KAYA! 6 WINNER

AT LAST!!!

I WAS ABLE TO SAVE MANY SCRAPPER'S STRANDED IN THE ISLAND!
GOOD THING I HAD THE HELP OF THE SUPER SISTERS (LEE AND MARISSA)! AS YOU ALL KNOW, THEY WERE THE ONES WHO GAVE ME THESE SUPER POWERS!! :) heehee

AND NOW, SINCE MOST OF THE SCRAPBOOKERS STRANDED IN THE ISLAND WERE ALL SAFE AND SOUND IN THE MAINLAND.. IT'S ABOUT TIME TO GIVE MY SUPER POWERS BACK TO THE SUPER SISTERS! YOU SEE, I JUST LOANED IT FROM THEM SO I CAN SAVE MY FELLOW SCRAPPERS :)

SO THANK YOU SUPER SISTERS! THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE-ENCE-ENCE-ENCE!!!

*** ME TWIRLING ROUND AND ROUND...UNTIL ME NO LONGER IN MY WONDER DONNA COSTUME***

DIZZY FROM THE TWIRLING PART (WHEW! IT'S HARD TO BE A SUPER HERO CHANGING COSTUME AND ALL!), I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW ALMOST 30 SCRAPPERS WHO BRAVED THE WINDS AND TIDES - OF MAKING A LAYOUT OUT OF BASIC STUFF ONLY! WOW!! THEY'RE ALL AMAZING!

AS I WAS TRYING TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE AMAZING LAYOUTS, A PACKAGE CAUGHT MY EYE...I PICKED IT UP AND IT HAS A SIGN THAT READS: "congrats to the KAYA! 6 winner"...
OH! WHAT IS THIS!?! IT'S A LITTLE SURPRISE FROM MS NETTE MADERO OF MY LITTLE ATTIC!

IT ONLY MEANS ONE THING, I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE A WINNER!?! OF COURSE! S''''D ME.. HEHE JUST KIDDING...

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE KAYA! 6 WINNER:

DIANE M.'s "BLUE HAMPER" LAYOUT WHICH GARNERED 34 VOTES OUT OF 138 VOTES :)

CONGRATS DIANE!!!

ENJOY YOUR GREAT PRIZES! :)

THANKS TO ALL WHO ACKNOWLEDGED AND JOINED KAYA! 6 CHALLENGE.

UNTIL NEXT TIME! :)

wonder donna

All Kaya! 6 Layouts

Newsflash! A tsunami is headed towards what is now called Scrappers' Island so all rescue efforts had to be abandoned by Wonder Donna. We could only hope that the scrappers who were not "saved" found safe haven in the highest peaks of the small isle.

Rewarded with their lives, their finished layouts and the knowledge that they can scrap with the most minimal of materials, the rescued scrappers are safely back in their homes with their families and loved ones, and even now are planning trips to scrapbooking stores to replace all the stuff that they lost in the shipwreck. (Will a there be a lucky scrapper who will get to replenish her stash with freebies this month? We never know...)

Friends, time to vote for your favorite LO from today until October 30, Tuesday, 11:59 PM, Philippine time. Choose well. Many scrappers risked their last stash for this chance.

Cute as a little bug

c (loves) g

Our House


Serenity is You, Maia

Heaven's Gift To Me

Nanay and Me

You Are My I Love You

Ma-Cho Temple

Blue Hamper

Cousins

Alligator

Like A Flower

Retro


All About Ian

Quirky

Love yourself


Be

Soulmates

Swimming Lesson from Papa

Perseverance

Shunga

These Eyes

Color My World


Simple Bonding

Lifeguard

I Love Apples

Patches of Happiness

Wacky Girl


Ice Cream Lover

Just Another Day

Vote wisely! Today is barangay elections day. :-)

Just Another Day

Tin says KAYA!

