Modern

Saturday Surprise theme this week is modern. Here's my entry:

Leimakuva on moderni - retro oikeastaan. Myös teksti on nk. modernia runoutta, Hannu Mäkelän v.1977 julkaistusta runoteoksesta Syksy tuli kutsumatta.
Hauska haaste!

Couples

There are couples - and then there are couples. When Theme Thursday challenged us with this theme, I knew I wanted to portray something else than the inevitable happy couple.
So then, here's to all couples, happy or unhappy, conventional or not:

I Cannot Forget You

Favorite technique

My favorite technique - thank you ArtyGirlz for a great challenge - has to be paint. I love doing painted backgrounds, and frequently, if the paint is thick, I will stamp into it, thus pulling out the paint and revealing the original background. Being thrifty, the background usually comes from a cereal box, a rice package or the likes. This means an added dash of surprise color coming through, instead of white cardstock.

Laughter

The swirl stamp in the upper left corner reveals beautiful colors underneath, and the texture seems just luscious. Hey, a bit of glitter and pearlescent paint is always in order...

TMTA: Seeing red

I am seeing red, and it is the dress of this little girl, the bow of the kitty and a few dashes of the background. The flash made the text jump, the letters are glittery red, too.



I enjoyed this challenge by TMTA. I liked the fact that you can treat the subject very broadly.

Exotic Places

WS challenge theme this week is Exotic Places.
The most exotic place I know, and one I would love to visit, is the past. Time travel, you know.

This is how I got the idea for my card. The young woman is looking at her younger self. Text was found in a book "I'm looking at you through the years"

on technique:
Sandpaper, gesso, stamping, scratching again, and an acrylic wash form the multi-layered background.

Hands

Crazy Amigo challenge this week calls for hands. Hands, what an interesting theme.
Very few photos that I own show hands in motion, mostly hands are just idle, hanging beside the body, or folded up in lap.
For this one I wanted some action. And here's my take on it:

Please don't

Favorite Colors

ArtyGirlz challenge today is asking us to use our favorite color. Well, it is a challenge, as it happens. At least for me. I love full, rich color, but mostly my work is kind of pastel-ly. Can't explain why. (Maybe because a lot of ATC material comes in vintage sepia hues?)

Anyway, this is what I came up with. Bright reds and deep blues paired with some happy yellow.

Friends

Thanks for looking!

Blog candy

Just found this fabulous site! Hurry over to wins some fabulous blog candy. A girl can never have too many eyelets...

Saturday Surprise: Numbers

Saturday Surprise's theme this week is numbers. My take on it:

Kuinka vanha olet, Leila?

tekniikasta:
Suihkutin vesiväripaperia kevyesti kultasuihkeella (Rayher). Sen jälkeen töpötin taustan kultaiset numerot sapluunan läpi kultageelillä (Pebeo Metal Touch, gold). Geeli on läpinäkyvän keltaista työstettäessä, mutta muuttuu kuivuessaan mukavan tummaksi.
Sen jälkeen leimasin taustan numerot Jim Holtzin Distress Inkillä (väri Fired Brick).
Leikkasin valokuvan (omista arkistoista), punasin hieman tytön poskia, ja koristelin hametta pastelliliiduilla.
Kirjoitus on siirtokuva Paperikeijulta saatavasta skräppilehtiöstä.
opuksi leikkasin kukat, leimasin ne ja reunasin ne punaisella.

Täytyy todeta, että monta työvaihetta tarvitaan näinkin yksinkertaiseen kuvaan!

Snowflake Kisses

Wednesday Stamper has a charming theme this week: Snowflake kisses. This is how I decided to interpret it:


clicks for bigger. Thanks for looking!