More TS Layouts

Twisted Sketches Nos. 041, 029, 028, 027 & 026

"Mr. Mojo" hasn't left and I'm on a roll! Happy, happy, happy! I am sharing my takes on the above sketches with you...

TS#041 - Twist is "Green"
Title: Caleruega



TS#29 - Twist is "Red or Gold"
Title: Family...more precious than Gold



TS#28 - Twist is "Frames"
Title: I was...Framed



TS#27 - Twist is "Ephemera"
Title: 2010 Planner - Starbucks Christmas Traditions Promo



TS#26 - Twist is "Flourishes"
Title: Yap Boys (Kitt, Pipo, Fred, Mikko, Migs & Chris)



That's all for now...thanks for looking!

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Layout About Me

All About Me AAM#14

The latest AAM challenge is all about "Giving Up"...what this quote means to you:

"Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes, it means that you are strong enough to let go."

Here's my take:



AAM#14
Title: Let go! Let GOD!
Journaling -

I had been a "Working Mom" from Oct., 1982 to June, 2005. Then I retired. It was not until a few years after retirement when I realized what I had given up during my "working years" as far as my children were concerned...their formative / growing up years (the years when they were dependent on "Mom" for almost everything). It was hard for me and for them to adjust to my being a "Stay-at-Home Mom", 24/7 of our lives. I was suffocating them with my attempts at playing "MOM" to the hilt (trying so hard to make up for all the years that I did miss). Now I know that they do not need that kind of "Mom" anymore. They are all grown-ups and have their own lives to live.

I am not giving up on being a "MOM", I am just letting go and letting GOD!

Thank you, AAM Ladies for giving me the opportunity to get to know myself better through these challenges.

Note: I used Pink Sketches #32.

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Update on Twisted Sketches

Twisted Sketches#s 40, 33, 32, 31 & 30

It took a while before I could post again. Our old computer is acting up and the scanner, too.

Anyway, here are my latest layouts for Twisted Sketches:

TS#040 - Twist is "Staples"!
Title: "lian"
Journaling: Don't be fooled by this sweet, innocent face...she can be a real "bitchy witch"! ...but we LOVE her just the same!



I used my MM mini stapler/staples and EK Success fastenater on this layout.

TS#033 - Twist is "Envelopes"
Title: ID Pix
There are two envelopes on this layout -
one for some more ID pictures; and,
one for the negatives



TS#032 - Twist is "Stamps"
Title: Jog
Journaling: Fred loves to jog early in the morning...along the beach!



I stamped a tree on a white cardstock and cut it out. I also stamped some grass, a sun, a cloud and two birds directly on my layout.

TS#031 - Twist is "White"!
Title: "the graduate"
Journaling: Congratulations!



I used white cardstock for background, white flowers and centers for embellishments, white alphas for title and white ink/pen for journaling.

TS#030 - Twist is "Glitter"!
Title: "i hate being sick!"
Journaling -
Rm. 501, World Citi Medical Center
10 - 13 January 2010
Diagnosis: Acute Gastroenteritis



I used Ranger Stickles - Diamond for glitters.

TFL and stay scrappinpretty,

One More Challenge Blog

Moments Recorded Mar-Feb-Jan Challenges

In keeping with my resolve to join more challenges this year, I chose Moments Recorded's monthly challenges. Here are my layouts for Mar-Feb-Jan (2010):

March - a sketch challenge (see sketch here)
Title: "Lovely"
Journal: Isn't she lovely...I {heart} this girl.




February - About LOVE
Title: "Young LOVE"
Journal: 16 November 1975, the day we were officially "ON". F and I met in PCIBank where we both work. We started out as friends in a group of officemates. There were 6-8 of us in the group. We would have lunch together and go on group dates after office. These pictures were taken during one of our one-hour lunch breaks. We would walk from our office in T.M. Kalaw to Luneta Park and goof around. To be young and in love...

A man snatches the first kiss; pleads for the second; demands the third; takes the fourth; accepts the fifth; and, endures all the rest! ---Helen Rowland

LO based on Scrap-a-Little Sketch#14.



January - Plans for 2010
Title: "i resolve to...
Journal: i resolve to...be ME!...be happy...be positive...be grateful...create more...pray more...read more
LO based on Scrap-a-Little Sketch#02.




I had fun doing these LOs and loved how they all turned out.

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Another Challenge Conquered!

Scrap-a-Little March Challenge

The March Challenge over at Scrap-a-Little is a sketch challenge. See the sketch here. My take on the challenge:



Scrap-a-Little March Challenge
Title: then and...now!
Journaling: I am grateful I have YOU...You have ME...We have EACH OTHER! YOU & ME...TOGETHER! LOVE FOREVER! (Cheezy!!!...LOL)

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Twisted Sketches Update

Twisted Sketches #039, 012 and 011

Twisted Sketches#039 is up and here's my take:

TS#039 - Twist is "Fabric"!
Title: Play Hard! Play Hard! Play Hard!



