"Precious" A layout for a friend!

Hello dear friends and followers!!!

I haven't posted anything for a while now but I've been BUSY!!!

I made 4 layouts in the last 3 days!!! I will be sharing them with you during the week!

The first one is a layout I made for a friend and that's why the face of the baby is blur!

I used the sketch #57 from "Sketchabillities"

I used a Crafter's workshop stencil for the background and misted with "Key lime pie" !

The tag comes out and the parents can write something for their precious baby!

I had the chance to use my new Sew Easy scallop piercer which I just LOOOOVED!!!

I am also entering the challenge at My Creative Scrapbook forum,

where you have to do stitching on your layout!

So...until tomorrow...have a nice day!!!

"Φως μου" Cherry Nest!!!

Hello my friends!

Today's post is about a layout I made using the lovely "Cherry Nest products"!!! You can more projects in their blog--->HERE... So...I will continue in Greek...

Σε αυτή τη φώτο είναι η Νεφέλη μου σε μια εκδρομή που είχαμε πάει στην Αίγινα! Αυτό το χαρτί ταίριαξε τέλεια με την φωτο γιατί είναι πολύ φωτεινή και το χαρτί έχει τις ακτίνες του ήλιου! Ετσι προέκυψε και ο τίτλος!!!

Χρησιμοποίησα για τον τίτλο την Αλφάβητο μαυρο/κρεμ bingo vintage, τα vintage γράμματα , απο τα σχέδια για τύπωμα το αγάπη μπίνγκο vintage ,το χαρτί πρωϊνό φτερούγισμα (δεν ειναι τελειο???), το ροζ tab (ετικέτα) και ένα μικρό κομμάτι απο το pied de poule τυπωμένο πάνω σε φουξια χαρτί!!! 

Το κουμπί με το κοριτσάκι είναι Purple Pumpkin!

Have a nice day everyone!!!

Go Digital??? "My memories Suite" giveaway

Hello Friends and followers!

I have never tried to make a digital layout but I admit, I am jealous sometimes when I see the gorgeous layouts you can make without getting your hands dirty and really cheap! Like our talented Greek lady Anastasia!!! Love her work!!!
The reason I am telling you all this is that I got an e-mail from a site called "My Memories Suite"
which offers a digital scrapbooking software and it is SO easy to handle! Oh, and their kits are SO gorgeous! Have a look at their gallery --->HERE

I will try it out properly, as soon as I find some free time! I have always wanted to try Digital scrapbooking!!! When I finish my 1st layout, I will share it with you!

Check this video out! 

So they asked me if I was interested in organizing a giveaway for my followers!

All you have to do is visit their site and leave a comment here just telling me which was your favorite digital paper pack by the 15th of November!

One LUCKY person will win a copy of the software ($40) for FREE!!!!!!!!

But guess what?

You are all winners!

I'll give you a coupon code for $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value!)

Coupon Code: STMMMS43785

Just copy and paste the code above to avoid typos when using it!

I know that some of you have issues about commenting on blogs so, if you are interested, just email me at -----> mywishbooks AT yahoo DOT com

HAVE FUN!!!!

"Wish" Bird is the word"

We have a new challenge word to introduce today at "Bird is the word".....our new word to use on a layout or other project is:

 "WISH"

 You will have one month to complete this project.  When the time is up for the challenge our design team will vote for a first place winner and four featured winners.

The first place winner will receive a blog badge and a kit from Tidbitz In Time.  All featured winners will receive a special badge for her blog.

The word "wish" is perfect for Christmas or Birthday layouts! And here is mine!!!

You made a wish to Santa and it came true!

I have used Echo Park's collection pack "Season's Greetings" which you can find at Enjoy Scrapping with ONLY 13.60euro!!! And believe me when I say it's one of the best EP collections! The papers & stickers are fantastic! I couldn't decide which one to use! And I am going to do a mini album too! It's perfect for that!!! And some close ups....

