With 3 Things : Altered " Love " Spools {by Mi Mii}

Bonjour everyone, it is Mi Mii (@themy32) with you today for another 'with 3 things' project.

This feature on the PaperArtsy Blog is where 3 bloggers are sent 3 items in the post. We have no clue what PaperArtsy HQ is going to send us, there might be a slight variation but generally 2 of the 3 things will be identical.

Bonjour à tous, c'est Mi Mii (@themy32 ) ici avec vous pour un autre projet 'With 3 Things'

Ce concept sur le blog PaperArtsy permet à 3 blogueurs de recevoir 3 articles mystères. Nous n'avons aucune idée de ce que PaperArtsy va nous envoyer, il peut y avoir une légère variation (par exemple, sur ce tour, nous avons chacun reçu des tampons différents) mais généralement 2 des 3 articles seront identiques.

There is always a touch of excitement when opening the mystery package! This time, I was sent this pretty stamp set by Sara Naumann (ESN23), with a grungy checker stencil, also by Sara Nauman (PS092) and two Fresco Finish paints in soft colours: Candy Floss (FF70), a tender opaque pink, and Tango (FF72), a translucent peppy orange.

Thinking mode engaged... let's go! Here is what I came up with, let's take a closer look:

Toujours une pointe d'excitation à l'ouverture et la découverte de ce que contient le colis surprise ! Cette fois-ci, on m'a envoyé ce joli set de tampons de Sara Naumann (ESN23) et un stencil damier grunge, toujours de Sara Naumann (PS092), ainsi que 2 peintures Paperartsy Fresco Finish aux couleurs douces, la Candy Floss (FF70), un joli rose tendre et opaque et la Tango (FF72), un orange translucide, qui forment à elles 2 un parfait combo couleur.

Mode réflexion et cogitation enclenché !! Allez c'est parti ! 

Voici ce que je vous propose avec ces 3 produits ..... regardons ça plus en détail !

In addition to 'the 3 things' I used some PaperArtsy Grunge Paste (GP190), a water spray, and a black StazOn ink pad. My substrates are a bit unusual: a few old empty thread spools, some long scraps of white cotton fabric, wooden skewers and mini safety pins! I also needed some stuffing for the little hearts, a bit of glue and my sewing machine...

En plus du matériel qui m'a été envoyé, j'ai utilisé la PaperArtsy Grunge Paste (GP190), un spray d'eau, et un pad d'encre StazOn noire. Mes bases sont un peu originals: d'anciennes bobines de fils vides, des bandes de tissus cotons blanc, des piques à brochette et des minis épingles à nourrice! J'ai aussi eu besoin de coton pour rembourrer mes petits cœurs, de colle et de ma machine à coudre...

I started by braying roughly my Candy Floss (FF70) and Tango (FF72) paints on the fabric (I made the fabric a bit damp with misted water first so that the paint seeped in more easily).

J'ai commencé par colorer mon tissu, en étalant grossièrement au rouleau les peintures PaperArtsy Candy Floss (FF70) et Tango (FF72) (J'ai préalablement mouillé mon tissu afin que la peinture pénètre plus facilement).

Once the fabric was thoroughly dry, I then stamped the different hearts from the Sara Nauman stamp set (ESN23). To make the stuffed hearts, you need 2 mirrored copies of each, to have one on both side when the fabric is folded in half.

J'ai ensuite tamponné les différents motifs "cœur" de la planche de tampons PaperArtsy de Sara Naumann (ESN23). Afin de fabriquer les cœurs rembourrés qui ornent la bobine, il faut 2 exemplaires de chaque motif, en miroir, afin d'avoir l'image recto verso du cœur une fois le tissus plié en 2.

When they are all stamped and heat-set, it is time to break out the sewing machine! I sewed all around the hearts, leaving a little open to insert the padding.

Une fois tous mes motifs tamponnés, je suis passée à l'étape machine à coudre. J'ai cousu tout autour de mon motif en prenant soin de laisser une petite ouverture sur le bas afin de pouvoir y insérer le rembourrage. 

