Perfection is overrated- Finnabair-Prima

Shiny and grungy at the same time.  Here some texture with Finnabair Mind Games stencil. Have added lot of embellishments made from moulds. When everything is dried I have added metalllic paint in layers to give it a sparkling shine.

Material:
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Gesso 250ml – Black
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Soft Gloss Gel 250ml – Transparent Gloss
Prima Stencil 6X9 – Mind Games
Prima Finnabair Decor Moulds 5X8 – Mechanica
Prima Finnabair Decor Moulds 5X8 – Stars & Moons
Prima Finnabair Decor Moulds 3.5X4.5 – Flower Queen
Prima Redesign Mould 5X8 – Royalty
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 50ml – Metallique White Pearl
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 50ml – Sparks Unicorns Hair
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 50ml – Metallique Plum Preserves
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 50ml – Sparks Night Shadow
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Resin Frames 2/Pkg – Petite Round
Prima Finnabair Mechanicals Metal Embellishments 4/Pkg – Rusty Labels
Stampendous Frantage Encrusted Jewel kit – Gold

xoxo Katja

Mixed Media Panel- Prima and Ranger products

Love the combination of gloss and matte surface. Here with glossy Liquid Acrylic Paint and the grungy rust paste. Layers of Tim Holtz tags and for my focalpoint a paperdoll with a vintage flair.  On the paperdoll and the flair I have embossed with the new embossing glaze in vintage photo. Also some factory tags and machinery heads for extra interest.

Material:
Prima Finnabair Art Extravagence Rust Paste Set
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 30ml – Emerald
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 30ml – Deep Turquoise
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 30ml – Burnt Sienna
Prima Finnabair Art Ingredients Mini Art Stones 230ml
Tim Holtz Distress Archival Mini Ink Kit – Kit #3
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology 25/Pkg – Salvaged Tags
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Metal Adornments 9/Pkg – Factory Tags
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Metal Adornments 6/Pkg – Machinery Heads
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Metal Adornments 12/Pkg – Vintage Flair
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Book 335/Pkg – Ticket
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Paper Dolls Die-Cuts 23/Pkg
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Transparent Acetate Wings 72/Pkg
Tim Holtz Cling Stamps 7X8.5 – Field Notes
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Pen 2/Pkg
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze – Vintage Photo
Wendy Vecchi Mat Minis – Ricks Art

xoxo Katja

 

 

 

 

#trashtotreasure-Create small treasure -Finnabair and Prima products

Time to create with trash of packaging and leftover pieces. Here a small piece of art from a small jar. A paint jar- and there have been acrylic paint inside it before. Now, it is a small piece of treasure. Black gesso in the background and the Vintage Gold and  Firebird to highlight the Art melange pebbles.  Some artstones in the jar and they are painted with sparks,

Material:
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Gesso 250ml – Black
Prima Finnabair Art Ingredients Mega Art Stones 230ml
Prima Finnabair Art Ingredients Mini Art Stones 230ml
Prima Finnabair Art Ingredients Art Stones 230ml
Prima Finnabair Art Ingredients Melange Art Pebbles 46/Pkg
Prima Finnabair Art Basics 3D Matte Gel 236ml – Transparent
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Wax Metallique 20ml – Vintage Gold
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Wax Metallique 20ml – Firebird
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 50ml – Sparks Dragons Eye
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Embellishments – French Regalia Crowns

xoxo Katja

Creating for myself- Art Journaling-Prima-Finnabair

I have recently made a lot of art journaling. So busy times and so much happening around the world right now.  I have daily created in my 6×6 Art Journal from Finnabair after my busy days. This is for me and my thoughts and feeling are all in my journal.  This have been my way to meditate and relax. My journal is bulky so I have picked out some sides from the journal. Maybe I will make a new cover for the pages.

Here a mixed media background with tissue paper-Romantica, stencils, Liquid Acrylic Paint. And a text to support and take care of your self.

