Monday, 28 April 2025

NEW PaperArtsy Release: Gwen Lafleur {April 2025}


Gwen is here for another incredible release for you. She takes you on her travels from

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Hi all, it’s Gwen back again with three new hand-drawn stamp sets that I’m super excited about. There are more birds, naturally, as we start with EGL46 which is my Galapagos-inspired set. I had the chance to spend a week in the Galapagos items last fall and it was incredible – I must go back! In the meantime, you can find me making art with stamped Blue-Footed Booby birds all over it. The second set, EGL47, is one that I’ve had as an idea for stamps for well over a year. This is all about Chinoiserie and I’m thrilled with how it came out – so many possibilities! Finally, we have EGL48 which is a bit more graphic and primarily inspired by henna tattoo designs and then evolved into some fun and versatile companion designs. With that, let’s dig into some samples!


Red Rubber Stamps (A5 set)
Price: RRP €23.00 +VAT    
Size:5" x 6" (13 x16.5cm)
All stamps are individually trimmed onto cling foam, with a laminated storage/index sheet.

Eclectica³ Gwen Lafleur - A5 stamp set Nr46 {EGL46}

The Galapagos Islands are famous for the incredible wildlife in general, but the birds in particular are unbelievable. As a self-proclaimed Bird Nerd, I was in heaven. There are so many, lots of which are endemic to the islands, and the birds can be totally different from island to island. 

Birdy Art Journaling
 

On this little art journal spread you can see two of my favorites – the Blue Footed Booby (which can also be Red Footed or Nazca – black and white, or even other types of Boobies that don’t live in the islands.) There’s also a fun, and tall! American Flamingo.


The flamingos are so fun… they were all walking around in groups and it was like watching a dance between a group of four males and four females. This stamp is based on one of the flamingos from a photo I took of that group.


This little guy is my favorite. The Blue Footed Booby was one of the first birds I saw when we got to the water after leaving the airport on Baltra – they look so different in the air! Svelte and fierce as they fly and dive into the water to fish. But on the ground, they’re pretty adorable – the faces! So cute and I love the color of their feet.


There were also Yellow Warblers everywhere, so I had to add one (obviously not to scale with the other birds!) I was also a bit surprised to see how much of the landscape was covered in cacti, so I drew one of those as well.


I designed the cactus stamp so that you can layer it on top of itself to make larger cacti – it’s great if you want to create a scene since it will allow for some variation in the sizes you can get.    

Galapagos Penguin Mixed Media Card
 


One of the other birds that’s pretty famous in the Galapagos Islands is really not even supposed to be there… penguins! I was lucky that we were able to go out in a Zodiac and see several of them both on land and swimming. Another absolutely adorable bird.


I also included a stamp of some of the flowers I saw on the islands – I couldn’t resist having the penguin offer a flower to his mate instead of a rock.


In addition to the others, I added a few Great / Magnificent Frigatebirds in flight. Even though I was there a bit after mating season, I was lucky enough to see a male with his red breast inflated and fully on display. Of course you can make them whatever color you want to really personalize each one.


Eclectica³ Gwen Lafleur - A5 stamp set Nr47 {EGL47}

Next up, Chinoiserie! I have been endlessly fascinated by this Western decorating style that’s inspired by Far Eastern design motifs. Of course, part of the reason I love it is probably due to the prevalence of birds in the ornate wallpaper, fabric, and decorative painting that characterizes this style.

Chinoiserie Tree & Peacock 

One of the first things I wanted to do with this set was to draw designs that can be used on their own or layer together. Naturally, I chose a peacock for this, which is a common motif in many designs. I also added a smaller bird since you frequently see smaller flying songbirds included in Chinoiserie.


I drew the peacock and tree both to make it so that the peacock could sit on one of the larger branches. I love how beautifully they pair together!


I also included a larger version of the blossom from the tree that you can use on its own like I did here, or even layer onto the tree for more dimension and variety.

