Guest Designer Riikka Kovasin

Today we have the fabulous Riikka Kovasin joining us again! We love her mixed media delicious style.

My name is Riikka Kovasin. I'm a mixed media style crafter from Finland. Scrapbooking layouts are my
biggest passion, but I also love to create canvases, cards and recently I've grown an interest on ATCs. Please visit me on my blog or other social media sites!

[You can find me: blog | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest]


Hi there! Riikka here to share a few projects with you! I'm so happy to be invited to guest here at UmWowStudio and play with the fantastic goodies! Thank you DeeDee for this opportunity!

For my first project I created a scrapbooking layout. One evening while we were in the park and kids were playing, I was trying to be cute and said to my husband that I'm silly about him. He then turned the

sentence into a wordplay and the title phrase "I'm herring about you" was born. Maybe you would like to

hear the explanation? The word "silly" is pronounced the same way than the Finnish word for herring, silli.

Strange humor perhaps, but we share the same kind of sense in that. I started the page by applying gesso to the background and then added some mists on top.

 

I then used the UmWowStudio stencil to create a subtle pattern with PanPastels. I used the same stencil to create the 3 D effect here and there and finished the bubbling feeling with different circle chippies. You can see the process from the video I made!

Supplies from Um Wow Studio:
Circle Confetti mask, Button MASH, Circle Confetti, Layered Arrows, Make A Wish flair set

I also made a few tags for this post. I love how real looking the plant chippies from UmWowStudio are.
I colored the chippies first with different embossing powders sprinkling them there where they were
needed. Then I added other media like PITT pens, alcohol markers, pencil and Archival Inks on top to get
the grungy feeling. There's also more than one coat of embossing powders in the pieces in order to achieve the natural look.


All the tags are assembled the same way, only the colors change in each one. For the daisy I used yellow
and made the ribbon into a bow to give it a slightly feminine look and also to balance the composition. The bluebelle on the other hand has quite naturally blue color scheme and the thistle purple. For those I used smaller amount of ribbon and a black thread to get stronger look. The papers used in the tags are from the 7 Dots Studio's "Nature Walk" collection, designed by DeeDee!

Supplies from UmWowStudio:

Daisy

BlueBell

Thistles

Circle Confetti mask
Button MASH
 
Thank you for joining me here today! I wish I have inspired you! If you have any questions, please just leave a comment or mail me! Wishing you all a lovely day!

Scary Weather!

 

Hello friends and bloggers....Welcome!

 

Geraldine here today, to share two of my latest tag creations.

Here at UmWowStudio we recently had a fabulous Blog Hop and I was inspired by some of the gorgeous tags that DeeDee Catron had made - couldn't resist looking at them as they were both fabulous..... so for today I decided to share that inspiration that led me to making this set.....

 

Together they are called ~ 'Scary Weather'

 

 

Yes -I know I have used  those Spooky trees again - Oh how I love these, so how could I resist anything to do with nature?

UmWowStudio products used:

 

Damask Mask

In the Night Flair

Rainy Day Flair

BlueBell

Rainy Day Confetti

Bat Confetti

Spooky Branch

 

I have also used lots of other mediums to create these:

Shimmerz textures, Tim Holtz Crackle paint, Distress glitter, twine and various distress inks.

7 DotsStudio - Cold Country paper.

 

 

Hope you have enjoyed my post and see you in September!

Geraldine.

Summer Blog Hop Day 2

Hello Friends!! Welcome to the SUMMER BLOG HOP between UmWowStudio and Susan K. Weckesser Inc. We'll be sharing gorgeous bright and shining inspiration with you from both teams all week long. Be sure to keep visiting, hopping and commenting to enter to win one of TWO prize packages. Each day is chock full of goodness and we don't want you to miss a thing.

