You are my inspiration....

Hello there, to all of you, crafters!!!!Since I have returned to work, I rarely create,cause of my full daily program...BUT!!!!Yesterday was a very creative Sunday....I had seen some interesting challenges , I wanted to take part in ,so I spent my night creating....With my page today , I 'll take part in three challenges...The first is at Once Upon A Sketch , with the following sketch and the journaling theme : Inspiration....

For me , inspiration comes when my family is well ,my kids,my hubby..When we have sweet moments.....These little everyday moments are my inspiration....I try to enjoy every second with them and every time we laugh, gives me the opportunity to make sweet memories for the future.....

The second challenge I take part in , is the Scrap Africa Challenge ,tag challenge....We must use at least 2 tags on our project...So as you can see , I used four of them....

And the third challenge I play at , is Frosted Design challenge - White Space....




                                                                         My page......

                                                                 And some details..

                                         I followed the sketch of Once Upon A Sketch blog...

                                            So, that's for today.....Thank you for visiting my blog...

                                                                              Kisses...

                                                                             Christina
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Sketch #126 and the last one of this term on Sketchabilities!

Hello Sketchabilities funs!!!!Today it 's my last post here for Sketchabilities for this term!!!I am honoured to have been a part of this talented team for two terms and I must admit that I have learnt a lot by those talented ladies ...I thank you Karan for giving me this opportunity and having me as a part of your team for six months!!I really appreciate it a lot!

So,let's see our challenge now!It'a a new sketch up to the blog today,the final for this term,and you have the chance to win some goodies from our sponsor , the 7 Dots Studio!!!! Lovely products from our current sponsor!


So, that;s my page for our new sketch!

Some soft colours for my final post for Sketchabilities!
And this is the current sketch!!!!

We are waiting for your creations until the 14th of November!!!Come and play with us and have the chance to win some 7 Dots goodies!!!!

That's for today

Kisses 

Christina

A Lo about me ...

Hello !!! It has been so many days from the last time I created a page for a challenge...So little time,a lot of work at school and home....BUT!!!! Today I "ll show you a LO I created last Sunday at the crop ,that SNP girls organised!!!! We were so many Greek crazy ladies with the same love for creating,and had a great time together!!!!The most important was that we had the opportunity to work with the brand new papers of 7 Dots Studio and Thoughts Keepper Collection!(I loved them!!!!)

So, that's my page for today ,taking part to the challenge of 7 Dots Studio ,using at least 2 textures!
I used paper , gesso and some modeling paste!

                                               I used a favourite wedding photo of me....

                                                                    Some details....

                                                        
                                                                    And the challenge...

I hope you like my page!!!!Thank you 7 Dots for giving us the opportunity to use the new collection!!!!

Kisses from me
Christina

New sketch at Sketchabilities #125

New sketch from Sketchabilities today!!!
A quick post for the new challenge!!!!This is my take on the sketch today!!!A page about me and my hubby , a favourite picture of me....

And the sketch!!

 So , come and play with us untill October 28th!!!!We are waiting for your creations!!!

Love my true friends...

Hello bloggers and crafters!!!It's the 30th of September and we have a brand new sketch at Sketchabilities, that you will surely Love it!

Today my page is about true friendships....those that never end and always exist , friends who always stand by you and be there for you....I m a person that met some of them and I m so lucky about that....No matter if my friend lives in another city,meet her only some days a year,our feelings are just true....No shelfishness , no lies , but honest friendship... She's my early years' honest friend , one my best friends....

So that's my page about her and me....

                                                             
                                                                     and some details.....

                                                             And this is the sketch....

Fabulous , isn't it?

So we are waiting for your creations untill the 14th of October....Go check at the blog what the other DT members made for this challenge and get inspired!!!!

So, that 's for today!
Kisses
Christina

Sketchabilities DT Reveal and some challenges...

Hello Sketchabilities fans,this is the Reveal day for a new Super sketch by Karan! I adoooore mixed media layouts so I used mixed media techniques once more! I made a page about my favourite foto of my first pregnancy,this is so precious for me!

                                                  So this is my page!A feminine LO....

                                                       Some details....Alot of mixed media...

                                                       
                                                         And the lovely sketch!