I have to admit, I was totally blown away with this challenge. I had no idea how dependent I was with my rub ons, my bling, etc. It was one thing to use only cardstock, but to use nothing else except the basics! *whew* You really kept me on my toes super Donna, kaya dapat lang sagipin mo na ako hehehe

This LO is an ode to my one and only daughter, how we spend our time together, our petty fights, what we do . . . it may be just another day, but being able to record what we did in our every day "days" will surely bring back memories.


Journalling:
JUST TODAY
Sunday, October 28, 2007
- late for church again!
- had to know endlessly at your door to hurry up!
- had a yummy lunch at Powerplant . . . via Kaya Express with Josh and Tito Arthur.
- pestered me for enrolling you at the local driving school
- we finally got you those curls
- bugged me for another take at the SAT's
- you gave Josh a wedgie! And he tattled all the same.
- had a quick chat with Tita Kitchie
- shopping
- spent some mom and daughter time
- argued hot to fix your hair . . . hairband or not!
- endless kuwento
- laughed at my choice (and having decided not to purchase . . .) my Florline (?) Maria jacket at Zara
- gotta love those ALDO chose! 2 pairs each :-)
- argued about packing and clothes (ok, more ME)
- had another fun dinner with the family!

Materials Used:
Paper --> Bazzils white, aqua and light aqua
Pens --> Micron- black, Zig Millenium-black, Staedler triplus fineliner, Tsukineo Impress Dual Marker-black

Techniques Used:
lots and lots of doodles and handwriting!

About Me:

A single mom of 2, who are often my favorite scrapbook subjects. They have no choice but to contend with my camera up their faces, my constant bugging with possible journalling questions and my incessant time spent at my scrap table. Hence, I have situated my scrap area at our den to make sure we see and spend time with each other . . . or else they would wonder what this stranger is doing cutting paper in their house!
Photo courtesy of my personal photographer aka my 17 year old daughter :-)

Ice Cream Lover

Raissa says, KAYA!

Journaling:
Its amazing to see how you love ice cream so much that you can carry one gallon from the sala to the kitchen. Seeing how determined you were to eat some ice cream, we finally let you have some. Besides, with that cute, chubby face, who could resist?

Materials Used:
DCWV cardstocks, faber castle watercolour pencils, and staedler black pen and pentel pens.

Techniques Used:
quilling and doodling

About ME:
I'm Raissa Villanueva from Ilocos. Got into scrapbooking late last year. Got hooked but had to stop because of work... But since I love this hobby so much, I'm trying to find a balance so I wouldn't have to give up scrapping. I'm still single so my LOs are usually of me and of my friends. Still learning... Still trying... Still scrapping... LOL! Hope to someday scrap like my idols in pinoy scrapping which is practically everyone. hehehe!

Wacky Girl

Au says, "KAYA!"

Whew! I made it!...Since I missed the deadline last month, I made it a point to do this one earlier. I finished last Wednesday evening but wasn't able to upload. I wanted to take the pic of the LO in the morning. Unfortunately, come next day, I was in a flurry because we confirmed that my youngest, Raj, has contracted dengue! We are still confined at the hospital till today but I took a short break to upload this. I wouldn't want to miss being saved from the island by Wonder Donna! Raj is doing well at this time, too so I could exhale as well.

This layout is about my little girl who is kinda zany with all her many moods. She is painfully shy but she often surprises me by being the brave one (she took to pre-school from the first day with no tears at all!) and by being a clown around people she is comfortable with. I think these pics, taken on the day of their school's Lakambini event while we were watching on at the bleachers captures her moods perfectly.

Journaling:
Reine has many moods. She is very shy around strangers yet totally wacky at home. But mostly, she is a sweet happy camper who loves giving me lots of hugs and sticky kisses.

