"Eton Hotel" LO for Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #95: Bundle Up for Winter

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #95 is "Bundle Up for Winter".  You could submit any project as long as it fits the challenge theme.  Winner to be drawn randomly with sponsor prize of 3 images from Wax Fruit Tues, Dec. 6, 2011 at US timezone.  Participants have until Sun., Dec. 4, 2011 to link their entries at the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog.

This must be the last LO I'll make with Nikki Sivils' Something for Everyone paper line for I've used up all the 12x12s in the collection kit.  It's a fairly simple LO.  I have to admit I wasn't able to wait for the images from the sponsor and was in a haste in finishing the layout.  It's a fairly simple layout with emphasis on the big photo.  I would have added more details had it not for the busy schedule I've been having for weeks.  And I think, I'll still be busy in the remaining week of the year 2011 due to family matters. 

Without further ado, here's my LO entitled: "Eton Hotel".  This was taken at the hotel lobby on our departure from Shanghai going back to Manila.  By the time we were leaving China, winter was already upon us, thus, I considered the photo apt for Kaboodle Doodles' challenge theme which is "Bundle Up For Winter".

Inspiration Sketch by Scrapbook Challenges

Here's hoping for an enjoyable Christmas Season up ahead . . .!

CropStop's Challenge #47: Thank You Card / Thankful LO

It's the last challenge for the month of November at CropStop.  This week's Challenge #47 is "Create a Thank You Card or Thankful LO".  It's your chance to win a $15 gift certificate from CropStop's online store.  Come and join us!


It's my month's off at CropStop, thus:

I would only like to share with you a CropStop 10% off with (no minimum purchase required) discount code: CTCH-2.  Use the discount code when checking out your puchases.  To shop at CropStop, click here.

Winner of the Challenge #47 will be announced Fri., December 2, 2011 at US timezone (EST). 

"Ice n Snow WonderPark" LO at Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #94

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #94 is "Baby, It's Cold Outside".  You could submit any project as long as it fits the challenge theme.  Winner to be drawn randomly with sponsor prize of 3 images from The Stamping Boutique Tues, Nov. 29, 2011 at US timezone.  Participants have until Sun., Nov. 27, 2011 to link their entries at the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog.

Playing with Nikki Sivils' Something for Everyone Line together with a sketch from Colorful Creations and topped it all with The Stamping Boutique's set of digi images ("Snowfriends" & "800KK"), here's what I came up for this week's challenge for KD:

Inspiration Sketch by Brenshevia of Colorful Creations

"White" Card for CropStop Challenge #46: White as Snow Card

It's the 3rd challenge for the month of November at CropStop.  This week's Challenge #46 is "Create a White as Snow Card".  It's your chance to win a $15 gift certificate from CropStop's online store.  Come and join us!


It's my month's off at CropStop, but I'm submitting a project for this challenge.  It was hard for me to create a predominantly white card.  I found myself sinfully adding embellishments of pink colors with an idea of coming up with a sunny glistening frosty image.  At the back of mind, I'm thinking that I should have added touches of glitter on my pink flowers.  Anyway without further ado, here's my "White" Card:

"White" Card's FRONT

"White" Card's INSIDE

SUPPLIES:  Cardstock: Papermania, Flower: All About Scrapbooking, Gemstones: UBL, Thread: DMC, Other: Ribbon, TOOLS: SewEasy Hearts: We R Memory Keepers.

CropStop Supplies List:  

Beacon 3 in 1 Advanced Craft Glue

SewEasy Attachment Head - Hearts

Bow Easy 

I would like to share with you a CropStop 10% off with (no minimum purchase required) discount code: CTCH-2.  Use the discount code when checking out your puchases.  To shop at CropStop, click here.

Winner of the Challenge #46 will be announced Fri., November 25, 2011 at US timezone (EST). 

"Thanksgiving" LO for Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #94

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #94 is "Thanksgiving".  You could submit any project as long as it fits the challenge theme.  Winner to be drawn randomly with sponsor prize of images from A Day of Daisies Tues, Nov. 22, 2011 at US timezone.  Participants have until Sun., Nov. 20, 2011 to link their entries at the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog.

I've been dilly dallying on what to submit for this challenge, as we don't celebrate Thanksgiving in our country.  Although, we occasionally celebrate milestones or accomplishments by having our own thanksgiving meal with loved ones with whom we wish to share our own triumphs and joys.  Thus,  my submission below is a double pager with my young sis celebrating with the family her accomplishment in her career.  I'd say it was a feast that the family had.  Congrats young sis on that well-deserved triumph!!

