Simon Says...Anything Goes!

I made a tag for Simon Says... Anything Goes! -challenge I diecut the tag with Tim's Tag &  Bookplates -bigz die and the cogs with the M&S Mini Gears -set. I used some leftover faux metal from my mixed media canvas, out of which I cut circles with my circle punches. The cogs are colored with distress paint. I used distress inks and paints in the background, and some stencils. 

I mixed some black acrylic into Liquitex Light modeling paste and stenciled the background with it. 

There's also some rub-ons in the background. 

Okay, this is my first time trying out the Inlinkz-project manager, so don't blame me too hard if this goes fubar :D 

P*skarteluhaaste #190 - Bingo / Mojo Monday 295

This will be a combined Mojo Monday and P*skarteluhaaste-card

Paskiksessa bingoillaan, ja ajattelin ottaa haasteen vastaan :) Käytin luonnoksena Mojo Mondayn 295 -luonnosta.

In P*skarteluhaaste there was a bingo-challenge, and I chose "Blue - Twine - Metal" as my recipe. I used the Mojo Monday 295 -sketch in my layout.

Valkkasin ylärivin, vaikkei tuo sininen ihan mua olekaan, mutta halusin metallin - en jaksanut kaivaa ompelukonetta esille ja "ei leimakuvaa" aiheuttaa aina päänvaivaa. Lopputuloksesta tuli sitten kuitenkin leimakuvaton :D Melkein sain täyteen vasemmanpuoleisen rivinkin: tein nimittäin valmiiksi boordin, mutta en saanut sitä sitten lopultakaan sopimaan korttiin niin, että se olisi tullut tarpeeksi esille.

Tein feikkimetallia alumiiniteipillä paperille ja leikkasin siitä kukkia Timpan Tattered Florals Bigz-stanssilla. Taustan tein Timpan Regal Flourishes kohokuviointikansiolla, sekä metallisen että Core'dinations -osan. Väritin alumiinikukkia vähän sinisellä Promarkerilla ja leikkasin seuraksi samaa sarjaa sinisestä kartongista. Naru aiheutti vähän päänvaivaa, kun ei noihin väreihin sopinutkaan mikään omista puuvilla / juuttinaruista. Muistin sitten kuitenkin pienen hairahdukseni makrameen puolelle ja kaivoin hopeanväristä nylonnyöriä ja tein  solmimalla koristeen.

Blue isn't quite my cup of tea, but I wanted to play with faux metal -technique. I covered some cardstock with aluminium tape and cut it withTim Holtz's Tattered Florals - Bigz die. I also ran a piece of blue cardstock with the same die. Then I ran rest of the faux metal through my Big Shot with Tim's Regal Flourishes texture fade embossing folder for the background for the flower. I colored the metal flowers with a blue Promarker for a bit of shade. Then I embossed a bit of a blue Core'dinations cardstock with the Regal Flourishes as well and it. As for the twine I used nylon cord out of which I made some macrame-knots.

Here's some detail pictures of making the flower. I crumbled the aluminium tape and ripped pieces of it when I coated the cardstock with it.

Pari kuvaa kukkien valmistuksesta. Rypistelin alumiiniteipin ja revin siitä pienehköjä palasia paperia peittämään.

Diecuts - I didn't end up using the largest flowers / Stanssatut kuviot, nuo isoimmat kukat jäivät käyttämättä.

Recipe 
Papers: Core'dinations Adirondack; Panduro cardstock 
Ink: Distress Ink Faded Jeans
Coloring: Promarker Cobalt Blue
Dies: Sizzix Bigz Die - Tattered Florals; Sizzix Framelits Squares

Scoreboard rosette

I made some paper rosettes on my scoreboard (the Martha Stewart -version), from 1 inch strips of Tim Holtz's Retro Grunge 12x12 paper. I didn't have any special plans with them, so I ended up build a card around one of them, and here's what I came up with:

Opettelin tekemään paperiruusukkeita scoreboardilla (mikäköhän tämä on suomeksi :D). Käytin yhden tuuman levyistä palaa Timpan Retro Grunge-paperia. Tein näitä vain kokeilun vuoksi, joten ei ollut mitään erityistä suunnitelmaa jatkokäyttöä varten. Päädyin tekemään yhdestä tälläisen kortin:

