Riikka Kovasin - Paperiliitin

Embark New Adventures - an art journal spread

2024-12-20T18:39:00.066+02:00

This post is a significant one in many ways. It's the last post of 2024 as I'm keeping the rest of the year off. On top of that, it's last post in the blog for a while as I got accepted into a school I applied and shall start my studies on January on top of my full-time job. I'm thinking I then won't have much time to create, less to blog. However, if I create anything, I will surely share it on my Instagram! So, while this blog might be on a hiatus, I'm hoping to keep some action on my Instagram.

The other significant thing about this project is that I started a new art journal. I've been craving for this kind of page format for a while, but all the journals I've found have had binding. As I normally tend to make quite dimensional things, I was hesitant to purchase one only to ruin the binding after a couple of pages. But let's see how this now goes! At least in this first attempt I managed to restrain myself from adding too much height!

I guess the page and process is mostly quite straight forward and need no explanation, except maybe the red thread as I'm not quite convinced it translates well. In Finnish the red thread doesn't necessarily combine fates or two people (did quick googling), but it's more about continuity, the core of things. In a messy world it's important to find and follow that red thread of one's existence. Kind of like a race horse with blinkers, keeping the goal in your sight through the muddle of it all.

Want to see how the spread came to life? Well, then why don't you visit my YouTube channel to see the process video (link)! When I made this project, and video, I had applied to the school but the results weren't in yet so I only knew I would be taking the January off as that meant I didn't have any deadlines in December.

I gave the spread quite a prophetical title - "Embark New Adventures". The other part of the text reads "Believe in your dreams". I'm hoping that this leap of faith will pay off in longer run, so I hope you wish me well!

Thank you so much for your visit! Wishing you a wonderful Holiday time and great start to the new year 2025! Hopefully you won't be a stranger and we'll see each other on the Instagram! Thank you again and bye for now!

Materials:

art journal

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Butter, Captain Peacock, Forget Me Not, Snowflake

PaperArtsy - TS065 stamp set

Tsukineko - Versa Fine Clair Nocturne

Ranger - Distress Collage Meidum Matte

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Paper Dolls Portraits TH94233

Stabilo - All Aquarellable colored pencil black 8046

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Chitchat stickers TH92998

Posca PC-1M white, black

Posca PC-3M yellow, lavender, emerald green

clear packaging tape

old book page, red thread

scissors, brushes, sewing needle

Snowmen with beanies - a set of cards

2024-12-18T18:22:00.020+02:00

Brr, it's cold outside! Even snowmen need warm beanies! So, more cards this way comes. These are made using a Stampers Anonymous stamp set as well as some craft felt.

I made a set of these cards alternating the background color and matched that with the bobble on the beanie. Well, I matched in two cases out of three - the pink and the green. However, I used an icy blue for the purple one. The snowman is built using both the little snowman and the head in the set - something I saw online and wanted to try out as I find the big headed snowman endearing. Instead of the top hat he has on the set I cut three beanies out of craft felt and decorated those with small pompoms.

The background of the cards are done using Distress Inks, the coloring of the snowmen with brush-tip markers.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a splendid Wednesday!

Materials: Stampers Anonymous, Ranger, Korttipaja, Sinelli

Wreath card - Gelli Arts

2024-12-17T18:24:00.027+02:00

Heippa! It's the final posts of 2024 this week! First up is this wreath card I made for Gelli Arts. If you want to see how I made it, you can see the Reel here (link) on my Instagram.

I used two green PaperArtsy paints to create the card. I first spread a layer of spruce green paint to my Gelli Arts plate and patterned the layer using a self carved holly leaf stamp. After letting that layer dry I added some red berries in the mix using a Q-tip. Again, a bit of drying and then I lifted the paint using another shade of green. To finish the card, I added some doodles, sentiment sticker and a couple of sequins.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a jolly Tuesday!

Materials: Gelli Arts, PaperArtsy, Sinelli, Posca

Vintage Wishes - a pair of cards

2024-12-13T18:32:00.026+02:00

Moikka moi! It's again Friday and that means a new process video on my YouTube channel! This time I'm making some Holiday cards using old cards as my focal points. Want to watch me create the pair? Then please head over to my YouTube channel and check out this video (link) uploaded there.

