"Blossom from the inside" Altered watering can for Graphic 45

Hi my dear sweet friends,

This is my last post for this year. Soon it will be New Year and I wanted to make something special for you to wish you a Happy New Year 2019, lots of Happiness, Love, tons of Beautiful moments to cherish and remember and a prosperous Year ahead.

This gorgeous "Garden Goddess" collection from Graphic 45 seemed a perfect choice for such Beautiful and Warm Wishes. I made an Altered Watering can on a gift box. 

"Be in the moment" Altered Winter Lantern

Hi dear Finnabair friends and fans,

Christmas is very very near, knocking on the door! Soon it will be New Year's day. I love Christmas and New Year. It always reminds me of my childhood memories, which I cherish so much more, since both my parents are now gone way too soon. I remember Christmas as beeing special time of the year, when everything slowed down and there was enough time for some beautiful Family moments. Time spent together, making memories to cherish for life. But I noticed that things are changing in the last few years. Life is getting too bussy and we are constantly chasing some things that we still have to do. And we so easily forget what really matters in this special and precious time of the year. 

Inspired by that thought I have today for you an altered Lantern that reminds me of cozy and warm Christmas moments in our Homes with those we love. "Be in the moment" this Holidays. Not to chase arround to catch as many shallow Holiday moments as possible, but just to enjoy in those few special ones. 

I was looking for such Lantern to alter for quite some time and it just happened so that it came to my path right on time to make this poject for you.

"Christmas Magic" Graphic 45 mixed media Tags

Hello my dear friends. Here we are again in one of the most magical months of the Year - sweet December. Do you love it too? I always travel back in time, remembering beautiful childhood memories, when everything gets covered in soft snow, all is white, bright lights make each corner of our homes magical and warm. And what else is magical in this time of the year? For kids, no doubt, gorgeous beautiful presents, hidden under the Christmas tree. And this month's Graphic 45 Tag challenge fits perfectly. Gorgeous Christmas Tags will make each present so much more magical and special. So I prepared three different Tags for you with latest Christmas Graphic 45 collection "Christmas Magic" to inspire you today. I hope you'll like them. You can also visit Graphic 45 blog to see some interesting tips and tricks.

"Dream Without Fear" Altered Box for Finnabair

Hi dear friends,

It's my turn to inspire you today on amazing Finnabair blog. For this beautiful Fall time of the year I wanted to create something in rich, warm colors. I love Fall and I love changings of the seasons. There is something magical and exciting about it that sparkles my imagination and fills me up with Hope and Expectation!

I just received my supplies from new Art Daily release and a particular stamp caught my attention, so I decided to make a sunny altered Box with it. I hope you'll like it!

Altered Bee Heart Bottle with Lindy's gang

Hi my dear sweet friends!

It's my turn today on Lindy's gang blog to share some inspiration with you. For some time now I wanted to alter a bottle and I felt right time finally came. So I decided to alter a bottle with a heart shaped stopper. The transformation proccess is actually quite simple, when using amazing Lindy's gang magicals. Did I ever tell you they are absolutely one of my favourite mediums to color with? I just love them to bits! I used magicals in some of my favourite teal shades - Shabby Turbine Teal, Time Travel Teal and Tibetan Poppy Teal. You can find them all in gorgeous Lindy's gang online store HERE. 

"Exciting Adventure" and Lindy's gang November Color Challenge

Hi my dear crafty friends,

Today is the first day of the new month and this means a new color challenge over at Lindy's gang blog. I love this month's color palette with its warm autumn shades. So I decided to make a little Autumnly colored project with gorgeous Woodouts Mushroom bases. If you haven't tried Woodouts yet you are missing out big time! I just love working with them! 

"Art is Freedom" mixed media Tag

Hi my dear crafty friends,

I'm a bit quiet here these days. I've been sick, I had severe pneumonia and sadly still not quite recovered yet. But it's getting better. Anna (aka Finnabair) is lately talking a lot about Art beeing a healing place, something we can run to when all seems overwhelming in this world and it is very beautifuly said. I find myself lately to often think about whether others will like my ideas behind my projects or not, when starting them. And it's good that we remember in these moments that art is for us and about us firstly and that it is our way of expressing ourselves and our emotions. We should not forget that. These thoughts inspired my today's mixed media Tag that I've made with gorgeous Graphic 45 "Old Curiosity Shoppe" DCE collection and Graphic 45 kraft tags, using also some fabulous Lindy's gang and Finnabair products.

"Moonlight Dreams and Whispers" for Finnabair

Hello dear friends! 

I'm so so excited and happy to be here with you for the first time as Finnabair Creative team member to inspire you and bring you some fresh ideas! I've created for you a project "Moonlight Dreams and Whispers".

My heart always skips a bit when getting an idea of altering some unusual objects and incorporating them into my projects. I had this idea of altering a reaping hook - sickle, but wasn't sure how to do it. But I somehow realized through the years, that you have to sometimes just jump in it and just enjoy creating and there is no doubt something beautiful will come out of it. I used it to support my composition. Can you spot it?

