more random stuff...

The other day I changed the furniture around in my scraproom. I like it a lot better now. I put the computer/printer/scanner/camera & camcorder stuff/ and all that stuff right when you are coming in. This way there is a big space (the tiles in here are 18x18 so there are 4 tiles from where the computer chair is to my island) so that way hubby or son want to be in here with me there's plenty of space between us. If you look at the previous pics you'll see what I mean.

I have accumulated soooooo many (beautiful) things (and I thank God for that) but I dont have where to put my stuff anymore and this room is BIG. I am looking forward to the day I re-organize all the things in this room but it won't be right now, I'll leave that for when Mia starts school, ha!
I have been taking lots and lots of pics, too many, well, it's never too many. I am also 3 layouts away from finishing another album for Mia, yippie!!! Hey, little by little you can do hundreds, right?!
This is what I realized this morning, I have soooooo soooooo sooooo many embellishments but my layouts keep getting simpler and simpler and simpler. I know it's because of the time issue, I'll start loading them up again someday, ha!

I did a major lift. Dont know if you've read before but it's just so hard for me to lift a page and it is definitely not because I do not want to, when I want to lift something my intentions are to literally lift the whole thing but for some reason my own ideas are the ones that I do and kind of take over. So I've done very, very few lifts. But my Autumn Joy page came out pretty close to the original and I you'll see on the pic below.

My *Delish* layout looks prettier irl, I think this pic didnt do justice, I think I took it w my iphone. I wanted to do a layout w these pics so bad and of course these beautiful pattern papers by BG.

I'll be back with more layouts.

Thanks for stopping by ;)

more pages... (monday Nov 9)

Hi! I wanted to show you some o the stuff I've been doing lately here in my scraproom. I have filled two 8.5x11 albums, have done some 12x12's but album is nowhere near finished, plus I have a few minis...not bad! Considering this little girl takes lots from me. She is not like Cristian, although she is very good and goes to sleep wayyy earlier. Cristian would go to sleep at 7:30pm this one is now in bed by 6:45pm (may God continue to bless it) so anyway, this is a scrapbook blog not my personal blog (which btw I am sooo thinking about putting an end to it, I wont delete it but I dont think I'll post anything else there).

So anywhooo, this *toys* layout is so much brighter and lively irl, if you have seen this line then you'll have an idea, the colors are just gorgeous.

The 2nd layout is what I consider scrapbook-gone-bad. The idea was so awesome in my head, clearly I need to rethink that and try it again but...at least is done AND I got to use this line that I LOVE, especially that gorgeous owl (or whats left of it, ha).
Soo before I leave I wanted to let you know that I will be re-arranging my scraproom soon, love changing furniture around and stuff and I might do a little game so that you can win my Cricut. I've hardly used it and it works perfectly. It's literally like new. Gotta think about that how I will do this because I HATE to go to the post office and stuff but I'll see what I can think of. If you see that a month has gone by and I dont mention it again, well, I probably forgot so remind me by leaving a comment on the latest post.

Got more layouts & cards to share but I'll do that some time this week.

TFSB :)

It's chilly in Miami...

...actually for me is FREEZING! We needed it, we were having temps of 93 & 94 degrees.

So anywhooo, I have been creating and have lots of layouts to post but here are just a few. I have the others in my other computer and need to resize them but it's hard for me to sit on that computer without having to stand up 500xs and I *should* remember that everytime Im going to download the pics there and not here (laptop).

I went over at 2peas last night and I regreted it after because yes, I ordered more stuff. Not *alot* of things because I pressed that buy now button fast and refused to look at anything else.

It all started when I opened my email (bad email, bad!) and had 1 from 2peas (my favorite place) saying that an item I had requested (this beautiful clear stamp set by Inkadinkado) was in stock and on sale woohooo and when I clicked to go place it on my cart (for FUTURE buy) I saw...I saw... the new BASIC GREY!!!!! ohmySweet Jesus!!!!!! Why, Why did I check my email?!!! Have you seen that thing?? It is DELISH!!!!!

So in case you have not seen them yet, I have a few pics here for you. Look at these papers!!!

I got a few of the cupcake pp, It is one of my favorite patterns of all time, for sure!!! I can eat that paper. And look at the chipboard desserts, just beautiful! I also got the card kit. I got addicted to those after the Eskimo Kisses one I showed you on my previous post.

I also got the digital Card Shapes to use with my Cricut. Really cool stuff. I probably get the labels next time because I liked them alot too.

