I am Zeffy and I love 2 scrap

My "Clip it Up"

2012-02-01T17:15:00.000+02:00

Hi there my Friends.
I wish you all a very good month...
I have a video I want to share today...it is my new embellishment centre...

Here it is in Greek too...especially for my darling Greek friends...

Have a good month.

Kisses.

Zeffy

Remeber ....

2012-01-30T12:48:00.000+02:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Friends.
Remember is such an amazing word, one that is the key to scrapbooking. Photos are all about remebering.
Today I have scrapped a photo that was taken the first time my youngest daughter held her nephew, the day after he was born...He stared at her intensly while she was chatting to him. The day before when we first saw him she said something and he turned and looked at her...amazing.

I used Websters Pages Winter Fairy Tales "Once Upon A Time". I misted my page using the Ideology swirl before I started using Glimmer Mists "Blue Trunk Bay" "Lemon Zest" and "Yellow Daisy"
I started this L.O. on my USTREAM channel called Zeffy Scraps.
Get Creative has a challenge using masks and mists this month and Bird Is The Word has a challenge to use the word "Remember" in our title.
I wish you all a great week ,with lots of creativity.
Zeffy.

My First Lay-out of my Grand-Son ( Edited!)

2012-01-27T11:53:00.003+02:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking friends.
Today I want to share with you my first L.O. of my Grand-Son and the first L.O. of 2012.
This photo was taken minutes after he was born, his daddy is holding him. This is when I first saw him, Raphaella took this pic on her cel. phone.He looked just like a little pixie with his little hat!! It was the week before Christmas.
I took up Irene's challenge on Get Creative and only used 12 items to make this L.O.

3 Sheets of paper ( 4 actually...see end of post)

1.Prima Annalee "Romance"

2.Prima Annalee 'Parlor"

3.Creative Imaginations I.O.D

A journaling spot

4. Prima Annalee Collection.

5. A Prima Mirror Clock

6. A white flower

7. A blue flower.

8. A red button.

9. White Alphas

10. A blue marking pen.

That's it for now ladies...I have many many more pictures to scrap so I will be back soon.

I hope you have a great week-end.

Love Zeffy.

EDIT: P.S....ha ha I was so rushed to get this posted, and I am so surprised that no one has made a comment ,but, I have left out 2 items......

my fourth paper was my photo mat.....so

11. Prima Annalle(I think,it was a scrap)

12. A Darling Photo

How do we get started??

2012-01-26T10:54:00.005+02:00

Hi there Lovely Ladies....
Yes ,yes I have not been around, I have not blogged in ages....I have been a limbo....is there a thing like Grand-Mother Post Partum depression???
I think, for the past 3 weeks I have been in a bit of a strange space...almost distracted, and slighlty distressed.
Ok I have also been busy what with Christmas and a house full of people, even then I was almost should I say relaxed, distracted.....but now ....it is back to routine..well trying to get into routine,trying not to stress about things happening around me.....I am enjoying the baby...in fact he is fast asleep next to me while my daughter Faye is taking a nap, as he was niggling most of the night....
While I was sitting here I was reading all of your blogs and I saw Nadia Cannizo's blog and she mentions 52 ways to Simplify your Life.........Thank you Nadia, maybe this is what I need just now...a way to make things easier and more simple, so that I can get on with things.

Talking of getting on with things and just starting this year, I think of Natalie Kalbach and I have been following her Creative Jump Start Summit 2012 Thank-you Natalie for putting this together...I am enjoying the kick start I get each day , even though my Art Journalling needs improvement I want to share a page I did on Saturday Night.....

I wrote this on the 10th and did not get a chance to post it...today is the 26th...hopefully I will get going next week....I definately want to stream real soon so keeo an eye out on Zeffy Scraps I am hoping to stream tomorrow or Saturday....
I have one L.O. ready it is of my new Grand-Son hopefully I will photograph it today.
Love Zeffy

Last post of 2011

2011-12-30T20:52:00.000+02:00

Hi there my Friends.
Tomorrow is the last day of 2011.So I thought I would like to share with you one of my favourite photos taken this past week ...it is of my new Grand-Son in his moses basket on the kitchen table amongst some of the flowers that they received on the occasion of his birth. I loved the colors, they almost give us an indication of what the next years will bring...fun and games!!

I would like to wish you all a very very Happy New Year,may 2012 bring us joy,happiness and health...and ladies always remember life is like a mirror..it always reflects your mood....so stay happy,creative and remeber lets live life to the fullest.
Lots of Love and good wishes.
Zeffy

Merry Christmas.

2011-12-24T00:52:00.000+02:00

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas.
I hope you all have an amazing time with your Family and friends!
My son come home today and this is what he bought for me.He said "Ma as soon as I saw this I knew you would love it."

Yes it is a Christmas wreath made entirley with sweeties in wrappers.With a few gold baubles and some red berries and a Father Christmas that lights up. A lady who lives in Cyprus, by the name of Koulla made it, and I think it is so sweet.
That is it, for now, going to pop my pork into the oven, and tomorrow I will tackle that bird.
Remember, be good!
Zeffy

It is almost Christmas!

2011-12-21T15:50:00.000+02:00

Hi there my dear Friends.
Or should I say ho ho ho?
I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy festive season, and to also show you what I made out of a tiny pine-cone the night before my daughter gave birth to my beautiful Grand-son!

I was extremely distracted, but nevertheless this is the result a tiny pine -elf....I saw the idea on facebook..I used a bit of batting wrapped in a scrap left from the baby's new swaddling blankets for the face,I embroidered the eyes and mouth (had no patience to get the eyes the same! So he looks like he is winking!)
The hat is made of felt decorated with twine and Stickles...a little bell is on the tip. And ,the scarf is a strip of paper, (I am a paper addict after all!)decorated with spots of Stickles.
May the spirit of Christ shine in your hearts.
God Bless.
Zeffy

A Christmas Tag (12)

2011-12-13T11:38:00.001+02:00

Hi there my Friends.
I hope that you are all well?
Last night I finished off Tag 12 ....as you all know I made some of Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas,in fact I made 10.
Here is tag 12 without further ado,the details are in the video that is at the end of this post.
Tag 12

Here is the video too. Enjoy.

Keep Calm,be happy.
Love.
Zeffy

Tag 9 and Tag 11 (2011)

2011-12-12T21:22:00.000+02:00

Good Evening Scrapbooking Pals.
I spent the evening yestreday making Tag 9 and Tag 11...and I have just completed Tag 12...you will have to wait till tomorrow for that as I want to photograph it in the daylight
Anyway I loved the technique that was used for Tag 9, as I say in the video,my whole point of doing these tags was to experience new techniques,so I improvised with what I have on hand, as a result my tags are not the same as Tims'
Tag 9

Tag 11

Tag 11 was fun to make and it was the first time that I used Glossy paper,and I loved the result,you should try it.Oh yes the little leaves are shrink plastic that was covered with UTEE and heated with the heat gun...they look like mother of pearl.
Here is the video too.

Keep well,
Love Zeffy.

Tag 5 ,6 and 7 Inspired by Tim Holtz.

2011-12-09T19:20:00.000+02:00

Hi there...
I wonder if anybody will read this...if you are all as busy as I am then you are all frantically rushing around getting stuff done.
Here are 3 more tags...please note Miss Snowie was Tag 4....not 5 as I said!
For more details check video at the end of this post...My voice goes all funny again and dissapears for a while....
Tag 5...loved this one!!

Tag 6

Tag 7

Here is my video.

It wish you all a very good week-end....
This is the 10th full moon of my daughters' pregnancy...and as my good old Gran used to say "A woman needs to see 10 full moons before she gives birth" So we are waiting....
Zeffy

Tag 4 (2011)Miss Snowie

2011-12-05T22:44:00.001+02:00

This is my take on Tims' tag.
I drew and cut out my snowman out of grunge board,painted "her" decided she is a she...after decorating het hat!
the only colour distress that that I had that would suit this tag was"Dusty Concord" ...remember I also do not have "Picket Fence"
So I resorted to putting some acrylic paint diluted in a little water on my mat....a swipe of Broken China Distress ink and some Dusty Concorde distress stain....I sprayed my Tag with some homemade "glimmer mist" made out of Antique linen re-inker....I was happy with the result......I also stamped my snowflake with Dusty Concord...love how they turn out...you should try it....unfortunately my swirl was inked with white chalk ink......boring!!!

As you can see I used my Scrollwork on the edge die...and I used grunge board numbers..I will tell you what I did to my poor numbers when I do a video...lets just say they were "Processed!"
Tag No 5 is looking good...of course I do not have reflections stamps..so I made a plan....again.
Keep crafting......craftiness required for these tags!!
Love.Zeffy

12 Tags of Christamas...here we go!

2011-12-04T14:12:00.001+02:00

Hi there Crafty People.
I hope that you are all well, and having a good December.
I have been doing Tims'12 Tags of Christmas,,,,,, Alla Zeffy! Because I have to improvise as I do not own most of the things that Tim is using.
So here is Tag 1,2 and 3
I made Tag 1 on USTREAM on Zeffy Scraps so you can see how I cut my cones and Holly
Here is TAG 1

TAG 2

TAG 3

And here is a video of all three.

I wish you all a good Sunday...whats left of it...and I am off to have lunch and then get down to making TAG 4.....
Love Zeffy

December the 1st!!!

2011-12-01T14:35:00.000+02:00

Hi there.
Christmas frenzy has started with a bang!!
Tims 12 tags of Christmas and I have neither the die nor the embossing folder! So I have to improvise..
Shimelles' Journal you Christmas...doing that this year...
12 days of Christmas Photography class.....doing that too....No time for links today...
And Miss Arts Papercrafting Take 2 doing that too...the following L.O. was inspired byNicole Nowosad's 10 miute L.O......me doing a L.O. in 10 minutes! Impossible!!! So I gave myself half an hour.This is the result.

Sassafras paper masked and misted then stamped...Bo Bunny"Welcome Home" paper (how appropriate!) torn and inked ,Petaloo flowers and packaging.
So Gals have a good month...hope to get back to you again today with more goodies..
Love Zeffy

hello there....

2011-11-29T00:47:00.000+02:00

Hi there my Friends.
Just a quick post to let you know that I am alive and kicking!
I have had a hectic 2 weeks,prepping and teaching workshops, forgive me but I have done NO blog hopping! I think that things will be going at a better pace this week so I will have a look at all of your blogs...
Today I want to share a L.O.that I did at the end of October with the remaining elements from the Prima Romantique Kit from Enjoy Scrapping

My foundation paper was white Bazzill which I masked and misted, the circle is cut out of pattern paper.And I have stuck a little corner scrap under the top corner..I used my sewing machine again...I enjoy sewing, as you may have noticed.
I made this L.O. live on USTREAM on my show Zeffy Scraps the final mounting of this L.O.was recorded HERE take a look for more details.
I wish you all a good week and a wonderful start to the final month of this year....get your journals ready!!
Lots o love.
Zeffy

A sketch in time saves nine!!

2011-11-18T20:08:00.000+02:00

Hi Ladies.
Here I am again.... this time I want to share a L.O that I made last Sunday on my USTREAM show
Zeffy Scraps.
I used this sketch. Sketch No 1 from My Creative Sketches I am late with it, but, luckily we are allowed to catch up!!

My L.O.is greatly influenced by Shimelles' weaving post and by her online class Pretty Paper Party

I used gesso to make the circle and the dots and then cut up a selection of my beautiful Crate Paper and went crazy with my sewing machine, whilst chatting to lovely ladies from all over the world!!
What an amzing way to spend a cold Sunday afternoon.....I am truly blessed!
Have a good week-end...and look out for me on Sunday....I might steam again!
Love.
Zeffy.

Busy Days.

2011-11-18T00:41:00.000+02:00

Hi there my Friends
I have not posted for a while as I have been extremely busy getting all sorts of things done, from prepping for my workshops, putting together kits,to sewing baby swaddling blankets....yes God willing in about 4 weeks time I will be a Grand-Mother.
I made this card this morning for my friend Chrystel who is celebrating her Birthday.....
Simon Says Stamp and Show wants us to show them some woman this week...what a perfect excuse to use my favourite stamp set from Blade Rubber Stamps. I love the stamp that says."Be Still Woman, Know who you are....."

