Trying something new

Good morning! Yesterday, I joined Filipino Scrapbooker at facebook. While browsing through the post, I saw a post from Patricia Alejandro Paterno that caught my eyes. I went to visit her blog and it made my jaw dropped. She is an awesome artist and she really inspired me to try something that I'd been wanting to try for a very long time. I was so afraid to try it because in my mind I know I cannot do it. Though since I was young, as early as 5, as far as I can remember, I love doing arts and crafts. My heart loves art (who doesn't?). I know that I've seen other artist doing the same thing. Other is even better than her. But she have something that made me wanna do it. In one of her post, My Father's Daughter she made me realized that I just have to do it, because I can and I too, is my Father's daughter :) Anyways, I did what I have to do. Do it now or never! So I grabbed all the available materials that I have and for me it's a miracle because I love how it turned how. I hope you will too :)

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.

I was able to make 2 actually. I will share the other one tom. Thank you for dropping by. Thanks for looking!

You can visit Patricia's blog by clicking the link above and who knows? You too will be inspire to make one.

xoxo,
Vanessa

CK Summer Camp 2012

Good morning!

I just want to share some layouts I made for CK Summer Camp 2012 challenges. There are 5 challenges for the week. For each challenge you complete, you’ll earn a summer camp badge. It's so fun. Happy that I am able to join 3 out of 5 challenges.

Monday (7/23): Markers and pens
There is a download page and you just have to color it and use it on your layout.

Download Page

CK Summer Camp 2012 (Day Two): Altering Stickers
Just alter one or more of your own stickers and use them on a layout.

- I altered my 2 chipboard stickers by spreading a thin layer of glitter glue.

CK Summer Camp 2012 (Day Three): Smash Books
Create a smash-style page or spread in an album or mini album. Incorporate one or more found items and a color medium such as paint, colored pencils, or markers.

- I used mist as my medium and my found items are all from the starbucks. The transparencies ( starbucks logo and my journaling transparency) are from the cup of starbucks and I cut it to act as my embellishment. The journal pennants and the postage stamps are from the pamphlets of starbucks. I cut it up and the stamp, I used the Fiskars punch to make it look like a postage stamp. The "starbucks" below the photo is actually from the napkin of starbucks. The green stick (straw) is a stirrer from starbucks as well.

Thank you for looking and have a great day!

xoxo,
Vanessa

Orange

Hi,
Just want to share the layouts I made last week. You must be thinking why I titled this post orange? Well, it is because the layouts I am sharing with you now are all in orange. Not that orange is my fave color, I just find it lively!

Title: Hello Sunshine

Materials used: Cardstock (American Crafts); Patterned Paper (Amy Tangerine Sketchbook); Stamp (Hero Arts Studio Calico); Wood veneer ( Jillibean Soup); Mist(Dylusions)

Title: Beach Bum

Materials used: Patterned Paper (We R Memory Keepers, American Crafts); Stamp ( Hero Arts); Alpha(We R Memory Keepers); Mist (Dylusions)

Title: Live, Laugh, Love

Materials used: Cardstock (American Crafts); Patterned Paper (Amy Tangerine Sketchbook); Stamp ( Hero Arts); Misc. ( MT); Pen (Zig); Mist (Dylusions)

Thanks for looking!
xoxo,
Vanessa

Just Chillin'

This Friday at Frosted Design:

Fabulous Friday Challenge - Washi Tape!

We would love to see Washi Tape on your cards, layouts and off the page projects!


Here's my take:

Materials used:
Cardstock (AC); Patterned paper ( Studio Calico); Alpha ( AC Thickers);Punches ( EK Success & Martha Stewart); Thread ( DMC); Misc. ( Washi Tape, button)

Technique used:
1)Hand-stitched - the border of the photo
2)I stuck the washi tape to a cardstock and cut it as a banner.

Thank you for looking!
xoxo.
Vanessa

IMAGINISCE JULY MONTHLY CHALLENGE

JULY MONTHLY CHALLENGE
With summer now here we thought it would be fitting to have a summery kind of theme for this month's challenge.

So this month's challenge is to:

Create a layout/card/altered project with the word "SUN" (or sunshine) OR the object of a SUN in your project.

You must use at least 75% Imaginisce product on your project

Deadline for submissions is July 25th, 2012

Prize:
One lucky winner will be chosen from the monthly entries submitted and win 2 current collections of their choice.


Here's my take: TFL!

I just love this photo of my son having fun, playing with the fountain.

Material used:
Cardstock (AC); Gesso (Studio); Die-cuts ( Imaginisce); Patterned Paper ( Imaginisce ; ticket cut-out); Misc.( ribbon)

Thank you for looking!
xoxo,
Vanessa

Just Sharing :)

Month of May and June were so good to me! I'd been winning a lot of challenges lately. I remember just praying for one of my entries to win but He showered me with 8 wins. God is good all the time.

Create - Winner by just commenting in one of their post

Prima
April PPP Featured

May PPP Featured

Studio Calico - May NSD Winner

Creating Keepsakes - May Scraplift Winner

Jillibean Soup - May NSD Winner

Imaginisce - June Sketch Challenge

Crate Color Challenge - Featured

Recently (July 7), I just found out that I also won the Sweet Day Project at Echo Park. Yippeee! I am so lucky that my layout was chosen and I am able to choose which collection I want to receive :) Echo Park - Sweet Day Project Winner

Thank you so much for dropping by.
xoxo,
Vanessa

Imaginisce June Challenge Winner

I just want to share with you guys how happy I am. I just won the Imaginisce June Challenge.

The sketch:

My take:

Thanks for looking!
xoxo,
Vanessa