28.6.06

Under the sea - under construction.

I was trying to come up with a sea-themed ATC last night. Couldn't figure out what to do for plants, any ideas?? I've versamarked (can you use that as a verb?) some leaves on the card, but they are not right at all, you can sort of see them if you look closely ...what to do, what to do!?

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Stamp from A Capella.

27.6.06

Pink.

Ok, here's my pink page (also see a post below about recycling a page). I added my journalling on a tag, you can see the fibers but the tag is hidden. The journalling tells the story about my DD having a bath one night and going beserk afterwards, running, dancing, screaming and laughing. Then all of a sudden she walked to the camera and looked right at it. Total peace.

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26.6.06

Bored. Will challenge you. / Tylsää, haastan teidät...

LOL, well I'm not really bored, but it's getting a little akward to see that there are people visiting and never leaving a comment so I have not idea who you all are!!

So, I'm gonna challenge you to create something that has PINK in it, use your fav media, scan or photograph your work, post it online and leave your link in the comments. Come on, humour me :)


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Mullon tylsää, tai melkein ainakin (eikä tämä mitenkään liity neljään siideriin jotka join äsken yhtä monella terassilla). Laskuri tuolla sivun alareunassa näyttää, että kyllä täällä joku käy, mutta kommentteja ei juuri kukaan jätä, joten tässä tulee haaste: luo jotain jossa on pinkkiä (tai vaaleanpunaista :)), kuvaa työsi, postaa se nettiin ja jätä linkki kommenttina tähän viestiin. Joohan?

Recycling a page.

I'm back home -- alone. DH and DD are spending two more days on the countryside :) Started to sort out stuff and found this page I made for a friendly competition on one of the lists I participate in; everyone scrapped the same photo.

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I already found a photo to replace the current one so stop by later to see how the page looks now.


Supplies: CS Bazzill; PP DCWV, distress ink Ranger; rub-on letters Making Memories, buttons and fibers unknown Oh and rauha = peace.

21.6.06

Getting ready for Midsummer.

I'm off for a few days, will take DD to in-laws' summer house to enjoy the Midsummer.
Back on Sunday, with new work to post!

13.6.06

Using a ready-made kit.

When I noticed Creating Keepsakes was selling a nifty little album with premade embellishments, I ordered two just to see what they were like. The albums are cool, but I wasn't too keen on all the premade stuff.

Last night I was looking at the stuff again, trying to decide if I should keep it or sell it online and decided to give it a go. Here's the first page, DD making silly faces in a German train :)

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12.6.06

Something completely different.

I'm not into bright colours really, but hey, a girl can try?

The title says "ice cream", add a voice effect of a tired 4.5-year-old and you got it :)


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Supplies: CS Bazzill, PP Making memories, letter stamps Ma Vinci, ink Versamark.

11.6.06

Santra and the Boys.

Here's the layout I did with the photo of my grandmom and her two sons. I scanned and printed the photo out, the lo is 12 x 12.

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My journalling is written on a tag and hidden, you can see a little circle clip that holds it in place behind the lo.

Journalling: Santra and her two sons in 1921, my uncle and dad, a sweet little boy at 4 years of age. I don't know what their life was like really, their dad worked hard as a farmer and the boys must have helped him. When my dad died in 1982, I was 15 and going through the worst teenager angst. I was sad and hated him for not giving me a chance to get to know him as a person. Now that I would love to hear about his thoughts and feelings, he's gone, as is pretty much everyone else. That is one of the reasons I'm sharing my memories with you, my DD, to make sure you know how I feel and what I think. I love you today, and forever.

Supplies: CS Bazzill, PP and sticker letters Basic Grey, other small stuff unknown.

My dad.

This is a picture of my grandmom, whom I never met, and her two sons. The cute little boy with blonde hair is my dad. The photo was taken in 1921 and for years my sister and I thought it had been lost for good, until last week she found it! Needless to say it has been scanned in and printed out and the files have been burned on to a cd. I'm working on a layout on this one as well as on a series of ATCs so please stay tuned. It's my dad!!

