The Magical Forest - a set of ATCs

Hi there! It's Friday again and that again means a new process video on my YouTube channel! This time it's some ATCs with green-copper tones. You can watch the process video here (link) in my YouTube channel.

These ATCs got their inspiration out of a Fabrika Decoru sticker sheet. I had purchased it some time ago, and now thought to put those stickers in use. I gathered supplies that would compliment the forest feel and ended up choosing some mechanical details, too. I use some scraps to create the bases for the ATCs and then layer the embellishments on top keeping the color scheme in greens and copper tones. 

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

Materials: 

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock pack

Ranger - Distress collage medium

Fabrika Decoru - Forest Life stickers

Sizzix - Thinlits Collector die set 665926

Sizzix - Thinlits Meadow Leaves die set 661746

Sizzix - Thinlits Geo Floral Frame die set 664377

Creative Company - Script embossing folder 11773

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Toad Hall

A B.Studio - ID-73 chipboard gears

Ranger - Distress Ink Scorched Timber

Prima Marketing - Art Alchemy Antique Brilliance wax Red Amber

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Christmas 2023 sticker book TH94350

paper scraps from previous projects, vellum from a previous project

rhinestone stickers

craft glue

brushes, scissors, die cutting machine, inking tools

I'm not shy - an art journal page

Moikka! Often times I have some left-overs from a project when I'm crafting. Sometimes I store some items, sometimes I recycle them but this time I decided to use them immediately. 

If you visited my blog yesterday, you saw a set of ATCs. If you then look closely to this art journal page, you might pick out a lot of elements that I used in those cards, too. The background is another piece of the same cardstock piece I colored using the new super granulating watercolors. There's the self-made tape pieces adding a little bit of vintage feel here and there. And there's also a cut-out piece from a 49 and Market film strip that was left on the craft table when I cut the individual frames for the ATCs. 

The additional elements include a piece of a brown paper bag, some sewing thread, old buttons and two Idea-ology items - the journaling and a die-cut. I even used the same die set from Sizzix as I did with the ATCs. There I cut the elements out of black cardstock, here I used an old gel print in orange tones.

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

Materials: Sizzix, Schmincke, Ranger, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Posca, 49 and Market

Nocturne - a set of ATCs

Hi there and merry new week! While we still are firmly in July, this post has an August air about it. It might be the title as well, that turns my thoughts to the closing August and autumn. But anyhow, here's a set of silhouette plants in ATCs. The backgrounds are done using watercolors and inks. 

There's a couple of things I want to point out about these. First of all the watercolor backgrounds. Not so long ago I purchased some super granulating ones and it was really hard to choose which set to get! In the end I decided on "Deep Sea" set as it had beautiful turquoise and purple together with an ok blue. The set is my Schmincke. This was the first time I used the colors, just painting a little piece of cardstock, seeing how the colors worked. 

The other thing is the tape pieces I used to secure the plants in place. When Tim Holtz's new Idea-ology came out, I immediately fell in love with the yellowish tapes. I knew I could create those myself, too, but still thought to get a set as it's so easy just to pick a ready product. However, they got sold out quickly and I didn't get any. So in this ATC set I used alcohol inks and plain, basic tape to imitate the look. I might do that again because hey, it was just a couple of steps! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Wishing you a fine week! 

Materials: Schmincke, Sizzix, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Ranger, 49 Market

Quest for curiosity - an art journal spread

Sunny Friday everyone! A new Friday means a new process video and this time I'm making this art journal spread in it. You can watch the process video here (link) on my YouTube channel.

I had a couple of jumping off points in this make. First I wanted to use some rub-ons I have had in my stash for a while. Secondly I wanted to use a doodle sheet I made as I was warming up my hand for another project. And thirdly, I wanted to add something interesting to the background and it ended being an image transfer. 

I start this spread by coloring a sheet of cardstock using acrylics, then add some stamping there before the image transfer. After that I also add some collaging and stenciling in there so there's a lot of layers happening, even though it may not look like it! It's also a kind of "use what you got" spread as the elements are either something I've been cherishing for a while or then something I would normally put to the recycling bin. The latter being that doodle. But I liked how those flowers turned out so I thought to use them as a background element in some make and with the delicate fairy they seemed just  the bill. 

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a wonderful weekend! May it be a crafty one!

Materials: 

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock pack

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Lichen, Butter, Snowflake

Ranger - Distress collage medium

A B.Studio - One night in Circus 12x12 mini paper bundle 1

Stampers Anonymous - Curiosity Shop stamp set CMS482

Ranger - Archival Ink Jet Black, Vintage Photo

Prima Marketing - Finnabair Fairyland rub on transfers

Ranger - Distress Ink Vintage Photo

PaperArtsy - PD427 stencil

journal, a pencil

double sided tape, craft glue, foam tape

paper cutter, scissors, water mister, sponge, sponge, acrylic block, inking tool, brushes

Control your reaction - YT live recording

Hi there and happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing an art journal spread I did in a recent live. You can watch the recording here (link) on my YouTube channel, in case you missed the live while it was happening.

As you can see, I used a magazine cut-out as my focal point and created a colorful background for it. I used acrylic paints and stamping to create the background but also the patterned paper strips I used in the spread. If you want to see a list of the materials I used, you can see the complete list in the announcement post (link) or in the description box of the video. 

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

Materials: PaperArtsy, Carabelle Studio, Ranger 

Just a typed note - a card

Moikka moi! It's again a new week and new posts! Today I have a little, simple card to share. 

Ever since I bought the stamp set with this vintage typewriter, I've been yearning to use it. I've had it on my craft table a couple of times, but it hasn't made it to the project. But this time I set out to use just the typewriter and found the perfect background for it. Or at least it immediately got me inspired! 

The background paper is from an older P13 paper pad and it inspired me to die cut some foliage growing out of the typewriter. I used Sizzix dies for that. To heighten the vintage feel, I also stamped the machine on top of kraft cardstock using black ink. To add a couple of layers to the back, I used masking tape, a sticky back cut-out and some watercolors. 

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

Materials: Stampers Anonymous, Sizzix, P13

Hazel with a brilliant glow - a canvas

Moikka moi! It's Friday and that means a new process video! This time I'm making a reverse canvas and using some left over pieces to get easy access to mixed media! You can find the process video here (link) on my YouTube channel.

What I mean by easy access is using a gel print and a patterned cardstock piece I made using crayon resist, which both are from previous projects. I saved the leftover pieces and now used them to add some mixed media to the background. Back in the day I used to save postage sized bits of the papers, too, but nowadays I try to think what to save and what to recycle. I'm getting better at using the scraps!

On top of the scraps I used some A.B.Studio papers here to get those beautiful blue blooms. The birdie and the star are cut using Sizzix dies. As always you can find the materials list underneath here or in the description box of the video. 

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a lovely weekend! And hope to see you a bit later today in the YouTube live!

Materials:

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Layers + Paperdolls Halloween 2023 TH94333

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Snowflake, Summer Sky, Pewter

Ranger - Distress Ink Scorched Timber

Ranger - Archival Ink Jet Black

PaperArtsy - TS065 stamp set

A.B.Studio - Flawless 12x12 paper bundle

Sizzix - Thinlits die set Feathered Friends 664433

Sizzix - Thinlits die set Vault Rosettes 666567

Prima Marketing - Art Philosophy Currents watercolor set

Prima Marketing - Melange Art Pebbles Vintage

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Christmas 2023 sticker book TH94350

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Word Plaques TH94246

canvas

gel print, wire

scissors, paper cutter, inking tool, brushes, die cutting machine

foam tape, craft glue