I’m officially a SSD girl!!  Woohooo!  Thanks Libby for making me one of the Libby Lou Crew! 

So this is the 4th CT for the month of July.  I’m so overwhelmed!  And that’s a big STOP sign for me right here.  4 is more than enough

OK so I’ve been scrapping like crazy for the entire month… 14 layouts in total! I’m not sure how I was able to do that… but I did! With that rate, it’s safe to meet my CT requirements. I have 4 CTs now! As I was so used to being turned down, I just send in my applications whenever there’s a CT opening and I like the designer’s work. I wasn’t really expecting to make the cut (or at least not on most of them). But yay! Most of them replied and gave me a positive yes! I think I can still handle the load of 3 layouts per week. So, more LOs for me to share in the coming months!

Here’s a snapshot of my works this month. Click the image to view larger image in my gallery

How can someone let this post pass and not blog about it? I feel so honored and proud to have an exclusive date with the Queen of Shadows!!  *LOL*  Ok, that was a joke half meant.  Well, she indeed is the Queen of Realistic Shadows and every girl in the digiscrapping community can attest to that.  She remains my idol number 1 up to date! *LOL* OK, enough introduction.

It was really nice to meet up with Angie (a.k.a. the queen of crop) when she had a 3 week vacation here in Toronto.  The last time I met her was Feb 2007 during the Bebots EB at Ortigas.  Wow, I can’t believe it’s been over a year already.  Surely time flies.  We met up at CN Tower and she introduced her hubby and cousin-in-law to us briefly before we went separate ways.  Just like our last EB, non-stop chika and catch-ups.  And the husband clicked well with Angie too.  So he’s also part of the chikadoras. haha…  We talked about our recent whereabouts, life stories, digiscrap chismis, just about anything.  We both brought our gears so we had the chance to shoot around and exchange some photography ideas.  Had a hefty meal at one of the chinese restaurants at Chinatown and coffee at famous Tim Horton’s.  Then we proceeded to our “cozy” apartment and waited for her HD to pick her up.  She shared a couple of her shots from her brother-in-law’s wedding and some post processing tips.  My, it works wonders! I’m using the same method now to process my photos into black and white! :)  And oh, she also shared a few pictures of their newly acquired house!  Yay!  I’m so happy for you Angie!  And I’m sure you’ll have lots of fun decorating the place.  I can’t wait to see ‘em so don’t forget to post some photos.

It was a short half day get together and it was really nice meeting an old friend again, especially considering we live miles apart (ok norway isn’t really that far from here I guess).  Till the next time.  The queen said she’ll be back for another family event and I can’t wait to see her again.

Angie, mag-update ka kasi palagi.  Everybody misses you!

Here are a couple of shots from our date.  Photos c/o of the loving husband

Angie, radiant as ever

by the bay at Queens Quay

She brought a bag of gears!

The Tourists Shot

Chow time!

Enabling! Jule Designs is having a huge sale from Aug 4 - 8 at TDC! Make sure to hop over and check out her goodies!

I’m so happy to be part of not one, but two fantastic CTs!  I’ve been holding off the news until the official announcement.  It’s a bit overwhelming actually coz that means more responsibilities and more layouts each month.  Well, I think I can manage naman.  Whew!

Here are the wonderful designers who accepted me in their creative teams.   Coincidentally, they’re both selling at TDC! Wow, I’m officially a creative chick!  haha…

First off, I made to Kelley Mickus’ creative team!

And then, there’s talented Jule Designs who accepted my application as CT member!

They’re both wonderful designers and I’m just so delighted to be working with them!  I’ve been scrapping madly for the month of July… it’s another record breaker month coz I made 14 layouts in total!  I’ll share them in my monthly round-up post. Stay tuned!

I’m off to play Mario Cart Wii with the husband now.  We’re addicted!!!

He’s just fabulous! One of my wishes in this lifetime is to able to watch his concert live. He actually had one in Manila last Dec 2005 I think. I remember it was the same day as our company’s Christmas Party at Shangri-la Hotel. And how I regretted giving up this concert over food and partying. I hope he’s coming to Toronto anytime soon.

Are your fingers faster than Maksim’s?

Flight of the Bumblebee

My favorite - Croatian Rhasody…

How can I not mention that he’s drop dead gorgeous? haaay … ok get back to work!

