The Love of My Life

These 2 little kids are the love of my life!
They are soo cute and adorable - eventhough yes of course - the eldest is already naughty - but still they are a part of my everyday breath :)

One LO of Raphael playing piano, not really a piano - it's a keyboard ...

Piano Boy

It has been 2 years now since
Raphael first lesson of piano
At first, he was not quite happy with the lesson,
all he knew was only playing around in the classroom.
But with the time being, he loves learning piano.
He exercises every night with his daddy,
who also love to accompany him at the lesson class.
Now he can play the piano with two hands, for chords and melodies.
He's a smart boy and I am so proud of him.
My Piano Boy!























Credits:
It's a Boy Thing - Collab kit by Tara Dunstan and Natalie Bird

Finally - someone in the family can play a music instrument hahahaha ...
It was my dream, since I was a kid I want to play a piano, but my parents were not too wealthy to have money for piano lesson :(
So now ... when I have enough to take my kids to a piano lesson - I will do it for sure ...
God's blessing should be passed to our kids, right?
I plan for Bianca to have Ballet lesson too when she is bigger :D

Next LO is for Bianca, she's reaching out of her bed hehehe ...
Just after she finished taking her bath, I took her pictures - lots of them actually
but this one is good for extraction ;)
























Credits:

All by Rachel Donald
Velvet Bits
Bloomin Paper Pack
Luv Bug Paper Collab Kit with MerCas Designs

Wow ... 2 LOs in a day? That's too much hahahaha ...

Aww ... another bad news is coming from my hometown Solo ... due to the heavy rain for 2 days the flood is hitting the suburb - where my mother in law live.
She's being evacuated to my hubby's family.
She's fine ... but don't know what happen with the house.
But all that matter is that she's fine.

We couldn't visit her as the way to the city is blocked by the flood.
We pray that it'll be over soon.

Thanks for reading my blog :)
Charlz

Holiday Season Layouts

Phew ... finally the Musical Drama at my church performed on 24th December 2007.
SO ... my job as the director and screen writer also the correographer is DONE ... D O N E, DONE!
I didn't mean to be rough ... but this Xmas service was taking my breath away.
Not only because of the rehearsals but with all trials that I experience ... it took my heart away too ... it happened with lots of cries and efforts ...
I'll post the pictures later on ... hopefully they will be good pictures ...

So ... it's time for the REAL HOLIDAY SEASON!
We're going to Jakarta next 28th December. But unfortunately without Bianca :( aww ... it's sooo sad for me.
She's too little and too fragile to be brought together with us ... beside that ... the holiday season is going to be so crowded.
My husband's best friend will get married and he also invited a lot of our hometown friends. I count there will be more than 5 families coming to Jakarta.
So ... it won't be good for a 10 months old baby to hang around with so many people and tight schedule ...
Beside, it'll make me boneless he he he ...
But I am sure I will miss her a lot ... miss miss miss her ...
My mom will come to support our babysitter at home ...

so ... this time is a LO for my beautiful Bianca ... (sorry love, I must left you behind at home for your own sake :( )

The making of this LO is not easy, why?
Because I am not used to combine various kit in one LO ... tooo ... complicated for me hahaha ...
but here it is ...























This LO is about the meaning of Bianca's name ...
I'll done another one for Raphael for sure ... next year perhaps he he he ...

Credits are all for Natalie Bird:





















































































Click the image to find out more about the products!

And another one is pictures which I took before we have a Birthday Dinner for Raphael.
Bianca is playing around with her Pee Pee ... she loves him sooo much ...





















Credit is for Collab Kit called Luv Bug By MerCas Designs and Rachel's Designs
























Click the image to find out more about the products!

The colors of this kit is soooooooo incredible ... I love pink and her friends, such as soft blue, purple ... awesome!

So ... hopefully there'll be more LOs before new year 2008 ... but if there's ... it'll be just fine, rite?

Happy Holiday All!

Luv ya,
Charlz

Special Thanks to All Friends at Tara Dunstan's

Have a jolly molly Christmas!
This LO made specially to all my "new" friends at Tara Dunstan Design:






















Wish our friendship continues in the year of 2008!

