To have Valentine’s  and the Chinese New Year fall on the same day calls for a double celebration! We hope you took note of all the special moments that happened around you and that you find your SA kit as an accessory to that inspiration.

In case you missed it, check out our dear DT, Nita’s projects for the last quarter of 2009 HERE and her latest installment for the January 2010 Kit HERE. If you haven’t had a chance to get your hands on SA’s first kit of the year, you can still check them out below . . .

January 2010: Flight through Wonderland

SA finally has its first GDT for 2010, personally I have long admired her work, you can always bet on tactile goodness when paper touches her hands.

Studio Azul’s GDT for February 2010

Nina Patena

Nina and her beautiful family

Nina Ballesteros-Pateña is 31, a stay-at-home mom, homeschooler and writer-turned-artist. She finds it hard to believe that she’s been scrapping since 2006, ever since she walked into the Simplejoys store in SM Southmall and fell in love with recycled paper albums, faux leaves and beads. Her loves are scrapbooking, stamping and altered art. Among her sources of inspiration are the window display of local store Gingersnaps, music videos and surfing online. The 3 tools she can’t live without are pens, stamps and her solid wooden 8.5″ x 11″ guillotine trimmer.

On the February 2010 Kit, she says, “I wanted to show how versatile the kit was. So I wanted to do three styles of layouts: classic, cute, and artsy. I made a mini since we recently went on my husband AR’s company outing to Baguio. Plus there’s a lot of beautiful colors in the kit which I think pretty much captures how fun the trip was. I also didn’t know what to do with the scallop cardstock I used as a mask in one of my layouts so I decided it’d make a fun accordion just in time for Valentine’s Day.”

On being SA’s Feb 2010 GDT: “Tin, I really think you’re doing an amazing job with Studio Azul. I wish you all the best as you continue to bring us the kind of innovative and fresh goodness you always come up with in every month’s kit. It has truly be an honor. Thank you.”

Take a sneaky peaky of Nina’s beautiful projects

Baguio mini-book

Happiness

Love

US

Thank YOU, Nina for sharing your wonderful talents and gracing Studio Azul!

To view the Nina’s projects in FULL, click here.

From the All of us at Studio Azul,

we hope you have a prosperous year ahead and  ofcourse, full to the brim with LOVE!

We’ve added a few more sheets of kit goodness for this month, We hopE you enjoy SA’s Kit for February,:

SEASONS OF LOVE

Hi everyone! I would like to inform our members and customers that our stamp for the January 2010 kit has been changed. Unfortunately, I made a mistake and posted the wrong stamp for this months kit, I do apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. To view the new stamp, please click HERE. For any inquiries or concerns you can email yours truly at kits@mystudioazul.com.

Sincerely,

Tin

“We’re all mad here”, says the Cat . . . maybe that’s why i haven’t uploaded the kit on the 15th like I said lol sorry about that, my bad.

As a child i have always been fascinated with Alice in Wonderland and the wonderful characters she met during her adventures. And now as an adult, the magic of this classic story has not lost its flavor; so i dedicate this to the child in all of us and how the truisms of Alice and he friends carries on its philiosphies in the world of grown-ups.

Flight through Wonderland

And if you’re still in the holiday mood, check out SA’s December 2009 Kit:

Hey, Santa Baby

Have a grand, grand week ahead!

Scrap Happy,

Tin

**Image Credits: http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6500000/Disney-classic-disney-6553953-863-1251.jpg

Keep the holiday spirit alive with our December, 2009 kit.

Hey, Santa Baby

**Watch out for the January Kit reveal on January 15th.

Enjoy the Holidays!! may it all be happy and ofcourse, scrappy

Hi everyone! I know it’s been awhile since our last update, things have been hectic with work and school. I apologize for the backlog in the couple of months, and as our December Kit is likewise delayed. I thought it would arrive within the month but it looks like the shipment will be arriving in January, again my apologies. Should you have any concerns please do not hesitate to send me an email at kits@mystudioazul.com

I hope the season finds you all well From my family to yours, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

lots of love,

Tin

Yup, this month Studio Azul turns 2!!! We have something up our sleeves and a very special prize that you can spend with the Blue Crew!!! What is it? Well then you just have to wait and see and check back often

For the meantime, let me introduce you to Studio Azul’s anniversary kit . . . the moment I saw these patterns, i have to say they were a bit self-serving lol but it was just toooo adorable to pass up! PLUS a cool Anniversary Special is included in the kit too

So head on over to this link and meet . . .

