A new familymember / Uusi perheenjäsen

About a month ago it arrived, my new baby: Louët S10 DT. My fiber-stash has since grown exponentially, and this is what I have done so far.

Kuukausi sitten se saapui, uusi perheenjäsen: Louët S10 DT. Kuitustashini on alkanut kasvaa räjähdysmäisesti ja valmistakin on tullut.

100% oatmeal blue faced leichester, Lanitium ex Machina, 2-ply 135g/300m
Ravelry

100% polwarth, Lanitium ex Machina, 2-ply 142g/440m
Ravelry

P*skarteluhaaste #226 - Bingo

A Finnish challenge again, with a bingo-board. I went with brads-stripes-brown.

Paskiksessa bingoillaan taas:

Lähdin liikkeelle niitti-raitaa-ruskea yhdistelmällä. Oli ihan pakko päästä kokeilemaan Tim Holtzin Chevron - bigz stanssia - siitä omassa postauksessaan vähän lisää, meinasi nimittäin päästä tekemään tuttavuutta vesilinnun kanssa.

Tässä valkkaamani paperit:

Stanssasin vielä lisäksi kraftista kerran. Olisi pitänyt liimailla palat mustan pohjan päälle, nyt käytin valkoista ja piti sotkea reunoihin walnut stain - distress mustetta, kun muuten oli liian vaalea. 

Muutama haaraniitti, kulmien pyöristys, katkoviivaa ja stanssipala 3-d tyynyillä kohotettu.

Sisäpuolelle laitoin vielä muutaman ylijäämäpalan.

*PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Sizzix CHEVRON Frameworks Die 659428 *Prima Flowers 6 x 6 Paper Pack CARTOGRAPHER 990084 *Prima Flowers 6 x 6 PAPER PACK ENGRAVER 845643 *My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 ANTIQUE Paper Pad Lost & Found Record It LF4037 *PREORDER Ranger 12"" x 12"" KRAFT CARDSTOCK Inkssentials Surfaces ISM35251 *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD WALNUT STAIN Brown Ranger

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Tim Holtz Alterations Chevron -Bigz die and a learning experience

I usually love pretty much anything Tim Holtz, and especially his Bigz-dies because they cut like butter. I knew I had to get the Chevron -die for paperpiecing, and this weekend I finally had time to play with it.

So on I go, running the die through my Big Shot with 4 different patterned papers, poke out the little pieces, put my frame on a double sided tape and start piecing.

First piece doesn't fit. The second piece doesn't fit. The third piece doesn't fit. I have 4 x 16 pieces on my desk, all in a jumble, and nothing fits! So I take one of the frames that doesn't have tape on it, and start figuring out why:

It's a chevron right, you'd think each piece was the same size? Nope. Each row has it's unique size, and not all pieces on one row are the same. 

So, if you are going for the paperpiecing with this die, for the love of god DO NOT POKE OUT THE PIECES! Just pluck them out of their frame one at a time.

I did finally finish the card, after having pieced all the pieces back in their respective frames and gotten everything in order:

12 tags of 2014 - March

I hopped over the February in the 12 tags of 2014, but I'm on board again with March. 

The stampset I chose was the Time Traveller and I tried to do the second generation tag as well, but my main image didn't really work well with that. So, I decided to go just with the first generation.

I did an ombre-effect on the gentleman by using rusty hinge, vintage photo and walnut stain ink pads.
The spritzing is done with stormy sky and pumice stone.

Vilda Stamps - Steampunk bård Vilda Stamps - Kugghjuls kit *PREORDER Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2013 TIME TRAVELERS cms157 *PREORDER Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2013 TRAVEL WAYS cms162 *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD RUSTY HINGE Rust Ranger *Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD VINTAGE PHOTO Brown Ranger *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD DUSTY CONCORD Purple Ranger *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD AGED MAHOGANY Red Ranger *Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD WILD HONEY Yellow Ranger *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD WALNUT STAIN Brown Ranger *Tim Holtz Distress MARKERS WILD HONEY Ranger TDM32762 *Tim Holtz Distress MARKERS STORMY SKY Ranger TDM32687 *Tim Holtz Distress MARKERS PUMICE STONE Ranger TDM32625 *PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Distress Marker SPRITZER TOOL Ranger TDA39730 *Hemptique EARTHY Natural Hemp Cord Set 2902 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology MINI GEARS Sprockets TH93012 *PREORDER Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRINKLE RIBBON TH93020