Here are a few of the layouts I did. The Krafts one looks much better irl, I guess because of the kraft paper and the opaque colors.

The *favorite* layout of my son was fun to make. I had been wanting to use these monster creatures for a while now. And I also took a picture of the back. I'm sure I've mentioned this before but I have always use the back of my layouts to write the long journals. Most of the time I write the journal in the back without thinking, just what I feel like writing in that moment and I've had to cross out stuff, fix typos, etc., but I dont mind, I see it more personal & real that way, I guess.

And this last one is simple but the nice thing about it is that hubby did the journaling himself.

Anywho, Hope you're all having a wonderful Sunday. God bless :)

Christmas cards-Eskimo Kisses card kit

I did my Christmas cards early this year and I had so much fun with them. This is 'Eskimo Kisses' from BasicGrey cards kit. I did some changes on some of them. I used pop-dots on most of them and also used ribbon, embossing powder (winter wonderland) and stuff. My favorite is the vertical one on the 2nd pic. It is sooo cute irl. Im gonna have to lift that sketch for other cards in the future.

So here is my new printer. It is awesome!! It takes about 100 inks, ha! but its awesome. I printed lots of pics when I installed it and last Friday I did 9 pages right after the other. Felt so good.

I did a video about the cards above but I dont know why it doesnt upload on youtube so next video I do I will do it with the Flip just like my past videos, alot easier that way.

Anyway, just wanted to show you the cards.

Thanks for stopping by.

Things I am loving...

I am so happy with this year's beautiful scrapping yumminess. I mean, really, this year has been one embellishment, one paper, etc...after another. It has been crazy!!!

And the tools! OmG so many!!! You go crazy with all the wonderful things you can buy to make your scrapbooking easier.

I have no idea how it happened but on the 24th I ordered the new Gypsie on HSN...it just gets more and more high-tech. and I LOVE that!.

So here are just a few of the things that I am loving this week. Aren't these beautiful?? Basic Grey & Sassafras felties. Gorgeous.

And here is another tool I had no choice but to get. Last Friday I was gonna start scrapping at night and my printer stopped working. I was mad in a way because I love the printer, two, I really wanted to scrapbook that page and three I was gonna have to spend money again for scrapbooking that week So the next day we went to BestBuy and got an epson artisan all in one printer, I left content but not thrilled. Came home and went straight online and saw that this awesome printer that I've always wanted had a rebate of $150 ('til tomorrow). So to make the long story short I ordered it and it turned out the difference will be $25 more (free shipping&no taxes). It's a wide format printer and it is really awesome!!!

So anyway, have a set of cards I have to finish and some halloween boxes for Cristian's school.

Have a great week.

I love you cards...

Hi everyone...
I am remembering the days when I used to blog all the time...awww I miss it. To tell you the truth, I use what I write on my blog to do the journaling on my pages, that way its easier for me to rmember stuff when I create a page but now it's a little more hectic with the baby but soon (God bless her) she'll be walking and then I think I'll be able to do much, much more.

Although I cant complain, I've been creating a little lately...nowhere near a year ago but getting there.

So before I got prego I wanted to do cards and open up an Etsy shop. I think I did a video about that, Im almost sure I did. Anyway, I still want to do it and have some cute ideas. I am also thinking of doing some videos again but these will be different (at least thats what I am aiming for, ha!) and I will do *some* Spanish videos too. I have some friends that would really like that :) and besides I figure someone has got to scrap in Spain! LOL!!!

Here are some pics of what I have been playing with. I plan on making series of cards. It could be a series of 4, 6, 8...even singles. Whatever I am inspired to do. I just really enjoy making cards and since I am not about to keep them all (some I will) I figure why not sell them.

I must warn you, I am no HeroArts awesome designers but they'll be cute :)

This set of "I Love You"- "Gulp" is definitely inspired by my son. I tell him "I love you" all the time and to make me laugh, he always open up his eyes really wide and goes "gulp". He is sooo cute.

Oh btw the eyes are gonna have googlie eyes, I just need to get bigger ones, dont have the size I need for these, so they will look even cuter hehehe :)

I also finished this mini album for Mia. Some really cute pics in there. Lots of fun stuff on this one.

So anyway, have a wonderful long weekend.

Hugs ;)

PS I leave you with this picture of the mess I make on my island table. Mind you the computer desk back there also have stuff and right next to me is the laptop table that I use to put the blue suitcase with all my inks. Yes, lots and lots of mess.

been creative...

