8-9 December 2012 - classes in Rome!

Hi there friends!
I'm so happy to announce that  I'm coming back to Rome to teach 4 mixedmedia classes - and it is all in the beginning of December - very soon! The classes are organized by Timbroscrapmania shop and here you can find the prices and all the booking details!

You can also join the event and learn more on Facebook - here is our link :)
I can't wait to see beautiful Rome again and chat with my friends I met there one year ago! I hope to see you on my classes - messy fun is coming!
Finn

Sizzix Friday: Vintage envelope and...

Hi, it's Friday again and I've got for you a sneak - peek of the project which is waiting for you here, on Sizzix.uk blog. I've made a cute, vintage envelope - embossed, inked - grat for all occassions I guess :)

But it is not all!
On the Sizzix.uk website there are some simple, but nice (I hope ;)) Haloween Projects Sheets waiting for you to download for free :)
I've made a small bunting, Halloween bag, Invitation and altered candle - I hope creating similar paper projects will be for you just pure fun! Here is a little sneak too - my altered bag.

 Of course it is just the beginning of Haloween projects... spooky creations season is now opened :) I can't wait to get my fingers dirty again after travelling so much in the last weeks.
See you soon again!
xoxo
Finn

Tim Holtz again - Wander :)

Wander - paper layout made log ago, for Tim Holtz - CHA January 2012. Starring - my Andrew, one and only. Do I have to say again, I love Tim's embellies and inks? I don't think so. We all do :)
And look... this time I was really moderated with colors, right?

Supplies: Tim Holtz embellishments, alphabets, patterned papers. Ranger Distress Inks and Distress Ink Reinkers mixed with Perfect Pearls sprays. Prima lace, flowers, pebbles. Others: gel medium, modeling paste, flee market findings.

See you soon again - I'll be back with important updates:) Classes are coming!

Sizzix Friday - Splash Class on Scraptastic

Hi there:)
It's Friday again and I'm back with some more Sizzix inspiration:) Last weekend I had the honor of teaching 3 classes on the Scraptastic event in Belgium - and one of them, "Splash" is based on  Sizzix products :) During the class, as always I was making a new project together with the group an here is the result - mixedmedia layout with masking and layering:

Products: Sizzix Decorative Strip - Harlequin (Tim Holtz). Papers - 7 Dots Studio - Domestic Goddess, embellishments - Prima Marketing, Scrap Matrix, Color and Embossing: Ranger - Distress Stains, Distress Inks, Embossoing Ink, UTEE, Stamps - Prima Marketing.

To see more details and get more information - please visit Sizzix blog! I hope you'll take a peek:)
See you soon - this weekend I'm heading to Austria!
xoxo
Finn

Make Good Art...

Inspirational speech by Neil  Gaiman - on of my favorite authors and artists.
Pure truth. For me very inspirational speech - Neil is telling many things here that totally reflect my point of view and my experience - of course in smaller scale :) Good advice for ALL creative people:)
As I remember I found this speech thanks to Nat Kalbach - highly inspirational soul - thank you so much girl!!!

 So, time to do some Good Art?  :)
xoxo

Finn

Dark Queen - Prima

Collage on canvas, 20x20 cm (8x8''). More  Prima inspirations - here on Prima blog:)

Supplies - Prima Marketing 
Item# 557652 - Laraine Blue Lagoon
Item# 552459 - Avon Rose - Alla Prima
Item# 550806 - Writers Tape - Bare
Item# 550509 - Trim, 18 Yards Per Roll - Gold
Item# 550479 - Trim, 18 Yards Per Roll - Twill Black
Item# 549763 - Mistable
Item# 549770 - Mistable

"Dark Queen" is also a project that represents the results of one of the classes I teach: "Imagine" - it is a canvas mixedmedia project based on dark colors and many grungy elements and embellishments:).
 If you are interested in doing a project like that - have your eyes wide  opened :) Class updates are coming soon... and there are many interesting places on the list!

Sizzix Friday: (a bit late!) - journaling again!

Hi there friends! I've just got back from amazing classes in Belgium - Scraptastic 2012, where not only I could teach 3 mixedmedia classes to groups of crazy talented, sweet students from all around the Europe but also had some great time with other teachers! It is priceless to see their faces afters such a long break and have possibility to meet new intriguing personalities! I have no idea what happened to me but i don't have many photos this time - all that I have you can find on my FB Finnpage though - enjoy!

