Friday, 24 October 2014

Peace!

To honour the United Nations Day, here are some previously unposted ATCs I made for a Mixed Media Peace Signs swap. All I am saying today, is Give Peace a Chance! (And let's hope the decision makers around the world agree, as I'm sure all of us other citizens of our beloved planet do!)







Sunday, 19 October 2014

Skyline Chunky Pages

Hello! Today I'm posting a few Chunky 4x4 pages I made for a Cityscapes & Skylines themed swap at my dear ATCs for All site earlier this year. I'm really happy with the special look that I achieved by using hand decorated papers only. Well, there's sheet music and book pages but they too are hand painted. I've collected marbled, stamped and painted papers for a while but this was a first time I made a whole project with that stash!





I think I need to make a few more of these for myself to keep, too - though making them is a sure way to catch a travel fever! Can you guess which cities I was thinking of?



They are Venice, Istanbul and Barcelona. And hey, if you want to try making a skyline collage of your own cities of inspiration, just google city skylines and plenty of images can be found to help as a reference for drawing your template.

Have a nice week!

Saturday, 11 October 2014

Skräppäyskursseja Espoossa!

Moikka! Skräppäyskursseja on viime syksyn tapaan taas tarjolla Espoon työväenopistossa. Kurssini ovat marraskuussa neljänä perättäisenä torstai-iltana opiston Olarin toimipisteessä, osoitteessa Kuunkehrä 2.




Illat jakautuvat kahteen kahden illan kurssiin, joista ensimmäisenä ohjelmassa on Tutustu skräppäykseen. Kurssi kokoontuu 6.11. ja 13.11. ja sopii nimensä mukaisesti etenkin aloittelijoille. Luvassa on silti toivon mukaan jotain uutta myös pidempään harrastaneille - etenkin mixed mediaan ja kierrätysmateriaalin käyttöön painottuen! Kurssille voi tulla aloittamaan uuden projektin tai jatkamaan entisiä, ja skräppäyksen lisäksi voi toki tulla tekemään kortteja tai muutakin, ja nauttimaan yhdessä askartelun iloista. (kurssitunnus E143252.)

Seuraavan kahden torstain aiheena on Skräppää minialbumi! Päivämäärät ovat siis 20.11. ja 27.11. ja kurssilla tehdään minialbumi suodatinpusseista - tätä oli tosi hauska tehdä! Lisää kuvia löytyy edellisestä postauksestani täältä.

Vielä minimpää haluavalle on vaihtoehtona wc-paperirullaan pohjautuva malli. Laitan siitäkin kuvia pikapuoliin!(kurssitunnus E143252.)

Kursseille ilmoittaudutaan suoraan työväenopistoon joko www.ilmonet.fi (laita hakusanaksi kurssitunnus!) tai puhelimitse 020 692 444. Kummankin hinta on 27 €. Tilaa on molemmilla kursseilla vielä reilusti, mutta varmimmin ilmoittaudut viimeistään kaksi viikkoa ennen kurssien alkua, jotteivät ne peruunnu liian vähäisen osallistujamäärän takia. Tiedot löytyvät kootusti myös täältä.

Tervetuloa!

Fall is in the Air

Hello, and happy October! Today I'd like to share an autumnal mini album with the fun shape from coffee filter bags. I got the idea from a book by Norwegian authors Catherine Rein Carlson & Turid Eide. I have not found an English translation but if you live in one of the Nordic countries, you might find it in your local library or bookstore! (original title: Idebok for scrapbooking. Minialbum og dekorering, Cappelen Damm 2008/Finnish translation Talleta tähtihetket, Tammi 2009).

My inspiration was the autumnal mood board challenge at Berry71Bleu and particularly the colour palette, which I like a lot, plus the flowers and leaves.

I also made it with my next month's workshop in mind. We'll be making mini albums either from coffee filters, like this one, or you can also choose the toilet roll model. The two evening class will be in my home town Espoo, Finland, on November 20th and 27th, so I'll make a separate post with more info in Finnish!



The photos are from an autumnal day trip to the national park of Nuuksio that we are lucky to have within the borders of my home town, the second largest city of Finland. I have a cousin with whose family we've made a tradition of doing a day trip & hike to a nature destination at least once a year, often in the fall season. It's so much fun for kids and grow-ups alike. This one was in 2012 and we had a lovely weather, though not yet the brightest foliage.



The outlines of the tree are stamped with Distress Inks and a mask from the Glimmer Screens series: Vintage Seasons, Halloween. I added the hand drawn doodles and stamped the leaves with one of my favourite stamps from 3rd Eye.









What is your favourite way to enjoy an autumn weekend? I hope you're spending a nice one right now!