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9.6.06

L could also be for Learning

But it's not gonna be, lol. However, I did learn yesterday that even if you cover a notebook with thick mulberry paper, the original cover will show if it is red and swirly :)

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Stamps are from A Capella.

5.6.06

Should L be for Lazy or Laundry?

We'll see soon, I hope. Or maybe it should be for laughter?

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This is DD running wild :)

28.5.06

K is for Keepsakes.

Journalling: Keepsakes, mementos, memories. That's what this is all about. Making sure that memories don't fade away in storage boxes or old envelopes.


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Supplies: clock wheels stamp from A Capella (still learning to use gold ink, it's messy); a piece of an clock wheel, a key and some rub-on letters. Keeping it nice and easy!

27.5.06

A Capella.

Go visit A Capella, they have some seriously gorgeous stamps. Anje speaks English, too, so no language barriers for non-German speakers :)

21.5.06

Hard Rock Hallelujah?!

One of the fondest memories from my childhood has to be the one night every year when I was allowed to stay up really late; the night of the Eurovision song contest. I haven't been watching it for years now, but had to last night. Lordi bloody well won the thing. This is so funny!

20.5.06

J is for Journals and for Jouni.

Ok, two ATCs for the letter J.

J is for Journals has a bit of journalling on the back: When I was a kid and had to deal with all the pains of growing up, I did a lot of journalling. Somewhere along the journey I lost my voice. I'm now learning to write about me and my life again.

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Supplies: Background stamp from TAC and the key diecut is made with my QuicKutz.


J is for Jouni has a name of a song scribbled on the back. The song pretty much summarizes how I've been feeling lately. Oh and Jouni is a friend, in case you wonder, and he will get this card as soon as he asks me over for coffee (Sunday ok for you?).

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Supplies: the letter stencil is from Ma Vinci (I love that place!!), it's been covered with all sorts of randomly stamped images from Ink and the Dog, Ma Vinci and Sunday International. A little dragonfly brad on the one corner and a bat eyelet on the other; a bit of an inside joke there.


Note: I think I'm running low on creative fuels at the moment. I want my mojo back!!

Edited to add the missing word :)

19.5.06

Shop to save.

Sample ATC from a series I did for a vintage swap at Ihan Itse.


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Supplies: Background stamp from TAC, shoe stamp Ma Vinci (I think...) (stamped on aged cardstock, cut out and glued in), a little vintage discount stamp, a little inking here and there.

16.5.06

I is for Imperfect.

Journalling: If I aimed for perfection, I would never finish anything. So I'm learning to embrace imperfection.

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I was tempted to play with the letters a little and make the word read "I'm perfect" but it was too much of a hassle, lol.

Supplies: background and letter stamps from Ma Vinci, dragonfly maybe from Sunday International, some beads making the scan fuzzy :)


Oh BTW, if anyone ever wants to buy me a t-shirt, thiswould be nice.

15.5.06

H is for Home.

Journalling: I love our home, with all its clutter and dust and endless cat hair. I also love fancy zines that give you the latest trends in home decor. But I wouldn't trade our home for any of their fancy creations.


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Supplies: Everything is recycled, the card is cut of a panel sample, and decorated with clip-outs from an old wall calendar and an issue of Good Housekeeping.

14.5.06

Happy Mother's Day to you and yours.

I suggest you go and read Lisa Vollrath's site if you haven't already done so. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

4.5.06

An idea that failed (big time).

Ok, so I had an idea of making a cutesy summer card for a friend, I had all sorts of fun materials to play with and in my mind's eye it looked great. Put it together in real life and... no good. Oh well, can't win every time!

Oh and I will post the failed thing, too, let it be a reminder that it's ok to try new things, lol!
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Supplies: Finnish postage stamp, silk flower, brad, all sorts of inks, and finally slide holder and tiny thermometer from one of my favourite shops skybluepink.

3.5.06

Back to basics?