Here I used make-up removal pads, shredding them to make my padding. I then cut away the excess fabric around the heart.

Ici j'ai utilisé du coton à démaquiller que j'ai effiloché pour faire mon rembourrage. J'ai ensuite coupé l'excédent de tissu tout autour du cœur.

To finish my padded heart, I inserted the skewer and helped attached it with golden threads as a nice touch. My fist ornament is ready for its spool base!

Pour finaliser mon motif rembourré, j'ai insèré un pic à brochette et j'ai rajouté quelques fils dorés noués à la base pour parfaire le tout. Mon premier pic est prêt pour orner ma bobine !

Or not... I felt a little something was missing from the skewer. So I decided to stamp some of the sentiments on Sara Nauman's set (ESN23) on scraps of fabric to male little labels...

Je trouvais qu'il manquait un petit détail pour agrémenter le pic en bois ... J'ai donc décidé de tamponner les petits textes présents sur la planche PaperArtsy de Sara Naumann (ESN23) sur de petits bouts de tissus afin de créer de jolies étiquettes...

 

... that I coloured with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Tango (FF72)

... que je colore avec la peinture PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Tango (FF72)

And my first skewer is finally done! The other two were done in the same way.

et voilà mon premier pic est fin prêt ! j'ai procédé de même pour les 2 autres.

I then moved onto the alteration of my spools. I started by cutting three 4.5cm strips in the rest of my Fresco painted fabric. Remember the colours were Candy Floss (FF70) and Tango (FF72).

Je suis alors passé à la déco de mes bobines. J'ai commencé par découper 3 bandes de 4.5cm de large dans mon tissu coton coloré aux Frescos Finish Candy Floss (FF70) et Tango (FF72).

I added a bit of texture with PaperArtsy Grunge Paste (GP190) and the Sara Nauman Stencil (PS092).Yes! you can use Grunge Paste on fabric!

J'ai ajouté un peu de texture avec la Grunge Paste PaperArtsy (GP190) et le Pochoir PaperArtsy de  Sara Naumann (PS092)

A bit more stamping on the strips and some stitching as a finishing touch and my spools are ready!

Quelques tamponnages sur ma bande de tissu, un peu de couture pour finaliser et mes bobones sont prêtes !

And here is the finished project! A little home décor that can be use as table decorations for the end of year festivities, or as a gift for your Valentine on February 14th ;)

et voilà le projet final terminé ! un petit home déco qui peut tout aussi bien être utilisé en déco de table pour les fêtes de fin d'année, ou encore en guise de cadeau pour votre valentin ou valentine au 14 février prochain ;)

I really liked working on this project. I love reusing, recycling, and altering objects like the spools in my makes. The sentiments and patterns this stamp set by Sara Nauman (ESN23), with their grungy touch, are great for this kind of project.

J'ai vraiment apprécié faire et travailler sur ce projet. J'aime beaucoup l'idée de la récupération, du détournement et recyclage d'objets, ici les bobines et des chutes de tissus, dans mes créations. Les motifs, textes et police d'écriture de cette planche de tampons PaperArtsy de Sara Naumann (ESN23), avec ce côté grunge, sont top pour ce genre de projet.

I am using this post to also wish you all very Happy Holiday season. May your December be festive, full of warmth and precious family/friend moments. May January bring you joy, love and sharing. I will see you next year with a head full of creative projects!

See you soon... Mi Mii xx

Je profite de ce projet, pour vous souhaiter de joyeuses fêtes de fin d'année. Que votre mois de décembre soit festif, rempli de chaleur, de bons et précieux moments en famille et/ou entre amis. Que ce mois de janvier à venir soit synonyme de joie, amour, partage et vous apporte le meilleur. Au plaisir de vous retrouver ici l'année prochaine avec des projets créatifs plein la tête.

A très vite ...

