I’ve got so many of PaperArtsy’s new releases on my wish list, but the ones I immediately had to have were by Kim Dellow. These are Kim’s very first stamp sets for PaperArtsy & they are gorgeous.
I had been adding leftover Fresco paints to pages in my mini journal, so I added some stamping & stencilling & made a quick two page spread…………….
Thanks for looking.
Kirsten
It’s been almost a year since I last entered a PaperArtsy challenge, so I thought it was about time I entered another one. The current challenge is ‘Hearts’ & it ends this evening at 5pm.
I used PaperArtsy stamp sets: EEG13, EEG15, EKD01, EKD02 & PA Mini 23.
PaperArtsy Fresco paints: Snowflake, Wisteria, Moonlight, Sherbet, China, Tango, Tangerine Twist, Teresa Green, Glass Blue, Lavender.
PaperArtsy stencil: PS005.
My background was based on Leandra’s Periscope demo for Emma Godfrey’s new stamp releases.
I’d like to enter this tag in the PaperArtsy Hearts challenge.
Thanks for looking.
Kirsten
Thank you to everyone for the kind comments on my samples for the launch of Darcy Wilkinson’s new stamps & stencils for PaperArtsy, it’s been an exciting two days. I want to do some blog posts on a few of my samples that I particularly like, so today I’m focusing on some of the tags.
I love this tall flower from EDY17 & used it a lot……………..
I glued crumpled tissue on to a tag & painted it with layers of Baltic Blue, Smurf & China Fresco paints…………..
Stamped the circles from EDY17 with blue inks & blended some Baltic Blue Fresco paint in the centres of the darker circles……
I stamped the large flower twice on to Smoothy card, painted the centre with Tango & Cherry Red, cut it out & layered it on to the second flower. The smaller flowers from EDY17 were stamped with embossing ink directly onto the tag, heat set with white embossing powder & painted with Cherry Red Fresco………….
I think I need to use kraft card more often as a substrate, I was surprised by how well the stencilling looked on this tag…………
I used the new PA stencil PS030 with Snowflake, Baltic Blue & Smurf Frescos………..
The flowers are from EDY18 & EDY 19, painted with Tango & Cherry Red…………….
This was the first tag I made. I looked at the wings on set EDY17 & saw a pair of hands. The background is Cherry Red & Tango Frescos, blended with a damp baby wipe & stencilling with Snowflake through PS001. The butterfly from EDY19 & the ‘hands’ were painted with Cherry Red, Tango & China Frescos………..
A list of stockists of Darcy’s stamps & stencils can be found HERE.
Leandra did a fab demo on Periscope, using some of Darcy’s stamps & you can watch the replay HERE.
Thanks for looking.
Kirsten
Hello, been a while since I was here, but if anything was going to persuade me to blog again, it was a request from Darcy to be one of her ‘wingmen’ for the launch of her new stamp sets & stencils for PaperArtsy – it took me all of two seconds to say “yes please, thank you very much!”
Tonight is launch night for Darcy’s new products & you can read all about it on the PaperArtsy blog.
Leandra has filmed a video, showing the new stencils & stamps, alongside samples from Darcy & my fellow wingmen, Gabrielle & Laura…………..
I worked with stamp sets EDY17, EDY18 & EDY19, the new stencils PS028, PS029 & PS030 & PaperArtsy Fresco paints; Baltic Blue, Smurf, China, Tango, Cherry Red, as well as Snowflake & Little Black Dress.
These are all the samples I made, most of them quite simple, as I wanted the images to stand out.
I loved working with the stamps & stencils. I told Darcy they made me think of the flora on an alien planet. (Yes, I am a sci-fi nerd). 🙂
There’s such a great mix of images in the stamp sets that they work perfectly with any style, from vintage/shabby chic to clean & simple. They also complement the other sets in Darcy’s Eclectica collection.
I’ll go into more detail on a few of these projects over the next few days, but for now I will end by thanking Leandra & Darcy for their generosity & encouragment, I thoroughly enjoyed being a PaperArtsy wingman.
Kirsten
Good morning, thank you for the lovely comments on my butterfly canvas for Lisa B Designs. I was thrilled to get the fantastic, new Limor Webber stamps for IndigoBlu & I used the Ink Splat Butterfly on this sample for today’s post on the Lisa B Designs Inspiration blog……….. 