The idea behind this pair was to re-use or re-purpose in a way some old received Christmas cards. Or rather. it was to give you the spark to do so as I actually needed to buy these cards and then cut them apart! I used Distress Inks to make the backgrounds for the characters and added some pattern using a couple of stamps. As I used vintage styled focal points, I made quite easy brown-toned backgrounds that fitted both of the focal images.

Besides the inked background and another little layering piece, the cards don't have many details. There's a piece of old book paper to give more of that vintage vibe and a little sentiment wreath sticker stating "Merry Christmas" in Finnish. Apart from those, there's just a small twine bow adding another texture to the makes.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a wonderful Friday and pleasant weekend!

Materials:

old Christmas cards

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock

Tsukineko - Versa fine Clair Nocturne

PaperArtsy - TS065 stamp set

Stampers Anonymous - COM007 Ticket stamp

Ranger - Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Scorched Timber

Ranger - Distress Oxide Peeled Paint

Posca PC-1M white

Christmas sentiment stickers

kraft card bases, vintage book page, nature twine

double sided tape, foam tape, craft glue

brushes, paper cutter, scissors, ruler, water mister

A cup of hot cocoa - a pair of ATCs

2024-12-11T18:25:00.022+02:00

Care for a cuppa? Here's some mint chocolate inspired ATCs!

Some weeks ago I received my order from Nannan Paperi ja Helmi, which included this die and embossing folder set. Naturally I needed to play with my new toys immediately and created this pair of ATCs using them. Instead of coffee or tea, I decided to make hot chocolate mugs - kind of bringing the Holiday vibe to the make. I used Ranger's Distress Inks to color the pieces I cut from cream colored cardstock. The candy cane sticks I made using a red brush tip marker, and added just a hint of ink to the edges of them. The whipped cream on top got some extra fluff from Modeling Paste and the little biscuit some details using the markers as well and then some sprinkled sugar using Rock Candy glitter.

If you want one of the pair, please let me know and I'll mail the cup to you! I'm also delighted to do a swap!

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a nice Wednesday!

Materials: Sizzix, Ranger, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Prima Marketing

Emerald butterfly - a card

2024-12-10T18:22:00.025+02:00

Hi there! Today I have something quite different from the Holiday theme that's been going on for a while. It's a card, but this time a emerald colored butterfly. I made this based on a request from my husband.

I really liked making this card, but it was a bit difficult as well as I didn't know the receiver and was kind of flying in the dark with it. This was a congratulations card for newly weds. The color scheme came from the bride's dress and butterfly from her love of butterflies. The glitter details were as well something she had in a music event this year.

The background as well as the butterfly are done using a PaperArtsy acrylic paint. For the background I then layered other paint layers and stamped details as well as Posca doodles. The butterfly on the other hand is just stamped using a Stampers Anonymous butterfly stamp and embossed using golden embossing powder.

I hope the couple liked what I created! But, it's the thought that counts after all.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a lovely Tuesday!

Materials: PaperArtsy, Stampers Anonymous, Ranger, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Carabelle Studio, Posca

Blue and White - an art journal spread

2024-12-06T18:31:00.052+02:00

Happy Independence Day Finland! Today, the 6th of December we celebrate our independence. The date is when the parliament confirmed the declaration of independence with votes 100 for and 88 against. Finland was a Grand Duchy then, belonging to Russian empire.

I drew inspiration from the day and used just blues and whites in this art journal spread. If you are wondering, why those colors, they are the colors on the Finnish flag. When I was crafting the piece a song called "Sininen ja valkoinen" (Blue and white) started playing in my head. There the singer thinks how to describe his homeland. He then sings about all blue and white things in Finland (blue skies and lakes, glistening snow, white summer nights and white clouds).

How I made the spread? Well, you can see that from this process video (link) on my YouTube channel! Like I say in the video, you could use the same idea to make some Christmas cards, too!

Wishing you a peaceful Friday and wonderful weekend! Thank you for stopping by today!

Materials:

GelliArts - 5"x7" printing plate

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Baltic Blue, Double Denim, China, Heavy Cream, Eggshell, Snowflake

Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz Layering stencil Brush Marks THS167

Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz Layering stencil Berry Leaves THS174

Carabelle Studio - Ecriture a la Plume stencil

Wennström - beeswax crayons

Stabilo - All Aquarellable white colored pencil 8052

Posca PC-1M black, white

letter stickers, pencil

foam tape, double sided tape

brushes, brayer, scissors

Holiday Klimt - PaperArtsy

2024-12-04T18:48:00.014+02:00

Moikka again! Yesterday I shared a pair of cards (link), which were inspired by Gustav Klimt and done for PaperArtsy. I then hinted also, that I actually made a trio of cards and the third one would be a bit different. Today I'm sharing that third one.

