nektaria's creative garden

First Greek Online-crop!

2010-06-26T11:13:00.003+03:00

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!

2010-06-04T17:55:00.002+03:00

Sneak Peek update!

2010-05-18T09:29:00.002+03:00

Hi there! If you would like to see the whole Layout from the previous mamma-razzi "Sneak Peek" post, head on over to scrapbooking.gr.
You can see it here.

Thanx for looking!

Quickie!

2010-05-17T16:15:00.005+03:00

A quick card share!!

This was a simple yet elegant card I made for a wedding. A dear friend invited me to her daughter's wedding. As usual, I had forgotten to take a pic of the card (or rather, didn't have the time before the wedding), and so a friend took this shot, while we were waiting in line to greet the newly married couple! (better late than never!)

The pieces of cardstock are part of an older basic grey card kit. I didn't think that the embellishments in the kit matched however, so I made my own cardstock rose (the same roses were used on the cover of the guest book that my dear friend Z made for her daughter, you can see her beautiful handiwork here).

We had a fabulous time at the wedding, and I'm hoping that the happy coulple spends the next 100 years as blissfully happy as they were on their wedding day!!

Thanx for looking!

Sneak peek!

2010-05-06T14:51:00.015+03:00

Bo Bunny have outdone themselves once again!

Mama – razzi… ROCKS, it’s vintage, distressed with old world goodness and is guaranteed to get your fingers itching to scrap those old photos! (… and new ones too!)

Here are a few sneak peeks from my design team LO using some of the double-sided cardstock quality papers from this new line.

You can head on over to scrapbooking.gr to see the full LO in a few days!!

Thanx for looking!

Hello... Kitty!

2010-03-25T18:40:00.000+02:00

Posts to this blog, are sparse and few between ... my excuses are the usual, so I won't bore you with the details.

I wanted to share one of the shadow frames I made in November. It was commissioned by a friend who wanted it for a gift for gorgeous ''E's" 3rd birthday. I was told little ''E'' was MADLY in-love with anything 'hello kitty'' so I used that as inspiration for this totally pink, glittery and extremely girly frame, that she can hang in her room!

The papers I used are Crate Paper, Katlin collection
Die-cut butterflies (sizzix), talk bubble (misc), ghost butterfly & flower (heidi swapp), wooden flower (jumbo), buttons & ribbons, and most other embellishments are hand-made.
The shadow frame is IKEA.

As usual, I finished the project with only moments too spare (have I mentioned I seem to only work under pressure?) so the photos are very poor and I didn't manage to capture the 3D of the elements, but you get the picture!

Thanx for looking!

and the winner is ...

2010-02-15T10:19:00.010+02:00

Κορίτσια, σας ευχαριστώ που παίξατε μαζί μου!
Οι δημιουργίες σας είναι όλες φανταστικές! (Είμαι σίγουρη πως και οι αγαπημένοι σας, το εκτίμισαν!)

Σας έχω βάλει με την σειρά που αφήσατε το link των δημιουργιών σας και είναι η εξής:
1. Ξένια - Παραμυθένιο... super!
2. Eudokia - Φανταστική μπορντούρα και stamped corners!
3. Sofia - Έξυπνη ίδεα να κάνεις την φωτό charm (ή μπιχλιμπίδι όπως λες)
4. Μαίρη - Έκοψες τα χαρτιά για να δημιουργήσεις τα charms... Clever ;-)
5. Elina - Kαταπληκτικό εφέ με τα 3D hearts!
6. Ελένη - Τριες δημιουργίες!! Με το ίδιο μοτίβο, διαφορετικό ύφος για κάθε μέλος της οικογένειας!
(σας τρελένουν τα δίγλωσσα σχόλιά μου? LOL!)

Να πω την αλήθεια... δεν μπορώ να διαλέξω.. οπότε ...

so the winner is... Μαίρη!
Congratulations!!!!!! Θα σου στείλω το δωράκι σου!

Kαλή Σαρακoστή σε όλους!
Φιλιά!

Make n Take (part 2)

2010-02-13T09:50:00.008+02:00

Γεια σας!

Είπα να σας δείξω την μία καρτούλα που έφτιαξα για τον ανηψιό / βαπτιστήρι μου!
Έχω κολλήσει και έναν μαγνήτη ενδιάμεσα από τα δύο χαρτιά (το mount και την εικόνα) για να μπορεί η αδελφή μου, να το βάλει πάνω στο ψυγείο!

(sorry για τα χάλια χρώματα... το φωτογράφισα νύχτα!)

Quick share..

2010-01-20T23:03:00.005+02:00

Hi there!

Hope you are all well.

Thought I'd pop in and share one of the first cards I ever made. Found the photos on my camera. I really have to discipline myself and get into the habit of downloading photos more often. It was for my cousin D. on her wedding day to G. .... October of 2008 LOL!

I Played around with a bit of embossing and a little inking, and I remember that I had alot of fun making the cute little envelope inside.

World's worst blogger!

2010-01-17T12:35:00.019+02:00

Could I possibly be a worse blogger? I had high expectations from myself while I was away in Australia, but alas... I didn't live up to them.

This is VERY embarrassing: I was given a blog award (Sunshine Award) by my friend Eleftheria... with the hope that, and I quote:

10. Στην Νεκταρία και στο blog της Creative Garden, μήπως και αποφασίσει και μας ανεβάσει κάτι καινούριο!!!

she decides to post something new! LOL!

So, here goes!
Θέλω παραμύθι (I want a story)
This is a 3D shadow frame that I made as a present for my friend V. of her gorgeous nephew G. Unfortunately the photos are bad as I took them indoors at night with a flash, but you get the idea!

Κορνίζα τρεισδιάστατη, δώρο για την φίλη μου Β. με φωτογραφία του γλυκίτατου ανυψιού της Γ.

I am Finally blogging!!

2009-11-30T03:02:00.003+02:00

Hi all. November 30th, and this is my very first post. And it comes to you, all the way from Brisbane Australia!!

Still getting over jet lag, didn't expect it to be this bad, but travelling across so many time zones, really takes it's toll. The sun rose at 4.30 am this morning (don't know what that is about) it will take some getting used to, so the sun is high above us at 9 am, as apposed to 12 pm, that I am used to in Greece!

There is lots of running around to still do before my nephew's christening on Sunday. A guest book to still make, the bon-bons to finish off....

So far, australia looks.... WONDERFUL!! Haven't spotted a kangaroo yet LOL! Will keep you posted.