Altered Notebook "Galaxy Dreams" with Lindy's gang

Hi my dear sweet friends. Days in our Family our running short these last few weeks. Kids started school again and with all of their obligations, work arround the home, my custom orders and DT work... boy! I wish I could add few hours to the day. I'm realizing that good planning is becoming more and more important. So I decided I'll make myself another Notebook to write down things. And I thought... well... why not share it with you also.

So today I have for you A magical Notebook I made for my Lindy's gang DT project. I also prepared a video tutorial, so you can make one yourself also! I hope you'll like it! 

"Halloween in Wonderland" Altered Pumpkin Box

Hello my dear crafty friends. Today I'm back with you to share something from the Dark side of the world. Halloween is nearing and it's time to put that gorgeous re-released "Halloween in Wonderland" DCE collection from Graphic 45 into play. This is by far one of the best existing Halloween paper collections ever! At least for me! I just love it! And I love Alice in Wonderland, so this is just right my alley!

Some time ago I bought this ceramic pumpkin with lights and I really really wanted to alter it. And I decided to save it for this paper collection. I could just imagine how well they'll work together. I put the pumpkin on a Graphic 45 Black ATC Book Box, so I actually made a box and you can save some delicious Halloween treats in it! Isn't that fun?! I hope you'll like my project and it inspires you to make something with this amazing collection too!

"Take flight" altered notebook

Hi dear friends,

I'm here with yet another project today, this time I went a bit darker and altered a notebook. As a DT gift I received tons on amazing goodies yesterday from amazing Kelly who owns 7 kids Your crafting store, mostly Finnabair brand, which I longed for for such a long time. And she made my wish come true. 

So I decided to do a little "Thank you" notebook that I thought she'd like with amazing Finnabair and Graphic 45 goodies. I hope you'll like it too!

"Beauty and Joy of the nature" tags with AB Studio

Hi my dear crafty friends,

I'm here with you with some fresh inspiration for AB Studio by our lovely Aga Baraniak again today. I decided to make two beautiful and flourishing tags with her new Paper elements "Something Blue". I also used the stencil which I thought fitted perfectly - Stencil #93 

I was using lots of Lindy's gang and Finnabair products to go along and also some gorgeous new Scrapiniec chipboards I just received.

Lindy's gang October Challenge

Hi my dear crafty friends. It's the first day of October and that means new, exciting challenge over at Lindy's gang blog. Make sure to stop by to see all the rules and participate to win amazing prizes. 

This month's color palette and Moodboard spoke to me Vintage, so I decided to make a little Vintage trasure. I altered a brush adding and altered spoon. I hope you'll like my inspiration.

"Life Journey" Sundial for September Mixed Media & Art

Hi my dear friends,

I'm here with you again today, to share my first project for the amazing Mixed Media & Art DT. I love this blog, so becoming a part of their Design Team was a special honour. I'm always inspired and pushed over my creative and imagination boundaries with their fabulous Moodboards. This month's Moodboard was no exception. From the first minute I saw it, I knew what I'll be making. I've had this idea about a Sundial - a sun clock in my mind for some time now, but without the final vision how to make it happen. With this moodboard it all became clear.

"Botanical Tea" Photo Album in a Tea Bag

Hi my dear friends,

I'm here with you today to inspire you with a new Graphic 45 project. If you are at least a bit of a mixed media soul, you'll probably be able to identify yourself with me, when it comes to throwing things into the garbage. Like those gorgeous paper bags that each hold one Tea bag?Aren't they just too cute to throw them out?! Well... I thought so! So I decided to instead use them like little pockets for tags with photos. It's a lovely way to replace classic photo albums. Of course I made a gorgeous box with an altered Tea cup to go along, using Graphic 45 Kraft ATC Book Box. I decorated everything with a perfect collection for it - Botanical Tea Deluxe Collector's Edition. Hope you'll like my idea and my project!

"Piece of Heaven" Altered Wood Slice

Hi my dear crafty friends,

Hope you liked my altered Iron the other day and if you didn't Hop yet with us, make sure you do! All the projects are just amazing and sponsors Prizes are deffinatelly worthy of your time! One of the sponsors of the Hop is also amazing AB Studio by Aga Baraniak. And today's project is their DT inspiration made with gorgeous new "Dreamland" collection and with beautiful stencil #118. You can find all of them in her shop and much more, so be sure to stop by. I also used some Scrapiniec chipboards and Finnabair and Prima marketing art supplies and flowers.

Mixed Media Altered Iron - Old Treasures Autumn Hop

Hi my dear sweet crafty friends!

