Songbird for Doctors Without Borders

It's February and a new kit is up at the Songbird Avenue. We are glad to present to you "Port au Prince", a digital scrapbooking kit for the benefit of relief in Haiti. All proceeds this month of February will be donated to Doctors Without Borders. This kit is lovingly created by 56 of our talented past sponsors, The Queen of Quirk, Meredith Fenwick, Janet Phillips and Amy Wolff. This kit is huge with 104 papers, 208 elements, 6 templates and 8 alphas. Awesome!!! ...and you're paying only with the same amount as the previous kits. How awesome is that?! *wink* Here are the preview of the kit.


And here are my layouts using Songbird Avenue Port au Prince kit.
"Papa-Mama" (my parents)

"BFF" (my sister and her bffs)

"Doods" (my brother)

"My Father's Little Girl" (me and my papa)

Credits (for all the layouts):
Songbird Avenue February 2010 kit Port au Prince
Miss Tiina MTF Frozen Solid font
Miss Tiina MTF Colleen Cursive font
Miss Tiina XOXO V2 font

Please visit Songbird Avenue and you will definitely help Doctors Without Borders help Haiti.

From Doctors Without Borders' website:
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.

Today, MSF provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. MSF provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need. MSF reserves the right to speak out to bring attention to neglected crises, to challenge inadequacies or abuse of the aid system, and to advocate for improved medical treatments and protocols.

In 1999, MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Thanks for dropping by.
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Dare

Just got a break from designing, so I participated on a dare at Digi Dares. This week's sponsor is Amanda of Taylor Made Designs. I'm really late since it will be ending today January 21 at 10pm EST. But better late than never. I have read of Amanda's dare early on but I just kept on forgetting about it until today. Amanda's dare is about "Change" and here's my page.

"Change"

Journaling:
I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back...~Erica Jong~

This is what I resolved to do now. I have been living in fear almost all my life. The fear of failing, being misjudged, facing other people and being away from my comfort zone (my house).I want to change for a better me... wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and co-worker. And especially not to be afraid nor get discourage by the changes that will happen in my life. Instead, embrace it gladly and hold on to God’s promises.

Credits:
Paislee Press Chasing the Sun Kit
Teletype Font
3rd Man Font

Thank you for looking.
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My First Pen Scrapper Entry

Just joined Pen Scrappers scrap contest. Got curious while I was voting for the layout of a scrapper friend Diane. So I visited their site and read what is it all about. Hehehe... What got me to join were the grand prize... WOW! I hope I win or Diane... but if not it's okay but I will be sad. There will always be the next time. :)... I still hope I win.

Please visit Pen Scrappers and do vote for me... just click here or just click the 'vote for me' thumbnail above (...and for Diane here). I'd like you to vote for her, too. I won't be able to know about this if she hasn't posted it on her blog and Facebook. Hehehe...

Thank you very much!!!
xoxo

Yano's 5 Months and Three Paper Peonies Blog Challenge

Hello there again. Forgot to post these layouts...

This one was a layout I made for my youngest son's turning five months last November 21. We are already starting to feed him with baby rice cereal, bananas and apples. Just updating...

Credits:
Feifei Stuff Mod Border Stamp
Paiselee Press + Leora Sanford collaboration In Good Company
Paiselee Press + Taylormade collaboration Est.

Vinnie Pearce Freebie template One

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This one's my entry to Three Paper Peonies blog challenge. You can still participate since the challenge is until midnight on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 (PST). These are my boys and they are my life... they are what keeps me going. I so love this photo that I kept on scrapping it... what can I do... I can't help but scrap it. LOL!

Credits:
Three Paper Peonies Adore Paper Pack
Sahlin Studio So Grateful Add-on
Sahlin Studio Blessed Add-on

Thank you for looking :D

Just Dropping By...

Just dropping by to share a couple of layouts I made for Feifei Stuff Digital Scrapbooking Day Template Challenge last November 5 and a Paiselee Press Quickpage Challenge last November 18. Here they are:

This was a layout I made for the Feifei Stuff Digital Scrapbooking Day Template Challenge.

"Self-Portrait"

Credits:
Feifei Stuff Some Stuff Template No. 8

Feifei Stuff Cool Bliss

And this one was for Paiselee Press Quickpage Challenge.

"Favorite Photo"

Credits:
Paiselee Press Chasing the Sun Quickpage No. 2
Paiselee Press Chasing the Sun

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Some other news...

Regarding my First Blog Surprise, thank you for commenting. Thank you for my friends for commenting, it just means you're really my friends. Hahaha... And for the others who commented, thank you very much. Your comments are so inspiring and flattering. Hihihi... Although the comments did not reach 20 (as for my target), it's still okay with me. There are those who commented that didn't give their email adds and I don't know how to send you my Free Spirit Add-on Feehand Drawn Frames. :) I'm even planning for another blog surprise and this time it will be much better. Hehehe...

Thank you very much... Thank you for looking. Keep on visiting here. I am planning something for my December freebies but I'm still a bit unorganized as to how to go about it. LOL! Hahaha... I'm hoping to resolve this soon.

