Night Sky Kisses - Scrappin' by Night

Update on me...

2009-03-22T15:27:00.002+02:00

....just thought to let you all those who pass by my blog know what is going on with me. I have been feeling under the weather the last couple of months, then got sick a couple of times, lost my creative inspiration and the worst blow of all was that I lost my beloved father on February 23. While I was at work and my mom was at my apartment as my cleaning lady comes every Monday, my dad left his last breath alone at my parents' place. After I got home from work and took my oldest son from school, my mom took a taxi and went to her apartment only to find my dad sitting on the couch. He apparently left very peacefully like a little bird as we say. And that's the only comforting thing about this tragedy. I believe God meant for him to leave this world the way he had led his life: as an honest, good and proud man. He left quietly and didn't burden any of us with anything. He has always been a very decent person and an excellent husband and father. He always helped others, even people who had wronged him. I'm so sorry he won't be around to see his grand kids growing up and I feel bad about the time I did something that upset or saddened him. I keep thinking if things were different that day that maybe he'd still be here with us. But who could ever know? Maybe it was all for the best....for everyone.
Dad, I have always loved you and always will. May your memory be eternal and may you rest in peace. Till we meet again.

Christmas Quickpage freebie!

2008-12-29T21:11:00.003+02:00

Hello all!

I hope everyone's had a beautiful Christmas!!
I have been downloading the 12 Downloads of Christmas freebies from Designs In Digital and decided to make a quickpage using some of the elements included in the freebie files.
My quickpage is being featured and available for download at the Designs In Digital store.

You can find it here. Below is the preview:

hugs,

Soft Christmas Wishes Layout

2008-11-30T23:33:00.007+02:00

Pamela of The Posh Box Scraps made this super cute freebie kit called Soft Christmas Wishes.

I made two tagger-sized quickpages using some of the papers and elements of this kit.
They are in .png format. You can download them by clicking on the thumbnail previews and then choose 'save as' from the right-click menu.

Thank you so much Pammie for this lovely freebie!! :)

New download link for 'Feels Like Autumn' kit

2008-11-20T12:15:00.002+02:00

Someone had left me a comment about my 'Feels Like Autumn' kit and the fact that not everybody can open .psp files so I saved the kit elements in .png format and added a new download link for the kit.
You can find it here. :)

A not-so-new award :)

2008-11-20T11:05:00.005+02:00

I received it from Melissa back in August but since then I've been neglecting posting anything on my blog...so here it...thanks so much, hon!! :)
I've seen so many blogs carrying this award so I won't be passing it to someone else except for giving it back to Melissa with my love and wishes for a speedy comeback :)

I'm still here!

2008-11-20T10:59:00.004+02:00

No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth....just been busy with family and tagging...lol
I have some pretty freebies which need to be finished before I present them to you.
Hopefully I will find some free time to get them ready for you soon :)

Back and 2 new freebies!!

2008-09-03T19:41:00.011+03:00

Well, we came back home on August 22 but I have

been pretty busy with straightening out our apartment. Haven't been able to
do much though having the kids constantly in my feet.
So, our place still looks a bit like a warehouse although it is clean - the
cleaning lady came on Monday afternoon - but there's still much to do.
Anyway, I've also been busy trying to sort out my mail and stuff but I got
some time to work on a few new elements which I'm presenting today :)

The first freebie is 3 metallic-looking butterflies and the second one is a
set of assorted elements tarnished-looking and with a golden frame.

All items are large and 300 ppi/dpi in .png format.

Please remember: DO NOT share my download links; only my blog links.
Respect my TOU.
Leave some love if you download my freebies; it just takes a second.
Thank you :)

Download links:
Butterflies in two formats, either .zip or .rar
Misc. Elements in two formats, either .zip or .rar

Beautiful Flowers

2008-08-12T19:16:00.006+03:00

The time for the second part of my summer vacation is getting closer.
Hubby and I will probably leave on Thursday afternoon if I manage to get everything ready by then. I've still got some ironing to do and I haven't packed anything so there's still much to do.
But, of course instead of doing my chores, I am sitting here and making a new entry because I've just finished a brand new freebie!!! :)
I'm quite please with how my new flowers came out!
This new freebie contains 6 flowers:

2 versions of my mouse-drawn cherry blossom flower
and 4 others made with the use of shapes and SBP presets.
Click on the preview below for a full view and check the awesome details on the flowers!!