Blue Mummushka

I hope the October kit brings back memories of youth or perhaps memories of your children. Now is a good time as any, to create and most of all, SHOW the people we care for what we created for them. Most often our precious pages are tucked away in our albums, i’m sure hubby, mom, dad, especially the kids would love to know what you wrote about them. Enjoy Octobers Kit, truly a WORKSHEET of LOVE

Click here to view SA’s Kit of the Month.

Scrap Happy,

Tin

What better way can we help our fellow country men by combining our love for scrapping and to aid the Philippine Red Cross at the same time. STUDIO AZUL is presenting a LIMITED EDITION KIT, aptly named, HEART & HOME. This kit was formulated for a workshop, but the Blue Ladies and I have come to the conclusion this is the best way we can do our part in the rebuilding of the lives of others in whatever way we can. . . and you can too! All proceeds of the workshop will be donated to the Red Cross.

Scrap for Charity Kit: HEART & HOME

Price (for both SA members and non-members) = php 750.00

Includes the following items:

Embellishments: 1 sheet Rusty Pickle Candyland Rubon, American Crafts Remakrs letter stickers, 2 pcs trim, Assrted prims flowers, Assorted buttons, Felt butterflies, hearts, printed note for title, American Crafts Playhouse, Maya Road mini-album House

Papers Includes ! each of: Bazzils Teal. Fancy Pants Kraft Kuts Bracket Trees, Painted Summer Transparencies, On a Whimsy Twirl & Summer Soiree Wave, Basic Grey Porcelain and WRMK Tiffany Hudson

Designs behind the PPS: L to R, FP On a Whimsy Cards, FP Wave, FP Twirl & WRMK Hudson (note patterns have been drawn on the paper as guide for the mini album)

With every purchase of this kit, you are qualified to attend a small workshop we’re putting together so you can maximize your kits. The Blue Ladies have shared their talents and created a mini-album, a card, a 6×12 album and a couple of layouts with more left over for you to play with. We are still setting a schedule to have this workshop in the (Greenhills) San Juan area. Date to be announced within the week.

To our SA customers,

After the recent calamites our country has encountered, I didn’t find it proper to send you billing statements and to promote the kits during this time. I apologize for the delays I was just finding the right time for things to get back to “normal.” Then again, I guess things won’t get back to the way it was, we are more aware of our surroundings now and more appreciative of our loved ones.

In this light, Studio Azul is coming up with a limited edition kit where ALL PROCEEDS will go to the Red Cross so in our own little way we can help those who have been victims of the recent storms. Please do watch out for our post this Monday, October 19, 2009.

Also, as with our limited edition kits I will also be posting our October Kit 2009. Shipments were delayed but they have finally arrived. For ALL SCRAP BUFFET PARTICIPANTS, the event stamp is HERE! Yes, after a thousand years lol I’ll be emailing all past participants to confirm your home address as well as resume the monthly emails for our SA members.

Again, I sincerely apologize for the delays and any inconvenience this may have caused. Do take care everyone and keep safe.

sincerely,

Tin

Last Saturday, September 26, 2009 the Philippines could not have prepared for a simple downpour turned torrential rain flood.

No one was spared from storm Ondoy’s wrath (international code name Ketsana), even in our humble home water reached knee deep; other houses in our area have water levels reaching their second floor homes. Yet, we still count our blessings, others have not just lost their homes but lives of loved ones as well.

For more information how you can help, I found this video on my Facebook wall, thanks Gab for posting this . . .

Click the banner below how you can help.

Support Ondoy Flood Victims

And Calling all ASSUMPTION COLLEGE ALUMNI

as well as those who live in the Makati Area, Assumption is accepting donations for relief goods. The following poster was a Facebook re-post from my friend Cindy:

**please click the image for a larger view

Help is a TEXT away

To donate to Philippine National Red Cross text:

RED <space> AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)

For our our kababayans based overseas or if you just want to send your love across the ocean, Red Cross is accepting donations via Paypal.

Please send them to give@redcross.org.ph.

The Ateneo de Manila University has also put up a website to help you locate missing loved ones, please click the banner below:

Ateneo Task Force Ondoy

Filipinos have always upheld what we call the Bayanihan spirit, or rather a communal unity and effort.  Since Saturday, an outpour of help came from all sectors of the country and relief operations came in many forms, private citizens distributing goods, students helping out organize relief goods and commercial establishments and businesses offering their services for free to help our countrymen.

Please don’t tire of helping our brothers and sisters; let’s do what we can for those in need, because in our own time of trouble. I’m sure we would like the same helping hand extended to us.

Kaya natin ito, Mabuhay ang Pilipino!