Color Me Miki August kits!!

You guys are in for a real treat at Color Me Miki...the August kits are UP!!! Terri is featuring 3 kits this month and they are packed, perfect for summer, and each kit is has a great price. I was lucky enough to have 2 kits to play with this month. First up is the main kit, Summer Coolin', featuring Pink Paislee's Bayberry Collection mixed with Prima, Hambly, and Glitz. Mostly everything you see on the layouts are from the kit. I only added the little October Afternoon letters from the mini-kit, Summer Relaxin'

Summer Coolin' -- $25

I was very excited to start on our vacation photos from the Philippines.

This is the place we stayed when were in Tacloban City, Leyte. I love how these 4 kidlets get along so well! I love these flowers! I used the Pink Paislee Cottage Pleats and curved it into a circle. I used glue dots to hold it down and added the button from the Summer Relaxin' kit.

This was taken on Day 3 at Ate Helen's resort, Villa Irma Grace. We were in the water...ALL.DAY.LONG! We didn't realize until the next day how burned we all were. We did put sunscreen every few hours, but jumped right back in the ocean...must have washed off! The water was perfect. It kept us cool when it was so hot, then it kept us warm when it got breezy in the evening.

Finally, just a bunch of pictures from the beach.

Gosh, looking back at these pictures makes me miss the Philippines so much. It was wonderful to be with family, just relaxing and hanging out. Now...it's back to reality...working, fixing up the house, and school in a couple days! ACKKK!!

Thanks so much for passing by. I've neglected this blog for a while, but I do have lots to share. I'll get the layouts with the other kit I worked on up soon!!

Take care and have a GREAT week!

Happy Happy Mommy DAY!!

This is a bit belated, but I wanted to wish you all a....

HAPPY MOMMY's DAY!

Yes, I still call my mom...Mommy! I love her so much and am so thankful for all she does for me and our family....always!

Here are some cards I created for Mother's Day. One was sent to my Mother-In-Law and the other was for my mom. For the circle card, I used one of the die cuts that came in the kit. I mounted it on a 6x6 card made from the cardstock in the kit. Then I trimmed around the die cut, making sure to leave a length of fold at the top. I used scraps for the card and some misc. embellies from past kits. Flowers, stickles, and ink from my stash.

And some layouts..... OMG, this kid is so cute! He really is the heartbreaker in the family. Maybe it's because he's the baby, but I love how sweet he is (but only to me!) He'll just come up to me with hugs, kisses, and lots of love! But he sure is the most mischievous one for sure! The light blue background with journaling is from the die cuts packaging.

Have you gotten into the banner craze yet? I did with this kit and I need MORE! Different things going on in this layout. The frame that goes over the photo, all the circular action, and I cut out "springtime" from the background paper to give some depth. Other than that, pretty simple, just a bunch of papers and stickers...

Final layout for today....Jasmin and Sami. They've been friends since Jasmin was born. Sami is a year older than Jasmin, but I love how close they are. Sami rode with us during the car ride to SF. They seriously chatted the WHOLE time! It was really cute, esp since they only see each other a couple times a year since she lives in LA.

This is all for now. I've got one more post using the Color Me Miki May kit. Guess what....soon I'll have in my hands the June kit!! I can't wait to get started.

Oh, in other news...about 1 more month to go before our huge mega Philippines vacation! I can't believe it's almost time. I've been going super speed mode in scrapping Holy Land pictures...LOL. I'm ALMOST done!! I've got 1 more tourist day and the last pictures at the airport. I won't scan all of them, but I do have a few favorites. I'll share those with you soon..

Thanks so much for visiting, TAKE CARE :)

Color Me Miki--May kit--Alterations!

Hello May!! It's so nice to see all the sunshine and warmth we've had the past few days. No sight of rain in the near future...woohoo!! May's kit from Color Me Miki is perfect to go with those sunshine filled days! This kit is filled to the brim with 10+ sheets of paper from Prima, Little Yellow Bicycle, and October Afternoon. Embellies include FULL packs from LYB, Sassafrass, and OA...alphabet not pictured, but it's sooo pretty!

I was able to bust out a bunch of projects from this kit....6 layouts and 4 cards...and I still have more scraps left over. And you know me, I use the patterned papers as my background, and I still worked it...LOL! I love this kit...swoon.....

Let's get on with the show :) First up a card. At this point I was running out of letters so we needed to figure out some words! Worked out well since Jasmin has a bunch of classmates turning 7 this year! I added the brad and chipboard frame from previous kits and buttons and ink from my stash.