Mi Mii xx

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With 3 Things : Love Notes Tag Book {by Ann Barnes}

Hi friends, it's Ann, @aksbarchitect with you for another With 3 Things post.

This feature on the PaperArtsy Blog is where 3 bloggers are sent 3 items in the post. We have no clue what PaperArtsy HQ is going to send us, there might be a slight variation but generally 2 of the 3 things will be identical. 

For this round, I received PaperArtsy Eclectica stamp set by Sara Naumann ESN11 and a stencil Sara also designed PS092. From the PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint range I received Candy Floss (FF70) and Red Lipstick (FF160). I love that the stamp set has a mixture of stamp designs that can be used to create in so many different styles. 

Usually as the days close in on the end of a year, I tend to start looking forward to the next. Seeing the hearts and the harlequin stencil design had my mind immediately thinking about getting a jump start on a Valentine's day piece.

Our most recent blog topic was 'Gilded', and I wanted to work that into my piece. If you are familiar with some of my work then you will understand how adding a bit of gilding to my project is not unusual for me! To challenge myself, I thought it would be fun to use gold leafing, which is not a supply I typically use. 

For this post today, I am excited to share with you 'My Heart to Keep', a tag book for love notes, that I created using these "3 things" I was sent. 

I began by adding some paint to a set of hardboard tags. These will serve as the front and back covers of my Tag Book. I was hoping to achieve a more vintage look so I used a dry brush and did not cover the entire surface with the PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paint in Candy Floss.

Once I was satisfied with the coverage, I decided to add a bit of interest with some texture. Using a spatula, I applied PaperArtsy Grunge Paste (GP190) randomly through the stencil. (Note: be sure to clean the Grunge paste off of the stencil before it dries.) 

After allowing the PaperArtsy Grunge Paste stencilling to dry, I added another layer of paint.

To add the gold leaf, I realigned the stencil on the cover and pounced metal leaf adhesive through the design in the areas I wanted to add the gold leaf. I then removed the stencil ad placed the sheet of gold leaf onto the adhesive, creating the pattern design.

I altered a cupid that I had fussy cut from some old scrapbook paper. The garment was painted with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Red Lipstick. I then mixed the Red Lipstick and Candy Floss paint colours together to create some gradients for the details.

I heat embossed "My Heart" from the stamp set onto a small tag painted in Fresco Finish Red Lipstick with dry brushed Candy Floss and clipped it to the edge of the tag.

For the specialty paper inside both the front and back covers, I used the script stamp from the set and randomly stamped with embossing ink, then I heat embossed with gold powder.

I created different tags for inside the book using various stamps from the set. By cutting out some of the hearts and adding a clear acetate back, I was able to create openings to show off portions of the designs from the next tag.

Each tag has open areas where I can compose love notes.

I mixed the Fresco Finish paints to create different pink hues and then layered the base with stencilling to create beautiful patterns to build upon.

I love that I can easily add additional tags to the book, and am looking forward to writing personalized notes on each of these tags for the recipient.

I am so happy you stopped by today, I hope that maybe you are inspired to create your own tag book. I think it would be a great way to explore new techniques and document them or even to use as a journal; perhaps you could even create some love notes of your own! The possibilities are endless.

creatively yours,

Ann

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2024 Topic 10 : Gilded {by Keren Baker}

Hi everyone

Keren Baker here with you today.

I've been thinking a lot about preparing recently and there's something lovely about creating items you can use for seasons that are special to you.  

This topic Gilded had me thinking about how to add metallic details, and as I'd recently purchased a mould for baubles, this seemed like the ideal opportunity to try it out and with some beautiful ornate details, I felt sure they'd look stunning picked out in metallic wax. Who doesn't love a little excess at Christmas!

I absolutely loved creating these baubles. They're totally unique and really inexpensive to create, and with a little care, something you can reuse every year. Getting to the point of decorating proved to be a somewhat lengthy affair!

