Κυριακή 27 Δεκεμβρίου 2015

#cool - Layout for Prima December BAP

Hello all and Merry Christmas! Our holidays in Greece were sunny, no snow for us this year! And although my boys were both sick, we all were in good spirits. Thats probably why in the middle of winter I decided to scrap using the most bright colors! :)

This is my layout using Prima December BAP - more colorful than ever!


Some close ups. Butteflies were made by liberally misting Color Bloom sprays on watercolor paper. Then I heat embossed the gorgeous Finnabair butterfly stamp with black sparkling embossing powder. 


The title was die cut and then covered with White Art Sugar for extra sparkle


Butterflies were then sprinkled with Finnabair Micro beads and White Art Sugar. Flowers were also misted with color bloom to achieve a more vibrant effect. 


The backgroung was made using a brayer and then with Finnabair white crackle paste through a prima stencil. 


You can read more about the Prima Decelmber challenge here


BAP December Riikka

I hope my layout cheered you up like it did with me!

I cant wait for New Year! 2016 will be sooo exciting for me scrapping-wise! And I have secrets to share with you - but not just yet! ;)

Kissez!



Δευτέρα 21 Δεκεμβρίου 2015

Christmas tags για το Memories Trend

Καλημέρα και Καλά Χριστούγεννα!

Σημερα θα ήθελα να σας δειξω μερικά Χριστουγεννιάτικα tags με υλικά από το κατάστημα Memories Trend - A crafter's joyride. Θα συνοδευσουν με στυλ τα δωρα των γιορτών προσδίδοντας έναν Νεουορκέζικο αέρα της δεκαετίας του 50. Λάτρεψα τη σειρά City Sidewalks!







Προϊόντα απο το κατάστημα
Canvas bling texture - String of pearls
Flourish pack - αγγελος
Distressed Spray Stain - Antiqued Bronze
Aged Mahogany
Distress Glitter Shabby Shutters
Distress Glitter Antique Linen
City Sidewalks Story Time
City Sidewalks - Collage
City sidewalks - Paper Garlands
City Sidewalks - Parcel Tags 



Τρίτη 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2015

Χριστουγεννιάτικη πρόκληση στο Scraps n Pieces

Καλησπέρα σας! 
Έρχονται τα Χριστούγεννα!!! (επιτελους) 
Έτσι κι εμεις στο Scraps n Pieces σας ετοιμάσαμε μια χριστουγεννιάτικη πρόκληση

Η πρόκληση του Δεκεμβρίου, δεν μπορούσε παρά να έχει έστω μία μυρωδιά Χριστουγέννων ακόμα και απλά ως photo inspiration! 
Μια λαχταριστήήήή φωτό να σας εμπνεύσει!





 Εμπνευστείτε από τη φωτογραφία λοιπόν. Δεν είναι υποχρεωτικό να είναι χριστουγεννιάτικη η σύνθεσή σας, μπορείτε να κρατήσετε μόνο τα χρώματα ή τα γλυκά, ή τον Αγιο Βασίλη, κάποιο σχήμα, ότι θέλετε! Μπορεί η φωτό να σας εμπνεύσει να φτιάξετε μία χριστουγεννιάτικη δημιουργία απλώς, με άλλα χρώματα κλπ... Ότι σας τραβήξει το μάτι και σας εμπνεύσει!  

Αφήστε τη φαντασία σας ελεύθερη και παίξτε 
λοιπόν!

O τίτλος ελεύθερος 


Φτιάχνετε ότι θέλετε όπως πάντα, είτε σύνθεση, κάρτα, art journal σελίδα,
mixed media καμβά, altered item...


Μπορείτε να ανεβάσετε τη δημιουργία σας έως την 28η Δεκεμβρίου (ένεκα των ημερών)

και οι νικήτριες θα ανακοινωθούν την 30η Δεκεμβρίου

Θα ανακοινωθούν δύο νικήτριες! 