While the other two were without any sentiment, I added a Christmas greeting to this card. I also used a red card base instead of white and instead of clear rhinestone stickers used red half pearls here, which reminded me of berries.

If you want to know, how I made the cards, please head over to the PaperArtsy blog (link) as I have a detailed step-by-step post there! The background is done using embossing powder resist and the character coloring prompted me to get myself a Christmas gift! More about those both here (link).

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a beautiful Wednesday!

Materials: PaperArtsy, Ranger, Tsukineko, Korttipaja, Sinelli

Gilded Klimt - PaperArtsy

2024-12-03T18:45:00.025+02:00

Hello there! Here's something I created for the "Gilded" blog topic for PaperArtsy. You can see the original post with a step by step here (link).

Like I write in the post, it's peculiar how gold makes me think of Gustav Klimt. I've used him as an inspiration source before and also - there's plenty of painters and artists who use gold! But still my thoughts steer towards him whenever gold is mentioned! It might be the impact he had on me back in school when I was doing a presentation about the art nouveau style and stumbled upon his paintings. I also love the juxtaposition of the detailed, more naturalistic faces of the characters, and the meticulously painted patterned backgrounds or robes.

For PaperArtsy I created a trio of cards. I'm showing two of them here and shall blog the third tomorrow. These two are quite identical, but there's a slight difference in the third. The card here below is the first one, the one I made while shooting the step by step pictures. The two others I made when I had a better understanding of the composition. If you want to know to what I refer to, please head over to the PaperArtsy blog and read the post (link)!

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a sweet Tuesday!

Materials: PaperArtsy, Ranger, Posca, Sinelli, Tsukineko

Christmas Magic - an art journal spread

2024-11-29T18:47:00.053+02:00

Heippa! It's again Friday and that means a new video on my YouTube channel! This time I made an art journal spread using inks, paints and die cut elements. If you want to see how I made this spread, please see this video (link) on my YouTube channel!

The idea behind this spread was to use this Christmas themed vintage image I've had in my stash for a while. I think I bought a set of these for my December album one year and then realized while I otherwise love vintage vibe, it's not suitable for the particular album. Or let's say the images would look a bit peculiar along Instax photos and Lawn Fawn styled ephemera I otherwise tend to use on the album. I was trying to find a link for you to show a picture of the album, but couldn't find one. I don't tend to share them as I would need to blur a lot! But to clarify a little - each December I document the month to an album. I use Instax for the photos and assembly the album in a Simple Stories Sn@p album in sleeves. I fill the pockets with right sized patterned paper pieces before hand and gather a box with date stickers, embellishments and left overs of those patterned papers so the documenting is easy during the holidays. I've been doing this for several years, in this format I guess this year will be the fifth.

I got sidetracked, so back to today's project! The inspiration was that vintage photo. I wanted to create something relatively simple, and picked up this patterned paper with some nicely wrapped gifts. To enhance the sweet atmosphere, I picked pink as the background color. As you can see from the video, I started by breaking the blank page with some acrylic smudges, for lack of a better word, and then continued with inks. If you want to see the whole process, please see the process video (link) on my YouTube channel!

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a crafty Friday and lovely weekend!

Materials:

art journal

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Vintage Lace

Ranger - Distress Ink Kitsch Flamingo, Saltwater Taffy, Lumberjack Plaid

Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair Nocturne

PaperArtsy - TS065 stamp set

Sizzix - Thinlits die set Forest Shadows 666334

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Postmarked sticker book TH94387

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Christmas 2023 sticker book TH94350

Posca PC-1M white, black

doily, pearl stickers, vintage die cut, gift patterned paper

double sided tape, craft glue, foam tape

paper cutter, scissors, inking tool, water mister, brushes

Rusty moth - a canvas

2024-11-27T18:28:00.025+02:00

Hello lovelies! Today I'm sharing a project I did quite a while ago. Like the transfer projects, it was going to be an online workshop, but like the other one, it didn't materialize. The topic would have been mixed media mediums and self-made rust paste.

