Paper Child.

Good Saturday morning, everyone!

I decided to play along with Some Odd Girl's Facebook Paper Child contest. To know more about what Paper Child is, read here.

These were pretty addicting! The ones of Tiny Baby weren't as creative as the ones of Believe. Still, I had a lot of fun trying to find 'photo locations' for my models!

Tee hee! I was flying around the house yesterday when I should've been taking a nap or cleaning. But I hadn't crafted in so long so I gave in to my 'craving.' :) Hey, it's better than eating the cake I just baked!



Oliver inspired my shots of Tiny Baby. At 6 months, he is already much more active than MK was at that age! So Tiny Baby is climbing all over the place, a dare devil at that!









Buwahahahahaha! This one cracks me up!!



And now, to channel my inner sexiness, I used Believe. LOL, Pardon me but I have been stuck in the house for a few days now tending to l'il sick ones and I have a bit of cabin fever. I'm dying to get dolled up & go out!!!



She is the ultimate femme fatale, isn't she? She decides to hang out in my jewelry stand.



And look, I have some Art Noveau-ish earrings! :) Believe is an image inspired by that period!



ROWWWWWRRRRR!!! Who knew a stamp could exude such sex appeal? Buwahahahaha!!!

Thanks for visiting! And y'know what's cool about these images? I can still make cards out of them :).

*Images colored with Copic markers.

XOXO,

Card for Royalty.

Happy Friday, peeps!

I finally got a hold of my first La La Land stamp, and I love him! It's Prince Luka, and I think he's perfect for a birthday card for my Dad!

Now some of you might say that the image might not be 'sophisticated' enough for a senior man, but I disagree. Take a look at this picture:



You see, my dad would probably appreciate just about anything with his first grandson on it. Doesn't Mattie look like Luka? Of course, it's due to that 'bowl' haircut my father-in-law gave him with a flowbee on Christmas week....but that is another story!!!!! Mind you it was done without our permission!! *shakes head*. LOL!

I also thought the stamp was appropriate because my dad's last name (my maiden name) means 'Kings.' And he's always been proud of it and his heritage. I took it a little step further and colored the image using the colors of the Philippines, which is our native land. :)

I used the Deconstructed Sketch # 33.


I'm also entering it for Some Odd Girl's Bling it Up Challenge.

Have a wonderful weekend!

A Remembrance.

Good morning, everyone!

I am doing pretty good with my goal of posting here three times a week. These last couple of weeks have been pretty difficult though as far as crafting and blogging as my two kiddies have been sick.

First, Mattie and now, Oli :(. In fact, I am home from work because Oliver still has a bad cough and fevers. The last two nights (& my hubby, the night before those) have been spent sleeping upright on our couch with the babe on my chest or in my arms. My back is killing me, especially since work has also been really busy.

But you gotta do what you have to do. In this case, I would just about do anything to have my baby back to his normal, jolly, healthy self. Holding him comforts him and allows him to breath better. I think he's starting his way to recovery though...cross your fingers.

Anyway, for my card today, I made a sympathy/ support card for someone dear to my heart. I have to warn you though that my post here will get more somber so I'd understand if you stop reading here.




I made this card to show sympathy but also hope to my darling friend who just had a miscarriage. She and her DH were trying for a short while, and was ecstatic when they got pregnant. Only the pregnancy was cut short and left my friend devastated.



I wanted to make her a card and fill it with words to make her feel better, even though I know that nothing I or anybody else could take the pain away. I also wanted to be there for her in another way for I had gone through the same thing years before.



I also suffered a miscarriage right after our wedding in 2008. I wrote about the loss vaguely in my post here so you may remember it if you had been following my blog for awhile.

It was hard for me to talk about it here. I was still grieving, and I also thought it shouldn't be discussed in such a public place. But now, years later, I have coped with it and would hope that my experience would somehow help another person.

How I longed to talk about with someone else. It's sort of a taboo topic. Some don't consider a pregnancy that early (mine was 6 weeks) a baby yet. People told me I was lucky that it happened early, that it was just 'mother nature,' that it was not meant to be. I know they meant well and that they were right. But it was still painful and horrible for me. At the time, there were a lot of couples having 'honeymoon babies' as well. I didn't even know how much we wanted a baby until we lost her/ him.

A colleague had shared her story with me a couple of years ago. She said letting balloons go helped. I also read about planting plants. I think giving it closure is easier when you do these things.



I got together with my dear friend, and we wrote letters to our angels. Mattie helped me by drawing around the paper. We tied them to the end of balloons that my friend bought.



I chose a paper that had stars because the event was altogether not a sad one for me. It symbolized hope for my friend and I, and sort of see-you-later. My friend believed in reincarnation. And we both believe in angels and that things happen for a reason.





We lit candles, and I said a prayer I found on the internet for my friend. It was also for me. We took pictures and let the balloons fly.

**Note: we found out later that these balloons were the wrong ones for this. They are not safe for the environment, and often go down and get tied to electric wires. What I really wanted to use were those tissue-paper lantern balloons that are lit up with candles - used in the movie "Tangled."







It was an emotional but joyous feeling to watch those balloons and letters fly. For me, I finally had some closure and was glad I got to memorialize the baby lost from my first pregnancy. I highly recommend doing this not just for miscarriages but for any type of loss you encounter.

My friend wrote me a note of thanks, and we will both cherish this day.

Thanks so much for listening. Hugs to you all!

Album Smooches.

Hello!

Am slowly making my December Daily album! I know, I know...I'm late! But better late than never, right? :)

Lots of festivities and fun stuff last month. Wanted to journal/ document this lovely season.

I'd love to see yours so let me know if you'd made one!

Supplies-
Amy Tangerine mini book. Love Elsie stickers. Dear Lizzy poinsetta. Echo Park strip (*sings* a few of my favorite things!)

Smooches,

CCC Week 5 - be Thankful

Happy New Year! It's the first day of 2012, and for me, it's perfect that the goal at Christmas Card Challenges is to make a thank you Holiday/ winter card.

I had lots to be thankful for in 2011. A healthy family, a new baby, a rewarding career, my own craft room....

If you'd like to join us at CCC, pls see the blog for more details and other DT examples. Remember that the challenge is optional, just make a winter or Christmas-oriented card.

It becomes tricky after the Holidays. I'm sure that even I will be a little tired of making Christmas cards during the Spring. I came across some Nativity and more spiritual stamps on sale though. I'm excited about making more religious cards.

Just keep thinking about how many cards you'll have by Summer's end! I thought I made so many Holiday cards, but I ran out! Hoping it won't happen this year!

For my card, I used Rin and Snowman from Sparkles Creations. Except I altered it and took out the snowman :). And I've been on a violet phase lately. i really need to stop coloring my images in purple because it's so hard to find Design Paper that would match! If you know of any recent DPs that come in purple, lemme know please!

See you soon! Enjoy today!