Η νικήτρια που θα επιλεγεί με ψηφοφορία από το DT, 
θα προσκληθεί να συμμετάσχει ως Guest Designer 
στην πρόκληση του Φεβρουαρίου

Και η δεύτερη νικήτρια που θα αναδειχτεί
με τυχαία κλήρωση ανάμεσα σε όλες τις συμμετέχουσες, θα κερδίσει

 από το 



Τη σούπερ συλλογή με 36 scrapbooking χαρτιά για τις δημιουργίες σας, της Dovecraft!!! 




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Above all, have fun!!! 
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Και το δικο μου tag 


Μερικά κοντινα. Τα χαρτιά γυαλίζουν μοναδικά! 


To Noel εχει γίνει heat emboss με τις υπεροχες σκόνες της Lindy's Stamp Gang


Φιλιά!


New Followers Contest for More than Words challenge blog

As we, the "More than Words" Admin team have promised 

during our very first post a week ago,
we are back today with a very special
More Than Words
 New Followers' Contest!

This contest is fairly easy... all you have to do is follow us!

We have no doubt whatsoever that you will love the More Than Words
challenges and you will want to play along, so we hope that you will connect
with us not only on our blog, but also on all our social media sites.

Let's start with the most exciting part of this contest... PRIZES!



Each of the 6 founders of More Than Words is donating a fabulous prize:


DT Coordinator & Facebook Manager

Guest Coordinator & Pinterest Manager

Winners Coordinator

Heather McMahon
Mini Challenge Manager
Sponsor Coordinator

Valia Katzaki
Instagram Manager

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This is very important as you will need to be a blog follower
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FOLLOW US ON PINTEREST

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The more places you follow, the more chances
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Becoming a follower of our blog is however mandatory to be eligible to win.

Please feel free to share our contest information with all your
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Six winners will be picked at random from all our followers 
and announced right here on the More Than Words blog on January 8th,
a week after our first Main Challenge reveal on January 1st.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

Τρίτη 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2015

Dream Garden - Layout for Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo December challenge

Hello all, how are you? Here again with our December Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo challenge

Doors and windows! 



This is my take on the challenge. I set up a scene for my sweet Pavlos using 7 dots 9th wave collection - my all time favorite, Prima Flowers and embellishments and Creative Embellishments chipboard gates. 
The stone background is made using Finnabair mica powders in rust and teal. 
They shine amazingly in real life!!! 


Some close ups. Isnt the shimmer of micas amazing???? I used teal mica mixed with gel medium to make the road sign rusty. 




 Do visit the blog here to see the rest of DTs amazing creations! As always amazing prizes are waiting for you! Come and play!


Adorable - SATW December challenge and a sad goodbye

Hello my fellow crafty people! I hope all is well...

This post is harder than I though. It is to be published in a few hours and I havent found the heart to compose it... This is the last challenge of Scrap Around the World. It breaks my heart but this is the way things must be done. I cant even begin to describe how much I owe to the talented Helen Tilbury! Her talent, inspiration, organization skills, helping hand, leadership skills and always eager to hear and help others... I learned so much in my one year term over at SATW... Helen, what more can I say? Just a warm "Thank you" from the bottom of my heart...

Fate brought it that he last moodboard was mine... This is my layout based not on paper but on Prima Marketing Finnabair resist canvas. I used heaps of Finnabair art ingredients, Prima flowers and resins and many chipboard pieces, with Creative Embellishments chipboard being the centerpieces again. All chipboard was covered with white crackle paint, apart from the title that was covered with Tim Holtz's Distress Tattered Rose crackle paint.


A close up against the sun to see the amazing shimmer of Finnabair mica powders and various art ingredients. 


This is the moodboard. I hope it inspires you!


The mid-month reveal from the 2nd part of the DT will go live on the 16th. 

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PRIZES

This month Scrap Around the World offers not just 12 prizes 
as usual, but 20!!! Yes, you read right!  SATW is going out 
with a bang and will award 18 MERIT BASED PRIZES, 
and create the largest WOF in SATW history
plus 1 random prize & 1 followers' prize!

ALL PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!!

