Everyday Life - Xmas Celebration!

I just realized I did not post photos from our Xmas celebration....

We went to my Mom home in tijuana, México and my sister Patty family and my brother Armando were there.

With my nephew David!

With my niece Michelle, hugging William!

Me with Michelle and William.  William was not happy of me hugging Michelle!

Jaz with my Mom and Grammy!

David with the gift we gave him!

My nephew Obed with his present!

Mom opening her present from me.  She asked for Pajamas and I got this ones for her.  She was soo excited, as a child!!!

Me with my gift from my co-worker Rebeca!

As always, Grammy is the one with most presents.  Here with her new hat, scarf and more stuff!

Of course we must have a Piñata.  And here is David posing with it.

Jaz hitting the Piñata!

All these pictures are part of my December Daily pictures.  Am only making one Xmas 2011 layout this year!

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!

Creative Diva Luisa
Close to my Heart Independent Consultant
CTMH Autumn/Winter IDEA BOOK

Sharing Friday - Random TREASURES Memoriy Box Project!

Hello, hello, hello!!!

Today am sharing another pretty and easy going project am doing.

Am doing a RANDOM TREASURES MEMORY BOX

The purpose of this project is to create layouts of random precious photos from our family.

I have been doing lots of layouts about our childhood but still have some loose pictures that are precious memories and don't want to just put them in a photo album.

am using this box, which will be in our living room for family and friends to take a look at them when they come to visit us:

And here is my first layout!

Guess who is in the pictures?

Wonder woman?  Bionic Woman?  No... Luisita Morgan!!!

Yes that's me in Tijuana, México at 5 years old.  This photo was taken in front of Woolworth Store (does not exist anymore of course) and I reamember I was shopping with my grandma.

Did you take a look at my sexy dress?  And those super hot red shoes?

One thing I remember from this picture is that I was a very, very happy child.  I loved to go shopping or window shopping with my grandma and browse the whole store!

This is a wonderful memoir and this picture is one of my treasures since I don't have many pictures of those times.

Maybe the pictures I have are not professional or the best quality but they are "the best memories from our life" and I will treasure them and treat them as what they are:

My Treasures!

Notes about my Random Treasures Memory Box

1) I found this box at Ross (outlet store) for $9 dlls.  I love the design and I will only add something related to our family to the top.

2) The size of the layout  is aproximately 8x6".  Is a different size for me which will help me think outside of the box.

3) The layouts am planning to create are going to be more simple and classic.  I want the photos to be the star.

Do you have random pictures and don't know what to do with them?

What do you think about my Random Treasures Memory Box?

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!

Creative Diva LuisaClose to my Heart Independent Consultant
CTMH Autumn/Winter IDEA BOOK

Everyday Life - Val and Jaz

Hello my friends,

These photos are TREASURES for me! 

Are simple and not the best quality but the best in showing love between 2 sisters who are always fighting...

On Xmas Eve day, we went to Valery's house to give her some presents and they exchanged presents among them and suddently they hug each other and they told each other: "I love you sister".

 

 

Love you very much my little ladies!!!

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!

Creative Diva Luisa

Close to my Heart Independent Consultant

CTMH Autumn/Winter IDEA BOOK



Scrapbooking Your Best Days | Ella Publishing Co.

Hello my friends,

Are you overwhelm by all the pictures you have?

Well this project from Ella Publishing is a perfect one for us.  Check it out:

Scrapbooking Your Best Days Ella Publishing Co.

Let me know if you like it!!!

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!
Creative Diva Luisa
Close to my Heart Independent Consultant
CTMH SPRING IDEA BOOKWhile Supplies Last

Blends Join Hands Blog Hop!

Welcome to:

Hello my friends,


When my dear friend Jessicca from  http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/2011/12/handmade-stocking-bags.html invited me to participate in her First Blogaversary Blog Hop, I immediately say yes, yes yes!  She is so creative and fun.  I love to be part of her celebration and feel blessed to have her as my friend.

She is so creative that she invented the work Blends = Blog + Friends!  (told you!!!).  

