Embellished Idol Week 6

I made it to week 6!!! wohooo! For week 6, the requirements are:

1. at least 4 photos

2. circle/s

3. flower/s

4. handstitching

5. staples

6. rub-on

Here's my layout:

Embellished Idol 2009 Week 4 and 5

I made it to round 5!!! I forgot to post my week 4 layout right away... For week 4, we were asked to use the following:

1. painting

2. distressing

3. stitching

4. chipboard (raw or pre finished)

5. layering

ROUND 5:

I got lucky and made it to round 5. All the entries were amazing!!! We were asked to make a layout about:

1. 5 places we want to go to.

2. 5 things we want to do before we die. I chose the second one. Here's my bucket list.

A BIRTHDAY CARD:

I got my first copic pens about 2 years ago. But I wasn't motivated enough to really play with them. Then i saw all the wonderful creations by the copic artists. I can spend hours coloring with copics and not get bored. I need to practice my blending though...heehee..

I hope you can look past the word "happy". I should have used a sticker or a rub-on..uggh!

Embellished Idol Week 3

Thanks Lee for reminding me to post my layout here. lol..I finished my entry Monday night expecting i wouldn't have time to do it since Francine's procedure was scheduled Tuesday, August 11. She was her usual bubbly self 2 hours after the procedure! Even with her eyelids swollen with a patch on one eye, she was playing like nothing happened! Enough with my babbling..LOL..

So here's my layout. We were asked to make a monochromatic layout using black and white to balance our chosen color.

Week 2 Of Embellished Idol 2009

We all made it to 2ND round! wohooo... For week 2, we were asked to make a circular layout and to choose one of a few themes given. I glanced at my stack of corrugated cardboard and just like that, i knew what to do. Here it is:

Another Altered Project

I used to be intimidated of altered stuff. I was content with looking and admiring galleries of altered projects. Now, not so much. I love how an unfinished wood comes to life with paint, embellishments, pp, etc...

I finished this birdhouse this morning. I was looking for something to pass the week while waiting for the result of the first week of Embellished Idol 2009.

Presenting, my first birdhouse:

Embellished Idol 2009

Ha! Now i'm convinced that i love getting stressed and pressured... Once again, i joined an online challenge at Embellished.com.au. Finished my week one entry and now i'm starting to second guess myself for submitting first. Oh well... Here is the layout:

There's something wrong with my camera. The pictures i took looked hazy. Ehem, ehem...I hope my sister reads this..

A Little Fairy Door

I was browsing the gallery at scrapbook.com when i saw this fairy door that Jennifer Mattot made.

I saved it as favorite because i love to look at it whenever i want to. Not because i wanted to make one too. Until i saw the miniature wooden door that she used in a store. I ENJOYED working on this. Took me about 4 hours to finish the whole thing. I might make a few more...:)

10 Things I Love About You

I finished 3 pages within a week, two were given to friends visiting from Canada. I forgot to take a photo of those two and that makes me sad. sigh...

Here's the third layout:

I've always wanted to try using a wide ribbon across the whole page. But i wasn't sure how or if it will look ok. Then i saw Stephanie Howell's layout. I'm too lazy to link the said page, sorry...

The past few weeks passed in a blur. We were so busy with so much stuff that i was able to finish 2 layouts only. So much for my 1 layout a week plan.

First one is a layout of Francine. Lately, she's been asking me a lot why i don't scrap her photos anymore. She doesn't understand that i haven't been scrapping at all...

I was so excited scrapping our family photo. It is very rare that we have one that we are together. It's always me taking their pictures, or hubby behind the camera. This is my 30 minute layout but I'm planning to scrap this photo again.

It's {a} Sweet Life

Finished this one Saturday night. I'm now doing invitations for a very good friend's son. I also have a few photos lined up to be scrapped. Oh please, let this continue..LOL..

At Last...3 Pages and a Project

Hellooooooooo...remember me? First of all, i know you understand and know that a scrapper goes through a stage. Or at least i do. Last night, i had a rush when i was looking at an online gallery and i felt a sudden urge to scrap. Finished one page:

About two months ago, Badgirls Kits had a design team call. Looked at it as a way to bring back my long, long, long, lost mojo. 4 new projects were required (3 scrapbook pages and 1 altered project)...That darn mojo left me again after finishing 3 of those 4 requirements. Well, here they are:

Nothing Complicated

I was getting bored last night and a little stressful (still waiting for the announcement of who won at badgirls). Just to pass time, i went back to my desk and scrapped! Finished this one in 20 minutes (more or less). It is very simple but i like it. Maybe tonight, i will scrap again.