I had so much fun making those roses. The yellow and blue are from the ribbon pack. But the pink one was a strip of patterned paper. I crinkled the heck out of it then rolled it up. I am so in love with the banner action. Makes all the layouts look so festive! I added gems and ink from my stash.

And the last one for today....I'm totally going through all our pictures from our time at SF. So many fun and inspiring photos! I was running out of "y" at this point. The "h" was perfect upside down! Flowers and brads and buttons from previous kits, gems and ink from my stash.

There you have it. But that's not all!! I have MORE layouts and cards for you....Lots and lots of scrappy goodness...woohoo! Thank you so much for passing by. Enjoy your day :)

Color Me Miki and Willow Traders...

I have been a scrappin' fool lately. I've been in withdrawals with all the busyness of life. I started a temp job that requires me to work 5-11pm! Sometimes even later if it's busy. I'll be missing TV time with hubs and scrapping time with me :) Most of all, I'll be missing the nightime routine with the kids...homework, dinner, baths, and bedtime. I think Joey is having a hard time with the adjustment. Jasmin doesn't like it either, but she's dealing with it. And Jordan...well, he's 10, he's not that interested in me as much as the other two...LOL.

Anyway, I've created a card and a couple layouts. These are all made from Color Me Miki scraps. I still have so much from her kits even though I bust out a bunch of layouts and cards each month. They are so packed and at such a great price!! I'm really leaning toward getting the Going Cute kit from March. I love the banners!! Check out all the great layouts Terri created with the kit. Dang...LOVE it!

Anyway...here are some projects.... First up a simple card. I think most of my cards look similar! Oh well, at least I got some scraps used up :)

This layout was created for an April THAW challenge over at Willow Traders, spell out a number. I didn't have anymore "s", so I used "z". Pretty cheezy :)

Finally, this was based on a sketch challenge. Used a bunch of scrap pieces for this layout.

I did a couple more layouts last night since I couldn't sleep. I think I was up until 2am. Hopefully I can get used to this temp job. Man, by the time I get home at 11pm and take a shower, I'm WIRED!! I toss and turn for a few hours. Last night I decided to scrap. At least I got something done...LOL! I'll be posting more after I add some journaling and scan them.

Thanks so much, everyone! Hope you are having a great spring day :)

Willow Traders--April THAW

Happy Tuesday everyone! I'm so happy to see the challenges up again at Willow Traders. They started this type of set up last year...THAW...THree A Week...meaning 3 challenges will be posted per week. And they are doing it again...woohoo! I won't be able to scrap as much as I'd like since I'm starting that temp job at the bank soon, but I'm glad they post the challenges at the same time. This way I can scrap when I get a chance.

I snuck in some time last night while the boys went to Costco and Jasmin and I were crafting. I managed to get 2 layouts done :) Both these layouts are done with scraps from all the past Color Me Miki kits I have. I've been on the Design Team since Dec. 2008. Even though I scrap so many layouts, cards, and projects with her kits, I still have loads left over. I decided to go through them and use it up!!

This is THAW #1--it was based on a sketch. These pictures are still coming from our Sunday lunch back in Feb....

This is THAW #3--recycle something. Back in January I completed some challenges over at The Scrapping Spot. One of the ladies sent over a RAK, Vera...all the way from Guam! She included a piece of cardboard so the stickers and such would not bend. I decided to use it for this layout. "Epic," Jordan says it all the time! I even had him do the journaling :)

Today we are heading over to SF after work. I'm hoping to get some more time later tonight to scrap. It was sooo fun! Thanks for passing by :)

Color Me Miki April kit--Happy Joy Joy

Happy Happy April, everyone! Wow, already into our 4th month of 2010. I'm happy to report today is the first day of Easter break for the kids. Although I have work today and all of next week, I do have tomorrow off..LOL. We were so busy in the month of March. I got some scrapping done in the beginning of the month, then halfway through we had visitors, had outings, and just other life happenings. So last night I busted out most of the layouts here. *yawn*, finally at 2am, I called it quits.

Let's get on with the show, shall we..... I'd like to present Happy Joy Joy from Color Me Miki. Lots of fun stuff from new My Mind's Eye. I esp love the Prima fabric tree and wanted to use it for a special layout. And check out the Thickers....love the glitter action, man!! Here is the kit, click to see a larger image.

Here are a couple quick and easy card. I used the cute die cuts for both and work especially well with children's card. Here's one for a baby shower...this is pretty small, measuring only about 4x4".