I got a delish box from 2peas yesterday with lots of yummy *schtuff* and gorgeous pp's and what happens when you get a juicy box? well, you get creative. Got Ki, BG, MM, MayaRoad, LYB, Doodlebug, FancyPants, K&Co, etc...YUM :)

I am working on this mini for Mia, is not finished yet but you get an idea. Love this Baby Safari line from LYB.

I took some pics of the Dolphin Encounter album we bought at the Bahamas and Im glad we did because is less I have to worry about. This album looks very much like a scrapbook, it has titles and journaling so even better.

I've done some lo's lately, having lots of fun with all the delish new pp's I've gotten. The Coco Cay lo was totally inspired on a layout I had saved in my favorite folder weeks ago. I dont know who created it :( but its beautiful. I lifted the swirly thingys and the background. I did a horrible lift but I liked the result. So thanks:)

And look at this major Blast from the Past, I have tons of these K&Co pop-up stickers. They are beautiful though.

2peas package

Okay, I know that you are loving these pics...and not only because of the cute baby girl modeling/posing for this company but because you just love all these goodies you see heheheeheh.

I got my 2peas order today and omg it is soooo gorgeous! Everything is Ki Memories except for 3 or 4 things that are from BG. Check out the 4 inch pile of yummy & delicious pp, cheers, lace cs, etc...I just LOOOOOVEEEE Ki Memories!!!! I am a very happy girl right now.

Simple...

These are other layouts I've done of my precious baby girl. Dont have much time in my hands nowdays and *simple* is my favorite word right now. I had lots of fun on *be you* and it couldnt be any easier. I had bought these butterflies from Prima monthsss ago, thank God I bought more than 1 pack because I really love them. The decorative edge paper is also from Prima & the letters are from Mylittleyellowbicycle. Distressed the edges of the pp a bit and added a big Heidi Swapp flower and I was done. Oh and of course I did the foe stitching which I have been doing in practically all my pages for ages :) Love that look.
As you are probably able to tell, I have been trying different things. I found that if you cover the pp with stickles and rub it in (like *awesome* Jennifer McGuire teaches us on her videos) and then dry it with a heat gun, the pp will end up looking like a frosty/shimmery paper. It's like the heat melts the glitter. Now, Im not sure if putting ink to distress even more had anything to do with it. I was feeling very creative (how could you not with a lovely stormy weather like the one we had this morning) and was just trying to see what would come out of this mess.

I did this summer layout for Mia's growing album. This is the Juicy Summer collection from Ki Memories and the little *palm* is from Michaels. They have tons and tons of wooden embellies like these for just a few cents and when I see a cute I buy it.

I think these make big, beautiful accents for the covers of albums. The 2nd picture is to show you that you can change the colors of the thicker letters from American Crafts if you need to. Just make sure that you spend a few seconds (about 10-15) drying it up with the heat gun because these letters will absorb the ink and if you are not careful you can ruin your page protector or make a mess. So dry it up.

Hope everyone has a FUN & creative weekend :)

Scrapping...

I have been scrapbooking lately. I have some layouts that still need journaling but I rather take the little extra time to make a new one. Here is one of the layouts I did of Mia. It's simple...all my layouts lately seem to have that characteristic :) ***Edited the journaling- its supposed to be **dress** instead of **picture** ooops :)

Anyway, a girl on youtube asked me about the little white w pink drawers thingy I have and since I have been asked before I decided to show you what I do with that.

First this is made for the Quickkutz dies. The little knob goes to the bottom but if you flip the little box (knob down) then it will be like a really deep drawer. I use it for my little embellies.

I have tons and tons of those Jolee's from wayyyy back when but I refuse to throw them away, they make excellent embellies for cards and little thigns like that (pages too, of course) You may also use them for flowers, brads/eyelets, chips, etc...

Someone told me not too long ago that they were discontinued or they were going to, I still see them around though. 2PEAS has them and also Scrapbook.com so check it out. This product is called: QuicKutz - Magpie Nesting Storage System Kit and I know that Scrapbook.com had a great deal on the black/tin drawers. If you want the white/pink you would need to pay extra. Anyway, that is all the info I know about them.

And here is one of the layouts I finished. I used the Eva collection from *awesome* BasicGrey.

Speaking of that, I cannot wait to get my hands on the new stuff. I have a *huge* package coming from 2peas where I have some new stuff in there too. Sooo cute :)

Scrapbooking is VERY VERY VERY addictive so if you have been thinking about it...think it over and over and over...lol :) I would do it all over again though.

Have a great weekend :)