I got some lovely flower diecuts from Maiju, almost too cute to be used! I love simple things, so here's one for you all :)

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G is for George.

Here's finally G for my ABCs. George, of course. Can't help it, love his looks, acting is not too bad either, but those eyes...


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1.5.06

Happy 1st of May!

Report on our May 1st festivities: went to the market square where people gather round noon (some for political reasons, some for other), bought DD an ice cream cone, had lunch, got the obligatory balloon for DD (featuring Disney princess characters this year), walked home and collapsed for a nap! Off to a friends' house in a bit and later to the movies to see Syriana. Will try to post my ATC for the letter G tomorrow, be prepared for a big laugh then!

27.4.06

The longest week.

What a week... lots of tears, some laughter, too many people far too far away to be hugged. And my DD saying these things that make me want to cry some more, like "mom, missing someone means you love the person who's gone someplace else" [äiti, ikävöiminen tarkottaa sitä että rakastaa sitä kun on mennyt jonnekin muualle].

25.4.06

Flower power!

I love my online friends, not only because they share their art and ideas, but because they are the most supportive and generous bunch of people I've ever met :) Below is the lovely flowery stuff I got from Nina -- thank you for making my day brighter!

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22.4.06

F is for Feline.

Ah, my feline friends, gotta love them and gotta try not to hate them. Journalling tells about my first cat (in the photo) and how losing her hurt.

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Supplies: ranger distress inks, chalks, various cat stamps, letter stamps from Dreamcottage and the dymo lookalike was cut from a magazine or somewhere.

More ATCs on their way...

There's a bunch of stuff waiting to be finalised; mainly ATCs, but also a little bit of scrapbooking. Please don't give up on me and do stop by later on :)

BTW, my counter at the end of the page said 1004 today! The first person to leave me a comment for this message will get a little crafty goodie, so please leave some sort of a contact info, too! Any takers??

16.4.06

Rags to riches?

Not sure what this little thing will be called yet, it's a prototype for an ATC-swap. It's somehow a little off, don't know what to do with it, really...Any ideas?


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Supplies: background stamp from MaVinci (stamped in versamarked and embossed with clear powder), ranger distress inks and chalks used on the image printed in sepia from here, ribbon, prima flower and a minibrad.

15.4.06

Update on the Easter Bunny Issue.

It's only 7.50 pm and DD is fast asleep, she figured that if she goes to bed early, she won't have to wait so long for her treats. She cleared the floor next to our bed (she sleeps in the big bed when either DH or I are out of town) so Bunny can place the basket without bumping into things. Not sure what size of a basket she's expecting...

So I have the night all for me, what to do... crash on the sofa or get my lovely new prima flowers out again? I need to finish off a series of ATCs, will post them tomorrow so stay tuned!

Oh, and happy Easter :)

Waiting for the Easter Bunny.

DD doesn't believe in Santa, but she sure believes in the Easter Bunny. Having written a letter to the bunny and having drawn endless pictures (see below for a sample), this morning she asked the BIG question: "Mom, how can the Easter Bunny lay eggs, it's a mammal, right?". My girl!

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Original art work by DD, aged 5

13.4.06

Easter break!!

Ha, four days off for me and DD (DH is still on the road, he'll be back on Sunday). I've stocked up on Easter eggs for DD and some for me, too...

Off to play with my new prima flowers that I got today from Bargainpack along with some other goodies.

12.4.06

E is for Everlasting.

Journalling: I have this Chinese symbol tattooed on my shoulder as a reminder of what is important. A couple of years ago I was looking for some answers and one of them came from I-Ching, the Chinese Book of Fortunes: work and career are there for a while, family is everlasting.



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Supplies: ranger distress inks, gin-x rub-ons, dragonfly stamp (maybe) from Ink and the Dog, a brown and a black pen. I printed out the symbol and made a template with a crafts knife, be careful when you use one, they are sharp little buggers!

9.4.06

Just a card.

Nothing major going on, just a little card I made for a friend. Halaus = a hug.

