Death of an online friend

My heart is breaking as I write this post.

I have mentioned a game in DST that I participated in a few months ago where I gained a few friends from different parts of the world. I have "met" wonderful and talented girls and one of them is Belladonne.

Belladonne was an old soul. She loves vintage and anything in the Victorian era, hence her kit designs. She saw to it that she'd be gracious to those who give props to her creations and have always been appreciative of things. It is just very devastating to hear about her death.

Belladonne, I would like to think that you just had to let us know about your accident before you finally left this world. I am consoled by the fact that you have spiritual prepared yourself to meet your Maker. I pray that in His own time, He shall also turn our mourning into dancing for you are now in a much better place. Now that you have gone ahead of us, I am almost sure that there will be somebody who would watch over us and intercede for us in heaven. So long, dear Bella, we all love you and I know we will all finally be scrapping our ass as we meet again someday.

Diva's Jeans - A HUGE Collab!

Oh hello Friday! It's that day of week where we get to see refreshing kits at DSB. For today, I am introducing a very huge and beautiful collab kit made by the DSB gang named Diva's Jeans. Now this kit has 70 richly textured papers (plain and decorated), 159 different elements, 2 alphabets with letters and numbers, and 1 layout template.

I have to tell you that this kit is beautiful and is perfect for your little diva's photos! Here is a preview of the kits' elements.

And here is a page I made.

And if you are like me who loves hitting two birds in one stone, this kit is absolutely FREE when you purchase products at DSB worth $10! I tell you, that's an amazing offer. So what are you waiting for? Rush in at the DSB store!

Friday: New Releases at DSB!

It's Friday once again and it means NEW RELEASES are out at Digiscrappers Brasil! Enjoy your 20% Off on new kits and packs where one of which is this cute and fun collab by Pink Reptile Designs and Find Your Bliss Designs. Clicking on the image below will lead you directly to the page link.

And here's what I came up using this kit! You can click on the image for a larger image and if you can, please do leave some love.

The page wouldn't be successful without the ingenuity of the template guru herself, Studio Basic Designs! For this page, I used a template from her Give Me Some SPACE I Vol. I which is a fabulous collection.

So what are you waiting for? Grab those awesome kits and templates at Digiscrappers Brasil now!

Going Template Gaga

Crisp, edgy, unique, and out of this world. These are the immediate words I can think of to describe Studio Basic Designs' style. They're classy too!

I love templates and if you have read my raves about them, you'll realize that I get crazy obsessed with them because I don't have the kind of imagination other scrappers have. I rely on templates and thank God I have found Studio Basic Designs! Take a closer look at some of her creations.

I always say that I am a clean and simple type of scrapper, and I think I still am, but now I have learned to experiment and modify my taste. That's what the inspiration is for right? So anyway, I love Studio Basic Designs and if you want to add more spunk with your pages, you have to take a look at her creations and die with pleasure. That I guarantee!

Belladonne Digitals CT CALL

My good friend Belladonne is having her first CT Call! If you're a lover of the Victorian Era and likes to create vintage pages, then this team is for you. Here are the CT Requirements.

So what are you waiting for? Send in your applications now! :)

Ju Kneipp is Hilarious!

I am a fan of Juliana aka Ju Kneipp Designs from CatScrap. I attempted to apply for her CT but got rejected and that's alright since I had a chance to interact with her (and gave me freebies). To see Juliana's creations, click on her ad below.

So why do I think Juliana's hilarious? See, some 7 months ago, when she rejected my CT application, I sent her a question in twitter whether she's having a sale or not. I was mesmerized with her kits and the spendthrift in me tells me to wait until there's a big sale. Juliana didn't reply -until this morning.

After 7 long months, I was flabbergasted to see this on my twitter notification on my email.

Isn't that hilarious?! I don't even remember what I asked her but thankfully, twitter has a way to make me remember. So anyway, Ju Kneipp Designs has a SALE! She's having 20% OFF on her selected kits at CatScrap. I suggest you go raid now for this chance may not be given in the future. Like in the next 7 months again? Hahaha! I love Ju Kneipp!

Eating Fondue in a Sunshine

Summer time is here once again and summer means a good excuse to eat ice cream! So for this week at DSB, join us as we celebrate the sunny season with kits of various themes. I personally like My Sweet Life by Rita Massela. This kit has delicious elements that are perfect for your photos of those sweet treats! Here is the kit preview.

And here is the page that I created using the kit. I used the photo I took when my mother treated us for an ice cream fondue while lounging at a mall during our recent trip to Singapore. Of course, you can never go wrong with a Haagen Dazs!