I used the same pattern paper as a background with some Distress Ink -stamping, some twine and half pearls. The rosette is sprayed with Glimmer Mist. There's some stamping in the middle circle of the rosette, but the Glimmer Mist covered it up so it's barely visible.
Here's a close up of the layering:

Taustalla on samaa TImpan paperia, jota on leimattu Distress Inkeillä, lisätty juuttinarua ja helmenpuolikkaita. Ruusukkeen keskustan ympyrässä on myös leimailua, mutta päälle suihkaistu Glimmer Mist peitti sen aika tehokkaasti. Tässä lähikuva kerrostuksista:

Recipe 
Papers: Tim Holtz idea-ology Retro Grunge 12x12, plain watercolor paper, Panduro card stock
Images: Visible Image Retro dots background, Darkroom Door Rubber Background Stamp - Harlequin 
Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Distressed Edges 
Other: EK Success 1 inch punch, twine, Memories half pearls, Sakura Gelly Roller, 3-D pads, Glimmer Mists sand

P*skarteluhaaste #188 - Liukuvärit

A Finnish challenge, so description in Finnish as well this time :) You'll find the list of used materials in the end of this post as usual.

P*skarteluhaasteen #188 aiheena on liukuvärit, ja minä paskartelin tämmöisen:

Gatefold-kortti (mikäköhän tämän suomenkielinen nimitys lienee?) kovin yllättävällä väriteemalla... :P Taustalla ruskeaa Core'dinationsin 6x6 tuumaista paperia embossattuna Cuddlebugin Clockworks-kansiolla, ja etupaneeli liukuväriteltynä Distress Inkeillä. Leimailut Vilda Stampsin ja Visible Imagen leimoilla, ja tuo Visible Imagen Retro Dots Background liukuvärjättynä sekin. Koristeena Timpan mini gearseja. Tuo teksti on Panduron sabluunoita. Onnistuin sössimään tuon embossatun osion kohdistuksen, tarkoitus oli, että se olisi osunut yksi yhteen, mutta fiksuna lyhensin toisen paneelin väärästä päästä (huoh).

Liukuvärjäsin myös sisäpuolen, sekä leimasin Visible Imagen taustaleiman kahdesti ja sabluunoitu Panduron tekstisabluunalla.

Ja tajusin nyt vasta käyttäneeni täsmälleen samoja leimoja ja embossauskansiota kuin parin viikon takaisessa Mojo Mondayssa... Onneksi en ole yhtään urautunut :P

Recipe 
Papers: Panduro cardstock, Core'dinations 6x6 Cardstock Neutrals, watercolor paper
Images: Vilda Stamps V467 KUGGHJULSKIT, V711 KUGGHJULSHÖRN MED KLOCKOR; Visible Image Retro dots background;
Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Victorian Velvet, Antique Linen; Archival Ink Sienna
Other: Tim Holtz idea-ology mini gears; Panduro stencil
Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Clockworks

Venturing into mixed media...

First off, this is going to be a long post, so I'll skip the Finnish translations, sorry about that.

Okay, this was a learning process, and I am not totally satisfied with the result, but oh well... My very first try in making a mixed media canvas: 

I'll try to retrace the process, as this has been on my table for over 3 weeks now... I started with a blank 15x15 cm card-like canvas from Søstrene Grene, grounded it with white gesso and then lay down some light modeling paste from Liquitex over a chicken wire stencil template from Panduro.

Sidenote here: I found out why I should pay a little more for my supplies... I got 4 stencils from Panduro with the same price as one "more known brand", but the Panduro stencils are very harshly cut (the chicken wire and brick wall), and I don't get the effect I want with them. You can see what I mean here:

90 degree angles on bricks? Going to have to find some better templates, ie pay more for them.

Anyway, back to business. I glued on some weaved ribbon and twine with Modge Podge matte. I should have used more as it looks a bit lonely now, but still these are the parts I especially love:

The diecut cogs are Tim Holtz Alterations: Sizzix Movers & Shapers - Mini Gears Set and Sizzix Bigz Die - Gadget Gears, cut from a thick cardboard and primed with multiple layers of white gesso and glued down with Glossy Accents. There's a metal brad in the smallest one. I tried adding some self-adhesive aluminium tape to one of the cogs, but the effect didn't come out quite as I wanted.

