Holiday Klimt - PaperArtsy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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