Hi everyone!! It has been a while since I’ve posted!!! 
School activities, preparations for a 65th wedding anniversary, entertaining guests, summer activities for kids and an overseas trip to visit relatives have been keeping me tremendously busy.
I’d like to thank all of you who joined the May Challenge of MLA and SH. Your layouts were all stunning!!! My apologies for the late reveal. I have been having problems with the site but I got help from a friend already. 
Many thanks also to Marisa and Donna for helping me narrow it down to the winners.
Congratulations to our first place winner, Helga Vergara for “A Day in the Park”
and runner-up Rita Vergara for “Day Off”.
Enjoy your Amy Butler Tote bags and gift certificates from MLA and SH!!!
Till our next challenge!!!
Hi everyone! I’d like to give you a little treat this coming weekend… my simple way of saying THANK YOU for your continued patronage. Big big thanks to Marisa too for her generosity. Starting today, Friday Aug 22 until Monday, Aug. 25,2008, tons of items will be on sale from 10-50% off. Check these out!!!
10% off
Inque Boutique paper packs
Fancy Pants Glitter cuts
Prima Brads
15% off
Flora Doodles
Bazzill Spat Mat
20% off
Kaiser Craft Albums/beyond pages/embellishments
Bazzill Monochromatic packs
Cuttlebug embossing folders
25% off
Prima paintables
Kaiser Craft Rhinestones
Basic Grey Brads and buttons
Thick Cuts Dies
Basic Grey chipboard alphas
MM foam stamps
Pebbles Inc. Foam stamps
Queen and Co. felt boarders
30% off
Catch all Bag
Inque Boutique Whisper ink Pads
BG rub ons
American Crafts rub ons
Bazzill brads
50% off
Zipmate
DCWV decoupage paper packs
We R Memory Keepers ribbons
KI ribbons
All magazines
All papers, buy 3 get 1 free (same company please).
Happy shopping everyone!!!
MIA CASTRILLO!!!!
All of you gave Val a hard time in choosing the winner!!! Here’s what Val had to say about Mia’s layout.
“WINNER: MIA CASTRILLO
What caught my eye about Mia’s layout are her great color choices and how they really compliment and set the stage to focus on her animated pictures.
Her flower accents are perfect — not too little, not too much. Great job on a superb page, Mia!”
I did not mention that there will be a runner up. Val also chose one. Congratulations to MARY ANN POSADA!!! Here’s her winning layout.
Val said, “I felt that I have to mention this layout as well. It is full of charm! The colors caught my eye and I like that she rotated the sketch and gave it a different spin.
Nice work, Mary Ann!”
To both winners, congratulations!!! Will be sending your prizes soon.
Please watch out for the next MLA blog challenge. I’m thinking of something different this time… something that I haven’t done myself!!! Watch out for further announcements!!!
Happy weekend everyone and thanks again to all the participants. I hope to see all of you again for future challenges of MLA!!!
Hi everyone!!! Thanks to all of you who took time to come up with fabulous layouts based on Val’s sketch. She is now taking a look at your works of art (she needs time to go through all entries to appreciate all the details you put into it). I will announce the lucky winner as soon as I hear from Val. By the way, an extra prize will be given to the person who submitted first. Will announce both winners soon!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU and thanks again for joining!!!!
You can see the entries in greater detail by clicking the page layouts you see in my sidebar which will take you to my Flickr gallery.
