Reflection

Three posts in one day... i sure have been busy... :) My husband mowed the yard, did a little laundry, trimmed the bushes... while i scrapbook and do photographs! lol! He's the best husband in the world hehe. Well it was a gloomy day and he decided to be busy... and so did i!

Anyway, the photo below was taken at the Zilker Botanical Garden as well and i just love that reflection on his sunglasses. I did the title in photoshop. This is one of my favorite photos of him. This paper collection (Honeydew Paper Collection: Creative Imaginations) is just giving me so much inspiration, maybe because of its bright colors. And i used ribbon again woohoo! :)

Pink Life

My first attempt at using the RAW capability of my camera... the shot below has been edited in Photoshop Elements to my liking. This flower was blooming beside our dying tree in out front lol! The poor thing is trying to survive.

Love Facts

For the longest time i haven't been using ribbons in my LO's. I sometimes have a hard time placing it on the page. I go to the craft store and see so many nice ribbons but i can't buy them because i still have a whole pack i'm trying to finish lol! I put some on this page by stapling them on the cardstock (colored staples by Making Memories). The pink and white polka dot matched the paper from Chelsea's place collection (Making Memories).



Flowers and buttons are some of my favorite embellishments. I bought a whole bag of buttons and now, again, i am trying to finish them off. These ingredient stickers from EK Success caught my eye. The title was derived from this, it was too cute to pass up. I thought it would match this pic which was taken back in Manila when we were hanging out at the mall waiting for our food to be served lol! My husband doesn't like to cooperate when i'm taking pictures of us hehe.



The whole page can be seen at:
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/210874/view/1366939/-1/0/1.html

Butterfly effect

I was playing around in photoshop for my next scrapbook page and i came up with this. :) And so i will upload this here and the scrapbook page can be seen in my SB.com gallery.

I saw that butterfly in our front yard and i ran to get my camera lol! These 3 shots were my favorite. I came across this quote and i thought it would be perfect for these pics: "Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Goof day

Yes we have our goofy moments! :) These pictures were taken at the Zilker Botanical Garden. We spent an afternoon taking pictures of lovely flowers and after 3 hours we sat down on this bench. I decided to test my new tripod... my hubby just wouldn't cooperate lol! Which explains why in most of the pics i am the only one looking into the camera hehe. They turned out to be fun, vibrant pictures i just love it!

I am attracted to bright colors and when i saw this Honey Dew kit from Creative Imaginations, i had to buy it! And i love those scalloped, punched borders. Parts of the layout was scraplifted from the collection. Foam letters are from the Paper Studio.

Smitten!

I asked my husband what would be a catchy title for this picture... and Smitten is what he came up with lol! This picture was taken in my apartment in Manila before he was heading back to the US... another 2 months apart... long distance relationships suck really but if you are both into it, it will last. Now... we are married! Smitten indeed! :)

The red flowers were hand cut from the Chelsea's Place line of Making Memories. I got the idea from J.Devoe. The paper was too nice to cover up so i used the flower as embellishment. Stamp paper was from Chelsea's Place as well. I had striped paper from DCWV All dressed up stack and it perfectly matched my shirt. Red is one of my fave colors!

Wedding Bliss

I finally finished our wedding album. After so many page layouts created in my head, this is what i came up with. Neat, simple, elegant - well at least that was what i was trying to accomplish. And i hope people who see them think the same way. I wanted to put focus on the picture so a few embellishments should do it. The setting was just so romantic it needed to be elegant so i used black cardstock as background. The layouts below are samples of the 13 page, 8x10 album.

December 8, 2007 - who would have thought i would get married on this day. It so happens that this is also my sisters birthday. Very memorable day indeed. Several years ago i thought i would never get married till after 30. So many things happen in one's life that lead to these thoughts. Being heartbroken several times will make you want to give up. If only i could have said one thing to myself during those times it would be "Be strong, you will be alright"... but then again, i think i did that. The best surprises come when you least expect it. You continue on with your daily life, enjoying every single moment of it, and suddenly there it is. You weren't even looking for it. Destiny has its ways of getting you. Simply amazing.





Materials:
Black cardstock - Color Line
Cream cardstock, pearl trim - Hobby Lobby
Ornate frames - the Paper Studio
Wedding stickers - 7gypsies
Gold metallic gel pen - American Crafts