All elements are in .png format.
My TOU and the credits are also included.
Please respect my TOU.
All my freebies are free for personal, non-profit use ONLY.
Please do NOT share the download links; share my blog link instead.
Thanks :)

Download .zip file here
or
Download .rar file here

I received an award!

2008-08-05T11:00:00.003+03:00

...from Georgia of Digital Design Moments!
Thanks so much, sweetie!!

Σ' ευχαριστώ πολύ γλυκιά μου και καλές διακοπές!!! :)

Crumpled Flowers Freebie

2008-08-04T10:55:00.004+03:00

Monday morning at work. Deadly silence...LOL
Therefore, I finished one more freebie for all of you :)
It contains 6 colorful flowers in .PNG format and of 300ppi.
Here's the preview; as always clicking on the thumbnail will reveal a better view of the image:

Please respect my TOU.
All my freebies are free for personal, non-profit use ONLY.
Please do NOT share the download links; share my blog link instead.
Thanks :)

The file is quite big; around 24MB.
It is available in two formats:

Download the .zip file here
Download the .rar file here

Have a great week!!

'Cherry Blossoms' New Freebie Kit

2008-08-01T23:00:00.009+03:00

My wrists hurt like hell (I've been suffering from a carpal tunnel syndrome ever since I had my first baby) and I should rest them but I had to finish one more kit!
'Cherry Blossoms' includes the following:

6 papers 1800x1800

All the elements below are 300ppi

2 butterflies (mouse-drawn by me)
3 cherry blossom flowers ( 1 of which was mouse-drawn by me)
3 gem hearts with silver frame
5 staples
1 tag

Guess I'd better go get some rest now. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!!

All elements are in .png format, they're quite big.
My TOU and the credits are also included.
Please respect my TOU.
All my freebies are free for personal, non-profit use ONLY.
Please do NOT share the download links; share my blog link instead.
Thanks :)

Please leave a comment if you download.

Download 'Cherry Blossoms' in .zip format here.
Download 'Cherry Blossoms' in .rar format here.

Rusty Memories Addon

2008-08-01T02:02:00.011+03:00

There's a first time for everything, right?

After I made my first quick page, now it's time for my
first addon! LOL
I made 3 doodle-swirl-looking frames to match my latest
kit, 'Rusty Memories'.
I think they came out pretty neat :)

All elements are in .png format, they're quite big.
My TOU and the credits are also included.
Please respect my TOU.
All my freebies are free for personal, non-profit use ONLY.
Please do NOT share the download links; share my blog link instead.
Thanks :)

Please leave a comment if you download.
Download here.

Rusty Memories Kit

2008-07-28T22:57:00.009+03:00

We came back from our two-week vacation on Saturday morning and since then I've been working on a new kit. I was experimenting with Super Blade Pro and liked how the elements came out so I decided to make my kit look 'old' and 'rusty'.

My new freebie kit called 'Rusty Memories' includes the following:

6 grungy papers (the credits for the overlays are inside the .rar file)
2 flowers (mouse-drawn by me)
2 rusted keys (mouse-drawn by me)
1 rusted arrow
1 rusted knot element
1 rusted bow
1 wavy stitch
1 rusted divider element
1 set of rusted stars
1 rusted alpha
1 set of rusted numbers and symbols
2 rusted bracket frames

All elements are in .png format, they're quite big. The papers are 1800x1800.
My TOU and the credits are also included. Please respect my TOU. All my freebies are free for personal, non-profit use ONLY.
Please do NOT share the download links; share my blog link instead. Thanks :)

You can either download the whole kit here

or separately; links below:

Rusty Memories Elements
Rusty Memories Papers
Rusty Memories Alpha

May you all have a great week!