The next photo is a sneek peek of a few things from my Christmas project.

I have been planning this Mini/Journal for my Christmas workshop...BecauseI want to journal my Christmas again this year......I have to, what with the amazing new arrival!! I decided to plan something that could be versatile.
This book has 6 chipboard pages,so the girls that do not want to journal their Christmas can use it for a min album,minus the tabs.
I will use the chipboard pages with tabs, to act as page dividers....I will then add some extra pages with plain cardstock, for my Daily Journal ,but the dividers will get decorated now (and at the workshop) at the end of the month. Then the rest of the pages will get done day by day. The book cover is 17.5 cm x16.5, the dividers are slightly smaller. I thought that this is a good in between size...
As you know I am attending Shimelles 'Pretty Paper Party....sadly to say it is almost over, I must admit that enjoyed receiving her prompts and her course was such an inspiration ,and it egged me on to think out of my little box!!
A quick note before I log off....I have space for one or two more ladies at my flower and at my Christmas workshops, join us if you like, we have fun!
Lots of Love.
Zeffy

Why I Scrap

2011-11-08T01:15:00.001+02:00

Hi there Scrapbookers.
It has been a hectic week since I last posted!
On Saturday we had a crop here in Athens and we had a record number of 30 ladies attending. I taught the girls how to make a couple of flowers...which we then added to our L.O.s.
Irini in turn encouraged the girls, and help those that needed her guidance to create a L.O. using the sketch from Once Upon A Sketch The journaling this time around focuses on why we scrap?

I chose this rather malancholic photo of myself and my 2 eldest children, that I found at my FIL house this summer. I know neither where nor when it was taken....I also do not know why we look so fed up!
You see I never scrapped back then ,so I do not remember...this is why I am frantically telling my family's story now.
I used things from the kit that was provided at the crop...The little yellow flower was hand-made by Irini...I just love it!! Thanks Irini...oh yes I also bummed the brad off Irini...thanks doll!
The bird and the question mark, as well as the alphas were from my stash.
As You can see I Glimmer Misted the page...and I need tips as to how we can get rid of the warping...I have ironed L.Os in the past.
I hope that you all have a great week.
Love.
Zeffy.

Monday MADNESS!!

2011-10-31T14:21:00.000+02:00

Hi my Firends...
A quick share as to how my desk and surrounding areas look.....CHAOS!!!
You all know that the Greek scrappers are having a crop on Saturday the 5th of November. My friend Irini from Get Creative Irini asked me to give the girls a lesson on making flowers.
Here is a sneak peek of the goodies that we will be playing with...plus a picture of the prize That I will be donating to a lucky lady!

My desk looks like this......almost at the end of my Pink Mini...celebrating life for Breast Cancer Month....I will be teaching this mini on the Saturday after the crop....still a place for a couple of ladies.

The last photo is that of a kit that I will be giving away by a lucky draw at the beginning of December,each time you have attended a workshop of mine, during October ,November and December your name will be entered into the draw....I will do the draw during my last workshop in December.

I am sure that I will add a thing ot two into the kit still...it will almost be Christmas, after all.
For more details contact me,or speak to me at the crop....remeber space is limited so first come first served....
Bye, off to pack the kits and get my mini completed before October officially ends!
Be Happy.
Zeffy

Made with a lot of Inspiration

2011-10-29T10:01:00.000+03:00

Hi there fellow Scrappers.
I do believe that our work is greatly influenced by what we see around us. Well at least mine is, and this card is an example of many influences.
Firstly you all know that I am following Shimelle's Pretty Paper Party .....and last friday as I was reading prompt 5 I decided to make something with her sketch, then last week-end I was reading Heart2Craft's blog and Voulla wanted us to make something with a Sparkle!

I used scraps, once again, from last years Christmas projects...I heat embossed the Merry Christmas on a piece of cardstock that I had glittered up last year I can't remember what I had done to it! And made the Poinsettia,which by the way is dry Embossed too....
So needless to say sweet Marie from Get Creative also had something to do with this card.
We can thus safely assume that the cyber world greatly influences our world and our way of our thinking!
Have Fun
Zeffy.
P.S. spot the chocolate wrapping under the sentiment.....

Summer Love

2011-10-27T22:40:00.001+03:00

Hi there Friends.
Last night I made this L.O. on my USTREAM show called Zeffy Scraps I used the sketch from My Creative Scrapbook and will also enter this L.O in their challenge this month.

I have been following Shimelle Laine's online classes "Pretty Paper Party" this past week and so I have used a couple of her tips on this L.O.

I used this photo that my hubby took of us on the ferry in summer,and I selected some of my scraps, a piece of Pink Paislee paper, the one with the numbers on it, and a slither of Kaiser Crafts paper and then I broke into my Echo Park Victoria Gardens kit. I also received my Pink Paislee Nantucket stamp set yesterday and I just Love love it!!

I used the anchor to make an embellishment,and you can spot the shells and seahorse too.

To make the border around the page I machine a 1cm border and then I carefully inked it with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink.

I have also made a card with scraps lying around my desk...I will show you that tomorrow as I altered the card a little tonight so I have to re-photograph it tomorrow.

keep well.

Love Zeffy.

Saturday Morning

2011-10-22T09:14:00.000+03:00

Good morning Lovely People.
I hope that this is the start of a fantastic week-end. I have not done a lot os scrapping nor blog-hopping this past week,I think the general socio-economic climate is getting me down.
The only thing that I can show you this week is this card that I made on my show Zeffy Scraps.
I used Irini's sketch from the
#8 card challenge on Get Creative I must as is.
I used some striped paper from the Echo Park "Be Mine "collection and we will see what Simin Says Stamp and Show has to say about this card.

I hope that you all have a peaceful week-end.
Love Zeffy.

Together

2011-10-19T11:57:00.001+03:00

Hi once again My Scrapbooking Friends.
As you must have heard me mention earlier this month, MDH and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary.
This is a L.O I made with a photo that we took ourselves on the shores of Loch Melfort one rainy morning ( there were many rainy mornings) in August. The flowers and garden theme continue, because just 500 metres away were the famous Arduaine Gardens that were tucked away behind rows of tall trees and hedges to protect the gardens from the fierce North winds....
I used have once again used things from thePrima, Romantique kit that Lena from Enjoy Scrapping.has put together.

I fussy cut around the border of the paper ,coloured the frame that was created. I then painted a border on a piece of cardstock, glued down the piece that I cut out and then stitched a border around it.
I once again used elements that I cut out from the "Ha'Penny "sheet of prima Paper. I used a little piece of Prima packaging,can you spot it? The 2 shells are from the collection of shells that we picked up on the shores of Scotland.
You will notice that I cut the lace from the kit into thinner strips so that it was not so overwhelming. I have also stripped some of the cardstock die-cuts off their thick backing so that they can blend into the background a lot easier, and two of the little flowers are hand made by me. There is also a secret tab behind the photo with some journalling.
As you all know, I much prefer chocolate than getting wet, that is why I loved the little saying Cocoa and Chocolate...needless to say I had a cup'o tea and a chocie while I was drying off at the hotel!

I have not entered a L.O. for the Bird id the Word challenge blog for ages ,the word is 'Together" this week .
I love and leave you...need to get on with my house-work and then get organised for my show on
Zeffy Scraps this evening at 22H00....We will be making a birthday card for my sister Vickie.
Love.
Zeffy
P.S I may add the little video I took of the Arduaine Gardens later today, it is a bit shaky as I was walking and filming.....but the gardens were stunning and out of this world!

A couple of things about me....

2011-10-19T00:42:00.002+03:00

My friend Efi awarded me a blog award and asked me to tell you 7 things about me.
First and foremost I believe strongly and trust that Christ guides and enlightens me and I am thankful for the many blessings that I have received.
I always try and keep my word, and belive in the word "comit"
I believe that "PLEASE" and "THANK-YOU" are important words that are not used of often enough in our community.
I love trees, big, tall,old trees, my heart breaks when we burn them down! I love the sea, I feel as if flows in my veins. I love owls.
I hate woman that moan and complain all the time!
I believe in getting my hands dirty and getting the job (any task) done...
I cannot live without chocolate and lastly I hate chain letters....so Efi I am very sorry, and please do not be offended, but I will not continue this thread......
I have not done much scrapping this week....hopefully I will have something to show you in the next day or two.
Remeber that I am streaming tomorrow night on Zeffy Scraps at 22H00...

Owl bid you goodnight.
Zeffy

Miss Arts Papercrafting School. A review.

2011-10-14T02:18:00.000+03:00

As most of you know I have been following classes at Miss Art's Papercrafting School since about June..
When I signed up, to go back to school I thought "Ok I will learn a thing or two".....Not for a moment did I think that these lessons would influence my way of scrapping so much. If you look back at my last say dozen L.O.s you will spot all the little tips and techniques that I have learned along the way. The lessons have made me more confident and sub-conscienctiouly I use what I have learnt.

When asked to do this review, I was in a little bit of a dilemma as to which lesson to review as I have so many favourites. So I asked myself which lessons impacted on me the most ? I decided on 3 and from those 3 favourites I chose "LAYERED LAYOUTS" by Julie Winks

I think that Julie should be named the Queen of Layering! As I reviewed her lesson I kept count of all the layers that she used on one single L.O. I counted 24!!! That does not include the 4 layers that were placed under the corners and sides of the L.O.

I was awed and amazed by Julie's use of elements and by the generous way she used the keys on the L.O. she must be every manufacturers' dream!
Julie's lessons were clear and concise and she shared many special tips with us, I especially loved the lovely blossom detail using texture paste, it reminded me of embroidery ( I have subsequently embroidered on a page) and also her un-picked stitching ( still need to do that, I am a bit of a neat freak!) Julies' double bunting was really cool as was her tip on how easy it is to cut a bunting. I also especially loved the striped paper peeking out from under all the amazing things that were happening on the page.

Julie you challange me to keep going and to keep building up on a strong foundation,very much like life...

I was also asked to state a couple of things that I would still like to see happening at Miss Art's Papercrafting School
* I would love to see a date on posts especially on the news section.
* I would love a forum to meet and chat to other students, a playground as such.
* A gallery that we can show and see some of the school projects.
* Maybe the guest teacher on USTREAM can be working on a tiny project, it would work as an ice-breaker and it would instigate more conversation.
* Maybe, just maybe and extra lesson in the 201 section???

Thank-you Miss Art's for such versatile lessons, for encouraging us to expand our horizons and go the extra mile.
For scrappers out there that have just started with this amazing hobby, sign up...buy the kits and Miss Arts will show you how to make amazing things with them!

Be happy, keep scrapping.
Zeffy.

I am Zeffy and I LOVE 2 Scrap!!

2011-10-10T00:50:00.000+03:00

Hi there Scrap Gals!!
I hope that you all have had an amazing week-end....I know that I did!
I have another L.O. to show you that I made with the Prima Romantique kit from Enjoy Scrapping.
I had fun with this one I used a baby photo of me and went for the a shabby chic feel.
I used the "Estella" that I misted using a Prima mask I loved the way it almost made a frame aroung the page.

I matted the photo using a paper doilie and a pice of cardboard packaging as well as 2 squares from the 'Ha'Penny" page. I used the little block of music to cut a little top note with my Nestabilities as well as 3 tiny flowers and the slither that was left I used on my mat .Amazing how far one can stretch a tiny piece of paper! I altered the red rose a little. If you notice on the bottom of the page I have a button, I tried the flocked rub-ons on the button and then I inked it with alcohol , makes an interesting embellie don't you think?

I wish you all a fantastic week...

Lots of Love.

Zeffy

Paints and Mists

2011-10-07T13:29:00.000+03:00

Hi there Gals.
I firstly want to apologise to my viewers for cancelling the Wednesday night show of Zeffy Scraps on USTREAM, but I was suddenly taken ill.....I am much better today.
So much better that I took up Eleni's challenge on Get Creative and made a card for my nephew Antreas who is turning a double digit 10 today!