Credits:

Tara Dunstan - Date Tags





















Tara Dunstan - Christmas Jingles





















and:
Kristin Cronin-Barrow - Scallop Edges

A very inspiring kit!
May this Christmas bring hope and bless to all of us!

Warm wishes,
Charlz

Psst ... A Secret ....

A good friend of my husband, will get married at the end of this December.
They asked me to assist with their photo design, and I do it for them freeeeely ... I even proud of it.
Well ... I tried to do one - two ... three yesterday and today ... here's a sneak peak one of the layout that I made ...
But sshhh ... it's a secret :D























Credits:
MissMint - Coordinated Kit - Twinkle Toes
Petit Moineaux - Simplement

Isn't she beautiful?
They took so many relax and nice pictures ...
Hopefully they will like my creation ... hope wish wish ... (cross my finger!)

Okay ... a lot of things to do huh ... I have to finished 21 pages within this 2 weeks! WOW!

Wish me luck!
Charlz

White Christmas

Credit:
Jennifer Wilson - The Merry Days of Christmas - 6th (freebies)

This xmas season, I was planned to have a white christmas ... how? I bought so many white xmas accessories, unfortunately I missed the top tree!
It should be a white angel and sold out at the stores! What a grrrrrrrrr thing!
So ... I am still dreaming of a white christmas!

I wish the next season of Christmas, I'll be able to buy the complete white xmas thing, including the top tree!

Ciao,
Charlz

The Birthday Boy

Finally, my little baby boy, Raphael, is not a baby anymore. It was his 6th Birthday on 7th December 2007. I made a surprise ice cream party for him.
I asked the waitress to prepare and put a candle. Fortunately the waiter said that there'll be a compliment dessert for the birthday deals. So ... after we ate and finished, I wink at the waitress to prepare the chocolate ice cream. The singer brought the ice cream with the light candle and sing happy birthday to Raphael. Everyone was looking at us in the Pro Steak Restaurant, Surabaya, but I am okay with that, it's a special day!

He was amazed, shy at the first time, blow the candle, and enjoying the chocolate ice cream!
Look at his sister, Bianca's curiousity at the ice cream and candle LOL.
The he spoon a little bit of ice cream to his daddy and his mommy ... bianca was not yet allowed to eat ice cream ha ha ha ...

so here's the layout:






















Credits:
All From Tara Dunstan's:
What's In The Box Vol.1 - Date Tags
Happy Birthday Kit


I wish it'll be a good memorizable of birthday for Raphael ... our not baby boy anymore :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAPHAEL, Mommy loves you sooooooo very much!
Charlz

Call to Act Kit!

I am sooooooo pleased to have this Call to Act Kit from The Digichick!
I love all the papers, elements ... everything about it ... I made one LO for Bianca yesterday nite - combining this kit with Tara Dunstan's Action - Corner Folds:






















Credits:

Tara Dunstan - Corner Folds





















And the preview of Call to Act Kit:






















You still can have it before December 25, 2007.
Click the image to see all information how to grab this kit!
It's free free free free!

and another LO's for this Call to Act beautiful kit is about BOROBUDUR TEMPLE, the world's ex 7th wonder which has been neglected.
I am sure that it should be in the list of the world's 7th wonder.
Unfortunately the poll was using internet poll which is for me is NOTTTTT fair, why?
Because so many poor Indonesia people who don't even know what the internet is or don't have enough money to login to the internet. So they don't have the chance to get into the poll.
They should do a FAIR and GOOD judgement next time! Arghhhhhh ...