The assemblage is done on top of a set of Fabrika Decoru HDF art board. The composition includes cast embellishments as well as buttons, flowers and corrugated cardboard. Everything is adhered together using gel medium. I used white gesso and various PaperArtsy paints to color the piece.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a lovely Wednesday!

Materials: Fabrika Decoru, Prima Marketing, PaperArtsy

Just "eh" - YouTube live recording

2024-11-26T18:58:00.034+02:00

Moikka moi! It's another week and new posts! This project, however, might look a bit familiar. It's something I did during the YouTube live a couple of weeks back. I used the same composition and colors, so it really echoes the sample project!

The idea behind this live and page was just to create and not over think it. The spread started with some loose scribbles to break the blank page, putting all pressure off. I also tried to use quite a lot easy access supplies like adds and a ballpoint pen, to make it easier to re-create something similar without any pressure.

You can see the announcement post here (link) with detailed materials list and photos of the sample project. For the recording of the live, click here (link) to take you to my YouTube channel!

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a fine Tuesday!

Materials: Ranger, PaperArtsy, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Sizzix

The Queen of Night - an altered brush

2024-11-22T18:41:00.072+02:00

Good evening! It's quite dark during the evenings and nights nowadays here in Finland. The brightest stars and planets can be seen even in where we live, quite near the city center. However, this project wasn't inspired by the current night sky, but actually from a memory of a movie.

I guess it was a school music lesson when I first saw Amadeus, an 80's film by Milos Forman. It captivated me so much, that I even read the manuscript the movie is based on. I was also fortunate enough to see a Finnish version of the piece in theatre back in the day and it still holds the no 1 spot of the most impressive piece of theatre I have seen. It was captivating to see how deep in character the actor of Salieri was! But back to the film, because it was not only the story that caught my imagination but the visual marvel as well. The movie actually won the "Best Costume Design" Academy Award. Even though I enjoyed all the costumes, what was imprinted on my mind was a really short scene, a snippet of the "Der Hölle Rache", the aria sung by the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. I read somewhere that the bit was inspired by 1815 stage design of the opera by Friedrich Schinkel. So, it's a kind of chain of inspiration here!

I used a Lynne Perrella stamp to make the Queen and then added some night style elements to the mix by adding the moth, some pearls and rhinestones and also a stylized moon. The process in this make is quite straight forward, but the coloring of the stamped image might be something new. If you want to see, how I made that, please follow the link (link) to my YouTube channel!

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a starry Friday and great weekend!

Materials:

PaperArtsy - LPC051 stamp set

Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair Nocturne

A.B.Studio - Mixmedia thick cardboard ID-307

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Vintage Lace, Blue Moon, Captain Peacock, Baltic Blue

Ranger - Adirondack alcohol ink Stream, Citrus

Ranger - Distress collage medium Matte

Prima Marketing - Art Alchemy Metallique wax Old Silver

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic glaze Pearl Glaze

Posca PC-1M white, silver

Stabilo - All aquarelle white pen

paint brush, tissue paper, vellum, piece of cardstock

molded moth (Finnabair "Nocturnal Insects" mold)

white pearls, rhinestones

craft glue

brushes, scissors, sponge

Caramel cake - a transfer project

2024-11-20T18:56:00.021+02:00

Oh it feels like ages since I last shared a transfer project! Well, the latest one was over a month ago (link).

Like the previous ones I've shared, this one was made as a little technique sample for an online workshop that never saw the light of day. I may have mentioned it before, but the idea was to showcase different transfer techniques or mediums. The sample ones I used just one medium for each and then I created an art journal spread (link), too, where I then used several techniques in the same make.

In this particular project I used an acrylic paint to do the transfer. The image is a laser printed Kate Crafts printable and the little label says something equivalent to soothing "there, there" in Finnish.

Thank you for your visit today! Wishing you a lovely day!

Materials: PaperArtsy, Kate Crafts, Korttipaja, Sinelli, Posca

The merry year is born - PaperArtsy

2024-11-19T18:45:00.038+02:00

Hello there! The weather forecast promises a flurry during this week even in the south here in Finland, so by the end of the week the scenery might resemble the one in this little project I made for PaperArtsy. You can see the blog post here (link) at PaperArtsy's blog.

This was made as a "With 3 Things" post. This feature on the PaperArtsy Blog is where 3 bloggers are sent 3 items in the post. We bloggers have no clue what PaperArtsy headquaters is going to send us, there might be a slight variation but generally 2 of the 3 things will be identical. This time I had an inkling which designer's stamp set would be sent as it's Alison Bomber highlight! Along with a Alison Bomber stamp set "Hawthorn Edition" I was sent two colors of Infusions and a piece of Grey Board.