Material:
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Gesso 500ml – White
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 30ml – Burnt Sienna
Prima Finnabair Tissue Paper – Romantica
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Soft Matte Gel 250ml – Transparent Matte
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Wax Metallique 20ml – Rich Copper
Prima Stencil 6X9 – Oriental Wall
Prima Stencil 6X9 – Read My Letter
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Modeling Paste 236ml – Opaque Matte
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Impasto Paint 75ml – Jade
Wendy Vecchi Mat Minis – Art From Home Coordinates
Tim Holtz Idea-0logy Paper Dolls Die-Cuts

xoxo Katja

Do what you love – layout with Grand Bazaar by Kaisercraft

Hello! Hope you had a nice weekend. Today I’m sharing a layout with papers and decorations from the lovely Grand Bazaar by Kaisercraft. For this one I chose a bright white background because I wanted to know how the papers and decorations with their saturated colours would work. I like the crisp contrast it gives, and actually some of the stickers have a white border so they went well with that. There’s also the rustic wood grained paper and I always love those so it was fun to use. I also got away with not coming up with a title since the stickers did the job for me. 

Hej, hoppas du haft en fin helg! Idag visar jag en layout med papper och dekorationer från Kaisercrafts vackra Grand Bazaar. Till denna layout valde jag ett helvitt papper som bakgrund för jag ville se hur de mustiga och murriga färgerna i serien passade med det. Jag gillar den fräscha kontrasten som blir, och en del av klistermärkena har vit bakgrund och kant så de funkade fint. I kollektionen finns också ett härligt trämönstrat papper, det är en stor favorit hos mig så det använde jag såklart. Jag klarade mig också ifrån att komma på en bra titel eftersom jag kunde använda klistermärken med text som gjorde jobbet åt mig 🙂

Material

Kaisercraft Paper Pack 12X12 12/Pkg – Grand Bazaar
Kaisercraft Sticker Book – Grand Bazaar
Kaisercraft Collectables Cardstock Die-Cuts – Grand Bazaar
Tim Holtz Thread Cutter – Paper Distresser
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Ink Pad – Antique Linen
Tonic Studios Nuvo Glitter Drops – Golden Sunset 757N

Grand Bazaar by Kaisercraft – layout

Hello! I am happy to show you a layout I made with Kaisercrafts collection Grand Bazaar. It is absolutely lovely, with rich colors and a bohemian feel. Great for cards and layouts with layers and mixed media. Nice hues of dark blues, deep reds and pops of saffron and turqouise gives this a really unique feel. I used the lightest colored paper in the collection for my background. It already has collage style print so all I added was some yellow and kraft hues with my mists, some drops and decorations from the sticker block. There are a lot of text stickers included, which is great for me who always struggle with titels and rarely do journaling on my pages. The texts give great prompts if you want to journal though.

Hej! Idag har jag nöjet att visa en layout jag gjort med serien Grand Bazaar från Kaisercrafts. Den är riktigt ljuvlig men härliga djupa färger och en bohemisk känsla. Toppen till både layouter och kort med många lager och mixed media. Fina nyanser av mörk blå, mättade röda toner som kompletteras med saffransgult och turkost ger den en unik känsla. Jag valde det ljusaste pappret i serien till min bakgrund. Då den redan har ett tryck i kollagestil så räckte det med att jag använde mister i gulbeiga toner så var bakgrunden klar. Det finns många stickers med texter bland dekorationerna, vilket är toppen för mig som alltid har svårt att komma på en titel och som inte skriver så mycket på mina layouter. Texterna är dock bra som utgångspunkt för den som vill ha lite inspiration till sin journaling.

Material

Kaisercraft Paper Pack 12X12 12/Pkg – Grand Bazaar
Kaisercraft Sticker Book – Grand Bazaar
Kaisercraft Collectables Cardstock Die-Cuts – Grand Bazaar
Tim Holtz Thread Cutter – Paper Distresser
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Ink Pad – Fossilized Amber
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Ink Pad – Antique Linen

News from Finnabair/Prima Marketing

Here I have used one of Finnabairs New releases of stencils. Here I have used Mind Games with texture paste Graphite on a chipboard tag from Prima. I have worked with the new Matte Waxes on the texture. On the last layer, there is the Old White wax. Love  the white wax and it will be a favorite. For my focal point a heart lock pendant with a vintage photo.

Nyheter och nya produkter från Finnabair har blivit släppta. Här har jag använt en ny stencil Mind Games tillsammans med Graphite Paste på en chipboard tag från Prima. Nya Matte waxes ger färgen på strukturen. På sista lagret har jag lagt av Old White. Den vita ger en läcker effekt och kommer bli en av mina favoriter. I mitt blickfång har jag ett metallhjärta med en vintage bild, båda är från Finnabair.

