Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!! Hope all the daddys and daddy figures get all the lovin' they deserve!! We had a long day and the kids are pooped! Not to mention mom and dad! We started the day at Coyote Hills in Fremont. Luckily we saw my brother walking Rako and had him join us. I say "luckily" because he helped out with the kids, esp Jasmin! Rako sure gave Jordan a work out! He was so excited and was totally pulling Jordan down the trails. The kids did really good considering we went up some steep hills, even Joey!

After the hike we all had lunch at a Filipino resturant, Kalesa. The food was yummy and we were stuffed! We all planned to take naps when we got home, but instead we worked on the garage a bit more. Almost DONE! All that is left is a corner and we need to figure out what to do with the bikes.

I also wanted to finally share my projects for Color Me Miki's May kit. I used this kit for Father's Day projects and didn't want Heintje to see them..LOL. The above project is a mini album using the 7Gypsies Vintage Transparencies and the packaging. I created the layouts directly on the transparency and I alternated the pages with cardstock. It was so fun and easy to put together, now I just need to print out some pictures and adhere them. Heintje is so funny. This has been laying around in our office for weeks. He's even moved it when it was in his way. Then I gave it to him yesterday and he was totally surprised! What a dork..LOL!

Next is a card I made for my dad. I totally forgot to give it to him. I'm going to buy a bunch of Lotto tickets and Scratchers.

Finally a layout created for Joey Boy! Although he's not as hardcore as Jordan was about Thomas, he does enjoy playing with them every once in a while. All other times he just likes to torment the other two...haha!! Man, I LOVE LOVE this kid!

Hope everyone is enjoying summer! I would be enjoying it more if it wasn't so darn windy! It's like we are living in the Windy City or something!! Thanks for passing by and have a GREAT day!

Color Me Miki--Webster's Pages Mini Book

Where in the world have I been...sorry, it seems like this is a constant in my life..LOL. I should not complain...a busy life is usually a blessed life, and God has certainly blessed us plenty!! Let me give a little recap of our week in the Magpoc household...

• Thurs 5/21: Playdate and Room Parent Meeting
• Fri 5/22: Another playdate/swimming/football/basketball; Heintje and a family friend (thanks Uncle Vu!) installing solar panels for our swimming pool. With all these boys at the house, Joey wants to be with them. That means I have to be outside, too...I'm not a fan of outside!
• Sat 5/23: Continue with solar panels. That night went to a going away party for Jaime...have a great time in the Windy City..we are so proud of you!! Did not get home until almost 3am!! Wow, party animals..LOL!
• Sun 5/24: Errands in the AM with Heintje. Get ready for BBQ the next day. Internet/landline at home craps out..UGH!
• Mon 5/25: Happy Memorial Day. BBQ all day, ATT try to fix phone, NOPE! Heintje dropped the laptop (just bought in Nov) and the screen is shattered! No internet, no laptop! Thank GOD it was not Jordan...otherwise we would only have 2 children right now...LOL...
• Tue 5/26: Field trip for Jordan's class
• Wed 5/27: Registration for the kids at school; another BBQ dinner at the house
• Thur 5/28: This has been too much for me!! I called in sick with a migraine. Heintje ran a bunch of errands with Ken..got the elliptical!! Biggest Loser is ON :)
• Today 5/29: Lunch and cleanup for Jordan's class.....I'm SOOO ready for the weekend!

Did you enjoy my little whine fest...sorry about that! Should have warned you :) Anyway...on to some fun stuff. It's almost June and I still haven't posted all of May's Color Me Miki goodies...here goes!

Here is part 2 of the Webster's Pages kit from Color Me Miki. I created this mini book for Mother's Day. It is supposed to be an album about me and the kids. But then I started cleaning out my room and figured I have enough mini-albums so I decided to give it up for a RAK at Color Me Miki. Sorry, the RAK is closed and a winner was chosen. I hope she liked it!

Here is the cover. After I took pictures, I added more stickes, ribbons, and other goodies. It's so fun to just keep coming back and adding things here/there...everywhere!

Here is a close up of the cover. I love using Stickles on flower petals!

This is the inside cover page. I didn't take a picture of the facing page, but these are supposed to be for the dedication. Something about the kids, being a mom, etc...

Here is an inside page. There are 3 2-page spreads for each kid, at least how I envisioned it. But they can be for anything.

Finally the back inside page. I just love these quotes from the PP. Totally went with the theme.


Thanks so much!!

Travel Mini Book

Happy day after Valentines! I hope you all had a great day filled with love with your family and friends. Today we planned to go to Great Mall, but we were first side-tracked by the beautiful snow on Mount Hamilton. We tried to go up there, but they closed the road. It was such a long windy road, Jassy, Jordan and I got car sick. Jordan fell asleep, so he didn't feel it so much. Jasmin was crying on the way down the mountain and me...I still feel a bit sick! After our {non}adventure at Mount Hamilton, we finally made it to Great Mall. Jordan has had a growth spurt and lots of his clothes do not fit him as well so we got him a bunch of clothes and 2 pairs of shoes. Lucky fella! Got home, took a nap with baby Joey, had dinner, then finished the night with Karaoke...haha! Actually, my night has only begun now that I have peace and quiet in the scrap room, although I"m still feeling nauseous..lol.