I used mist and paint and my sewing machine....ect. ect. Check the video at the end of the post for the details....check out my custom made tissue tape...it rocks!

Here is the video

Take care...pop in to check out the rest of my Prima Romantique L.Os
Have a good week-end!
Zeffy

Prima "Romantique"

2011-10-02T02:26:00.000+03:00

Hi there Creative Ladies,
I hope that you all had a super dooper creative day yesterday.....I had fun with my fiends...lots of chatting and lots of cake and a little scrapping...
I have some news for today. Lena from Enjoy Scrapping asked me to be a Guest Designer and make some projects from the lovely Prima "Romantique" Kit that she has put together.
I have planned numerous projects for this kit, and here is my first L.O.

I used the paper called "Orchard" and in order to try and make the border pop a little I decided to embroider some detail on the roses. So I used pink embroidery floss and added a knot stitch to each flower. I also addded some detail to the bark of the tree using wool that I inked.
The background behind the photo is from the "The Courts " sheet of paper.
This kit has a lot of alphas in it, so I have to find ways to use them!!
Anyway I mounted the block alphas on some acetate and mounted it on pop dots so that the title almost floats

Little Ellie has just found the key to the Secret Garden. I cut the keyhole using my Tim Holtz Alterations dies. And the little flower is cut from the Tattered Florals die, using the paper that I removed from the hole in the page , I also used that for the punched border. The tulle, Monarch butterfly and scrap of green ribbon are from my stash.

My next L.O. is almost ready.....I mean I have planned it, I want to do some misting and stamping so I will most probably finish the L.O. off on USTREAM late this afternoon if we stay at home or on Monday if we decide to go out.

I hope that you all have a blessed Sunday.

And as they say in Greece "Ta Leme"

Love Zeffy

National Scrapbooking Day

2011-10-01T01:16:00.000+03:00

Hi there Scrapbookers and Cardmakers.
I hope you all have a very vey creative day today! I know that I will, as I am having a some of my Scrap-Buddies over for a crop this afternoon.
I made this card late on Friday night....I used a chipboard die-cut from the Prima "Romantique" collection, I loved it as I saw it, so I decided to make a card for my DH who is away at the moment..I also used Tim Holtz"s vintage car, this is from a special stamp set that was a special edition...it consists of small stamps for ATCs.

In case you were wondering...the paper with the clock is the Prima packaging from the die-cuts set....yes and cars have a special meaning in our relationship,(mine and Pano's) as we spent many hours chatting in the car when our affair first started....many,many years ago.....
Keep posted for more news.
Love.
Zeffy

2011-09-28T12:22:00.000+03:00

Hi there lovely ladies...
Today I want to share with you a L.O that I made with one of my favourite photo from our summer vacation, it does not look like summer,no, we were in rainy Scotland, that is why.
I used the word share in my title so that I can enter the L.O. for the Bird is the Word challenge and I used the September 15th sketch from Once Upon A Sketch

I used Websters Pages from Country Estate and I did not choose the design according to the names! my background paper is called "Calm Moments" and I cut out the flower from the beautiful "Flower Breeze"

The clock screams Tim Holtz...love the man! And the birdie in the next page is also from a sheet of Websters Pages,can't remember which one he came from, he has been cut out for ages now!
Love and leave you...
Will be busy on lots of new projects look out for streaming on Zeffy Scraps I will be "live" this afternoon at 16H30 GMT+2

Remember to ask about my workshops!
Zeffy

A perfect Grand-Father.

2011-09-26T02:30:00.000+03:00

Hi there all you fantastic Ladies.
I hope that you all had a very relaxing Sunday, I had a long nap this afternoon and now I am still awake, it is 2am!
I wanted to share with you a L.O. I made on Saturday on my live show Zeffy Scraps with a precious old photo that I found at my FIL house this summer.
I had a giggle when I saw this photo, it must have been taken by my MIL in 1990...Faye and Michael are giving my precious FIL a run for his money, combing and curling the precious little hair he has on his head.....he is sitting very patiently....love it!!!
If you look carefully the "hair styling kit"is called MISS LIL so I decided I had to use the sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches. I only had one photo so I had to switch up the sketch a lil....hope you like what I did.

I used the July main kit from My Creative Scrapbooking ,the papers are Echo Park 'Life is Good" the background paper is called 'Brown Floral" my photo mat is called " Seeing Spots" and I have used a sheet of Crate paper from"Emma's Shoppe Collection",that is the floral and the yellow check, oh by the way the little pink diamonds are ancient they are Basic Grey...

As you can see in the video I have machine stitched my border as well as some trimmings.

That is all for now...keep a look out on USTREAM as I will be streaming more often during the day this next week....but being Greek I can't commit to a day and time at 02H28!

Nighty night...

Zeffy

TIME FLIES!

2011-09-23T11:07:00.001+03:00

Hi there Ladies.
Tomorrow we begin the last quarter of this year! Can you believe it? Where has time gone??
I have returned home and have spent the whole week sorting my life out...Including technical problems around the house.
I have also finalised my programme for the workshops that I will be hosting in October and November... please e-mail me, more details, for should you be interested.
Yesterday I got down to some fun!! I have not done a challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show for ages and this week they wanted us to show them some ATCs Atrist Trading Cards....

I have never, ever made any ATCs and once I started I could not stop!....My theme was Time Flies and rather egocentric!!

I used some scraps from my Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutantes papers and these ATC will be stored in my Hope Album/Journal...I am hoping to make a video of that real soon!

I will be getting back to my USTREAM shows in the course of next week, I will be posting my schedule on Zeffy Scraps this week-end. So keep a look out, and I may even do an Impromptu streaming tomorrow!!

Lots of Love....

Zeffy.

PS. Time to get thinking about Christmas!!

xxx

The end of our summer vacation

2011-09-13T19:14:00.000+03:00

Hi there girls.
I hope that you are all well, and that your little ones are all back to school and life is slowly returning to normal.
This will be a short post as I have to go and pack my belongings because I too will soon be returning to the hot and crowded Athens!
This is a photo of Raphaella taken ages ago , when she used to spend whole afternoons in the swimming pool! I used to call her my Fish.
I made this L.O. according to the sketch from My Creative Sketches and I used Basic Grey papers "Sweet Thread" from the October Main kit.

I used re-cycled corrugated board that I gessoed and misted for the frame, I tried to capture the feeling of water with my white acrylic paint ...and the rest speaks for itself...
Lots of love from Lesvos.
Zeffy

Two Special Grannies

2011-09-10T10:18:00.000+03:00

Hi there.
As I mentioned in my previous post,I have found a pile of lovely photos to scrap at my FIL home...
Raphaella and I are still here,taking it easy and I have been doing a little bit of scrapping in my make-shift set-up.
Last week I decided to do a L.O. with this photo of Raphaella and her two Grannies preparing her for Baptism. I was thrilled when I found this photo because this is one of the last times we photographed my Mom before her death a couple of months later.She is holding up Raphaella whilst my MIL is preparing the new clothes she will be dressed in after her baptism.One is fully submerged into water at a Greek Orthodox baptism.

I put this L.O.together on Zeffy Scraps my USTREAM show this past Thursday, I followed the sketch from Sassy Lil'Sketches although I must admit I substituted the bunting for the scalloped die-cut and the butterfly!I also substited the rub-on journalling for the other photo. The piece of patterned paper behind the photo mat is acually a hidden tag for private journalling.

My background paper is Prima "Pastiche" the scroll is also Prima, but the journalling spot under the flowers is from Crate Papers. I have added some diamond Stickles on the butterflies and the a couple of dots on the top corner.
I am making some altered Domino pieces that I hope to show you soon, I leave you all with good wishes for a pleasant week-end.
Love.
Zeffy

Join me on USTREAM

2011-09-07T19:27:00.000+03:00

Hi there once again.
A quick post to tell you that I will be streaming tomorrow morning(Thursday the 8th) at 11H00 GMT+2 on Zeffy Scraps I will be making a L.O. with some Prima products and an old emotional photo I found here at my Father-in -law's home.

I would also like to share a quick card that I made for a wedding on Saturday, it was inspired by the talented ladies on Get Creative who challenged us to make a card with some lace.
Chat later.
Love Zeffy

Memories of 1984

2011-09-06T21:43:00.003+03:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Gals!
It has been ages since my last post. I have not done much scrapping this past month.
What I did do though was spend quality time with familyand friends. Eating, swimming and chatting. I have also found a stack of lovely photos to scrap, here at my Father-in-law's home.
Yesterday I decided to tuck in and do some internet surfing and then some scrapbooking.

I loved this photo that I found, it is of my daughter Faye on her first birthday sitting on her Great-grand-mother's lap, adorable!

Seeing that I have been out of action for so long I decided to tackle some challenges....this L.O. will be entered into 3....
Bird is the Word .....with the word "memory"
Once upon A Sketch....... Nadia I stretched your sketch a little, and the year was 1984!
Get Creative.......use a frame on a L.O.

The papers I used are Crate Papers "Portrait Collection" the frame is from the die-cuts, I have just coloured it a little, as I did with the Prima journaling spot can you see it? The birds and butterfly are from Pink Paislee "Butterfly Garden"
That is all for now, hopefully I will get back into USTREAMING by the end of this week.
Enjoy your last swims, lots of love.
Zeffy

summer siesta

2011-08-17T01:25:00.000+03:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Friends.
I have been lying low these couple of weeks. I have been having fun with my friends and family and I have also been busy preparing for house guests....so not much scrapping, except for the 4 smash books that I made for my guests to have in order to record their stay on the island, here on Lesvos, when they visit. I should make a video of them...maybe tomorrow.
I thought I would take this opportunity...and upload a video of my 'MYKONOS' mini album I have scrapped highlights from the summer of 2010 in the mini. As you all know the paper is from 7 Gypsies.the paper line Mykonos works so well with holiday pics!! Take a look.

I hope to be able to stream on Zeffy Scraps on USTREAM on Thursday at about mid-day, join me if you can..we can have a little chat and catch up,and maybe scrap a little. I will post details on facebook and my favourite ning sites.

Before I sign off I would also like to apologise for not being so cyber active,these past weeks, Iam sure that you understand ....and as they say.... it is not the destination that matters, it is how you enjoy the journey! And that is exactly what I am doing!!

So have fun...lots and lots of love.

Zeffy

wedding album and wedding card

2011-08-02T01:15:00.001+03:00

Hi gals a quick share....enjoy

Today and some flowers,,,

2011-07-30T01:41:00.001+03:00

Hi there Ladies.
I hope that you are having a good time and that you are all resting a little....I mean all of the girls in the Northern Hemisphere where we are having summer...for those down south.....wrap up and keep warm!
It is 1 am here in Athens and I thought I would share a couple of things that I have made this past week.
Fistly here is another L.O. using a photo of my daughter on her wedding day (still have many more to scrap) I will enter it ,for the Bird is the Word Challenge the word is "Today"
I used mainly Crate paper for this page as well as some Prima flowers.The embellies are a mixture of Bo Bunny and Pink Paislee

Then I have a couple of hand- made flowers to share.....As most of you know I am following lessons at

Miss Arts Papercrafting School I am having such fun!

These are 3 flowers that Lisa Valentine showed us in her lesson Fanciful Flowers, take a look at her blog A Random Purpose Life it is really worth your while!!

My acrylic rose...used Cranberry alcohol ink with Pearl mixative with blending solution.

My faux silk flowers (sorry bottom flower little out of focus!) I should of had more creases in my tissue paper....I used Antique Linen Distress Stain and Vintage Photo Distress Inksd for the edges,the press stud in the center give the flower a funky feel.

My metal rose, OK I had to improvise here as I had neither plumbers foil tape nor a vibrant Crackle Paint!!

This is what I did...I stuck thin kitchen foil.....that's what I had.... heavy foil was also not available in my kitchen (it would have been better!!) Anyway I used my ATG tape to stick the foil to both sides of my cardstock, I cut out the Tattered Florals, embossed them....then painted the flowers with regular acrylic paint allowed it to dry then I added Crackle Medium....my only problem was that the acrylic paint would not peel off the metal once dried as much as Lisas' peeled off...she used Crackle Paint! So as a result a lot of metal is not visible.