Stay happy pipol... Hakuna Matata...
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Challenge layout

Upon returning to the blogging and scrapping world, I found out that I won (get picked by Mr. Random) another scrap challenge by Jaime Choi, Change Challenge. I won her Change full paper pack filled with 14 gorgeous fall-inspired papers. Wow... nice... :)

Now, I still hope that I get picked again at Three Paper Peonies' Harvest Challenge to win a kit of my choice (paper packs only). Come and join the scrapping fun, it's until midnight on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 (PST).

Here's my layout:

"Save This"

Credits:
Papers - Three Paper Peonies
Flowers - Three Paper Peonies
Acrylic Frame - Fei-Fei Stuff

Thank you for looking. :)

Embrace Imperfection challenge

This won't take long. I just dropped by to post my challenge layout. Two of my favorite scrappers had a collaboration kit just recently, Feifei Stuff and Paiselee Press, and they are hosting a challenge both on their separate blogs and at the same time at the Oscraps.

The challenge is to scrap a blurry photo using mostly Paislee Press, Fei-fei's stuff designs or a combination of both. You have until Thursday, Sept. 24th (PST) to submit your layout.

Here's my entry and as always I am praying, crossing fingers and toes that I'd win. :)

I took this photo while "My Boys" are having fun together. It just made me a sad because it turned out a bit blurry. But what a heck, it's still a saved memory. :)

Credits:
Feifei Stuff
Paislee Press

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I'm cooking up something, a little freebie, and I hope I'd be able to finish it soon. So, standby and keep on dropping by. Thank you for looking. :)

Challenge layout and some little freebies

Jaime Choi of Three Paper Peonies is having a new kit and a new challenge. Her challenge will be ending on the midnight on September 12, 2009 (PST). You still have time, so, head on to her blog, download her freebie (don't forget to say thank you) and participate on her challenge. Here's my entry.

Credits:
Paper, flowers, decomat - Three Paper Peonies Whimsy Itty Bitty Kit
Glitter Three Paper Peonies California Itty Bitty Kit
Frame - Three Paper Peonies Dream
Staple - Pink Peacock the Chronicleist
Alpha - I Scrap Alpha Friends
Date stamp - I Scrap Date Stamp 2009

Journal:
friends... like family. ohana means no one is left behind.

Among the many friends we have here in UAE (specially here in Al Ain), these guys are the closest to us. From the first time me and Makuy arrived here, they are the ones we always hang out with, share insights, heartaches, problems, funny-happy moments, and the lists just go on and on. They are our family here and as a ohana, "no one will be left behind". We may someday walk through different directions but deep inside they will be forever cherished and hopefully stay connected. Thank you to them for the love and support they gave us in times we needed it the most. I love you guys... (chuva) *wink*

I always visit Jaime Choi's blog and I admire her layouts as well as her itty bitty kits (her designs). She's one of my inspirations when it comes to digiscrapbooking. I hope and pray that I would also be able to create my own kits... but I still have to learn so many things. In creating my layouts, I usually get my inspiration through the layouts of other digiscrappers. I saw this circular date stamp and I kinda liked it but it was for sale and since I don't have the means to buy them, I usually create my own from scratch. I was already able to create 4 circular stamps and I'd like to share them with you (specially for those who only rely on freebies like myself). Hehehe... Hope you'll enjoy using them.

Download here

As for these alpha, I created them to be sticker alphas since I couldn't find the alpha that I liked to add on my layout. I used Friends font which I got from the net. You can download them if you like.

Download here

Enjoy the challenge and thank you for downloading my freebies.

Thank you for passing by... :)

Challenge layout

Three Paper Peonies had another challenge, a layout that sums up your summer. It will be over this August 27, so head on to her blog, grab and enjoy her freebie, School, leave some love for her… and participate in the challenge. Believe me it will be fun.

Here’s my layout. It’s about my eldest son’s summer. Here in UAE, its still summer. Although the wind’s starting to get cold, it’s still super hot here. Summer vacation for the school here started last June and school will soon open after Ramadan, September.

I scrapped about my son’s summer happenings and drawing is taking most of his summer time, other than playing and watching cartoons.

"Summer Stuff"

Credits:
Birthday Itty Bitty Kit – Three paper Peonies
California Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
Gears Itty Bitty Kit – Three paper Peonies
Sunshine Itty Bitty Kit – Three paper Peonies
Lemonade Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
School Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
Favorite Thing – Amy Sumrall

To Jaime Choi of Three paper Peonies, thanks for the challenge and the itty bitty kit.

Scrap challenge layouts

Just found this new scrap blog that I so like so much, Three Paper Peonies by Jaime Choi. Her layouts as well as her designs are all wonderful. She’s also giving a lot of freebies at her blog. Last August 7, she introduces her first challenge at her blog and I got to participate. Although I didn’t win and was not able to get her beautiful kit as price I was glad to have participated.

Here are my layouts but as her rule, I only got to submit the first one for her challenge.

"A Father' s Love"

Credits:
California Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
Birthday Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
Sunshine Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
Lemaonade Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
Dream Frame Set – Three Paper Peonies

"Brotherhood"

Credits:
Birthday Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
California Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies

"Peace and Tranquility"

Credits:
California Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies
Birthday Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies

"Family"

Credits:
Grass Itty Bitty Kit – Three Paper Peonies

Go and visit her blog now to download her beautiful freebies… but don’t forget to leave her some love. Hoping to join in many more challenges not only at her blog. By participating, I believe I'd learn more about digiscrapping and improve more my skill. Hehehe...

Thanks for looking.