So, please enjoy the picture of the STILL (for me) the WORLD's 7th WONDER:






















Ok ... coming up next ... my siggy at Indolounge Forum :D

Ciao,
Charlz

Happy Birthday Grandma

Last 8th of June was my mother in law's birthday.
It was her first Birthday time at Surabaya, among her sons and grandchildren.
She was so affected by the surprise event at nite, when we woke her up and congrats her in the middle of the night, exactly at 00.00 am!
The day after tomorrow, we went to one of the finest restaurant at Surabaya and celebrate it with her. A japanese one for sure :)
She took the chance have a shoot with her grandchildren, Raphael and Bianca:






















Credits:
All From Tara Dunstan's:
What's In The Box Vol.1
Stained Frames
Stained Letters
Date Tags





















Note It Down





















Daisy Blooms Vol.2





















Plain Jane's - Coloured Cardboard





















Images are clickable!

I'll upload more of my layouts today ... just finish uploading at my galleries ...
Wheeeww .... lots to do today!

Ciao,
Charlz

Design In Digital Scraplift Challenge

Finally, I am able to complete the Scraplift Challenge by DID, using Raphael's old pic when he was 2 years old - eating Dunkin Donuts at home.
He was not actually happy when I took the pictures hahahaha ... but I made it and now it's useful to complete a challenge!






















I am using a freebies from Blossom & Shine Kit and the kit was awesome.
I once use it for my own picture, it's not in any gallery, or is it?
But I made 2 identical layouts based on this kit, check this:
The first one is for Call to Act Project by The Digichick:

















I called it Orphanage Easter for the year of 2007.
Click the image to find the information link!

And the 2nd one is my own pictures at Disneyland LA:
















It's not in any of my gallery too :)
Which one do you like? hehehe ...

I've been waiting for my husband tonite, and he's not yet home (arghhhhhh it's already 12 past 21 in the early morning!)

Now it's time to sleep then ... all my kids are!

God bless, Ciao,
Charlz

Jakarta Christmas

Hey, it's another layout of landscape - not about people everytime ;)
well ... I saw beautiful photo by Rian Handayani, one of my smart photographer
friend in Jakarta and she took some pictures from Taman Anggrek Mall (hopefully I am not wrong) and they are soooooo amazing.
I ask for her permission to scrap her photos and she agreed.
Here it's the layout:






















I used kit from She's Full Of Scrap called Winter Melody Kit:






















You can find the kit at Designing Moments Shoppe!
SFOS kit are just fabulous!

Well ... that was for today lunchie time.
We just returned home from Birthday Dinner for my Raphael.
He's 6 years old today.
Sure sure ... I'll scrap everything I took from the little party today.
It was happy and amazing lil party.

Tomorrow will be a hard day then ... for scrapping hahaha

Ciao,
Charlz

Christmas Collab Kit from DID

I have the chance to do some works with new collab kit from Design in Digital called Christmas Collaboration Kit:






















Here it is:






















I put it in my galleries ...

Check out DID store and find more beautiful kits for your needs!

Night everyone ...
Charlz

Hybrid Project

What is Hybrid? :D it's a printed scrapbook layouts ... and I am gonna make it this year of 2007.
I will collect all my layouts within 2007 - which use family members pics and I'll print them and make an album.
It's the cover page (I don't release it in my galleries yet ;) )






















And it's the back cover:






















Uhhh ... I am so impatient in waiting to print the layouts and see the result of my first scrapbook album ... wow ... it must be exciting!

Okay, it's enough for today, I am going back home now ...
see you on weekends 'cos I am going to travel tomorrow :(

ups .. forget the credits, it's for Shabby Princess Design - Freebies of Harvest Spice.
I love their designs ... so fabulous!
Hope to be their CT one day :)


bye all ... ciao,
Charlz

Cool Dad

This is for today ... I am using few kits from Natalie Bird:
Cool Attitude Paper
Cool Attitude Element
Define Me
Twist It Ribbon

It's about my husband, he's a very cool dad in our eyes, me as a wife and the kids.
Raphael loves him so much and miss him when he was out of town for office duty and I missed him also (of course hahaha) because he's the one who fill our house with chats and laughs ...
He can manage his world of working and parenting better than I do and the kids adore him so much ...
This is him with Bianca, our 2nd child. She was born in February 2007 and now she's 10 months old. She's our new little precious!






















I'll be coming up with another layouts for today!

Love ya,
Charlz