I hope you like them...if you have any questions feel free to ask...

Have a good week-end.

Love.

Zeffy.

Some Hand Embossing...

2011-07-22T13:30:00.002+03:00

Hi there ladies.
I must say that on Moday when I had a look at the challenge on Simon Says Stamp and Show I was a little dissapointed, because as you know I am not at home. My Big Shot is at home....so I thought I will have to I would have to sit this one out, as I could not do any embossing!
On Tuesday morning we opened a new bottle of Tahini for breakfast....I saw the foil and washed and saved it,,,,,an flashbulbs started flashing....embossing hand embossing!! Woopie!!

So yesterday I streamed on my channel Zeffy Scraps and I made this tag with embossing!!

I used my Martha Steward Score Board that was delivered here on Monday, and I scored my tag at 1/4" intervals then flipped it around and scored it again...so we have checks Voila!
I folded foil and glued it down (4layers) and pressed it over a Tim Holtz stamp using my bone folder...see video here I then inked the foil with some Smooch Spritz...glued it down carefully with Studio Multi -medium...
I decided to give the dressform a bosom...the real ones do have a bust after all!
I used some batting, but a tiny ball of paper would have been better....then I added some foil from a chocolate for the bodice....
I have a little piece of Basic Grey "Out of Print" that I cut with a lace border punch under my gathered lace...
The green belt is cord that I wrapped around the waist...and used an ear-ring for bling...
Please note the foil circle from the Tahini under the flower and dress form...it has been hand embossed with my stylus, inked and covered with tiny tiny tiny balls!!!
I hope you like it..if you have any questions, just ask...
Lots of love....and....keep cool!
Zeffy

Scrapping on Vacation,the video

2011-07-21T21:54:00.000+03:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Friends.
In my older post, Scrapping on Vacation I had promised you a video of my vacation stash and space...here it is...eventually.....I filmed it 3 times,and it is still shaky and all over the place...I am sure you will get the picture, and an idea of the enviroment in which I am blessed to create.
At the end of the video you will see a bit of the tag I made today for a challenge...I did it on USTREAM this morning and I will post photos and details of the project tomorrow.

Keep cool!
Zeffy....

MR.Cool

2011-07-18T16:34:00.000+03:00

Hi there my Friends.
today I want to show you a L.O. I did for the Color Combo Galore #200 Challenge...it is their 200th "anniversary" and great things are on the go!

THESE ARE THE COOL COLOURS THAT WE WERE TO USE...
Even though I am on vacation and have a limited amount of supplies with me, I decided to take on the challenge...I had a photo of my son Michael that I thought had the correct colours...and the supplies in my vacation stash that I could use were a piece of Basic Grey distressed yellow paper.the blue bazzil....as well as a Pearl Dabber and Broken China Distress ink....I do know that the colour are not an exact match, but I think that they are near enough..I hope you think so too!!

I tried to make drips with Glimmer Glaze, over the stamped writing, but I never liked it, so the best I could so was to just smudge it over the print..(boo hoo!)

My son is a s cool as and ice-cream lolly..thats what the girls think anyway............

ok guys ...I am off for a swim in this fantastic sea!

BE COOL(always)

ZEFFY

Hope

2011-07-16T08:37:00.001+03:00

Hi there My Scrappy Friends.
All of my scrapbooking equipment is all set up and my first L.O. is ready.
On the spur of the moment I decided to stream while making this L.O.....you can see me battling with the wind here...on Zeffy Scraps.
Due to this economic climate I called my L.O. "My Hope, always flies high"

I will enter this L.O. in 2 challenges the first will be for Bird id the Word I started the L.O. with Nadia's sketch in mind but I changed it slightly so that my elements could reflect the playing cards in the corner of the Glitz paper.."Love Games"and of course I used the word HOPE
I also used some faux stitching around my photo so I am sure the DT on Simon says Stamp and Show would love to see my work...
That is it for now....I have not forgotten about the video...
Happy scrapping..
Zeffy

Scrapping on Vacation

2011-07-15T00:54:00.000+03:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Friends.

As you can see I am on Holiday! Today after being here for a week I finally started un-packing my things and setting up "shop" so to say.......
Before I continue telling you about my space let me tell you about my yellow bag.....you see we arrived here{Lesvos} with the ferry...so we needed to be able to carry our luggage on board...the things in the photo are my scrap stuff...I still had a bag of clothes ,ect..ect!
So, when I was leaving home I had yellow bag {big enough to hold 32x32 pizza box stuffed with paper} slung over my shoulder and I was carrying my beachbag plus coolerbag, plus biggish handbag.I was climbing down the marble staircase, most stairs are clad in marble in Greece,,,and my foot got caught in my baggy pants (I needed to be comfy for the 9 hour boat trip!)
As I was saying, my foot got caught and I was in a downward momento so I went flying headfirst down the stairs...No hands..my hands were full!...So I just fell and fell hard!! Thank goodness I landed on my bags ,the yellow bag saved me from breaking an arm because somehow I landed on top of the bag with the box and so my arm did not smash against the marble ...although the box did poke me in the breast (still sore..and bruised!.) So ladies scrapbooking saved me from serious injury.

I have set out my things in an area just off the main balcony,,,if not too windy I move outside and scrap...yes the little yellow table is my worktable and the rest of the things will be laid out around me...will show you final set-up in the video tomorrow...

Keep well, have fun, take lots of photos...
Love Zeffy.

Waves................

2011-07-09T23:31:00.000+03:00

Hi Ladies,

I have not done any scrapping for the past 3 days, I am on holiday on the island of Mylilini(Lesvos) Here is a video I took early this morning after my morning swim!
On Monday I will tell you how a box of paper saved me from breaking an arm!!! So stay tuned and have a good Sunday...
Love
Zeffy

Challenge #6

2011-07-04T12:55:00.002+03:00

Hi there Scrapbookers.
Early this morning I completed this L.O. it is challenge#6 for the Cyber Challenges on Life on the {Scrap} Beach called "A Bakers Dozen"
Here are some pics of my daughter Raphaella and I at Easter time, when we bake like crazy!!

I used the blackboard from Roadshow "Grocery List" and a single 6x6 Websters page, plus a couple of other embelishments that were from my stash.

So now I leave you in order to complete said dress....see pic below, and hopefully by tonight I can work on that project that you can spot on the corner of my table
Have a good week.
Zeffy

Message for Kathryn

2011-07-03T15:57:00.000+03:00

Hi again...
This lay-out is dedicated to a extremely talented lady,....Kathryn from Life on the {Scrap} beach who keeps us entertained on the Ning site Life On the {Scrap} Beach and who is celebrating her birthday....
Happy Birthday Kathryn, may you have a happy year andmay you always be well to celebrate many many more!!!
This is what I did for Challenge #3 Stars and Stripes Forever

ok,,off to tidy up my mess...I have guests this afternoon, but just maybe I can get another L.O. done tonight....after all my friend Guru Gonzales, has had a bit of an influence on me!!
Love Zeffy

Lazy Summer Days.

2011-07-03T11:26:00.000+03:00

Here I am again,
I must ask for forgiveness...the mini is not yet done...well it is almost done..one or two things still need to be added..a work in progress....I did finish off the guest book, a mini album and an invite for Ryma's wedding!!
Last night as I watched Kathryn her monthly Virtual Crop. I decided to finish of a page in my Mykonos album that was worrying me...the paper on the page was very busy. So this morning I decided to just add a bit of plastic that looks like the sun!! and a bit if lazy journaling and viola an excellant lazy day page.ForChallenge #1

Challenge#4 Get 'Er Done was to use some papers from an old kit.....well these papers are from a Sarahs kit from 2010..in fact it must have been 2 old kits...they were all in one box...Jillibean and Upsydaisiesdesigns and kaiser Craft...ancient...the photos have also been waiting for ages to be scrapped...Thanks kathryn for the motivation!!

I have a dress that I am sewing that is almost done,,,needs about 3 hours work still...but guess what ? Iam off to scrap some more.....dress can wait.
Have a sunny Sunday
Love Zeffy

Summer

2011-06-28T15:38:00.000+03:00

Hi there my Friends.
As you know I started a mini using 7 Gypsies "Mykonos" papers about 2 weeks ago, and summer lethargy has kicked in....I could not seem to get down to completling it!!!
So I want to thank the team on Simon Syas Stamp and Show who jump started me into getting on with it....they want us to show them a word...so my word is SUMMER the title of my mini and the way I am feeling right now!

I am glad to say the mini is almost done, hopefully I will photograph it and video it tomorrow morning....I love minis with photos inside of them, they have soul!!
I would also like to let you know that tonight at 22H00 on Zeffy Scraps with Friends on USREAM I will be making another pin cushion....Join me,for a chat.
Keep cool....
Zeffy

Pin Cushion

2011-06-26T11:18:00.000+03:00

Hi there.
Today I want to share with you a project that I made late friday night.
A pin-cushion for my stick-pins. I used glass box ,foam from some packaging,and a pice of velvet from some old track pants, as well as some enbroided tulle.
See video at the end of post.

That's all for now from a very windy Athens.
Zeffy.

Admired

2011-06-22T13:07:00.004+03:00

Hi there ladies.
The week just flies by,we had a lovely week-end in Aegina.
Now its time to quickly show you another L.O. that I made on my USTREAM channel Zeffy Scraps with Friends
I used a photo taken of me at my daughters wedding, this L.O. is for the wedding album.
Prima "Madeline " Papers feature here. The paper that forms the base of the L.O. is glimmer misted with "Starfish"and then stamped to create more depth, for more details please refer to USTREAM recording.

This colours of this L.O. were inspired by this weeks colour combination at
Color Combos Galore
I used the sketch from the Get Creative blog...and my title was inspired from the blog, Bird is the Word
Here are some details....oh yes I must tell you that the buttons and the styled label were inspired from the lessons on Miss Arts Papercrafting School

That's all for now!
Kisses,
Zeffy.

Another L.O.

2011-06-14T16:24:00.001+03:00

Hi Girls.
I am very happy ,because yesterday I managed to eventually scrap these photos that I had printed last year....I knew that I wanted to make a collage with them, my crazy family having summer fun!
I used the colors from this weeks Color Combos Galore and the sketch from Sassy Lil'Sketches ok I used a little artistic license on this one!

Here is the color combo and the sketch that I used.......

Have fun....love Zeffy..

Product used :Pink Paislee ,Creative imaginations "Cream Doily".Crate Paper chipboard accents "Potrait",Jillibean corrugated cardboard alphas.

Little Things

2011-06-13T19:45:00.000+03:00

Hi there my Friends.
We must always remember that it is the little things in live that count,the little please and thank-you,the smile.....
In my case the little thing that gave me pleasure on Friday was finding unbleached coffee filters....perfect for flowers,I thought!!

So this week-end I made a card for the Get Creative card challenge, which was to decorate a card using 6 embellishments.
Here is my card......

It goes without saying that I made my own flowers using the Tattered Florals die and I used a napkin pasted onto cardstock for the base of my card.
Find JOY in the simple things in LIFE...
Love Zeffy

Tags and more Tags!

2011-06-10T22:57:00.003+03:00

Hi there Girls.
Summer is here, lugage is out, and much paking is happening ,maybe that is why tags are all the range at the moment.....
Simon Says Stamp and Show wants some tags as does the Get Creative Blog.
Here is a L.O. that I made with an old photo of Raphaella.

I used Nadias' sketch from Bird is the Word as well as the word AMAZING
The Get Creative challenge was to decorate and use more than one tag as an embellishment....my tags are decorated with beach toys, the spade is made from re-cycled  packaging. ....Please note the toilet paper butterfly that I made ages ago !
Keep cool..have a swim or two..
Love Zeffy
products: BG Sweet Threads paper and stickers.
                GCD Studio .Lovely collection,used for the sand.
                T.H. Alterations Mask.
                Ranger Distress inks.
                Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

My Girls

2011-06-07T01:40:00.005+03:00

Hi there Bloggers.
It is 1 am on Tuesday morning ,after a hectic day...where does time go?
On Sunday afternoon I got some time to scrap and Nadia Cannizzo was my inspiration. I did 2 L.O.s about my 2 daughters and I will enter them into 2 challenges.