1st PRIZE

50 Euros worth of products from The MiNi art


{Image shows only part of the chipboard and stencils that you will receive}

2nd PRIZE

$50 AUS store credit from The Dusty Attic


{As per usual, company sponsored gift cards INCLUDE postage!}

3rd PRIZE

Over $50 worth of scrapbooking supplies 
also from Design Team member Pamela Ellis {Canada}


{exactly as shown}

This prize includes: Swirlydoos Sun Kissed main kit including Bo Bunny and Authentique papers, Bo Bunny Double Dot jewels, Prima flowers, Petaloo flowers, Creative Embellishments chipboard heart, Stickles, 2 die-cut tags, word & alpha stickers, lace ribbon, twine as well as an extra pack of Prima flowers and Prima wood embellishments.

4th PRIZE

Over $50 worth of scrapbooking supplies 
from Design Team member Pamela Ellis {Canada}


{exactly as shown}

This prize includes: Bo Bunny 'Juliet' 12x12 collection pack, Bo Bunny 'Juliet' 6x6 paper pad, Dusty Attic stencil, Prima Color Bloom spray 'Peony'

5th PRIZE

Over $50 worth of scrapbooking supplies
from Design Team member Helen Tilbury {South Africa}


{exactly as shown}

This prize consists of a huge Prima & Webster's Pages assorted embellishments pack.

6th PRIZE

$50 USD gift voucher
from Design Team member Nupur Patel {India}


{To be used at the online scrapbooking store of your choice. 
Please note that this prize does NOT include postage!}

7th PRIZE

Over $35 worth of scrapbooking supplies
from Design Team member Helen Tilbury {South Africa}


{exactly as shown}

This prize includes: several packs of Prima 'Bloom Girl' & 'Julie Nutting' Cling Stamps.

8th PRIZE

Over $30 worth of scrapbooking supplies
from Design Team member Heather McMahon {Australia}


{exactly as shown}

This prize includes: Manor House Creations flower pack, Bo Bunny acrylic stamps, 2 packs of Darkroom Door photochips, Graphic45 chipboard buttons & much more.

9th PRIZE

Over $30 worth of laser-cut chipboard from 2Crafty Chipboard


{Image is for illustration purposes & may not reflect exactly what you will receive}

10th PRIZE

Over $30 worth of laser-cut chipboard also from 2Crafty Chipboard


{Image is for illustration purposes & may not reflect exactly what you will receive}

11th PRIZE

$30 USD gift voucher 
from Design Team member Pascale B. {France}


{To be used at an online scrapbooking store of your choice.
Please note that this prize does NOT include postage!}

12th PRIZE

Over $25 worth of scrapbooking supplies 
from Design Team member Tusia Lech {Poland}


{exactly as shown}

This prize includes: as assortment of patterned papers from ILS & UHK Gallery,
Prima ribbons, Scrapiniec chipboard, 7 Dots Studio stickers & die-cut elements,
American Crafts dimensional stickers.

13th PRIZE

Over $25 worth of scrapbooking supplies 
from Design Team member Nicole Doiron {Canada}


{exactly as shown}

This prize includes: AC Amy Tangerine 'Cut & Paste' 6x6 paper pad, rotary phrase stamp, adhesives resin bows, die cut tags & wood veneer tags.

14th PRIZE

Over $20 worth of products from Scrapiniec


{Image is for illustration purposes & may not reflect exactly what you will receive}

15th PRIZE

Over $20 worth of products also from Scrapiniec


{Image is for illustration purposes & may not reflect exactly what you will receive}

16th PRIZE

Over $20 worth of scrapbooking supplies
from Design Team member Valia Katzaki {Greece}


{exactly as shown}

This prize includes: Prima 'Julie Nutting' cling stamps, DecoArt Media black
modeling paste, assorted vintage flowers & chipboard.

17th PRIZE

$20 USD gift voucher
from Design Team member Fiona Paltridge {Australia}


{To be used at the online scrapbooking store of your choice.
Please note that this prize does NOT include postage!}

18th PRIZE

$15 USD gift voucher from The Flying Unicorn

{As per usual, company sponsored gift cards INCLUDE postage!}

RANDOM PRIZE

A prize package valued at over $50 from 13arts


{exactly as shown}

FOLLOWERS PRIZE

$30 worth of products from Studio 75



I hope you will join us at Scrap Around The World!!

The deadline for this challenge is the last day of the year,
that is Thursday, December 31st, 2015.


HAPPY CREATING!