A note and a new freebie!

2008-07-11T16:14:00.010+03:00

I have been busy sorting my folders again. It seems this is a never-ending process!! LOL
Anyway, I have been trying to finish whatever needs to be done around my house so we can leave on a 2-week vacation tomorrow morning...or noon...or whenever we get to get ready LOL
So, I haven't worked much on anything BUT I didn't want to leave without making a new treat for you guys!
So, I made a little freebie for today that includes two butterfly elements using a new tutorial I came across.

I would also like to thank all those who leave comments when downloading; they are all very much appreciated!!

Here is the new freebie; clicking on the preview will take you to a larger version of the image.

The file includes two versions of the butterflies: a .psp and a .png one.
Download here.

Please only share my blog link when you're sharing and remember to read my TOU before using my creations on your projects; thankies :)

I've been tagged!

2008-07-01T18:04:00.006+03:00

... by Melissa of Sentimental Style!

This is the first time I've been tagged and honestly I don't know how to handle this especially the tagging part I have to do myself... as I don't know many people in the blog world lol :)
But I'm gonna give it a try.

Ok, let's go to the first part of stating 7 facts about me:

1. I don't like cold but I like heat even less .... summer has been my worst season lately as I've been suffering by hot flashes LOL
2. I drink far too much coffee.
3. I hate reading manuals and tutorials lol I spent all my school years studying too much and when I finished school I decided I've had enough with reading... nowadays I enjoy reading an occasional magazine or adventure/police/fantasy books.
4. I saw the first Superman movie when I was at primary school and was so fascinated that the next day I was in a nirvana... I did everything like a robot lol
5. I have a passion about keeping my home neat, clean and tidy and my kids drive me nuts when they make a mess everywhere LOL
6. I love adventure/fantasy/love comedy films.
7. I've always been artistically declined I guess. I love singing and I used to make craft work and the last few years I've been passionate about digital/computer graphics and designing.

Ok, now to the hardest part of tagging 7 other people:

1. Bel Vidotti
2. Digital Anemona
3. Georgia
4. Clarey
5. Lisa
6. Muriel
7. Vanilla Designz

phew! I'm done :)

'Summer Fun' new freebie kit and changes

2008-06-30T20:22:00.009+03:00

It was about time I made something seasonal :)

I have decided to start using .png files for my scrap creations so that people who don't have Paint Shop Pro might benefit of them too.
My new kit is called 'Summer Fun' and it consists of 6 papers (I initially made 3600x3600 papers but then reduced them to half size as they ended up being huge). The elements contain a few things made with the help of shapes and images I tubed. But they also contain a crab image which I'm proud to say I mouse-drew it myself without any tutorial help and such. Those who know me, know that I don't like following tuts, mostly because I'm too lazy to read them through LOL :P

The kit contains the following items:

6 papers 1800x1800
2 mouse-drawn crabs
2 flowers
2 starfish
2 suns (made with shapes but with mouse-drawn faces by me)
1 photo frame (made by me)
3 gems (tubed by me)
1 banner
1 decorative bar (mouse-drawn by me and decorated with misc. shape items)

All elements are in .png format, the whole package is in .rar format and your comments are very much appreciated. Only my blog link is to be shared; for personal, non-profit use only; thank you :)

Previews are below. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view.

Download whole kit here.

or if you are on a slow connection:
Download elements here.
Download papers here.

Feels Like Autumn Quick Page Freebie!

2008-06-23T12:03:00.006+03:00

I've been thinking for a while now to try my hand at making a quick page. I wasn't sure if it'd look nice but I decided to make one with my latest kit. So without further ado, here;s my very first quick page:

This time the .rar file includes not only a .psp file of the quick page so that you can move things around but it also includes a .png file :)

Download here.

'Feels Like Autumn' New Freebie Kit

2008-06-19T22:42:00.008+03:00

It's been a while since I last posted; I've been too busy at home and at work.

I was playing around with some more filters I installed this afternoon and came up with a few backgrounds that looked 'autumny'. So I said why not make a fall kit in the summer? hehe
And so I did. My new kit contains 9 papers and 12 elements. There are two previews. Have a look below. Click on the thumbnail for a larger view.