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Supplies: Butterfly kiss- stamp from MaVinci, text stamp from Finnstamper, a little inking and chalking all around, lol, and a silk flower attached with a minibrad.

6.4.06

Spoiler for Easter Swap!

If you are in the "ihanitse.com" Easter swap, don't look further, there will be a spoiler....


It seems I officially addicted to ATCs and the vintage kind of a look, lots of shades of brown and gold, fuzzy images etc.

Here's my contribution to the recent swap:



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Supplies: Ranger distress inks, background stamp from MaVinci, vintage image from here, ribbon, brads, paper clips, beads, oh and some chalking on the image which was printed out in sepia.

5.4.06

D is for death.

I promise, E will be more cheerful!

Journalling: As a child, it seemed that every extended family get-together was at a funeral. Losing my dad when I was 15 made me grow up, losing mom 7 years later made me sad, and losing my brother a few years back just hurt so bad I didn't think I would get over it.


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Supplies: Ranger distress inks, MM rub-on letters, stamp by Ink and the Dog, Quickutz phototurn, minibrad and a piece of paper from an old book.

4.4.06

C is for Children

On with the ABCs: C is for children. The journalling is about DD being an only child, not by choice but by chance as I've miscarried twice. The rest is a bit too personal to be shared online but I'm sure you get the point.


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3.4.06

B is for Books

Ok, here's B, which is for Books. The journalling on the back tells about how I grew up in a family that read a lot and how I as a kid read a book a day, which of course was time a way from other activities such as getting fresh air, lol. Now that I work in publishing, I don't read for fun as much as I used to, but sometimes I do miss the peace and quiet of it all, as well as the escape to other worlds. The little tag lists my fav. authors, the Brontë refers to all the sisters.

Oh and the o's in the stamped word --> my eyes after reading too much, lol. (Well it was a mistake I made in spacing actually, but hey, it kinda fits to the theme, right?)

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2.4.06

A is for Art

I'm doing the ABCs of me, a series of ATCs that describe me and my thoughts. I thought it was appropriate to start of with A is for Art, or is it? There is a bit of journalling on the backside that deals with the difficulties I have with the word "art"; I was never "artistic" or really "into arts", but still I love one of the definitions: "skill acquired by experience, study, or observation". Complicated stuff, eh?

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26.3.06

Declutter.

Sunshine. Fresh air. Dirty windows. Dust and cat hair on every surface. Stuff everywhere. Must declutter. Gotta love some of the Flylady ideas, like spending 15 minutes a day decluttering; it really does make a difference!

19.3.06

One more.

Aha, a second post for today! Just went through my files and found this little thing: it's a small card I did for a challenge [see also the the post titled "Recycle"] so all materials except cardstock came from an envie that was going around. People took what they wanted, made cards and added new stuff. Come to think of it, the envie might still be travelling!

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Pretty in pink?

I needed two cards, so I whipped up quick ones; one with punchies and one with supersimple stamping. Some distress inks and chalks on the background.


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Finished also a bunch of ATCs, but will not publish them until the swap they are for has gone postal. So something to look forward to?

9.3.06

Gotta love the kid.

DD drives me crazy at times, but gotta love her serious questions about life and her concerns about things like packing enough lunch for our train trip (5.5 hours). I thought I had packed enough, but no... the first thing she told her grandparents was that "please make sure there is more food for the return trip..." She also takes her candy seriously, as shown below.

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8.3.06

Off for a few days.

I'm taking DD to visit her grandparents' for a few days. Should be good fun for her, a lot of attention and cross-country skiing with grannie! I look forward to catching up with my journal (which I got for new year's and never started...).

7.3.06

Torso.

Had a sudden urge to dress up a torso using all sorts of glittery things (digging into my stash of fancy papers and ribbons from candy boxes...). The torso itself was cut from a piece of cardstock I used to experiment with gesso and distress inks. Tons of fun!

Thanks Hanna-Kaisa for the idea!


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Postcrossing.

Gotta love postcrossing, with all the emails (mainly spam) I get every day, a good old-fashioned postcard is so much nicer!

