A summer mini album (tutorial) - Eνα καλοκαιρινο μινι αλμπουμ

I love summertime !

It is a great time to take fantastic photos and have fun with friends!
This is a mini for my friend Vicky to fill it in with her holiday memories from July.As she told me this will be the first mini album she will ever receive, since she hasn't participated in any mini album swaps yet.

So here is a quick tutorial on how I made this mini
First of all you cut the chipboard pieces you'll need and paint their edges

Then you choose the paper you like to use and adhere them on the chipboard.You can distress the edges according to the look you want your mini to have.

Now it's time to embelish!!

You'll end up with something like this

and now it's time to bind your mini!

I chose a binding ring for this mini.First you punch the first hole on your cover and then you mark your next punch like this on your next page(after you have aligned the pages)

After you have punched all your pages it's time to bind them with your ring.

Your mini is ready!Your memories through your photos will fill its pages           

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5tQ88JCgWc

Thanks everyone for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

"Look mommy!!!!"

I just LOVE my daughter's expression in this photo!She simply adored this cute dollie and wanted to grab her all the time!! LOL I decided to use it in this layout I made, for the competition the Memories Trend is organising this weekend .

We had to use a banner as the main embellishment of the layout so I used  these flowers and a border from Echo park collection , along with a stripe of My Little Shoebox paper  and some thickers!

Thank you so much for stopping by!Have a wonderful Sunday!

A mini birthday wish-book for a boy - Μίνι βιβλίο ευχών για τα γενεθλια του Αντώνη!

Hello everyone!!This is what I came up with,while I was trying to make ... a card!LOL

I simply couldn't stop stamping and there it is! A mini birhday wish-book for little Antonis!

Happy birthday Antoni!We had fun in your party!

Ξεκινησα να φτιαξω μια καρτα και τελικα κατεληξα να φτιαξω ενα μινι βιβλιο ευχων για τα γενεθλια του μικρου Αντωνη!Mε επιασε απλως μια ακατανικητη επιθυμια να σφραγιζω!χα χα!

Χαρουμενα γενεθλια Αντωνη!Περασαμε υπεροχα στο παρτυ σου!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjnCdN5Zvc

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

A small card for a little miracle!

Oh my!July is here!!My vacations have started two days ago!!

I am so excited!

I will finally have enough time to do a lot of things in my house and hopefully relax too!

I have been trying to transform a small kitchen in the back of the house into a wardrobe. I suddenly found myself having so many clothes for my kids!Has this ever happened to any of you? Our relatives and friends had given us some,our grannies bought us lots ..... so they have piled up! I'll just donate the ones that don't fit them and make some more room to organise all our clothes better. I just hate ironing -it's getting really hot lately- and putting away clothes all the time!

We will be off to the beach in a while for a swim ,

 so today I would like to share a card I made yesterday for a little boy

It is so simple to make and I really loved the result! Thanks for stopping by! Have a lovely Sunday!

By the way ,today is the last day to subscribe for the Greek mini album swap!You'll have until the 23rd of August to post your mini album to your partner, so that we can all enjoy our holidays and create with no stress.Just post a comment in this topic http://scrapgreece.ning.com/forum/topics/july-and-august-2010-mini-1 I can't wait to get started!!

Layouts for the Greek cyber crop

This was a fast weekend , the days just flew away....

but we had the first Greek cyber crop so I found the chance to scrap a bit more!

The first challenge was from Melenia.We had to follow a sketch.I knew exactly what I would make!

Have you ever been to Samos island? Well I have to tell you it's one of the best Greek islands! It combines blue seas and green mountains! I definately recommend it if you don't have it already in your list!

My first layout was all about it!!

The second challenge was from Irini and my inspiration were my children!Blue and pink rule!!LOL

There will be some more challenges on soon, after the crop of course! Family comes always first!!

Βιβλιο Ευχων - Φωτογραφιων . A wish book with space for photos.

Το βιβλιο ευχων που θα δειτε μου ζητηθηκε για την βαφτιση ενος γλυκου αγοριου, που θα γινει την αλλη εβδομαδα!

Το κυριαρχο θεμα ηταν η αγαπη για τα αλογα. Συνδιασα οπως και στο βιβλιο ευχων της κορης μου, χωρο για ευχες αλλα και για φωτογραφιες! Στην τελευταια σελιδα συμπεριελαβα μια τσεπη για τις καρτες της βαφτισης .