The metal cog accents are done by layering self-adhesive aluminium tape over a piece of thin cardboard and then running it through my Big Shot with an embossing folder from Cuddlebug called Clockworks. Then I painted it with black acrylic paint, let it dry a bit and then rubbed off the extra paint with a paper towel. I then fuzzycut around the larger cogs to get smaller pieces, which I then adhered with the light modeling paste.

When all this was dried, I painted everything except the faux metal panels with white gesso and then sprayed the canvas with ink sprays. I made a custom Distress Ink spray by mixing Antique Linen and Tattered Rose reinkers in a mini-mister and used that as the base. Then I continued with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in sand and some spritzes of Dylusions Melted Chocolate. The cogs are painted with Distress Paint dabber in Antique Bronze and with some Inka Gold in copper. I also used the DP dabber around the edges of the canvas. Afterwards I highlighted some places with the white gesso again. Finally I added the Dymo-label.

There were quite some "Oh crap"-moments during the way, but white gesso does save quite a lot :)

Lastly I want to share some YouTube-channels I get inspiration and great tutorials from:
Luvleescrappin's channel (mixed media canvases)
Sari Hänninen's channel (steampunk ideas and the faux metal technique)

Simon Says... Flower Power !

Here is my entry to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge, "Flower Power!" 

I don't have any light purple inks - which is weird as I love purple - so I had to improvise: I colored the diecut and the punched flowers with Fuchsia Pink Promarker, and I love how they turned up! I didn't want to "waste" any of my colored paper stocks, as sometimes I mess up those intricate dies and have to throw away the result. I cut the Garden Weave from a regular thick white drawing paper, and did the same with the larger punched flowers, and then colored them in.

The pattern paper and the white paper inside are both shaded with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and the stamp inside is from Kreativ Hobby, stamped with Archival Ink Sienna. The front is sprayed with Perfect Pearls Mists (color: Perfect Pearl). You'll find rest of the supply list below.

Recipe 
Papers: Panduro cardstock,  Basic Gray Porcelain Paper Pad 6x6
Images: Kreativ Hobby: Hjørne - Siluett grunge
Ink: Distress Ink Victorian Velvet; Archival Ink Sienna
Coloring: Promarker Fuchsia Pink; Perfect Pearls Mists Perfect Pearl
Other: Papirdesign halfpearls, purple; EK Retro flower punch
Dies: Sizzix Framelits Circles; Spellbinders Shapeabilities D-Lites Garden Weave

Mojo Monday #292

Here's my interpretation of Mojo Monday's #292 sketch:

I love these Vilda stamps! You'll find the details below.

Recipe 
Papers: Panduro cardstock,  Core'dinations 6x6 Cardstock Neutrals, watercolor paper
Images: Vilda Stamps V467 KUGGHJULSKIT, V711 KUGGHJULSHÖRN MED KLOCKOR; Visible Image Retro dots background
Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen; Archival Ink Sepia, Coffee
Coloring: Viva Decor Inka Gold Silver and Copper  
Other: Washi tape, DYMO writer, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sprocket gears
Dies: Tim Holtz Alterations: Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK; Spellbinders Nestabilities Distressed Edges
Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Clockworks

The Tailored Sweater method meets Elfe

Sometimes you find a pattern that you kinda like, but it doesn't fit you as it is. I liked the stripes on Elfe from the start, but a short sleeved pullover just doesn't fit my wardrobe. If it is warm enough for me to not wear long sleeves, it's too hot for a knitted garment. So, here's my TTS interpretation of Elfe. 

Joskus sitä löytää ohjeen, joka on muuten kiva, mutta jokin osa mättää. Tykästyin Elfen raidoitukseen heti, mutta lyhythihaisen villapaidan epäkäytännöllisyys ei houkuttanut. Jos on tarpeeksi lämmintä sille, että en kaipaa hihoja, on liian kuuma villavaatteille. Joten yhdistin Elfen raidoituksen Tuulian TTS-metodilla tehtyyn villatakkiin. 

The button band was a bit of a nightmare (note to self: PLAN beforehand next time), but in the end I managed all the buttons with equidistant spacing and added grosgrain ribbon sewed on the back. 

Nappilista oli aika painajainen (etukäteen suunnittelu on amatööreille...), mutta sain sitten kuitenkin lopulta napit tasavälein kiinni ja kangasnauhan ommeltua nappilistojen takapuolelle. 

