Think ahead for teacher's gifts, support "hand-made"

Teacher's gifts from now????
Well... I guess some people prefer to plan ahead, so if you fall into that category, and reside in Australia or New Zealand (she will ship worldwide but is located in Australia), then I have a page for you to check out. Shanouki, can be found on facebook, on her blog here, or at her Madeit store here. She has some very very cute ideas for the end of the year teacher's gifts, or stocking fillers for friends and family. So, pop on over to her page, and have a look at all the hand-made goodies for sale!
I came across these and thought I would share them with you.

They are super economical, and original and so adorable!
She will also custom orders, check out her button art section! So cute!

Thanx for having a look, remember, drop in at Shanouki, and leave some love!

Roula’s Notes!

Hello friends!

Just a short post tonight… something I made about a month ago for a friend. I was on the roll with the bookbinding, so decided to make  a note book  for her, something she could use to jot down her ideas.

I covered it in pink paper… lots and lots of pink… nothing but pink… butterflies,  flowers and GLITTER!

thanx for stopping by!

LiveJournal Tags: bookbinding,digital designs,printables,handmade,craft,pazzles,scrapbooking,χειροποίητο

September Challenge over on Scrapgreece!

Υπό νέα διεύθυνση (μίας και η Ελίνα Κουτσουράδη, πέρασε τη σκυτάλη στην Κατερίνα Λαιοπούλου), ο scrapbook-κόσμος των ελλήνων scrapbookers, scrapgreece.ning.com, σας παρουσιάζει προκλήσεις υπό νέα μορφή…. και με σχεδιαστική ομάδα!

… και ΝΑΙ!! είμαι και 'γω μέλος αυτού του υπέροχου και δημιουργικού Design Team!

Για τον μήνα του Σεπτέμβρη, η Κατερίνα δημιούργησε ένα υπέροχο sketch για να μας εμπνεύσει, και πολύ σωστά το έθεσε πως… το καλοκαίρι, είναι ακόμα εδώ!!

Εγώ επέλεξα  να κάνω art journalling για αυτό το challenge, μιας και ήμουν διακοπές, με λιγοστά υλικά, όπως θα δείτε στις φωτογραφίες παραπάνω. Οι αγαπημένες μου υδατοδυάλητες ξυλομπογιές, έπαιξαν κυρίαρχο ρόλο, όπως και ένα κομμάτι καμβά, που έβαλα στο κουτί μου τελευταία στιγμή και χρησιμοποίησα για να φτιάξω τα διακοσμητικά που μου έλλειπαν.

Τα challenges είναι ανοιχτά για ΟΛΛΕΣ της Ελληνίδες, οπουδήποτε στον κόσμο!!!

Ελάτε να παίξουμε μαζί!!

Ελάτε στο blog των Ελλήνων scrapbookers, για περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες!

The September challenge for the Greek Scrapbookers, is up!
It is open for ALL Greeks, where ever you might be in the world!
Come on over to our blog, get inspired by the rest of the Design Team work, create a LO, card, art journal page, or canvas, and come join in the fun. Katerina has provided us with a sketch that she would like you to follow!!!

Let the fun begin!!
Thanx for popping by!

Βιβλίο Ευχών σε παστέλ αποχρώσεις!

Καλησπέρα σας!!!

Αυτές τις μέρες είχα κάτι πολύ όμορφο  με το οποίο να ασχοληθώ!!

Την Παρασκευή παντρεύεται ο Μ., την εκλεκτή της καρδιάς του, Γ., και ένας πολύ καλός τους φίλος, μου εμπιστεύτηκε την δημιουργία του βιβλίου ευχών, το οποίο και θα τους το κάνει δώρο!

Η νύφη επέλεξε τις παστέλ αποχρώσεις του ροζ, κίτρινου, λιλά και τουρκουάζ, για την διακόσμηση του γάμου, και πολύ χάρηκα που είχα να δουλέψω με αυτόν το ξεχωριστό συνδυασμό!