This card measures 6x6" and used a play on words...Hoppy Birthday..LOL. What a dork! I used Making Memories tiny alpha found in the Miki Mart!

I was really torn about cutting off the edges, but since I scrap the kids' layouts in the smaller format, I just went with it. The next few layouts were all taken on the same day at the restaurant we ate, Kinders. Yum...BBQ! For this layout I used the Prima packaging from the fabric tree. I also used stickles found in the Miki Mart! I only added ink for the edges and a tiny gem on top of the green button. Oh...the glitter "o" in the flower, that came from the Thickers alpha...LOL!

These two are seriously funny. I love their free spirit, esp Joey! Man, that kid. I used the "frame" from a heart I cut out below. I had used the "frame" to mist a heart, but it didn't work out too well. But I did some misting on a layout below...fun!! Only added ink for the edges, ribbons, and a gem.

Here is the heart I cut out from above. I'm so embarrassed about this photo, but I needed it to complete the family...LOL. Dang, I look like a complete dork, esp right next to my handsome fella! Added some ink for the edges (my signature trademark!), ribbons, and the bling. I also used the Prima packaging for the journaling.

And my final page from this kit....St. Patrick's 2009. This is the layout where I used the Maya Mist, also in the Miki Mart! First I wanted the actual heart misted, but it looked wrong for the layout. So I used the heart and misted around it. Then I outlined the heart to have it stand out a bit more. Added Stickles to the scalloped edges (cut out from the owl paper) also used it on the fabric tree. I love that fabric tree. And this is the perfect layout for it!

I hope all of you enjoy this fine April Fool's day. Fooled or Fooler....whichever you are, have fun and be safe :)

Thanks so much for stopping by....Take care!!

A couple random layouts

What the heck? Another post! Yeah for my blog :)

These layouts were just done...no challenge, no DT work...nothing! But I did get a chance to use up a bunch of stuff. Totally random goodies that I found laying around. Do they match? Not really. Are they all the same mfg? No. Does it work all together? I don't know, but as my friend always say....what's done is done! It works for me, the pictures are scrapped, and the memory is saved!

These pictures were taken last year, June. Jasmin, my mom, and I were busy getting treats together for her end of the year class picnic. We put together flower cookies. I saw it on a scrappy blog, but the ones we made are much more simple compared to what I saw. These were for little kinder kids and we had to make 40!! Either way, the kids LOVED them!! All the flower cookies just looked so yummy and colorful. I asked Jordan if he wanted them for his class and he said SURE! But then I told him he had to help....his reply...nevermind! LOL.

Oh...the layout...LOL. Since we were getting busy with the cookies, Joey was all over the place trying to get the cookies, the Dots, anything he could get his hands on. So, I enlisted my Dad to help out.

I've been posting a bunch of Santa Cruz pictures from last year's summer album. This layout will go into the big 12x12 album as a 1page summary. Besides, I'm itching to do a 12x12 layout. It's hard to get all the crap you want to get on an 8 1/2 x 11 layout...lol.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Good news, I received the April kit from Color Me Miki. I love, love, LOVE it!! The kit is perfect for boys or girls and filled with new goodies from CHA.....can you guess? Take a peek at the sneak :)

Color Me Miki--March kit--Going Retro

Hello MARCH!!! I say this every month, but dang, where did the past month go? Maybe because it as a short month, maybe because of all the 3day weekends we had, maybe just because we were so busy living life.... Whatever the case, it's already MARCH!! Two months have passed in 2010. And there seems to be no slowing down.

One thing is for sure, I've been busy with scrapping...my mojo has really been flowing this year. I'm having so much fun with it. I've missed it, I've missed cutting up papers, I've missed embellishing like a crazy person, I've missed fondling all the goodies. It's good to be back :)

I've also been scrapping with this month's kit from Color Me Miki...Going Retro! Terri seriously packs all her kits every month and March is no exception. Check out all the projects I created with the kit.....first up a canvas. I've missed creating these, too!

And a couple close ups of the canvas.... you can also click on any of the images to enlarge...

And some cards....

And the layouts.....

I did use a couple of the die cuts from Feb's kit, but everything else is from March. The picture was taken Dec. 24...right before Christmas.

And this picture was taken on Christmas....this my favorite picture of the kids to date. I want to make a canvas using this picture. I love it!

And now getting back to the Holy Land trip! I know, that was back in Nov. 2007. At least it's finally getting scrapped. And it's wonderful to relive all those amazing memories! Besides, I need to get them finished by June..haha! Our first visit of the day, Cana...the place where Jesus performs his first miracle.

