"Love Grows Here"

Hi everyone,

I'm excited to share with you all a scrapbook class I will be teaching on 

Saturday December 7 at Farmacia La 110 in Moca, Puerto Rico. 

 In this class I will be teaching a mix media mini album using 

distress oxide ink, stencils with modeling paste, 

stamping and so much more. The album is called
"Love Grows Here Mini Album". 

 Come by and join me for a fun filled day, I know you will love it as much 

as I have loved creating it. Here are a couple of photos of the album. 

 I have to say that this is one of my favorite albums I have done.

Many blessings to you and I will be seeing you soon!

Ana

xoxo

Serendipity Album

Hi everyone,

What a fun day we had yesterday! I taught a group of lovely ladies this 

album I created featuring Bobunny's

Serendipity paper collection.  This paper collection is so gorgeous 

and fun to work with.  

On the cover I decorated with Serendipity Noteworthy die cuts and 

some chipboard frames.  I stamped a sentiment on the center

 and placed the floral die cut on top using 

some pop dots to give it dimension. I also used various

stamps throughout the pages of my album.

I distressed all the edges using Tim Holtz distress ink in Walnut Stain.

The colors and designs of this collection are so stunning and easy to work with.

I had such a great time teaching this class and 

I want to thank everyone who participated.  We all had a wonderful time 

making this album and I know it will hold

many beautiful memories in it. 

Thank you for stopping by, have a blessed day!

Until next time,

Ana

xoxo 

P.S. the binding of my album is from Kathy's patent binding system.  You can find it here

New Christmas Collections!

Hi everyone,

Did I ever mention I work at a scrapbook store? Hmm I don't think

I did! Well it's half a pharmacy and half a scrapbook

store. One of the advantages is that I get to see first 

hand all the new scrapbook products that come out each
season (I'm always on the look out).

First let me tell you that the Bobunny's "Christmas Village" collection

is beautiful!!! Love it so much, from the colors to the 

graphic designs.  I collect ceramic Christmas houses so
this collection will be perfect for all those photos I have (perfect name for this
paper collection).  You know I will be making a mini album with
these papers!!  I can't wait to start creating with it.

Click here to see the "Christmas Village" collection.

Another Christmas collection that I can't wait to see up close
is the Tim Holtz Idea-ology "Christmas/Noel"!!! Love the color combinations
and patterns.  I would love this one in 12x12 and 8x8 paper pads to create
my Christmas cards, mini albums and home decor.
The mini ephemera are too cute to pass up,
you have to see them, adorable.
Click here to see "Christmas/Noel" collection.

There are so many other companies that have come out with
beautiful Christmas collections, Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Christmas,
Prima - Santa Baby and Carta Bella - Santa's Workshop to name a few.

Anyway, let me know what collections I should have a look at, I just might
grab it up and create something beautiful with it.

Thank for stopping by, talk to you soon,

Until next time,
xoxo
Ana

I'm Back!!!

Hello!!!!

Can it really be three years since my last post? 

Wow (smh), I'm sorry that I have been MIA.  

These past years have been a bit hectic to say the least.  

Not to sound too dreadful, my family and I have survived a hurricane last year 

and now life is slowly returning to normal, in the sense of internet and cell phone service 

(sometimes we still have a few issues with that) but life has to go on.  

I got to a point that I just stopped doing what I truly love and that is creating 

scrapbooks and projects but I have realized that I shouldn't 

give up on what truly makes me happy and so here I am again.  

 I am hoping to post at least twice a month from here on out.  

I would love to hear from you guys on what you have been creating.  

Please feel free to send me a link of any YouTube videos 

you might have made showing your projects, I would love 

to see them and start following you.  

Well that's all for now, until next time!

Ana

xoxo

Sail With Me Altered Canvas

Hello fellow scrappers,

Today I want to share an altered canvas that shows my daughter's

favorite past time, the beach.  She loves anything that has to do 

with beach and lucky for us we live only five minutes away to the closest one.  

I had taken this photo of her and I knew that I wanted to

place it on a canvas.  I had put off working on it for awhile

because I really didn't want to just place the photo on paper and glue

it down on the canvas.  As I was walking by the frames section at Walmart I came

across the perfect solution for my photo, a 4 x 6 frame.

I was so excited to start working on my canvas that I completely

forgot to video tape each step I took in creating it, so sorry about that.

On the YouTube video I explained what I did but if

you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment and I will gladly answer.

Here is my YouTube video.  I show you all the products I
used in making my canvas.

Here are some close up photos showing some of the textures of

the stencils, cheesecloth, inks, etc.