This is the "letter" to Santa and it comes out like a tag from that sweet envelope from "Rainbow Splendour"

This gorgeous handmade flower is by "Purple Pumpkin"

Here I cut a Sizzix snowflake, heat embossed it with a sparkling embossing powder, and then used the negative chipboard piece as a mask and misted with Tattered angels "Olive vine" 

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I would like to thank my friends Efi & Valia who sent me a blog award and asked me to state 7 things about me....

1.I Love my family and I thank God every single day because he keeps an eye on us and keeps as healthy

2. Well..it is not good but I must admit I am a Skroutz sometimes.... 

3. I am a lousy housewife (LOL) (οσα βλέπει η πεθερά)χαχαχα..αφου δε προλαβαίνωωωω!

4.I looooove scrapbooking..(can you tell?)

5. I am SO naive most of the times..I always see only the good in people...

6. I hate lies, hypocrisy and Irony

7.I am very polite, enthusiastic and positive person...

Most of my closer friends already have this award so I offer it to my followers!

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There are only 7 days left for you to enter the challenge over at Once Upon A Sketch!

..to play along with the current challenge. 

Journalling criteria: A most embarrassing/awkward/uncomfortable moment or characteristic/feature/habit/mannerism/quality or quirk you or someone around you possesses. Journal at least 2 SENTENCES on a moment that you will remember for all the wrong reasons.

Sponsors 

 

 

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 And lastly you should check out the "Chip chop shop" with yummy handmade embellies!!! Visit Leeann's blog and get a chance to win some for free!!!!

Sorry for the looooooooong post you guys....but my free time is like dinosaurs...vanished...LOL 

Thank you very much for visiting!!!

Hugssss!!!!! 

Χειροτέχνικα 2011!!!!! & Christmas card!

Hello friends!!!!!!!!

I had a tiring but very exciting weekend!!!!

The Greek e-shop "Enjoy Scrapping" participated in the first ever Greek crafts exhibition, organized by "ftiaxto.gr"!!!! As their designer and friend, I helped out to demonstrate live on "ustream", what Scrapbooking is, what you can make with this hobby and what tools  there are available in the industry!

Here is a link to watch Lena (the owner) and me (the one wearing brown) doing the demo!

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/17887183

Here is a photo of the Christmas pocket card we made using
the FANTASTIC Echo Park collection "Season's Greetings"

and a photo of us and some friends.....

We had A GREAT time and I hope I'll be given the chance to do this again next year!!! 

I met a lot of nice people, we laughed, we talked about our hobby and promoted it with passion to new people!!! Hopefully, our favorite hobby will become widely known in Greece and it will be loved as much as I LOVE it!!!!!

Thanks for visiting!!!

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Ε, να τα πούμε και λίγο στα Ελληνικά!!!!!!

Καλά κορίτσια...γλώσσα δεν έβαλα μέσα όλο το Σάββατο! χαχαχαχα 

Μάλλιασε η γλώσσα μου να λέω για το πουλί και το κλουβί που έκοψα με το big shot!!!

Έφαγα μόνο ενα τοστ και ενα λουκουμά (να είναι καλά το Κατερινάκι που μας κέρασε & την Ζεφφυ που έφερε τοστάκια στο τέλος) και πήγα μόνο μια φορα τουαλέτα...χιχιχιχι Αυτό σημαίνει βέβαια πως είχε μεγάλη επιτυχία και ΠΟΛΥ κόσμο!!!

Σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ όλους που ήρθατε και όσους είδαν την παρουσίαση απο το σπίτι αλλά και τα κορίτσια, Ελίνα & Βάλια απο το ftiaxto.gr, που οργάνωσαν την έκθεση!

Χάρηκα που γνώρισα και κάποιες κοπέλες απο κοντά (Νατασσα, Κατια, Φλώρα, Ολυμπία...και πολλές άλλες) και εύχομαι να τα ξαναπούμε στο μεγάλο κροπ που οργανώνει η Ειρήνη Λιόλια απο το "Get Creative" στις 5 Νοεμβρίου!  Πατήστε ΕΔΩ  για πληροφορίες!

Τα λέμε!!!

Φιλάκιααα!!!