I've been anxiously awaiting April's kit. but I've been keeping busy with actually using up my stash!! Although I've sold or gave away so much of my stuff, I still have so much more. It feels good to be using it. But I still have LOTS more!!

Still to come...more layouts using "antique" scrapping goodies :)

Thanks so much for passing by, have a great day!!!

Color Me Miki--Jan Valentine Kit--Cupid's Arrow

Hello all!! I can't believe it's already February! And that means almost Valentine's Day!! Here is a kit from Color Me Miki created just for this special day. Cupid's Arrow is a fabulous page kit that you can use to pre-designed layouts or create some of your own! Check out the blog to see the pre-designed layouts. You also have the option to order the kit PRE-CUT!! Recording those memories doesn't get any easier!!

Here is what I created with the kit. 2 cards and 3 layouts :)

No Valentine's Day is complete without the annual "Made with Love" layout..LOL! That reminds me, I still need to take a picture for this year! Here is Jasmin making her Valentines last year for Kinder.

And this layout is kinda like a 2page spread. Last year for Valentine's Day we were going to head over to Santana Row. But as we were driving down 880, we spotted all the snow on Mt. Hamilton. We ended up making a detour to drive over there. Man oh MAN!! The road that goes Mt. Hamilton is very very winding. We ALL got sick, except for Heintje who was driving. We finally made it home and we gave the kids their gifts. YIKES! That reminds me again...I need to get the kids some gifts!!!

And I still have lots of stuff left over from the kit!! I was so spoiled with all 3 of January's kits. All of them loaded with plenty of scrappy goodness to keep you going all month!! I have February's kits all ready to post. She put together 2 kits for February. A fun bright kit that makes me long for sunny days. And a gorgeous muted kit, perfect for documenting memories of the past.

Thanks so much for passing by!

Color Me Miki---lots of JANUARY layouts!!

Helloooo and happy FRIDAY! Let me tell you, I have been busy, busy, busy with scrapping lately! I just can't get enough of it and with kits from Terri, I am so inspired! I'm hoping to get some scrapping done today, too!! I pretty much killed off the January Main and Add on kits with these cards and layouts. I have a few more scraps and alphas, but those will all just go into my big ol' Color Me Miki container.


Here are a couple cards I made for Jasmin's teacher and other staff members at the school. Their big thing to say in class is "You are special." So I put that on one of the cards..LOL. I inked up the alphas to make it stand out more and add a vintage look to match the rest of the card. Those fabric flowers in the middle of the circles are from ribbon trim from another CMM kit.

For this card, I added some bling. Can never have enough of that!!

This layout will be the last page of our Summer 09 book. Just some randome pictures of us walking around. For the letters, I inked them with brown Chalk Ink then added some stickles on top.

This was taken on my 35th birthday last year. My birthday was actually on my SIL's graduation. But that night Heintje and I went to watch a movie. I can't remember the name?? LOL..short term memory!!

Finally, this layout uses the stitched paper from Prima. OMG, that stuff is gorgeous!! I didn't even want to cut into it, it's so pretty!! I was planning on putting this on a canvas, but I don't know, still thinking about it. I cut up the pearl trim and put a single piece in each loop. I should have taken detail shots, sorry! But you can click on the image (any image in this post is clickable) and see it a little better. I also added more bling from my stash.

That's all for now folks!! I've got one more kit from Color Me Miki to show you all. I know, right?!?!!? She totally loaded up January with tons of scrappy goodness!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it all!! Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great weekend!

Color Me Miki--Jan add on kit-Sweet Love

Isn't this kit so pretty. And can you believe it's an add-on! It's from Color Me Miki and it goes great with their main kit, Love is in the Air. Here are a few pages I've done with it so far.

For this Jasmin page, I inked up the letters to make it a bit more vintagey. And you see those fabric butterflies along the bottom? I cut those out of her favorite pants. She wore those out until there were holes everywhere!

This layout is going into my parents album. This was taken on their 39th Wedding Anniversary. They had their prayer group come over as Mama Mary was going to be taken to her next home. We also had the priest and deacon from church come over and say prayers. What a special day for them!

I've got so much more to share with you from Color Me Miki. She started off the year with a BANG!! She offered a main kit, add on kit, and a page kit! Next up will be layouts and cards done with the page kit. Then a bunch of layouts using both the main and add on kit. Ack...all this kit talk is making me ansy...I can't wait to start scrapping!! LOVE it!

By the way...here are some sneaks for Feb...the main kit and the page kit! Have a GREAT day everyone!