June 06, 2017

Guest Designer | Zinia Amoiridou

We're thrilled to have the lovely and talented, Zinia Amoiridou, as one of our guest designers this month and are excited to get to know her better today! Be sure to follow Zinia here at Studio Calico to keep up with her and see more of her beautiful work.

My name is Zinia Amoiridou and I’m an art student from Greece. I’ve been a creative person for as long as I can remember, so a few years ago I decided to apply to an art university. I got into the craft world a few years back when I discovered there’s an amazing community full of wonderful crafters online. I’ve been stuck ever since, and I’m really excited to get more and more involved in the whole industry. I love working on all types of projects: scrapbooking layouts, mini books, art journaling, planners, papercrafts, and DIY projects. I can't limit my creativity to just one thing! But no matter what project I'm working on, I always love bright colors and whimsical elements.

Grumpy Puppy: I really wanted to use the gorgeous hot pink polka dot washi tape from the "Been and Gone" Scrapbook Kit, so I stuck a few strips on vellum to make it easy to cut and treated it as a patterned paper. I also punched out a few of the polka dots and used them as confetti! I really love how these kits spark my creativity and make me think outside the box.

Let's Just Chill: The ticket book from the "Been and Gone" Scrapbook Kit was really fun to work with. I pulled out all the little square pieces and created a messy mosaic collage. I also mixed in some papers and stamps from the add-ons.

Sweet: I'm obsessed with the patterns of the "Been and Gone" Scrapbook Kit, especially the specialty foiled piece. I couldn't pick only one so I used a mix of three pattern papers to create my star collage design.