I was very inspired by June 1st Challenge at Once upon A Sketch to scrap and journal about a woman in your life...I knew I had to scrap this photo of my first baby, now a stunning woman.
I used Websters Pages, of course, this is the Vellum page from Ladies and Gents ,that I have backed with white cardstock, I used Nadia's page-map too .The scrap of lace is the last bit that I had left over from Faye's wedding dress!

The second page is of my second daughter Raphaella a photo taken in the church at Faye's wedding.The poor girl got so hot and bothered dressing her sister that her curls dropped out of her hair! Anyway Raphaella is always a pillar of strength!
I used Nadia's sketch from the June Sketch Challenge at the My Scrapbook Nook

Here is my take, I used Websters Pages, I cut up "Sunday Afternoon" ( How is that for a Pun!!) from Ladies and Gents to form the strip that Nadia has behind the photo on the map. The blue paper is from Ladies and Gents "Gromed Traveler".

Kim thank -you for the owl punch!!
Time for bed...owl say good-night..
Zeffy

June the 1st...

2011-06-01T13:10:00.004+03:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Friends.
Firstly ,have a good month!! ca you believe we are in the middle of 2011...
get yourselves a cup of coffee this is a long post.
Yesterday afternoon I was wondering what to work on ,on USTREAM on my show Zeffy Scraps with Freinds so I did some serious blog hopping and I felt challenged by numerous things.....so I decided to challenge myself and combine the various challenges into one layout!!
Here is the L.O.

Butterfly Kisses was inspired by the beautiful Gabrielle papers from Bo Bunny and their challenge on their blog to do a L.O. inspired by fabric.....I loved this photo and my inspiration came from the girls sashes!!
You might wonder what the next photo is all about?? Read on....

Well it all started with the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog that wanted us to show our favourite stamp...the result will not be entered !!!
I have always admired the Color Combos Galore challenge,and I loved the colors this month ,here they are..

So I used the colors in my L.O. and while browsing on this site, I went onto Helena Virpi's blog, where I discovered Studio L3 and Linda is responsible for the experiments that happened last night, her Grungy Monday celebrates the great TIM HOLTZ we had to use a technique TIM used on his Christmas tag in 2007!!
The conclusion is I stamped with my favourite stamp...embossed,dabbed,rubbed,,,,,made a boo boo,,,,used gel medium and gesso ....embossed, dabbed, rubbed!!! I came to the conclusion that my stamp had a very intricate pattern (That is why I love it!) for this technique and maybe my background should have been black! As Tim suggested....but I used the all the samples anyway ,to make background paper,flowers and leaves for my L.O.

And lastly, I want to take this opportunity to celebrate and thank, all of the Scrappers and Artists out there is" Scrappy -Cyber -World" that inspire me daily.....thank-you, I salute you!
God Bless you all.
Zeffy.

More Cards

2011-05-30T00:51:00.003+03:00

Here are the other cards I promised you.....see previous post.

enjoy......
xxx Z

A Card

2011-05-29T10:22:00.002+03:00

Hi there friends.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon making some cards.
Here is one that I made for the Get Creative card challenge.I used a scrap of Echo Park paper and a piece of my Minds Eye. I did not follow the sketch faithfully, I moved the horizontal line vertically, because I wanted to use the litle border that I had lying around, not to mention the rose and the die cut heart, they too were made for a L.O and were never used! So we can safely say this catd was made from scraps!

It is amazing to see how far a piece of patterned paper can go!
I also made a little card gift set for my friend HBH...will post the pics later.
I wish you all a serene Sunday.
God Bless.
Zeffy

Friday frenzy!!

2011-05-27T12:26:00.000+03:00

Hi there friends.
I have been lying low...is the least that I can say! Without wanting to winge,I will quickly tell you that an aweful week has just gone by. Firstly a close friend of ours is very ill....and,we have been in a cyber freeze as our Sony pc went into a complete black-out!!!!
Yesterday I did manage to STREAM.and make a double page L.O. I originally wanted to scrap a photo from our recent trip th Cyprus....only to discover that all those pics are gone!!!
Here is the result.

I used Websters Pages "Spring Market"and photos from a very special holiday with my sisters and our children as well as our cousins, at my Mom's village Agios Konstantinos in Samos.
They had planned two surprises for me to celebrate my 50th....one being a Champagne Sunset Party....and the other an evening cruise...My Life is good...thank the Lord!
I would go back to Samos with my siblings any time!!
I will submit this L.O. for 2 challenges one being for Bird is the Word word challenge and for the first challenge on the new Greek site Heart2Craft.
I wish you all a good week-end.....with peace of mind, which is difficult these days in this unstable country Greece,.which we call home.
Love Zeffy.

Boys Wallet.

2011-05-17T10:23:00.000+03:00

Hi there Scrapbooking Friends.
Hope you all had a lovely week-end...
A quick post to tell you about my streaming tonight on Zeffy Scraps with Friends and about the Greek show tomorrow night on Zeffy Scraps on USTREAM
Firstly seeing that it is getting warmer and we are more out and about both shows will now begin a little later, 22H00 GMT+2.
To-night I will be making a wallet for my nephew Nicholas.....you all know that I love to scrap with scraps! So I will be using craft paper from a old shopping bag and all the decorations will be from the Tim Holtz Ideology Range.. here is the stash for the project.

Tomorrow night I will be completing the album I stated last week on Zeffy Scraps to house my 30x30cm L.O.s. The show on Wednesday night is in Greek, but I do answer any questions asked by scrappers that do not speak Greek, in English ,so join us if you wish.
Ok gals that is it for now...off to sew some curtains for a gazebo...summer here we come!
Filia (kisses)
Zeffy

A video

2011-05-10T23:19:00.000+03:00

Hi there here is a video of the quick mini-mini I made on Saturday.....thanks for the tags ladies!

If any of my other friends want to make a mini tag for my album, it will be very welcome.

LOVE Zeffy.

Some old photos

2011-05-09T11:45:00.001+03:00

Hi there girls I have just finished off 2 L.O. that I started yesterday for the monthly challenges on Life on the {Scrap}Beach.
I will start with Challenge #3 we were to use 3 colours at right angles to each other on the colour wheel..I used muted colours of green ,blue and red.,the red being almost a purple and the green an olive.
Yesterday was my eldest daughters' first wedding anniversary....I have had the photos lying in an envelope, so this L.O. will be one of the pages in the wedding album that I will make for myself, that is why it has no title!

Used Prima "Madelaine" and some lace from her wedding dress. The die cut in the top corner is their initials as they were printed on their wedding invites.
The second L.O. is for Challenge #2 ,we were to use 2 old photos as they were, this suited me just fine as my printer is out of ink...the first photo is my DH and iI in the 90's don't you just love the hair! I wish I had kept those buttons when I threw out the white jacket!!
The second photo is taken in December 2003 at The Saxon Hotel , in Johannesburg which, at the time Nelson Mandela was released from prison, was a private home owned by a millionaire of the motor indusrty. Nelson Mandela stayed there while writing his book Long Road To Freedom .

I leave you all for now.I hope you have a lovely week.
Lots of love.
Zeffy

Mothers Day

2011-05-08T20:48:00.002+03:00

Hi my dear Scrapbooking Friends,
I hope that you all had a good Sunday and to the moms out there a good Mothers Day. I had an interesting day reflecting on the past...the past year seeing that today is my Daughter's 1st. wedding anniversery, I am busy with a L.O with a wedding photo, will show you that tomorrow.
I also thought a lot about the long passed today especially of my dear Mom who passed on 20 years ago, and it still hurts to think about her, so when Kathryn from On the {Scrap}Beach challenged us to make a L.O. about Mother I decided to scrap the last photo taken of my Mom.

A last word for today, love and appreciate your mothers,they love you more than anybody else on this earth, tell them that you love them!
Filia(kisses)
Zeffy

National Scrapbooking Day

2011-05-07T22:39:00.003+03:00

Hi there scrappers..
Happy Scrapbooking day!!! I am writing this post as I sit here with all my scrapbuddies....I invited 10 of my first scrapbooking pals to my home today...10 only because more can't fit...sorry girls.

This morning I had a brain-wave and I decided to make a quick mini to record todays' crop. So at 12h00 I did a USTREAM session. I made a toilet paper mini, with lots of pockets.
I have asked my guests to decorate a tag for me and write me a little note....
It goes without saying that I have taken lots of photos...the album has space for 4 6x8cm photos.
As soon as I have printed the photos (printer out of ink!)I will do a you You Tube video,most probably on Monday.
My friend Lena has a challenge on her shop's Enjoy Scrapping blog to do a L.O. that says Enjoy Scrapping, I did a L.O. see previous posts and her second challenge is to make a mini....
That is it for now ladies....off to chat and scrap some more....
Have a fantasic week..
Love Zeffy

SCRAPZZY!!

2011-05-05T09:12:00.000+03:00

Hi there ..
I am in a complete scrapzzy this week!!! ( Zeffy in a scrapping frenzy! )
Yes dear friends another L.O. done, on Zeffy Scraps last night.
My dear friend Irini on Get Creative dared us to show our age!! I am showing it, here and dare I say feeling my age too these days!!(need to get myself to a gym real fast.)

I used the sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches ,which I loved....today is the last day for challenge submissions.
As I said in my previous post Saturday is National Scrapbooking Day, some of the Greek Scrappers are meeting at Metro Mall for coffee on Friday afternoon....if you are a scrapper and want to join us,please do so..if you can't .....Scrap and have FUN!!
Lots of Love.
Scrapzzy...oops Zeffy!
                    Products used
                      -Fancy Pants "Happy Together"
                      -Glimmer Mist "Lily Pad"
                      -Tim Holtz mask"Concerto"
                      -Glitz paper layers
                      -e-line bling
                      -Sizzix .
~~LIFE oooo~~
                                          LIFE IS GOOD>>>>>>>embrace it......

Some of my favourite things.....

2011-05-04T11:04:00.000+03:00

Hi there Friends.
Firstly I would like to welcome my new followers... and I would also like to thank you all for your lovely comments and your good wishes for my Raphaella...
As you may all have noticed I LOVE SCRAPPING!!
It is a hobby thay I enjoy thoroughly , it gives me a good sense of "being" I am sure you all know exactly what I am talking about....
This Saturday 7 May is National Scrapbooking Day, so many great things are on the go...
This is my L.O. for the Enjoy Scrapping blog, a Greek blog. that challenged us to make a blog with the title ENJOY SCRAPPING.
I decided to make a layout that expresses my current state, where I crop, what my favourite products are ect...in fact I could not fit more of fav ourite goodies into the second photo!!

The L.O. is pretty busy,that is because I have so many things that I love to use when I scrap....I used the sketch from Once Upon A Sketch as my guide to making this page.
The flowers used I made this week-end so they are fresh out the garden!! I used a strip of paper from my very first paper kit....my very first papers that I loved! They were Basic Grey "Romani" collection...I also used pretty patterns from magazines at the beginning...I wanted to use one of those as you can see on Zeffy Scraps with Friends, but at the end I scrapped the idea(excuse the pun!)
Please ecxuse the wonky layout ...paper was painted and sprayed....
I wish you all a fun week filled with lots and lots of scrapping...enjoy all the challenges that are happening.
Love .
Zeffy
                   products used:-Upsy Daisy 'Home Sweet Home"
                                         -Pink Paislee 'Topsiders'
                                         -Prima 'Melody' and bling
                                         -Sizzix
                                         -Adirondack dabbers
                                         -Tim Holtz stamps.

A Piece of Cake

2011-04-29T17:55:00.000+03:00

Hi there Friends.
As you all know my baby turned 21 on Easter Sunday...Saturday was a busy day baking and preparing,so late on Saturday night I needed to work out a way to decorate Raphaella's cake. the quickest way for me was to use my Sizzix Tattered Florals and some alluminium...
I started this lay-out on USTREAM on Zeffy Scraps and I have just finished it. I used Dovecraft paper called Piece of Cake and decorated my L.O with the cake decorations......I used the sketch from Once Upon A Sketch I have secret journaling in the pocket behind the photo....one pulls it out using the bracket as a tab.And I have many many reasons to scrap this photo....believe you me.

