All of my July projects in 1 post!! Sorry but I was on holidays!!xx

Hello my dear friends & followers!!
My blog has been terribly neglected during July but I was on holidays on a Paradise Greek island called "SAMOS"!!! No time for blogging or Facebook...however I took some scrapbooking stuff with me because I cannot imagine myself without getting my fingers dirty for too long!! haha

First of all a reminder!!!
There is still time to enter the sketch at   Purple Pumpkin by Debbie Burns

and here is my take...

I have also used the color challenge from Get Creative since I had the honor of being the Guest Designer this month!!!

The challenge is to use ONLY red embellishments!!!

*I have used a doily, a spotty button, red twine and 2 different red washi tapes

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Scrapmatts!!!

I will also share with you what I've done with my limited stuff during my holidays!!! Some "Studio75" papers, some Scrapmatts, Green Tara & Purple Pumpkin embellies were all I needed!!!

All scrapmatts pieces are from "Nautical design" CB 4059!!! Simply gorgeous!!! Studio75 "Sunshine love" collection & Purple Pumpkin flower,washi tape, tickets, buttons!!!

I have painted the sea shells using distress inks and the rest of the pieces were painted white. I have also added gold stickles for shine!!

My next project is a tag where I have used a mask with texture paste to look like wood which I think is very trendy at the moment!! The grass was misted with dylusions and the butterfly is painted white and covered with gold stickles!

CB 4009 Butterfly, CB1190 Words, CB 5099 grass.

Flowers and ribbon by Green Tara!!!

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And my layouts for Green Tara!!!!!

"Starlet"

I know it is winter in Australia but it is summer in Greece

and my layouts have a summer touch on them!!

In both layouts is my daughter Ioli. In the first one she is
wearing my huge sun glasses and looks like a little starlet!!

I have used some real sea shells and a starfish I picked from
the sea the other day!! 

Papers and wooden elements are "Studio 75"!!

Gorgeous flowers and ribbon are of course Green Tara!!

I have used a beautiful Camellia as the center piece of my cluster
 and around it you can see skeleton leaves in hot pink,
brown leaves, turquoise roses and hot pink cherry blossoms!

Ric rac ribbons are great for summer themes as they look like waves!!
 Here I have used two different colours, hot pink and brown!!
The burlap gives a natural feel to it and goes perfectly with the
natural sea elements!!

Green Tara Products Used:

**NEW** Camellia 8cm Paper flowers Ivory

Cherry Blossoms Pink

**NEW** 1.5cm Roses Turquoise

1.5cm Roses Brown

Medium Gold Leaves 5cm.

 Burlap Ribbon 38mm, Coffee

5cm Skeleton Leaves Pink 

6mm Ric Rac Hot Pink

6mm Ric Rac Light Brown

6mm Opal Sequin Trim Blue Opal

6mm Brushed Sequin Trim Antique Gold

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"ΙΟΛΗ"

Yet another cluster with the beautiful Camellia flower in blue!!!

I have also used cherry blossoms in white and red, white 

velvet leaves, my favorite mini tassel ribbon in light blue

 and a lovely red heirloom flower!!

More ric rac ribbons here! There are many fabulous colors to choose
 from in the store!! This metal piece is cut out from a ribbon too which is
 called silver diamante trim! I have also made a bow using that lovely
 thin red/white ribbon! And if you look closely, I have scattered around
some sequins (in both layouts) taken off the sequin trim!!!

Green Tara Products Used:

Cherry Blossoms White

Cherry Blossoms Red/White

**NEW** Camellia 8cm Paper flowers Wedgwood Blue

**NEW** Heirloom 4cm Silk and Organza  Red

**NEW** Velvet Leaves 3cm White

 Mini Tassel Ribbon 15mm Wedgewood Blue

6mm Ric Rac Pale Blue

6mm Ric Rac Royal Blue

6mm Opal Sequin Trim Blue Opal

16mm Flower Silver Diamante Trim

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"Photo Album"

 I have also made a photo album which is a gift for a friend!

ALL flowers and leaves are beautiful Green Tara products!!!

If you've made it so far your are heroes!!! haha

So sorry for the long post!!!!

Thanks for having a look!

Have a great day and happy scrapping!!!xx

"All grown up" - Green Tara & Studio75 papers!!

"All Grown Up"

*Sketch by Nadia Cannizzo for OUAS!!

Hello my friends!

This layout is all about the friendship between my little girls and my
Godchild Andriana! They've known each other since they were
 born and they feel like sisters!

All papers used for this layout are Studio75 from Poland!!!
I love their designs and the quality of the paper! So heavy and strong!!!
Perfect for mixed media!!!

To create the background, I have used two stencils and texture paste.
 I then used orange and light blue chalk inks as well as some
glimmer mists to give colour! I have also stamped randomly around
 the page with background stamps.