Materials:
Bazzill, Canson and DCWV cardstock, LeFranc watercolors, black pigment pen, White Uniball Signo pen, glue

Techniques:
Since I cannot embellish this layout much, I thought it was especially important for the photos to stand out. These photos were cropped close and edited using Adobe Photoshop CS to remove and blur all the extraneous elements that were distracting. Since we were sitting at the bleachers where there we many people, it was hard excluding them from the photo composition. Also, other than the white base and pink CS framing, this LO was perfect for using up some CS scraps. I simply tore them up in tiles, applied faux stitching with the white pen and rolled the torn edges to add in some texture. I also doodled in some faux eyelet lace since i cannot put in the real thing.

Au Lim: I just recently survived the Scrappin Moms Idol Challenge and it was one of the hardest yet most productive and fun scrapping experience i ever had. Since then, I think I have gained more confidence to join challenges so I tried again with Studio Azul's DT Call and became their first Blue Lady. Yup, it have been quite a ride for me, scrapwise, these past 3 months. Looking back, I am glad I heeded friends' proddings because I think braving these challenges despite my initial hesitation has made me grow more and gain more in the way of scrap stuff, scrapping mileage and best of all friendships. Visit me at auscraps.blogspot.com and auwashere.blogspot.com. I'd love to hear from you, too!

Patches of Happiness

Lee says, "SAVE ME!!!"

From my desolate side of the island, I know that other survivors are being rescued as I hear the sound of helicopters and the faint but definite sounds of rejoicing. From my vantage point, I see Wonder Donna going back to the mainland with scrapper after scrapper.

I have almost given up. Most of my scrapbooking materials are waterlogged. And my photos were soaked and torn to pieces. Certainly, going back to basics in scrapbooking was not part of my girl scout training. But I want to be rescued. Desperate times call for desperate measures. So even if what I made is embarassing (Kahlo called it scary), here it is.


Journaling:
Life is complicated. It has its ups and downs. Life moulds me with its challenges. Life is not black and white, there are various shades of grey. But life can be colorful, too. Life makes me who I am. I welcome the difficulties but I cherish the happy the most.

Materials:
DCWV cardstock, Colleen watercolor pencils, scissors, UHU glue, Zig pens.

Techniques:
I was inspired by some layouts by Sharon Laakonen and Vicki Boutin wherein they tore their photos to represent layers of themselves and their lives. It looks way better when they did it. Painted a rainbow to represent hope and optimism. Handwrote the title and journaling.

I like the Kaya challenges because I can be experimental (this is the first time I'd use watercolor pencils) while not being pressured to come up with a truly great layout all the time. I can just play.

About ME:
I am partner to a visual artist, mom to three KiDS whom I take care of, full-time. I like scrapbooking as it combines all my loves - photography, writing and keeping track of life. I especially love the friends I have made in this hobby.

I Love Apples

Sym says, KAYA!


Journaling:
"Please don't peel the skin, its my favorite part of the apple"
-vien-

Materials Used:
card stocks
knife, scissors
glue, pen

Process:
I drew the frames. I cut the words "I love apples" from the mat/frame and slipped the picture in. No glue is holding that particular picture. It's held there by the words I cut to the matting/frame. The apples are handdrawn and handcut, too. (Felt like a kindergarten/grade school, assembling this LO, hehehe.)

About ME:
I'm Symbelly, 30 y/o, wife to supportive hubby Sherwin, and mother to 2 beautiful children, Vien 5 and Will 2. I'm a working mom who loves scrapbooking. It lets me have a world of my own... my own rules, my own taste, just pleasing my own, boss of my own. Yeah! I love my scrapbook friends EBs and mini-EBs. They add color and love to my life. Makes me realize I'm not alone, that I've got lots of friends. Visit me at www.symbelly.blogspot.com.

Lifeguard

Candy says, KAYA!

Hidden Journaling:
If I were stranded on an island, I'd like you to come and find me. You will be my inspiration, my hope, my dream. My lifeguard, guarding my life.

Materials Used:
Bazzill cardstock colors: white, cream, dark blue, light blue, mint green, olive green and brown; Filstar cardstock orange (from mini-book project); COX watercolor paints, Prince color pens, Crayola Crayons.

