LP#8 - Tubig

Tuwing tag-araw

pinakaaasam ng lahat

sa preskong tubig 

ay makalangoy o dili kaya ay 

makapagtampisaw man lang 

basta kasama ang mga kaibigan

okey na okey ang gimikan

hindi ito magiging masaya

kung nag-iisa ka lamang

mas nakakatuwa lalo na 

kung ikaw ay may kasamang iba

di ba?

lalo na kung ang pagbababaran

at pagtatampisawan

ay singlaki ng Angat Dam

o dili kaya sa pagkalamig-lamig

na Tagbibinta Falls na sa

Maragusan, Davao

matatagpuan

mayroon pa akong isang lahok dito.

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A toot and a new layout

I pulled out a layout I previously posted (check the edit on previous post) about our tree planting adventures at the Angat Dam Watershed but I made a new one! 

Here it is:

Change Your World

Change your World
Here's my hubby, ds and dd in action during the Angat Dam Watershed tree planting event. TFL!

Journaling:

You Can Change Your World
... a 'Dad', a 'Mama', a 'Kairos', an 'Eireanne' at a time.
"A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason". - Hugo Grotius

credits:
Taylor Made Oscraps Clarification Template; ACox - CRD blog green background; Amy Watson - earth doodle; JBolton - trixipix overlay; BPak - Tree blended to background; Fonts - Myriad Pro, Neoprint M319; Hugo Grotius - quote

New Layouts! Little Kite Studios Goes Green!

Toot Toot : My layout "Discovery" has been temporarily pulled out for Publication. Be back soon!

My attempts doing minimal/whitespace LOs. TFL!

DISCOVERY

Discovery

My ds at the Angat Dam Watershed Tree planting event sponsored by Green Army, Task Force Climate Change, DOE, WWF and other NGOs.  Poem reads: Breath by J. Daniel Beaudry Tree, gather up my thoughts like the clouds in your branches. Draw up my soul like the waters in your root. In the arteries of your trunk bring me together. Through your leaves breathe out the sky. credits: Taylor-made Composure template; Catrine of Catscrap - explore solids wind paper; JBolton - trixipix7 overlay; JLarsen - apricot leaf; poem - Breath by J. Daniel Beaudry; font - myriad pro

THE POWER OF ONE

The Power of One

This was during a tree planting event at the Angat Dam Watershed where we targeted to plant 10,000 seedlings. We brought our kids along to make them aware of the effects of global warming. Here's dd with her first potted seedling. TFL! credits: Taylor Made Favorite thing template; Ida of Catscrap - doodle leaf; Catrine of Catscrap - explore earth solids paper; Gundimom - conifer doodles

ETA : My layout "The Power of One" was featured at the DST Gallery Standouts 5/16-5/18.

LP#7 - Umaapoy

Minsan sa ating buhay, 

dilim ay di maiiwasan

likha man ng panlalabo ng mata 

o di kaya ay brownout ang dahilan

Kahit ano pa man ang sanhi

Di ito dapat maging hadlang

Pangarap na singtamis ng tsokolate

Huwag basta basta bibitawan

Panatiliin ang apoy

Pagyamanin, alagaan

Kahit isang kandila lang

Makapapawi din ng kadiliman

Kuha nung nag-brownout kamakailan 

habang ako'y nasa baby shower ng 

isang kaibigan at bigla kong naalala 

ang tema ng LP  :)

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p.s. nakita mo ba ang matamis na pangarap?

LP#6 - Mahal na Ina

Ang aking lahok sa linggong ito ay di sana kataka-taka

Sapagkat imbes na larawan ng mukha ito ay kuha ng mga paa

Ito ang aking napili sapagkat bilang isang ina

Unti-unti ko nang nakikita ang kinabukasan 

ng aking pera

Bagamat di gaanong maluho, hilig ni Ineng 

ay gamit na makislap at maganda 

siguradong siguradong butas ang bulsa ni ama at ni ina (TNM) :)

       kuha ng sapatos ko at ng aking 

                      iha mia 

A Liftie, a little whimsy and a little bit of drama

A Liftie! - PEEK A WHO?

