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Eva Lähteenmäki

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Cards, collages, journals… Nature and everything around us inspires 🌳
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#handmadecards #papercollage #junkjournaling #artisttradingcard

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Eva Lähteenmäen mainio näyttely Vanha paperi, uusi elämä - esillä Galleria Linnasmäessä 12.11. asti.
Tämä kannattaa tulla katsomaan.

”Askartelen. Jag pysslar. Olen askartelija. Tärkeimmät työvälineeni ovat sakset ja liima. Leikkaaminen ja liimaaminen tässä tekoälyn ja digitaalisen maailman ajassa saattavat kuulostaa hieman hassulta, mutta minulle ne tuovat iloa ja rauhaa. Toivon, että teokseni tuovat esiin hymyn. Jokainen saa vapauden luoda oman tarinan teoksia katsellessa.
Olemme kaikki luovia.”
Eva

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The results are in! With thanks for your patience and interest. … this little project was started 3 weeks ago! (see past posts) All the components have been sorted, cleaned and dried. Here are some of the images:
1. the mound of goods!
2. the two covers. Happily, they remained intact and got some cool textures and coloring.
3. lots of teabags to play with…
4 - 7. tons of variety in depth and type of coloring depending on where they were in the pile, the type/thickness of the paper, and what they were in contact with - hardware, turmeric, teabags, soil, rust
8. interesting! book text from old book page transferred to piece of Kraft paper
9. fabrics - the blue came from one of the book covers
10. traces of red and wine - no idea where the color came from!

Luckily, there were no squirmy things emerging from the two bundles that I had to deal with!
What pleases me a lot is the “authenticity”, for lack of a better word, of the results - mostly the input of the elements from Mother Nature working with the few additives I supplied. Love the folds, holes and all the crinkling…
Fun project. New unique papers to add to my journals!

#mothernature #natureexperiment #grunge #grungy #grungypaper #distressed #loveofpaper #paperlover #journalinspo #journalpages #rust #rustic #journallover #journalmaking #mixedmedia

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The best days are - coming home from work and looking forward to some #happymail ❤️💌📬

Thank you so much ladies @evalaht @pgsnailmailer & @ellafj13 LOVE your new zines 🤩 Eva: those little bottles are so neat and you’re so sweet to send me those cards ❤️❤️❤️

#incomingmail #mailart #sendmoremail #swap #zines #zinesoftheworld #craftersofinstagram #papercrafts #artisttradingcard #collage #collageinspiration #creativeeveryday #collageideas #zinemaking #cutandpaste #papergluescissors #papertherapy #preoccupiedwithpaper #happydays #loveinanenvelope #creativemail #makersgonnamake #createsleeprepeat #mailloversunite #maillove

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Incoming #happymail #mailart made by @evalaht Love the pretty folio you made to send your artist trading cards in style 🦋 Thank you so much Eva! One of my favorite features is the bee‘s behind on the back of the atc 🐝 So fun!

P.s. I‘m so glad your mail travelled safely 💌📫

#unwrapping #incomingmail #sendmoremail #mailartist #folio #ephemera #craftersofinstagram #craftersanonymous #doublefold #paperaddict #atcswap #artisttradingcards #minicollage #swap #cutandpaste #papergluescissors #meandmygluestick #creativemail #snailmailinspiration #snailmailcommunity #paperobsessed #makersgonnamake #createsleeprepeat

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Happy holidays to everyone! • To get back into the swing of things - the #junkjournal is the way to go! Work is always crazy around the end of the year and I‘m looking forward to some quality time to decompress in my craft room ✂️

As many of you know - I try my best, to use incorporate ephemera I receive in #happymail and what makes me particularly happy, is to tag the people I receive it from ❤️

#junkjournalcommunity #junkjournaljunkies #junkjournallove #ephemera #paperaddict #cutandpaste #paperaddict #paperobsessed #floraandfauna #natureinspired #meandmygluestick #createsleeprepeat #collageoftheday #collage #collageartist #analogcollage #journalinspiration #paperloversunite #igcommunity #creativejournalling #journallove #wirebound #blue

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Incoming #happymail from Eva ❤️ • I love the pretty folder and the atc you made for me and I’m fascinated by the pretty bugs everywhere! Aren’t they just the cutest 🥰 I made a comment on the prints she made on vellum paper and they’re just delightful in person 🪲🐞 Thank you so much my dear! It’s perfect and very inspiring!