Inspiration Sketch

SUPPLIES: Paper: Echo Park, All About Scrapbooking (Hallmark Inc.), Alphabet Stickers: Doodlebug, Buttons: All About Scrapbooking (Hallmark Inc.), Sketch: Sketch Inspiration,  TOOLS: Border Punch: Martha Stewart.

Sketches 4 All St. Jude Childrens Christmas Card Blog Hop (Nikki Sivils sponsored): Nov. 12 - 15, '11

Welcome to the Sketches 4 All St. Jude Childrens Christmas Card Blog Hop with Sponsor Nikki Sivils! The bloghop starts now Nov. 12 and ends Nov. 15, 2011.

If you arrived from Margie's blog, you're in the right track.  If you got lost, please refer to the bloghop line-up below:

Fia - bloghop's 1st stop

Michelle

Stacy

Jessica

Cheryl

Margie

Kathleen  -  you are here

Rebecca

Jennifer

Nikki Sivils sponsored the products: The Gingerbread Land Collection for us DT to create the cards we will be donating to the: St. Jude Childrens Cancer Research Hospital!  These children are receiving treatment for various cancers!!  We are excited to add some Christmas joy and smiles to the St. Jude Cancer Children Hospital!  To learn more about SJCCH here is the link!( I will leave the link for us to share later!)

Please leave a comment on each DT blogs and your name will be entered in the drawing for the Nikki Sivils You're A Hoot 12 x12 paper kit!!

Become a follower of my blog: "Let's Get Scrappy!" and leave a comment on this post, you'll be eligible for a SMALL RAK.  The small RAK to be given is a MINI KIT put together by yours truly for this bloghop.  Winner of this RAK shall be randomly drawn.

Please come and enjoy the DT's inspiration cards we will be donating to SJCCH!! 

Please pardon me, since I reside in the Philippines, the sponsored materials by Nikki Sivils hasn't reached me yet.  I promise to create and donate (2) cards from the Gingerbread line of Nikki Sivils when these materials do arrive.

Colorful Creations’ “TAG You’re It!” Member’s BlogHop (Nov. 11 – 12, 2011)

Welcome to another of Colorful Creations’ Member’s BlogHop.  This is the 2^nd time I’m participating with their Member’s BlogHop.  The general theme of the BlogHop is “TAG YOU’RE IT!”.   

I’m the 3^rd stop and if you’ve arrived from Keely’s Blog then you’re in the right track.  Just in case you got lost, you’ll find the sequence of the bloghop below:

Nanette
Keely
Kathleen H. – you’re here
Marivic
Jenessa
Colorful Creations

Now on to my challenge! . . .

My TAG challenge theme for the BlogHop is “HIS & HERS TAG or JUST EMBOSS IT”!!

Instructions:

1.       Create either a set of tags – 1 for a boy & 1 for a girl, OR Create a single tag with embossing.

2.       The tag created should be new as of challenge posting date.

3.       The tag cannot be combined with any other Colorful Creations challenges.

4.       You must be a follower of my blog: “Let’s Get Scrappy!” to be eligible for my prize/RAK and to qualify as entry.

5.       Your tag creation should be uploaded to Colorful Creations gallery and entered via my blog’s link below to qualify as entry.  Thus, you must be registered as member at Colorful Creations & had RSVPed in the Member's BlogHop "Tag You're It!" event.

6.       You have until November 16, 2011 (US timezone) to submit your tag creations.

Here’s my SAMPLE of HIS & HERS EMBOSSED TAG:

A "HERS" Embossed TAG

A "HIS" Embossed Tag

Here’s the PRIZE you’ll be playing for:

A MINI SCRAPBOOKING TOTE BAG

MIGRATING TO A NEW BLOG:

Please find me at my new blog: Creo by Lady Katutz at http://creobyladykatutz.blogspot.com/

I'll be synchronizing blogposts here ("Let's Get Scrappy!") and at my new blog (Creo by Lady Katutz) from today until December 31, 2011.

By 2012, I'll be leaving this blog and will be residing or continuing my blogging at my new website address: http://creobyladykatutz.blogspot.com/.

I would greatly appreciate it if you could drop by and follow me at my new blogging home at http://creobyladykatutz.blogspot.com/

Feel free to leave a comment or feedback as to my new blog home.