This time we have Creative Embelishments sponsoring this reveal so you have the chance to win some great prizes , just using our sketch!!! You can find Creative Embelishments at their FB page ,as well!

 As i have used a lot of 13 Arts products,I will participate at the #22 challenge of 13 Arts blog as well, with this  beautiful photo...I was inspired by the butterflies of the picture and used some quotes about the butterflies from Fly Away collection ....
Products used:
Paper -Fly Away collection
Mists-Pastel Yellow, Pastel Rasberry,
Stickers and embelishments-Fly Away collection

The inspiration photo is here...

Καλησπέρα σας και καλό φθινόπωρο σε όλους!!!

Τελείωσαν οι καλοκαιρινές διακοπες ,αλλά αυτο καθόλου δεν μας πτοει γιατι το καλοκαιρι καλά κρατει ακόμα στην Ελλαδίτσα μας! Μια γρήγορη αναρτησουλα για να σας δείξω τη σελίδα που έφτιαξα για το Sketchabilities DT Reveal #123  , με την οποία θα λάβω μέρος και στην θηλυκότατη πρόκληση του SNP challenge blog....H σελίδα μου, άκρως θηλυκή,εγώ στον ένατο μήνα της εγκυμοσύνης μου...Και μέσα στην κοιλίτσα μου επίσης θηλυκο...το πρώτο κοριτσάκι μου.......

Τέτοιες φωτογραφίες βλέπω και συνειδητοποιώ πόσο γρήγορα περνάει ο καιρός...Εχουν ήδη περάσει 3 χρονια..Και την αγαπημένη αυτη φωτογραφία ήθελα να τη σκραπάρω με όση περισσότερη αγάπη μπορούσα...Ελπίζω να κατάφερα να σας δείξω πόσο πολύτιμη στιγμή ήταν εκέινη , που περίμενα εναγωνίως την πρωτότοκή μου , κι ελπίζω να το εξέφρασα και στη σελίδα μου.... Αυτη τη σελίδα πραγματικά πολυ τη απόλαυσα!!!

Αυτά τα λίγα από μένα και την θηλυκή σελίδα μου!!!!Σας φιλώ....

Χριστίνα...

Sketchabilities sketch #122

Hello there!!!We are at the end of the summer...(not in Greece yet...),August has almost passed and school period will start soon...Today is a new sketch day here at Sketchabilities blog and the talented DT membes have made beautiful pages, based on a new sketch , to inspire you....

Here is my take on the sketch #122...This is a mixed media page,again,based on techniques, I have recently  been taught by the workshop Pop N colours #1 from Shirel Studio....It's a page about my little princess...At this photo she s only four and a half months old ...."I Heart you" is the title....And hope you like my page...

                                                         Here are some details....

                                                                  and this is our new sketch

So if you want to win a great prize from our sponsor Heartfelt Creations, why don't you try creating something with our sketch????We are waiting for your creations!!!

That's from me for today!!!

Kisses

Christina

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You're my happy place...

This is a second post for today...

This time I will participate at two more challenges with my LO below...

Scrap Africa's challenge  is about travelling and I used a photo from my last year's vacations where I was really enjoying good times with my girls....In this photo I hold one of my daughters....my little one...

Life paper scrapbook has a beautiful moodboard to inspire us,too.

I was inspired by the buttons' colours , so I used them in my page...

Hope you like it...That's from me...
Kisses
Christina

Dad and me

Hello bloggers and crafters!!!!
Vacations is almost over and we 're back home,so it 's time for some creative time....Today I want to play with Scrap Around The world challenge and Once upon a Sketch challenge too....So , I made a page with some of the colours of Scrap Around The World August moodboard ,but using the sketch and the journaling theme of once Upon a sketch challenge blog...

It's a Special LO for me this time....I made a page about me and my father,the very first page about him....It's a LO expressing my love for him and my feelings about what he have made for us,his six children.... He 's 76 and I  thank God he's healthy and I pray he has a biiiig healthy life beside us......So, that's my mixed media page for today,....

                                                                  and some close ups....

My journaling is in Greek and says: "You've done so much for us and you are always there helping us....You're the best dad "

This is the sketch...