You will notice the little heart buttons, those I made....so I hope that the DT on Simon Says stamp and Show like them!
And lastly seeing that 21 is the beginning of a new phase in my babies' life I thought that the girls at Bird is the Word would like to see this LO too.
Girls love and leave you I have about 15 young adults coming for dinner so i need to go and get my food ready..
Be good.
Love Zeffy.

Guest Book

2011-04-25T23:33:00.001+03:00

Hi there Friends,
I hope that you have all had an eggceptional Easter! I hope that you did not eat as much as I did!
Today my cousin Paris and his wife Miranda Baptised their 4th baby, Photini, a beautiful little girl....this is my gift to her.

I used Echo Park "be Mine" paper kit...Prima flowers and Theresa Collins chipboard pieces...the vintage pictures are from Heartwarming Vintage.The pram is from a Websters Lullaby Lane.

I made this Guest book on my USTREAM channel called Zeffy Scraps so if you want more details you can take a look at the videos there...

I will soon have a video posted on You Tube

Have a great week,chat again real soon.

Love Zeffy

Scrapbooking Friends

2011-04-23T17:34:00.001+03:00

My dear Scrapbooking Friends.

A quick post to wish you all a Blessed Easter

My morning started very early today, I quickly made these two candles for myself and for my daughter Raphaella who is turning 21 tomorrow.Then we went to morning Mass for Holy Communion,

When we got back I started making our easter cakes called Tsourekia, I made 3 batches ,because I am giving at least 12 away in easter hampers.....this is what my kitchen looks like just now.....

Anyway need to fly....oh yes... candle has Sizzix bird and some SEI papers I think??? will confirm
wishing you all Peace and Blessings.
Love Zeffy

Greek Orthodox Traditions,Candles for the Holy Light

2011-04-20T00:34:00.001+03:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Friends,
Today I want to share with you these three candles that I made for my nephews.
Let me first tell you why we have candles for Easter. At Midnight Mass the priest comes out of the alter with the Holy Light (see here ...amazing!) chanting "Christ has Risen" This Holy Light has been delivered to all Orthodox churches throughout the world....We take the light home and light our oil lamps,and try to keep it burning for as long as possible.
As in all things these days, candles have become very commercialized and the shops are filled with fancy candles! God-Parents usually buy one for their Godchild,and as I have baptised my nephew I make a candle for him and his two brothers each year...
The boys are getting old now, Peter is almost 15 and and the little one almost 10..so I kept the candles very simple this year....ok ,I was also challenged by Simin Says Stamp and Show to show a Tim Holtz technique.

I used Tim Holtz, Lost and Found Salvage Stickers, for Peter's candle he loves movie making and has help do the lighting at the school plays so I used two vintage theatre tickets on his candle, I mounted them onto cardstock first and the distressed and inked them.
For Nicholas's candle I used the bookplate from the Tim Holtz Tag die, I cut grunge paper, then I embossed with Broken China distressed embossing powder,then I inked with Vintage Photo. I used the Alphas from the Salvage Stickers,and then finished the whole thing off with a good slick of crackle medium...metal elements are alcohol inked..
On the last cadle for Andreas I used the soda pop stickers that I glued into old bottle tops...
That is it for now.....I also want to tell you that I will be streaming again next week on Zeffy Scraps on Tuesday and Wednesday at 21H30 GMT+2
I wnat to take to wish you all a very blessed Easter full of forgiveness,love and hope....
God bless
Love.
Zeffy,

A video and a request

2011-04-15T13:17:00.001+03:00

Hi there Friends,
Here is a video of my Mariposa Mini and Box,I will give this to Kosta and Maria this week-end.

Last week end we were at a lesson given by the sweet Natalie Kalbach and I had a list of names from a few girls, sorry girls I misplaced the list, so could you please mail me with you contact details so that I can get in touch with you.
Thank ing you ....have a great week-end.
Rushing off...lots of love
Zeffy

Mariposa Mini

2011-04-06T12:44:00.000+03:00

Hi there my Friends.
By the grace of God and the support of my local and international friends I have another copleted project!!
Last night on Zeffy Scraps with Friends I completed the box to house the mini, it is a re-cycled box from an exclusive perfumerie...
I also bound the mini last night on USTREAM only to undo it and re-bind it this morning with beads as spacers between the pages, thanks Kathryn for the cool suggestion.
I will do a video of the project tomorrow, but if you want to take a look at how it was made pop over to my USTREAM videos at the above link. As the title suggests the papers I used are from DCWV the Mariposa range....thanks Weezie!!
Here is the box.

And here is the mini...

I am planning to enter both these project into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge for this week...

Keep well girls take care...I will see some of you on Saturday at the lovely Natalie's lesson.

God Bless.

Zeffy

Oh My Hat!!

2011-03-31T00:48:00.000+03:00

Hi girls.
Time just flies by...we are at the end of march, can you believe that we are through the first quarter of the year, it feels as if Christmas was yesterday!!
Today I thought I would use the challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show and replenish my card stash. The challenge this week was to show a hat!....So I used my favourite stamp and made a card.....this is it.

Enjoy the rest of the week,take care.
Love
Zeffy.

Friends

2011-03-30T13:10:00.000+03:00

My friend Nadia Cannizzo from Down-under has started a new challenge blog called Once Upon a ....Sketch she has a very interesting team lined up and I am sure we are yet to see great things, so pop over take a look and join the fun.....

They also have a fantastic give-away.....
Chat tonight on Zeffy Scraps onUSTREAM
Zeffy

Mariposa=Butterfly

2011-03-20T22:48:00.001+02:00

Hi there my friends.
I hope that you are all well and that you all had a restful week-end.
Tonight I want to share my latest project with you. A mini that I am making for a young lady that has just become engaged.
When I decided to make a mini for Maria I knew straight away that it had to be with my beloved Mariposa papers....I loved this paper as soon as I saw it and as you all know Weezie had send me a stack more than a year ago if I remember correclty.
I have been working on this mini on my USTREAM show Zeffy Scraps. here are a couple of pages from the mini.

I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that I will not be streaming this week as I will be visiting my son, I will however be back the following week and I intend to complete the cover of this mini.
Keep well I hope you all have a fantastic week.
Keep well.
Zeffy

Zeffy a Greek Scrapbooker.

2011-03-18T11:27:00.000+02:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Friends..
My friend Christina invited me to play a game...
We had to write something about ourselves,some of our favourite music and a favourite quote....
Christina I took up your challenge, in my Art Journal, I wtote something about myself, but please forgive me as I will not continue this chain-(letter) ,simply because I do not have time to search through blogs to find out who has played along and who has not..... Actually you will have noticed I am not a big fan of chain-letters.

I found the picture of an old Orthodox Church in an airport magazine, I immediately connected with it,especially since it had 2 icons of some of the Saints that influence my daily life.....
Part of this challenge was to invite 8 fellow bloggers to participate, I in turn invite all of my readersy to write something about yourselves today, something about where you are, what you like and where you are going....as I said...do not settle for MEDIOCRITY!
I am a very lucky lady because I am going to visit my son, in Cyprus, next week. So I will not be able to stream this coming week.......
See you all on ZEFFY SCRAPS on the 29th March at 21H30 my time GMT+2
Thats all for now...get that journaling out its free therapy..
Filia (Kisses and friendship)
Zeffy

Blog Candy

2011-03-17T18:06:00.001+02:00

My darling friend Katerina is very generousy giving away this fantasic blog candy.....
Go and take look.......
Until later...
Zeffy
P.S. I forgot her blog is in Greek...anyway she was in New York recently and she is an avid EBAY shopper, so she decided to spread some love!....and she also a very, very generous and lovely smiley person....and I just love her!!

"CLEAN MONDAY"

2011-03-07T10:57:00.003+02:00

Hi there Ladies.
Today is the first day of the Greek Orthodox Lent,we have a period of of 40 days fasting before Easter...and today is a somewhat festive day...lots to eat and kite flying is a tradition....ok it is snowing slightly...but we will try and fly that kite anyway!!!

Here is a quick post of some L.O. s I made so that I can enter into various challenges.....

Kathryn from Life on the {Scrap} Beach Had her monthly crop....can you believe a month has gone by already?

OK here we go 'My Girls" is for the Life on the {Scrap}Beach challenged to write love notes...

The second L.O. 'Bus Stop" is for Go with the Flow on the Beach and for Simon Says Stamp and Show Where we had to show some Ephemera and I think I am late for this challenge...anyway here it is!

The L.O." Soulmates" is for the first challenge on Beach called White Out we had to show white scpace..and I will also enter it into the Get Creative March challenge...to only use one cardstock, one patterned paper,which I cut up,one die cut one ribbon and a title....

And the last L.O is about triangulating take a look at Kathryn's explanantion....

As you... can see I used old photos for most of the Lay-Outs...use up your stock girls...ck must fly now!!!

Love Zeffy.

Products used:

Echo Park Papers.

Prima Papers.

Bazzill.

Crate papers.Fancy Pants.

Upsy Daisy.

Basic Grey.Thickers.Ranger.

PS. I have just returned from a day out....kite flying and lots of eating...you will see photos in future L.O.

THIS is what my scrap area looks like after a marathon scrapping session!!!

To my Greek friends I hope you have a blessed Lent and to the rest of the gals...keep scrapping....off to tidy up a little!!

Cyber Inspiration.

2011-03-01T12:53:00.002+02:00

Hi there my friends.
This following project has been as a result of two people...or should I rather say three??
Ok the story is as follows....I met Natalie Kalbach at PACS I did 2 lessons with her...she is fantastic! As a result I am friends with her on Facebook, last week she uploaded a photo that I LOVED!! It was of a book that was given to her by a friend Anna, I loved it so much that I made 2 journal pages trying to get the same effect...needless to say mine is not nearly as good as Annas'!
2 Nights ago I joined a group of Kathryns' on the {Scrap} Beach .A group encouraging us to use up all the old stash.
So I got thinking.....mm need 4 thank-you cards, have paper I have never used....and let me do some more collage...I love it!!
Here are 2 tags that I made last night...they still need their fibre and ribbons and I will complete the other 2 tonight on Zeffy Scraps with Friends on USTREAM.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the crafters on the cyber network for all the conscience or sub-conscience influence in my life!
Love you Ladies!
Zeffy.

Wisdom

2011-02-26T11:26:00.001+02:00

Hi there my Friends,
I hope that you are having a serene Saturday,
Yesterday morning I was able to sit for a while and put together this L.O.
I will enter it in a couple of challenges...
When Irini told me that the challenge at Get Creative was to make a L.O. about something you love, I knew straight away that it would be about my owls...I think that they are amazing animals and if you have ever seen one "Live" you will know what I am talking about.
I did pottery in South Africa with Digby Hoets, for about 3 years,I stopped when we moved to Greece, Digbys' studio/workshop was in this huge barn-like building in his vast garden,there were many species of birds....and in the rafters above the doorway was this beautiful white Barnowl....I used to see her every Wednesday morning...asleep, sometimes awake amd staring at me!.I have also been lucky enough to have seen owls at night in the South african bush...an amazing experience...and then there is Molly the USTREAM owl....ok you guys get the picture I love owls!!