Όλες οι  εσωτερικές σελίδες, είναι διακοσμημένες με τις παλ αποχρώσεις και τρισδιάστατα στοιχεία στα ίδια χρώματα. Καρδούλες, πεταλούδες, πέρλες και κορδέλες!

Στο εξώφυλλο, επέλεξα να βάλω τα μονογράμματα του ζευγαριού, και λουλούδια φτιαγμένα από οργάνζα στις ίδιες αποχρώσεις όπως το εσωτερικό!

Εύχομαι στο ζευγάρι, η ώρα η καλή!! Να ζήσουν αγαπημένοι, ευτυχισμένοι και πάντα ερωτευμένοι!

Σας ευχαριστώ που με επισκεφτήκατε!

Summer Sale!!!

SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah!!!!!!!!! One of my favourite times of the year! Sun, beach, cool breeze bringing the scent of salt and surf, iced tea on the balcony….. ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!

To celebrate, this relaxed (hopefully for everyone) time of year, I am having a sale on my first hybrid printable kit!

This package includes, 12 8"X8" printables (that is 20X20 cm), and two add-ons, one long envelope with tag and fun tab, and a pocket with two tags and a card!!!!!
When purchasing this package, you will receive the link to the downloadable files, within 12 hours of payment received!!
(for any enquiries or problems with your downloaded files, please contact me on: nectars.creations@gmail.com)

NOW on sale for 6.99 euros!!! (you will be redirected to PayPal's secure payment page)

I asked Irini of Get Creative Embellishments to be DT for me for this kit. After a discussion with her one day, I was inspired to come up with this kit. Look at the FANTASTIC LOs that she came up with!!

Thank you for stopping by!!!

Xmas in July!!!! Hurry hurry hurry!!!

You still have a few days left, to enter to win 6 gorgous hand made xmas baubels over on Shanouki's blog!

So hurry on over, or on her facebook page here, and put in your entry!!!
Good luck!!!!!!!!

Birthday card & Get Creative Challenge

After  a very very very long time….. in other words, never….   I decided to make a card for a challenge! This is the first time I am entering a card challenge, and I decided to make my life even more difficult, by designing a birthday card for a man!!! Well, I wanted to make the card for someone special, and thought I would combine it with the fantastic sketch that Irini Liolia designed over on the Get Creative Blog…

this is my take….

on Irini’s sketch!

Happy birthday T!!!

I hope you like your card… I know you prefer a more graphic and not so shabby card…

but I couldn’t help myself, I couldn’t not reach for my inks!!!

(The papers I used are from the 7 gypsies  collection “Lille”.  The base of the card was cut using the Pazzles, as was the bookplate with the “39” that I designed. The inside of the card is adorned with a paper from the same line, and I used a barcode font called “IDAutomationHC39M” to print “Happy Birthday”. And then ofcourse… I inked the edges to give the card a “finished” look )

Thanx for stopping by!

Bookbinding!!!

Hi there!
It is SCORCHING hot here in Athens… and the only way to survive is with the aircon on!
Saturday was spent with friends, and the result was this beautiful book!

LiveJournal Tags: handmade,hybrid,printables,scrapbook,vintage,bookbinding

Yes, I made it! wow!! It is my first attempt at bookbinding, but totally satisfying when a pile of papers take shape into a book that can be used for art journalling, doodling and whatever else the moment calls for.

I bound the book using 190gms bristol paper, which might be too thin for serious art journalling, I am thinking I might have to use the pages two at a time  (this is all I had on hand, so went ahead and used it). I also had some heavier textured stock on hand, in a cream but that was a little smaller than the 25X17.5cm format of my other pages. These pages, I bound in the centre of each signature, and thought this would add a little interest to the journalling later on. I used my papers for the covers, and am very very pleased with the result! This is definitely a project I will be repeating!
Let me know what you think!
Thanx for stopping by!

Cards… cakes…. ANYTHING goes!!!

