Family Currents.

This little guy is 2 1/2 now. Learning so much in pre-school. Lots of new words. Does these cute karate-like moves with his arms/feet when watching Kung-Fu Panda! The other week though, I saw him pulling on each corner of his mouth and sticking his tongue out! Haha! Guess that comes with the territory!



MK loves his Thomas. Given to us by one of my dear friends, M. He sleeps hugging it every night.



Got this from Target when the Missoni line first opened up. It reminds me of how much I had wanted to decorate our house. With the stress of daily life, I've gotten away from that. This year, I plan to go back to my goal. I really want a beautifully-furnished but kid-friendly home. First on the agenda is buy some shelves. Second is to purge some stuff.



Still loving my accessories. You could tell what kind of crafter I am by my earrings, no? Embellishments, anyone? :) From Anthropologie, Museum of Modern Art, Betsey Johnson.



Current outfits: black pants and whatever top is clean. No make-up. Hair pulled back. *sighs*. I have a hair appointment this week to get my roots done. Need to get motivated to dressing like how I used to. Lots of lovely, feminine tops in my closet. Really need to work on myself. If only I wasn't so tired and busy all the time! But that, folks, is another story! Must do another post soon about how my One Little Word (Balance) is going.



Gilster is working hard at work and at home. Deserves something big! Had a chance to get him some SF 49er tickets for Christmas. Really regretting that I didn't. They're doing so well (wooot wooo, Super BOWL!!!!). And we've never been to a football game. I think G would've enjoyed this! If you ask him, he'll probably say, "but I hate crowds!" Oh, dear hubby!!



Mr. Drool Monster turned 6 months. I think we are finally over the sickies (*prays and crosses fingers*). He lost a bit of weight but is still getting cuter each day (me biased? never! lol!). Is more playful than ever. Does this cute little dance and not quite able to sit without support yet. Totally lights up when he sees Mommy or Daddy!



This pic is to show that cute clothes exist for little boys. They sure get harder to find as they grow older though!



Till the next 'currents,' thanks for reading!



P.S. All pics taken by Maria Grace Abuzman of Momentary Bliss during our family session, 11/11.

Flourishes.

Top of the mornin' to ya!!!!

It's week # 7 at Christmas Card Challenges, and this week's challenge is flourishes!



I couldn't seem to find some of the bling flourishes I thought I had. Last year, I remember cutting one up to get individual blings so I may have run out! LOL! Instead I used this tag that I cut-out from Crate Paper. And then I realized that she kinda looked like this:



A deer head mounted on the wall! *gulp* YIKES! Totally unintentional! SOG's Deer Mae is too cute to be cut off like that!! LOL!

Hope you get to play along with us! I just keep thinking about how many Christmas cards I'll be able to give out by this year's Holiday Season. I try to use a different stamp brand each week. What also motivates me is new Design paper that are on sale right at this time! And call me biased by I think following each week's challenge is inspiring! Although the only rule we have is to make a new Christmas/ Hanukkah/ or winter-themed card. So won't you join in?? Pretty please? :)

Please visit the CCC blog for more info and more inspiration from the other DT members!

BTW, that's my sister and her Halloween costume last year. Pretty creative, eh?

Supplies Used:
CS- Bazzill. Neenah Solar White.
DP- American Crafts (Dear Lizzy).
Rub-ons and ribbons- KI Memories (Love, Elsie).
Tag- Crate Paper.
Bling- Bo Bunny.
Overlay- Hambly.
Ink- Copics and Memento Ink.
Stamps, image and sentiment- Some Odd Girl Deer Mae.

Talk to ya Later!

More Paper Child.

Just a quick post to show you the fun that's going on in my craft room :).

I've been trying to design a new blog header, and I dabbled in the idea of doing the paper child thing again. Just grabbed the images I've colored in the last week and let them loose, LOL!

Not quite the effect I had in mind as the stamps are either too small or my boxes are too big. Hee hee! I may be asking help from my sis on this one, although she's quite busy helping plan a baby shower for one of her close friends.

Anyway, I hope y'all have a great weekend! I'll be working, but I'll see you back here on Sunday for CCC!

Peace out!



P.S. If you said, "I spy goodies from TGF, Paper Smooches, SOG, and SCRS/ Karber", you got it!!! You'll be seeing them again and more closed up too!

Whimsical & ecclectic.

When I first saw the Noveau girls from Some Odd Girl, I knew I had to have them. Not only were they beautiful, they were so different from any of the stamps I own. And because they were inspired by a period of art history, they appealed to me even more.

I have always been into art as far back as I can remember. I recall preschool art projects that consisted of pencil sharpening bits glued on paper to make flowers. My mom taught me how to do figure drawings and faces. I always doodled borders and letter art in high school.

While I was envious of my childhood friends who took up dance and sports, I felt lucky enough to take part in art classes and piano lessons. I dreamed of majoring in graphic design but eventually gave in to my parents' insistence to take up something more financially 'stable' and 'practical.'

I love my nursing career and do not regret my decision. Yet there is always going to be a small part of me that long for the arts. I am very grateful for my hobbies of papercrafting, stamping, scrapbooking, and photography. I am blessed to live so close to so many amazing art museums. So even if I don't get to make art for a living, I sure am lucky to be able to include it in my life.

Anyway, I am digressing...

I finally got to work with my Noveau girls. I went all out with this first creation of Grow. To me, she looks part Marie-Antoinette-ish, part fairy tale princess. I pictured her in an exotic and lively forest full of wonderful creatures. Or walking in front of a big window in her fanciful castle.

There are a lot of elements mixed in here, and I love them all! Call it a whimsical & ecclectic card if you will :). To me, it's very artsy. The way all the leaves flourish and grow...lots of flowing lines and dynamic curves. A little bit like a modern art noveau style? Hee hee, not quite sure but I'd like to think so.

The stamped images that make up the inner borders are from Grow as well. I really like them because I used to always doodle something similar to those. The sentiment is from Bliss. The PP are both from Basic Grey. The leaf pins are from an old Taylored Expressions kit. The shiny leaves embellies are from a kit I won from Gauche Alchemy. The images are colored with my beloved Copics.

Thanks so much for visiting and reading my post!

CCC Week 6 - Lace

Hello folks!

It's Sunday so it's time for another Christmas Card Challenge (Week 6). This week, it's all about lace:





I used a Rachelle Anne Miller image from Paper Works Company. It's really sad that company is now closed, but it really was best for its owners, Peggy and Mike. If you see a PWCO stamp here that I've used (or anywhere else) and you want it, let me know. I can get in contact with Peggy and ask if she still has some in stock.

I decided to go CAS to showcase the stamped image and my lace. The small square is slightly popped out. I really love this lace .. it's silver and a bit shiny. It is very elegant in person. And I'm glad I have a whole spool of it :).

Anyway, back to CCC. Please note that the only real rule is to create a new Christmas, Hanukkah, or Winter-related card. No back-linking please. Easy enough, don't ya think? If you link a card that does not follow these rules, your link will be eliminated. If you can, please use a Sparkle Creations image.

Please visit the blog to see more inspiration from the rest of the DT! Hope you join us!

Smooches,