Another feature kit at DSB is this awesome collab from Elker W. and Sugary Fancy named Flourish Morning. The kit has a fresh appeal and would be great for photos of your summer activities or even those smiles that brightens up your world. This is a bundled kit and I have to tell you, you will not regret buying this one! It's full of elements and there are tons of papers to choose from for your spring photos. But of course, you can buy the Economic Pack (i.e. papers only or ribbons only) but you can save a lot of $$$ when you buy this bundle. And it's on a 40% OFF Sale this week so you really might want to grab this one now!

And here is my page using this kit. The photo shows of my daughter and her sunshine-y smile.

So what are you waiting for? Go to Digiscrappers Brasil for your own digital scrapping fix.

Blessed to be Stressed

Every time my friends and I are busy to the point of not being able to log on to our emails, we say this mantra just so we will remember how fortunate we are to be doing something and realize that we are worthy in this world. I AM BLESSED TO BE STRESSED. Indeed I am!

So what keeps me busy? Three things. First is this Kindergarten Playhouse that I had put up where my pupils are going to have a mini talent show. The purpose of this event is to showcase that our school is not only focusing on the academic performance of the pupils but also considering the skills of each child in performing arts. Okay okay so it's preschool, my real purpose for my pupils is to let them do their thing on stage and gaining self confidence by performing for a large audience. This Kindergarten Playhouse will be shown on March 15.

The second thing is the Graduation Day of my Preschool pupils which will be on March 24. So little time so much to do. And of course, lastly, the vacation I will be having with my mom and cousins which will be on the 25th. Ironic huh? A vacation keeping me stressed out? Haha! But see, I am the one in charge of our itinerary and we will be going to Singapore and Malayasia and it is going to be my first time there. So whatever will be will be. God bless me and my beautiful body. And by this I mean health. LOL.

Anyway, I am honored to be a part of Digiscrappers Brasil! I applied to be one of their creative team members and I got in! As an opening salvo in being with DSB, here are some layouts I created using the kits of the fabulous designers I am working with there.

If you want to leave some love, you can click on the photos to be directed to my gallery. So how was it working at DSB? It's a blast! The designers are so cool and even though all of them are obviously from Brazil and they speak Portuguese, they really extend their arms in welcoming non Portuguese speakers like me.

So there goes my update, I miss my digital life though as I have said, I am blessed to be stressed.

Late Post: The RAK Winner!

Sorry I had this late announcement. I almost forgot about my RAK giveaway, I just remembered it now after I looked at the calendar. So anyway, here's the winner.

Congratulations Kate! I will send you your $10 coupon shortly. Thanks to all who joined and happy shopping Kate!

Hitting 5 Birds in One Stone

Yes, you can make your own bundle! I was bored this morning so I went to DST and tried to read some threads there when I realized that I haven't used Mah's (Dream's Place Atelier) coupon from which I won as one of the posters in the 1000th page of this thread. So I checked on Mah's Store at Digiscrappers Brasil and I found a great loot to boot! I grabbed the bag and proceeded to the checkout counter and voila! I got 5 kits for the price of one but then I got it for free! I am so delighted with this deal and I am beginning to love DSB too. So what are you waiting for? Go there at DSB and grab this bag from Dream's Place Atelier. This promo is only up for a limited time so hurry!

What's Your Scrapping Style?

I was never an element person; my style is clean and simple. I think I have this fondness for papers and fonts with a lot of love for journaling. Although at times there instances where I try not to do journaling because I hate it when I get so chatty that I type the keyboard so hard – that’s how passionate I am with speaking my mind. Anyway, I still don’t know what my style is but I know one thing for sure: I work better when under pressure. But don’t we all?

Here are some of my pages that have journaling in it.

And here are some that have none.

Which style do you think I can do better? If you notice I rarely do clustering ((because I don’t know how) and I seldom use too many elements. I think clean and simple is my thing. But I do envy scrappers who can pull off such thing!

Anyway, I received a very nice email this afternoon when I came home from work. I found out that I won in Skute Design's kit-naming contest and I won a whooping $10 gift certificate to her store at Scrap Angels Shop! So Karina's been having some difficulty in naming her girl-themed kit and she doesn't want the common names like Sugar and Spice to be the title. That's how she thought of the contest and I gave her the name DIVATTITUDE which of course was derived from the phrase that I thought of a long time ago which is "diva with an attitude." So there, I won a GC and I also get to snag her Boys R Us (a boy themed kit, this is somewhat the inspiration in making the girl kit) kit and also the Div@ttitude (it is not being released yet but I got it already and it is soooo cute!). As to how I am going to spend my GC? I am waiting for the right moment yet because it is so hard to pick! However, Skute Design is on sale right now so you might want to check it out!