Hej kochani - właśnie wróciłam z fantastycznych warsztatów w Belgii - Scraptastic 2012, gdzie nie tylko miałam szczęście prowadzić zajęcia dla 3 zdolnych grup studentek z całej Europy to dodatkowo miałam okazję spędzić nieco czasu z innymi warsztatowcami :) Wspaniała okazja zobaczyć dawno nie widziane twarze i poznać nowe, intrygujące osobistości :) Nie miałam okazji zrobić wielu zdjęć - to co jest, znajdziecie na moim FB Finnpejdżu - ale zapewniam - było warto :)

In the meantime there was Friday - Sizzix Friday - and of course my next Sizzix inspirational post! This time I had great fun with gesso, Luminarte "Silks" (metallic paint) and some amazing cut-outs of course. Here is what I did for you:
W międzyczasie minął piątek - a wraz z nim kolejna inspiracja Sizzixowa. Tym razem bawimy się na całego z użyciem gesso, farbek metalicznych Silks - od Luminarte - i wycinankami papierowymi... a oto efekt:

Again - more details is waiting for you on the Sizzix.uk blog - here! Drop in for a moment!
Oczywiście jak zawsze więcej szczegółów czeka na Was na blogu Sizzixa - zapraszam serdecznie!

Next weekend is also very busy for me - I'm teaching 4 mixedmedia classes in Vienna, at Scrap Me! shop... I can't believe how many things is happening in my life this year!!!
See you soon!
Tymczasem już w następny weekend jestem w Wiedniu - gdzie w sklepie Scrap Me! odbędą się moje 4 kolejne warsztaty... niesamowite, ile dzieje się w tym roku, prawda?
Ściskam serdecznie i do zobaczenia niebawem!
xoxo
Finn

November in Norway:)

It's me and my quick reminder - on the first weekend of November I' lucky to visit Oslo again!
This time I'm teaching 4 classes - and one of them, "Steampunk Love" is already full! Thank you so much!

To learn more about the event and sign up for the classes - please visit this link!
See you soon in Norway!
xoxo
Finn

Jesień idzie... Fall is coming... - Prima

...nie ma rady na to! A wraz z nią całe dobrodziejstwo inwentarza w postaci spadających liści, kasztanów, żołędzi...i katarów, wirusów i innego cholernego tałatajstwa. Pozdrawiam zza zasłony pierwszej sezonowej infekcji...
... there is no other possibility!And toghether with fall there are coming beautiful, colorful leaves, acorns, chestnuts and all the viruses and bacterias just waiting for us, ready to attack! I'm sending warm greetings - the infection cought me this weekend. Sigh.

Item# 921132 - Foam Stamp- Stem 
Item# 543327 - Autumn Harvest - ginger 
Item# 553630 - Vermont - Brown 
Item# 844813 - CRAFTSMAN- GEAR UP CDSTCK 
Item# 559427 - CLEAR STAMP 2.5X3 ROMANCE NOVEL 
Item# 844950 - ROMANCE NOVEL- WORD SMITH CDST 
Item# 558987 - TINY ALPHAS CDSTCK- ROMANCE 
Item# 556723 - Petal Pins Iced Item# 560577 - SIIC 18PC/ SHEET 
Item# 561178 - Welcome to Paris Washi 

 Po więcej jesiennych inspiracji zapraszam na bloga Primy - dt wykonał świetną robotę i od pięknych prac aż kipi!
To find more Prima Fall inspirations please follow this link to Prima blog - wonderful projects done by super talented DT are waiting for you!
:*
Finn

Sizzix Friday: Klimt inspiration!

Dziś mam dla Was coś, co naprawdę sprawiło mi bardzo dużo radości - wpis do żurnala Urticy, inspirowany kobiecą postacią wziętą z historii malarstwa. W moim przypadku, po długim namyśle i trudnych decyzjach padło na Gustawa Klimta (chyba nie zaskoczę Was, kiedy powiem, że jednego z moich ulubieńców) i jego "Portret Fritzy Riedler", choć w pewien sposób można też zobaczyć tu echa innych jego obrazów:)
I've got today something that gave me lots of fun and pleasure during creating: pages in my friend's - Urtica - art journal, which should be inspired by a female character from some famous painting. My (hard) choice was Gustav Klimt - one of my favorite artists - and his  "Portrait of Fritza Riedler", but you can see some inspirations from his other projects here too!

text: My heart was beating like mad. I was thinkig. The idea was crazy.

Nie da się ukryć, że tekstury, detale i kolorystyka jego obrazów jest absolutnie niesamowita - ja wpadam po uszy, dodatkowo zwabiona bardzo intrygującymi  charyzmatycznymi postaciami kobiet na jego obrazach. Jak dla mnie - inspiracja w czystej postaci!
I can't hide that his textures, details and colors are totally amazing and mesmerazing to me: I can't stop wtching his works especially that I adore his strong, characteristic female characters presented in his art. For me - he is pure inspiration of the best kind!

Oczywiście - już tradycyjnie zapraszam po więcej szczegółów i zdjęcia "krok po kroku" tutaj, na bloga Sizzixa - polecam zabawę z floderami do embossingu... nie wspomnę już o metalicznych Distress Stainach Tima Holtza. Ostatnio nie zdejmuję ich z biurka:)
Of course - I'd like to invite you to see this project done step-by-step here, on Sizzix.uk blog! I'd love to convince you to use more embossing folders techniques... not even mentioning the new Tim Holtz Metallic Distress Stains... I don't even try to take them off my table:)

pozdrawiam serdecznie!
sending warm hugs!
Finn