Products used:

Acrylic white gesso

Color Bloom Sprays from Prime - cobalt, soft teal, worn leather, tea stain

Modeling paste - Teresa Collins

Distress Ink  -  Walnut Stain

Liquid Pearls Ranger  -  Juniper, Royal Blue, Dark Chocolate, Platinum Pearl

Mod Podge Matte

Ranger Glossy Accent

Paper, tags, journal cards  -  Seashore Prima

Gems  -  Prima, BoBunny

Honey Comb Chipboard  -  Dusty Attic

Cheesecloth, ribbon, pearl string, photo frame  -  Walmart

Small glass jar  -  Tim Holtz

Bakers twine  -  My Mind's Eye

Sea shells, sea glass

I hope you enjoyed my project, please leave any comments down below

and don't forget to follow me on my blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

until next time,

Ana

xoxo

Graphic45 Contest

Hello,

Graphic45 is having a contest and they are giving away $75 worth of their
goodies to one lucky winner, keeping my fingers crossed :)
Here is the layout I created.

For this layout I used the collection Couture, love the design 

and colors this paper line has and the embellishments are simply beautiful.  

Here are some photos of my layout.

I so enjoyed making this layout and love how everything came
together.  I'm going to display it up on one of my shadow box frames I have
in my living room.  I hope you like my work of art and please leave a comment below.
Be sure to follow me on my blog and my YouTube channel for more of my creations.

Don't forget to check out the details about the contest on the link below.

Graphic45 May Challenge

Until next time,

Ana
xoxo

Nautical Mini Folio Album

Hi all,

Valentine's Day is coming up and my daughter asked me

if I can make a mini album that she can give her boyfriend. Lucky

for her she let me know what she wanted at the beginning of the

year so I had plenty of time to start on it and be able to

find the right papers since she wanted the album to have a nautical theme.

I knew this was going to be a challenge for me

because in order to create I have to find a paper

collection that makes me happy just looking at them lol.  Let's just say that

if I love the paper I'm using on an album my creativity

sparks and I'm able to come up with lots of ideas in

decorating my pages.

As it turned out I found the perfect paper collection from Carta Bella

called Ahoy There.  It's all nautical just like she wanted

and the colors are vibrant as well as the stickers.

I also picked up a couple of different papers from

different companies that went well back with the paper pack.

The end result is a fabulous mini folio album that my

daughter loved as I'm sure her boyfriend will too.

Here are a couple of photos and my YouTube video.

This mini album hold up to 85 photos can you believe it!!  I so enjoyed making
it, hope you like it so please leave some comments below and
follow my blog as well as subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Thanks for watching.


Until next time,
Ana
xoxo

Friend

Hi all,

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I just can't believe 

how quickly time goes by.  I want to share with you 

a card I had made a couple of months ago

(the truth is I forgot to post it on my blog :/ and to top it off

I just snapped one photo of the card 

before giving it to my friend).

Oh well, in an effort to show you my card at different angles I opened it on picture 

manager on my computer and crop it down to give you a closer look.

I mixed and matched different papers to create my card.

The bottom portion is an older collection from Prima, sorry I can't recall 

the name.  

The large flower and the friend stickers (Lyric collection) is also from Prima.

The banner I cut out from the sheet of paper (Love Me - My Mind's Eye)

and pop it up with 3D foam dots.  The banner with the brad is 

also from My Mind's Eye and the brad is from Prima.

The top portion of the card and brad is from My Mind's 

Eye - Lost & Found 3.

I placed a doilie at the top part of my card as well as my tag.

The top of the card has an opening where I inserted the tag.

I placed the small flowers at the corners, I bought them from a local craft 

store as well as the butterfly.

All my edges are distress with walnut stain ink.

I hope you enjoyed my card and please feel free to 

leave some comments.

Until next time,

Ana

xoxo

Foto Folio Mini

Hello scrappers,

I don't know if you're all like me but I wake up in the mornings thinking

of new ideas for my next project.  It's like a rush, wanting to

work on something, anything because that's what we love to do.

Especially when we are close to a holiday, we try to come up

with a creative way to make something handmade for a loved one.

I just love giving my family members a mini album (sometimes

not so mini lol).  I know they appreciate that I took the time to make

them something they will cherish for many years to come

and fill it up with memories they have enjoyed throughout their lives.

So, we are close to Christmas and we must hurry if we are

to make those mini albums for a special someone.  Today I'm sharing

with you a mini album which the famous Kathy Orta from Paper Phenomenon

has inspired me to create.  Kathy has a tutorial for Foto Folio Mini's, I must say I 

purchased it and I love it.  My foto folio mini is much smaller than Kathy's and 

the layout inside is different but more or less it's the same concept.

You can always mix and match flaps and pockets to your own liking.

This mini album holds up to 42 photos but you can always 

add more mats on the pockets for more pics.

Here are some pics and my YouTube video.