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Addicted to Technics #8

Back with the Finnish Addicted to Technics with their background with salt -challenge. Continuing in clean and simple style I matted black cardstock on a white card base. The main piece is made with Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise, Crushed Grape and Funky Fuchsia and salt on thick watercolor paper. Text is stamped with VersaMark and then heat embossed with white detail-powder. The stars are die cut with the Simon Says Stamp! Holiday Shapes, glittered with a little Wink of Stella and topped off with coating of Glossy Accents. The black stars on the inside got Wink of Stella coating as well. To finish the card off I doodled some faux stitching with my Uniball Signo.

Addicted to Technics -blogissa haastellaan tekemään tausta suolan avulla. Tässäpä tämä minun yritelmäni: clean and simple -tyylinen kortti, jossa valkoiselle korttipohjalle liimasin ensin mustan pohjan, ja sen päälle kohotarroilla akvarellipaperille tehty suolaosuus. Käytin Dylusions-suihkeita väreissä Vibrant Turquoise, Crushed Grape ja Funky Fuchsia ja sitten sitä suolaa. Gratulerer-teksti on leimattu VersaMarkilla ja sitten kohokuvioitu detail-jauheella. Tähdet ovat stanssattu Simon Says Stamp! Holiday Shapes -stanssilla akvarellipaperista, glitteröity Wink of Stella -sivellinkynällä ja päällystetty Glossy Accentsillä. Kortin sisään stanssasin mustasta pahvista 3 tähteä lisää, näissä on myös Wink of Stellaa. Lopuksi vielä valkoisella Uniball Signolla katkoviivoja reunoihin.

*Ranger DYLUSIONS INK SPRAY VIBRANT TURQUOISE Dyan Reaveley DYC33943 *PRE-ORDER Ranger DYLUSIONS INK SPRAY FUNKY FUCHSIA Dyan Reaveley DYC36760 *Ranger DYLUSIONS INK SPRAY CRUSHED GRAPE Dyan Reaveley DYC33851 Cosmic Shimmer True White Detail Emboss Powder *ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320 *Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD Signo Uni-Ball White UM-153 *Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember?äó HOLIDAY SHAPES Hearts Stars Craft Die S131

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Less is More #163 Masking or stencilling

I finally got my hands on the Tim Holtz spritzer, and was happily surprised that my Promarkers fit in it - so far I've only seen it demoed with Copics and they have a smaller barrel.

Sain vihdoin käsiini Tim Holtzin spritzerin, ja olin iloisesti yllättynyt, että siihen mahtui myös Promarkerit. Tässäpä siis kortti spritzerillä ja Promarkereilla Less is More -haasteeseen. Putsasin sabluunan käsidesipyyhkeillä, koska Promarkerit eivät vedellä lähde irti, alkoholipohjaisia kun ovat. Huomasin myös, että pystyin kontrolloimaan ruiskujälkeä paremmin kun pidin vasemmalla kädellä kiinni kynästä ja oikealla ruiskutin - muuten nokka tuntui puristuksen voimasta hyppivän minne sattui.

Less is More 163 theme "Masking or stecilling" came almost as ordered, so here is a card made with the spritzer, 3 shades of Promarkers and a stencil from Memory Box. I picked the Promarker colors to fit the enamel dots from Teresa Collins. 

Since the Promarkers are alchohol based, just water will not clean the stencil. I used hand sanitizer wipes, which worked out great. I also found that I could control the placement of the spray pattern better, if I actually held on to the pen with my left hand while spritzing with my right - otherwise the spray tended to go where ever it pleased.

Promarker colors: Pastel Green, Pastel Pink and Pastel Yellow
Stencil: Memory Box Texture Flourish (Style 88519)

*Memory Box TEXTURE FLOURISH Stencil 88519 *Letraset Single ProMarker PASTEL PINK Marker R738 *Letraset Single ProMarker PASTEL GREEN Marker G829 *Letraset Single ProMarker PASTEL YELLOW Marker O949 *Teresa Collins Enamel Dots MEMORIES Pack of 48 MEM121 *PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Distress Marker SPRITZER TOOL Ranger TDA39730 *Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets *We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER *VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment

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