There's something wonderful about vintage images, contrast them with some bright modern colours and you have real impact. So of course, being the Gilded topic, I chose PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylics in Gold (FF20), then added in typical Christmas colours; Cherry Red (FF86), Lawn (FF156) and the outlier, Captain Peacock (FF110)!

I used paper clay which is really easy to use, but goodness me, these took days to dry. It may have been the thickness and cold environment but it was a good job I didn't need a speedy make. I had them laid out on a metal rack and was glad to have prepared double the amount I needed so I've got spare whenever I feel like making more.

Paper clay benefits from a gentle sand. I didn't want to lose all the texture but the edges and back looked much better afterwards.

I was ready to gather all the stamped elements. The sets I'd chosen were all from Ink & The Dog; Buttons Plate 6, Xmas Plate 1 and Winter Wonderland Plate 1 . I stamped using Stazon Black so any painting wouldn't affect the images. The square elements make fab details for small projects and you can see in the photo how easy they are to line up to make a larger image.

I'd also got some lovely printed PaperArtsy tissue but it was so creased, I had to now work out what to do with it!

 

You can see the gorgeous images that I thought would work perfectly- and actually is a great inexpensive way to collect more images without having to purchase all the individual stamp sets. I've decided on which stamp sets I absolutely had to have by using the tissue paper. This beautiful paper is the Scrapcosy designed one (& you won't believe how inexpensive it is ;-)

The issue was that it was so creased from me storing it that I needed a flatter result.

It turns out that sandwiching the tissue paper between 2 sheets of copy paper and ironing on a low heat works really well. By the time I realised that it wasn't going to scorch or erupt in flames, I'd tried ironing straight onto it after doing the sandwiched ironing. You get a really good result by doing that. This ironing is the type I can get behind!!

To preserve the details I painted on the reverse, adding the detail first and then going over with the colour (painting in reverse, really!).

The gold is really vibrant and shows up surprisingly well when you turn the tissue paper over.

I do love a crisp line and my painted lines weren't very neat, so using washi tape got my lines much more precise. Just take the washi tape off fairly soon after you've painted the lines.

All prep now done, I was ready to add layers of tissue paper. I just needed to add a little colour to the images.

A useful glue and sealer is Mod Podge. I prefer the Matt type. Now I just needed to glue and layer the tissue papers.

Most of the white in the tissue will become transparent once the Mod Podge is dried and it's really easy to cut once it's all dried. 

TIP: You will find runny, thin glues easily saturate the tissue paper, which help it disappear into the receiving surface. A thicker glue will not do this so efficiently, so look for a runny glue, and you may need to be quite generous on both sides.

To add some extra gilding, I wanted to add gold wax to the gold areas of the bauble top and base. These waxes are readily available- search for metallic wax or gilding wax. 

Once you've allowed the wax to dry, do give it a little 'buff' with a tissue and it brings the detail to life even more.

I needed to solve the problem of how to hang them. The paper clay isn't really heavy and due to the symmetrical shapes, I could have backed them with another bauble on the reverse, but that would have given quite a bit of weight to delicate branches so I dug out some Christmas music paper in my stash. I glued the string on first.

In theory you should be able to just trace around and use the shape to back it, but due to some slight warping when drying, I'd recommend using the back of the paper (if you want to highlight a particular part of the music or backing paper.)

My baubles were complete, just needed to add a couple of tiny buttons to add to tie in with the button design on one of the baubles.

These would have been beautiful with torn velvet material instead of the string (which I thought about only after I'd finished them!). They would make incredibly beautiful present tags and also if you fix the string hook onto the inside of a sturdy card, they'd make a fabulous focal point for a card. Just add a painty background or use up some old gel prints and you've got your Christmas greeting cards sorted too! If you don't have moulds, you could use simple cookie cutters to get a similar effect.

I'd like to wish you all a really happy Christmas. Your Christmas doesn't need to be gilded or lavish to make it a special one, just surround yourself with the things and people that bring you real joy.

Keren x

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