Great News to share!!!

Hello my friends!!!

I got an email yesterday that made me scream and do the happy dance!!!

It was from Sam & Sandra from my favorite Purple Pumpkin!!!

I MADE IT TO THE DESIGN TEAM!!WOOHOO!!!

Check out the announcement --> HERE

Thank you ladies so much for the honor!!!

If you follow my blog, I am sure you have realized my love and addiction to Purple Pumpkin! I use them every chance I get! I 1st saw them on the layouts of a few favorite scrappers of mine Melinda & Belinda! I fell in love! I was disappointed because they are based in Australia but when I asked them about the shipping cost, I was pleasantly surprised!!! They are so cheap!! Check out their store --->HERE 

They load their store every month on a specific date and time so keep an eye for that on their blog!

They also have monthly challenges with very inspiring sketches that give you the chance to win some yummy goodies!!!

Here are some old layouts where I've used PP products!

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More good news!!

- My layout "Remember" was featured in Get Creative and was a favorite of Melenia's for the challenge at her blog! 

- My layout "Yiota" won as the best entry in "This one's a winner" in February.

- My layouts "Sun glasses" & "Share" were published in "Scrapstreet-Gingerscrap" on line magazine in February and my layouts "A perfect day is..." & "Dream Big" in April!!!

- And lastly, my layout "You & Me" was published in "SNR" on line magazine in March!

That's all for now!!

Thanks for visiting!!!

I appreciate all your sweet comments! They just make my day!!!

xoxoxo

GDT *My Creative Scrapbook*

Hello my friends!

As I promised, I will share with you the rest of the projects I made for "My Creative Scrapbook" using the album kit.

"1946" my grandmother with her cousins and friends!(she is the most beautiful, the one on the left!)

I had a blast making the background of this layout!!! Misting, masking,stamping,heat embossing!!!

"My lucky charm", from Ioli's baptism

OTP - Mirror

Thank you so much for visiting!!!

Have a nice week!!

xoxo

Guest Designer for *My Creative Scrapbook*!!!

Hello my friends!

I have been a subscriber for My Creative Scrapbook kit club since July 2010. That was the time when I decided to try out making layouts! I searched all over the internet but no other kit club was so jumb packed with beautiful yummy stuff and all the latest paper collections! I was really inspired by the design team and slowly slowly I found my way into creating layouts!!! And I love it, I have never stopped since I joined the club and I don't think I will ever stop!

One of my dreams was to be a designer for MCS myself and I was thrilled and honored to be accepted as a guest designer!!! Pam Rangel (the owner) has an excellent taste in putting kits together and she sent me the Album kit to showcase for April! It is full of Prima goodness, Almanac collection!

Perfect for vintage and black & white photos!!!

I made 4 layouts and an OTP which is an IKEA mirror!
I will share a few with you today and the next in a couple of days!

I hope I inspire the members like the DT always inspires me!!!

Kit Contents:

• Prima Almanac Collection 12x12 papers:
• House of Three Parisian Anthology resist paper
• Prima Almanac chipboard pkg
• Prima pkg of flowers pearl bebe Almanac
• Prima pkg of flowers metal
• Prima Wooden clock pkg
• Prima say it with pearls black flourish
• Thicker pkg ABC
• Leady shed chipboard circle frame
• Prima 4 crystal droplet gems
• Prima large peach rose
• Cream lace doily
• Trim

During the next days, I will share some tips and tutorials on how I did some things...
Thank you Pam for this wonderful opportunity!

I hope you liked my projects!
Have a nice day!
xoxo

Blog Hop Winner!!!

Hello everyone!

Thank you all for participating in Once Upon A ...Sketch blog hop! We have a big winner!

 This was the 1st time I participated in a blog hop and it was really fun! We had to post at the same time and that was tricky given the time differences all around the world! But everything went great thank's to Nadia!!!

 I would like to thank each and every one of you who left me a comment! I really enjoyed reading all the nice things you said and I really appreciate it! A big welcome to all the new lovely followers too!!

I counted the comments (118) and used random org!

So the winner is.............

Eleni Giannakidou from Greece!!!

Congratulations!!! Please send me your contact details here:

mywishbooks(at)yahoo.com

I hope you all enjoyed the blog hop and found some inspiration from the talented DT!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

xoxo

*Scrap for help* April - Use buttons!

Hello my friends!!!

The new challenge over at Scrap for help is to use your buttons!!! Well, you all know my love for handmade "Purple Pumpkin" buttons and doilies..this challenge was perfect!

Materials used:
Cardstock: Dionyssopoulos
Quote die cut: Glitz
Flowers: Prima
Buttons & doilies: Purple pumpkin
Mask: Crafter's workshop
Mists: Tattered Angels
Stitching: Sew easy We R Memory Keepers
Pin wheel: Rainbow Splendour
Handmade butterfly: Eye Candy Magic

So, I would love to see you play along at Scrap for help!

 Visit the blog to see the fantastic creations of the rest of the DT!!!

Have a nice day!

xoxo

New challenge at *Berry 71 Bleu*!!!!

Hello my dear friends and followers!

As of the 1st of the month, my duties as a designer for Berry 71 Bleu begin!!!