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5.3.06

CJ.

Finalised a circle journal entry for a friend today, her book has a vintage theme. I kept it simple, the title is " a secret about a woman" and the journalling tells about me and some of the books I grew up reading; Jane Eyre, Emma and Wuthering Heights. I do wish that my DD will read the same books one day....

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27.2.06

Sick.

Sick again, caught a cold from DH (and DD). Been a bad blogger and a worse scrapper. Nothing new to show... But I promise, soon there will be something for me to post and for you to see. Have faith :)

12.2.06

Outbox.

My outbox has four fun letters ready to go; I whipped up a little Valentine's day-challenge and will be sending out four heart-shaped puzzles to be used in altered art-projects. Keep an eye on your mail :)

I also joined Postcrossing, thanks to Stello. My first two cards are ready to go to Slovenia and Russia!

6.2.06

You spin me round.

Go check out the TOTP charts this week, yes, it's Dead or Alive. One of my all time favourite songs, for no other reason than that it makes me smile. A lot.

2.2.06

Old work

ATCs, again. This is old work but I don't think I've posted them yet.


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1.2.06

Counter

I added a counter to this little blog of mine, just to see if anyone ever visited. Do drop me a line if you do :) Pretty please?

Seasons

ATCs I did for a four seasons swap. Ran out of UTEE, used regular embossing powder insted, it doesn't quite do the job... And for some peculiar reason, I could't get them in the right order on the scanner, lol!


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31.1.06

Stuck.

I'm stuck with our travel album from last summer. The photos are so cute, mostly of DD enjoying her first trip to Germany. I got the album, I got the papers but I can't get past the journalling... darn. I can feel the journalling, but when I try to get it into words... blank.

10.1.06

Sing along

Highly recommended singalong song for any occassion really: Twisted Transistor by Korn. Hey you...

6.1.06

Shh, listen to the sound of silence...

DH and DD are visiting grandparents', so it's pretty quiet around here at the moment!Ahh, the blissful sound of silence. I think I will go and put on some loud music now!

1.1.06

Cleaning the desk...

or more like digging it out, lol! I'm doing a fun (and useful) organisational challenge at about.com and here's my first task, clearing my space.

Before:

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After:
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30.12.05

Almost 2006...

Can't believe how fast the year has gone by! During the past few years I've refused to make any new year's resolutions, but I will try to do the following in 2006:

  • iron work clothes (at least every now and then)
  • keep my craft stuff under control
  • not to buy any cute stuffed animals for DD (don't tell her, pls)
  • make and send more cards

29.12.05

Let it snow!

Not too many words needed here, give a 5-year-old kid warm clothes, tons of snow and a sledge :) All this snow is right on our backyard!


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23.12.05

The importance of friends

I'm having a mellow moment here (as in "made gentle by age or experience", not like I'm drinking in the afternoon) :)

I cleared out the dinner table and read again the numerous Christmas cards we received this year, many of them handmade by the wonderful ladies I've met online in various craft forums. Thank you ladies, you rock!

Also, a big thanks to my real life friends for being there for me when needed: K., J., H., M., G., A. and others. Dunno what I'd do or be without you.

*sigh*

Ok, back to real life now, must hang laundry and get DD from daycare! 9 days off from work and daycare, the holidays are here!!

22.12.05

Christmas panic?

Aha, no panic (really!) in our household. I've bought all the five presents I'm giving this year (one to DH, 3 to DD and one for them to share) and I've told Santa's little helper that all I need is peace and quiet!

DD doesn't buy the Santa thing anymore, a couple of weeks ago she asked me "mom, is there really a Santa?". I asked her what she thought and she let out a big sigh and said "mom, I'm afraid there's no real Santa". I confirmed her fears but she didn't really break down or anything, she just wanted to know if things go on as before. She gets to wish for one "big" present which Santa brings, or from now on, mommy and daddy buy, and all the rest comes from relatives. She gets averages at about 7 presents a year. And her big present this year is the silly little battery operated dog, Doggy. I'm not sure how our cat will feel about it!

