I've been tagged!!!....since 1/30/07 :(

Sorry Chrissy for taking sooo long in answering your tag. Chrissy tagged me a few days ago with the middle name game. Since I don't have a middle name I have to use my maiden name. Since it is Figueroa, I had to think and think...sooo many letters compared to many of you. At first I wanted to cheat...but there was absolutely no other choice, my husband's last name is Ledesma and my Mother's maiden name is Jiménez.... see what I mean??? LOL!!

Anyway, these are the rules: You must post the rules before you give your answers. You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to up-date your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name (be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and need to read your blog for details).

F riendly, I love to have friends to share live's ups and downs. Some has been there forever and others come and go, but each one had a particular role in my live.

I ntelligent, not that I'm a genious, but I have to give myself some credit LOL!!

G reat daughter, niece and sister. I love my family and try to show my appreciation at all times.

U nlikely to accept injustice.

E nergetic with the things I love like stamping, traveling and other nice stuff. With other things it depends on the mood ;)

R ubber stamp addict....and clear stamps, and embelishments, and papers, and chipboard and all kind of stuff related to this hobby ;)

O verweight and struggling with my diet.

A ccountant, That's what I do to earn all my stamps LOL!!!


OK, now it's my turn to tag others!!!

Happy Birthday Alexia!!!

Estas cajitas las preparé para el cumpleaños de Alexia. Ella es una niña hermosa hija de una querida amiga de esas que uno conoce desde siempre. Alexia quiso celebrar su cumpleaños en Memory Box. Como el tema era de scrapbook no faltaba menos que sus "party favors" fueran hechos en papel. La pasamos super bien y las niñas gozaron en cantidad, salieron con un mini album y todo.

El tutorial para el container de leche lo pueden encontrar aqui.

I made this boxes for the birthday party of Alexia. She is the daughter of a lifetime dear friend. She wanted her party to be held at Memory Box, a local SB shop. Since the theme was Scrap Booking, I couldn't resist to make the party favors in paper craft. We had a great time and the girls finished a mini album with pictures taken during the party.

You can find the tutorial for the Milk Carton Box in here.

SB FRIENDS SWAP

Estas Son unas cajitas que preparé para un swap de party favors de SB Friends.

These are the party favors I made for a swap of the group SB Friends.

Puedes encontrar el tutorial para el Sour Cream Container aquí.

You can find the tutorial for the Sour Cream Container here.

El tutorial para el Peek-A-Boo box lo pueden encontrar aqui.

You can find the tutorial fro the peek-a-boo box in here.

Alas de amor ;) Wings of love

Hola, hacían días no escribía. He estado bien ajoradita entre el trabajo y unos proyectos con los que me había comprometido. Esta mañana necesitaba hacer dos trajetitas rápiditas para unas amigas que me las pidieron así que decidí combinar los diseños de dos chicas a las que admiro mucho Jessica y Beatriz Jennings. Me encantan las cosas que ellas hacen, así que decidí usarlas como ispiración para crear mi versión combinada de sus trabajos. Disculpen que la foto no se ve muy bien, la luz aqui no es muy buena.

Hi, it's been a while since my last post. I have been very busy at my work and a few projects I was working on. Later I will post them. For now, I want to share a quick card I made for two friends who asked me to make them a card for her boyfriends. I used as my inspiration the work of two women whose work I admire a lot Jessica and Beatriz Jennings. Here is my combined version of their creations. Sorry for the photo, the light in here is not very good.

Una para Mami ;) One for my Mom

Hoy tambien hice esta tarjetita utilizando el set de stamps Amor/Amistad de SM. Es más pequeña de lo que las acostumbro hacer porque es para dársela a mami con los chocolatitos Ferrero que siempre espera recibir en el día de la amistad.

I also made this little card usind the Love/Friendship stamp set from SM. I made it this size because I want to give it to my Mom along with the Ferrero Chocolates she's always expecting for Valentines.

Bendición Especial ;) Special Blessing

Ayer mi amiguita Jessica me retó para que hiciera una tarjetita utilizando uno de los stamps del set de Amor/Amistad de Spanish Memories. Estos stamps me encantan. Ya quiero que hagan nuevos estilos..... Para la tarjeta utilizé los papeles 6x6 de la colección Infuse de BG. Los cardtocks son del stack pad de DCWV los tonos bright. El rectangulo de scallop lo corté con la Cricut.

Yesterday My friend Jessica challenge me to create a card using the Love/Friendship stamp set from Spanish Memories. She is one of the designers for this company. SM is the first company with puertorrican's designers to produce SB products in spanish taking into consideration our values and traditions. I love their products and right now can't wait for the new ones to arrive.

For the card I used the 6x6 pad of the Infuse collection from BG. The c.s are from the bright stack pad of DCVW. I cut the scalloped rectangle wit my cricut.

Inolvidable ;) Unforgettable

Para bien o para mal, cada amor de nuestras vidas es inolvidable. Cada uno ofrece unas experiencias que atesoramos ya sea como enseñanzas o como recuerdos gratos de vivencias que aunque no perduraron para siempre nos provocan una sonrisa cada vez que regresa ese recuerdo. Mientras hacía esta tarjetita, recordaba la canción Unforgettable compuesta por Irving Gordon allá para el 1951. La interpretación más famosa de la canción es la de Nat King Cole en el mismo año 1951. 40 años después de esa grabación (1992) y luego que el partiera de este mundo se editó la misma para crear un duo con su hija Natalie. Esa nueva grabación se ganó tres Grammy. Para ver el video de la canción oprime aqui.

¿Qué yo entiendo de eso??? Que el amor siempre perdura y que los seres humanos tenemos la misma necesidad de amar y ser amados, en tiempos pasados como en el presente y así será por siempre. Que no importa cuan mal el mundo pueda estar, aun quedamos personas que creemos en el amor y somos nosotros los que mantenemos encendida la llama de la esperanza.

Bueno, ya basta!!! Ahora a la tarjetita. Definitivamente esta no se la enseñe a mi esposo porque es la que le hice para Valentines. Usé el set Have a Heart de SU el cual compré usado por E-Bay. El tag con el corazón los corté con la Cricut combinando dos cortes de George y uno de Fabulous Finds. El papel que usé fue todo retazos de cardstock y papeles así que no tengo muchos detalles ahí.

Weather we like it or not, each love in our life is unforgettable. Each one has contributed a unique experience. Call it a learning experience or a great memory that although didn't last forever each time we remember it we can't do nothing but smile. As I was making this card I remembered the song Unforgettable written by Irving Gordon on 1951. The most popular version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole on that same year. Forty years later, after his death, the recording was edited to create a duet with his daughter Natalie, which won three Grammy Awards on 1992. If you want to see the song video click here.

This only shows me that true love is stronger than anything we can think of. That people needs to love and be loved and that this need does not have an expiration date. It shows that no matter how bad things can be love helps us keep the light of hope shinning.

Ok, now back to my card. I am definitely not going to show this one to my DH because is the one I'm going to give him on valentines. I used the SU stamp set Have a Heart which I bought used on E-bay. I used scraps of paper and c.s. therefore I can't give much detail there. The heart tag was cut with my cricut. I combined two cuts from George and one from Fabulous Finds.