And this is the Scrap Around The World August moodboard

I used some colours from the moodboard and the bobbins I can see in the moodboard...I used yellow,tyrquise,red,and light blue....i have also used some black colour...

That's my page for today...Thank you for stopping by....

Kisses
Christina

Sketchabilities DT Reveal Sketch #121

Hello bloggers!!!
Today is the Dt Reveal of Sketchabilities Blog with a brand new sketch!!!The very first for this term!
This is a schedule post again so with no delay it's time to show you my page ,made for this sketch!

My page :

                                                                    and some more details!

                                               I looooved this awesome sketch.....

So, why don't you visit the blog to be inspired from the other DT members' creations? I'm sure that you will love the Reveal with this new team!!!!

We are waiting for your pages and play with us!!!

That's from me today!

Looking forward to seeing your pages!!!

Kisses 

Christina

Guest Designer στο Scraps 'N Pieces

Σήμερα έχω ιδιαίτερη χαρά ,καθώς ειμαι καλεσμένη της φοβερής ομάδας του Scraps'N Pieces challenge blog για το μηνα Αύγουστο! Προγραμματισμένη ανάρτηση διαβάζετε,αφου αυτήν την ώρα λογικά απολαμβάνω τις διακοπούλες μου με τα κοριτσάκια μου, και η προκληση του μήνα Αυγούστου έχει άμεση σχέση με ταξιδάκια...Οπότε είμαστε κυριολεκτικά μέσα στο κλίμα ,όπως καταλαβαίνετε!

Η φωτογραφία έμπνευσης , λοιπόν , η παρακάτω!

Βλέποντάς τη ,μου ρθε αμέσως στο μυαλό το τελευταιο μας ταξίδι στο Βερολίνο...Και μάλιστα μια συγκεκριμένη φωτογραφία που είχα βγάλει εν ώρα πτησης..Σας έχω πει ποσο φοβάμαι τα αεροπλάνα ; Πολύ...Αλλά η αγάπη μου για τα ταξίδια ξεπερνα το φόβο μου και πλέον έχω αρχίσει και τολμώ να κοιτάζω και έξω από το παραθυράκι...Αυτο που έβλεπα κατα την πτηση ,λοιπον, αυτο ήθελα να σκραπάρω...Η σελίδα ,που δημιούργησα,ειναι αυτη...

 

Αρχικά πειραματιζόμουν με τα καινουρια μου Distress Stains ,τα οποια πρωτη φορά χρησιμοποιουσα...¨αγαπώ τα splashes αλλά δεν έχω καταφέρει να φτιάξω ποτε,οποτε τωρα ηταν η ευκαιρία...Το backround εντελως τυχαιο...Χρησιμοποίησα και rub-ons σποραδικά στο χαρτί μου και άρχισα να φτιάχνω layers από χαρτια... Επειδή μου αρέσει να ανακυκλώνω τα υλικά μου,χρησιμοποίησα και το boarding pass μου,για να είναι περισσότερο ταξιδιάρικη η σελίδα μου...Πολλά scraps,κομμάτια σελίδων βιβλίου,ελάχιστα διακοσμήτικά,εκ των οποίων το ένα ειναι καπάκι από μπυρα με ένα flair μεσα,κλωστη,κυριολεκτικά ανακυκλώνουμε στο scrapbooking , οπως βλέπετε!

Αυτή ήταν η σύνθεσή μου για σήμερα!!!Ελπίζω να σας άρεσε και να βοήθησα να εμπνευστείτε!!!!

Περάστε απο το Scraps 'N Pieces να δείτε τι ομορφιές έφτιαξε η ομάδα των κοριτσιών για την πρόκληση και να πάρετε ιδέες!!!Αυτά από εμένα για σήμερα !

Σας φιλώ!

Χριστίνα!

Sketchabilities DT Reveal #120

Hello bloggers!!!With today's sketch this term at Sketchabilities comes to an end...I need to thank Karan for giving me the opportunity to meet so many talented ladies with the same love about creating.I really met so much talent in this team.With some of them i will continue designing for Sketchabilities for a second term but some of them I hope to see again!!!It was really nice to meet you ladies!!!!!