There will be some fun prizes up for grabs along the HOP ! ! !

From Jessica's blog:

"I am honored to have Stephanie of Whimsical Designs as our Grand Prize Sponsor 
 


One Random Hopper will be selected to win the entire New Release of Whimsical Designs Stamps.
 
This is a fabulous stamp set with wonderful and unique images and sentiments.  You aresure to find a sentiment to fit every occasion!!!!

I am also honored to have Julie K of A Little Bit of Bling and 3 Girl JAM as an additional Prize Sponsor
 
   
One Random Hopper will be selected to win the entire Valentine's Day Bundle. 


This ribbon is so fun to use in projects, the colors are vibrant, and the prices are OUTSTANDING
* * * * * * * * * *
 
I am offering not 1, not 2, but... 3 Unity Stamp Goody Bags to 3 lucky Hoppers!!!   

Each bag is filled with 16 random Unity Stamps.  I had so much fun stamping the goody bags, with Unity Stamps of course, and getting them prepped to go to their new homes!!!

I am also offering 2 Lucky Hoppers1 set (5 per set) of my Handmade Corsage Pins for you to use in your own creations
   


For a final prize to a lovely Hopper I will offer one $10 Gift Certificate to be used at Pink By Design
  

 ? ? ? How about THOSE PRIZES ? ? ?
And, there is SURE to be more
awesome CANDY along the way!!!


Now, lets move onto my project...


First let me tell you that I was inspired by Jessica's handmade gift wrap post, this one:
http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/2011/12/handmade-stocking-bags.html
And here is the picture of it:

I have many stamp sets that I barely use them all.  So, I thought that I could use some of them using this "random stamping technique" following Jessica's sample!  And... this is my creation:

At the begining my intentions were to stamp directly in the blue cardstock base in a tone in tone technique, but then I realized that I could use my cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to cut this snowflakes.  So, I cut them and then stamp them on white cardstock.


Next I random place them in my base cardstock and accomodate the pictures until I found the right arrangement.


I added some buttons and add a "rip off" at the right top corner and added a ribbon knott.


There you go, an easy, fast and pretty layout!


Hope you like my project and please complete the blog hop to be enter into the prizes drawings... And let's continue hoppin...

Here is the WONDERFULLY TALENTED Lineup:

1 . Jessica - Jessica's Craft Shaque  http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com BLOG HOP BEGINS HERE!!!
2.  Candace - Scrappin' 2 Lil Princesses  http://scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/
3.  Luisa - Creative Designs by Luisa  http://www.creativedesignsbyluisa.com/ YOU ARE HERE!!!
 4.  Cindy - Tools of a Cropping Queen  http://toolsofacropingqueen.blogspot.com/ YOUR NEXT STOP!!!
 5.  Lisa - A Mermaid's Crafts  http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
 6.  Beckie - Just B Creative Crazy  http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/
 7.  Julie - A Little Bit of Bling / 3 Girl JAM  http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
 8.  Carri - Double Click Connections http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
9. Sonia - Cards, Crafts, and Kids Projects  http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com/
10.  Cindy - cre8ivecindy  http://cre8ivecindy.blogspot.com/
11.  Robin - The Cricut Scrapper  http://thecricutscrapper.blogspot.com/
 12.  Nataliya - Love Crafts Forever  http://lovecraftsforever.blogspot.com/
13. Stephanie - Whimsical Designs  http://www.whimsical-designs.com/ 

Now, for the Rules (pretty simple)

1.  Hop along to each of the Hop Stops

2.  Leave a comment and become a follower at EACH stop, if you aren't already

3.  Stop back JESSICA'S BLOG and let she know what you thought about the entire Hop
and  which Project was your favorite!!!


4.   For an extra entry into the drawing for any of the prizes here,  join in on the fun!!
Create a project by using one of Jessica's past creations as inspiration.  Post about it on your blog, explaining which project inspired you, and leave her another comment  with the link to your project!
You will have until January 25th at Noon (EST) to finish the Hop and Link Your Projects.