Thanks in advance!!

Kath

CropStop's Challenge #45: Use the Colors of your National Flag

It's the 2nd challenge for the month of November at CropStop.  This week's Challenge #45 is "Colors of your National Flag".  It's your chance to win a $15 gift certificate from CropStop's online store.  Come and join us!

It's my month's off at CropStop, thus:

I would only like to share with you a CropStop 10% off with (no minimum purchase required) discount code: CTCH-2.  Use the discount code when checking out your puchases.  To shop at CropStop, click here.

Winner of the Challenge #45 will be announced Fri., November 18, 2011 at US timezone (EST). 

"Palaces of Central Harmony" LO for Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #92: Colors of Fall

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #92 is "Colors of Fall: Orange, Red, Yellow & Brown".  You could submit any project as long as it fits the challenge theme.  Winner to be drawn randomly with sponsor prize of 5 images from Robyn's Fetish Tues, Nov. 15, 2011 at US timezone.  Participants have until Sun., Nov. 13, 2011 to link their entries at the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog.

 

SUPPLIES: Paper: Scenic Route, Digi Image:  Robyn’s Fetish’s ‘Hot Coco’, Journaling Pen: Parker, Other: Art Papers

CHALLENGES ENTERED:

1.  Cooking It Up With Katie #82 – Anything But A Card 

2.  Pattie’s Creations Challenge #32 – Halloween or Autumn Colors 

3.  Craft Your Days Away Challenge #32 – Autumn 

"Little Ballerina" & "Me" LO pubbed at Scrapbooking.com (October 2011)

Supplies:

• Adhesives: All Purpose Glue Stick (Elmer’s); Foam Adhesive Squares (Recollections)
• Alphabet/Letters: Thickers (American Crafts)
• Cardstock: gray (Star Paper Corporation)
• Embellishments: native flower, doll (All About Scrapbooking); crystals (Zva Creative); “Ballet Shoes” digi image (The Stamping Boutique)
• Patterned paper: 12x12 polka-dot base (unknown); all others (Daisy D’s)
• Tools: Glue Shot (Stanley); Paper Shapers (Provo Craft); editing software (Picasa); digi image printing software (Microsoft Word)
• Other/Misc: inspiration sketch (Creative Scrappers) 

Supplies:

• Adhesive: All Purpose Glue Stick (Elmer’s)
• Alphabet/Letters: Metallic Alphabet Stickers (All About Scrapbooking)
• Cardstock: purple 8.5”x 11” (All About Scrapbooking)
• Embellishments: flowers, rosette trim (All About Scrapbooking)
• Patterned paper: 8.5”x 11” printed paper sheets (All About Scrapbooking)
• Pens: Calligraphy Pen (Artline)

To view the published works, kindly follow the links provided to the magazine articles and video below:

• For my "Little Ballerina" LO's article, click here.  For it's corresponding YouTube Video, click here.  (Note: You need to double click the YouTube Video's screen for the video to play.)

• For my "Me" LO featured in "Me, Myself & I" article, click here.  For it's corresponding YouTube Video, click, here.  (Note: You need to double click the YouTube Video's screen for the video to play.)

"Angels at Play" & "My Godchildren" LOs pubbed at Scrapbooking.com (September 2011)

TITLE:  Angels at Play

Supplies:

• Adhesives: All Purpose Glue Stick (Elmer’s); hot glue
• Alphabet/Letters: Foam Alphabet Stickers (All About Scrapbooking)
• Cardstock: 12x12 white (Sterling Paper); 8.5” x 11” purple (All About Scrapbooking)
• Embellishments: bookplates, buttons, butterflies (All About Scrapbooking); gem stones (UBL)
• Patterned paper: 8.5” x 11” yellow patterned paper (All About Scrapbooking)
• Tools: Glue Shot hot glue gun (Stanley)
• Other/Misc: inspiration sketch by Brenshevia Baker (Colorful Creations); editing software (Picasa) 

TITLE:  My Godchildren

Supplies

• Adhesives: All Purpose Glue Stick (Elmer’s)
• Cardstock: multi-purpose parchment board (Delta Pacific Sales); construction paper (KYT Manufacturing & Marketing Corp.);
• Chipboard: title tag (All About Scrapbooking)
• Patterned paper: Mother Nature 12x12 sheet (All About Scrapbooking)
• Pens: sign pen (Parker); marker (Artline)
• Stickers: lace seal (unknown manufacturer)
• Tools: Paper Shapers (Provo Craft); editing software (Picasa)
• Other/Misc: multi-purpose paper (National Bookstore); inspiration sketch (PageMaps)

To view the published articles:

• For my "Angels at Play" article and LO, click here.  For the YouTube Video, click here.
• For "My Godchildren" LO article, click here.  For the YouTube Video, click here.