Tomorrow I'm going to the LSS for a big crop. Bay Area Scrappers is having a fundraising crop for the American Heart Association in memory of Michelle's husband, Marshall. I'm looking through pictures figuring out which ones to scrap and came across this mini album, I think it's an 8x8..so it's not exactly mini...LOL! I gave it to Ate Monette and her family so they can remember their time spent here with us. Here are a few of the pages...very simple!

I kept the journaling parts blank so they can write their own feelings and memories. They were here for 6 weeks!! What a great vacation! I can't wait to see them again..hopefully soon. Next year we are planning to have a big family reunion in the Philippines. All the folks from our Holy Land trip will be joining us. I hope it works out, I haven't been home since 1994 and I miss my family so much.

Tomorrow I'll be getting my scrap ON!...well, only for a few hours. Jordan has a basketball playoff game in the evening at Moreau! Man, I haven't been back there since I graduated...I bet that place looks different, too! There will only be 6 of them so they will be very tired! They are currently in second place and will be playing for a spot in the CYO tournament. Please keep the team in your thoughts and wish them good luck!

Take care everyone

Color Me Miki--Feb kit!!!

Hello everyone! Happy Friday!! Today I would like to share with you the layout and mini book I created with the Color Me Miki FEBRUARY kit. This kit is super SWEET and full of scrappy goodness. Just look at the Maya Road chipboard cupcakes in there! And the Pink Paislee...those rubons go on like buttah!!

I want to start with the mini album. I used a We R Memory Keepers 5x7 album. I've been collecting mini albums for a while and they have just been sitting around. I thought it would be perfect for all the event photos I have sitting around! And I got this done in just a few days...only working on it a couple hours at a time. I also used the Add On-American Crafts Mini Marks. Totally gives that special something without adding alot of bulk!

This mini album is about Great America in San Jose. Every year we get a season pass. It's a great way to beat the summer boredom. It's only about 30 minutes away from us and it makes a fun treat for the kids...and a bribe! haha! It was Memorial Day weekend in 2008. Heintje's sister and the kids came up from LA. This is the front cover outside our house. My mom with a quick visit before we left for the day. Also a close up..I have no idea why the colors are so off, but it's the same page. You can see the AC rubons..the rows of hearts! It's layered over the KI sheer.

Next I'll just show you a bunch of pages and the details. There are 18 pages in all, but you'll have to come over to see the whole book...haha!

More rubons...in the close up you can see the flower rubon. I added the gem as a center.

The tickets were super fun! Here I folded them up and stapled it to the top edge of the page.

Finally the back cover. Mama's having fun on the roller coaster, too! haha!

Here is the layout I created with the kit. My sweet (sometimes) Jassy Belle! Sorry again for the strange color difference??

And here is the sketch for the month. Hope it inspires you! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Scrapping!!!

Homegrown Summer Survival

Finally...LOL! Here are the last of my layouts/projects I created using the Homegrown Summer Survival kit :) Can you believe, there are still a TON left over!!

First up is Jordan! This kid can read a book in minutes. I seriously think he is totally skimming the book, but he does know what is going on. I quiz him on random things and he actually knows what I'm talking about! Whiz Kid!! So, funny thing about this layout. It started out with just the map patterned paper (Heidi Swapp) as the background. Then my artistic baby (Joey) came in the room and played around with the paper trimmer. Mind you, this kid is 20 months...LOL! And he chopped off a good chunk of the bottom right corner. I had to think fast. The deadline was approaching and I didn't have time to come up with another layout. So I cut off the other 3 corners...LOL! If you look at the actual layout, you can see where he cuts right through the title, even severed a few letters..LOL! Silly Joey Boy!!

This layout was made as a result of the 20 month old baby trimmer artist (does that even make sense??) You can see the corners that were cut from the layout above. Also a few strips of scraps..LOL! This picture was taken on my birthday :)

A really simple layout of our day at Qumran. I added the Kaiser Craft rhinestones to the black dots for dimension.

Finally, here are 2 journals I created for a board member on Homegrown. She works at a center for children and they use these journals to give them hope. I am very honored to have a chance to help out in any way :)

Thanks so much! Next post will be the last of the Willow Traders Scrapvivor. Yes, the very same one from June...LOL! What a slacker!

Scrapbook Circle SEPTEMBER kit

Hello everyone!! I wanted to share with you my last kit with Scrapbook Circle. I am very honored to have served on their Design Team for 1 year. Thank You, Lisa, for allowing me to create with your kits and share them. I will really miss designing with them. Here is what I created with the September kit. Thanks for looking!

I want to start off with a Mini Book I created for Grandparent's Day. What perfect timing and the small size was perfect! I kept it simple and just added the photos directly on each page. Embellished a little with the stickers and crepe ribbon from Jenni Bowlin and some flowers from my stash. I was thrilled to find out that my Mom carries it around in her purse!! Thanks so much for all that you two do for us and for always being there!! We love you!!!



Then I had the kids write something to document their feelings and always how they wrote at the time! LOL!


Even Joey had something to say!! haha! Then I finished off the book with a quote.


Here are some layouts. I love this photo of Jasmin! She took it herself in front of a mirror when we had brunch at the Hilton. I love that it came out GREAT!! My future photographer...

Next is our monkey, Jordan! These pictures were taken when we went to Fiesta Filipino back in June.

Finally, more parental layouts..haha! The smaller layout will go into my Mom's album. The photo was taken on Mother's Day when we went to Lake Tahoe for the weekend. And the other layout was taken that same day at brunch at the Hilton (same day as Jasmin's "self-portrait" layout)


Thanks for peeking!!