But, I'm almost ready to face the holidays, need to stock up on candy and coffee and maybe go rent a few movies!

Happy holidays!!

12.12.05

5!

Likka on nyt 5-v. Ei kuulemma tunnu erilaiselta. Lahjapaketteja sattui olemaan viisi, kun paketoin kaiken erikseen, nyt se luulee että ens vuonna tulee kuusi pakettia. Oho.


DD's 5th b-day! Can't believe it... She says she doesn't feel any different yet. I may have made a costly mistake when I wrapped all her little pressies in individuals parcels, they added up in five pressies and now she thinks she will get six next year!! Eek! LOL!

5.12.05

Sick and tired.

I've been pretty much out of it for the past week, a nasty cold hit me. Feeling a little better now, even managed to finish my second patch of Christmas cards -- I have now 40+ ready to go! Supersimple designs, mind you!

Here is my little helper, Aksu the Cat. He likes to steal my UM stamps and loves it whenever I take out any fibers.


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11.11.05

Finally Friday!

We have officially started our weekend; DD and I baked a cake for Father's Day (Sunday), I've sort of thought about taking out the vacuum cleaner, and I had two huge cups of coffee. Ain't life great?!

I'm taking out my distress inks later on today, I wanna try them on wood (no not on the floors, but on some old cheapo photo frames). Cross your fingers, sometimes my great visions come out as great flops.

6.11.05

Suomeksi or in English?

Sain postia satunnaiselta blogini seuraajalta (hui, joku lukee tätä ;)) ja kysymys kuului: "Miksi käytät kahta kieltä ilman selkeää logiikkaa tai syytä?" Hyvä kysymys! Tässä sekalaisia selityksiä:

  • Olen oppinut skrappaamisen englanniksi amerikkalaisilta nettiystäviltä ja netistä yleensäkin.
  • Minulla on paljon ystäviä, jotka eivät osaa suomea.
  • Teen töitä englanniksi, ajattelen kahdella kielellä, kirjoitan sujuvammin englanniksi kuin suomeksi.
  • En vain ole looginen??

Alussa koitin tehdä postaukset molemmilla kielillä, se vie liikaa aikaa. Postaan sillä kielellä, joka sattuu olemaan päällä kun asia tulee mieleeni. Toivottavasti tämä ei aja ainoaa lukijaa pois!

--- Change of language---

One of the people who follow this blog (hopefully not the only one though) emailed me and asked why do I use both English and Finnish and why my choice of language for each entry follows no apparent logic. Those who know me IRL know that logic and I don't go together!

But on a more serious note; I learned about scrapbooking from a dear online friend and she introduced me to the amazing community at about.com where the common language is English. I have tons of friends who don't speak Finnish and some of them might be interested in my going-ons. I work in English, I think both in English and Finnish and I'm maybe just a wee bit more fluent writer in English. Or maybe I just wish I was?

If you scroll back to the early entries, you'll see I tried to use both languages. Too much work. Now I just write in the language that pops up. Apologies if it bothers you!

5.11.05

Aikuisten oikeesti!!

Millä todennäköisyydellä kodinkoneiden kirjosta vähiten käytetty hajoaa juuri silloin kun saan loistavan idean? Äitini vanha oranssi ompelukone 1970-luvulta on rikki. Kumma kyllä en sitten osannutkaan korjata alalangansyöttösysteemiä-tai-mikä-se-onkaan. En osaa ommellakaan kuin paperia. En taida kehdata mennä kauppaan ostamaan konetta, jonka ainoa kriteeri olisi, että sillä pystyy ompelemaan kartonkia...

Onneksi en koskaan heitä mitään pois, sillä löysin alakerran varastosta pienen käsimallisen ompeluvärkin, ei siis neulaa ja lankaa, vaan semmoisen paristokäyttöisen härvelin, jonka paketissa luvataan että "onnistut ommellen". Jospa huomenna olisi jotain näytettävää tästä projektista!