Now ,It's time for some inspiration!
Come to Sketchabilies to see the DT Members' pages!
And that's my page based on today's sketch!

This is a page with "Messy collection" by 7 Dots studio!!!I Looooove these papers!!! That picture is taken two and a half years ago,when my daughter was only 4 months old....I adore this photo...Hope you like my page!!!
The sketch is so inspirational today!!!Take a look!!!!

We are waiting all of you to create a LO with this wonderful sketch and share your talend at Sketchabilities blog!!!! You have untill August 14th to create!!!

That's for today!!!!
Don't forget to visit the blog for inspiration!!!

kisses from me!!
Christina!

A blog Hop with a difference!

Hello bloggers and crafters!
Today is my turn to introduce myself , as I take part in a blog hop with a difference!!!It's not a usual blog hop ,cause this time I must tell a few words about myself and some of my favourite crafters..
You are here from Athanasia's blog ...Athanasia is a super talented Greek girl ,who makes beautiful pages full of colours and stamps,that catch your eye,and stunning art-journaling pages...Her style is special so you have to visit her blog to see her awesome work!
Now,it's time for answering some questions about myself,as a part of the blog hop...

                                            What am I working on right now? 

These days are difficult days for me ,cause I work on a lot of projects...I am working on some mini albums ,photo albums and of course on Layouts for the current DT I am on.I am on Sketchabilities challenge blog so the last project i worked on was the LO for the next challenge...Here is a sneek peek of my page...  

                                 How long does it take to create a project?

It depends on the mood of the day...I usually need some "days" to create,cause i rarely concentrate on my project for more than two hours a day...I 'm a mother of two baby girls so it's really difficult for me to stay on my craft room alone and without noise.Anyway, I think that for a project,like a mixed media page,I need some hours to end up, usually three or four hours .
                                               
                             What are my fave things I Love to create with at the moment?
     
Lately I am  totally addicted to mediums ,gesso, and mists ,paints...Generally everything that can make my hands dirty...You can see some dirty examples on my mixed media LO's...

                                               How does my creative process work?

I don't follow a standard way to create my project...I often find my picture first and then I find my embellies I want to use(but there were some times that I chose my picture ,after I had made my backround).Then I start making my backround,and I finally decorate my page...My embelishments sometimes come from my house,my kitchen or everywhere I see something and feel that suits on my page... 


                                                       How do I become inspired?

Most of the times I scrap about my girls and my family in general.My girls are often my inspiration..But lately I also scrap about my friends,or things that make me happy...
                                                       What is my signature style?
I don't think I have a current style...I like trying new techniques and styles but I always I have in mind that i want my photo be the central part of my page and not been hidden by the embelishments...The most of my pages are made with mixed media techniques , but lately I love "clean and simple" style and I try this when I am in a mood...
You can see here some of my mixed media pages..

And some CAS pages...
 

New DT Reveal at Sketchabilities,Sketch #119 and SATW challenge..

Hello bloggers!!!
It 's a Sketchabilities DT Reveal Day so it 's time for some inspiration from the talented DT members!
Now, It 's time to show you my page...Today my page is dedicated to a special friend, I met because of this hobby,and whose creations are fresh,beautiful and very special...She was always one of my favourite Greek Scrapbookers and I think,and you all think,too,that is a very talented girl...She is Alexandra Polyzou and she is a very happy girl ,too...She is my new friend and the person that has helped me more than anyone!!! Thank you me dearest friend!!!

Without further words,it's time to show you my page...It's a mixed media page using the 13arts new collection "Fly Away" (Daydreaming paper)and some 13Arts mists(Pastel pink,Pastel yellow and pastel Turquoise) ,and gesso.I have also used some Creative Embelishments chipboards that I Love them!!!Go, check the variety of chipboards and the other great stuff!

Our sketch this time!!!!!

Great!!!!

 With this page I will also participate in Scrap Around The World challenge  with this beautiful mood board...I was inspired by the colours of the mood board,the pink and light blue,but I added some yellow that I really love!....

That 's for me!!!!I hope you got inspired today !!!! We are waiting for your pages at Sketchabilities blog...You can see the other DT members' creations here and get inspired from the talented girls!!!
Bye for now!!!!
Kisses
Christina