a snapshot

of my craft corner during one of its"better" days. someone said that clutter is a sign that creativity is brewing, or at least there is some sort of activity going on, that things are actually getting done. i suppose i can take comfort in that but the disarray bothers me.

i like looking at a clean workspace, the kind that you see featured in magazines. but that is so far from the truth, at least for me. most of the time, i usually work on just one project, and even then, my area seems like it's been hit by a tornado.

when we moved in almost a year ago, the space was evenly split between me and hubby. today, he remarked how my stuff had taken over most of the space.

hubby was sick this weekend so i didn't get much scrapping done, except for a few cards, one of which i will give to a friend who celebrated his birthday last friday. i also started working on a simple album for a friend who is here for a short vacation. i was supposed to make one before she left but i didn't have time so i'm making one now. i hope i finish it before thursday. i will try to take pictures and share it here. i still have one album i completed that i haven't shared here. 

the weekend is almost over and once again, i feel as if the past two days are not enough for me to get some rest. anyway, i'll try to complete what i can for my friend's album. 

yes, it's another mini

this mini-album was created for the maya road challenge over at two peas. i used the maya road birdhouse chipboard mini and pink paislee's butterfly garden collection. i love this collection and i can't wait to create another project with this. enjoy the rest of the week. 

there's a storm coming

...and i have layouts pouring in. the first two layouts were completed in the span of a day and the last two, i was just too lazy to take pictures of. i also have an album i will be posting pictures of. stay tuned. 

can you say yummy?

prima's april product picks are so yummy...the colors are right up my alley. ooh i hope i win. :)

how pretty makes it easy

this year's valentine's day celebration was pretty low key. i got off work pretty late and when i got in the car, hubby handed me a couple of cupcakes. then we had dinner in a quaint and cozy restaurant near our house. after coffee and dessert, we were both pretty tired so we headed home. now on to my scrapbook share.

this is a layout i created from iris' restoration album and layout class. i was in singapore during the day of the class so i was only able to work on it afterwards. i finished most of the layout a couple of weeks ago but i wasn't able to complete the bird yet. i have to tell you, it was very frustrating working on the structuring medium. i am still working on the mini-album. i hope i can share that soon.

this next layout was so easy to put together because the pink paislee papers are so pretty. and don't get me started on the colors - pink, blue and yellow. this one is for the scrappiest sketch 107.

as if to prove my theory that pretty papers and embellishments can jumpstart the creative process, i was able to finish this layout in a couple of hours for prima's february bap.

i think i'm gonna test more of my theory and get started on working with more pretty papers. it's friday tomorrow. i hope i can get more layouts done or even an album. 

a quick share

this is my entry for the january 27 sketchy thursdays challenge. the title took the longest to complete - it took me almost 2 days between choosing what colors and stickers to use to the title. i hope i finish another layout tonight. 

is the weekend over?

i am still frustrated with how little i seem to get done during the weekend. i am still figuring out how i can be more efficient. anyway, i need to go to work soon but  this is my entry for creative scrappers sketch 139. have a great week ahead.

28 today

yes, it's my birthday today so i thought i'd share a special lo i created. i just love the colors on this one. hubby brought me to our lss where i got a couple of stuff since i already got a lot last week when i was in singapore. then we had lunch at one of my favorite restaurants. then, i plan to do some scrapping and dinner with hubby later. perfect way to celebrate my birthday. :)

still here...

just got back from singapore for business mostly and a bit of pleasure. hubby appeared last wednesday to surprise me. well, i knew he was coming but i didn't expect him to be there that soon. but who's complaining? i managed to buy several stuff including several unity iod stamps, more folk art paints, tons of charms including a ton of cute keys and goodies from ikea. 
but i have to start using my stuff before i shop otherwise i will be buried under all these stuff. and what better way to use up my stuff than to attend iris' layout class last jan 8. these are the layouts i completed. aren't they pretty? i have one more that i completed as part of the challenge for the class but i am saving it for tomorrow. off to work on another layout. sleep tight. 

playing with colors

orange, purple, green with bits of blue and brown - these are not my usual colors but i figured, nothing like a new year to try out new color combinations. this is my entry for a2z scraplets' january sketch challenge. 

on to other things. one of my personal goals for this year is to catch up on my reading. i got myself the first three books in the mysterious benedict society series. i managed to finish a third of the book while gian was playing plants and zombies in the coffee shop.

i only got the first two books in paperback from fully booked in high street and then found out later on that there was a boxed set of all three books. i wanted to get the third book so we went to to their branch in rockwell. and guess what? they were having a sale and i got the book at 20% off. talk about luck. 

i finished the first book and enjoyed it immensely. i will probably finish the second one today. i intend to make the most of the last few hours of the holiday break before i have to get back to work. 

i'm leaving you with a  picture of the books and a peek of my craft corner. yes, it's cramped and messy.

off to a good start

my layout has been published in january's issue of scrapstreet magazine. you can read more about it here. this is my first publication in an online magazine so i am pretty excited about it. this is a pretty good start for the year. off to start my first layout for the year. have a great year ahead everyone!