Good morning, the fantastic Brusho Crystal colours were a huge hit at last week’s Lisa B Designs classes & I have the first of my class samples on the Lisa B Designs Inspiration blog this morning……
Me again. I made this last month for a Stampotique challenge & then forgot to blog it………….
I used an MDF three piece frame from Imagination Crafts, covering the top piece with a square of patterned paper.
I used a baby wipe to blend PaperArtsy Fresco paints, I can’t remember which ones exactly………..
Added stencilling (TCW & Andy Skinner)…………
Gold embossing paste through a Dina Wakley stencil for TCW. Moth Fab was painted with Frescos…….
I added some stamping with black Archival ink & used a Luminarte shimmer spray in blue, it gives a very subtle shimmer……
The heart is MDF, also from Imagination Crafts. I painted it with white gesso & Eggplant Fresco, then Snowflake Fresco through a stencil. I covered it with Glossy Accents to finish….
I debated with myself about adding a sentiment or a quote, but decided not to, I think it’s okay as it is.
I would like to enter this into the challenge on the new Mixed Media World blog. Thanks for looking.
K.
It was my birthday earlier in the week & I got so many gorgeous cards that I had to share them.
From Sarita….
Kate, Gill & my Chocolate Baroque friends….
Lesley & Karen….
Julie Ann & Jan….
Hazel & Helen….
A close-up of Hazel’s amazing UTEE embellishment….
Emma & Lin….
Sarah & Margaret….
Chris & Georgina….
Claire & Lisa….
Aren’t they all wonderful?? Enormous thanks to everyone, I feel very lucky.
K.
Good morning. The PaperArtsy challenge this week is all about things in miniature & yet again, there was incredible inspiration from all the designers. I had a few ideas, none of which I’ve had time to make, but yesterday I came up with this, my first ATB………………
The block was made from kraft card, using a WRMK board, which I borrowed from a friend to try out. Very easy to make boxes with it, but scoring heavy weight card irritated the carpal tunnel in my left hand & I don’t like the ‘link the two sides together’ closure – sorry, can’t think how to describe it. Anyway, I still want the ATB dies. I painted this one – it’s the smallest size ATB, btw – with black gesso & set it aside.
I created a masterboard following Leandra’s series of YouTube videos, using a variety of Fresco paints & a brayer.
I added various colours, including Orchid, Turquoise, Caribbean Sea, Cheesecake & Guacamole………..
Then stamping with assorted PA stamps, including Lin Brown & Ellen Vargo sets……………..
I chose images from Darcy Wilkinson’s Eclectica 11 & Eclectica 12 sets, & painted them with Lin Brown’s new limited edition Frescos………..
I painted the Lin Brown owl from & sat him in flowers I’d cut from the masterboard with the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die……..
I glued the ATB to a spool I’d painted with black gesso & Fresco Old Gold, then I sanded it & added Little Black Dress Fresco to the sanded areas……
That’s it, thanks for looking. I’d like to enter this into the PaperArtsy challenge.
Happy Sunday to one & all, yet again I’ve left my entry into the PA challenge almost to the last minute. There’s been so much fantastic inspiration on the PA blog for this challenge, but when I saw Clare Lloyd’s wonderful ledger book portrait last night, I knew that was the one I wanted to attempt. I also knew it would take me ages to finish, so I decided I would copy Clare’s page, even down to using similar colours, because that would give me more time to work on the face.
The background is Bora Bora & Turquoise Fresco paints over black gesso. I painted a rough face shape with Honeydew Fresco, added a few details & some colour – Orchid for the hair, Turquoise for the eyes – to get me started. (Already, my ‘inner critic’ was screaming so loud I’m surprised the neighbours weren’t complaining)………
After this I got so engrossed I forgot to take photos, but trust me, I spent HOURS on this face. Thank goodness for opaque Frescos, I kept painting over & redoing the facial features because I couldn’t get them right, but each time the Honeydew paint covered up perfectly what was underneath.
I used Sky & Limelight Frescos for the shading with baby wipes & a water brush.
As with the first face I did, everything is wrong with this one, but if you just glance at it quickly, it doesn’t look too bad. (At least, that’s what I keep telling myself)
I finished with stamping using various PA stamps; EDY01, EEV05 & EEV06, ESN02 & I painted the centres of the spiky circles with Guacamole & Limelight Frescos.
Thank you so much to Clare for the inspiration & I would like to enter this page into the PaperArtsy challenge HERE.
IsisImaginings 