Here are 3 owls from my little collection....I used this sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches

I will also enter this L.O. into the Love challenge of Scrap Our Stash my friend Helena did one too...hers is much much nicer!!
And lastly because I have frames around my photos I thought I would enter THIS challenge too.
Thats all for now.
Love Zeffy.
P.S. Take a look at Digby's site.....it made me so home-sick!
STASH used:
Pocket Full of Rosies from Sassafras.
Sizzix
Bazzill die cut border
Ranger
Handmade-flower made by me on Zeffy Scraps
Tag made by Irini (mentioned above)

Some Stripes

2011-02-23T11:52:00.000+02:00

Hi there Ladies.
How are you all doing today? I Hope well.
As you all know I like to enter the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge whenever I can, this week we had to show some stripes. As you all know I am busy with a Graphic 45 Steampunk DebutanteMini/Journal.
So, last night I streamed on USTREAM and I decided to do two pages of my Mini/Journal with stripes for the challenge. Here they are:

I will explain them briefly for more details take a look at the Video the first page has a pocket with two tags, the one made of aluminium and embossed with the Tim Holtz Collage and Notebook set. The second page houses a mini notebook with aquaerelle papers for the sketching of quick ideas. The gears on both pages are from the T.H. Timeworks Mask Set, which I fussy cut. The metal disk says Artful.
That is all for now ladies ..
I have to run off and get a couple of things done today..
Keep well.
Zeffy.
                             Labels: Graphis 45.
                                         Tim Holtz Alterations Dies.
                                         Texture Fades
                                         DCWV.
                                         Ranger
                                         Adirondack.
                                         Tim Holtz Ideology

More projects.

2011-02-20T01:43:00.001+02:00

I have always believed in doing things whole-heartedly, I do not believe in half measures. Passion is and has been a basic ingredient in my life. So when I saw the challenge on Bird Is The Word this month I knew that I had to do this L.O. Passion is a state of mind, a love for certain things in my case flowers.I used the Sweetness range of Pink Paislee papers...the two pink flowers in the bottom corner are hand made.

One of my new passions is my USTREAM show Zeffy Scraps, the picture below is a mini album that I as a Guest Designer for Enjoy Scrapping, it was made from a lovely kit that Lena put together consisiting of Basic Grey's 'Curio" line.I made it live on my show,which is in Greek.

I decided to make an envelope album.It will be used for photos of a future trip that we are planning to Cyprus,out son Michael is working there.

When I heard that some of my English speaking friends were watching the Greek videos, and not understanding a word, I decided that it was time to start streaming in English too. So on Tuesday evenings you can find me on Zeffy Scraps with Friends doing the English streaming and on Wednesday night I stream in Greek.

Have a good sunday....God bless.

Love Zeffy.

Friday Frenzy

2011-02-18T11:21:00.001+02:00

Hi there Friends!
I hope that you have all had a productive week...its Friday again ,so its time to post some finished creations.
As you all well know,challenges on various sites are there to motivate us and to get our creative mojo going,it works with me....
So here are 2 of this weeks projects. The first is a tag that I did on-line during my USTREAM show Zeffy Scraps With Friends it is for the Simon says Stamp And Show weekly challenge, and you all know how I love tags especially Tims ' tags.

I inked and embossed and Perfect Pearled the Sizzix Alterations cage ala Tim Holtz and painted and crackled the bird. This tag is going to be on a blue envelope page in my Mini/Journal that I am making with Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante papers so I thought that the stamp fromViva Decor that I found in a little shop here in Athens matched the Fantasy Floral design realy well I coloured the flowers with my Ranger distress inks.The cage attached to tag with a chain and is backed with acetate because it swings.
And this is a L.O. of Winston my Grand-Puppy...he is SOOO cute.

For this page I used a variety of products, I will list them at the end of this post. I stitched the border around the photo with my sewing machine using a thickish thread. I was inspired by a L.O. made by Louise that is on Sarahs Cards design team. I misted with home-made misting made out of Broken China Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls and the little rope circles are home-made to match the rope toy on Winstons bed!
This page will be entered in the Get Creative challenge to make a LO using white,blue and grey.
Thats it for now guys, off to clean and tidy my home and then I want to complete a LO with the word "Passion"
Lots O Love.
Zeffy
         product list: Alterations Sizzix
                           WRMK
                           Pink Paislee
                           Fancy Pants
                           Thickers
                            Ranger
                           Perfect Pearls

Forever

2011-02-17T00:46:00.001+02:00

Hi there..
I made this L.O. using the Echo Park" Be Mine "paper collection....I decided to use a photo of my daughter Taken just 3 days before her wedding.
I used a tutorial of Kaori Fujimoto to make the hand- made roses, although I much prefer making roses with flowers with 6 petals I think that the flower works out more symmetrical.
Elina had this tutorial on her blog and she challenged us to make a layout with roses...

Then as you all know Get Creative now has a page map challenge each month , I will submit this there too,so I though I would kill 2 birds with one stone.
By the way the journaling spot is cut out of a sheet of paper with the Alterations On The Edge dies.
That all for now.
Lots of love.
Zeffy

Greek Scrapbooking.

2011-02-14T11:36:00.000+02:00

Hi there to all my Scrap Buddies.

I Hope that you are all going to have a good week.....Let my tell you a little about my LO. Firslty most of you have seen this one because I made it "live" on USTREAM My aim was to enter this page into the Get Creative challange.....which was to do a layout with blue,white and grey... well the next day when I looked at this again I decided that my grey was actually too brown and not grey enough!....So I will not enter the this challenge but here is the page anyway. The 2 aces were cut out of a sheet of Restoration paper.

I also loved the photo of Michael sitting on this cliff so I scrapped it too and seeing that it is his birthday tomorrow I thought I would dedicate this post to him.

Michael "Happy Birthday" may you have a great year and may this your 25th year be a beginning of great things!!

Products used Crate Paper "Restorations"
                       Bohemia, Bluebird 'Boys will be Boys
                       Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous
                       Tim Holtz Alterations
                       Home Sweet Home, "Madison Sreeet.:
                     Graphic 45 "Steampunk Debutante"
I hope you all have a great week....
Oh yes a quick reminder Zeffy Scraps with Friends  tomorrow at 8pm this show is in English on USTREAM and on Wednesday at 9.30pm I will be on Zeffy Scraps for the Greek broadcast...
Keep on Lovin
Love
Zeffy

Laugh

2011-02-12T10:16:00.000+02:00

Hi there my Scrapbooking Friends.
It is Saturday and Athens has a stunningly sunny day, time for some laughter and fun.
Bird Is The Word has a challange that is almost over and we have to scrao with the word LISTEN.
Here is my submission.

I used my Echo Park kit, the papers and alphas are from the Be Mine range and the journalling spot and black chip strip are Terese Collins. The vellum doilie is made by moi! I also drew a couple of extra black swils here and there.
Remember laugh a lot...
Zeffy
ps. will laugh if this challenge is closed!

2011-02-11T00:59:00.001+02:00

Nadia Cannizo has lovely blog candy to give away...and what we have to do is show everyone our scraproom/area. Luckily for me it does not have to be during or after a project.
Here is the corner of our living room.This used to be my daughters desk I have added more shelves and an extra layer on the desk,with a bit of shelving that I found in the store-room,this give me some extra space.

There is an open bit of space above, you can see my glasses and a Fiskars punch that is where I rest the lap-top when I stream.The gold vitamin bottle is watr for my dirty brushes.

I am fortunate that I get a lot of natural light thanks to the 2 large windows,I have closed the shutters in order to get a better photo.

Please note the box on the floor with the brown paper(old for re-cycling) I am pleased to tell you that it is no longet there I have made a plan for it...as well as some others...I will show you in a video next week...this typing takes too long!xa xa

I keep my ribbons and fibres in mens shoe boxes,they are bigger and stronger! You can see them under the desk

These drawers from Ikea are a life saver...I just swivel my chair to the left and my Big-Shot, flowers, bling, pens, paper, punches ect ect are at hand. The big black boot box is full of cardboard. (old) Maybe I should move that too??

At this stage all looks well, should I add that I have taken over a large cupboard and that is where I store my paper and chipboard die cuts as well as some kits. I also have a display cabinet from Ikea and that all the shelves have completed book on them too....and it gets worse...the dining-roon table is also often full of stuff,you know stuff drying or getting pressed or chipboard being cut.

I will leave you with a thought...this is my home ,my space and as long as I am happy and having fun...who cares if it's not spick and span and thank goodness I can work in a messy place,otherwise I would be busy tidying up all the time!

Be happy!

Zeffy

A Fairy Card

2011-02-10T16:18:00.000+02:00

Hi there.
Today I want to share a card with you, I don't often make cards, only when I need to give them to somebody....this is for the Baptism on Saturday.

Simon Says Stamp and Show, challenged us to show some embossing this week. So my Studio Calico paper was a light blue when I started, I inked , embossed it and glimmer misted it,I like the outcome. The faity image I bought from a friend who does decoupage.....
Just a short post I am off to complete the guest book that I am busy with...talk again tomorrow.
Love.
Zeffy

Blue..

2011-02-08T22:23:00.000+02:00

Hi there Girls..
Seeing that I forgot my Pre-Crop Challenge at home on Saturday, I thought I would share it with you today. Our challenge from Irini was to make a monochromatic lay-out.
I had this lovely photo from a station in Scrapbookland...oops I mean Paris...in fact the Concorde Metro Station I loved it as soon as I saw it and Paraskevi, Chryssa and I posed for a photo there. The walls reminded me of Tiny/Mini Alphas! That is why I thought it would be perfect for the Pre-Crop Challenge.

The blue houndstooth paper is Pink Paislee "Trellis" that I inked with Broken China Distress ink, the scrap under the photo is Basic Grey Periphery "Chablis"that got inked with Broken China then with Pine Needles by mistake, so it turned green.....and I really wanted to use it because the swirls reminded me of the Metro's art deco enrtances....so I washed it, yes I did! And when it dried I re-inked it. I made a pocket out of the Sizzix Locket die to house my used metro tickets .
On Wednesday the 9th at 21H30 I will be making my L.O. for Get Creative live on USTREAM. If you would like to join me while I work please pull out your white,blue and grey papers and join us on Zeffy Scraps.
I am thinking of using some photos of my hubby and son taken at Vikos Gorge, Greece in November. As a matter of fact it is one of the deepest gorges in the world! An amazing and beautiful experience!
Talk again real soon.
Zeffy.

Time to show some LOVE.

2011-02-06T11:40:00.002+02:00

Hi there my scrapbooking friends.
As you know I played the game Pay It Forward and so I owe 5 lucky ladies 5 little somethings that I have made.
Yesterday we went to a crop that Irini from Get Creative organised, it was lovely to see all the gals and believe it or not I actually got some things done this time!

I managed to get 2 of my gifts done, the one I have already given to Christina (she was there) the other is for Sofia and here it is....

I decided to make little note-books out of smoooth Aquarelle Paper,to be used for stamping images at crops, or for making notes ,or for keeping records of ideas,

they could also use it for a mini art journal when travelling.

Unfortunately I used a scrap piece of paper so Ican't remember the mane of this paper,but the roses are from the Tim Holtz Alterations, Tattered Florals and the swirl and the frame are also from the Alterations Range .

This past week at Simon Says Stamp and Showwe were challenged to show some love!!

That is what I am doing showing love and sharing too......Remember my new show on Tueday at

Zeffy Scraps with Friends

So enjoy your Sunday , and I hope that the gals on the 'Beach" enjoy the crop and I will to chat with some of you o USTREAM on

Tuesday the 8th at 8pm my time GMT+2

Lots O Love!

Zeffy

USTREAM...new show!

2011-02-01T14:32:00.000+02:00

Hi there my friends.
Is it not amazing how sometimes a small or big gesture from a friend can spark off something and set you off in a direction you were maybe thinking of going? Or maybe just sparks off a new idea entirely!
As you all know I stream on Zeffy Scraps in Greek. A couple of my english speaking friends tell me that they watch anyway....Bravo takes a lot to watch a show and not understand a word!
So.....I was thinking an english show perhaps???? Too much commitment? Maybe a big schlepp..mmm
But...yesterday I received a parcel from America and wow what a parcel! Well that send me over the edge and I decided today, the begining of a new month that its time to start Zeffy Scraps with Friends. I will be doing this show in English so that the rest of my friends can share with me and join the fun.

So join me on Thursday at 7pm for a bit of a chat and a show and tell. I will show you my "Gift Box" and I will tell you what I am planning to make.
I am hoping to host the show every Tuesday evening at 8pm as from next week.
Zeffy Scraps will continue weekly on Wednesdays at 9.30 pm in Greek...made it later so kiddos can be tucked into bed!
I hope that you all have a fantastic February and I will see some of you scrappers at the crop on saturday.
God Bless
Zeffy

Greek Challenges

2011-01-30T18:26:00.000+02:00

Hi to all my Scrapbooking friends.