Techniques:
Paper-tearing cardstock (I decided I wanted to go one step further and lose the pair of scissors while marooned in the island.) Layering cardstock, but outlining them with watercolor to show definition. Water-color painting over cardstock with both dry brush, and wet-on-wet technique (wet paper, wet brush) so it smears. Doodling with water-based color pens to give an impression of pattern on paper, then washing/painting them with a little water, careful not to erase all of the doodling.

About ME:
Hello, I'm Candy Bonoan-Lagazon, Montessori teacher, wife to Arn, and mother to Galo, my 3 year old son. Aside from teaching, I love arts and crafts, drawing, painting, singing, playing the piano, and tracing my Bonoan Family Tree. I've been scrapping for 3 years ever since my son's birth, but only joined scrapping forums this August. I'm learning more about this craft in the last 3 months just by hanging around other scrappers than I'v e ever done scrapping alone. Scrapping is the ultimate art release for me as it combines materials I love and techniques I've learned over the years. Lately, I'm challenged to combine my love for scrapping and for genealogy by coming up with LOs using old photos of my relatives.

Simple Bonding

Vani says, KAYA!

Hello! Here's my entry for the Kaya 6 challenge. Thanks for reminding and naming us Ms. Lee. Hehe! (No problem, Vani. You deserve to be saved by Wonder Donna!)


Materials Used:
White DCWV cs, Faber Castell watercolour pencils and Uhu glue.

About ME:
Hi! Im Vanessa C. Aguilar. 28 years old. Single. I'm a newbie at scrapping. This is my only my second layout. The first one I made during an EB. Im still finishing the altered box I got from the scrapfest. Like most of you guys, I shop more than I scrap.

Color My World

Cookie says, KAYA!

Hello!!! Finally, Here's my LO entry for Kaya 6. Very effective ang pag-ro-roll call. Hihi! (Thanks for heeding the call, Cookie. - Mods)


Materials Used :
DCWV Cardstock, Pilot black pentel pen

About ME:
I'm Cookie C. Aguilar - My first attempt in this craft was roughly two years ago, I stopped after giving birth to Harvey due to mommy duties. All I did for the time being was to scrapshop. I attended last year's scrapfest to buy materials but never produce any LO. Come May of 2007, I've decided to join the May Scrappinmoms Challenge and Joined Pinoy scrapbooker's eb, that was when I began to make Scrapbook Layouts again. Style? well since I consider myself a newbie, I haven't discover my style yet.. I still have a lot to learn but love to layer pps and love the vintage look on some of my LOs. Please do visit my blog : www.cookieaguilar.blogspot.com

These Eyes

Marj says, KAYA!

After almost a month of being stranded in the island, swimming (oooops, forgot I can’t swim) and talking to myself, I suddenly realized I must be rescued..I gathered the remnants of my scrap stuff then got to work…


Materials:
Bazzill CS and glue

Process:
Cut equal sizes of cream CS then thin strips of pink CS were glued on each white CS. Made two rows leaving a bit of brown CS showing. Cut a wide strip of lighter pink CS and two half moon (this was done by drawing a line using a CS then after a few tries, was able to make a half moon which was traced to make two pieces) to give the impression of a circle in the middle. Outlined with short strips of green CS. I drew a big and small flower then again traced to make the other flowers. A thin strip of pink CS was glued on each petals of the brown ones. Smaller green flowers are then glued on to give dimension then doodled on.

(This was inspired by a layout which I forgot the name of the artis. I tried looking for the lo again but couldn’t.. my bad!)

About ME:
Hi! I am Marjorie, Marj to most of my friends. A stay-at-home-mom of 2 adorable girls, Francine and Isabella. I got into scrapbooking May 2007 after I saw some of the digital LOs my sister did. I finally took the plunge and been loving it ever since. I am also a self-taught cake decorator but I find it impossible to do baking and decorating with 2 kids clamoring for my attention all the time. Learn more about me at http://marjvelarde.multiply.com. Happy scrappin'!!!