31.10.05

Oh I changed the blog's name

I seem to have renamed this blog again -- I wonder why I can't find a title that would please me. Maybe it's just because it's Monday?

Again, a bit of my old work, sets for a tag-swap. How very pink of me!

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24.10.05

Winter

Oh no, it's winter. I haven't scrapped a single photo from last summer yet and took pics of the first snow yesterday...

The Joensuu webcam gives you an idea of the weather here.

22.10.05

Hei se on Franklin...

Sataa. Väsyttää. Onneksi likalla on oma tietokoneensa ja Franklin-peli. Itse koitan saada kovalevyä järjestykseen, koneeni tarvitsee päivityksiä. Tämmöinen löytyi kuvia selatessa, kaikkea sitä ihminen on ehtinyt vääntämään...

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Edit: Älysin sitten pyöräyttää kuvan oikein päin, nehän on ilmiselviä kahvipannuja kun oikein katsoo... Leimasin TAC, muste versamark, kultainen kohojauhe tuntematon, kultalankaa, aijoo ja bazzillin kartonkia. Hyvät tuli!

21.10.05

Recycle

I love recycling, and this goes for craft supplies, too. Here's a little something I did for a card challenge (people stuff an envie full of supplies and the envie goes round and round...).
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14.10.05

Midlife crisis?

Maybe it's the dark autumn evenings, maybe it's the sleepless nights, maybe it's the darn flu that I've been fighting for three weeks now...I've been in a crisis -- serious lack of inspiration.

Nothing I do seems right, there's always something just a little bit off. I've realised a long time ago that I will never be a great scrapper or cardmaker but until now I've been pretty happy with what I've made. Except that I cannot use patterned paper, all that Basic Grey is just sitting there!! Maybe I should hang it on the wall?

Found something that helped me a little, lovely lovely stamps by Ink and the Dog . Got my order today and while DD was napping made a bunch of simple cards. It felt so right!

There might be hope after all.

25.7.05

Piece of a puzzle

An altered puzzle piece I did for a swap. Mulberry paper, Chinese stamp and coin, a little bit of clear embossing powder. I attached the piece on to an ATC card and wrapped some golden fibres around it. Pretty neat, even if I say it myself :)


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Koristeltu palapelinpala suomalaiseen swappiin: mulperipaperia, kiinalainen postimerkki ja kolikko, pikkuisen kirkasta kohojauhetta. Komeus kiinni ATC-korttiin ja vielä viime silauksena kultalankaa. Ei paha!

23.7.05

Typo :)

Nauroin juuri kippurassa itselleni, Makepeace75 oli huomannut että blogini nimi on komiasti ollut SKARPPItontti, eikä skrappitontti! Meiniköhän kirjaimet nyt oikeaan järjestykseen! Sen kunniaksi alla kuva, joka saa toivottavasti kaikki unohtamaan että olen kirjoitustaidoton oikolukija ja keskittymään siihen, että olen suht' näppärä näprääjä :)

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Tämän tag-setin tein suomalaiseen swappiin viime vuonna, nuo microhelmet ovat kyllä pirullisia karatessaan...

5.7.05

Mihin se aika menee?

Aloitin loman uskomattomalla askartelupuuskalla, tein DT-työt Arteenille valmiiksi ja nyt, ei mitään, ei sitten yhtään mitään... parasta lienee siivota pöytä, siinä löytää yleensä jotain kivaa, josta lähtee ajatus juoksemaan. Sitä odotellessa löytyi vanha kuva, jonka myötä täytyy todeta, että piilosöpöstelijä mikä piilosöpostelijä :)


During my first days of vacation I managed to pull together the lot I owe for Arteeni.fi for my DT-work, did a bunch of ATCs and other stuff as well. Now -- nothing, nada, nichts. Will clean my desk, it seems I always manage to find something that gets me going when I clean so... keep your fingers crossed.

Oh and below is an old piece I found, gee I'm so useless at doing cute stuff!!

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