Finnabair Feature-Jewelry, Journals and More!

 

 

 

 Today is our Finnabair feature where we showcase stunning projects using Mechanicals, Elementals, and the Vintage Vanity collections. The products from this line are perfect for Mixed Media, Scrapbooking, and even jewelry making. 

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Our very first project was created by the designer of this fabulous line-Anna Dabrowska! Take a look at what she has created showcasing her metals, canvas, and more!

 

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 Canvas Journal

By Anna Dabrowska

 

 The cover of this canvas album is truly a piece of art! The warm tones and cluster of mechanicals, mixed with fabric flowers, create that dramatic effect that Anna is known for. 

 Here you can see the dimension and details on the canvas journal cover. Each element compliments the other while adding color over your embellishments pulls everything together perfectly.

 

Product list:
655350961091 - Mechanicals - Bottle Caps
655350961053 - Mechanicals - Gear
655350961077 - Mechanicals - Vintage Center
655350961060 - Mechanicasls - Washer
655350960339 - Mechanicals - Roses
655350960322 - Mechanicals - Mini Flowers
655350960384 - Merchanicals - Brads
655350567071 - Joulee - Marble
655350563714 - Mixed Media Large Cover
655350563745 - Mixed Media Large Album
655350569877 - Wood Icons in a Box - Gear

 

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Now, let's take a peek inside this gorgeous album!

 

 

Notice the fine details and creative mixture of different materials that make up this fabulous art journal entry...

 

 

 Bits of canvas, paper, wood, and art mediums create a one of kind look that keep your eyes moving across the page to take in every little detail.

 

 

Product list:
655350960643 - Elementals - White Resist 12x12 - Damask
655350960933 - Vintage Vanity - Stamps - Musica
655350567071 - Joulee - Marble
655350563745 - Mixed Media Large Album
655350551629 - Resistant Canvas - Alla Prima
655350569877 - Wood Icons in a Box - Gear
655350813383 - Pocket Paintable Cards

 

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 Kelly Foster created a stunning layout using a mixture of stamps, stencils, and art mediums on her background. Just look at the texture and details the Mechanicals and canvas pieces add to the overall design!

 

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Summer Love

By Kelly Foster

 

 

 

"I wanted to use Finnabair's new Elementals and Mechanicals in a rather sweet and/or feminine way...the contrast of the metal with the soft flowers and canvas is a great way to achieve this. I started by layering torn strips of the Elementals Resist Canvas and Sunrise Sunset paper strips on my background. I purposely frayed the edges of the canvas for wonderful texture. On top of that I masked and stamped with various mediums and inks."

 

 

"For my title, I started by adding some gold embossing to one of the large Bottle Caps Mechanicals. I then layered inside, starting with a circle of the Resist Canvas cut to size and  two Vintage Mechanicals, which I topped off with an Encore flower for a feminine look. To finish it off I added the word "Love" from another set of Mechanicals." ~Kelly

Products:

• 961046 Mechanicals Leaves
• 960346 Vintage Mechanicals Washers
• 961152 Mechanicals  Love, Travel, Laugh
• 961091 Mechanicals Bottle Caps
• 960513 Elementals Resist Canvas: Newsprint
• 960513 Elementals 12x12 Stencil: Lace
• 960865 Clear Stamp Checkered
• 960926 Clear Stamp Fence
• 564957 Sunrise Sunset Buttons
• 565176 Sunrise Sunset Flowers
• 563233 Sunrise Sunset Alpha Tiny
• 960032 Sunrise Sunset Paper – Aura
• 960332 Sunrise Sunset Paper – Del Sol
• 960049 Sunrise Sunset Paper – X-Radient
• 570668 Anna Marie Flower
• 561345 Encore B
• 571238 Nieve
• 571344 Serenity
• 571764 Abbey
• 571504 Le Mia

 

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Want to see another amazing journal? Kasia created an amazing sample for us today using Finn's collection, an old book, and lots of color!

 

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Family Portrait

By Kasia Krzyminska

 

 

 

"This time I decided to embellish the cover of my family book that is an altered old book. Finn's products are just perfect for that. I created a background using Mini Numbers, laces, and pieces of papers. I also used some Prima stencils with my black pencil to add some more femininity to this very masculine work."

