be your kind of beautiful

Hello Lindy's Stamp Gang friends! 

Today I'm sharing a canvas about beauty...

I would like to show you one favorite technique: Lindy's Embossed Crackle. 

It's pretty easy and, trust me, you will love the result!

1. Choose a chipboard piece, or any kind of paper you like.
2. Put a thin coat of gesso. You need a white surface so that it will show the actual color of the embossing powder after melting it.
3. Spread the embossing powder (I used Bonjour Butter) on your chipboard piece. Remove some of it with your finger and heat it with the heat gun.
4. That's it! Your chipboard is ready to use on your projects. The fact you removed some of the embossing powder with your fingers, influences the finished look of the melted embossing powder.

Let's alter now some alpha stickers with Midnight Pewter embossing powder...

1. Take some alpha stickers and an embossing powder of your choice.
2. Spread the embossing powder (I used Midnight Pewter) and heat it! The embossing powder completely changes the piece and it's ready to use!

Crackle finish on stickers:

1. Use the back side of the stickers. Spread ONLY SOME GRAINS of embossing powder. It is very important to leave some spots white! Heat it. It's ready to use! pic#3
2. I glued the altered alpha stickers on the first chipboard piece I altered and put a couple of brads. pic #4

Here is my altered chipboard on the finished project...

I also altered a chipboard word with two shades of embossing powders: Midnight Pewter and Orbit Olive Gold. 

To finish my project I used the July 2015 Limited Edition Spray Set in order to create a mixed media background.

Thank you for visiting!

Have a lovely crafty day!

in dreams...

Καλό μήνα κορίτσια! 

Ελπίζω τώρα που μπήκε ο Ιούλιος να σταματήσουν οι βροχές για να κάνουμε και κανένα μπανάκι!

Η νέα πρόκληση του Scraps N Pieces είναι ονειρική, πολύχρωμη και μαγευτική!

Ηello again!

This is my layout for our Dreams challenge at Scraps N Pieces.

Για περισσότερη έμπνευση σας έχουμε και ένα moodboard φτιαγμένο από... εμένα :)
Ελπίζω να σας αρέσει και να πάρετε μπόλικη έμπνευση από αυτό!
Ο μόνος κανόνας είναι να συμπεριλάβετε τη λέξη όνειρο, ή κάποιο παράγωγό της στη δημιουργία σας...

It is based on a dreamy moodboard made by... Me :)
The only rule of this challenge is to use the word dreams/dreaming/dreamer/etc on your project!

Όπως πάντα προσπάθησα να συμπεριλάβω στην σελίδα μου όσα περισσότερα στοιχεία του moodboard μπορούσα: χρησιμοποίησα παρεμφερή παλέτα χρωμάτων, το quote, τη μαγική ατμόσφαιρα και μια ονειροπαγίδα την οποία έφτιαξα με τα χεράκια μου.

Τα μαύρα κομμάτια χαρτιού παίζουν τον ρόλο των βράχων που αιωρούνται στο κενό... Άλλωστε είναι ένας κόσμος ονείρων χωρίς κανόνες και ορθόδοξη διάταξη και φυσικά η κοπέλα που ετοιμάζεται να 'κολυμπήσει' στον αέρα είμαι εγώ :)

I used all the colors of the moodboard, the quote, I got inspired by the magical feeling it gives and also made a dream-catcher with 2 Crafty chipboard circle and gold thread...

In order to create the dream catcher, I found a tutorial on the web and followed the instructions. It's pretty easy and fun and I love the result! Ι stamped the word dream in the center of it and used it as a source of a color explosion!  

Ι also used paper from 7 Dots Studio which I torn it into pieces to create some floating rocks... 

Actually they are floating in blank and the girl who is going to 'swim' in the air is me,  after all it's my dream :)

*sprays and embossing powders from Lindy's Stamp Gang

*all chipboard pieces from 2 Crafty Chipboard
*Paper from 7 Dots Studio
*white paper, inks and permanent pens from Scraps & Pieces Emporium

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Θα περιμένουμε τις ονειρικές δημιουργίες σας στο Scraps N Pieces μέχρι τις 26 του μήνα!
Μία νικήτρια θα κερδίσει αυτό το υπέροχο δώρο από το μαγαζί Scraps & Pieces Emporium!!!



So, will you play with us for a chance to win this amazing prize???
We'll be waiting for your projects at Scraps N Pieces!

remember

Happy July everyone!

Today I'm sharing a small canvas I created for my art wall.

It's an elephant drawing with 7 Dots Studio stickers 

and of course the Lindy's Stamp Gang July 2015 Limited Edition Spray Set!

Here is the July's graphic for your inspiration.

I love this month's color pallet!

July 2015 Limited Edition Spray Set

July 2015 Limited Edition Embossing Powder Set

July 2015 Limited Edition Mega Set

 Ι decided to make an elephant because I wanted something for my art wall to remind me to remember, not to forget :)
 I always have been an absent-minded person: I forget all the time what I want to do in the next minute, or what I did a minute before, names, numbers...  pretty annoying, but also funny. So, if you have any secrets, I'm the right person to tell, lol
They say that elephants never forget, so I think that having one in my room will help my memory :)

I really enjoyed drawing and coloring it with the sprays...

And of course it's already hanging on the wall :)

So, will you play with Lindy's Stamp Gang products this month?

I can't wait to see your projects!