scraps by bessiebride

Monday, July 27, 2009

Scrapjam!

http://scrapbookshawaii.blogspot.com/2009/06/scrapjam_9063.html

The girls and I are sooo looking forward to Scrapjam in October. Marisa's and Nette's gigs are always fun. The goodies are overflowing. Great food.
These are the times my Bunny knows, I just need my space. Heck, I've driven to Alabang and even to Clark just to get there. To date, these are the farthest places I've ever driven alone.
Just goes to show that when I really put my head to it, It gets done!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Rekindled projects

projects at Lasting Impression

Thursday Group Projects

Imee gave us boxes for us to alter.
I used DCWV Sweet papers, cut them up to make a pattern. Glue them up. Simple.

Jeannie gave us these clocks to alter. I just sat on mine for 3 weeks. Not knowing what to do. But I got guilty. Kasi I don't want to disappoint her naman. So I just had to do it one afternoon.

Fun at the Scrapbuffet!

So how do you make 20 lay outs? By pacing yourself. Knowing what you want. Being less of a control freak. Just having fun. Please moderate your expectations. A picture, a title and some journaling. My simple LO's.

Love in Motion
Right before the wedding, we took a break. We rode the bikes, go peds, scooters, Harley Davidson big bikes, pick up trucks. A kalesa, helicopter and a chartered plane. I loved every moment I spent with you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhw5Lvohm5s

HCM HoChiMinh
Unordinary tourists
travel buddies
weary
fun
May 2009

Family
My son, Kaya, Ika, Keiku, and Kaki
Hotdogs and milk breakfasts
Adobo and Bistik for lunch
Meatballs for dinner
We are family.

Cute Girl

Oh how you loved playing with the balloons!

Awesome
Sitting by the fountains, at the back of the Opera Hall
Ho Chi Minh

Vietnam Girls
28 June to 2 July
A free trip to Vietnam with mom, Mama, Mommy Tessie, tita Beth,
tya Lily and Tya Mercy.

Beauty

Family

Our first family trip together.

Summer in Vietnam.

We just had dinner at the Barbecue Garden

and simply just had to walk off the calories!

Q.T.

Spending quality time with Yohji and Leanne

What a perfect summer day at the beach.

Lovebirds

Sweaty lovebirds, nevertheless

still having fun.

Vietnam Rose

It was a tiring day walking HCM,

We were both tired and sweaty.

But still all smiles

Twinkling Eyes

The look of love. I love you from the button of my heart.

Be Creative

You were so frustrated by the slow pace of the boys walking down the aisle. You simply had to overtake the ring bearer and the arrhae bearer!

Fall in love!

Falling off the go ped.

Our pictorial with Eddieboy

Limited Edition

Corinne and Uncle Bunny

Fun times at the petting zoo.

You were so enamored with the rabbits, the turkey, the monkeys and the fish!

So Tweet.

This was your first time as a flower girl.

So cute!

Koi girls

You've always loved staring at the fishes.

and I love spending time with you.

Scrapping Birds...flock together.

A recipe for a perfect day:

Food, lay-outs, scrap buffet, Studio Azul

Unblue
Unblue? Unglued?

Having fun with Leanne and Yohji at Montemar

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Scrapbooking

I've always been fascinated with Scrapbooking. At first it was the papers that lured me. Great colors,patterns. But putting flowers, writing with colored pens, glitters, and cutting up pictures seemed totally off for me. Until I joined this group of lovely ladies who really know how to make pieces of paper into art. I've joined scraps, and jams, and have thus far succeeded in shopping for another hobby. But not really doing something with it. But hey, my mom is thrilled with my tools box and the applications she can do with them. At least one of us is having some fun.
My intent is really to scrapbook for the baby. Oh you know, the baby that we don't have yet. So hopefully when the baby arrives, I'll be better at it by then. I've always been hesitant to cut my papers, baka baduy, baka the colors don't go together. Am I doing it right? I hated the feeling of imminent failure (yes, only in my psyche).
After spending so much money and not doing anything, I just about called it quits. I saw that Merry Jane had these awesome kits in her blog. She had a birthday kit and a Saturday get together kit. It seemed fun. I never made it to any of her crops. Anyway, I just asked her if she can make a kit for me. She said yes, I deposited money in her bank account, around 2k /$40, she sent me the kit thru courier to the house. And this is what I got:

16 pcs of patterned papers, cut outs Ah, I'm not really certain of what you call them, but just look at what came in the box ha. The papers and the embellishments all color coordinate. So it saves me the hassle of thinking pa if it goes together. Just to let you know that all the materials used in the following projects came from the kit, except for the brads. 2 chipboard albums, rings, ribbons, blings, flowers, journaling stuff,adhesive chipboard letters, buttons, diamond glaze (whazit for? I dunno. Donuts?) One of the things that made me happy with the kit, is the pizza box it came in. You see, I am lazy when it comes to cleaning up. So when it is time to quit, I just slide them all back in the box, scraps, trash and all. And store it away. I am half-way done with the kit, and this is what I have done so far: