Butterfly Craft Challenge #27

Butterfly Crafts Challenge #27 is up and it's all about one's favorite holiday. At first, I was going to scrap Halloween since it's my all time fav but with a new family tradition, it's hard not to choose Christmas (Eve) for this really fun holiday!

I used Leah Farquharson's Christmas Cookies available at FunkyPlayGround.com
Here is my take on this challenge and was a pure joy to create after coming back from Christmas Eve dinner! :D Little Jer performed some Chinese songs and we later played some musical chairs. Awesome awesome time!Title: Gathered
Credits: Christmas Cookies by Leah Farquharson; Arial Font
Journaling:This year, as part of my family’s Christmas tradition, My brother proposed to have Christmas Eve dinner at his home at Magallanes Village. It was a great idea since it would mean being able to comfortably stay there for as long as we want and my nephew, Little Jeremy, can go to bed whenever he wanted without having to break-up the dinner and go home. We all contributed in some way:- my brother ordered food, mom cooked and I brought appetizers to help ease the load.
It was a great night of food, company, gift-giving and the start of a great tradition!

MKC's Snow Much Fun!!!

Check out this wonderful Christmas kit with fun candy colors by Mari Koegelenberg Creations' Snow Much Fun! :D

Isn't it so yummy!
The elements are rocking and there are 4 types of alphas to fit any Christmas layout that you can whip out for this fun fun season! :D

Title: Pose for PAWS
Credits: Snow Much Fun by Mari Koegelenberg Creations (MKC), Font - Arial
Inspired by: Kate Hadfield's Pencillines Birthday template

Butterfly Crafts Challenge #25

Butterfly Crafts Challenge 25 is scrapping about what your child or children like to do. If you don't have children maybe a grandchild, niece or nephew or if you are a Godparent, talk about your Godchildren. Are they involved in sports, music, art or maybe the school play? Let's talk about it. Lets see your layouts bragging about the wonderful children in your lives!

This was a fun one! I haven't done this for awhile now since I scrap more random things than my family (aside from our little pet chi).
I used Divine Digital's Bless Our Nest (November Mega Collaboration Kit) to complete this challenge. See preview below.

Come join the fun here!
Title: Boy Faces
Journaling: Here are some of the many faces of my cute and funny nephew, Jeremy.
He’s now a bit older than 2 and ever since he learned to speak, we were able to understand and enter his fantasy world of marine life. He would assign people in the family names like “mama octopus” for his mommy, “daddy clown fish” for his daddy and “moray eel” for himself. After he gets tired of playing, “make-believe”, he would then tell everyone that they are all back as people family again.
That’s my nephew...a boy with a wonderful imagination. Jeremy, don’t grow up too fast, just yet. :)
Credits: Bless Our Nest - November Mega Kit from DivineDigitals.com; Font – Arial
Challenge: Butterfly Crafts DT Challenge #25

Christmas Hybrids & Digi and Chiqutta pressies

Christmas was a wonderful one, especially for our little Chiquitta. Check out the wonderful gifts that came from her Secret Santa, Aunty Maiko & Panini & Loki & Chowder!

I super duper love the fur harness, the hoodies and basically everything! Cute and we both can't wait to use them all up! For now, happy holidays! Scrap projects: Digital Layout: Wrapped Around Christmas by Deanna Patterson (Shabby Scrap Designs)

Journaling: It's Christmas in the air! Snowflakes in December Children site with Santa's toys Their gloves wiping crystalline ice, Off shiny plastic Our breath thick like fog Mingles in oneness As we stand back to Look upon the completion Of our Christmas trees Giggling from heady wine And feelings shared It's Christmas in the air! 

Credits: Wrapped Around Christmas by Deanna Patterson, Font – Arial Hybrid Project: Golden Harvest - Printable Calendar Template by Mari Koegelenberg

Credits: Golden Harvest - Printable Calendar Template by Mari Koegelenberg, random kits of Mari Koegelenberg, Deanna Patterson (Shabby Scrap Designs) See below. Kits: All Spiced Up Paper Pack by Mari Koegelenberg November Grab Bag by Mari Koegelenberg Monster in the Closet by Mari Koegelenberg Back to School - The Elements - a Collaboration between Melissa Wilson and MKC Sky is the Limit Collaboration - The Elements by MKC and Courney Wilson Reminiscince - Hodge Podge Element Pack by Mari Koegelenberg Just the Basics: Metal Bits Vol.1 by Mari Koegelenberg Wrapped Around Christmas by Deanna Patterson – Shabby Scrap Designs

Shabby Scrap Designs/Deanna Patterson: Confirmed Scrapinator Designer!

My goodness...I'm just in pure awe on how many kits Shabby Scrap Designs by Deanna Patterson cranked out after a few weeks' vacation!
I had a real field day in choosing the kits to work on. I picked the below 4 kits and 1 alpha set, namely Twas The Night Mini, Harvest Moon Mini, Dotty Chipboard Alpha, At The Beach Mini and A Day In The Life to start with. Previous are below. Tons tons more kits to offer and to know more of her new kits, please click here.

Credits: Twas The Night Mini by Shabby Scrap Designs (Deanna Patterson), Font - Birch Std

Credits: Harvest Moon Mini by Shabby Scrap Designs (Deanna Patterson), Font - Birch Std
Credits: At The Beach Mini by Shabby Scrap Designs (Deanna Patterson), Font: Georgia & Birch Standard

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Flea Market Coutour by Wetfish Designs (DivineDigitals.com)

I got a funky kit this time around from DivineDigitals!
It's called Flea Market Couture by Wetfish Designs (Cyndi Wetmiller).
I love the pattern papers and the cute embellished frames that came with the kit. The layout came out faster than I expected because of the premade items that I basically place on the layout. Total blast to work with!
Check out the preview below...
Here's what I came up with.
Credits: Flea Market Couture by Wetfish Designs (Cyndi Wetmiller) available from DivineDigitals.com, Font - Estrangelo Edessa, Poem by Emily Dickenson

Random Cards

Heading back to good ol' scrapbooking. Here are some ATCs that a co-worker requested me to make for them awhile back now.
A card for a special friend of mine @ work:

A card for Chiquitta's good doggie pal, Thunder (son of a co-worker)