 

"The most pleasant part was coloring these metal elements (metal flowers, for example, that are heavy and delicate at the same time). I used some Silks and Glimmer Glaze which are perfect for metal."~ Kasia

Prima Products:

• 960346 - Vintage Mechanicals - Washers
• 960339  - Vintage Mechanicals - Roses
• 960377  - Vintage Mechanicals - Jump Rings
• 960254  - Vintage Mechanicals - Mini Numbers
• 563233 - Sunrise Sunset Alphabet stickers
• 960087 - Sunrise Sunset 6x6 paper pad

 

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Solange created stunning art journal entries for her book using a variety of stamps, Sunrise Sunset papers, and paintables too. These pages are so artistic and inspiring! 

 

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Art Journal Entries

By Solange Marques

 

 

"For a while now, I wanted to start an art journal but, I confess, I was a little afraid and not sure where to start! When I received Finn's collections I took courage and started my art journal.

 I love trying new techniques on each page, using a variety of art mediums and creating a textured look on my backgrounds. Creating my art journal is better than I ever imagined! Now the only problem I have is that I can not stop myself." ~  Solange

 

 The doily stamped image adds texture and contrast to the background of this gorgeous entry perfectly. 

 

 

 The bold blocks of color and custom painted images take center stage on these pages! Solange also randomly stamped on the background for an added layer of interest.

 

Prima Products: 

• 960209 Mixed Media Journal
• 960834 Vintage Vanity  Clear Stamp
• 960933 Vintage Vanity  Clear Stamp
• 960957 Vintage Vanity  Clear Stamp
• 961008 Vintage Vanity  Clear Stamp
• 960087 Sunrise Sunset 6”x6” Paper Set
• 564872 Sunrise Sunset Washi Tape
• 563233 Sunrise Sunset Cardstock Stickers
• 562984 Sunrise Sunset  Canvas Stickers
• 813352 Everyday Vintage 12”x12” Love Letter Kit
• 813390 Everyday Vintage Pocket Paintable Card
• 813406 Everyday Vintage Pocket Paintable Card

 

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The mechanicals are so versatile! These metal embellishments were designed to be used in a variety of ways! Keren used these gorgeous embellishments to create a stunning piece of jewelry!

 

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Mechanical Cuff

By Keren Tamir

 

"I sat myself down with all the beautiful Finnabair mechanicals and vintage trinkets in front of me. Suddenly I saw the beautiful metal flourishes and an idea came to me: What if I could bend the metal and create a piece of jewelry? I decided to try it. I added flowers through the holes in the metals, using brads, and I connected the swirls together using Vintage Trinket jump rings. Then I finished it off with a clasp at the end. I have a pretty small wrist so I only needed to use two metal flourishes. If you need to adjust it to make it larger just add more flourishes." ~Keren 

 

 

 We just love how Keren thought outside the box with this project and used her supplies in such a creative way. This project would make an amazing gift for the upcoming holidays too!

 

Prima Products: 

• 961046- Finnabair Mechanichals
• 961169- Finnabair Mechanicals star brads
• 960377- Finnabair Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets
• 960322- Finnabair Vintage Trinkets
• 960339- Finnabair Vintage Trinkets

 

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We hope you enjoyed this special feature on the Finnabair lines! Again, we will be bringing you more of these around the 10th of each month- so mark your calendars.

We would also love to know what YOU would like to see us do with this line. Leave a comment below and we promise will read every single one! We may even pick a winner to receive some of Finn's products!

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Comments

[Jennifer Scull]

my goodness, every single one of these projects is gorgeous! I am loving the bracelet cuff and wishing I could make one of those for myself and gifts.... fabulous! :)

[Nicole Doiron]

Oh my! That jewellry!!!! So gorgeous! I definitely want to see more of that! Your DT is awesome!

[Stokely]

Every single is breathtaking! I've just ordered new stencils designed by Finnabair and I'd love to see more stencils in action.

[Margriet]

I love the shown projects but i would also love to see some Christmas tree decorations with the mechanicals.

[Janene M]

ANY samples from Finn are always fantastic to see but then you put her works in a post with Kasia? What could be better!?Thanks for sharing. And let's not forget about Solange and Keren - amazing samples. Love them all!

