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Read: 4 Days Trip in Laoag, Vigan, and Pagudpud 

We visited the majority of the tourist spots in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, so I never thought that we would be back again. But last month, we had a chance to do a North Luzon Road Trip. We started in Alaminos, Pangasinan, and from there, we traveled to Vigan.

Traveling from Pangasinan to Vigan is not a problem, kasi smooth lang yung road. I checked our ETA and thought, “Maabutan pa namin yung Lightshow at Plaza Salcedo,” but I was wrong because 30 minutes before we reached the hotel, it started to rain. 

Wrong timing talaga kasi gabi na, ang lakas talaga ng ulan, hindi na visible yung daan at may baha and first time ni hubby magdrive sa Vigan so hindi niya kabisado yung road. I was so scared at that time, feeling ko nga final destination na. Sobrang dasal na lang talaga na makarating kami ng safe. 

We’ve made few stops kapag may nakitang gasoline station, kaso yung first gasoline station namin na pinuntahan, bigla nagbrownout kasi may pumutok na poste sa tapat. Toink, so scary at madilim. Thank God, after 1 hour and 30 minutes, we finally arrived at Hotel Luna.

Hotel Luna is our accommodation for two nights. It is one of the popular hotels in Vigan, so this deserves a separate post. And dahil nagustuhan na namin yung food dito, we ate breakfast, lunch, merienda, and dinner at the hotel. Hindi na nagtry sa iba, 

As I mentioned before, we already visited Vigan, so in my mind, there is no need to rent a van or book a tour. Makakapasyal pa rin kami kasi walking distance naman yung ibang tourist spots, and we can just ride a tricycle if we want to visit other places. But in the end, yung tricycle driver na nag-offer na itour na lang kami and we grabbed the chance na. 

On our last day, we ate an early breakfast so we could explore Calle Crisologo without the crowd. Ang hirap kasi magtake ng pictures kapag ang daming tao. Of course, we bought some native delicacies before going home. Good thing na maaga din magbukas yung ibang stores. 

We checked out early because we planned to eat our lunch at the Thunderbird Resort in La Union, Hindi ko na-feel na 3 days kami Sa Vigan kasi late check in and early check out. If I count the hours, 50 hours lang kami, but it is better compared sa first trip namin na day trip lang.

This Comic Birthday Card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 12: Comic. This is a simple “print then cut"project. 

These Thank You Cards are “print then cut” project” too. 

This was the card that I made for my Father-in-law’s 70th birthday. It took me a day to cut and assemble this card. Check my IG Reels here.

I already cut this design before, but this time I prefer coloring the card, so I changed the design to draw. This Succulent Birthday Card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 8: Something Funny

I love the Candy Greeting Card Design of Dreaming Tree, so I immediately cut it just in time for IWD. Perfect sa quote na "Confident Women, Empower Women". This was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 10: Celebrating Women 

This card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 11: Pastel. I used my die-cutting machine to make this card.

Almost three years ago, I purchased my Sizzix Big Shot, and the package included Sizzix Floral Lattice dies. I only tested the dies and forgot about them. Thanks to Bee Happy Weeklies Week 21, I finally used them to make this "Hello Floral Card". 

There are 2 versions of this, but I only cut one design. It is a unique card, but easy to cut and assemble. I made this card for our wedding anniversary. This card is from the Gilded Stork website.

I made this card using the Flower Pot design of Craft with Sarah.

I like the Teddy Bear Design of Craft with Sarah, so this is the second time that I used the Bear Birthday Teddies. These were the cards that we gave to my husband. Hehehe! Pambata yung card.

 

I also like this Teddy Bear Card so I also cut this design. 

A ready-to-make card by Craft with Sarah. I used glitter and foil cardstock to make this Happy Birthday Tulips Greeting Card.

My youngest sister purchased a new home, and these are the cards that I made. My mom used the “New Home Door Card” 

My mom attended a Confirmation, and this is the card that I made last week before her flight. Confirmation in Norway is an important event for teenagers (15 years old). It is a transition from childhood to adulthood. It is like a debut in the Philippines. 

I like this Timeless Classic Card; you can use this for Father's Day, Graduation, and Birthdays.

Sa sobrang busy ko, nakalimutan ko ng gumawa ng Father’s Day Card. Good thing, I made Fishing Paper Craft Projects last month, so ito na lang ginamit ko for my husband. Fishing din naman yung supposed to be Father’s Day Celebration namin with my Father-in-law. 

This is a gift card holder, but I used it as a card. This is designed by Dreaming Tree. 

This Tackle Box Card is from the Bearly Art website. 

This is supposed to be an easel card, but I forgot to finish it. This design is from the Summer Craft Party of The Bearded Housewife. '

I also made a Happy Father’s Day Cake Topper using Happy Heart font. 

This year, I also added more graduation projects for future use. 

The six projects above are designed by Craft with Sarah, and the two projects below are from Cricut Design Space. 

One of the themes is Summer Vibes, so I cut the Summer Travel Shadow Box to complete my Family Outing Vibes. And dinala ko talaga sa outing namin for pictorial. Hehehe! 

The Summer Travel from Summer Craft Party of The Bearded Housewife and the Summer Gnomes and Swimming Gnomes are designed by Craft with Sarah. I already cut the gnomes last year and brought them to Melbourne Australia, but forgot to take photos, yung Beach Hut lang ang nakunan ko ng pictures, 

This Hello Summer Card is an insert card, but I changed it to a coloring card. This is from the Summer Craft Party of The Bearded Housewife. 

This shadow box is from the Summer Craft Party of the Bearded Housewife, too. I love this shadow box.

I like this Lady on the Beach, it reminds me of Boracay, and I don’t know why it took me so long to cut this design. The SVG file is also designed by Craft with Sarah. 

This is from Craft with Sarah's Truck Collection. 

The Flamingo Card is designed by Dreaming Tree. If you have a Creative Fabrica Subscription, you can download this file at no extra cost.

I love cutting gift tags because I can use my paper scraps. These Summer Gift Tags are also designed by Dreaming Tree.

The following shadow boxes are designed by My 3D SVG. I cut these layered crafts, maybe two years ago, but forgot to share them.

A few months ago, I made this I Heart U Mom Layered Craft because Mother’s Day in Norway is every second Sunday of February. I already gave this to my mom since she is here for a vacation. You can download this design if you have a Design Bundles Plus Membership. 

After making the Comic Birthday Card for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 12: Comic, I also found this Comic Mother's Day Card on Cricut Design Space. I flattened the design because I wanted a print and then a cut version. 

This design is also on Cricut Design Space. This is a simple card using the draw and cut function. 

The flower pot is from Craft with Sarah's website; this is part of her Flower Pot Collection.

I cut this Mother& Baby Owl because I wanted to use it for a card, but I changed my mind. 

Instead of the owl, I cut the Spring Flowers in a Jar of Craft with Sarah for my card. I used an embossing folder, cutting dies, and stamps for other card elements. This was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies 19: Love You Mom.

The Mother’s Day Gift Card Holder is designed by Dreaming Tree. Aside from cardstock, you need Distress Oxide or Ink for ink edging and beads for additional decoration.