Mother's Bangkal Free Classes 06

This was the second layout I prepared of the batch. I used the back side of a paper and misted it red. Then I used a green plain paper and stamped it with red wordings so it does not look so plain anymore, likewise distressed the green mat in red.

Why red? Look at the picture, red stands out. My Mom s wearing a red apron and does the person in front.

The tags were taken from All About Scrapbooking chipboard embellishments, spruced up with twines. Twines are available in craft stores, thus these are no longer sold by All About Scrapbooking, nor likewise used in their classes or demos. What they would use of course would be ribbons, which they sell.

The red fan - its another embellishment we got at one of the classes this year with All About Scrapbooking, last May 2012 I think.

Mother's Bangkal Free Classes 05

Oh, I love this one! Its very simple but blue is my favorite color. At first, I declined to scrap the photo since the first layout I did used a similar photo. Howeve, Mother asked me to do so.

I want to use my Mom's all around punches.. so this is a chance I got! But aside from the tool - all materials are from All About Scrapbooking. Sorry, if I seem to be endorsing so much about Filstar - not really my goal, except that I want to stress that if anyone wants to scraplift ( in simply words, to copy these layouts), it is very easy to do so for the materials are available locally!

The blue flower strip is from rub on decal that I transferred to the back of a scrap paper.  The frame i used also came from a chipboard embellishment, but it would not fit the picture! Ergo - I cut the frame at two corners and covered  the space with embellishments! There, had to use the flowers and chipboard on opposite corners!

Such ribbon or twices are difficult to paste, solution: place a double sided paper on the paper and then place the paper.

Mother's Bangkal Free Classes 04

Ok, Ok... the paper set name is Plain and Simple, used so much likewise in All About Scrapbooking class and contests.  The whole paper is nice, I do not want to cut it up, so my take - simply place a picture on the center, and then make it nicer by placing a border frame.

The square border frame is something I got from Pia Zobel, I accompanied my mom. I accented the border with a ribbon from All About Scrapbooking, it was not long enough to be all around so i left free.

For some color, I used foam shapes which are already have adhesive backing, which makes it so easier to place now.

Mother's Bangkal Free Classes 03

The base paper is simple and elegant, its just circles and all, as in Circle of friends. My Mom enjoyed the free classes because she found new circle of friends in them.

In doing the layout, I noticed a board lying around. The same board is usually wrapped in patterned paper in the Scrappin Club monthly meets. But since there are so many ribbons, lying around - I chose to wrap ribbons around it instead of paper. Then I the problem are the damn corners, ugly! Ergo, cover the corners with Fabric flowers! :)

Then to add more dimension on the circle i used this old, discontinued chipboard embellishment. Yeah, old as in 3-4 yrs old i guess that the adhesive no longer works. I simply used glue paste on them! When I have more time.. will place the journal beneath the picture.

Mother's Bangkal Free Classes - 02

In this layout, my Mom is not in there but she has limited pictures. I know - I need not scrap all pictures but I also want to have a round number of layouts for an album - 10 pictures!

This one, so easy to prepare:
1. Mat the picture
2. Place a ribbon on top and bottom border (saw the ribbon on my Mom's table)
3. Open an All About Scrapbooking chipboard embellishment and place everything I can on top and bottom.. there! Done!

Mother's Bangkal Free Classes - 01

Mother is now 71st year old. And with here retirement she has so much free time and what else would she loves most is anything FREE! I am already gotten used to taking note of how much senior discounts she gets, she would always ask how much was the discount.

So, when the Bangkal Barangay declared they are offering free classes - off she goes! She took pictures and last friday, I spent the whole day scrapping some of them so she can brag about the pictures.

As before, just utilizing All About Scrapbooking papers stack she has and whatever embellishments I can find in her hoard.

Nothing special abut the layout, basically cut the outline of people sort of rejoicing. The picture is that of the chef that taught the free class in cooking and baking.

Mother took out some clear stamps she has bought years ago but never used. She said she bought the stamps for use when she scrap something for Tita Susan ... dont ask how long ago it was since she bought the stamps. So I used two stamps and cut it out and pasted it.

Mother came back and had the page signed by the chef.

Filipino Scrapbookers' Challenge1 - Take 4

I tilted the challenge layout 90 degrees to the left and this is how it turns out. it does not show but the base paper is actually a handmade craft paper. The band is from a Blossoms theme All About Scrapbooking on a red hand crafted paper.

I found the foam alphabet letters and thought it jives well (actually, the adhesive no longer works!) so I had to use glue stick . Instead of banner, I framed the title in between two scrap red ribbon.

I saw my Mom has three colored feathers she bought from the tiangge of Filstar, so I used that to draw focus on my mom's picture.  The page is not exactly finished, I still have to do some journaling to be on the upper side. But already posting this one... to complete the four takes on the first challenge.. Now that is fun!

Filipino Scrapbookers' Challenge 1 - Take 3

Again, the same layout but I turned it 90 degrees, thus the band is on the right side. I used a summer or beach fun theme from All About Scrapbooking, unfortunately its no longer available.  Scrapping again - I am slowly combing through all the stuff that we have accumulated over the years.

Mother does not want to be called Lola, she is Mama to two of my nephews, thus in this case, the title is Mama. I also used a ribbon on the side of the band, and used it to turn around the picture to further accentuate it.
The title is extra effort  - the yellow alphabet is placed on round cut outs from paper of the same theme, and framed in a white circle (actually the back side of any paper scraps). For added dimension, I used double sided foam tape.

For the journal, I cut out a heart shape  from brown card board.

The worded band is something I found on my mother's paper stack - this one, I am not sure if it is from All About Scrapbooking but all the words are basically mother.

Filipino Scrapbookers' Challenge 1 - Take 2

For the second take of the challenge, I moved the orientation upside down. I found an old summer theme - sorry, I think this is no longer available.

I choose a portrait of Mom that is vertical and found one wherein she is likewise leaning thus aligning itself with the print out.

For the band, I used pink base, place the backside of any strip of paper thus its white - perfect contrast to a red strip of ribbon.

I found a set of embellishments making it easier to construct. Again, a stamp on the side to provide for the journal.

Filipino Scrapbookers' Challenge 1 - Take 1

I started this blog and it simply stayed in limbo. This 2012, found myself with more time. I came across the Filipino Scrapbookers' Challenge and they provided this sketch layout.  Nice thing about such layout it provides a direction to take and all.

For the challenge, I decided to take it as is then slowly rotate the given layout by 90 degrees - I mean its like using an ipad or any tablet pc - moving it somehow changes the orientation.

For the band, I used a pink colored based and then place white velvet design to provide some texture and all.  I love stamps so i used  acrylic stamp to create a sort of medal and likewise for the journal. I opened up this heart felt which I used for all four various takes.

Scrapping Club 2012 June

AAS Scrappin Club Dec 2011

 17 December 2012. It was Christmas party / scrappin club. My mother came with her favorite color - red! I came with my favorite color - turquoise or blue green and was surprsed that there was a color motif - red, in light of the yuletide season! So off I go to the nearest store and bought myself a red sleeveless that i wore over my shirt.. not so bad!

For the Scrappin club - we were introduced to a simple canvas wherein one place a 3R picture, destress the canvass with stamp ink, embellish - done!

Ate Jeannie had a good project - well she has other embellishments not included in the kit thus making hers more beautiful!