The Magical Creations of Nadya Lifa
You are going to love the magical and whimsical work of Nadya Lifa! Her style is so unique, and her work involves so many mediums. She makes incredible projects ranging from awe-inspiring fabric creations to altered papercrafting marvels. We are so excited to welcome this talented artist to our 2014 Design Team. Today, we will share three projects that show the range of her talents. She beautifully uses our Graphic 45 Wilmington Prints Secret Garden Fabric to make the most stunning pillow. Then, she shares a beautiful card and altered printer's tray. Her work will astound you! We love her bio below, it is obvious her love for creating. Join us in welcoming Nadya.
Let's not forget to announce our randomly chosen blog winner this week! Chosen randomly from our blog comments is....
-Sharry Brown: By The Sea is such a happy collection, I would love to work with it.
Congratulations, Sharry! You won the prize pack below. Please email [email protected] to claim your prize. Join us Monday for more chances to win!
Now, let us introduce the beautiful Nadya Lifa!
"My name is Nadya Lifa. I always say, that I have a clouds in my head. It is truth! I am a crafter and big-big dreamer. I have faboulous family: my husband, daughter, cat and dogs. They are inspire me every day to create something new with a peace of scrap-paper, heart and love!
I became to scrap in November 2011, now I am a scrap-teacher. I have on-line and live classes and my students love with me adorable Graphic 45 materials. I love Shabby-chic, vintage style and mixed-media. All I want is to inspire my scrap-friends to create every day awesome projects, do not worry and not afraid. JUST LIVE AND SCRAP!!! Wish you be in harmony with yourself and get fun with G45 and with our DT every time!!!"
We are in awe of this gorgeous pillow from Nadya. She uses Wilmington Print Graphic 45 Secret Garden Fabric to create this beautiful piece. Her layering, use of paper elements, and beautiful stitching will blow you away!
Nadya's Secret Garden Pillow Snapguide
Gorgeous ribbons and lace used on this pillow.
Supply List
Place in Time April Cut Aparts
Secret Garden Fabric
(Find more about where Wilmington Print fabric is sold)
Now, enjoy this card using Sweet Sentiments. She incorporates wonderful stitching, fussy cutting, and ribbon in this project. And don't you love the cluster of flowers?
Supply List
Sweet Sentiments Paper:
Perfect Petals
Violet Bouquet
Spring has Spung
Sweet Sentiments Chipboard
Wow, wow! This printer's tray is a dream. We love the butterflies flitting throughout and the beautiful use of our Secret Garden and Place in Time collections.
"When I started to create this project, I wanted to invest in it an image of April. I imagined what would be the forest home of the April fairies? What they keep? Frames, cell, bouttle what else? May be keys, clothespins.. I turned on the imagination and the shadowbox come to life. Flowers, butterflies - all comes to life!
When you create projects with Graphic 45 materials it is so ease to implement your kid dreams! I really like it!"
Nadya's Tutorial for her Secret Garden shadowbox
Supply List
Metal Clothespin Staples
Secret Garden Meadowlark
Secret Garden April Showers
Secret Garden May Flowers
Place in Time April Cut-Aparts
Thank you so much for joining us for another day introducing the lovely Nadya. What project is your favorite above? Do you love her creations? Welcome Nadya in the comments below!
Happy Creating,
Graphic 45
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Lovely Nadya beautiful creativity
Posted by: Andrew Roberts | June 13, 2014 at 05:07 AM
I love your style! These projects are beautiful!u
Posted by: Pat ford | June 13, 2014 at 05:16 AM
Very nice!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | June 13, 2014 at 05:17 AM
Pretty is first word that came to mind with these projects. The printer tray is beautiful. Congrats to winner... :))
Posted by: caroline | June 13, 2014 at 05:40 AM
GOR-G-EOUS! Love the pillow!
Posted by: Melissa | June 13, 2014 at 05:50 AM
I love the stitching on the card! And that pillow is so shabby!! I love it so much!!
The detail in the printers tray is also amazing!!
:D
Thanks so much for sharing these projects with us!!