I wanted to keep the materials list somewhat short on this project, so I tried to limit myself with them. I used the Grey Board as my base and used the stamps to pattern the background and make the big branch as well as add the little text strips. As colorants went, I mainly tried to use the Infusions I was sent only adding white gesso and black stamping ink to the mix. Well, to be honest I did add a green ink as well, tweaking the Infusions that way. Should you want to see how I made the project, please head over to PaperArtsy blog (link) as you can find a step by step there!

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a fantastic week!

Materials: PaperArtsy, Tsukineko, Prima Marketing, Ranger

Sugar, spice and everything nice - an altered book cover

2024-11-15T18:10:00.030+02:00

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! You may have noticed that I'm in full Christmas mood already! This time I crafted a little canvas-like piece for the Friday process video post. My thought was to use a book cover as the base and then go with my usual process of gessoing and painting, but when I noticed this beautiful mulled wine red cover on my stash, I knew it would be a different process!

The cover I used as my base had this beautiful lace-like pattern in the middle. I wanted to highlight that and chose to use a wreath chipboard to replicate the shape. I then made a cluster of elements on top, this time paying attention to the color of the elements, as I wasn't going to be painting them. Not with a heavy hand at least! To finish the project I added some snowy touches to the composition. Want to see how I crafted the project? If so, please follow this link (link) to my YouTube channel.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a lovely Friday and hope to see you tomorrow during the YouTube live!

Materials:

A.B.Studio - Mixmedia thick cardboard ID-317

Tsukineko - VersaMark ink

Ranger - Gold embossing powder

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Photobooth #TH93799

Prima Marketing - Art Basics Heavy Body Gel

Prima Marketing - Darcelle flowers 644376

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Gauge Dials #TH94225

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Confections Candy Canes #TH94281

Ranger - Glossy Accents

Prima Marketing - Art Basics Heavy Gesso White

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Snowflake

Prima Marketing - Art Ingredients glass beads Crystal 1,5mm

Ranger - Tim Holtz Distress Rock Candy clear glitter

old book cover, old spoon, metal candle holder

dried orange slices, cinnamon stick, nuts

crochet buttons, faux flowers, small golden snowflake decorations, jingle bells, red ribbon

craft glue

brushes, palette knife, scissors

No-brainer - YouTube live announcement

2024-11-13T18:28:00.076+02:00

Moikka moi! This coming Saturday I'm keeping another YouTube live! It's going to be the last one this year, as I'm keeping a Holiday break during December.

During the live I'm re-creating this art journal spread. The idea behind the page was just going with the flow, building layers and using easy access materials. Well, to be honest, as you can read from the materials list, the latter idea took a bit of a turn at some point, but mainly I'm using just paints and pens together with non-branded embellishments. I'm also doing an easy packaging tape transfer.

Hope you can join me on Saturday! See you then!

Materials:

art journal

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock

Ranger - Distress watercolor pencils Saltwater Taffy, Festive Berries, Carved Pumpkin, Victorian Velvet, Chipped Sapphire (set 4)

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Cherry Blossom, Chalk

Stampers Anonymous - Labels stencil THS178

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Photobooth #TH93799

Sizzix - Thinlits die set Birds and Stars 662673

pencil, ball point pen

magazine material ("patterned paper" + typography)

a piece of baking paper or other non-stick paper, clear packaging tape

black buttons, pink sewing thread, star ribbon

double sided tape, foam tape, craft glue

paper cutter, brushes, scissors, stapler, sponge, water mister

Peppermint pairs - a pair of cards

2024-11-12T18:16:00.028+02:00

Hello and merry Christmas! ...oh wait, not yet. But here's a couple of Holiday cards I made using Tim Holtz paper dolls and some trimmings from previous cards.

Back in October, I published these Lawn Fawn cards (link). I used inks and a stripy stencil to make a candy stripe style background for those. When then trimming the background pieces smaller, I got these left over striped pieces and I left them on my craft table for a while as I liked the look of them. My original idea was to use them together with Lawn Fawn stamps again, but this time making a different composition, a more minimalistic one. But instead, as you can see here, I ended up using them together with some kraft cardstock and vintage elements.

