My resume

About and contact:

Riikka Kovasin - I'm a Finnish mixed media style scrapbooker with passion to combine my love for the beautiful products with the possiblility to get messy with different paint media. More about me here (link).

email: rkovasin@gmail.com
blog: paperiliitin.blogspot.com
social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
online galleries: Two Peas in A Bucket, Scrapbook.com, Flickr, Pinterest, CSI

Current design teams:

Paperilla, online magazine, 06/2013 to present
Zeus and Zoe, kit club / scrapbooking challenge 02/2013 to 07/2013
Paper Stories, sketch challenge 01/2013 to 08/2013
CSI, scrapbooking challenge 11/2012 to present
Sketchbook365, sketch challenge 4/2012 to present

Scrap365 Magazine, 2/2012 to present

Previous design teams:

Fiskarettes, an online community, 11/2011 - 4/2012

Amalia, a Finnish craft store 5/2011 to 12/2012

Ökömökö, a Finnish online scrapbooking store 2/2010 to 12/2012

Guest design and other:

Projects that WOW contributor, an online workshop by Jennifer Grace 06/2013 Wycinanka GDT, manufacturer, 05/2013
Tattered Angels Winter 13 Catalog, 04/2013
Skräppihetket GDT, challenge, 04/2013
Follow the White Rabbit - Easter Blog Hop, organizer, 04/2013
Everyday Storyteller vol 2, contributor to the book, 05/2013
Stash Panache GDT, manufacturer, autumn-winter/2012
Creative Christmas Calendar blog event, organizer, 12/2012
3rd Eye Guest Spot, manufacturer, 11/2012
Vuoroin Vieraissa / Blog Takeover GDT, blog event, 9/2012
Tiimari GDT, Finnish craft shop, summer/2012
Haaste[el]lista GDT, blog event, 8/2012
UKS Sponsor Blog Hop in Scrap365 blog 2012 7/2012

ColorConspiracy ambassador for Finland in "Creative World Tour", manufacturer, 5/2012

Workshops and demos:

2013
online workshop together with Minna Enqvist
workshop in Askartelupuoti Pia (shop), Jyväskylä, Finland
workshop in Intohimona Skräppäys (event), Helsinki, Finland
workshop in RaumaSkräppi (event), Rauma, Finland
workshops in Amalia (shop), Espoo, Finland
demo in Leimailutaivas (event), Kirkkonummi, Finland
workshop in Taitopuoti Paperinauha (shop), Seinäjoki, Finland
workshops in Askartelupirtti (event), Tampere, Finland
workshop in Mulperi (shop), Salo, Finland

2012
demo in Kädentaitomessut (event), Helsinki, Finland
workshops in Amalia (shop), Espoo, Finland
workshops in Turku (event), Finland
workshop in Salo (shop), Finland
workshop in Helsinki (event), Finland

Publications during last year:

2013

June

Creating Keepsakes
Layout "Map Out", p. 35

PaperHaus
Layout "I Love Board Games", p. 83

Scrap365
Article "Wish you were here", p.70-71

May

entreARTistes magazine
Layout "Love", p. 52

Creating Keepsakes
Layout with tutorial "Street Art", p. 39

Inzpira
Layout "Innokas muusikko", p.60, detail on p. 7

April
Scrap365
Article "Embellish It - Clearly Creative", p. 16-17
Article "Child's Play", p. 90-91
Sketch after my layout, p. 96

March

Creating Keepsakes
Layout "Tumpputaistelu", p. 56

Inzpira
Layout "Jädee", p. 57

entreARTistes magazine
Layout "Way Up", p. 52
Layout "Teinix", p. 88

February
Scrap365
Layout "Vuorokausi Numeroin", p.32
Article "From Mother Nature", p.72-75

2012

December
entreARTistes magazine
Layout "Talven lapsi", p. 54
Layout "Vitsiniekka", p. 88

Inzpira
Layout "Kesäilta", p. 61

PaperHaus Magazine
Layout "Hauskaa", p. 71
Layout "You Two", p. 99

Scrap365
Article "A Winter's Tale", p.50-52

November
Scrap365

Article "It's a man's world", p. 44-47
Layout "Nap Time - My Time", p. 55

October
Scrap365

Article "Captivating Cages", p. 14-16

September
Scrap365

Layout "Play, Discover, Create", p. 58

August

Scrap365

Cover

Article "Ways with Washi Tape", p.10-13

Layout "Mä [sydän] mun Canon", p. 28

July

Scrap365