A Crane and a Gilded Sun

This sample is exactly what I pictured in my head before I even started drawing the stamp designs… I have a coffee table book where someone had painted a crane flying in front of a metallic gold circle / sun on a wall that I just love and I was picturing how I could use stamps and paint or gold leaf (like I used here) to get this same effect on paper. So of course, a crane was a must-have for this stamp set.


I’m so thrilled with this crane – you can obviously use it on its own or even make a little flock, but I love how it looks paired with the variegated gold leaf. You can also see that I added a fun little Chinoiserie tree that makes a great accent. I can also picture just using the bunches of leaves for cool effects.


Eclectica³ Gwen Lafleur - A5 stamp set Nr48 {EGL48}

Our last set for today’s release, EGL48, is the one I call Henna Inspired since many of the images were in some way inspired by different henna tattoos. Then I took some of the patterns and the style of the images to expand it into other shapes and add fun little details. I think this is a super versatile set and I’ve loving using it! It also ties in really well with a lot of the images in my previous releases.

Something Fishy 

For this first sample, I really just played with some of the stamps from the set. I also wanted to showcase the way I designed the fish image so that it could face in either direction.


I love the fish – the details are so fun and of course, I always love a medallion and there are two here! One larger and one smaller one that can also double as a flower. 


One of my favorite things in this set is the pair of patterned bars – they’re so fun for adding linear elements into your work as well as for making borders, backgrounds, and lots more.

Mixed Media Layered Stamps
 

For this second sample, I wanted to showcase some of the design features that I included when I drew some of these shapes. In addition to the 2-way fish, I also created a scalloped sort of triangular element that’s meant to be able to match up to make a full diamond.


Here I’ve put that piece back-to-back behind the heron (which I love – at least one bird in each set!) and also layered one of the decorative motifs behind it, splitting the design into two pieces so some of it shows on either side.


There’s another fun floral element here and you can see my patterned bars making another appearance for some visual interest along the border.


That’s it for today! I’m loving these new collections and can’t wait to use them some more and start pairing them with my other stamps. Watch out for an upcoming live demo in the PaperArtsy Facebook group where I’ll show you some of the techniques I used in a few of these samples. Until then, Happy Stamping!


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Classes coming up ....

September 21-27, Art, Explore, & Experience in Italy! A week-long workshop and sightseeing trip in Orvieto, Italy.

You can also keep up with all of my available and upcoming workshops on the Workshops page of my website or check out my online tutorials as well as tutorials frequently published in Somerset Studio magazine (digital issues are available.)

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Australia
Bev's Cross Crafts, Spreyton, Tasmania bevscrosscrafts
Crafters Cupboard, Berwick, Victoria crafters cupboard
Hillbilly Scrappin, Nikenbah, QLD hillbilly scrapping
Memories on the Murray, Murray Bridge, SA  memories on the murray
Natalie May Scrapbooking, Dover Gardens, SA natalie may
Scrapbook Superstore & More, South Penrith, NSW scrapbook superstore

Austria
Stempel Wunderwelt, Wilhering, stempel wunderwelt

Belgium
Cart N Scrap Art, Antwerp, cart n scrap art
Créatelier Caracolle, Liège, createlier caracolle

Canada
Boutique Scrapbook Tendance Inc, Quebec, Qc, scrapbook tendance
Clipper Street Scrapbook Company, Langley BC, Clipper Street Scrapbook Co
Glitter & Ink, Belleville ON Glitter & Ink
Paper Art Creations Inc, Leduc, Alberta, paper art creations
Re.defined, Kentville, NS, redefinedforyou
Scrapbook Centrale, Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec scrapbook centrale
Scrap Addicts, Edmonton, Alberta scrap addicts
Scrap and Bean, Edmonton, Alberta scrap and bean 
Scrapbooking Fairies, Drayton Valley, Alberta scrapbooking fairies
The Paper & ink Boutique, Calgary, Alberta paper and ink boutique