Both cards have similar elements, just the composition is mirrored and the card base in the other is white and in the other red. Both pairs are from a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas paper doll set. The big seal-like stickers state "Merry Christmas" in Finnish. The other "Good Christmas" and "Joyful Christmas" in the other, to be exact.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a merry Tuesday!

Materials: PaperArtsy, Ranger, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, J.K.Primeco

Sweet Holidays - a pair of cards

2024-11-08T18:02:00.033+02:00

Moikka moi! It's Friday again and today I'm sharing some Holiday cards that I made for today's process video. You can see how I made the pair in this process video (link) on my YouTube channel.

For this pair of cards I had a couple of sources of inspiration. I first picked some dies from my stash. I first grabbed those Holiday styled leaves, which in the end ended up being just on the background. I then chose the big PaperArtsy heart die and finally found the focal points - or so I thought. I used this set, which had both the deer and the birds. While they are quite central to the composition, something was missing and for that I chose the PaperArtsy berry stamp set. Funnily enough, I had used that in the previous video, too!

I guess it was the colorants I chose for the stamped image and the big heart that decided the whole color palette. Or it just could be my love for vintage tea tones! I chose to use PaperArtsy's Infusions dye crystals to color the branch and as they have walnut crystals in the mix, I knew I was in for a brown tone. To heighten that look I used brown inks to color the background, too. Talking about the background, do you see a little mistake on the bird card version? If you did immediately, then my point gets lost, but I bet that wasn't the first thing you noticed, so maybe if a similar thing happens, you can just let it be and continue creating! (If you don't knoe what I'm talking about, there's an ink smudge on the top right corner of the card.)

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a sweet Friday and peaceful weekend!

Materials:

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock

PaperArtsy - EAB27 stamp set

PaperArtsy - Tall Heart die

Sizzix - Thinlits Christmas Elements die set 663413

Sizzix - Thinlits Winter Foliage die set 662571

Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair Nocturne

PaperArtsy - Infusions dye stains The Sage, Sunset Beach

Ranger - Distress Ink Scorched Timber, Hickory Smoke

Posca PC-1M white, black

baker's twine,

craft glue, foam tape

brushes, scissors, paper cutter, inking tools

Flower wreath - a card

2024-11-06T18:23:00.014+02:00

Howdy! Like I hinted yesterday, today I'm sharing another card that was already posted some time ago in a Reel form to my Instagram. It's another testing video for GelliArt's Perfect Border set.

In the first test I used plants to add pattern to my print. In this second one I used the same colors, but this time patterned the print using paper flowers. As there wasn't as much pattern than in the plant one, I ended up decorating this print more using a die cut frame, a Tim Holtz paper doll and a sentiment sticker. I did leave one flower visible, though.

You can see the print part of the card here (link) on this Reel.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a beautiful Wednesday!

Materials: GelliArts, PaperArtsy, J.K.Primeco, A.B.Studio, Tim Holtz

Simple plants - a card

2024-11-05T18:22:00.024+02:00

Moikka moi! This seems to be a card week again! The two I'm sharing today and tomorrow are something, that went live on their video for last month. But then on Friday it's something brand new again as it's the process video time!

But back to today's creation. I made this card while trying out the new Perfect Borders set I was sent from GelliArts. As you may remember, I guested in GelliArts printing challenge and they asked me to do a couple of more projects for them and for those sent me the Perfect Borders set. The two cards I'm sharing today and tomorrow were my first trials with the set.

This was the very first thing I did - an easy leaf print. As you can see, I did it straight to a card base and used just a couple of things to embellish the print. Now thinking back, I think the print would have been more in balance and had more impact with just single plant, but I was eager to try! You can see the process here (link) on this Reel.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a splendid day!

Materials: GelliArts, PaperArtsy, J.K.Primeco

Autumn migration - an art journal spread

2024-11-01T18:31:00.050+02:00

Moikka! It's the first of November and first Friday of the new month! All new exciting stuff today.

While the process video project is new and format is new, the color scheme echoes something I did in October. Do you see it? This art journal spread got its color inspiration from the wizard cards I made! It also has another source of inspiration, but that I can't share yet. You can see the process here (link) in my YouTube channel.