Yes I have had a hectic week-end scrapping, Here are 2 more L.O s for the Greek Challenges. I must admit that Irini from Get Creative was my inspiration for these L.O. with her challenge "Bye-bye 2011" and " Hello 2011."

I have not used the same titles....don't know if that is allowed, but anyway I enjoyed what I created and at the end of the day that is what its all about.

Papers used here are Jillibean Pasta, Home Sweet Home, die cut is Making Memories and the flower is Mulberry streeet.

The second L.O follows on Irini's theme but I made it according to the tutorial on Elina's blog Scrapbooking in Greece for Challenge #13...ok once again I did not follow instructions exactly!! Hell I am over 50 and can do things as I please! I was a goody goody all my life...time to break a couple of rules!!
So this is what I did....I used Gesso but not on a pattern paper and not in the middle of the page...I used my gesso to make a pattern! I used a die cut paper as a stencil.

Then I Glimmer misted, and found a couple of scraps left over from die-cutting Sizzix flowers and used those instead of the masking tape.

I then painted a black block with some acrylic paint after that I sponged the flowers in with Pearl White Dabber paint and then stamped script over them with brown Staz-On ink..

I Fussy cut the daisies out of I.O.D.papers...

So here is the L.O. Face 2011 !! This is my Son-in-law who by the way ,my daughter has always associated with lady beatles because his surname sounds like the word Ladybug in Greek!! (hence the ladybugs on the daisies!) The other cutie pie is their puppy Winston who arrived into their home 2 weeks ago!

Thats all Folks...hope that you have a good week and I will see some of you at the crop on Saturday...I am off to work on my pre-crop challenge, I am a Goody -goody at heart!
Love Zeffy.

I was 4

2011-01-29T14:36:00.000+02:00

Well Scrapbooking Friends.
Here I am again this time with a very old photo that was saved and scanned by my brother Lee...the little guy in the bow-tie!
This L.O. is for the challenge on Simon Says Stamp and Show we had to showcase a childhood memory.

I am the girl with the bow, always had bows in my hair and the baby in my dad's arms is my sister Val who got married last year. This was taken in my parents bedroom, I recognise the furniture! That is why we should not crop our pictures too much, because the surroundings in a picture always tell a story!p
Products used: Pink Paislee , Vintage Poppy, Zva Creative.com, Basic Grey.
Look out for my other L.O. for the Greek Challenges..
Talk again tomorrow.
Bye for now.
Zeffy.

Pay it Forward

2011-01-29T00:45:00.000+02:00

Thursday, 27 January 2011

Pay it Forward

Ok so I am sure you have all heard about this around blog land lately

but after reading Alexs' blog

I thought I would try it too so here is how it goes

I promise to send something handmade

to the first five people who comment on this post .

But if you enter you must post this too,

and offer something handmade

to the first five people that comment on your blog.

The rules are that it must be something handmade or homemade by you

and it has to be sent to five other people during 2011!

So are you game??

do you wanna play???

leave me a comment.....

"CURIO" Album

2011-01-27T14:14:00.000+02:00

Hi there my scrapbooking friends,
Here are some photos of the album that I am making on my Greek Scrapbooking show Zeffy Scraps on USTREAM.
Lena from Enjoy Scrapping ask me to be a Guest Designer and create a mini from her shop's "Curio Kit'
I decided to stretch the 6 sheets of pattern paper to the limits and create an envelope album, the envelopes are 16X23cm, I as you can see I have not bound the album yet. I am planning to bind it with my Zutter Bind-It-All on my next show on wednesday.

I decided to keep all the pockets closed with the chipboard die cuts that were in the kit....everything that I used except for the envelopes,lace ,brads and fibre was from the kit.
Keep creating.
Zeffy

Greek Superstitions and Mondays.

2011-01-24T14:06:00.003+02:00

Hi there Scrapbooking Friends..
My dear old Grand-mother, rest her soul, died 20 years ago at the ripe old age of 93....
She was a very practical woman ,who could do almost anything she set her heart on.She did a lot of embroidery and crochet work.
Anyway lets get onto the superstition part of my blog. This "Giagia" granny used to tell me " Always start a new project on a Monday or a Wednesday,if you want it to be a great project."
So today is Monday and this is my new project!
A Fairy Guest Book for Baptism in February...( I don't get the connection between fairies and Christian Baptisms...but that is a discussion for another day!)

Papers are Graphic 45 "Once upon a Springtime" the chipboard book and pages as well as the lazer cut papers and name are from Sfragidomania and the stamped fairies are acrylic stamps from Pergamano.

I wish you all a good creative and carefree week.

Love

Zeffy.

Greek Scrapbookers

2011-01-23T12:17:00.000+02:00

Hi to all my Greek scrapbooking friends...
I hope that you are all having a great Sunday.
Just a quick posting to tell you that I will be streaming "live" on Zeffy Scraps on USTREAM to-night at 20H30 and on Wednesday evenings at 21H00...I am currently working on a envelope mini album made from Basic Grey "CURIO" papers.
Come by for a chat.
Filia (kisses)
Zeffy.

Prima Mini

2011-01-19T01:44:00.000+02:00

Hi girls..

The moment I received my kit with the Prima Annalee Collection papers I knew that I had to make a mini for my neice Athina...the papers just reminded me of her!

I combined two chipboard minis from Sfragidomania, I used a flower page on the cover and I made a concertina mini for the inside of the book with the other flower page..

I also used paper from previous collections namely Flights of fancy and Rasberry Tea Collections.

I started this Mini on my USTREAM show Zeffy Scraps, the first time the video would just not play, and during the second show,during which I recapped on every step, I had not pressed the record button!!

So enjoy the video...I must have filmes this about 4 times...this mini did not want to be taped ! What can I say?

On Wednesday the 19th ( today! ) I will be streaming " live "on USTREAM. I will be making an envelope mini album, with a kit that was sent to me by my friend Lena from Enjoy Scrapping. So sign up, login, gather aroung your latest project and come and join as for an hour ot two.
Thats all for now.
Chat to-night.
Zeffy

Time for some Lay- Outs! edited..and added.

2011-01-10T10:11:00.001+02:00

Good-Morning my Friends,
I was a busy bee yesterday,I made a couple of lay-outs thanks to Kathryns' challenges on one of my favourite sites The {Scrap}Beach Thanks Kathryn you always motivate me and I know I will always get a couple of projects done during your "CROPS"
(Just added and edited this post....Challenge # 1 ...has just been completed......here it is..My special place for my time)

I began with Challenge #6.....New Beginnings.....used Bo Bunny paper from my December kit,for this Christmas page.the title is from Teresa Collins

Challenge # 5 was Use it or Lose it!.....

I had this Die cut from Pink Paislee,Porch Swing in my stash since the beginning of 2010.in fact some of the little knobs had broken off, I have even lost one...can you spot the empty space? The flowers I fussy cut off GCD Studios,Melody Rose paper.

Challenge #4 ...Get 'Er Done.....

These next two L.O. I had started during a lesson at PACS,Paris, taught by Vicki Boutin , she is such a fantastic lady!! We glimmer misted the doily used it as a mask and then used the blue doiley... I had decided on a background paper and a photo as well as embellishment....what a perfect opportunity to finish off this project...thanks again kathryn! I had almost completed 'Pretty" I just blinged it up with Stickles and pearls and glitter gel pens for the next challenge.

Challenge # 3...Sparkle it Up!

Challenge #2.....I {Heart} the Beach!

I went a bit crazy with this one....coloured the background with aquarelle crayons used some gesso.Journalized(checked this word in the dictionary!),border punched, used tissue paper, ect....

Need to go...maybe I will have time for coffee and challenge #1!
I leave you all with this thought and maybe you can tell me what I do wrong....
"Why do we never have enough time to do what we LOVE to do???"
Keep happy and may you all have a great week!
Love Zeffy.

Simon says "Stamp!"

2011-01-08T10:38:00.001+02:00

Good Morning Ladies......Happy New year!!
I was feeling a bit flat after all the festivities.... as I browsed over at Simon Says Stamp and Show I was inspired ...at first I thought I don't have any new stamps....until I started looking through my stash, these are all my unstamped stamps!!! Not bad for someone that thought she had no "NEW" stamps!
SO ...I decided to make one or two elements for my New Year L.O. that I am planning to make today.
As is the rage over at the Scrap {Beach}I have been playing with toilet paper rolls!!

This is my take on a journaling pocket.....what I love about it is how easy the tags slide in and out.... I used the New Years Fiskars Stamp set that I won at PACS and a little random bird wood mounted stamp that I had. I embossed the champagne bottle in black and then coloured the image with glitter pens ..the fibre and pearls are meant to look like the champagne froth and bubbles.....I also embossed the birdie with Copper Kettle embossing powder....I still don't know how I am going to use this little fellow..will see...........

That is all for now I must be off, to take down the Christmas tree and then if I have the energy to make my L.O.

Have a good week-end !

Love Zeffy.

Highlights from 2010...

2011-01-01T11:12:00.001+02:00

Good Morning friends,

Happy, happy ,New Year to all of you, may it be filled with health and happiness and and hectic creativity!!!!

Now lets see ......the highlight from 2010 for me was Faye's wedding to my wonderful son -in-law Panagioti.

Here is a L.O made for a challenge at Crafty Croppersgr using only one sheet of paper...Mariposa.

Having my fantastic Hubby Pano here with me everyday..

My son's Michael graduation in June......I used basic Grey and the placemat and business cards from the resaurant Kozies for this LO .

Going to PACS Paris.....this was a month before departure date. 2010 was HECTIC to say the least.Oh yes and confirmed this passed year that most scrapbookers including myself are really a little crazy...I confirmed this while lugging my huge, heavy suitcase, crammed with scrapping toys around the Paris metro!!!

A photo of my family that I still need to scrap.

And I was blessed to be with both my sisters at the same time twice this year!!!

So ladies, I drink to Family and Love....that is what scrapbooking is all about for me...a means of recording my family's trail through this life and a way to express myself and to find inner peace and a great satisfaction in creating.......and last of all Idrink to You...my new and old scrapbooking Buddies!

CHEERS!

WELCOME 2011!!

I am Zeffy and I love 2 scrap

My "Clip it Up"

Remeber ....

My First Lay-out of my Grand-Son ( Edited!)

How do we get started??

Last post of 2011

Merry Christmas.

It is almost Christmas!

A Christmas Tag (12)

Tag 9 and Tag 11 (2011)

Tag 5 ,6 and 7 Inspired by Tim Holtz.

Tag 4 (2011)Miss Snowie

12 Tags of Christamas...here we go!

December the 1st!!!

hello there....

A sketch in time saves nine!!

Busy Days.

Why I Scrap

Monday MADNESS!!

Made with a lot of Inspiration

Summer Love

Saturday Morning

Together

A couple of things about me....

Miss Arts Papercrafting School. A review.

I am Zeffy and I LOVE 2 Scrap!!

Paints and Mists

Prima "Romantique"

National Scrapbooking Day

Share

A perfect Grand-Father.

TIME FLIES!

The end of our summer vacation

Two Special Grannies

Join me on USTREAM

Memories of 1984

summer siesta

wedding album and wedding card

Today and some flowers,,,

Some Hand Embossing...

Scrapping on Vacation,the video

MR.Cool

Hope

Scrapping on Vacation

Waves................

Challenge #6

Message for Kathryn

Lazy Summer Days.

Summer

Pin Cushion

Admired

Another L.O.

Little Things

Tags and more Tags!

My Girls

June the 1st...

More Cards

A Card

Friday frenzy!!

Boys Wallet.

A video

Some old photos

Mothers Day

National Scrapbooking Day

SCRAPZZY!!

Some of my favourite things.....

A Piece of Cake

Guest Book

Scrapbooking Friends

Greek Orthodox Traditions,Candles for the Holy Light

A video and a request

Mariposa Mini

Oh My Hat!!

Friends

Mariposa=Butterfly

Zeffy a Greek Scrapbooker.

Blog Candy

"CLEAN MONDAY"

Cyber Inspiration.

Wisdom