5.   For another chance to get some extra entries into the drawing for any of the prizes Jessica is offering:
,
SPREAD THE NEWS!!!
Just stop back to let her know how you did it...sidebar, blog post, FB share, etc.....(1 extra entry for each time you spread the news)

* * * * *ONLY THOSE FOLLOWING THE RULES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RANDOM DRAWINGS FOR THE PRIZES * * * * *

The winners will be chosen by Random and announced after all the comments are gathered and consulted with all of Jessica's Blends!!!

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!
Creative Diva Luisa
Close to my Heart Independent Consultant
CTMH Autumn/Winter IDEA BOOK

December Daily Project - Days 20-30!!!

Hello there!

I finally was able to print my December Daily pictures until December 30th and here are my DD pages:

12/20 Pinterest love!

12/21 Grammy Portrait! 

12/22 Our Xmas tree!

12/23 My messy SB area, setting up my DD binder! 

12/24 Xmas photos.  Since we have tons of pictures I cut baseball card protectors to accomodate 4 pictures and was able to put 16 2.5 by 3 pictures in them. Check them out: 

12/25 Photo of Grammy and William resting in the couch.

12/26 2011 Recap letter.

12/27 What JOY means to me?

12/28 Empanadas!  My grandma, my daughter Jaz cooked Empanadas and we wrote the recipe and took some pictures. 

12/29 The best gift I received (from my daughter Jaz) my all time fave and only DESIGN PERFUM BY PAUL SEBASTIAN!  Love it since I was 15 years old.

12/30 Collage of my Project 12 layouts, only missing December, which will be in another page. 

That's it for now.  I need to print the last pictures of my December Daily project, which runs until January 7th to include my aunt BD whish is on the 6th.

Am so glad that I finally decided to do my December Daily project.  I feel so good of documenting the things "almost" as they happen.  Not a thing I can do normally, but the extra effort is worth.

Thanks for reading...

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!

Creative Diva Luisa

Close to my Heart Independent Consultant

CTMH Autumn/Winter IDEA BOOK

CTMH SPOTLIGHT BLOG HOP - Weight Loss Journal

Welcome to my blog and to the CTMH Spotlight Blog Hop!

This month we are featuring projects using "PAPER AND MY STICKEASES LEFTOVERS".

If you are coming from WENDY'S blog, you are in the right track.

Well this is my project today:  My Weight Loss Journal (BTW Is in Spanglish!!!)

I absolutely adore NOTEBOOK paper collection and had been saving my Level 2 Leftovers for the perfect project.  And the perfect project arrived...  My WL Journal!

Here are my leftovers!  And am sooo lucky to have my good friend Corina, who also shared with me her Notebook paper leftovers.

This is the front page!  Title reads: Loosing Weight!

First page is for my GOALS, which I break down in 2 periods!

Next page is my HOW or my Plan to accomplish my goals!

Next page is the main benefit I will get by loosing weight: BETTER HEALTH (left page).

Next page title I DON'T ACCEPT IT (right page).

In next page are my DREAMS, which finally are part of my GOALS!

 

I will update my journal primarily in a weekly basis when my weekly weight-ins are and will journal about how I feel, obstacles and how am working in overcoming them, successes, new recipes, etc.

I will use Notebook papers mainly, but will add some cardstock and journaling blocks from other collections that match (this is a hard one!).

Hope you like my project this month...

Now let's move on onto Terry Metzger's blog to check what an amazing project she created!

Thanks for hoppin with us!!!

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!

Creative Diva Luisa
Close to my Heart Independent Consultant

CTMH Autumn/Winter IDEA BOOK

Sharing Friday - My BD Layouts

Hi everybody!  Hope you are doing more then well, as I am..

Today I want to share some layouts for my BOOK OF ME albums.

Title: Love is to enjoy my FAMILY!

Title: The best day of the Year!

Title: Love and Unity!

I love my BD celebrations and love to scrapbook about them!

How about you?  Do you like to scrapbook about you?

Enjoy Life and Be Happy... and scrapbook about it!!!

Creative Diva Luisa

Close to my Heart Independent Consultant

CTMH Autumn/Winter IDEA BOOK