#incomingmail #mailart #mailartist #paperfile #artisttradingcard #collage #floraandfauna #bugs #ephemera #loveinanenvelope #sendmoremail #snailmailcommunity #creativemail #snailmaillove #paperloversunite #papyrophilia #papercrafts #makersgonnamake #papergluescissors #cutandpaste #craftersofinstagram #analoglove #mailartists #morethanahobby #vintagepaperlove

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Part ll • This post is dedicated to the appreciation of sending/receiving #happymail 💌 this is a selection of some of the gorgeous collaged cards I’ve received in the past ✂️ I love this community!

#mailart #collage #collagecards #snailmailcommunity #swap #snailmaillove #swapmoreart #snailmailinspiration #sendmoremail #sendsomelove #floraandfauna #cutandpaste #papergluescissors #creativemail #paperaddict #paperloversunite #craftersofinstagram #createsleeprepeat #morethanahobby #mailfromallovertheworld #loveinanenvelope #handmadewithlove

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頂いた素材だけでコラージュ [Mystery Postcard Collage]
I made this postcard for @evalaht out of the collage material that was sent by @orwellsbooks for the Mystery Postcard Challenge Round 4 hosted by @polkadot.papers ❤️ Thank you, Jess, I’m over the moon with all the sweet extras you’ve included for me ❤️ Glad to have taken part of this challenge again, thank you for hosting dear Cindy ❤️❤️❤️ Please follow the hashtag #pdpmysterypostcardcollage to see all the participants collages and registration for Round 6 is still going on so if you’re interested, please dm @polkadot.papers for more info ✨❤️#handmadepostcard #pdpmysterypostcardcollage #postcard #dowhatyoulove #dowhatmakesyouhappy #snailmail #snailmaillove #snailmailrevolution #ephemera #paperhug #postcardchallenge #collage

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[ incoming ] This weekend I received this really cool collage postcard from @evalaht for the #pdpmysterypostcardcollage challenge number 3 hosted by @polkadot.papers ❤️ There's so many interesting elements incorporated that I find some new detail every time I look at it. The materials were provided by @carakangas 💌 I look forward to using the unused leftover materials. Thank you so much! ☺️ #ephemera #vintage #collage #mailart #upcycle #handmade #junkjournal #artjournal #penpal #penpals #penpaling #snailmail #snailmailer #usps #post #postmail #postagestamps #philately #philatelist #reviveletterwriting #snailmailrevolution #happymail #letterwritersalliance

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Oh my goodness! Can I have a drumroll here!!! Absolute stunning #happymail that I have received from Eva @evalaht LOOK AT THAT!! 🤩 We agreed to swap #artisttradingcards and instead of including ephemera, I asked if she would send me a collage of her choosing. She also was so generous to gift me some of her prints and I love her style! Check her out on Etsy ❤️

Thank you so much Eva - you just made my day 🥰

p.s. doesn’t this song just make you happy? I found it so fitting to this post 🕺

#incomingmail #unwrapping #mailart #mailartist #swap #collageart #collageartist #sendmoremail #sendsomelove #loveinanenvelope #papergluescissors #cutandpaste #paperart #collagecards #createsleeprepeat #craftersofinstagram #papercrafts #floraandfauna #nature #creativesofinstagram #collageoftheday #analogcollage

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I really enjoyed making this postcard for @evalaht (now received ) from the beautiful supplies that @karina_creawitch sent me for the Mystery Postcard Collage Challenge hosted by @polkadot.papers ❤️ Thank you dear Cindy for hosting❤️❤️❤️ Please follow the hashtag #pdpmysterypostcardcollage to see all the participants collages and if you’re interested to join please do, Round 2 is now open✨❤️#handmadepostcard #postcard #dowhatyoulove #dowhatmakesyouhappy #snailmail #snailmaillove #snailmailrevolution #ephemera #paperhug #postcardchallenge #collage

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One new friend, two old ones, three distant corners of the world (if you are in Canada), three wonderful happy mails from ATC swaps. The first is from Finland. @evalaht and I swapped ATCs for the first time. Her cards are fantastic, elegant and full of vintage charm. The lovely ephemera she sent has the same vibe. The second happy mail is from New Zealand. Dear friend @lulovespaper sent me a super cute ATC, a mini- journal and a beautiful folder with ephemera that shows her magic: everything can be recycled and become something beautiful! Finally the adorable ATC made by @pats_craft, from Singapore. She added a beautiful cluster and those oriental money envelopes that are absolutely stunning! Thank you so much ladies! 💗💗💗💗💗 #atcswap #artisttradingcards #artisttradingcardswap

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