Ravelry project. 
3,5 mm needles / puikot 
Wollmeise Pure Mäuseschwänzchen + Heavy Metal

Faux metal #1

I fell in love with Sari Hänninen's channel some while back on youtube, and she has a great tutorial video for faux metal effects.

Ihastuin Sari Hännisen youtube-kanavaan tuossa taannoin, ja Sarilla on aivan mahtava faux metal -tutoriaali:

After raiding Biltema today, I got experimenting... This tag is about 10cm x 18cm. I used double sided tape to attached diecut letters and cogwheels to a piece of cartong, added some embellishments and then covered the whole thing with the aluminium tape. I rubbed everything down with a stylus and then went over it with black acrylic paint, rubbed some of it off and added some Inka Gold in Silver and Coppper.

Pienen Biltema-shoppailun jälkeen aloitin omat kokeilut. Kyltti on kooltaan n. 10cm x 18cm. Pohjustin ensin palan pahvia kaksipuoleisella teipillä ja siihen päälle järjestelin stanssatut kirjaimet ja hammasrattaat, sekä muutaman metallikoristeen, ja päällystin koko systeemin alumiiniteipillä. Kävin läpi kaikki kohoreunat styluksella ja hieroin sen jälkeen pintaan mustaa akryylimaalia. Poistin ylimääräiset maalit ja lisäsin Inka Goldia värissä Silver ja Copper.

Recipe 
Papers: Piece of food packaging cartong 
Coloring: Black acrylic paint, Inka Gold (Silver and Copper)
Dies: Tim Holtz Alterations: Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK - Mini Gears Set; Sizzix Bigz Die - Gadget Gears; Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk
Other: Self-adhesive aluminium tape; stylus for picking out the details

P*askarteluhaaste #183

Oli tarvetta onnittelukortille ja P*askiksesta löytyi sopiva luonnos:

Nuo pienemmät "roiskeet" jäivät toteuttamatta, kun oli tuo taustapaperi jo ihan kiitettävän levoton itsessään. "Kuva" on kohokuvioitu Nellie Snellenin "ball flowers" kohokuviointikansiolla Core'dinationsin pahville, hiottu ja pallukat korostettu Liquid Pearlseilla. Kukat on stanssattu Timin Tattered floralsin pienimmällä kukalla ja päällyskukka EK:n punchilla.

Sorry, a Finnish challenge this time, so the description is in Finnish too :) Here's a list of materials though:

Papers: Core'dinations Adirondack; Basic Grey Urban Prairie; Panduro cardstock
Images: Storyteller
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
Coloring: Brilliance Moonlight White
Dies: Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Florals; Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B (S5-172),
Embossing: Nellie Snellen Ball Flowers
Other: EK Retro flower punch; KaiserCraft pearls (champagne), Panduro ribbon, Liquid Pearls (white opal)

Mojo Monday #287

I haven't done much papercrafting later either, but my mojo seems to be creeping back slowly, not in the least because of my new Big Shot -machine... So, I went ahead and used Mojo Monday #287 sketch here:

Kortteilumojokin on ollut hukassa pitkään, mutta sitten "vahingossa" hankin Big Shot -vehkeen ja jopas alkoi innostaa :) Tässä Mojo Monday #287 -haasteen toteutus:

I have to admit, I am a bit of a gadget freak, so I am totally in awe of my Big Shot. The biggest downside is that the dies, while not that expensive per pack, kinda stack up when you start finding out what is available and "what you absolutely NEED"...

Kaikenlaiset mekaaniset ja elektroniset vehkeet kun ovat sydäntä lähellä, niin on tuo Big Shot vaan mahtava vehje. Ainoa huono puoli on se, että vaikkei yksi paketti stansseja paljon itsessään maksakaan, läjä "Nämä on pakko saada" -paketteja tuleekin sitten aika kalliiksi...

Recipe
Papers: Prima Engraver; Panduro cardstock
Images: Kort & Godt S-249; Scrappy Cat Florals, Hearts & Phrases
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black; Distress Inks Vintage Photo,Antique Linen, Black Soot
Dies: Sizzix Circles, Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B (S5-172), Asian Accents (S5-123)
Other: KaiserCraft Pearls (pewter)