Πιστευω οτι τα βιβλια ευχων ειναι ενα καταπληκτικο ενθυμιο για εμας αλλα πανω απο ολα και για τα παιδια μας. Κατι που μενει και κατι που ειναι μοναδικο μιας και ειναι χειροποιητο εξολοκληρου!

Το συγκεκριμενο φτιαχτηκε με πολυ αγαπη!Ελπιζω να φαινεται!

I was asked to make this wish book for the christening of a sweet little boy!

The main topic was the love for the horses. I combined, just like I did in my daughter's wish book, both space for wishes and for photographs! In the last page I included a pocket for the cards they will receive from their guests.

I believe that each wish book is an amazing way to keep memories not only for us but mainly for our children. It is something that will last through the years, something that is unique and handmade with love...

Awards and cyber crop updates!

I was really surprised and happy to receive 2 awards for my blog from Maria Z which are really appreciated!Thank you so much Maria for both of them!

Now about the cyber crop updates...
There were some pre-challenges , just to warm us up a bit before the crop and I submitted this tag for the first pre-challenge. I have glimmer misted both the tag and the flower and embossed the stamped image with black embossing powder, then I put some distressing ink on it , a tiny bead as the flower centre and there we go!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

The first Cyber Crop in Greece is organised by Crafty Croppers!

I am so excited to let you know that the first Cyber Crop in Greece is organised by Crafty Croppers!
The date? June 26th!
Place? http://scrapgreece.ning.com/
woohoo!!Thank you Irini for organising it!
Let's get scrapping!

I've been busy ...(again lol)

Hi everyone!It has been a while but it seems whenever I decide that
relaxation is on the way, more work piles up!lol

Last night was a family movie night and we watched all together "Bolt" by Disney!I highly recommend  this movie! We really had fun watching it and we all loved this song!

I have managed to scrap though and experiment on new techniques just like this one:

drawing with this aqua-flo brush this fantastic horse from whiff of joy

or like making flowers from fabric like this one,

the best scrapping part of the week was when I received a packet from my friend Vicky ,who send a ton of goodies for my nameday!!Yay!!Thank you sweetheart!I really appreciate it that you thought of me and took the time to send this fantastic gift !You can watch more here!

The Greek June mini album swap topic and a stamp I really liked...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that the topic for the Greek June mini album swap is up and it's

" What's cooking? "All the details are here  .I really enjoy swaping mini albums and making friends!

Earlier this week I got a couple of some really cute stamps and my favourite one is this one

I just couldn't resist and I made a quick and simple card to go with one of my giveaways.It is from the Greeting farm - Anya and I love it! Reminds me so much of the summer breeze....

This is my new Tilda stamp! Isn't she cute?

The mini album I received from Katerina!

I was so happy when I got my package from Katerina because my mini album was in !!!

She just spoiled me and my kids so much!!Thank you so much for everything Katerina!!!

I tried to open the box while my daughter was asleep but you know how things are...she just woke up while I was filming!!LOL So you'll see them both trying to get my attention while I am trying to finish filming!

You can watch part 1 here and part 2 here!

Thanks for stopping by have a lovely day!!

A belated birthday card to a friend ...

It has actually been a long time since the last time I made a card but here is one I finished yesterday and it's for a friend's birthday.Her daughter's birthday will be celebrated soon too, so I wanted to to incorporate 2 cards in one! I got inspired by the Whiff of Joy stamps Tutorials and inspiration  but the style of my card is quite different ... I used vivid colours and playful stamps! I even experimented with some copic markers I have, in order to colour the little fox...But I really need a lot of practice!!!
(plus many more copic markers!!!LOL)

We have winner(s)!!

Congratulations ladies! Please email me so that I can send you your giveaways!

Thank you everyone for participating!!

I celebrate my nameday!

It's my name today !! I am really happy and excited and would like to thank you all for your lovely wishes!

Tomorrow I will pick a winner (or winners) for my giveaway,so make sure you stop by!

Here is a sneak peak on a card I have been working on. More details on the way soon!

Thank you for stopping by!Keep Scrappin'!

Birthday boy album!

 Fillipos is 3 years old and celebrated his birthday yesterday!!
He really likes Lightning Mac Queen so his wish album had quite a few in!!

Happy birthday Fillipos!!May you always be healthy, happy and full of energy!