Let me tell you a few things...B71B was created by the sweetest and talented person and friend Marivic Clifton! It is an ETSY shop which sells handmade shabby chic vintage tags and premade scrapbook pages!

Marivic has an excellent taste and uses small treasures to make them!!!

Now...on to the fun and creative stuff!!!

There is a B71B challenge blog as well with lots of fun prizes!!!! Each month, one designer will set a challenge which is open to anyone.You can submit as many projects as you would like.Any kind of project is accepted as long as it follows the month's challenge!!!

My turn is in November (faaaar away) but I'll be back on the 24th of April to share with you a project I will make using a B71B tag!!!!

APRIL'S Challenge by Bellaidea

For April she decided to make a challenge based on an inspirational photo. 

Since for some of us it`s a Spring time and Easter coming and some of us are already thinking about Autumn - flowers, yummy cake and nice palette can inspire you to work with us this month.

We are proud to say this month our sponsor for the challenge winner -The Scrap Cake - will provide beautiful new collection . Thank you Karola!

Perfect collection for any season!

Mini Prize for the winner: 

Tag from BERRY71BLEU and other embellishments from ZEUS and ZOE Etsy Shops.

And a random draw from our new sister shop at etsy Zeus and Zoe.

One winner will get a set of buttons similar to this:

I really hope that you can join us and get the chance to win these yummy prizes!!!

Have fun everyone and GOOD LUCK!!!!

xoxo

Blog Hop *Once Upon A...Sketch*

April 1st Blog Hop

Welcome to Once Upon A..Sketch' s first birthday blog hop! It is so exciting to have you here and we hope you are inspired along the way to join in the fun and get creative!!You should have arrived here from

 Mahlin Wiggur's blog, but if you haven't you need to go back to the beginning of the list below so you don't miss out.

(please note that due to time differences there could be some broken links..please check back later as the blogs will be updated asap) 

Once Upon A..Sketch blog 

Nadia Cannizzo 

Patti Hamil 

Irini Liolia 

Gerry Van Gent 

Mahlin Wiggur

Vicky Varvadouka 

Sandi Taloumis

Jeni O' Connor

Lene Neby 

Pamela Young

Larissa Albernaz

LG Belarmino 

Bente Fagerberg 

Natalie Elphinstone

Georgia Heald 

Jasmine Shea

Mai Kosugi 

Natalie May 

Heather Jacob 

and then back to Once Upon A...Sketch blog to leave your name on the list. 

Our new MONTHLY challenge has just been released! Each Design Team member has created their own  layout based on this sketch and journalling criteria and you need to follow the above list to see what they came up with. 

We would love to see what you create, so please link your project to back at the Once Upon A...Sketch blog. You DO NOT have to participate in the blog hop to enter this challenge. 


Here is this month's challenge....

April Challenge

 The theme of this challenge is HOME. 

We would like you to create a layout and interpret the theme "HOME" however you like based on the following sketch. You can journal as little or as much as you like, but your layout must incorporate this theme  and this sketch. 

And here is my example...

**Imaginarium designs: Cogs, house 

Hidden journaling and photo!!! 

Our main sponsor of this blog hop is ....


 
Imaginarium Designs chipboard is donating this prize to one lucky winner of the blog hop.

This prize pack includes AUS$70.00 worth of chipboard PLUS inks PLUS Spray Mists PLUS free postage to anyone in the world. 


DETAILS

 ***In order to be entered for the main prize,you must be or become a follower AND comment on ALL blogs along the way and finally back at the Once Upon A...Sketch blog to tell us that you have left a comment for everyone.

***There will also be some other prizes along the way which our Design Team have kindly donated.  To win these, you need only comment on and follow the blog which is giving the prize. The randomly chosen winners for these prizes will be announced at that Design Team member's blog.

This is the prize I am giving away....

This is open to ANYONE that becomes or already IS a follower of my blog and leaves me a comment on this post. ..

 The blog hop starts today , April 1st and finishes midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time) 5th April with the MAIN PRIZE winner to be announced soon after the blog hop ends at the Once Upon A....Sketch blog and the other winners announced at the Design Team member blogs soon after the blog hop ends also. 

Thank you for visiting and taking part in our blog hop!

We hope you found some inspiration along the way.

Your next stop is talented...Sandi Taloumis

Thanks for visiting!!!
xoxo

Layouts for *Enjoy Scrapping*

Hello my friends!

Today I will share with you a few more layouts that I made using the kit "Be amazing" from "Enjoy Scrapping" and there are still a lot of leftovers!!!!

And this is my layout...Love skiing!!!!

Materials used:

Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye
Letters: American Crafts
Die cut stickers: My Mind's Eye
Buttons: My Mind's Eye
Bird transparency: Maya Road
Masks/stencils: Crafter's Workshop
Mists: Tattered Angels
Punch: Martha Stewart

and another one called "Celebrate"

I went wild with misting, stamping, heat embossing on this one!!! I really enjoyed the process!!!

 Materials used:

Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye
Die cut stickers: My Mind's Eye
Stamps & Buttons: My Mind's Eye
Masks/stencils: Crafter's Workshop
Mists: Tattered Angels
Punch: Martha Stewart
Embossing powder: Ranger

I hope I have inspired you in some way!!!
Enjoy scrapping!!!

Thank you for visiting!
xoxo