FINAL ROUND ENTRY!

Been working like crazy on this project. I started on this Monday and been putting in a couple of hours each day. I finished the cover this morning and gratefully, the sun came out. I ran outside then took pics of the project. This an altered canvas that i made into an album, shadow box/frames.

Lots of painting involved here using a couple of mediums like gesso, gel medium, oil paints, watercolor paste (i didn't mix it with water), acrylic paints, etc.

I would like to thank my friend Cookie for being extremely patient the past days and not being afraid to voice her suggestion when i asked for her opinion. Also my friends Donna and Lee and my sister Monet!

Just taking a break from my projects. I've bee working on it since Monday and i am nowhere near finishing it. They were right, the final challenge is CREATIVE ALTERING. If you know me, i am not an altering girlie. Will share it with you when i finish it (rather them! *wink*).

Wonderful News!

The announcement has been made! I am one of the final 11 (Wendy likes odd numbers..lol..) who would be competing for the honor to be the TOP DESIGNER OF BADGIRLSKITS 2008. I will find out tomorrow what the final assignment would be. I am guessing it's a double pager..Others think it would be an altered item. I don't know, but to be in the final round means a lot to me. I already feel like a winner!!! Last year, there were only 6 rounds, i didn't make it to the final one. So i am uber excited making it to the final round.

Everyone did a marvelous job that i believe it was hard for the BADGIRLS TEAM to choose who would move on and who wouldn't. You wouldn't believe how amazing the rest of the finalists are and with that said, i am not expecting AT ALL to win it. Besides, i fared better this year than last year.

I know i'm rambling but...

Here It Goes!!!

Maybe because of nervousness or maybe i am really just a dork, i thought that the layout we have to make this week is a shaped layout. And i was stressing and drafting the shape i would wanna do. Then this morning, i re-read the lecture and lo and behold, the word shape became "size"!!! lol.. oh well, so after really understanding it, i knew i wanted to make a 6x12 page. This is my first time with this size. So with the other requirements in mind, i finished this page this afternoon:

the requirements are:

1. do a layout with any size that we want but no cards or altered projects
2. break the rules the we have learned the past weeks but still make the page our own.

ROUND 6!!!

Yep, i made it to round 6. If i still make it past this round, then i will be in the final round. That for me is enough. From around 300 who registered, we are down to 25 challengers. To make it this far is unbelievable. THANK YOU to those who's been giving me words of encouragement.

Sharing..

After me being sick, Isabella followed suit. We took her to the doctor this morning and no need to worry. It is just your regular virus thingie. The kids have been sleeping with us for a week now. When i got sick, it was easier for me to take care their needs at night. Well, they liked it so much that they don't want to move back to their rooms.

This afternoon, i finished my layout for TD (week 5). Francine just turned four here. And she looked much older. It worries me that she's growing up too fast.

A Very Short Post

Couldn't sit still tonight. I was stalking the mb at badgirls waiting for the announcement of who made it to round 5. Then a new post. And my name is there! From 96 participants, they eliminated about 40 challengers. 1 more before the final round. Tomorrow, will stalk the board again for this week's challenge.

night.

An Afternoon With Francine

ti's the season for apples, pumpkins and raspberries. We took Francine to her first apple picking 2 years ago at Edward's Orchard and man, we enjoyed it immensely! Our friends decided to go there last week and invited us to go with them. Oliver and Bea weren't able to go with us. Francine was soooo excited to have our special time that day. It was different, she got my full attention the whole time unlike at home when i had to give only a half to her and half to her sister.

Francine had apple pie with vanilla ice cream and i had apple cider donuts (or if you like, doughnuts) with coffee. I wanted to take home a box of them but the line was unbelievably long.
*sigh* Maybe next year.

Oh , i forgot to mention that Edward's Orchard was hit by a tornado in January. Normally, it would take about 2 years to re-build everything but a lot volunteered so it only took about 7 or 8 months i think. So they were able to re-opened this season. We had a few fond memories there, so we like Bea to share those too.