As usual, every thing's in .psp format, the whole package is in .rar format and your comments are very much appreciated. Only my blog link is to be shared; thank you :)

Download kit with .psp elements here.
Download kit with .png elements here.

Glitter Accents

2008-06-06T14:34:00.003+03:00

And here's the second freebie for today.
A pack of 9 glittery accent stickers.
Preview below; click for larger view.

As usual, every thing's in .psp format, the whole package is in .rar format and your comments are very much appreciated. Only my blog link is to be shared; thank you :)

Download here.

Glitter Star Stickers

2008-06-06T14:22:00.004+03:00

I have two new freebies for you today :)

The first one is a pack of 9 glittery star stickers.
Preview below; click for larger view.

As usual, every thing's in .psp format, the whole package is in .rar format and your comments are very much appreciated. Only my blog link is to be shared; thank you :)

Download here.

Freebie III: Glittery Glass Splashes

2008-06-04T23:57:00.004+03:00

And the last freebie for today is a set of 12 glass sparkles with silver frame and chain and filled with glitter of different colors.

As usual, every thing's in .psp format, the whole package is in .rar format and your comments are appreciated. Only my blog link is to be shared; thank you :)

Download here.

Freebie II: Glittery Glass Stars

2008-06-04T23:51:00.003+03:00

This pack contains 12 glass stars with silver frame filled with glitter of various colors.
As usual, every thing's in .psp format, the whole package is in .rar format and your comments are appreciated. Only my blog link is to be shared; thank you :)

Download here.

Freebie I: Jeans Accents

2008-06-04T23:45:00.003+03:00

Ok, here's my jeans creation.
The pack includes 4 elements, each is a different file and a different shape of course.
All of them are in .psp format and the download package is in .rar format.
Please leave a comment either here or on my 4shared link.
Do not share the download link; use my blog link instead. Thanks :)

Download here.

Finally!

2008-06-04T23:28:00.003+03:00

I'm back!!!
Well, not completely. I still need to install a whole bunch of programs and plugins on my computer BUT at least I was finally able to work on that lovely tutorial by Shawna. Many thanks!! :)
So, tonight I have not one, not two....but three freebies!!!
The first one which was supposed to be the surprise I was talking about before having to reformat my computer is a pack of 4 jeans elements, made with the use of filters only, no tut used; just my imagination. The other two are a pack of glitter stars and a pack of glitter splashes (made with Shawna's tut as mentioned above).
Previews and download links coming next :)

Sigh

2008-05-27T16:58:00.003+03:00

I haven't had the time to work on anything new due to problems my computer was having for quite some time now. So, last Friday I decided to reformat it. This procedure has taken up all my (little) free time and I'm still installing programs and stuff. Plus, my youngest son has been sick since Saturday morning and he's given me one hell of a time with his grumpiness :(
Firefox has also been giving me lots of trouble. I have no idea why, my computer should run smoothly but it seems it is always giving me errors of one kind or another. GRRRRR :(

New Freebie Kit: Lilac Wonders

2008-05-22T21:34:00.008+03:00

WOOOHOOOO!!! Another Lexy original ;)

Well, it's been a few days since my last creation and it seems my muse visited me today :)
Guess what...I made a pack of papers and then decided to add a few elements to make them a kit. Wasn't sure what kind of elements to make and since I didn't want to use the same old shapes or brushes and stuff to make my elements I decided to take one of my hand-drawn creations and transform it!! It was a swirly heart! And with the addition of some plugins it turned out into a variety of 9 swirly hearts, other glassy, other beveled and other chrome. I think they all look pretty neat!! :)

The paper pack consists of 10 pieces of 800x800 pixels each. Here's the preview:

And below is the elements preview:

I know I said I mostly make stuff to be used by taggers, stat creators etc. but from time to time I like to make them BIG!! lol

Here's a preview of the whole kit:

Download the kit here and please remember to leave some love; it just takes a sec. Thank you :)

Texture Butterflies

2008-05-18T01:13:00.005+03:00

I really like the way these butterflies came out.
Hope you like them too :)

Download here.