I used Brenda Walton Fabric Art for the word embellishments and Foof-a-La Shabby Aqua Canvas for the flowers.

To update my Twisted Sketches Album, here's TS#012 and TS#011:

TS#012 - Twist is "Foam Adhesive"
Title: Cousins



I used foam adhesives for the tiles and other embellies.

TS#11 - Twist is "Monochromatic"
Title: Panda Hat



This is actually a monochromatic pink layout on black...LOL!

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Personality Test

All About Me Challenge No. 13

When I saw this current challenge over at AMM, I got curious. I had never done any online personality test before and I wanted to see the results. I did it! Have a look...

AAM#13 - My Personality
Title: "I am ME"



According to the Myers Briggs Personality Test, I have an "ISFJ" type of personality...Introverted, Sensing, Feeling and Judging! An "ISFJ" is a "Conservator", one who desires to be of service and to minister to individual needs; and, is very loyal.

I guess, that's ME! LOL!

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Twisted Sketches LOs

Twisted Sketches#038, 09 & 10

"Mr. Mojo" has not left me so I am able to do more layouts based on Twisted Sketches. Here's my take on TS#038:

Twisted Sketches#038
Twist is "Stripes"
Title: Enjoy Life



This picture was taken by my sister-in-law, Marivic, on New Year's Eve (31 Dec 2009) while we were waiting for the new year in Subic. Actually, the bottle was empty...LOL!

...and to update my TS Album, here are TS#09 and TS#10.

Twisted Sketches#10
Twist is "Tag"
Title: Be Still



Twisted Sketches#09
Twist is "Doodles"
Title: Brothers



Thanks for looking and see you later for more!

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More Layouts

All About Me AAM#12
Twisted Sketches TS#s37, 35 & 34

I have been quite busy updating my AAM and TS layouts. View them here:

AAM#12
Title: '53 (The Year I was Born...1953)



TS#37 - Twist is "Wood"!
Tree Top Adventure...



TS#35 - Twist is "Animal"!
Title - Horseride



TS#34 - The twist is "Numbers"
Title - A 24/7 Father... or A Father 24/7...



Bye for now...got to do some more layouts while "Mr. Mojo" is here.

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Taking On Blog Challenges

Scrap-a-Little 2010 Challenges

One item in my 2010 "TO DO" List is to join scrapbooking challenges so that I will be inspired (or forced...LOL) to do layouts. Scrap-a-Little is one of the blogs I enjoy visiting frequently. I learn a lot from Ms. Helen Croft. She has plenty of tips, techniques and tutorials that she unselfishly shares with her readers and friends. I also love her challenges...my take on the February and January Challenges:

February Challenge [This LO is based on Sketch#5 of Pink Sketches.]



January Challenge


Thanks for looking!

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Update! Update! Update!

Twisted Sketches Challenge#036

Finally, I was able to update my Twisted Sketches LOs. The last one I completed was TS#008.

I still plan to do TS#s 009 - 035 when time permits (if my mojo doesn't desert me again, that is).

Here's my take on TS#036...



This picture was taken during our 2008 vacation in Baguio City. When the kids saw the totem pole, they posed and had their picture taken like so.

Thanks for looking!

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The "Day-to-Day" ME!

All About Me Challenge #11

I had been working in a private bank for more than twenty-six (26) years and in a government institution for five (5). When I retired in 2005 and became a “stay-at-home” Mom, I knew life would become a pretty much predictable routine but definitely not a boring one because I believe that “Life is what you make it!”.

Here is how my day goes (not in any particular order)…



05:00 AM -
Wake up and go to the bathroom
Say morning prayers
Prepare F’s milk and apple cider vinegar – honey - juice powder concoction
Check breakfast table
Prepare F’s “packed lunch/snacks”
Wake F up
Make bed and turn-off lights, electric fan, etc.

05:30 AM onwards -

Check if DS2 is already awake and getting ready for school
Monitor the message boards [car schedule and grocery list]
Monitor service car (driver, maintenance, gasoline)
Confer with Ate Baby on what dishes to prepare for the day’s meals
Check email messages and FB account; go blog-hopping and net-surfing
Go to the grocery, if needed
Update Grocery Monitoring List
Watch TV, read or listen to music
Do some filing, updating of records
Take a nap (only when really, really sleepy)
Attend Parent-Teacher Conferences for DS2
Pay bills (mostly credit card bills)
Go shopping (at the very least, window-shopping)
Work on scrapping and other craft projects
Prepare house budget and kids’ allowance
Fix house (re-arrange furniture, change décor)
Hear Mass; visit chapel
Do evening rituals
Take baths
Say evening prayers

11:00 PM -
Go to bed

...but Life can be a chore sometimes! LOL!

"My Day" layout is based on Helen Croft's sketch#8 Scrap-a-Little. Thanks, Helen!

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More 2010 Calendars!

Yes, more 2010 calendars...but promise, last batch na! After this, I don't think I want to see, much more make, calendars for a long, long time. LOL!









Thanks for looking!

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