Material:
Prima Marketing Finnabair Stencil Mind Games
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy – Matte Wax Charcoal Black
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy – Matte Wax Rusty Red
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy – Matte Wax Rusty Brown
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy – Matte Wax Old White
Prima Marketing Art Extravagance Texture Paste Graphite
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Gesso Tube 59ml – Black
Prima Memory Hardware Adhesive Chipboard 12/Pkg – Tags
Prima Art Daily Planner Sticker Pad 4.5X7.5 16/Pkg – Vintage Photobooth
Prima Finnabair Mechanicals Heart Locket Pendants
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Metal Adornments 24/Pkg – Antique Nickel Numbers 1 Through
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Glaze 50ml

xoxo Katja

My Valentine – cards with Simple Stories

Hello and happy monday!

I took a break from blogging but now I’m happy to be back to show you some cute valentine cards I made with the pretty set from Simple Stories called My Valentine. I just love the combination red and pink, and with splashes of aqua it is a sure winner. The decorations include lots of roses in different hues from salmon pink to deep red, banners, signs and of course conversation hearts. Must have for Valentine´s, right?

Hej och glad måndag!

Jag har haft en paus från bloggen ett tag men nu är jag tillbaka för att visa er ett par söta Alla hjärtansdag-kort. De har jag gjort med Simple Stories fina kollektion “My Valentine”. Jag älskar kombinationen rött och rosa. Men detaljer i turkost så blir det hel vinnare helt klart. Dekorationerna innehåller massor av rosor i olika nyanser – från laxrosa till djupt röda, skyltar, kuvert och godishjärtan med text. Precis vad man behöver för Alla hjärtansdag, eller hur?

Material
Simple Stories Basics Paper Pack 12X12 6/Pkg – Simple Vintage My Valentine
Simple Stories Bits & Pieces Die-Cuts 60/Pkg – Simple Vintage My Valentine
Crafters Companion Centura Metallic Card Pack A4 10/Pkg 310gr – Solar Gold
Tonic Studios Nuvo Glitter Drops – Silver Moondust 756N
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Baseboard Dolls

Giftbag- Darcelle flowers- Prima Marketing

A small gift bag with paper scraps from a previous project. Have used papers, flowers and Puffy stickers from the Darcelle collection. Prima always make matching sets with flowers, stickers, and papers that match so well. So easy to use on many different projects.

En liten presentpåse med spillbitar som jag hade över från ett tidigare projekt. Har använt papper. blommor och stickers från Darcelle kollektionen som  Prima har gjort. Prima gör alltid vackra matchande kollektioner med blommor, stickers och papper som matchar varandra. Så enkelt att använda på många olika slags alster.

Material:
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Gesso Tube 59ml – White
Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 50ml – Metallique Gold Rush
Prima Darcelle Mulberry Paper Flowers 12/Pkg – Glamorous Moment
Prima Darcelle Mulberry Paper Flowers 20/Pkg – Left Behind
Prima Puffy Stickers 38/Pkg – Darcelle
Prima Darcelle Double-Sided Cardstock 12X12 – Just Wing It

xoxo Katja

Birthday Cards using Rangers Letter It

Hi dear friends! I’m back sharing a few colorful birthday cards with you. I’ve been playing with some of the newer goodies from the shop. Hope you’ll like it.

Hej kära vänner! Jag är tillbaka med några färgglada födelsedagskort. Jag har skapat med några av dom nyare godbitarna ur shoppen. Hoppas du gillar det.

For the pink one I’ve used a resist techniqe I’ve learned by the one and only Jennifer McGuire. You can have a look at her vidoe here. For the two green ones I just heat embossed my images in two different powders before I used my Blender Brush together with a few Distress Oxide’s.

För det rosa har jag använt en resist-teknik jag lärt av den fantastiska Jennifer McGuire. Du hittar videon här. För dom två gröna har jag helt enkelt embossat med två olika embossing pulver innan jag gick loss med min Blender Brush tillsammans med några Distress Oxider.

Material:

Ranger Ink Letter It Clear Stamps – Hey, You
Ranger Ink Letter It Clear Stamps – Let’s Party
Ranger Ink Letter It Clear Stamps – It’s The Little Things
Ranger Ink, Tim Holtz – Distress Oxide’s
Ranger Ink Embossing Powder – Rose Gold
Embossing Powder Clear
Blender Brush
Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card Paper Pack of 60

Anna xo