Tagged by Mai

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1. Copy the graphics designed by Cathy and then tell us your story about how you came to start designing. It doesn’t matter if it’s “for your eyes only” or you are designing for somebody.
2. Come back here and leave your link where you posted the story. I will add your blogs to the master list. If you have more than 1 blog you need to post the tag to your other blogs as well.
3. Passed it to people you know who makes beautiful crafts.
4. Make sure that you come back here to get the updated list of bloggers who joined the tag. This is a good way to increase our rankings on Technorati at the same time we get to read great stories.

So let’s start spreading those creativity.

1. Anything and Everything in Between
2. Designs By Vhiel
3. Vhiel’s Corner
4. Can of Thoughts
5. Digital Scrapbooking Creations
6. Me and My World
7. Big Money List
8. Simple Life, Simply Me
9. Digital Life Scraps
10. The Livy Updater
11. Pinay Mommy Online
12. Blessings and Beyond
13. The Artist in Mitch
14. InkBabyStudios
15. Aggie Scraps
16. Enchanted Play
17. Just My Scrap
18. The Scrapaholic Me
19. daftology

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Honestly, I don’t consider myself crafty or creative at all.  When I was in school, my notebook will be filled with drawings and doodles.  That explains why I wasn’t absorbing lectures in class. *LOL*  I took 3 college entrance exams and 2 of them were major in Fine Arts.  The other one was Computer Science simply because the university doesn’t offer art courses.  After some rounds of cat fight with my mom, I eventually chose CS which was out of my heart’s will but deemed to have a brighter future (pertaining to job market in the Philippines).  Well, mom was right and I can consider myself blessed for having a profession that allows me to travel.  Since then, I’ve dropped any creativity outlet altogether.  I knew about digital scrapbooking around 2005 when I was lurking around the web for some wedding ideas.  First digiscrap layout I saw was from Mrs. Schmuck, then from Aggie and Angie.   The bug bit me really hard, I was hooked ever since.  My first project was to scrap guest sheets for our wedding.  With the help of bebot friends, we had beautiful guest sheets that were  constantly raved by suppliers and friends.  That was my first encounter with digital scrapbooking.  What’s yours?

Please feel free to snag this if you haven’t answered it yet.

I can’t believe I didn’t post this!

Check out my FPPF winning photos here - Still Life and Portrait

I’m on early shift this week. Work starts at 630am and by 4pm, I’m already at home.  I’m feeling sleepy already at 430pm but I decided to stay away from the bed.  I need to be awake so I can sleep early tonight.  Blog and scrap galore to..

Here’s a tag from Aggie. Thanks Mare!

A) Four places I go over and over:
1. Loblaws - Grocery near our place.  It’s a big supermarket where you could almost get anything.  Meat, vegetables, fruits, seafoods, freshly baked breads, canned goods, almost anything.  Prices are a little higher than most superstores but their products are a lot fresher.
2. Tim Horton’s - Eto na ang kapalit ng starbucks dito sa Canada.
3. Chinatown - for cheap finds and to satisfy craving for authentic chinese food.
4. Malls - kahit saang mall… this is where we get our regular walking exercise.

B) Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. Tickets - it means work work work.
2. Wordpress - for comment notification and blog back-ups
3. Digiscrap Store newsletters - enablers but I still keep my subscriptions active to keep myself up to date with sales and cheap finds.
4. Spam - annoying but there’s just no way to get rid of it!

C) Four of my favorite places to eat?
1. hotdog stand at Dundas Square
2. korean restos at North York
3. again, Chinatown
4. Now my mouth is watering for Mangan and Aristo.

D) Four places you’d rather be?
Manila… I miss everyone.

E) Four people I think will respond:
1. Litzie
2. Mai
3. Alexis
4. Ate Jen

F) Four TV shows I could watch over and over:
1. Nanny 911
2. Food Network
3. Full House
4. Hana Kimi

Snagged this from Mai and Jacq.

You are PAPER!

You are an all natural basic person who likes to act as a foundation to others. You are willing to take a backseat in most of your relationships and let others take the spotlight, while you show your support and help them shine! Underneath it all, you are the one who makes it all happen. You are the focus and stability in any group, even if you are not the leader. Others look to you to set the pace and provide ideas for ways to get things done. But Paper Beware - sometimes you get a little edgy with the people who look to you for support and can give them some papercut remarks that can hurt their feelings. Remember to watch what you say, because you are best when leading by example.

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