Something exciting I have for you prepared today! I was so impatiently waiting for today to welcome you in our amazing "Old Treasures" Autumn Youtube Hop, where 15 amazing Artists from all over the world share their projects and tutorials inspired by the "Old Treasures" and Autumn. You don't want to miss it, because girls have done an amazing job and I honestly can't remember seeing so many awesome and unique ideas and projects at one place! And what's even better is that all the projects come with free tutorials on our youtube channels, showing many tips and techniques, to celebrate the beginning of the Autumn Season. But the story doesn't end here either. You can take part in this Hop too and you can win one of the amazing prizes by our generous sponsors. You can find all the information you need at the end of this post.


And now to my project. I had this gorgeous old Iron lying around. It was my grandmas. When she moved to the Elder's home in January this year, my father and I were cleaning her appartment and I took it to alter it once and give it a new life. It was one of the last things I did with my dad. He passed away soon after due to the sudden Aortic Aneurysm. Soon after him my grandma passed away too. It was a hard and devastating year! So this is a special treasure I cherish very deeply. I loved the symbolism of this "Old Treasures" Autumn Hop - giving a new life to something old, so it felt just perfect to alter it. I will be using it as a Paper Weight and it's sitting on my desk now, reminding me every day of two of my dear ones, who passed away too soon.

I hope you'll like it and it will inspire you to give a new life to some old things too.

"Let your Inner Child Out" Mixed media Canvas

Hi my dear sweet crafty friends,

It's quite late at night here in Slovenia, but I'm here to share with you my fresh mixed media inspiration, before I go to bed. I love to read books! But funny so, I never read any of Harry Potter adventures, although many of my friends were litterally obsessed with them! But... some time ago I first ran to the Book Cover of the Harry Potter bestseller "Cursed Child". I immediatelly fell in love with it and I wanted to do something similar on my canvas, Finally the time to make this happen came and I'm realy realy pleased with how this came out! Hope you'll like it too! <3

"Take chances here and now" Canvas art

Hi dear crafty friends,

I'm with you again today with yet another Canvas art inspiration made with gorgeous AB Studio by Aga Baraniak papers "Vintage elements" and "In Wonderland". You can find all of them and even lot more in her online shop: https://shop.agabaraniak.com/en/ 

I also used lots of amazing Finnabair art basics, glitters and Opal Magic paints and also some gorgeous Lindy's gang magicals. 

Hope you'll like it! :) 

"Vintage Story" Canvas Art

Hi dear crafty friends,

I have new project to share today for 7 kids your crafting supply store, made with lots of amazing Finnabair art supplies and embellishments, some gorgeous Lindy's gang sprays, breathtaking Graphic 45 accessories, delicate Scrapiniec chipboards, Prima flowers. I made a Vintage inspired Canvas art - Vintage story. Hope you'll like it. :)

Altered Autumn Leaf

Hi dear sweet crafty friends,

There's a new challenge in fb group 7 kids Customers Create and the theme this time is "Leaves". I had this gorgeous shaped wooden Leaf sitting on my table for a while now and I decided to alter it and dress it into Autumn colors. I found a perfect quote to go along: "Happy Trees". It does look like trees are happy in the Autumn doesen't it? With all the gorgeous colors they dress in! I love Fall.

Altered painters palette for Lindy's gang September challenge

Hi dear sweet crafty friends.

Today is the first day of the month and this means a new color challenge over at Lindy's gang blog. The moodboard this month is amazing and colorfull, featuring so many colors of the Fall and those colorfull puddles reminded me of painters palette, so I decided to make one to inspire you for participating in the challenge.

Tropical Travelogue "Bottle from the Sea"

Hi my dear sweet friends and Graphic 45 friends and fans

I want to share with you today another one of my inspirations for the amazing Graphic 45 with their gorgeous "Tropical Travelogue" Collector's Deluxe Edition collection that was released not long ago. I didn't have the opportunity to work with this collection yet, so I was pretty excited to be able to play with it. I decided to alter a small bottle and make a "Bottle form the Sea" out of it. I even altered a paper with a map from the same collection to make it look like it was hidden in a bottle with a map to a secret treasure, hidden on the secluded Tropical Island. 

I used several chipboards from the collection and I cut out lots of elements from the papers. I love the outcome, hope you'll like it too! :)

 

"Dream" Altered Mixed Media Canvas

Hi dear sweet crafty friends. 

I can't believe Summer Holidays are almost over. Next week school is starting here in Slovenia, so this week is kind of pretty busy for me, with 3 school kids starting their new school year. But I still managed to squeze in some crafting time and today I'm sharing with you my fresh inspiration for AB Studio by Aga Baraniak. I used her gorgeous cut-out elements from "Be gentle" collection and from "Vintage Elements 3" sheet.

"Flourishing Window" altered mixed media Heart plate

Hi dear sweet crafty friends,

I'm sharing with you today my latest inspiration for you - Altered Mixed Media Heart Plate with Flourishing Window, made with gorgeous Prima marketing "Havana" collection, shutters, flowers and other embellishments. I love to work with this gorgeous collection full of Breathtaking Flowers. I hope you'll like my project!