Shiny Hearts

2008-05-17T17:02:00.007+03:00

One more set of heart freebies for you today :)

Preview below:

Download here.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

More Buttons

2008-05-16T14:46:00.007+03:00

As promised yesterday, here are two new sets of buttons.
I'm reminding everyone that all are made with Paint Shop Pro so they are in either .psp or .pspimage format.
Previews are below:

Download buttons vol. II here.
Download buttonize buttons here.

Two new freebies: Butterflies & Buttons

2008-05-15T21:45:00.008+03:00

I'm on a roll, today!!
I've made quite a few goodies but I think I will only share half of them today.
The rest will be shared tomorrow; so you'll have something to anticipate ;)

So today we have these lovely gem-like, glassy butterflies with the golden frames:

The second freebie for today is a bunch of buttons. I made 3 sets of buttons, the two are the same shapes but different colors and the third set is a slightly different shape of buttons.
That was my first time in trying to make buttons so they're rather plain.

Ok, now for the interesting part:

Download the butterflies here.
Download the buttons vol. 1 here.

p.s. Tomorrow, we'll have the second volume of these buttons, plus the third set and maybe one more surprise freebie ;)
Stay tuned!

Crazy Hearts!!

2008-05-14T21:07:00.007+03:00

Well, I feel my creativity flowing but unfortunately my free time is so little, I feel like I'm gonna explode!!! LOL

Anyway, I have been experimenting with all kinds of textures and plugins trying to find the right result and I went on and on making new silver-framed hearts.
Today I have two goodies for all of you: Crazy Hearts vol. I and Crazy Hearts vol. II. Previews below and please leave some love if you download, it only takes a second :)

Download vol. I here.
Download vol. II here.

A new freebie: Glass Hearts

2008-05-12T13:24:00.008+03:00

Well, I've been very busy trying to organize my thousands of folders, files etc. on both my computers. It's been really crazy and I have done a small part of the job.

I managed to make a new freebie though. It's 8 glass hearts of various colors and textures with silver frames.

Preview below:

Please leave your comments if you download my freebie; thanks :)

Download here.

Polka dot bows freebie

2008-04-29T21:28:00.006+03:00

Just a little something I made some time ago.
Polka dot bows in ten different colors.
Preview below:

Download here.

Freebie: Glass Pastel Flowers

2008-04-23T12:27:00.008+03:00

Well, it's my last day at work before Easter here in Greece and there's not much to do at the office, so I made this little freebie for you all, after I installed some much needed plugins :)
The .rar file includes 12 flowers of different colors. Hope you like them :)
Clicking on the preview thumbnail will reveal a larger image as with all preview thumbnails, so you may see the details :)

Download here.

Freebie: Scrap Flowers 003

2008-04-22T22:09:00.008+03:00

Well, I just had a little free time to play while at work and since my resources and plugins on my work pc are very few this is what I came up with:

Download here.

Freebie: Metal Hearts

2008-04-22T00:33:00.009+03:00

I decided to add one more freebie for today.
It includes 4 glass hearts with metal frames.
Here's what they look like:

Whatever applies to all my freebies, applies to this one too.

Download here.

Freebie: Hand-drawn flowers

2008-04-21T23:09:00.009+03:00

Robin asked about my first scrap flowers freebie.
Well, I've been thinking if I should offer it as a freebie or not.
It's something completely original and 100% made by me, since it is a hand-drawn flower which I scanned, fixed in PSP and recolored.
I've seen so many same elements going around from blog to blog, not sure if those identical bows etc, were made using a tutorial or not; but hey I am trying to be original and make my own things.
Surely, from time to time I use shapes and plugins and stuff but I also like to make something completely different than everybody else does. Ok sure, I can tube jewelry or bows and ribbons and offer them as elements but that is not original and not my own creation.
My blog is still new and unknown but I hope that those who are looking for original items will enjoy what I have to offer :)
So, without any further ado, here is a preview of my hand-drawn flowers:

Please leave some love and do not share my download link; instead share my blog link.