υ.γ. Μας πήραν συνέντευξη απο το MEGA TV για την εκπομπή "Κοινωνία ώρα Mega" αλλά δε ξέρω ακόμα πότε θα παιχτεί...Να δω και τη φάτσα μου στο γυαλί και τι στο κόσμο...χαχαχαχα 
Λενάκι μου, σ'ευχαριστώ για όλα!!!!! Σ'αγαπώ πολύ!!!

Και άλλο ένα βιντεάκι απο την εκθεση ΕΔΩ!

Once Upon A Sketch-October 15th challenge

October 15th Challenge

October 15th Challenge

Journalling criteria: A most embarrassing/awkward/uncomfortable moment. Journal at least 2 SENTENCES on a moment that you will remember for all the wrong reasons. Examples: something you said/did, something your child said, something your pet did etc. 

You must combine our journaling criteria with this sketch. 

 

Sponsors 

Imaginarium designs,  is a new chipboard company founded in 2010. It is the combined collaboration of  a Mother and Son team who both work in the paper craft industry.

Please visit the blog for inspiration and to see what the design team has been up to   http://www.imaginariumdesigns.blogspot.com/ and you can  purchase this amazing chipboard  at Seriously Scrapbooking (they ship anywhere in the world at actual postage cost)

Bibbys One of a Kind was established in 2011 out of my passion to create. I am a SAHM and spend each day creating something new, I have a facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/Bibbysoneofakind where I do a lot of my advertising and updates ,and a small blog page which I am trying to grow. I make embellishment packs, crochet items, party favours and invitations to name a few. New ideas are born regularly. 

Prizes

The winner of this challenge, as chosen by the Design Team, will receive this from 

Imaginarium Designs...

...a pack of their latest and most popular chipboard. The best thing about this, is that the pack will be different each month and will be customized to fit the winners needs. So if you have girls, you will be sent girly chipboard etc. And don't forget that they also sponsor our entire Design Team so please see the examples above for all the creative uses of this awesome chipboard.  

One RANDOMLY chosen winner will receive this gorgeous embellishment pack from 
Bibbys One Of A Kind

I am sending the winner of my prize two of my previous embellishment packs and a 3rd mystery pack with a theme of your choice. This pack will be a 'one off' handmade pack created especially for you! Good luck everyone, Bibby.

"Αυλή" - Cherry Nest products - GDT @ Selbst Portrait!

Hi there blogger friends!

Today I will share with you another layout I made using Cherry Nest products!

It is a school layout that includes a photo of my eldest DD's schoolyard!

Products used:

μοντέρνο πορτοκαλί - λευκό γραμμικό χαρτί Α4 , την αλφάβητο μαυροπίνακα απο την σειρά για το σχολείο , ετικέτα απο τη σειρά  σχολικό σημειωματάριο , καρτέλα σχολείο μπίνγκο vintage , και  τα vintage γράμματα.

I just finished one more layout in A4 size (my 1st), using a new paper from Cherry Nest which will be soon posted at their blog----> HERE

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A nice Lady from Germany e-mailed me and asked me to be their Guest Designer at "Selbst Portrait Challenge"!!! It is a photography challenge blog but the prizes are scrapbooking stuff!!! It was really fun and for those of you who love taking photos, is a great opportunity to join in the fun!!!
Here is my photo! You must use an umbrella for the month of October!!!
Have fun!!!

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As you know, I've been on the hunt lately for handmade embellishments and I came across this lovely lady Samantha , who owns a blog/shop called  "Eye Candy Magic" ! You should check it out!

Thanks for visiting today!!!

hugssss!!!

"Together" -- Bird is the word!

Well...today I have mixed feelings...I wanted to share some happy news about my feature at "The color Room" but my mood is so bad because a good friend of mine had a great loss and it had a big impact on me...I can't understand why bad things happen to such nice people...well...HE knows better I guess...

Anyway....as always..life moves on...and time heals...

There is a new challenge word for you at "Bird Is The Word"

"TOGETHER"

 Today is a special word release day because.........................our new design team will be revealing their very first Bird is the Word projects!! 

So head on over to get some inspiration by the really talented fellow DT members!!!

Here is my take...It's a bit busy but I wanted to make a fun-happy-bright-childish layout about the playground and the slide they love so much!

