13/03/2024

Process of surrender - YouTube live recording


Moikka! Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I have another art journal spread for you! 

Last week, on Thursday, I kept a YouTube live and created this art journal spread there. If you were unable to attend, you can see the recording underneath. It was a bit of a different day than usual, as it seems that the weekends during March are all booked! As you can see from the photo and the recording, I used watercolors to create this spread. I also shared a bit of my design principle when it comes to color and pattern. 


I made the sample using pink, orange and brown and this version with blue, minty green and brown. I had made these papers before hand as I prefer the watercolors to airdry. If you want to see the complete materials list, please see the announcement post (link).

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


Materials: Prima Marketing, PaperArtsy, Fabriano, Stampers Anonymous, Ranger, Tim Holtz Idea-ology




12/03/2024

Lost and now found - One BADASS art journal


Hi there and happy new week! This week is super exciting for me as it's "my week" on One BADASS Art Journal 2024 (affiliate link)! My actual project went live yesterday as well as this extra one which I created as a little gift for the participants. 

I created an art journal spread as my main project, too. I can show you the photos of this extra piece, but if you are enrolled, you get to see the process video for this spread! That is on top of the main project with a video tutorial, of course. I'm so happy and thrilled to be asked to participate to the workshop. You can still join us, should you like! Just click the affiliate link above. 

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


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





08/03/2024

Courage, adventurer - an art journal spread


It seems to be a total art journal week! A spread and a page and now another spread but this time with a process video, as it's Friday! 

I used watercolors on this spread, too. If you joined me yesterday with the YouTube live, I might have hinted about this page as well. On the other hand, if you hadn't the chance to catch me live, you can now see the recording and combine this video and the live to create a bunch of watercolor patterned papers! If you want to see how I made this dotted version and a stripy one, please see the process video underneath.


Like with the live project, I used the same colors and patterns through out the project. You can see that in how I colored the vintage photo, using the same colors as in the background or in the repetition of the circles and circular shapes. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Wishing you a wonderful weekend! 


Materials:

Fabriano: Accademia 160g cardstock pack
Prima Marketing: Art Philosophy Confetti watercolor set
Ranger: Archival Ink Jet Black
PaperArtsy: Words 3 stamp set
Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Portrait paper dolls TH94233
Prima Marketing: Art Basics Gesso Clear
Posca: PC-1M white, black
word stickers in Finnish
Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Chitchat sticker book TH92998
ephemera from the stash like fuzzy cut flowers, label stickers and a butterfly die cut
double sided tape, foam tape, craft glue
brushes, scissors, circle ruler, sewing machine






06/03/2024

Full of flower power - BADASS art journal workshop


Moikka! One BADASS art journal workshop of 2024 is up and running and there's several wonderful lessons already published! 

This is my take on the beautiful lesson of Tiare Smith. Naturally I can't share the process, but what I can say is that it was fun and empowering! It's so wonderful to be a total student at times and try something new. 

If you want to join the fun and see this lesson amongst many others, you can read more about the workshop and enroll here (affiliate link).

Thank you for stopping by today! See you on Thursday on the live!


Materials: PaperArtsy, Posca, Tim Holtz Idea-ology






05/03/2024

Color, shape, repeat - YouTube live announcement


Hello hello! Second post of March and it's a YouTube live announcement! The date is a bit different this time than usually as I'm keeping the live on a Thursday. The weekends this months are so booked that I ended up choosing this date, Thursday the 7th as the live day. Hopefully you can attend! 

The topic this time is an art journal spread. I'm using watercolors to create patterned papers in a couple of ways and then turn those pieces into a spread. I also plan to share my thoughts about color and pattern as easy design elements.


As always, I've listed the materials of the live underneath. You can create alongside me, although the papers need some drying time and I have doubles already pre-made. I find it easier and nicer to let watercolors airdry, but sometimes use a heat tool, though, if I'm in a hurry. It changes the look a little, though.

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope to see you on Thursday!








01/03/2024

Daffodil dream - an Easter card


Welcome March! I usually love February as it's a nice winter month with sunshine and glistening snow, but no such luck much this February! Hopefully March brings the spring like they say in a Finnish saying "maaliskuu maan näyttää" - translated "March shows the ground" signaling the melting snow and start of the planting and sowing.

Last Friday I shared the last video of February, an Easter card duo, and today I have another Easter card! Where the duo was laying quite flat, this one has enough dimension for a couple of makes! If I remember my thought process correctly, I first thought to use the rosette in a different way and thought about what I could use it for in a cylindrical form. The Easter nearing made me ponder if I could use that as the center of a daffodil and as you can see, I could. If you want to see how I made not only the daffodil but the whole card, please see the process video below.


I guess it's the melting snow and overall dampness of spring that makes me grab the watercolors more! Or just another phase, but I think that the change in the preferred medium is a yearly thing. Here I used the watercolors to make the background pattern for the card and also added some visual texture to the daffodil petals using those. 

Have you noticed a link between seasons and your use of different mediums? Or is it always just phases without a yearly cycle?

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


Materials:

Fabriano: Accademia 160g cardstock pack
Prima Marketing: Art Philosophy Confetti watercolor set
PaperArtsy: Eclectica EM89 stamp
Ranger: Archival Ink Jet Black
Ranger: Distress Ink Scorched Timber, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey
Sizzix; Bigz Tree Rings, Mini die set 664232, Tattered Florals 656640
Sizzix: Thinlits Vault Rosettes die set 666567
Creative Company: Silk Clay black, Foam Clay white
stamen, twigs, sisal
white 220g cardstock
heavy body gel
double sided tape, foam tape, craft glue
scissors, stapler, inking tools, palette knife, ball point tools, paper cutter, brushes






28/02/2024

Peaches and green - a tag


I was very clever with the title, wasn't I? I combined minty green with peach tones in this tag. All of the elements were from my cut papers stash and I just loved using those. 

I've been saying that I cut down my design team assignments for the year and it's starting to feel like a better and better decision for me. For one, I'm using my stash more! When creating for a brand I usually just grabbed a new 12x12 sheet to begin with but now I more often open my "cut sheets" box and start from there and I really like it! Well, to be honest, I could have done that before as well, but you probably know the cycle of paper collections - there's always new collections needing attention. 

This tag was just one of those "I just want to create something after a work day" things. Do you know that feeling? You might not be up to a huge project, but a little something to distract you a bit and make you relax. Getting those work things off your mind, to stop the thought process at home and leave it for another day. I just gathered some cut elements together, added some inking and stamping and layered the papers on top of each other. A quick, freeing project! 

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


Materials: Fabriano Decoru, A.B.Studio, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Ranger





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