Happy Mother's Day!

Here's a little card I made for my mother

Wishing all the mothers everywhere a happy Mother's Day!

Pink card!

Here's a little card I made for a friend of mine

(You have already seen it if you follow me on instagram or twitter).

I used the Gina K stamps set "A year of flowers"

A little bit of coloring with my copic markers...

And ready!

That's it for now,  I hope you are all well and thriving! 

DIY Starbucks Tumbler!

Spring coming I decided I needed a springy Starbucks tumbler fot my coffee, so, a few copics later and a lot of ink stains on my hands, here is the result!

I started by stamping the paper insert. On second thought I should have used Stazon because the paper is quite glossy and the ink smudged s bit, but, what's done is done.

Then, I lightly colored the background with distress inks and then, my copics had a party!

Here's the finished tumbler.

That's it for now, I hope you are all well and thriving!

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!).

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!

JYC 2010: December 13

Music is the prompt so on the right I printed a Sinatra album cover, I chose this one because I really liked the desing. On the left I colored an image with my copics and the background with distress inks, I also printed a greek christmas song (I experienced some smudgiing though).

I also printed my favorite christmas song, Sinatra's White Christmas, I adhered it on a pp and folded it in too, when it's closed it's like a mini book. I used a Tattered Angels snowflake mask for coloring the white paper.

Can you believe it that I barely used the clear Sakura Stardust pen, just a little on the lamp!

I also remembered to find my cd with the christmas songs, it is currently in my car so I don't miss the christmas spirit even when I'm driving!

JYC 2010: December 10

Wrapping paper is the prompt. First thing, I printed an envelope template, cut it and then covered it with a paper napkin. Then, I added the "presents" on the right and made a pocket on the back for my journaling. Then I added photos of my favorite christmas items made of paper, that is an old paperback with Dickens's Christmas Books and the current issue of Magnolia Ink magazine.

I colored the image with my copics and then highlited some details with the clear Sakura Stardust pen, I also added a tiny bow on top.

I used a bow from the pattern of the napkin in order to make the closure.

Here's the envelope open, I wanted to put a photo inside but we haven't purchased gifts so far, so I put a photo of the christmas gift I purchased for myself, I'm still waiting for it to arrive!

I like very much wrapping gifts, and this is another reason why I love christmas!

JYC 2010: December 9

Traditions is the prompt and this time  did a double journaling, inside the "magazine" on the left and on the journaling card as well.
On the right page there is my mom baking "kourambiedes", a greek pastry that we usually make for christmas. I also took photos of my favorite movies that I love to watch during the christmas. The idea was to picure them on a shelf, well, sort of...LOL!
On the left, I used an image that looks like a magazine cover and it opens like a card. I also used another image that I had colored the other day for another page but it was a disaster because I used too much water and Perfect Pearls. I didn't want to throw it away, so I kept it and used it here.

At first I didn't color the image, I lightly touched it with Antique Linen distress ink. Then I thought that it was too flat for my liking, so I added color with my copics here and there and then highlighted some details with the clear Sakura Stardust pen.

 As for christmas traditions, my number one is red green and gold, I love my christmas tree and everything christmasy in these colors!

JYC 2010: December 8

Sights of the season is the prompt, so on the right I adherd photos I've been taking the previous days. On the left I started by watercoloring an image but when I positioned it on my page, I thought that it lacked something.
While I was thinking how to incorporate it in my layout, I had the idea to transform it to a view from a window so I positioned the image on a white paper and cut around it so as to make a kind of shutters. Then I colored them with my copics and distress inks. I adhered it on my page leaving the shutters free to move and then I thought that it needed something more, so I added the tiny curtain on top!
Behind it there is a pocket for my journaling card.

I also used Ranger's Perfect Pearls for some shine.

Can you believe that we're only 14 days away from christmas?

JYC 2010: December 7

To-do lists is the prompt, instead I did a layout about my wish-list! These are the items I 'm currently crazy about, I know that I 'm not actually going to buy anything (or maybe just the black handbag, I just love it!) bit I like to look at them.
On the left, I once more did a pocket for my journaling card. I colored an image with my copics, adhered it on a striped pp, I added some ribbon as well for some texture. If you 're familiar with my blog, the lady on the image probably reminds you of something!
The round embellishment is a colored image that I covered with UTEE, I had made a while ago a bunch of these but I totally forgot to use them until now!

As you can see, I also accented the red stripes and some details with...the clear Sakura Stardust pen, what else!

 

At last today we saw some (speckles of) snow, the size of a pin head, but, better this than nothing!

JYC 2010: December 6

Tale of two christmases is the prompt. On the right is a photo of me and my closest co-workers decorating our tiny tree.
On the left, I adhered the colored image on a folded white paper so as to make a sort of card that I adhered on the page and I used the inside for my journaling. On the back of the "card" I left a pocket for the dated journaling spot.

I colored the image with my copics, I decided to color only the people and the rest is just touched with Antique Linen distress inks, I did it this way in cohesion with the journaling I did inside that is it doesn't mind where you are what you wear, etc, the only thing that matters is to be with your loved ones.
Of course I lightly added some shine with the clear Sakura Stardust!

The idea for this piece came from a Tim Holtz tutorial about making a flower with tissue tape, I used ribbon instead and on top I adhered a printed sentiment.

Now that I see it again it looks like an winner's award ribbon,  LOL!