Recycle time!!!*Scrap for help*

Hello my lovely friends!

The sweetest person Cynthia Lorens was kind enough to ask me to join her design team at "Scrap for help"!

This was very flattering and I am really honored to be a part of this wonderful and talented DT!!!

Thank you so much Cynthia!!!

This site is about scrapping for a good cause! There are challenges where you are asked to use recycled items! I am into recycle at home since I have two seperate buskets for my garbage!

This month the theme was "spring" so I made a layout about Easter!

The recycled items I used are, pizza box for my background, small purple flowers from house decor item, the leaves are cut out of a magazine and the tag, up on the left corner, is from a dress I bought.

I used the sketch from the new challenge blog "My creative sketches"

Prizes

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 sisee 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)

Imaginarium Designs have so generously offered this prize to our winner as chosen by our Design Team..

Arte Facil it´s a brand new store and they have a wonderful scrap suplies and they will give to us so many wonderful produts for are winners

Here is the prize up for grabs from Arte.1 for one lucky person voted by the Design Team as the winner of this challenge!

The Momento Divertido is a great brand with many products for crafts

Thank you for visiting, I hope to see you at "Scrap for help"!

Let's help our planet a little bit!

Hugs!!!

"A moment in time" *Once Upon A Sketch* Sept. 1st

Hello again...I told you I've been busy!!! 

Today I am going to share with you my layout for "Once Upon A Sketch" !

For more inspiration please visit the blog and see what the Dream Team has created!!!

 

So here is our September 1st challenge...

Journalling Criteria : A memorable year - Your title must be a year, and you must journal at least 2 lines on why this year is memorable for you. Examples: the year you got married, the year you graduated, the year you moved to a new house/country, the year you started a new job, the year your child was born, the year you lost someone dear. Your journalling can be in any language and any format (written, typed etc)

You must combine our journalling criteria with the following sketch...

 Here is my take on it! One of my favorite layouts so far! A memorable year is the one I got married to my wonderful husband Niko. I am truly blessed!!!

I used Webster's pages, Imaginarium Designs chipboard (THEY ROCK), and flowers from Prima, Petaloo and I am roses!

 and some close ups...

SPONSORS

3ndypapir is a tiny, Norwegian design company.

Owner and designer Gudrun Loennecken creates all the whimsy, vintage patterned papers. These papers are perfect for all paper lovers: cardmakers, scrapbooker and all papercrafters.

It is all designed and printed in Norway on heavy weight, high quality paper

Our web adress is: http://3ndypapir.blogspot.com/

PRIZES

How would you like to be our Guest Designer for October? This is the challenge where you have the chance to win a spot on our design team for the whole upcoming month simply by winning this challenge. As well as being our Guest Designer, as chosen by our Design team, you will also receive a set of the brand new collection of 3ndypapir. Here is a sneak peek of the collection you will be receiving directly from this Norwegian company.

There will also be 2 randomly chosen winners this time.

The first random winner will receive this Prima flower pack..

The other random winner will win this set of 4 complete Inkadinkado Stamps 

 So...what are you waiting for??? Go get creative and play along!!!

"Once Upon A Sketch"

One more beer **The Scrappiest**

Hello my friends!

I have mixed feelings about this post as it is the last one I do as a member of "The Scrappiest" design team...

It was really fun to use Liz's inspirational sketches and I will definitely continue to use them!!!

I would like to thank Liz for giving me the opportunity to be a designer for the fist time and trusted me although I had no designing experience back then! I am really grateful!

So...here is sketch # 135

And this is my take using Echo Park "For the record", one of my favorite collections!!!

This is Nefeli when we visited Aigina...I wish I knew Aleka then, so I could visit her!!!

Maybe some other time!!!

 

This the collection and you can find it ---->HERE....believe me, you will love it!!!

There are also 3 small kits available at "Enjoy Scrapping" so hurry up!!!----HERE 

Thank you for visiting!!!

I have some great news to share with you but...one thing at a time....

Hugs

xoxoxoxo

"Sweet memory" **Bird is the word"

 Hi there everyone!!! How are you? 

I was out of town for 4 days, with no internet, so I have a lot of catching up to do!

Today's post is about "Bird is the word" and the new word is...

"MEMORY"

 I think this is the most representative word for scrapbooking! 

...and this is my creation..a sweet memory from Nefeli's Baptism!

and some close ups...

Of course I used everything from the kit "Victoria Garden" which you can find at "Enjoy Scrapping" among many yummy and economical kits!!!

I decided to make a step by step mini tutorial for this and I would like to hear your thoughts...do you find this helpful? (sorry for the bad photos but I scrap at night!!!LOL)

1. For the background, I used the stamp from the kit and white stazon ink!

2. I just pressed the stamp with my hands instead of using an acrylic base to avoid any peripheral lines.I also dropped some key lime pie glimmer mist here and there...

