My grandfather just turned 102 :) June 27th, 2010.

-- The birthday boy --

-- His children --

-- My grandfather & I --

Summertime... and another class with Shimelle Laine :)

I hope you're already enjoying your Summer :) Here, the weather has been soooooo strange: cooler, rainny, some sun, rainny again,... a mess!! But better than Winter freeze :)

What are you going to do during these months?? I won't have vacation time till next September; I've chosen that option because I prefer to travel in Sep and work during Summer months. Since I work on shifts, I'll be able to have days off here and there to still enjoy some beach days, etc.

So, any scrappy plans? I hope I finish some of the projects I have laying around... I'd like to be up to date with my Document 2010 pages, start my 2009 vacation album and do something in my Xmas albums. I'll tell you about it...


I also have to study for some nursing exams I'll be having next Oct/Nov to get a spot in the hospital I'm working in... difficult stuff...


Well, I'll be waiting for your answers :)



And just a note to let you know that Shimelle Laine plans another great class for this Summer :)

You can read all the details by clicking here:

As you may imagine, I've already signed up :)


Have fun!!

A new class of Shimelle :)

Hello!!

Just a note to let you know that Shimelle Laine plans another great class for this Summer :)


You can read all the details by clicking here:

As you may imagine, I've already signed up :)

Talk to you soon!

My new car!!

I finally can post a pic!!! (May 4th)



Well, I'm about 6 kilo lighter now :)

Thanks!!

Scrappy weekend :)

This weekend a friend of mine, who owns a LSS, is celebrating the 4th anniversary of the store, Pequeñus.

We'll be in a hotel in Valencia Sat & Sun having tons of fun :)

See you on Mon!!

P.S. I can't believe this is my 100th post!!!!

Document 2010, another Shimelle Laine's free class.

The year began with another of Shimelle's free classes, and, although I'm not doing the exact thig, I love the idea!!

I'm using a 12"x12" American Crafts D Ring Corduory Album in cherry color, Love it!! Right now, I'm working in March's pages right now, but I can show you Jan & Feb :)

Thanks for looking!!

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Another easy 8x8 page: Life Beautiful :)

(8"x8" pages)

During last year's vacation in Tenerife, Jose bought a super camera. That day, in Garachico, he shot tons of pics of me and I love them. I really wanted to make a page with some of them.

Because life is made to enjoy those little magic moments...

Wednesday's question.

Well, here we are again :)
You can take a look to previous stuff HERE.

Off we go!


Wednesday's Question to my followers for May 19th:

- Lines or curves?

My answer:

I've realized I feel more comfortable working with blocks, like Tetris game! hehehe I mean, more graphic style, although you can use you corner rounder for a softer finishing touch :)

But let me tell you something, I love polka dots!! I even have a section in my papers for them :) And polka dots ribbon!!

I'll be waiting for your answers.

Thanks and till next time :)



P.S. (5/20/10) I've decided to stop publishing Wednesday Question in English since I've just gotten a couple of comments. Thanks.

Wednesday's question.

First of all, remind you that you still can answer previous question. April 14th, 2010 / April 21st, 2010 / April 28th, 2010 / May 5th, 2010

And now...


Wednesday's Question to my followers for May 12th:

- What size of pages do you prefer: 12"x12", 8"x8", 6"x6", mini albums?

My answer:

I really like all of them, it depends on what the page needs. I love minis because they are a story themselves :)

I'll be waiting for your answers.

Thanks and till next time :)

I've been wanting to make something like this for a long time.

I had all these little pics in a small folder waiting for me :) - 8"x8" page in cream cardstock (no black border).

You can laugh!!

Mini MEs

To my sister, because she'd never do something like this ;P

Love completely explained!!!

I've just received this text in an email and thought I'd share. Enjoy!!

What Love means to a 4-8 year old .

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.

Touching words from the mouth of babes.

