Hello darlings!

Hello hello hello darlings, I know it's been AGES since I dissapeared, but, things happen, then I lost my mojo, then, well, I haven't actually found it but I 'm coming around slowly.

My first project after sooo long seemed like a true feat to me, I didn't know what I had in my stash (or where exactly was everything) or how to use it (lol!). So, after a lot of search and trial and error, I managed to finish this:

It is a tumbler from Starbucks, the one that has a sort of template paper inside so that you can personalize it, it costs about €9, I thought it would be a nice idea for a cheap but cute gift for a friend of mine.

Don't ask me how I did it, it is all a blur, I remember stamping like crazy, using distress inks like a lunatic and addding TONS of glittery stuff, trust me, it was SCARY!

The actual finished project:

And a close up (lovely Sarah Kay):

That's it for now, I hope you 're all well and thriving, see ya (hopefully in this century!).

Award!

I would like to thank Maria Z and Sonia for giving me this award

and I will pass it on to the following crafter neighbours and friends (in random order):

Irini

Eudokia

Melenia

Eleutheria

Paraskeyi

Vicky

Efi

Zeffy

Katerina

Mary

for the inspiration and the encouragement they generously give me.

It goes without saying that there are many many more friends and crafters that I would like to thank but it would take me hours...LOL!

Sleep tight and sweet dreams

Christmas mini album

This is a mini that I gave as a gift to a friend of mine during the holidays and since I had no time I did it hurriedly and without that much embellishing, but, I knew that my friend liked my minis (she 's not a crafter but loves everything I show her),  so I included in the parcel a bunch of bits and embellishments so that she can personalize it.

I just used the leftovers I had from the Cosmo Cricket "Jolly by Golly"collection and for the covers I also used a My Mind's Eye pp.

Here's the inside of the front cover.

Some pages

Here I made a kind of flap, she can use it to add a bit with journaling, or an embellishment, etc. I used the "trellis" Martha Stewart deep edge punch to decorate the edge.
The rest of the pages are made in these two styles, only the patterned papers are different.

 Here's the inside of the back cover, I used the "flower bed" Martha Stewart deep edge punch to decorate the pocket.

 

My friend loved it and she was really funny when she saw the little pouch with the embellishments I added, she was like a little child in a candy store!

Happy New Year!

I wish you and your familes tons of happiness and joy, may 2011 make all your dreams come true!

Card making: Christmas card #6

I made a few more cards, this one is for my niece. Don't ask me how I did this, I have no idea!!!

It all started when I attempted to make a flower like a paper rosette but it was a disaster, it was torn in two, so, I threw it away.
I cut the red cardstock for the card and then I cut a window and then the phone rang. So while talking, I absentmindedly played with the card and when the phonecall was over, I was looking at a bent card that looked like a futuristic hotel room! It goes without saying that it was rocking like a granny's chair, so I added the bottom round piece for some balance!

So, while I was thinking what I should do with it, I imagined a room with a window so I added this and that and guess what, I took the torn paper rosette out of the paper bin, I cut it in half and it was perfect on top of the window!

Of course no window is comlplete without a little hanging pot, so I made one too!

I also made another card, a totally different one, and I tried for the first time some Glimmer Mist in combination with a Tattered Angels mask. As you can see, I also succeded in making a paper rosette!
I don't have Tim Holtz's die, I just used my trimmer's scalop blade on a strip of pp and then scored it.

It is really fun to experiment, you never know what will come out!