My cluster is full of Green Tara goodies with the Wild rose flowers
 being the stars! I have also used a white pincushion flower,
a rose, a few lace flowers and four gorgeous orange skeleton leaves!!!

I have also used a cute little flair button with tiny hearts from Purple Pumpkin!

The light blue doily and the orange resin are from Purple Pumpkin!

Materials used:

Papers & chipboard house: Studio 75

Title: Imaginarium designs

Flowers & leaves: Green Tara

Flair button, doily, resin, washi tape: Purple Pumpkin

Stensils: Prima

Texture paste: Deco Art

Mists: Dylusions & Tattered Angels

Stamps: Glitz

inks: Ranger distress inks

Sketch & theme from OUAS/Berry71bleu and colors from TCR #150:

Thanks for visiting!!

Have a nice day!!

"Moments" - Scrapmatts, Studio 75 card

Hello my friends!!

This is a layout I made using Prima's BAP for April..

"Moments"

I have used CB8001 Circles and CB4061 Assorted Words 17

To create the look on the word "Moments" I painted the chipboard white, went over it with glimmer glaze "pink lady", with a brush I added a little glimmer glam "Mermaid", I dropped some dylusion "turquoise" and glimmer mist "Bahama blue and then went over the whole piece with crackle accents

For the circles I followed the same process but instead of crackle accents, I covered them with crackle paint "rock candy"

Now, to create that look on the background, I used a few dylusions and raised the paper so they drip and then I used a stencil, texture paste and stamps!!!

For the look below, I used dylusion mist and then I started blowing air straight at it in various directions...do I make sense? LOL!!

This is a tag I made using CB3007 Tags 03, CB1077 Bird Cages 03

To make the crackle effect I used Martha Stewart "Weather crackle".

I painted the cage blue, added some white paint randomly and heat embossed some clear glitter powder here and there! The bird was painted white and heat embossed with the glitter powder.

A small ATC using ATC10-007 Arch 04, MC1028 Micro Chips 20, CB1191 Scrapwords 03

This is very simple..I painted the cage black and randomly added some gold..

And a little sweet card for my mother!!!

I have used CB1159 Hearts 05, CB1198 Scrapwords 06 

Materials used:

Chipboard: Scrapmatts

Flowers: Green Tara & Prima

Mists: Tattered Angels & Dylusions

Paper: Prima & Studio 75 & Kaisercraft

Mask: Prima

Crackle medium: Martha Stewart & Ranger

Paints: Ranger

With the layout I am entering April's "Prima Bap" and "Bird is the word" and with the tag I am entering "Get Creative."

Sorry for the long post!

I hope I didn't bore you to death, hahaha

Till next time, have a great weekend ;)

Vicky Varvadouka

"Snow Angels" - Green Tara & Studio75 GDT

Attention!!! LONG post!! haha

"I Love Snow Angels"

Hello my dear friends!

This is a layout I made using the sketch from Once upon a sketch challenge blog.

It's my little one making snow angels for the 1st time! 

She LOVED it so much!!!!

I have played with two different stencils, glimmer mist & modeling paste!

 Oh, I did some random stamping too!

The papers are Studio 75 "Winter time" from Poland where I am a guest designer and the chipboard pieces from Scrapmatts!

Here are some close ups!!!

I have used so many Green Tara products, from flowers to ribbon & lace...

One of my favorite laces to use is the one with the flowers because you can cut them off and use them separately!!! I also love the diamante trim because it allows you to do the same!!

Below you can see a layered cluster with the amazing
 wild rose, primula and pincushion flowers!!!

Bud & bow trim is perfect to make borders and the lace flowers are so romantic!!!

The polka dot ribbon is soooo yummy!!!!

My journaling...and a close up to the modeling paste and the wonderful Scrapmatts heart!!!

Amazing Scrapmatts wings!!!

materials used:

Papers: Studio 75

flowers,ribbon,lace: Green Tara

Chipboard: Scrapmatts

bling & pearls: Prima

Stencil: The Crafter's workshop & Prima

Mist: Tattered Angels

Stamps: Glitz

Glitter glue: Ranger stickles

Ink: distress ink, distress stain by Ranger

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And here is a recipe book I made for a friend to give as a gift!!!

Isn't it a great idea???

The papers are again Studio 75 "Sweet home"!!!

 Perfect for such a project!!!

I have used the wild rose, some lace flowers, the flower lace trim,
 some roses, leaves and an apple blossom.
 For the trace of the butterfly I used a pink pearl trim!

This is the first page! All papers are Studio 75 "Sweet home" collection!

Sorry for the long post...at least I hope you enjoyed it ;)
Have a great day and thank you for visiting!!!
xoxoxo