[Janene M]

Oh Kelly - so did not mean to forget to mention you in previous post - LOVE the layout and those colors!

[Patty O'Malley]

The mechanicals are fantastic! I love that they can be mixed with various elements like the flowers, resins and canvas.

[LynneJ]

I love the products and the amazingly beautiful samples; such talented artists!I'd love to see more jewelry and maybe a few cards...these goodies are so versatile :)

[Kate]

Gorgeous projects! I would love to see more of Finn's work! And lots of journal pages! Such a talented DT.

[Probins]

Anything Anna does is stunning. I would love to see more of her work. I want everything in her line. The canvas has me courious. Can't wait to gat some.

[Sandra Scott]

I'm in awe of what the DT creates, i particularly love to see journals and scrapbook pages.

[Erna Price]

I love all these wonderful creations! Please show us more tutorials...I'd love to try something like this, but I don't know where to start.

[Alexandra Peña]

I just discover Finnabair on september, and i love what she learn to me and all her products (sorry for my english, i'm french !!!).
What i would like to see is more tutorial of how to use paints for the background.
Thanks a lot for all this creativity.

[santine]

j'ai rencontré Anna l'an dernier à Scraptastic et je suis fan de Prima depuis de nombreuses années,les deux ensemble c'est toujours magique

[Annie]

Stunning projects from Finn and the other ladies. I love all the wonderful layers and textures. A tutorial would be so fantastic for those who would like to try this style.....which is wonderful. The metal embellishments and stamps by Anna are perfect and I would love to own them. Thank you for the chance to win. Good luck everyone

Crafty hugs
Annie x

[Linda W]

Wow! I love the Finnabair ranges, the papers, the metal embellishments, the stamps - everything!
What a stunning set of projects too, thanks for sharing. Love the jewellery ideas, more of those would be fab and also an online tutorial on the mixed media projects would be fantastic! Keep up the good work xx

[sylvia smith]

These projects are so beautiful
I felt tears welling in my eyes, as i thought they were so lovely, I wish i could be so wonderfully artistic and
creative.I appreciate others sharing their talent so I can learn and try to emulate such beauty .

[Helen Lindfield]

What fabulous projects you all made! I love them all.... just wish I could see them for real. I'd like to see you work some canvases... because I want to have a go too!

[Eila Sandberg]

Holy smokes! talk about fabulous blog post! could sit and look and look at each projects for ages and keep discovering new details. I just LOVE all the projects! almost getting an inspiration overload with so much awesomeness at display! you DT ladies just ROCK!! xoxo

[march / corinne de france]

I like(love) everything! Especially stencils ;-)

[Crystal]

Absolutely amazing wonderful inspiring work just makes you want to get everything and stop everything else and make these. Love love them. Soooo Awesome thank you

[Cathy Yamashita]

I am ALWAYS in awe of Finn's artwork. I want to be her when I grow up! :-)

[Johanne L.]

I would like to see a canvas made with this fantastic line. Love the projects, they're beautiful. Thanks for the chance,

[grandma Shelley]

The art made with these products are absolutely incredible! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win!

[grandma Shelley]

The art projects made with these products are absolutely incredible! Thank you so so much for the opportunity to win!

[Beverly]

Stunning projects and especially love all the new goodies!

[Mou Saha]

All-around beautiful and GORGEOUS!

[Peggy]

Simply amazing projects and products! They are all my favorite. Can't wait to spend some time creating.

[Alina B]

Wonderful projects! So much inspiration! Thanks for sharing!

[TracyM #6773]

FABULOUS products and DELIGHTFUL projects - LOVE them ALL!!!
I am not a very adventurous crafter (YET) and thoroughly enjoy everything you create, so dare not add any suggestions, except that while I am still new to mixed media, it would be exciting for me to see and learn more about applying it to card making, thank you :)

[HERA SUGITANI]

These products and projects are completely amazing!!! Love them all!!!

[fonda rush]

i love your work! i wish i could take a class and get to know the techniques to make them!

[selena]

je les adore tous, j'aimerai bien voir une video sur un projet de bijoux avec la collection mecanichals

[Patti]

Gorgeous work with fabulous products. The stencils are to dye for! Hehehe!
Beautifully created and really lovely!!!!
Hugs,Patti