Denmark
Hobbyboden Scrapworld, Samso hobbyboden

Finland
Korttipaja, Istunmaki Heidin Korttipaja 
Klemmarikellari, Turku Klemmarikellari
Piia Paper, Kittilä, Piia Paper

France
Emispheres Eurl Ruy Montceau,38300   
Fée Du Scrap, Saint Sébastien-Sur-Loire, fee du scrap
Horizon Créatif, Ste Jalle horizon creatif
Katzelkraft, Ingwiller katzelkraft
Kerudoc Creation, St Yvi kerudoc creation
Le Grenier des filles, Pierre Benite
Page de scrap, Saint Pavace, page de scrap
Passion Scrap, Vieux-Conde, Passion Scrap
Scrap by Jo, Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, 31650 Scrap by Jo
Toutencolle, Dun sur Auron toutencolle

Germany 
Papier & Feder, Owschlag, papier & feder
Stempeloase Munich, Munich stempeloase
Stempelfee Shop, Hilden stempelfee shop
Stempellaedle, Stuttgart, stempellaedle
Tue Was Di Liebst, Bayern, Tue Was du Liebst

Greece
Decoupage, Vergina

Italy
Pezze E Colori, Lissone, pezze e colori 
Piccole Passioni, Siena, piccole passioni

Japan
La Wadao, Odawara, Kanagawa, la wadao
Tiny Dots, Funabashi-shi, Chiba tiny dots

Netherlands
De Hobbystudio, Genemuiden, de hobby studio
Doe@ding,Spijkenisse doe @ ding
Hobbycompleet de Duif, Leeuwarden hobby compleet
IK Journal, Boxtel, ik journal
Stamptable, Roosendaal, Stamptable

Norway
Hobbykunst, Oslo, hobbykunst

Puerto Rico
Paper Boutique, Fajardi Paper Boutique

South Africa
Kcraft imports Ltd, Centurion 0014  kcraft

Spain
Cien por Cien Manualidades, Barcelona,  100 x 100 manualidades
Ideas 10 Manualidades Y Scrapbook, Bilbao ideas 10 manualidades/
La Sonrisa Creativa, Valencia, la sonrisa creativa
Les Coses de Raquel, Barcelona
Scrap & Papers Experiences, Barcelona, scrap papers experiences

United Kingdom
Art from the Heart, Harrogate, Yorkshire art from the heart
Crafts at The Malthouse, Herstmonceux,  East Sussex, crafts at the malthouse
Countryview Crafts, Potton, Bedfordshire countryview crafts
Loobi Crafts, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, loobi crafts
Procraftynation Ltd, King's Lynn, Norfolk Procraftynation
Sir Stampalot, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire sir stampalot
Stampers Grove, Springbank, Lilliesleaf, Melrose,Scotland stampers grove
The Artistic Stamper Craft Store, Faversham, Kent the artistic stamper
The Forget me not Kraft Kabin, Rochford, Essex, The Forget Me Not Kraft Kabin

USA
Artistic Artifacts, Alexandria, VA artistic artifacts
Artistic Studio Creations, Fayetteville, Georgia Artistic Studio Creations
Craftiness, Chatsworth, CA, craftiness
Everything Scrapbook & Stamps, Lake Worth, Florida Everything Scrapbook & Stamps
Frantic Stamper, Oregon frantic stamper
Free Heart LLC, Denver, Colarado, free heart llc
Joggles, Coventry, Rhode Island, joggles
Messy Papercrafts, Temecula CA Messy Papercrafts
PaperCraft Clubhouse, Westbrook, Connecticut, papercraft clubhouse
Roadtique Boutique, Hilton NY 
Runaway, Art & Craft Studio, NE Salem, Oregon runaway
Scrap-A-Latte, West Babylon NY scrap a latte
Scrapbook-N-Memories, Harrisonville, Missouri Scrapbook N Memories
Simon Says Stamp, Columbus, Ohio simon says stamp
Topflight Stamps, Irmo, South Carolina topflight stamps

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