Season Greetings

Here's our season greetings to all of you!!!

 That's me and Val wishing you a wonderful Christmas filled with love and blessings! Enjoy the holidays!

Many thanks to Ivy's Inspirations for the Deck the Halls mini-kit freebie!

August 2011 Desktop Calendar

Before Val and I go for another vacation where there will be no Internet, let me share with you our desktop calendar this month of August.

The photos were taken at BE Resorts Mactan. We were supposed to go to the Lapu-Lapu Shrine, but we got past it without knowing. So we stopped in front of BE Resorts, and instead of heading straight back to the shrine, we decided to have a look-see of the place. Here's a couple of pictures that I took. 

July 2011 Desktop Calendar

Just a quick post today! I'm sharing with you my lovely July desktop calendar by Manu Designs.



The photo I inserted here was taken in Ave Maria Islet in Guimaras, where we went camping last summer with Val's friends. I loved how Val and I fit under the umbrella. It looks like we're sharing it. Thanks to Zarrah for taking this photo. We love it!

Anyway, if you want to grab this cool desktop calendar, just drop by Manuela Zimmerman's blog.

Have a great weekend!

 

Well and Back!

Yey, I'm back! It's been a while, huh? I kind of got messed up when Val and I went to Iloilo for a supposedly less-than-a-week vacation. I was hospitalized unexpectedly due to stomach pain, LBM and vomiting. We suspected I had amoebiasis because of the seafoods we had the previous night. But my lab tests were negative. Nevertheless, they gave me Metronidazole, an anti- bacterial/protozoan kind of drug. It worked and after a couple of days, I was out. But I was really stressed out for a few more days, even when we're already back here in Cebu. All of that is over now though. I just have to be more careful with what I eat. I read probiotics also helps in preventing stomach problems, so yeah, I drink Yakult everyday. LOL!

There's simply a lot of things that I need to catch up on. I, of course, will do my best until our next vacation in May. I hope all will be well then. For now, let me share with you my April 2011 desktop calendar by Adori Graphics.



I had to re-use the above photo due to lack of any recent pictures of me and Val. Anyway, I think the calendar is really gorgeous. If you like it too, you can grab it for free at Adorible Digital Designs.

Project 365 – Week 4

Hello! Now, we're on with the show. Here's another batch of my project 365. I did a couple of layouts for this week (26 & 27). The rest are lovely quickpages! If you want to see hi-res version of the pages, simply click the image. If you want to check out the freebies, just clickety-click the links.

Credit(s): mITSYBELLE Designs

Credit(s): mITSYBELLE Designs

Credit(s): Sarah Designs

Project 365 – Week 3

Valentine's Day is over but our love for the people we care about never stops. Life and love goes on...

Today, I'm presenting week 3 compilation of my project 365. Just click the images to see a hi-res version of the pages. If you want to grab them, just click the link below the image to head over to the designer's blog.

Credit(s): Jady Day Studio; Poem > http://goo.gl/rgt6D

Credit(s): Kat’s Creations; Buzzy Bee Scraps

Credit(s): scraps-de-kitcath

Heart's Day 2011

Happy heart's day, everyone! Warm hugs of love and cheer from me to you..

I don't have much to say today. But I'd like to share a scrapbook page I made for my husband, Val. Thanks to Ronda for this Freebie Valentine Kit. Just click the link to head over to her blog and download it.

Project 365 – Week 2

Here's Week 2 of my Project 365. If you can see, I've been trying hard on my word art. They are still a bit crude. Ha! Ha! Many thanks to the designers of these beautiful quickpages. Please click the image to see a hi-res version of each page and for the complete list of credits.

Credit(s): Eledhwen Designs, Song of Songs

Credit(s): Heartfelt Perfections

Credit(s): Riina, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Project 365 - Week 1

Hello! I'm back as I've promised.. to post a weekly compilation of my project. Today, I'm starting with week 1. It covers my posts from January 1st to January 8th. Please click the image to see a hi-res version of each digiscrap page.

Credit(s): Adriana, Misty O’Brien Designs

Credit(s): ANJ designs

Project 365 for 2011 - Our Wedding Scrapbook

This year, I started my Project 365. It's called Our Wedding Scrapbook. Val and I have loads of photos from our wedding day and they're perfect for scrapbooking. I've been looking for free kits and quickpages for them since last year. But what truly makes me happy are the layouts that I myself made. It's overwhelming how much I've learned in Photoshop. I intend to learn more tricks. I think, I'm already addicted. I've spent a lot of hours watching video tutorials, exploring and experimenting.

Today marks Day 40 of my project and today, I will post something of my own layout. So here I am, proud to present Project 40/365.

To see a hi-res version of this digiscrap, you may visit my tumblelog, http://vpweddingscrapbook.tumblr.com/.

So what do you think of my layout? I'd really appreciate your comments. I'm fairly new to this thing and I would love to learn some more.

Anyway, that's me and Val together with our Principal Sponsors. There are 9 pairs of them, all of whom are close family friends and relatives. We are very grateful that they came to join us on our wedding day.

Here's Kit "I Do," which I used on the above layout. Sadly though, the download link for this kit has expired, but you may still visit Marie's blog for more freebies.

From now on, I will be posting weekly updates of my project. Maybe, every other day for this week and next so I can catch up. LOL! Thanks for dropping by. Good day!

February 2011 Desktop Calendars

Hello February! Hello fellow scrappers! Excited much to change your desktop calendars? Below are the 4 featured desktop calendars this month that will surely inspire you and make you fall in love again and again. I've already fallen in love and taken the liberty to insert photos of me and my husband. These calendars can be downloaded for free, so if you want to grab them, simply click the link below each calendar to head over to the designer's blog.

Eva Kipler

Papa Bebe's 60th Birthday

My father turned 60 yesterday. He's officially a senior citizen now and we had a good laugh about it. Sadly though, it was just on the phone. Val and I weren't able to go back to Iloilo to celebrate with them. But thanks to unlimited NDD (National Direct Dialling), I can call them anytime for as much as I want.

If I were to write more about my father, I'm afraid I'll go sentimental about many stuff. So I'd rather cut the crap and get to the fun part.

My mother prepared a lot of food yesterday, such as bihon, spaghetti, macaroni salad, native chicken linagpang (Leon's specialty), litson manok, pork barbeque and grilled squid. They also had a lot of visitors, which includes our neighbors and relatives who live nearby. I really wished Val and I were there. Aside from the food, it would be nice to kiss and hug my father and take pictures of him to show to my brother who wasn't there too.

Anyway, here's a quick digiscrap I made for my dear father. The photos were taken during my wedding day last year while he was giving a speech.

QP by Valentina's Creations

I wish my father a long and healthy life that he will thoroughly enjoy God's abundant blessings.

"More birthdays and good times, Papa. We love you!"

January 2011 Desktop Calendars

Happy New Year! We're finally back from our long vacation. It was a happy holiday break for me and Val. We've been to places and met old friends. I will definitely post about them soon. For now, here's my 2 favorite desktop calendars for January 2011.

SuzyQ Scraps

Chelle's Creations

They're lovely, isn't it? If you want to grab them too, just click the link below the images to head over to their blog.

Have a blessed sunday, everyone! :)