Monday 7 September 2009

Day 5: PaperArtsy 12 Days of Christmas

Day 5: Featuring Jo Firth-Young 
using Nut and Meg plate 5 

Yes we do have an abundance of Joanne's on our Design Team, but this is the last one you will meet. This, our 3rd lovely and very talented Jo Firt-Young also writes fabulous articles for Craft Stamper. Yes we do move in high circles here at PaperArtsy.


Jo F-Y has graced the cover, no less, of a Stampington Wedding Publication, and has all kinds of official “crafting and teaching” qualifications. I have known her for over 8 years – she was a regular attendee of the monthly PaperArtsy classes we taught here in Essex way back before we made Rubber Stamps. And back then I was instantly wowed by Jo's amazing way with colour, she would create the most sunning altered books, and I really thought she should be teaching us, not the other way around! 


Jo is also one of our co-teachers at ArtsyCrafts retreats. She has a great sense of humour, and is one of the few on our Design Team who live near PaperArtsy World HQ. I adore her attention to detail and the huge variety of things she produces. She has a really unusual way of bringing her ideas to fruition, far more well thought out, tried , tested, sketched and planned than most of us splodging peeps, so we probably should call her a “proper” artist! (and then she would blush) Jo is a non-tooting crafter, and we need to recognise her talent with a huge booming fog horn. You can check her out on her blog here.

Birds are in the House 
by Jo Firth-Young

Jo was here at PA HQ just as the new Rum & Raisin papers came off the press, so she managed to create this sample and incorporate the new papers into her project. She used the following rom the pack of 28 papers: Blue damask, Green text, Stripe, Red. 

The birdhouse panel:
Cut a white piece of card 8x23cm.  Stamp birdhouse (SINM5) at the top in black ink.  Colour

On a separate piece of card stamp the parcels from the Christmas tree image (Nut and Meg plate 3) 3 times. Colour in and cut out.

Arrange the parcels at the bottom of the white piece of card under the birdhouse (don’t stick down yet) because you need to draw a long post connecting the birdhouse and the parcels. Take the parcels away and around the base of post draw ground grass and tall stalks – run some of them up the post. Colour in.

Rearrange the presents around the base of the post and attach.

The tag:
Cut a piece of chipboard 12.5x26cm. Shape the top to look like a tag.

Cut a piece of the blue damask paper 21cm tall, and a piece of the green script with text 8cm tall. Do not trim the width of the paper at this point, keep it the A5 width , as it comes in the Rum and Raisin pack.


Border punch the bottom edge of the blue panel. Run both of the patterned sheets through a glue machine, or use you preferred adhesive on the back to secure to the chipboard. Position the green sheet at the bottom of the chipboard tag, trim the sides to fit. Centre (widthways) the pattern of the blue sheet onto the tag, and attach to the tag so it lies over the green paper. Trim.

Tie a piece of ribbon around the tag a third of the way up positioning knot to one side.
Punch hole at the top of the tag, add eyelet.
Attach the stamped panel.

  
Stamp the ‘do not open…’  image (Noel Plate 4) onto a piece of the red "Rum & Raisin" paper and cut out. Embellish with a gold pen around the edges. Attach to the card over the top of the birdhouse panel.
Thread ribbons through the holes at the top of the tag.

The reverse of the tag: 
Cover with a piece of white card/heavyweight paper.

Stamp flourishes (Noel plate 4) in gold over the bottom third over the tag.

Cut a piece of striped paper 5cm high and attach to the tag – overlapping the stamped images.

Draw around the edges of the entire tag with a gold Krylon pen.

And here's the finished project ! A huge tag!
A big thanks to Jo for this sample, she will be back on another Xmas day, so keep checking back!

Just time for one more sample with Nut and Meg plate 5.
Copper Birdhouse
by Leandra Franich
Create a background of stamped ferro highlighted with copper precious metal colour accents. Make a chipboard panel with painted terra-texture. Make a tape-metal sandwich of the copper metal pieces, and use a teflon pointed tool to highlight the stamped design. Use a herringbone wheel on the stars to add interest. Secure copper pieces to the background with Claudine Hellmuth multi-medium (Matte). Stamp the lights (SINM1) onto appletini green metal, make a tape sandwich for extra strength, cut out and drape around the frame. 
 
PaperArtsy Blog Giveaway: Please leave a comment and we'll randomly draw a name to win Nut and Meg Plates 5 and Noel Plate 4 on EZ Mount PLUS a Rum and Raisin Paper Pack, making a prize worth £23.40. This offer ends midnight GMT the day of this posting, 8 Sept, 2009, and is open to all players worldwide.

29 comments:

Sylvia said...

I just love the copper birdhouse, these new stamps are really super. The papers are scrummy too.

Helen said...

Jo's tag is rally superb, Leandra's Copper Birdhouse is too! I love these stamps - they're going on my wishlist (unless I am lucky enough to win some....)

Sandie said...

Hi!!
I'm loving the copper birdhouse!!!
These stamps are just perfect for the coming festive season.
Cheers!! Sandie

Jane Moseley said...

Loving the papers. More great projects. Thanks again. xx

Anonymous said...

love Jo's tag....and loving this new set of stamps!

Laura said...

More great stamps, more great makes. Very inspiring.

Sid said...

Gorgeous stuff yet again, Love your background Leandra....so dimensional !

Sian said...

Oh wow, stunning creations, they really show off the new stamps which are fabby :)

Sian
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Trish said...

Great new stamp plate, and thanks for the heads up on Jo's blog, I shall be adding that to my favorites! I love the samples, they are fab!

Jayne Crow said...

Absolutely STUNNING!!!!!

Anonymous said...

What a delightful tag. The colouring and the paper matches so well and the lay-out is beautiful.
Margriet

Melanie said...

Oh wow i love the bird & birdhouse,i need it NOW! fab samples as always :)

Artyjen said...

Ooh! A sleigh...a birdhouse...a bird!! What more could you desire from a stamp plate for Xmas? Love the dimensional background from the word stamp..
Thanks for the chance to win
xoxo

Anonymous said...

I LOVE these!! Your new range of stamps & papers are just wonderful. I can't wait to own some!

FauxPainter - Dee Paramour said...

Gorgeeeeeeeeous. Love them to bits.

Luv Dee xxx

kjjc said...

gorgeous new papers

Gillian McMurray said...

Love those cute little birdies.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful work from you both! Ferro paint is so versatile - love your background Leandra!

rach said...

Only just found your blog and it is truly inspirational, love these stamps, please pick me!

Unknown said...

Fabulous work as always!

Clare with paint in her hair said...

Loving the new stamp plates cant wait to get hold of some!!

Janet Wilson said...

Especially love the copper birdhouse!

P'tite Plume said...

I like the delicacy of the tag. And I am stunned by "copper birdhouse", I love the metallic effect a lot.

Karin said...

I love the colouring on the birdhouse tag. But these stamps are also fantastic on metal too. Can't wait to see tomorrows.

laury55 said...

love this new set of cards...thanks for the "how-to" details of the copper birdhouse

Sarah Anderson said...

Now how cute is Jo's birdhouse?!!! And the copper birdhouse is yummy too. Really great samples

Andrea - Wales, UK said...

Thank you, thank you....... every day the samples have been fantastic and the instructions are so easy to follow. I love them all. Can't wait to see plate 6 it's my favourite.

Michelle said...

Oh WOW!!!
I Love the birdhouse, it is soooooo cute.
Great samples.
Michelle.

Claireabelle said...

Love Jo's creations
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