December challenge "White Christmas" by Vicky Varvadouka

Hello ladies!!!

December is actually here!!! Time goes by so quickly!!

This is a busy time of the year for everyone!! 

So, why not take a break from all the craziness and play along with us???

This month's challenge is...

White Christmas!!!

 (or white winter for those that don't celebrate Christmas)

Create whatever you want as long as it has a white background as a base and is related to Christmas/winter

And this is what I have come up with using beautiful chipboard pieces from:

Who were kind and generous enough to sponsor our Design team with their beautiful products!!!

"Like a snowflake" by Vicky Varvadouka

I have used a few "Grafter's Workshop" stencils to create the background and a sizzix snowflake die which I used as a mask! The flowers and ribbon are all Green Tara and the papers My Mind's Eye.

I have used white heat embossing powder on the chipboard pieces and some stickles for sparkle!

The prize

Our sponsor from Poland -  13 @rts were very generous and offered a paper collection for our winner this month!!! We are also offering our Merit Winner an opportunity to

Guest Design on our blog too!

There will also be a  random winner who will win a gorgeous Christmas tag made by Marivic Clifton!!!!

RULES

1. You are allowed to make a an altered/off the page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications.

2. Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the sidebar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST not your entire blog.

3. You may submit as many entries as you want and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.

4. It is required that you mention in your blog post that you are playing along at Berry71Bleu TOGETHER with a link back to our blog.

5. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the 31st day of the month the challenge was posted.

6. Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the sidebar ONLY, not by e mail and not by linking up in the comments section please.

Hope you will play with us!

Have a nice creative weekend!!

Vicky

xxx

7 Dots Studio Inspiration by Vicky, Keren, Channa & Agnieszka

Hello Berry 71 Bleu followers!

As you know, our Sponsor for November is 7 Dots Studio!!!

They were generous enough to provide our design team with 2 collections each to play with!

We sure are a bunch of lucky ladies as their collections are just gorgeous!!!

So here it goes...7 Dots Studio inspiration!

"Koufeta" by Vicky Varvadouka

It is a rather simple page considering my "busy" style but I do like it a lot!!

My two little girls after a baptism, eating what we call "koufeta" which are small candies and they love them!!!

The papers and die cuts are so versatile and easy to work with!!!

 I loved them!!!

I have used the 7 Dots Studio collection "Hopefully" which is simply fantastic!!!

"Laugh, Enjoy, Life is good" by Keren Tamir

"I used the 7 Dots Studio collection Domestic Goddess."

"I made another fall layout about my daughter in the hay at a local farm. I also used flowers from Manorhouse Creations and a Chipboard piece from Scrap Fx. You can buy products from both these companies at Zeus & Zoe."

This is the amazing collection I used from 7 Dots Studio

" it was a lovely day" By Channa Suitella

"I used the 7 Dots Studio papers from 2 collections, 

" hopefully" and "all i ever"

I made this layout with a picture of my husband and i only holiday this summer on the Greek island of Corfu. 

I decided to do some cutting, the round little doilies around the picture and i added some chipboard from scrap fx and some flowers from manor house that i sprayed purple to match the layout. (see flowers left top corner) All can be purchased at  Zeus & Zoe."

I used papers from the 7 dots collections below:

Agnieszka is giving you a sneak preview of her

 7 dots studio's layout. 

She is also in love with the products of 7 dots and 

she is cooking something up in her studio.

 Soon you will be able to see it on

 Agnieszka's blog :Bellaideascrapology

I hope you enjoyed our inspirational layouts with papers

 from our sponsor this month  7 Dots Studio.

You still have a few days left to enter in our November challenge 

of Agnieszka. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Vicky, Keren, Channa & Agnieszka

"Domestic Goddess" by Vicky

"Going crazy"

Hello everyone! "Going crazy" is our challenge this month and that's what I did! I usually create using a sketch but not this time...I took my mists, stencils and gloss medium and started playing around! I loved the outcome!!!! The "Domestic Goddess" collection by 7 dots urges you to create something extraordinary!!! Manor house flowers and ScrapFX chipboard were a great asset to the funky page and you can buy them at  Zeus & Zoe Etsy store!!!

"Domestic Goddess"

I have misted the flowers to match the colors of my layout!!!

I really loved this collection by 7 Dots as it has so many beautiful die cuts, vintage stickers and papers with bold colors!!!

To create that dripping effect with your mists, just spray many times in a certain spot, then hold your paper upright and while it is dripping blow some air on it (I hope I make sense...hahaha)

Our challenge details:

Our sponsor from Poland -  7 Dots Studio are so generous -  not only

 did they supply the whole design team and us Guest Designers  with beautiful papers, 

they have also given us THREE beautiful paper packs as prizes too - 

so the merit winner AND THE RUNNER UP (2nd place) will also

 win a complete paper pack, then of course a random winner too!

We also are offering our Merit Winner an opportunity to

Guest Design on our blog here too!

Check out the 7 Dots Studio Blog for ideas on how to 

use these wonderful papers! 

Contest RULES

1. You are allowed to make a an altered/off the page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications.

2. Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the sidebar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST not your entire blog.

3. You may submit as many entries as you want and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.

4. It is required that you mention in your blog post that you are playing along at Berry71Bleu TOGETHER with a link back to our blog.

5. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the 31st day of the month the challenge was posted.

6. Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the sidebar ONLY, not by e mail and not by linking up in the comments section please.

"On the rocks" by Vicky

Hello scrapbookers!!!

As you all know, Keren's challenge for October is "mixed media"! I love experimenting with various mediums but if you think about it, every scrapbooking project is mixed media since you are using more than one material!!! We use paper, stamps, inks, flowers, ribbon...you name it!

Here is a layout I made about our recent visit to the sea and our favorite beach in Athens!
 This is my DD Ioli on the rocks!!!

I used a Prima brick mask and Martha Stewart's white texture on the background. I have also used a stamp and various glimmer mists!

The canvas heart was misted using a Prima damask stencil!

I am really looking forward to seeing what you'll come up with playing around with your own mists, paints, stencils...etc!!! There are wonderful prizes waiting for you!!!
Have a nice creative day!
xxx

Hello, Vicky here!

Hello everyone!

It is my turn to share what I've done with my beautiful Berry71bleu tag and the fantastic "Studio 75" papers and chipboard!!!

For the background, I used a brick mask and Martha Stewart thick paste, some misting and stamping!!!

I can't say that purple is my favorite color but I enjoyed making this one!!! The tag, the purple flowers and embellies inspired and helped me out!!!

Thank you for visiting!!!

Have a nice creative day!!!