… the story of my life!
This year as a special gift I made the girls two canvases based on the layout and art journal page that I had already done, for them to decorate their room … both works were well received and they loved them … and took them straight up to their rooms …
Here is Sofia’s
Some details …
Here is Katerina’s
Some detailed photos …
It was absolutely a pleasure to create these for them … and I’m so happy that they loved them!
Every year I prepare something for the kids at school … This year, using the snowflake Rosetta I made little tree decorations for the kids …
Most of the little ones ended up wearing them at necklaces until they left!
Last year I started a tradition of talking all the children photos wearing Santa hats .. I arrange them on these two black boards and we hang them on a wall in our corridor … the kids love looking at these photos all year round!
Some photos of my last day with …
… my junior classes …
The year has flown so fast … I often feel that I don’t do enough for these kids! :) But at least they do have fun, and come happily to class!!
Wow, this month is just passing me by … but I love the season and when I first say Melenia’s sketch for Get Creative:
I knew that I would be making something festive with it …
… and what’s more festive that Santa’s hats???
Here is our young Dimitraki playing with my Santa hat …
This was such a fun layout to do … I cut my photos in squares … make a grid with sticker borders … used a few xmas elements!!!
Close up of the photos … doesn’t he look like a happy boy!!!
More closeups …
Dimitraki doesn’t like wearing hats … in fact last year he wouldn’t even put it on for me … the last time I about to photograph him with a santa hat was when he was a baby …
Remember this?
So why don’t you head over to the blog and check out the rest of the amazing work by our DT team!!!
Have a great day whatever you do!!!
Well, I’ve decided to play with a group of ladies who make a calendar each month in an art journalistic style … I was inspired after Kate Crane’s calendars, so I’ll be playing along with her and others … I couldn’t wait for January so I decided to start with December … funnily enough so did Kate … 3 years ago!
So here is my December calendar:
I have used my Dylusion mists, with a ghosting technique to make the background … stamped a few white snowflakes, and did quite a few doodles around …
My image is a Dylusion stamp combination and I’ve used 3 d paste and a tree stencil to do the background … I’ve mainly coloured in with Twinking H2Os …
Some stickers for the title … and banner …
Close up of journaling and doodling …
I think this is one project that I will be doing in 2013!!!!
Hello everyone … today I had arranged to meet up for lots of my amazing creative friends … and yesterday after seeing the challenge over at Scrap and Grab to make a handmade Christmas gift … I thought, why not make a Christmas Canvas as a gift for the secret Santa exchange …
Here is what I make …
I used Dylusion inks … glitter, stamped images … the quote written in my own hand writing …
Another view …
& a side view to see the stamped side …
We had a fantastic time today … and I actually got a few things done …
Here is a group shot to share with you …
I feel truly blessed to have these amazing people in my life …
Check out Scrap & Grab’s challenges … well worth it!
After making Sofia travelling in a boat, I wanted to do something for Katerina as well … I came up with the idea to have her playing her violin on the roof tops …
Here is another double spread in my Art Journal:
I started this spread on Saturday evening in the company of friends at Katerina’s house … I ended up being the last to leave, but I was so enjoying myself, and had such a great helper … generous with her ideas, input and sharing of her stash!!!
This is the left page …. The notes on the doors, the brick stamps, the music stamps, and the music paper was generously giving to me! 🙂
This is the right page, once again the music / bird / and quote stamps are Kat’s and well as the door embellies!
I’ve used Webster papers for the houses, and music and papers from a book for the roofs. I’ve basically used panpastels, and water soluble wax pastels …
I’ve embossed the 1 st door, and coloured in with a creamy crayon time of colour that I have …
I love the 2 size birds here … the cloud stamps are from a Unity kit … lots of building up layers of panpastels.
The sun is also a Unity stamp … and I’ve also used the chicken wire stencil in the background …
I plan on making this once again on a canvas to give to Katerina (my niece) for Christmas …
Welcome to our just for fun challenge for December.
One of the birth flowers for December is the Narcissus. Your challenge is to take inspiration from this picture – be it the flowers, the colours or something else.
Picture source
This month the challenge is just for fun as crafting is intended to be.
I’m happy to show you my entry, and I definitely have fun doing it!
An art journal page
Letters are stickers, highlighted with marker and panpastels.
Love the quote!
Close up of the flowers : 3D paste, panpastels, tissue paper, pastels.
More details … washi tape as stem.
The right side
The left side
… and a side view …
Go and check out the Craft Garden blog to see the amazing projects the other members have come up with!
Good morning & Καλό μήνα!!!
… today over at Get Creative we have a very playful challenge for you …
This is one of my favourite kind of challenges because everyone creates in such different ways …
Even if you choose the same row as someone, odds are that you will create two totally different layouts ….
So to start us off …
Here is our Bil-lingual Bingo card!
For the challenge you must create a layout using just the THREE elements that you have chosen, any row vertically, horizontally or diagonally!
There are a total of EIGHT combinations possible!
Apart from the 3 elements you choose you can use: cardstock & photos. Inking & misting are allowed.
Feel free to add a title and journaling.
When uploading your layout please state which THREE elements you have chosen!
Well this is my take on the challenge:
I chose the second horizontal row: Die-cuts, paint, doilies!
Let me show you how I used my elements …
I started out with a blank white piece of cardstock. Using a die cut out with the Cameo I misted the top corner to create the ‘sun’ [used the diecut creatively!!!]
I had photocopied my photo to play around with it before cutting up the colour photo … I created my boat of of scrap paper, and lightly traced where I would draw my other elements.
I took out my paints and my palet and got to work, working the layers in …
Here is a close up of the island I painted and added diecuts too it … as you can see I created the beach by lightly inking the edges of a doily and gluing it …
The title are stickers, the anchor & journaling spot diecuts … I played around with the paint to create a texture.
The boat is brown cardstock, which I crumpled up to give it a more 3D look … I painted it with the water … and added the doily as a decorative edge. I also used the doily which I also crumpled and inked to create the sail!!!
To the left of the photo I’ve kept part of the real sea to give it a more life-like feel!
here is a side view to see the 3D effects!
I totally enjoyed this challenge, and I’d like to challenge you to use your elements in an original way … don’t be limited by preconceived ideas … GET CREATIVE!!!!
Go over to the blog to see the other fabulous layouts, and the lovely sponsor that we have this month!