Download here.

Metal Elements Freebie

2008-04-05T10:15:00.007+03:00

It's been quite a while since I last posted something in my blog. Life's been crazy and pretty hectic with the kids and work and everything else.
But now I'm finally here with a new freebie. It's 14 metal elements with different textures and colors. I think they look pretty neat :)
Here's the preview. For a better look click on the preview to see it larger.

As always please DO NOT share the download link but send people to my blog instead.
All TOUs and stuff are included in the .rar file.
Download here.

Scrap Flowers Freebie

2008-02-21T00:09:00.009+02:00

I made this pack of flower elements using only PSP shapes and filters and I'm offering it to you today as my newest freebie :)
This freebie is rather on the big side and it includes 12 flowers of different colors.
Please remember to share ONLY my blog link and not the download link.
Also, don't forget to leave me a little note; thank you!

Download here.

Scrap Stars Freebie

2008-02-08T00:35:00.004+02:00

Well, it's been a few days since I posted my last freebie and here I am once again with a new one!!

Enjoy my newest creation but please read my TOU before using my work, leave some love upon download and remember to share my blog URL and NOT my download link!

Download Scrap Stars here.

Freebie: Colored Scrap Bows

2008-01-28T22:48:00.004+02:00

As you may see, I may not have much time for blogging but I do have a new freebie for you :)
Please pay attention to my TOU!!
Do not share the actual download link, just share my blog URL and leave me some love, please :)
Here's a preview of today's goodie:

Download here.

Sweet Lil Boy freebie kit

2008-01-21T07:39:00.004+02:00

Okie dokie karaoke....
Here is my second freebie kit.
Hope you enjoy it :)
The idea for this kit came when looking at my youngest son's curtain; it had such nice green-olive colors that I decided to make scrap papers that would imitate the curtain's patterns. The curtain also had some teddybears and bunnies on it but it would be a lot of work to try and make them from scratch and time is a luxury I have not had in a looong time!! LOL
Please read my TOU before using it on anything you make and don't forget to leave me some love!

Download here.

New freebie kit coming up part II

2008-01-14T22:33:00.003+02:00

Ok, I was meaning to post the second part of the preview earlier but got busy as usual.

So here is the elements preview.
Actual kit will be available pretty soon :)

New freebie kit coming up

2008-01-10T07:01:00.003+02:00

I am going to make a new freebie kit available in the next few days.

For now, you can have a look at the paper pack. Here is a preview:

'In Blue' Freebie

2008-01-08T22:02:00.003+02:00

Finally, my first freebie is here!
I revamped it and made a new preview for it and is available for downloading :)
But, please pay attention: I do NOT allow my creations to be used along with images made by MPT artists; I do allow them to be used with paid-to-use artwork of other licensing companies.
Please remember to read my TOU carefully. It is included in the .rar file which you can download here. And as every other scrap artist says, remember to leave some love. Thanks :)

My very first kit

2007-10-10T17:04:00.002+03:00

Ok, I made this kit last year...on August 15, 2006. I never put it up anywhere for anyone to see. I just kept it on my hard drive. Since I am not planning to use my graphics for actual scrap booking but only for digital and since the sizes for the actual scrap pages make files so huge that my computer runs very slow I am not going to make large items. So this kit is rather small compared to the ones most scrap artists make. Below is the preview:

Download link will follow as soon as I set up my TOU.

Still trying...

2007-10-10T14:42:00.001+03:00

...to figure out how to set up and modify my blog template...it's been a hard task to do...ugh..lol

Introduction

2007-09-24T22:25:00.001+03:00

Hello everyone,
I have decided to start my own blog. Not so much to use it as an on-line journal as I don't have the time for that, but to share my graphic creations (psp tubes and scrapbooking items - yes, I was bitten by the scrapbooking bug myself too!! lol) since I've been thinking of closing down NSK PSP Workshop. I haven't updated it in a long time just as all the rest of my sites anyway.