"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

"Checklist" - OUAS & CSI challenges

Hello again!

I decided to combine two GREAT challenges  which happen to work really good together at the moment!

I love these two challenge blogs because they urge you to do some journaling on your pages which I think is very important to scrapbooking! It is all about preserving our memories and the story behind the photos right???

So I am using sweet Nadia's sketch from "Once Upon A Sketch" and the theme "Summer".

And I am using the colors from "CSI" 

CSI

Color: I have used all of the colors plus a little orange which does not cover more than 10% of my layout.

Evidence: 

• wood/woodgrain (wooden ice cream & heart)
• liquid medium (paint, mist, etc.)
• distressing
• Use repetition of an element.(circles,flowers, pom-pom,stamps)
• circles 
• Use a solid background 
• Include parallel lines (The pom-pom trims).

Testimony: 

• Document a vacation.
• Inspiration Words: vacation -- use these as inspiration for your journaling

And this is my take! 

It is my DD Nefeli and Lena's (my friend) DS Nicolas in Samos last year!

This Purple Pumpkin button was a perfect match for this layout!

The cutest little Purple Pumpkin pirate!!!

Here you can see a few PP tickets!

I have used the "summer papers" kit from Enjoy Scrapping!

Materials used:
Papers: Echo Park (Summer papers by Enjoy Scrapping)
Flowers, pom-pom trim, bling: Prima
Buttons, tickets: Purple Pumpkin
Stamps: Glitz & (I will edit later..sorry)
Chipboard: Imaginarium Designs
Mist: Tattered Angels
Gesso, acrylic paint: Ranger

Thank you for visiting my blog!!!

See you soon!!

xxx

Scrap Party - June challenge Once Upon A Sketch!

The theme of this challenge is BIRTHDAYS. 

We would like you to create a layout and interpret the theme "BIRTHDAYS" 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 the sketch below. Please make sure that we see some sort of journalling on your layouts and please tell us where your journalling is . Hidden journalling is perfectly fine. 

Ideas for Journalling:most memorable birthday celebration for you or anyone in your family, the last birthday you celebrated and tell us your thoughts on turning this age, your child's/other family member's birthday and your thoughts on their age, a birthday that was a turning point in your life and your excitement/fears or other thoughts you had, an upcoming birthday for you or anyone and your thoughts, the best birthday present you ever received/gave and why?. You can also base your layout on a non - person birthday. This means your birthday theme can be based on : a pet, a business venture, a milestone anniversary etc etc. Its up to you how you interpret "BIRTHDAYS

Hello my friends!

I am a bit sad to make this post because it is my final one as a DT member for OUAS...

It was a great experience and I would like to thank Nadia for giving me this awesome opportunity to be a part of an amazingly talented group. I had LOTSSSS of fun and the girls were all so sweet and friendly! It was like a family! I made some good friends, I got a lot of inspiration and I feel more confident! I remember how anxious I was about my first reveal next to the "BIG" names...pffff. Thank you ladies for making me feel like at home!!!It's been a privilege working with you all!!!

In this layout is my Greek scrapping family! Another group of talented and sweet ladies who I LOOOOOVE so much!!! It is a surprise party for our friend Katerina Laiopoulou! We had a great time! Our laughter filled the whole floor of Metro Mall!!! LOLOL!!!

You know my latest addiction to Purple Pumpkin right??? How can one not be addicted?? Look at these fantastic handmade flowers, buttons, ticket and doilies!!!! They are GREAT!!!

I love tearing the papers apart lately...I don't think too much to make a layout like I used to...I just go with the flow...On this one I played with my mists and the templates from The Crafter's workshop which I love!

Materials used for "Scrap Party"

Cardstock: American Craft's

Paper: Scenic Route

Letter stickers: Echo Park

Handmade flowers, button, ticket, doilies: Purple Pumpkin

Mask: The Crafter's Workshop

Mists: Tattered Angels

Black Pen: American Crafts

Thank you all for visiting!!!

I hope you will all play along in this challenge! Have you seen how many sponsors we have?

Check it out --->here

Have a nice scrapping, creative month!!!

xoxo

"Just You"- Once Upon A Sketch May!

