Girlz Nite! Awwwwww yeah!!!!

Yay! Another layout inspired by Sketchy Thursdays at Diana's Blog! You have till next Wednesday to upload your creation if you wanna play along!

I flipped the sketch for this layout and it looks a little different.


Here are "my girlz"....I've known them all for maybe 15 years or so...maybe more! I just love them! I'm the one decked out in the Halloween colors...and no...it wasn't Halloween. I think it was December...he he.

I used my September Kit from Vintage Plum called Fashion Forward. Boy, I'm getting hit with lots of sad news. This is VP's last kit. Booo hoo....seriously, I'm tearing up. Fortunately, they will be focusing on making their Vintage Plum papers...and selling them on Etsy (I think). Jenny over at VP has been so awesome, so sweet, and I really love the kits over there....LOVE THEM ALL! They will be selling the rest of the inventory until they're out but are keeping the forum and galleries open. I'll be lost without my VP kits...but I'll have the forum and the lovely ladies I have met!

Good Luck to Vintage Plum! I love you guys!

See that dress form? That's a VP paper. It rocks, doesn't it?

And I've been stitching as well. So happy I got a sewing machine a few years ago! Now, it's being used! My sewing machine is not feeling neglected anymore.

So, if there is a VP kit you've been eyeing, head on over and scoop it up before they are out. I'm thinking about getting me another August/Fashion Forward Kit!

Sigh.............................

supplies: french dress forms (vintage plum), haute couture - fashionista collection (graphic 45), shutterspeed - communique collection (graphic 45), knave alphabet stickers - knave of hearts collection (collage press), fashionista tags - fashionista collection - (graphic 45), rub-ons - borders IV (luxe designs), worn grid redmond stencil chipboard alphabet (scenic route), top note die cut - MoMoStamper Etsy Store, white Signo gel pen (uni-ball), yellow and orange textured card stock (dcwv)

Hugs,

Mo

Just One More Day With You

I entered the Monthly Challenge for May at Vintage Plum. The monthly challenges require the use of the current kit in your project. I loved the May Kit (but I love them all)!

Here's what I did. The photo in this layout is of me, (around age 8) my younger sister Emmy (age 5) and my Grandma Idad.

The proposal (by the lovable DT member Beth P.) for the challenge was to answer the question:

If you had one day to do ANYTHING your heart desires (money being no object), what would you do?

This layout is very very personal. I think this is the most emotion I've ever put into a layout. I think it translated to the page. I hope my beloved grandmother is smiling down.

Here is some background info:

My Grandma Idad (short for Trinidad) passed away about the time I graduated from High School...summer of 1994. We were close. She took care of me and my sisters when we were kids....I wish we knew how lucky we were to be with her...I would have cherished the last days I had with her.

My last most vivid memory of her was our car pulling away from the driveway headed for the airport. She was holding onto the big black iron gate at the front of the house....crying. I was about 13 and devastated. My father was in the Navy and we were moving to Seattle, Washington. Not long after, she was diagnosed with cancer. I miss her.


So, my answer to the proposed question:

If I had one more day to do anything, I'd spend a day with her. I would like it to be on her birthday.....May 16th. I'd want my whole family together and I'd introduce her to my husband and children. She would have loved to meet them.

Remember how I blogged about those fabulous canvas embellies I bought? I used 2 of them in this layout. What makes this even more special is that my friend, Jessi handmade those beautiful embellishments. I knew there was a reason I HAD TO HAVE THEM. They were destined to be on this page to honor her. Thank you again Jess! Omg...I think I'll have to frame this!

BETH! What an awesome challenge! You're phenomenal!

Are you inspired by this challenge? Create something and upload to the general gallery at Vintage Plum! If you've got the May Kit, submit your challenge!

Don't have it? Well, the June Kit will release on June 1st! You can enter the June Monthly Challenge proposed soon after the kit release!

Here are a couple sneak peek links:

1) on Vintage Plum

2) on Jessi's blog

And I hear, tomorrow there will be a sneak peek on Beth's Blog!

CLICK HERE to see the May 2009 Kit: Primary School Summers

My Prince! Scrapbooking a Wedding Photo...FINALLY!

I am on a roll! Here's another project I busted out this week! I entered this layout (LO) in the "Favorite Quote" contest over at the Vintage Plum website! I'm tellin' ya, the contests and kits are really helping me get some scrapbooking done! This photo from my wedding was taken nearly 7 years ago! I'm lovin' the colors in the March 2009 Kit I got last week! And their products are made in the USA!


This LO is of me and my Prince....my Hubby Luke. We will be celebrating our 7 th Anniversary this May. Whoa does time fly!

This photo was taken on my wedding day. We were married in a Cambodian (Khmer) Wedding Ceremony which was elaborate, symbolic and amazing. It was based on a beautiful legend of the origin of Cambodia and a re-enactment of the marriage of the first Khmer prince, Preah Thong, to the naga princess, Neang Neak. It has been said that the father of the naga princess swallowed a part of the ocean, forming the land of Cambodia...this was his marriage gift to the couple. Our ceremony was a very abbreviated one, lasting only one day but these ceremonies usually last anywere from 3 days to a week!

If you're interested in reading more about the Cambodian Wedding Ceremony, I found some very detailed info on this website: KhmerInstitute.org



I had a wonderful time creating this LO! I love using kits because it helps speed up the process of creating! I worry too much about all the little details sometimes! Having everything coordintated shaves off SO MUCH TIME!!!! I've got 2 rugrats pounding on my scraproom door every few mintues!!!! I don't have much time to waste going...."does this patterned paper go with this?"...."hmmmmm".....thanks VP for putting together such a great kit!

I used one of my favorite quotes by Amy Tan:
"I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever."

Most items I used were INLCUDED IN the MARCH 2009 KIT purchased from Vintage Plum!

Patterned Papers:
Stella Ruby-Ladies Book Club (Basic Grey)
Office Lingo-Outside the Box (Pink Paislee)

Prism Cardstock:
Razzleberry Dark
Spring Willow Medium
Sunflowers Medium

Embellishments:
Boardwalk-Sea Mist Stickers (October Afternoon)
Family Time Rub-ons (Scenic Route)
Free Bird "My Friend" Die Cut Transparency (My Mind's Eye)
Assorted Buttons (Scenic Route)
2 fibers (Basic Grey)
White Card and White Envelope (Halcraft USA)

Other materials used in this project included -
Colorbox Fluid Chalk Inkpads in Creamy Brown and Charcoal

Cricut Cartridge (George Font)

Making Memories Scrapbook Colors in Spotlight

Foam or flat paintbrush
White Signo Gel Pen
Pigma Micron 05 Pen by Sakura
Java Walnut Ink (Antiquing Solution) by Tsukineko

If you have any questions, just leave a comment! I enjoy hearing from you guys! Have a wonderful week!