Tim Holtz's 12 tags of 2013 - October

I'm not a big glitter fan, but some of the examples I've seen around YouTube and blogs made me go and grab Clear Rock Candy, Pumice Stone and Black Soot Distress Glitters. Not so very surprisingly October's theme was glitter in the 12 tags of 2013 October -challenge. 

Since we don't do Halloween here in Scandinavia (or didn't, but the merchandise overload sure is getting heavier every year in the stores and I've seen kids trick-or-treating...), I made a winter/Christmas -themed tag. It's heavily themed like the one I did for a Finnish challenge, which I really liked.

I must admit, I am falling more and more in love with Peacock Feathers as a color. I only have it as a stain for now, which I used here for the background with Brushed Pewter and Picket Fence -paints. I shaded the edges with Faded Jeans and Pumice Stone and added some stamping in Picket Fence paint. The swirls are heat embossed with Versamark and detailed white embossing powder.

The snowflakes are cut from a food cartong and painted white with Picket Fence, then covered with Glossy Accents and Clear Rock Candy glitter. They are then shaded with Faded Jeans. The xmas-ball is a diecut with the Tiny Tabs and tags -Bigz die, stamped with Picket Fence and then colored with Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans and Pumice Stone. Glitter is Pumice Stone. Added some half pearls and silver-colored yarn to finish the tag.

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P*skarteluhaaste #204 - Luonnos

A Finnish challenge again - this time a tag-sketch. I used techniques from Tim Holtz's Creative Chemistry 102 on this one, Stamping resist from day 1 and Glittering from day 3. Colors used here are Antique Linen, Faded Jeans and Peacock Feathers, with Clear Rock Candy Glitter.

P*skarteluhaasteen 204:ssa oli haasteena tagiluonnos. Tässä minun versioni. En ole kovin jouluihminen, joten tälläiset vähemmän traditionaaliset talvi-jutut ovat enemmän makuuni. Väritykset on tehty Antique Linen, Faded Jeans ja Peacock Feathers Distress-väreillä ja lumihiutaleet glitteroitu Clear Rock Candyllä.

Koska tagissa on käytetty Tim Holtzin vetämän Creative Chemistry 102 -kurssin tekniikoita, en erittele sen tarkemmin käytettyjä tuotteita /  tekniikoita.

Wedding present / Häälahja

I made a mixed media wedding present that was given away last weekend, so I can finally blog about it... My original idea was a canvas, but after having seen Donna Little's video about her picture frames, I changed my mind.

Mixed media -häälahja tuli annettua viime viikonloppuna, joten tästä projektista voi vihdoin blogata... Ajattelin ensin tehdä canvas-taulun, mutta nähtyäni tämän Donna Littlen videon valokuvakehyksistä, päätin vaihtaa pohjaa.

Donna's video:

I couldn't find a picture frame with such a massive space around the opening, so mine became much less embellished. This one was a long process, and I went from sprays to full acrylic coverage (some Distress, some regular acrylics) and Inka Gold on top. I've spent so much time staring at it that I don't really know anymore how I feel about it... Without being too specific, the locomotive is there for a purpose, and actually was one of the very first elements I wanted in :)

En löytänyt valokuvakehystä, jossa olisi ollut noin paljon tilaa koristeille kuin Donnan videossa, joten omasta versiostani tuli vähän yksinkertaisempi. Prosessi oli pitkä ja värikin vaihtui matkan varrella mustesuihkeista akryyliin - osittain Distressiä, osittain tavallisia akryyleja ja Inka Goldia lopuksi. Tätä on tullut katseltua niin paljon, etten oikein enää osaa sanoa, mitä mieltä tästä itse olen. Menemättä sen enempää yksityiskohtiin, veturilla on tarkoituksensa ja oli yksi niitä ensimmäisiä asioita, joita tiesin haluavani laittaa mukaan :)

A little bit of extra exitement came from the fact that I had to fly to the wedding and had this in my hand luggage. Apparently it was not suspicious enough to merit a baggage search :D

Hieman lisäjännitystä tarjosi häitä edeltänyt lentomatkailu, kun tämä oli käsimatkatavaroissa. Ei sitten kuitenkaan ollut tarpeeksi epäilyttävä, että olisin joutunut tarkemmin esittelemään turvatarkastuksessa :D