… the story of my life!
Happy Sunday everyone!
Today I want to share a happy fun layout!!!
Here I am with my friends Stella and Roula … Stella and I are always taking a selfie together … in fact there has never been a get together where we don’t take one …. Here Roula wanted to join in on the fun!!!!
Misting with gold and pink ….
… and I dug out my huge chipboard letters that were laying in a box … It’s so liberating to use old stash!!!
Have a great day whatever you do!!!
For November’s exchange I had to create a pocket letter for a Chara who lives in Crete … I’ve been lucky to meet up with Chara at a few crops that she’s come to Athens to, so it love lovely to create something for someone that you know!
Here is the front:
Here is the back:
Once again it was full of goodies, and I’m happy that she liked it!
These pocket letters really stretch my imagination and creativity!!!! Off now to make the December one!!!
Good morning everyone, today I want to share two recent layouts that I created of my nieces … I so enjoyed doing them, they are growing so fast … transforming in fact … maybe that’s what they both have butterflies on them … I think that was a subconscious choice!!
Here is the first layout and some close ups!
… and here is the second layout with some close ups!
I’m totally enjoying being creative again … I have missed it!!!!
In October I had won the Scrap n Pieces challenge so I was asked to be guest designer for this month … I was sent this lovely picture to be inspired by:
I loved the photo from the moment I saw it, because apart from the colours and things in it … I ‘saw’ the makings of a grid sketch as well ….
So I was inspired to make this:
I wanted to recreated the tray and its goodies, so I used a grided paper and stenciled with gold paint on it, to create my background, added a bit of bling to separate the parts … embellies, and voila!!!
The photo was taken last year, and a Christmas do that my friend Fifi organised for us every year!!! The holidays are so much happier when you spend some quality time with friends!!!!
This layout will actually go in last years Christmas book which I’m still working on!!!! 🙂
So why don’t you pop over to the Scrap N Pieces blog to see what the amazing DT have created for the challenge!!!
Thank you for dropping by!!!!
I’ve been busy these last few days … 11 layouts and one minibook!! I’ve been enjoying an online crop with Paper Issues!!! This layout was made with the Scrap’n’ Pieces November challenge in mind! Use autumn colours!!!
It’s been so much fun introducing the students at our school to Halloween, and it brings back so many fond memories of my own childhood, dressing up and going trick or treating!!!!
Thank you for coming by!!!
For October, my partner for the pocket letter exchange was my friend Elina … I wanted to make something artsy for our friendship theme pocket letter …
Here is the front:
Some close ups:
I’ve gelli plated the paper then drawn the two girls over it!
… and the back:
… and some close ups:
Gelli plate background, then 3 d paste, and misting to create the city scene! 🙂
… and these photos were taken from Elina:
I’ve been playing around with my laminator and stamping / printing …. making my own embellies!!!!
Hope you like it!
This month over at the Crafty Life blog there is an Anything goes challenge, and although originally I thought to enter with a mini book that is in progress, I decided to go with the following …
By the way, I’m thrilled to announce that I made their wall of fame for September!!! 🙂
Yesterday our clocks went back an hour, and instead of getting an extra hour’s sleep I was burning the midnight oil and getting an extra hour of creativity!!!
This entry is in my flexi smaller art journal …
There is a ‘self’ portrait … and yes I do see myself with ‘blue’ hair some day!! LOL … The girl is with a collage technique painted using acryllic paints, colouring pencils, and markers ….
I’ve used paper that I’ve gelli plated as well as masks with mists over that … then 3 D glitter paste with another stencil.
The glitter paste absorbed the colours underneath then I added gold patina paint over that, and it gave it a vibrant ‘rich’ effect.
With Simple Stories I am collection I added the quote, I am blessed, grateful, enough!
I hope you like my page, I know I enjoyed making it!!!
Have a great week everyone!!!
Morning everyone … where has this week flown to?
I have a layout that I created on Sunday to share with you … I’m entering it in this month’s Scrap n Pieces challenge which had a lovely mood board and the colour pink!
So here is my take on it:
The background paper is a piece of white cardstock that young hands have drawn on … I keep all my nieces and nephews drawings and recycle use them in my artwork as well!!!
The photo is of Raphaella’s shoes which she wore at my friends Katerina’s wedding in 2013 … I loved her chic shoes and just had to take a photo of them!!!
Lots of pink and bling, and shiny accents!
Close up of foiled stitch … in pink colour!
More close ups!
Well I hope you’ve liked my layout! Have a fab day everyone!!!
Today I have two more pages that I’ve been working on this week …
This was inspired by a class called Journal Soup by Kate Crane … I’m catching up with a variety of classes that I’ve signed up for!!!
This is totally me … using stuff on my desk, delli paper that I’ve gelli plated … a screen print that I drew over and enhanced … 3-d paint to add dimension!!!
Today is a special day for me! Exactly one year ago today I started my incredible diet journey! 365 days have flown by, while 41 kilos have come off!!!!
Through this year, I have not been alone … I have had fellow travellers, each achieving their own amazing goals, but they have been with me, supporting me, encouraging me, giving reality checks, and clapping all the way! It has definitely made the journey more enjoyable!
For this reason I thank them, and express myself thru this layout … inspired by Scrap N Pieces June Challenge to create with the theme "Real friends" Thank you ladies, you are truly beautiful inside and out!!!!
Diecut, masking with 3d paint, doodling with gold …
Some close ups!!!!
And just to give you a taste of my personal journey here is a before and after:
One year apart, in the same place!!! No need to say how much healthier and happier I am … goals can be achieved! Reach for the stars, life is too short not too!!!