I titled the spread "Autumn migration" pointing to the migratory birds. The idea with the journaling was that she's longing for a change, too, seeing the birds leave for south. I could have named the spread "Belle and Sebastian" as well, because somehow it steers my thoughts to elementary school and music lessons when we sung the title song of the series, "L'oiseau" many, many times in Finnish. I haven't got a clue about the series and don't know what it's about (except now googling the name of the song), but in Finnish there's a verse about how a bird soars through the air and the narrator longs to be as free and see the beautiful world.

Oh, did you recognize the swallow? It's a sketch for the painting I did for my co-worker during the summer! You can see the ready painting here (link).

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a wonderful Friday and upcoming weekend, peaceful All Saint's Day to all celebrating!

Materials:

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock

Prima Marketing - Art Basics Heavy Gesso White

PaperArtsy - Grunge Paste

Prima Marketing - Finnabair stencil Gothic

Ranger - Distress Ink Rusty Hinge, Seedless Preserves, Villainous Potion

Tsukineko - VersaFine Clair Nocturne

PaperArtsy - EAB27 stamp set

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Paper Dolls Portraits #TH94233

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Halloween 2024 sticker book #TH94402

Ranger - Adirondack alcohol ink Butterscotch

art journal

tissue paper, old drawing

sewing thread, film strip

craft glue, foam tape, double sided tape, regular tape

paper cutter, scissors, brushes, stapler

Jack-o-Lantern card

2024-10-30T18:24:00.020+02:00

Hello! ...or should I say EEK!

I hope this pumpkin card looks a bit familiar. I made it using the same method and stencils I used for the pumpkin day cards I shared yesterday (link) but I tweaked the colors and the design a little. Instead of that tender green tone I used grey as the background color and drew a grin to the pumpkin. The third difference between these two cards is the little decorations on the wreath frame. Where there were red berries in the pumpkin day cards, this card now has tiny skulls between the leaves.

With this card I want to wish a Happy Halloween to everyone celebrating! Thank you for stopping by today!

Materials: GelliArts, PaperArtsy, Posca

Pumpkin cards - Gelli Arts

2024-10-29T18:21:00.024+02:00

Hi there! It's again new week and new shenanigans! Today I'm sharing a pumpkin card I made for Gelli Arts.

The Reel (link) went live a couple of days ago, on National Pumpkin Day. It shows how I created the card using Gelli Arts Perfect Borders set. The card is 5x7" and just one layer, which is quite unusual for me. But I wanted to challenge myself and tried to think a design that would show the Perfect Border set at work. I feel that its beauty comes obvious when you're doing a layered print and need to align the layers easily. To show that, I draw a pumpkin design and cut three stencils out of it. One for the background color, one for the pumpkin and one for the wreath.

Of course I could have used the stencils just to apply the color though, so I added one more thing in the mix. I patterned the pumpkin layer using two colors. I first spread the first color using a brayer and then pushed some bubble wrap to the paint. After letting that layer dry, I then pulled the pumpkin print with another orange color through the pumpkin stencil.

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a wonderful Tuesday!

Materials: GelliArts, PaperArtsy, Posca

Sweet Christmas - a set of cards

2024-10-25T18:51:00.016+03:00

Moikka moi! Quite a drastic change in the mood! Last two posts have been all Halloween and most of the October videos also have a Halloween air about them. But not today! It's soon November and that means I'm changing seasons and holidays and starting to get ready for Christmas!

This time the Friday video is a set of Christmas cards. Like I say in the video, I've accumulated quite a collection of Lawn Fawn stamps as they are so cute, but I hardly ever use them! I guess I find the cute animals hard to combine to mixed media, which is just silly. Although these cards might not be as mixed media as I often do, I think they still kind of tick both boxes?

Want to see how these cuties were made? Well, then please watch the process video here (link) on my YouTube channel!

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a fun Friday and also a splendid weekend! See you again on Tuesday!

Materials:

Lawn Fawn - Winter Dragon, Winter Otter, Oh Snap, Tiny Gingerbread stamp sets

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock

Ranger - Distress Ink Lumberjack Plaid, Evergreen Bough

Stampers Anonymous - Sticks THS172 stencil

Tsukineko - Versa Fine Clair Nocturne

CCHobby - Sketch markers

Ranger - white embossing powder

Tsukineko - Versa Mark ink

CCHobby - Circle die set

J.K.Primeco - Decorative frame round natural and white

Posca PC-1M white

minty card bases

mint colored and red cardstock

white epoxy stickers

foam tape, double sided tape, craft glue

paper cutter, scissors, sewing machine, stamping block, water mister, inking tools, heat tool