I’m trying something new with my pages, and it’s the color black.

I love using black backgrounds because elements and pictures literally pop out from the dark background, especially when using bright colored elements.

Here are some attempts at using a black background. Thanks for looking :)

Credits for “Sweet Smiles” : Sugar High Kit by Lauren Grier and Scrapkitchen Designs. The stitches are from Zoe Pearn. Circle brushes from DeviantArt by 3v6. Template from Cookie Decorating 101 at SSD.

Credits for “I Heart Pink” : Pink and black flower doodles - LDD freebie for this challenge * Paper from lauraskathi’s Amy kit * Other doodles from lauraskathi’s Julia kit * Alpha - All that Twitters from PickleberryPop * Various elements from SSD’s Love You Forever and Hey Girlfriend kits * Flowers from Bren Boone Design’s June Grab Bag * Stitching from Zoe Pearn’s All Stitched Up

Journaling : My life wouldn’t be complete without you. You have always been my inspiration and strength. You are treasured my child… Forever…

Credits for “Treasure” : Kay Miller Lovin Life Kit * Stiches from All Stitched Up by Zoe Pearn

Credits for “Playtime” :Fling kit from ES. Stitches from Zoe Pearn’s All Stitched Up, Alpha beads from Becki Kress @ ES, Colored dots and arrow from Colors of Spring by Lauraskathi, “Summer’s Coming” overlay from Kirsty

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Hmmm… Three cookies in a row… I think I’m addicted! LOL :)

Here’s another Cookie Decorating 101 challenge from SSD. This time using Aggie’s layout based on Kay Miller’s Spring Beauty layout

I made two pages with this template. First, using Zoe Pearn’s Haute Spring Kit, this is called “Flower Girl”. This was taken during a garden wedding. A friend invited us to take pictures with his team. I loved it. This little girl was so shy and she would run away from me if I aimed the camera at her. But I managed a couple of shots while she was playing with the petals in her basket.

The next page is “Sister”. This is my sister during one of our trips to Ilocos. We’ve always been mistaken as twins :) She’s off to college this June. She will be taking up engineering.

Credits: GG Digital Designs‘ Just for Mom kit.

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What could be more perfect than cookies on a rainy afternoon? I ain’t talking about those edible cookies that I absolutely love, but a Cookie Decorating challenge from Sweet Shoppe Designs.

So now let’s talk about the weather… Here in Baguio, it has been raining every afternoon. It’s cold and wet. And I love it! Nothing better than sipping a cup of coffee in front of a computer making layouts. LOL :)

Here’s my second cookie. I downloaded the template from SSD. The template is from Cindy, based on MandaBean’s layout.

Here’s Cindy’s take on the template:

For my layout, I used Kay Miller’s All Organic Kit which is available at her shop. Let me just say that I love her kits! I know you’ll be singing the same tune after you visit her shop :)

Here’s a preview of the All Organic Kit from Kay Miller:

And here’s my layout for the cookie decorating challenge at SSD.

The journaling for this page is special because I used a song by Martina McBride. I love the lyrics to her song, “In My Daughter’s Eyes”. It is such a touching and beautiful song.

Before I end this post, check out these other kits from Kay Miller that I absolutely love : Lovin Life and Simple Pleasures

Cheers! :)

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