I hope you have enjoyed my foto folio mini, please be sure to check out Kathy's website Paper Phenomenon to pick up her Foto Folio Mini's tutorial.

Until next time,

Ana

xoxo

Foto Folio 3

Hi fellow scrappers,

I'm sharing today one of Kathy Orta's tutorial called Foto Folio's.  The

folio I made is Foto Folio #3, side loading envelope style.  I have to

say that I love Kathy's projects and these folio's are so 

easy to make.  Kathy encourages you to mix and match different inserts 

to create a different look and in my video you will see that I added to this folio 

other flaps and pockets.

My paper choice were Simple Stories "The Story of Us" and I also
used papers from My Mind's Eye.
The papers from Simple Stories is a wedding collection and I loved the colors
and designs for my photos.  To replace some wedding phrases on some
of the journaling cards I simply cut out strips of paper and glued them
on top and added some other word stickers over them.

Here is my YouTube video which takes you through my pages.

Kathy's tutorial has six different Foto Folio's you can make including a storage box.

Here is the link where you can purchase it,

http://shop.paperphenomenon.com/Foto-Folios-w-Storage-Box-Tutorial-TUT076.htm

I hope you have enjoy another of my projects, I sure enjoyed matting and
arranging different inserts into this album.

Please leave some comments,

Until next time,
Ana
xoxo

Remember When

Just a quick hello. 

I have created yet another mini today, "Remember When".

It was a gift for a friend, I hope you get inspiration from it and create 

your own little mini album.

Would love to see what you come up with so feel free to leave comments.

The supplies I used:

Paper:  We R Memory Keepers "For The Record"

Journal Cards: We R Memory Keepers "Webster"

My Mind's Eye "Record It"

Distress Ink: Rangers "Black Soot"

Stickers: My Mind's Eye "Record It"

Punch: Martha Stewart, EK Success

Chipboard

Until next time,

Ana

xoxo

Butterfly Mini Album

Hi everyone,

For most of us school has started and we are trying to get back to our normal

routine after the summer vacation.

Most of us have hectic lives from getting the kids to school,

running errands, going to work, etc.

Sometimes we just need a break...and what better way

than to scrapbook (at least for me lol) and create,

whether it's a layout, mini album or home decor.

Today I'm sharing a fun mini album.  This mini can be perfect for 

photos that you might have of a family get together, 

birthday party or just a random group of photos that 

you want to keep in small one album, (hint: perfect Christmas gift).

This mini is created with just four pieces of chipboard and

it actually fits seventeen photos, can you believe it!

Of course you can add as many photo mats you want inside

the pockets.

I made my mini in the shape of a tag.  All the edges of the chipboard

and papers are distressed with black soot ink from Ranger.

I cut out some designs from the paper pack cover onto my pages

such as the butterflies and small squares.

Here's my YouTube video I made on my "Butterfly Mini Album".

So let's take some time to ourselves and create this beautiful

mini album as a gift for someone or to place our own photos.

I hope you have enjoyed it and start creating!

Until next time,

Ana

xoxo

My Summer Pics, part two

Hello,

Today I'm sharing the second part of my summer vacation.  We visited Cabo Rojo

Lighthouse.  It is called the "Lighthouse of the Red Cliffs".
This historical lighthouse was built in 1881.  As you will see the view is breathtaking!

Our next stop was to a forest called "La Marquesa" in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Here we enjoyed seeing different species of birds, enjoyed the butterfly conservatory, and hiked
through the forest.

Hiking through the forest.

This is the view from the top of a tower.


Next is our tour of Old San Juan.  There are lots of places to see from the Fort of San
Cristobal and of course  "The Morro"  (Fort of San Felipe del Morro) which is one of our main attractions.  You can enjoy walking down the cobblestone streets
of Old San Juan and the promenade which is lined up with street vendors.

A couple of my friends had mentioned a cave they explored and said that once you
reached the end of the cave the view was extraordinary, a must see.
I had heard of it but to walk inside a cave...where God knows what you might find inside!
Well I made sure we had bottled water, repellent spray and a flashlight.

The cave is called "Cueva Ventana" (the window cave) and
it is in the town of Utuado.

This is a trip we took last year but I wanted to share it with you today since I am posting
various sightseeing places throughout Puerto Rico.

We had to hike up a bit to reach the entrance of the cave.

This is the view once you come to the end of the cave.

You won't believe how fast I snapped this photo and rushed them to walk away
from the ledge lol.


These are only a couple of places in Puerto Rico that I have shown you.

We have a wide range of activities you can do
from kayaking, zipline to sightseeing.

I hope you have enjoyed my photos from my vacation and when you
are planning yours please consider visiting us.

Here is a website to help you plan your vacation to my beautiful island.

http://www.seepuertorico.com

Until next time,
Ana
xoxo