Tuck that back in? - an art journal spread

Hi there and happy Friday! Today I'm sharing an art journal spread with you. I used a gel plate to create the background and layered some die cuts on top.

I chose a special color palette for the creation. It's not often I combine contrasting colors to a make, but this time I really wished to use green and pink in a project. While the green varies from apple green to darker tones, I kept the pinks and reds light, so it's not that harsh of a contrast as it would be with red. 

As it seems that YouTube has changed something, the embedding of the video is a bit tricky. The change was in fact a while ago, but I've been trying to add the video in the post. It usually ends badly and the code is not working. So, this time I'm not including the video here at all. You can see the process video here (link) on my channel. The easiest way to be up to date about the videos is to subscribe to the channel and turn on the notifications on new videos.

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

Materials: 

Fabriano - Accademia160g cardstock

GelliArts - 5"x7" gel printing plate

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Lily The Pink, Taro Milk Tea, Granny Smith, Magic Moss, Chalk

Posca - PC-1M black, PC-3M khaki green

PaperArtsy - W3 stamp set

Prima Marketing - Finnabair stamp Gothic Book

Ranger - Archival Ink Jet Black

Ranger - Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Paper Garden - Aava masking tape

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Palette ephemera pack TH94317

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Photobooth die cuts TH93799

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Small Talk Snarky stickers TH93704

cotton fabric tape

Finnabair art daily journal

stapler, brushes, brayer, inking tool, scissors, paper cutter

foam tape, double sided tape, craft glue

It's soon May Day!

Hi there and happy May Day eve! Tomorrow is the first of May, the May Day. It's a public holiday here in Finland so there's no post either. Next post will be on Friday.

One of the traditions of May Day is "vappukukka" - May Day flowers. I used the Easter daffodils to decorate this tag. There's also another May Day thing here, I made a little balloon for the man to hold. It's actually a stamped egg upside down! 

Happy May Day! And thank you for stopping by today!

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

Tea with lemon? - a set of cards

A splash of color after a couple of gloomy posts! Well, I didn't mean them to be gloomy, but the color scheme is quite different when you compare these cards to the art journal spread I shared in the beginning of the week! 

Although, I have to be honest, I did use some brown in these as well. For the tea, naturally, but also to dull and grungy that background a little so the colored elements on top would pop even more. If you want to see how I made the cards, please see the process video below.

I've been using more my dies recently and I think I owe it to Milla Lampinen (link). She uses dies in such an innovative way that she inspires me to use mine as well. Although I'm much more conventional in my use! I mean just look at this Mr. Spock (link), Roadrunner (link) or this gorgeous quilling (link), in each make she has used the dies meant for something in another way. Just mind-blowingly inspiring! 

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a sunny Friday and a splendid weekend to come! 

Materials: 

Fabriano - Accademia 160 cardstock

Sizzix - 3D Texture Fades Damask embossing folder 665733

Sizzix - Thinlits Papercut Cafe die set 666287

Sizzix - Thinlits Moroccan Tile die 661725 

Sizzix - Bigz Fruit Shapes 663855

Sizzix - Thinlits Specimen die set 665930

Ranger - Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron

Ranger - Distress Ink Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Scorched Timber

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Snowflake

Korttipaja - leimasetti

Ranger - Archival Ink Jet Black

epoxy stickers

craft glue, double sided tape, foam tape

inking tools, paper cutter, scissors, stapler, stamping block, water mister, brush

Morning mists - a painting

Hi again! Not so long ago I wrote that I've been making some canvases lately. Here's another trio I've made. 

I enjoy making these very much and find it relaxing especially as I'm working with acrylics. For example I added some circles on here, only to paint over them in a later stage. All that was left where those thin, drawn circles, echoes of the shapes that were there. 

The texture is done using modeling paste in different ways and then acrylics and acrylic glazes on top. The thin lines are drawn using Posca paint markers.

Thank you for your visit! Have a great day!

Materials: Sinelli, Posca

Imagine possibility everyday - YouTube live recording

Hi there and happy new week! In the beginning of the month I kept a YouTube live and I'm now sharing the recording of it. My goal was to make a textured art journal page mainly in black and white.

If you were unable to attend the live while it was happening, you can see the recording underneath. As you can see from it, I had prepared another base as the drying time of the modeling paste was a bit extensive for a live. 

Like I wrote in the beginning, my goal was to make the whole spread with just black and white, but in the end I chickened out and added a touch of color - like in the sample spread, too. You can see the sample project and the materials list here in the announcement post (link).

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

Materials: Fabriano, A.B.Studio, Sizzix, Prima Marketing, Ranger, PaperArtsy, Tim Holtz Idea-ology

Do all the good - an art journal spread

Hi there! It's Friday again and time for another video! This time I'm making an art journaling spread inspired by a canvas I did earlier. 

From the beginning of the year I started to try to grab some time to make fun things. I cut back my design assignments in order to have time for just to create. Some of that time I've been using to paint. This particular spread was inspired by one of the canvases. It was similar to this one I have blogged (link) with the exception of the texture. In the blogged version I was trying to make some quite dimensional texture, but in the inspiration one I just used modeling paste and a texture comb and made these circular shapes. I guess no one is surprised if I say the canvas was in teal, blue and hints of yellow turning to green - my go to palette.

With this spread I played with the idea turning an abstract painting into a background for my art journal and then adding something depictive on top. I'm not totally sure I pulled it off, or if the character just seems to float on top of the background, but it was a fun thing to do. If you want to know how I did the spread, please see the process video below.

I've listed the materials underneath the next photo, if you want to check something out or re-create something similar. You can also find the materials list in the description box of the video.

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

Materials: 

Finnabair art daily journal

Fabriano - Accademia 160g cardstock

Prima Marketing - Art Basics Modeling paste

PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Snowflake, Baltic Blue, Blue Moon, Zesty Zing

PaperArtsy - W3 stamp set

Ranger - Archival Ink Jet Black

Posca - Uniposca marker PC-1M black, blue, PC-3M white, apricot, PC-5M aqua green

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Transparent things TH94241

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Paperdolls TH93555

A.B.Studio - Cream sheet 6 "Do what you want"

Ranger - Distress watercolor pencils set 1

Korttipaja - Sanasuikaleita #1

black buttons

double sided adhesive sheet, double sided tape, foam tape, craft glue

palette knife, paper cutter, scissors, brushes, circle ruler