I want to thank Katerina again (lol) for letting me use her sewing machine! You can tell it's my 1st attempt to use a machine..hahaha the stitching around the page is a bit unorthodox but I still like it because it is fun, like the rest of the layout!

And again I used a bit of gesso,mists and acrylic paints....

and also my favorite  "sew easy" to hand stitch a little bit!

The papers are Echo Park "playground" and you can find them at "Enjoy Scrapping"! Perfect line for playground fun days!!!

Just a little reminder about our rules....we have very few.........Create a project using the word TOGETHER in your layout or journaling.  Post this layout on your blog and link it up on the BITW blog.  Also, please remember to give BITW credit when you post your image.You could win a whole kit by "Tidbitz in time"!!!

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My little TOOT!!!!

And last but not least.............I was featured at "The Color Room"!!! I have stopped mentioning my features and publications, although I update my resume often, but this is huge as the gallery is FULL of stunning creations! I am SO honored! Thanks for choosing my layout!

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p.s I am entering this layout to "Creative Scrappers" since I used sketch #176.

Have a nice day and God Bless.....

"Me & You" My Creative Scrapbook Contest!

Hello my friends!

As I said in my last post, I was at a crop last Saturday and I started creating this layout which is based on a layout by Kim Keane for "My Creative Scrapbook" Big sketch contest through their challenge blog:

"My Creative Sketches". 

This is my take of the sketch, using mostly their August main kit!

I had really fun making this layout! I used masks and mists, gesso, acrylic paints, stickles, heat embossing, fussy cutting....

The title is Imaginarium Designs which I painted red, distressed with black ink and covered with stickles!

I did some fussy cutting as well (actually my friend Katerina cut the flower at the crop..lol)..yeap, she helped me out because scrapping time at crops is limited! We mostly talk and laugh instead of scrapping!!Thanks Katerina!

Here, I used a paper doily as a mask and sprayed some glimmer mist!

The stamp is heat embossed with distress powder!

I also put some stickle dots around my doily to make it stand out!

I have used many pop dots to give a 3D effect!!!

I hope you like the outcome!
It is one of my favorite layouts since I LOVE this photo of my little girls!!!
Wish me luck!!!

Thanks for looking!!!
Have a nice day!!!

"Having fun" - Scrap for Help and a GDT spot!!! WOOHOO!

Hello friends!!!

First of all I would like to say that I went to a crop on Saturday at a friend's house and I had LOTS of fun, scrapping,eating GOOD food and laughing with spicy jokes..hehe

It is time for a new challenge over at "Scrap for Help"! You have to scrap about children and use a packaging piece on your layout! Easy peasy...at least for me because I like using scrapbooking packaging and of course I always scrap about my children!!!

In this layout I used a Prima packsging which is black with white dots, right behind the photos!

Head on over to SFH blog to get inspired by the wonderful projects the other DT girls have made! You should participate in order to win some yummy stuff like "Imaginarium Designs" chipboard which I LOVE and I have used in this layout!

 The title is ID chipboard!

 

 In the picture below I used ID girl figure and the black button!

This lovely butterfly is also ID...

 

If that layout seems familiar to you, then I should tell you that I decided to continue the story of my last layout (see previous post) and make it a double!!!

So this is actually my first double layout, although it wasn't planned from the beginning..LOL

So...what do you think? I did a lot of hand stitching and I loved all the journaling and of course my new addiction to handmade embellies!!!

Is this style called eclectic? I am so confused with all these styles out there...What would YOU call this layout's style???

And with that said (about my new addiction)....

The wonderfull and sweet ladies from Purple Pumpkin Sandra and Samantha,  have asked me to guest design for them for a whole month! WOOHOO! Their most popular items, are their fabric covered buttons, and handmade flowers! They really focus on creating unique handmade embellishments for scrapbooking!

Aren't they SOOOO YUMMY??????????

You will be seeing some of these beautiful embellishments in the upcoming months!

Thank you ladies for that great honor and mostly for the opportunity to work with such beautiful stuff!!!

I hope you enjoyed this post!

Have a nice day!!!

Hugsss!!