Saturday, May 10, 2008

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all!!!
My family will having a short vacation tonight via ship going to Ormoc City, Leyte. Good timing so that I can greet happy mother's day, hug and kiss my mother and aunts. We stayed there for three days to attend our barrio fiesta..."Feast of Fatima"... Von(hubby) will be going to a business trip again to Coke Plant, Tacloban.
Again, happy mother's day to my mom and also to my mother-in-law.
I love You!!!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Layouts, Layouts, Layouts!!!

Finally, I was able to upload my 2008 latest layouts...Layouts I made when we transfer to our new place. When not so busy, I steal some time to start one layout. I didn't able to finish one because there were lots of things to do, arranging things in the house and adjusting to the place, people around us & mostly on the distance of my kids school which is 3 rides from our place now. I felt very happy when last school year ends because I can now transfer my kids to a new school nearer to us.
Success Story...

In this layout, I used Me & My Big Ideas paper, soft spoken embellishment (success story), an urban lily paper to which I cut the flower design, a die cut flower (layered) with button flower on top and buttons for the embellishments.
I give credit to the master Iris Uy for the Me & My Big Ideas stuff. Thank you so much.

Wonderful You...
In the picture are my kids taken last New Year's Eve at our new house. I love this because this had portrayed my kids growned up already and knew how to make cute poses sometimes when they're in the mood. Their smile are great.
I used Cherry Arte East of India - Sari Dreams and Paisley Rouge (thank you Pia Lopez for this), DCWV Stack 5, Orange cardstock, beads, buttons, orange bling & colorbox ink.

Bontilao Family...

Finally it's my first paid layout for my neighbor...It's a mixed emotion of happiness & worries
I used blue Bazzill cardstock, Urban lily paper, colorbox ink, and blue bling.
Carefree, Fun & Laughter...

Again, a layout using an urban lily paper which I still cut. The picture was taken during our 6th wedding anniversary celebrated first time in Cebu...Together with the family was my close friend & kumare Elaine Sauler from Bacoor, Cavite. She worked as a Marketing Manager of SM so she was able to visit SM Department Stores nationwide.























































































































Sunday, April 6, 2008

Home Sweet Home!!!


The landscape...

The transfer...
Transferring to our new owned house was the reason why I don't able to update my blog, share new stories & post new layouts.

October 12, 2007 we transfer to this house, we lots of things to do, arranging the things, cleaning the whole house. We move here 4:00 in the morning with my mom, helper & my whole family. My mom follow some filipino traditions in transferring to new house. She went here(Cebu) for the transfer which I'm very thankful coz of some financial help to buy this & that. We're financially broke that time, we have lot of things to settle to the developer, to connection of electricity & water before our transfer. Aside of that, we're checking the unit if its already its already painted & we can be able to transfer in few days coz our contract in the apartment ended September 2007. After breakfast Von with the help from friends start to get other things left at the apartment.
We transfer without tiles coz we have no time & most of all no budget..hehehe...Inspite of so many sacrifices especially with in financial matters & my scrapping was bit affected & without internet connection for about 6 months, but still we're happy & finally we have our HOME SWEET HOME!!!.
After we transfer, my mind won't stop thinking on how to improve our house...November 18, 2007 we decided to have our garden in front landscape...It's not that expensive coz we're his first client in the subdivision...He's service cover everything from the soil, plants, stones & other materials he use in a small plant box...Once finished, we're very happy & contented for the price...Almost everynight, there are neighnors who pass by just to look at it & appreciated it a lot...Price doesn't matter as long our Home Sweet Home looks great in our eyes & to other appreciate the beauty of clean & gree environment. Click here for more photos...http://qiellecortez.multiply.com











Thursday, April 3, 2008

Finally!!!

After moving to our new last October 2007...I just got an internet connection (Smartbro) only last March 30..It's about six months without a net, gosh!!! I feel very bored, I can't view my friends layouts & share my few projects...
Finally, i'm back...Sorry for not updating my blog right away, my goodness!!! so many mails to read....