Just as I said in the title…..cards, cakes… and anything else you can imagine!!!
In my previous post, I gave  you the links to see the finished mini album that Zeffy made, as well as her super mini ATC-sized mini  journal!

Now… I have a card to showcase!!! MY friend Eleni, who is DT for our very own Greek challenge blog, Get Creative, used some elements from this printable kit, to make a card for the June 5th card challenge!! Pop on over to have a look, …. leave some love,…. and if you haven’t already…. TAKE PART IN THE CHALLENGES!!!!

…. cake??? oopss… yip, I promised you cake!!!
Zeffy’s creative gene’s have been passed down to her daughter Raphaella… who makes… TO DIE FOR YUMMY CAKES and cupcakes!!! LOOK!!!! isn’t this just gorgeous??????????????
Do you recognize the wings on the fairy??????

Well done Raphaella…. I am positive there wasn’t even a crumb left!!!!

Zeffy’s Album… COMPLETED!!!

Hi!! thanx for stopping by again!!!
I thought I would let you know, that Zeffy, has a video up, to showcase her finished album!!!
and….. I wish you could see this album up close!!!!!! She did some really clever and creative things with this kit, used it in ways I never would have imagined!!!
Pop on over to her blog, or watch it on youtube.

Then… you can watch another small video, so you can see what she made with all the bits and pieces that she had left over!!!
WASTE NOT… WANT NOT!!!!
Her ATC – sized little journal, is the perfect size to fit in any handbag… to jot down random… or not so random… thoughts and ideas!!! Have a look here!
Thank you for sharing Zeffy!!!

Zeffy's mini!

My dear friend Zeffy, of zeffysblog, made a wonderful mini with my new collection of papers!!

Go over to her ustream channel, and check out the recorded session!!!
Looking so gooooooood Zeffy. Very impatient to see it finished!!!!

thanx for popping by!

New Venture!!!!

Hi All!!!
It is almost two years since I have posted on my poor neglected blog!!! I can almost hear it crying!!
BUT.... I am back, and I have something to share with you!!
I have started designing some of my own printables, and would like you to have a look, let me know what you think! They are vintagy, steampunky... distressed, just how I love them.
There will be a new shop coming too, as soon as I can iron out all the gliches!!!
Well... with no further ado, I present to you, Nectar Creations, steampunk vol.1 !!!!

This package includes, 12 8"X8" printables (that is 20X20 cm), and two add ons, one long envelope with tag and fun tab, and a pocket with two tags and a card!!!!!

All for only
7,99 euros!!!

You will receive high resolution pdf files, that you can print on cardstock or heavy weight paper, I suggest around 150gms and over, and use them to make yourself a funky vintagy mini-album, or use them on your scrapbook LO! You can print them up as many times as you wish!! The tags, are all double-sided, fold lines are included in the files!!!

Not a paper crafter???? you prefer digital?? NO problem!! You can open up these files, in your image editing software to use in your digital LO!!!
When purchasing this package, you will receive the link to the downloadable files, within 12 hours of payment received!!
(for any enquiries or problems with your downloaded files, please contact me on: nectars.creations@gmail.com

If you would like to purchase this kit, please visit my website at  www.nectar-creations.com

Thank you for stopping by!!!!!!!

LiveJournal Tags: Hybrid printables,steampunk,vintage,digital

First Greek Online-crop!

Scrapbooking might still be in it's infancy here in Greece... but we are a bunch of passionate ladies....
Irini (creator of crafty croppers gr) was kind enough, to go to the trouble of organizing an on-line crop and it's TODAY!!!!!!
If you would like to play along, hop on over here tosee what the girls are up to....
There is something for everyone! From beginner to more advanced!
Katerina set a super pre-crop challenge, ideal for the ladies just starting out that have limited stash...

the games for today have begun with Melenia's challenge....

A day full of creativity, prizes and down right "scrapy" fun ...

See ya over as scrapgreece!!!!

Andonaki (my nephew down under)... has something to tell you!