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds,

'What does love mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca- age 8


'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4


'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.' Karl - age 5


'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.' Chrissy - age 6


'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4


'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 7


'Love is when you kiss all the time.. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss' Emily - age 8


'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.' Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)


'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,' Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.' Noelle - age 7


'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.' Tommy - age 6


'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy - age 8


'My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.' Clare - age 6


'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine-age 5


'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7


'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.' Mary Ann - age 4


'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' Lauren - age 4


'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image) Karen - age 7


'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.' Mark - age 6


'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.' Jessica - age 8

And the final one

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

'Nothing, I just helped him cry'

Wednesday's question.

First of all, remind you that you still can answer previous question. April 14th, 2010 / April 21st, 2010 / April 28th, 2010

And now...


Wednesday's Question to my followers for May 5th:

- As a scrapper: are your a classic one/100% acid free or you like to experiment/mix media/etc?

My answer:

I really don't mix up too much, mainly because I'm not scrapping too much lately, but I think I'm not 100% loyal to acid/lignin free products :)

I have old book pages and old documents that I'd love to use, as well as comic pages, everything treated with distilled water (I read somewhere this method helps with acid).

Anyway, I don't mind if my projects last 30 years instead of 100, that's life!!

I'll be waiting for your answers.

Thanks and till next time :)

Another page about me :)

It's inspired in this sketch from Paraíso de Papel:

Wednesday's question.

First of all, remind you that you still can answer previous question. April 14th, 2010 / April 21st, 2010.

And now...


Wednesday's Question to my followers for April 28th:

- What's your favourite color and/or color combo?

My answer:

My favourite color is red; combined: black/white/red.
I like some other combinations too: green/purple, fucsia/chocolate brow, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some other :)

I'll be waiting for your answers.

Thanks and till next time :)

An 8x8 quick page inspired by my mother last Wednesday :)

I made this page on Thursday inspired by a conversation I had with my mom on Wednesday, but the story is a little bit older :)

The journaling is in Spanish. It's about a funny nickname based in my surname that two friends of mine started using for me a few years ago; then, my co-workers started using it too a few months ago without knowing about my friends. Last Wednesday, my mom surprised me since she uses it in her celular for my phone # :)


Thanks for looking!

Wednesday's question.

You still can answer last week's question. April 14th, 2010.

Wednesday's Question to my followers for April 21st:

- How do you start your pages? Plain cardstock? Which color? Patterned paper? 50/50?

My answer:

I mostly use plain cardstock in a neutral color, but, if it goes with the theme of the page, I can use a piece of colored cardstock.

When using patterned paper, I mat my pic to let it stand out.

I have some pieces of pretty but busy patterned papers that I'd like to use trying a technique I've read in some blogs: paint the paper to kind of blur the pattern and give a base for the pic to lay on. It also works with a thin layer of gesso.


I'll be waiting for your answers.

Thanks and till next time :)

Wednesday's question.

Yesterday's evening, while I was using one of my new stamps, a question came to my mind, and, along with it, the idea of starting this new "section"


Wednesday's Question to my followers for April 14th:

- Do you clean your stamps after each use? Why?
If you feel like it, tell me about how you do it :)


My answer:

I clean them with a liquid cleaner and a paper towel after each use, but yesterday I realized I really don't like the result...


I'll be waiting for your answers.
Thanks and till next time :)

Today is my birthday...

Yes, today is my 34th birthday... time goes by so fast...

Thanks to YOU, either if you are here, were or will be.

Thanks :)

Looking back...

Well, I was thinking that you may enjoy my past pages while you're waiting for an update :)


LOs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8822114@N07/sets/72157604285519747/
More scrap: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8822114@N07/collections/

11.2006 (8x8)


11.2006 (8x8)


01.2007 - Pic from 04.2005 (12x12)


08.2007 - Pic from 07.2007 (12x12)

08.2007 - Pic from 04.2004 (12x12)


08.2007 (12x12)

Thanks for looking!!

Spring is here :)

Oh yeah! Spring is here :) I hope the weather gets better, even for a little bit...

I have to tell you about a few things; my weekend in Madrid and the great people I met, the Fallas that just finished,... Hey!! And I've finally bought the Slice!! hehehe

But I can't do it now... just wanted to tell you I'm around :) I'll be posting a few pics, telling you about everything, etc soon.


A big hug,