CropStop's Challenge #44: Create a Snowman Card

It's the 1st challenge for the month of November at CropStop.  This week's Challenge #44 is to "Create a Snowman Card".

It's my month's off at CropStop, thus:

I would only like to share with you a CropStop 10% off with (no minimum purchase required) discount code: CTCH-2.  Use the discount code when checking out your puchases.  To shop at CropStop, click here.

Winner of the Challenge #44 will be announced Fri., November 11, 2011 at US timezone (EST). 

Come & join in on the fun! Good luck!!

Scrapbooking.com November 2011 Issue is Out!

 

This is my 3rd month with another (2) published works with their ezine.  Though submitting with them requires a lot of time and effort to prepare the requirements, I feel that my hardwork paid off when viewing the published articles and video.  Though I have to admit, I have to improve on my photography skills to come up with more clearer snapshots of parts and pieces of my LO for viewing purposes.  To view my published LOs, kindly follow the links provided to the magazine articles and video below:

• For my "A Shot of Fresh Pumpkin Juice" LO featured in "Family Gathering" article, click here.  For it's corresponding YouTube Video, click here.  

• For my "Just A Smile Away" LO under Scrapbooking Stories, click here.  For it's corresponding YouTube Video, click here.  

"Plain Yogart Day" LO for Sketches4All

It's my 3rd monthly challenge at Sketches4All.  And I would like to break the good news that my term with the said site has been renewed.  YAY!!  More opportunity for me to get myself occupied and have an escape from worrying to much about a number of things.  Of course,  I need things to be done at home with family but this will afford me a "ME" time, I hope, with the coming Christmas Season.

Anyway, back to my hosted challenge at Sketches4All: November 2011 Dessert, Coffee or Tea Inspired By Challenge --

Use the photo below as your inspiration.  Create any project you wish using the photo provided.  May you be inspired by the colors, the kind of dessert the photo is showing or any you might think of.

1.      Upload your LO in the Sketches4All's gallery with a tag: Kath’sInspiredBy1
2.      Challenge opens Nov. 1, 2011 and ends Nov. 30, 2011 (at Manila, Philippines timezone).  To view Manila time: http://localtimes.info/Asia/Philippines/Manila/

Here's my sample LO:

Here's the Inspiration Sketch I used from 

"For the Love of Sketches":

Winner will be drawn at the end of November 2011. 

A small RAK will be provided to the winner.

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!  HEAD ON TO SKETCHES4ALL! 

CHALLENGES ENTERED:

1.      Dream Valley Challenge #19 – Anything Goes  

2.      My Partner in Crafting Crime Challenge #34 – Colour Challenge  

3.      Scrapmaster’s Paradise Color Combo #124  

4.      Bows n Berries Challenge #13 – Clean and Simple  

5.      Jens Digi Stamps Challenge – Polka Dots  

6.      Cooking It Up With Katie #82 – Anything But A Card  

WINNER of Kath's Oct Monthly Family Matters Challenge (Sketches4All)

My 2nd monthly challenge at Sketches4All: Family Matters Challenge 1 has just concluded.  The list of participants are as follows:

1. Jennifer E
2. Cheryl Nyboer - 1st entry
3. Cheryl Nyboer - 2nd entry
4. Tonia Gibson
5. Birgitta He

Drawn by random.org, the winner is:

Jennifer E

Congratulations!!

Here is Jennifer E's winning double page LO entry: 

Bath time: a daily thing Jennifer E enjoys w/ her son

Cute double-pager making use of inchies on her layout.

Other Participants' entries are as follows:

Cheryl Nyboer's 1st entry: Asher sleeping peacefully

Spending quality time with her newly born grandson is an occasion she enjoys whenever possible.

Cheryl Nyboer's 2nd entry: Halloween 2010

Dressing up for Halloween has been a family tradition for them.

Tonia Gibson's entry: Fall LO

Birgitta He's entry: Kusiner

Cousins who lives far from each other and enjoys meeting up once in a while.