Posted by: Kerry McKenzie | June 13, 2014 at 05:57 AM
Nadya, you are so very talented! Congrats on making the G45 DT team and I am really looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Posted by: M-C Graves | June 13, 2014 at 06:33 AM
Congratulations Sharry! Those projects are so beautiful.
Posted by: Karen Wedding | June 13, 2014 at 06:54 AM
What a beautiful, dreamy design sensibility Nadya Lifa brings to the team. Oh, her G45 projects are going to be such a gorgeous treat - I feel quite giddy at the prospect:-)
Posted by: Danielle | June 13, 2014 at 07:29 AM
beautiful! feminine! love em all, especially the printers tray
Posted by: Yvonne Boucher | June 13, 2014 at 07:32 AM
Wow! I know I want to make a painters box now. Love the pillow but it wouldn't survive in our house.
Posted by: Lyn Kaufmann | June 13, 2014 at 07:34 AM
Love the printer's tray/shadow box!!!
Posted by: Nancy | June 13, 2014 at 07:46 AM
I have a pile of yard sale shadow boxes...now I have the perfect inspiration to transform them! Beautiful work.
Posted by: Kathy Maas | June 13, 2014 at 08:17 AM
WOW! I am in total awe! Speechless due to the sheer beauty of all of these pieces! Can't wait to see more of her work!
Posted by: barbara macaskill | June 13, 2014 at 09:25 AM
Thanks for giving us an example of stitching on a card. I'm just getting interested in doing this technique. Looking forward to seeing more work from this DT member.
Posted by: Martie Rollin | June 13, 2014 at 10:58 AM
Welcome, Nadya! Can't wait to see more of her creations!
Posted by: Judy D. | June 13, 2014 at 11:58 AM
So many gorgeous projects here too, that it´s impossible to pick one for another.
Posted by: Maryann | June 13, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Gorgeous projects! Love you,Nadya!
Posted by: Viktoriya | June 13, 2014 at 12:33 PM
Lovely, fun, clever, sweet creations. I need that pillow. How clever and creative Nadya is.
Posted by: Elizabeth Etheridge | June 13, 2014 at 02:18 PM
Love Nadya's style! Very soft and dreamy; I loved her final submission video - so much fun watching that gorgeous printer's tray come to life. Welcome aboard, Nadya! :)
Posted by: Maria Cole | June 13, 2014 at 09:36 PM
These creations are just gorgeous! Thank you so much.
Posted by: Marsha | June 13, 2014 at 10:00 PM
Nadia, congratulations! You are super!
Posted by: Ritta | June 13, 2014 at 10:20 PM
Welcome Nadya! Your creations are quite beautiful! Looking forward to enjoying more.
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | June 13, 2014 at 10:37 PM
Fabulous! This takes me back to all the fairytales and children's stories I read as a child. Wonderful creations!
Posted by: Melody Kittles | June 14, 2014 at 06:51 AM
Thanks so much for sharing this amazing artist's talent with us. Love all of her projects, they are so gorgeous!!
Posted by: Linda E | June 14, 2014 at 07:53 AM
Great projects by Nadya! Sorry, but I couldn't take the old music in the shadow box video, but it did come out beautifully. Welcome Nadya!
Posted by: MaggieM | June 14, 2014 at 10:38 AM
Nadya, your creations are a dream!
Posted by: Rena Matus | June 14, 2014 at 12:20 PM
Wow! Such a lot of detailed work has gone into each of these projects!
Posted by: Helen Cooke | June 14, 2014 at 06:24 PM
Love the pillow. The pasterl colors and feminine design are so lovely. Love the creativity of Nadya. Saw her final project video and thought it was great.
Posted by: Kim | June 16, 2014 at 06:29 PM
Absolutely beautiful projects!
Posted by: Carol Mc | June 16, 2014 at 09:58 PM
Lovely creations. A lighter, more feminine take on G45. I love it.
Posted by: Jane cameron | June 16, 2014 at 10:21 PM
Thank you ALL friends!!!
Posted by: Nadya Lifa | June 26, 2014 at 07:10 AM
Nadya your projects are simply breathtaking!
Posted by: Ginger | July 03, 2014 at 12:39 PM