Hello everyone!

 Of course, the best theme for May is...what else?  

Theme: Mum

We would like you to create a layout and interpret the theme "Mum" 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 the sketch.

Ideas for journalling: you as a mother, your role as a working/stay-at-home mum, sacrifices/benefits of being a mum, one day in your life as a mum, how your life has changed since being a mum, a tribute to your own mum, grandmother, guardian or someone you consider as close as your mum, your relationship with your mum or your daughter, one trait you have take from your mum, your desire to be a mum, your feelings on motherhood, what does it mean to be a mum?, what kind of mum do you want to be? , Mother's Day celebrations/traditions, your favourite Mother's Day gift given/receive etc..

This layout will be my present to my mother!!!

And guess who is sponsoring this month (among other generous sponsors)

Our own, FAVORITE Greek on line shop "Enjoy Scrapping"!

"Enjoy Scrapping" is a Scrapbooking and Papercrafts Store in Greece that has a great variety of exceptional products for everyone who wants to make something unique! 

What makes our day is to bring a smile on someone's face through the work of an inspirational Guest Designer or through giveaways!

Scrapbooking is so much fun!! Enjoy Scrapping!!

You will find our online store HERE  and our blog HERE 

Materials used for "Just You"

Papers: Creative Imaginations

Die Cuts: Creative Imaginations

Flowers: Petaloo, Prima

Crackle paint: Ranger

Title and flourish: Imaginarium Designs

Transparency:Glitz

Penant: BoBunny

Punch:Martha Stewart

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You can combine this challenge with "Get Creative" since their challenge for May is a layout about your mother and many flowers!!!!! Easy peasy!
(Edit: you can also play along at "child's play challenges").

Thank you for visiting!

Have a nice day!

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

"Creativity" - *Once Upon A...Sketch March 1st*

March 1st Challenge

Journalling Criteria/Theme:

All About Me!

The focus of your journalling and the theme of your layout has to be based on YOU and something/s that you are really good at. Don't be shy! We are all good at something as small or as big as it might be.

Ideas for journalling: being a good mum, cooking, talking, understanding people, organising, cleaning, gardening, studying, computers, fashion, exercising, scrapbooking, good at my job, maths, languages, writing , drawing, painting, photography, running, craft, sewing. Maybe you can talk about an aspect of your personality..your sensitivity, your 6th sense, your patience, your strength or bravery, your ability to stay positive. 

Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and theme and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote.

You MUST combine our journalling criteria with this sketch..

And my take on the sketch...

 

As you might have noticed, I haven't followed the sketch 100% but the sketch is always given to inspire you!

I have used lots of Imaginarium designs on this:

I have either painted them with acrylic paints or with glimmer glam!

A few close ups...

Materials used:

Papers: Webster's pages

Flowers: Webster's pages, Prima, Petaloo

Sticker Letters: Websters pages

Chipboard letters and embellishments: Imaginarium Designs

Glimmer mist & Glimmer glam: Tattered Angels

Bling: Websters pages

Resin window: Prima

Stitching: Sew easy

Acrylic paint: Ranger dabbers

Prizes

How would you like to be our Guest Designer for April? 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 this GORGEOUS kit from Berry71Bleu 's etsy shop....

Papers from GCD (sweet surrender collection), Journal, Lace trims, Fab Scraps metal embellishments, vial of silver glitter, set of clear stamps from 7 gypsies, Tag from Berry71bleu, paper flowers, prima flowers, Rhinestone vintage-style pendants,sequined picks, butterfly, adhesive faux pearl, glittered skeleton key ornament

Lastly we LOVE to encourage EVERYONE here at Once Upon A..Sketch to play along with us NO MATTER your skill level or scrapbooking style. SO we have 2 prizes us for grabs for 2 RANDOMLY chosen people.

Firstly, another prize from our ongoing sponsor Berry71Bleu. One randomly chosen entry will receive this GORGEOUS handmade tag from Berry71Bleu. Here is an example of the kind of tag you could receive..

Our second prize for one RANDOMLY chosen person will be 2 paper collections from FeatureArt...

Good luck everyone!!