Day 2 brings us treats from Tusia and Miae, see their projects below and click their names to visit their blogs where they've got more details :)

First is Tusia with this magnificent piece:

UmWowStudio : BlueBell, Daisy, Floral Collection, Miniature Blank Polaroid, Layered Banners, Celebrate Hashtag Banners 

Susan K. Weckesser Inc:
Live in Color - paper
Color Burst - paper
Poised and Pretty - stamp set


And 2nd is Miae with another just as magnificent layout:

UmWowStudio : This Day Hashtag Banners, Chevron Confetti, Checker Board Mask, Wood Textures Flair

SKW Live in Color Collection, ABC. 123. Washi stamp set


Now be sure to visit the Susan K. Weckesser blog to see what's happening on their side! Leave comments for your chance to win a prize pack full of UWS and SKW.

Love - art journal

Hello :)

Here is Tusia Lech. Today it is my turn to inspire you :) I created an art journal page about everything, what I love.

The background was created using PanPastels - 640.5 Permanent Green, 680.5 Bright Yellow Green, 660.5 Chrom. Oxide Green, 250.5 Diarylide Yellow. Then I have added some other media - Gelatos, Artist Pitt Pens, Watercolor crayons, Ecolines, Izinks, Indian Ink.

The texture was created using gesso and gel medium through UmWowStudio gorgeous masks - circle confetti and hexagon.

I covered UmWowStudio chipboard pieces with gold PanPastel - 911.5 Rich Gold.

I love art journaling - it gives me a freedom :)

UmWowStudio supplies:

Circle confetti mask

Hexagon mask

Blue bell chipboard

Cattails chipboard

Butterfly kisses flair

PanPastel supplies:

640.5 Permanent Green

680.5 Bright Yellow Green

660.5 Chrom. Oxide Green

250.5 Diarylide Yellow

911.5 Rich Gold

MayArts ribbon - golden thread

Spring is coming

Hallo :) Anai here.
Today I'd like to show you my first spring layout made with UmWowStudio products.

When I saw the "Nature Walk" collection for the first time I fell in love with this gorgeous paper with wooden pattern.
I decided to add a little bit of color to the design. I used pastel paper from another 7 Dots Studio Collection - "Illumination". I also used some paints and beautiful pink glitter. 

One of my favourite masks from UmWowStudio is this Chevron design. It looks amazing and adds some movement to the layout.

Once again I added a lot of media to our chipobards. You can find here some white acrylic paint, Silks and Twinkling H2O's, Glossy Accents and tranparent crackle paint. This chipboards are thick and great for mixed-media techniques!

I love all kinds of splashes and some glamourous shine in my works. Glitter just always makes me happy!
"Nature Walk" is very neutral collection with a vintage feeling, but as you can see it's very easy to add color to it and make it more girly :D

UmWowStudio Supplies:
Nature Walk Musical Blooms 12x12 Paper
Nature Walk Cloudy 12x12 Paper
Chevron Mask
BlueBell
Layered Hearts
Every Day Speech Bubbles
Star Confetti
Butterfly Kisses Flair

For the inspiration I used our March Sketch!

We are still waiting for your projects HERE!

2 of a Kind {Cards by Jess Mutty}

It's Wednesday and by all INTENDED purposes that means Creative Team inspiration is here!!

Today I'm sharing 2 cards done by the uber talented Jess Mutty. The first is A Little Bird Told Me :

Jess says : "I've been admiring the floral chipboard set for a while now and felt it calling to me this month. And I know everyone says it but I will say it again... the kraft look of the chip is gorgeous just as it is. I love it nekkid!

So I wanted to find paper that would compliment that rich kraft color. Crate Paper's Restoration line is an oldie but one of my favorites and has nice muted tones that coordinate with kraft elements.

For the first card I "welded" the bluebell and the daisy by trimming the stem of the daisy into a point and wedging it into the leaves of the bluebell. I liked the look of a cluster of wild flowers.

And the 2nd is Hey You :

The second card has a very similar design but I used the cattails, which are just the coolest!"