3. I cut out the patterned paper I chose to use, distressed the edges with the "distrezz it all" and ink the edges with vintage photo distress ink.

4. For the tag I stamped the letters with versamark ink, I heat embossed with UTEE clear and distressed the edges with vintage photo, peeled paint and worn lipstick.

5.You place the papers as you wish and glue them down

6.To make the photo pop out a bit, I used pop dots!

7. Take advantage of the flowers on your patterned papers! They look beautiful! Just trace them with a scissor.

8.To give shine to your flowers, you can add stickles or any kind of glitter!!!

9. And a little tip! You can temporarily glue your letters on an acetate piece(I used the packaging of the flourish bling) and move it around to see where exactly you wish your title to go!

 

I hope you enjoyed my looong post today!

Please make sure to visit and play along at "Bird is the word" because you could win a whole "Tidbitz in time" kit!!! 

Have fun and Enjoy Scrapping!!!

xoxoxoxo

"Cherry Nest" card, "Our little star" **The Scrappiest** & **Enjoy Scrapping**

Hello everyone!!!

I have been a busy bee!!! I had to make 5 layouts and a guestbook in one and a half weeks because I'll go to Alexandroupoli this weekend for a wedding!!! Well, thank God my mojo is..ok..and I made it! I will post them on their reveal date! I am not a super woman in case you are wondering. I just made it because my children are spending two weeks with their grandparents! So I had a scrapping party at home!!LOL

Firstly I will share with you a card I made for "Cherry Nest". It is a company I am designing for that provides beautiful papers and other elements such as alphabets, journaling spots etc. which you can download, print out and use forever!!!

For this card I used pied de poul and flower tags

And now, one of the layouts I made is for "The Scrappiest" using that awesome sketch #134

and I used the new fantastic kit from "Enjoy Scrapping" which is perfect for either girl or boy summer layout!!!

Other products used:

Key Lime Pie Mist 

Oriental Poppy Mist

 Sizzix Stars

 Glimmer glam mermaid

 

Just take a look at that yummy picture of the kit!!!

It has a loooot of embellishments and papers and it would be perfect for a mini album!!! I have already made two layouts and there are still enough leftovers! It even has stickles and black chalk ink! And the price is really good for all that stuff included!!!

You will find it ---------->> HERE

Sorry for the long post but this week is a bit hard for me!

I hope you enjoyed your visit and thank you all for taking the time to leave a sweet comment! 

You make my day!

Hugs,

xoxoxo

"OUAS" August 15th Challenge

Hi everyone! Time for a new challenge at Once Upon A...Sketch..I only participate on the first of the month but you should link projects in every prompt because the prizes are SO yummy!!!

AUGUST 15th CHALLENGE

Journalling Criteria: Write 2 sentences from the lyrics of your favourite song. Journalling can be in any language and can be any type i.e. handwritten, alphas, printed, rub on. 

You MUST combine our journalling criteria with the following sketch. 

PRIZES and SPONSORS

Our first sponsor is the truly AMAZING...

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   www.imaginariumdesigns.blogspot.com and you can  purchase this amazing chipboard  at Seriously Scrapbooking (they ship anywhere in the world at actual postage cost)

Thank you SO much to our lovely sponsor Imaginarium Designs. We couldn't do this without your support!

Imaginarium Designs have so generously offered this prize to our  winner as chosen by our Design Team..

...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 customised 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. 

This month we will have 2 RANDOMLY CHOSEN winners who will receive the following 

  

Pretty Paper Petals is an Australian based, online blog store that started out a year ago. A simple tissue paper flower started it all off.......one was made for a layout and people kept asking where they could get it.....All of our flowers are carefully handcrafted by Vicki (the founder), and we are adding new items to the store every month

One randomly chosen winner will receive this EMBELLISHMENT KIT from Pretty Paper Petals 

The other randomly chosen winner will receive the August Kit from Tidbitz In Time

Tidbitz In Time is a US based monthly scrapbook kit club designed to bring you the latest papers and embellishments every month -- right to your mailbox.  Your pages will go together easily but your creative opportunities will be endless! Our goal is to make each and every kit an incredible value jam packed full of new products and wonderful ideas. 

Crate Paper - Potrait Collection - Papers, Alpha Labels Stickers, Border Stickers, Custom Trims, 

Prima - Flowers and Say It In Studs packs.  

Visit the OUAS blog to find inspiration by the DREAM team and link your project for a chance to win or be featured!!!

Lots of kisses everyone! Happy Scrapping!!!

xoxoxo