I just loved Diane's entry to the Bookoto challenge so I asked her if I could scraplift her LO. Here's my take - Peek A Who? a scraplift of Dianeskie's Tea Party layout. Thanks, Diane!

materials used:
Michelle Coleman - Wild Sorbet background paper;Shabby Princess - Promise paper stripes; Catrine of Catscrap - explore solids fire paper; KHart - bracket piece; Misty Cato - gridworks alpha; Lili - paper pieced alpha; DST birthday glitz - journaling strips; Oulahlahsouris - staples; Tilliefaire - acrylic star; Brownie Ann - stitching; Font - Brady Bunch

A little Whimsy... - TELL ME A STORY MOM

My DS at the CCP lobby with some of the characters of the Snow White ballet. I turned it into a little storybook with a little vintage-y effect.

Materials used:
Catrine of Catscrap - explore solids nature background paper; Vanilla Hush - Parisian Love lace flower & ferris wheel stamps; Manu - hinge; KMett - Hodge podge alpha S; Shabby Princess - Promise alpha T; Linda Stattgast - Read stamp; Maya - small alpha white black R; Manda J- painted newspaper pink alpha Y; Jill D-zines - bracket Whisper soft; Fonts - Charlemagne, Cursive Writing ;Everything else Christina Renee Designs - Authentic Artistry

A little bit of Drama - MIRACLES

Finally, my fave LO so far.  I even got a little comment from Gina Marie Huff of Weeds and Wildflowers at my DST gallery that totally made my day. Thanks Gina! :) Here's my dd on the floor of the CCP lobby. TFL!

credits:
Weeds & wildflowers - POMH paper blended with catscrap paper, freebie template; Catrine of Catscrap - explore solids nature paper; Jessica Bolton - trixipix overlay; JBullock - shabby cottage foil heart; Rose Farver - shabby cottage wordart; Font - sandra oh

Countdown to my Bookoto shutterfly photobook - (10 down, 10 more to go, woohoo!)

LP#5 - Malungkot

Isa sa mga lahing lubhang inapi simula pa sa kasaysayan ng mundo ay ang mga Hudyo. Sila'y inalipin... inalipusta... hinamak ... pinalayas sa sariling lupa dahil lamang sa pagiging Hudyo. Ito ang buod ng aking lahok sa linggong ito kuha sa isang palabas na ballet sa Tangahalang Nicanor Abelardo noong nakaraang linggo. Ito ay patungkol kay Esther, isang Hudyong naging Reyna ng Persia, at ng kanyang mga kalahi na dahil sa isang sakim na tagapamahala ng hari ay nakalulungkot na nasentensyahang ipapatay ng Haring Xerxes noong mga panahon na iyon. Mababasa ang buong istorya ng buhay nila sa aklat na Ester sa Lumang Tipan ng Bibliya.

The Company of Acts Manila Dancers
in Esther and other Ballets
CCP Theatre Manila

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A few new LOs

Here are some of the layouts I made for the Bookoto Shutterfly prize I won last month. Credits for the materials used can be found here.

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Enchanted

A Sentimental Tooot!

I recently visited the Tinkering Ink blog and they had this invitation to send layouts about being sick, being in the hospital or having frozen treats. I happened to have one that I did a while back about my little girl. I did it so that I wouldn't forget that moment and all I used was a freebie QP from Cottage Arts that had been sitting in my hard drive forever. I didn't spend hours working on it but it is one of my favorites because of the memory behind it. 

I sent it out mainly to encourage little Preston who was going to have his tonsils and adenoids taken out. I know that  as a parent it is so difficult to see your child have to go through something like that and how important it is to reassure your child that everything will be alright. I am so happy that Preston picked my LO not because of the prizes (that's a bonus :D) but I hope he was encouraged by the smile on my kids faces and that maybe it made him a little braver. You can read more about it on the TI blog right here.

Out Patient

   

Credits:

Cottage Arts Quick Page

Michelle Coleman - heart brush

TFL!

LP#4 - Pahaba

Ang aking lahok sa temang pahaba

Likhang sariling atin, Pinoy ang may gawa

Isa sa mga sagot sa isang pandaigdigang suliraning

dulot ng climate change at ng global warming

eksperimentong sinubukan ng mga estudyante

mga solar cells  pahabang pinagtabi-tabi 

enerhiyang galing sa araw iniipon... inaani

para paandarin isang makabagong uri ng kotse

SINAG-The First Philippine

Solar-Powered Car

(model at the SM Science Discovery Center)

 

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