This week’s Happy Planner layout is flowery — because, well, people in Manila are currently bringing flowers to the cemetery for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day. Haha! Joke lang. What actually happened was: what I wanted for this layout didn’t quite work out, so I ended up adding flowers and leaves instead. Hence, that curved floral thingy smacked right in the middle of the spread. Such an ugh layout, but oh wells. I used the Happy Memory Keeping Floral Memories and The Encourager sticker books for this week’s spread. Sentiment for the week: Girl, you are super amazing. Crafty things I worked on last week I finally turned my Bee Happy Weeklies Aall & Create “paper dolls” into cards ! It was a little #Inktober inspired project I worked on one afternoon just so I could play with my Distress Oxides again. I made a hybrid scrapbook layout for Traci Reed’s Sketchy Sunday — it’s a layout for my...
This week’s planner layout is all about Mickey Mouse magic! I used stickers from the Happy Planner’s Large Icons and Magic Plans Mickey Mouse sticker books - because truthfully, I’m drooling over Spellbinder’s new Say Cheese Mickey Mouse collection. It’s sooo cute! But it’s a little on the pricey side and I’m still deciding if I really want to splurge… so while I think it over, I channeled all my Mickey cravings into this week’s spread!
Now, Mickey Mouse isn’t really my all-time fave, but he is my sister's fave and I grew up with Mickey and the gang literally in our room—those classic plastic wall pop-ups of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy were part of our childhood bedroom decor. So I definitely have a soft spot for Mickey. He feels nostalgic, familiar… kind of like a little hug from the past that brings out my inner child. Char! But oo, parang ganun na nga.
I did this layout during our Bee Happy Craft Meet with KM and Judy — two of the luckiest people I know when it comes to challenges and raffles. I mean, seriously, always lucky. So I’m hoping a little of that rubs off on me because I also worked on my third Mintay Papers #MintayChildhoodChallenge scrapbook entry for this month. Manifesting the luck! Fingers crossed! Hehe!
Now, no craft day is complete without snacks, right? Today’s foodie while I craftie combo: ensaymada and Spanish Latte. 🧁☕ I discovered this ensaymada a few months ago when a friend brought some over—it tastes like home. That soft, cheesy, buttery goodness just hits the spot - reminds me of Fortune Baker (or Bakeshop?) in Fairview Center Mall when we were young! Since then, I would, from time to time, ask Ton to pass by the place to buy a box after work. This weekend, we even went to the bakery/grocery that sells it and picked out a few more pastries to try. Two out of three were a win—the third, well, we’re still waiting to taste-test!
As for my layout—of course, there’s a big Minnie and Mickey moment front and center. I also included the sentiments:
“Create your own kind of magic”
“Be 100% you”
Honestly, I love how that feels right now. When I was younger, being yourself came with fear—what if people didn’t like the real me? But now that I’m older (yep, we’re saying it), it’s more like take it or leave it, this is me. There’s something so freeing about that.
Oh! One last thing—I’ve been reading about how Facebook/META is suddenly suspending some groups because of a glitch, including one shopping group I’m part of with over 150K members. The owner is devastated, understandably. Sayin that all her years of hard work are now at the mercy of a system glitch. It just makes me appreciate blogging even more. Like what Nikky of Polkadoodles once said:
Social media posts only stay in the feed for a few seconds… but blogs? Blogs are forever.
So yes, I’ll keep writing, crafting, creating—and yes, snacking.
If you’re craving a little Mickey joy and planner fun, I hope this inspires you to sprinkle some magic into your week too!
Oooohhh Mickey Mouse!!! 😍😍😍 Yes sis! Keep writing, crafting, creating and snacking!!! Keep on being an inspiration to others!!! I love you, An, soooo much!!! 😘😘😘
ReplyDeleteAs always, blog was well written. One would feel that every word came from the heart. But I doubt that Mickey was the highlight, it was more on the ensaymada. Boy, it made my mouth water! I love Mickey but I’m so sorry between Mickey and the ensaymada I would choose the latter.
ReplyDeleteStill I love Mickey who doesn’t anyway? He’s an icon!