08, write text, crop and drag onto layout; simple emboss
8. write 'beautiful' text, use simple outer emboss and include soft edge shadow.
9. tweak and tweak until finally satisfied haha

love and kisses

My entry to scrappersatsg 143 challenge

shy... not!

My entry to {Create} Make it happen 6x12 challenge

1 life, live it

My entry to Chellenge#4 at scrappersatsg.

pure child

My entry to Challenge#3 at scrappersatsg

My Angels

My entry to Challenge#3 at scrappersatsg.

Rain's unfinished LO

I gave this LO of Rain to Ate Rowee as a gift and to inspire her to start scrapbooking. It was up to her to add the journaling. The picture/name was edited in Adobe Photoshop Elements. I handcut the pp for the flowers and knot the maroon ribbons to serve as leaves and stems. The pp served as the ground for the flowers and tore it to have the above effect. A small part of the pp was not pasted to the cs then crumpled inward.

Another unfinished LO of Rain.

Chinchin is now a little Lady

When Lew and I were still dating, Chinchin was our baby. We would take her wherever we go. Not sure if you could read the journaling, but it describes a scene where a stranger thought that she was our child and even said that she looks like Lew more than me. We just laughed coz Chinchin is my brother's eldest daughter. The main picture was taken during her 9th birthday party and all the small pictures were when she was still 2yrs old. She has grown up so easily.

I have just started scrapbooking when I did this page. It again has the same interactive style that you have to lift/swing/pull something to reveal a journal or pix. This was my thing during that time.

My First

This is my first ever scrapbook page. I don't have a kid of my own so I focused mainly on my nieces as subjects. This LO shows my nieces' pix and their qualities that time. The picture was taken after Chinchin and Tintin's birthday party (December 28, 2005). It can swing up to display more journaling.