NEW PA Winter Stamps {JoFY} with Jennie Atkinson

NEW Winter 2017: JoFY Collection

It's the final night of our new products, and we wrap up with Jennie Atkinson who has some lovely ideas with JoFY's stamps to round up yet another wonderful release. We don;t normally do this many stamps at Christmas, but the designers were all keen to stir up a Christmas frenzy, and what a lot of treats we have been given! 

We hope you contact one of our stockists to get hold of something that tickles your fancy, and start planning your Christmas ideas too!

All these new products are available from your PaperArtsy stockists now. See details in the stockists list at the foot of this post.

Hi everyone, Jennie Atkinson here. 

Christmas in our house is very much about "made for you" presents with both my husband and I making presents for each other and other members of the family. I do like all my family to have a handmade card I but am normally not that organised to be making them in September ! 

Tonight I wanted to share a few possibilities with these gorgeous JoFY stamps, and for those who know me and know that my usual style is mixed media shabby vintage, then you will realise how I was really challenged! But Jo's stamps are so versatile as I hope you will agree.

Let's take a look at each set in more detail, and some ideas with them to inspire you.

'Noel' by Jennie Atkinson

I really fell in love with this little star stamp and knew it would be great for layering over some of my usual elements.  I don't normally do a "production" run of cards, but I thought this little design would be easy to replicate in multiples. The card is 4" x 4" which I always feel is a lovely size - not too big but can still pack a punch especially if you use a non-festive colour as I have here (Rusty Car Infusions).

I always love being able to isolate a part of the stamp to add elsewhere and the little Noel label was just perfect to cut out and add as part of the flower cluster.  You will also see that I have used the word "Christmas" from the lovely sentiment. 

If you prefer a more seasonal colour the design works jut as well with Tinned Peas Fresco Paint brayered onto Smoothy Cardstock.

Christmas Tag by Jennie Atkinson

I also loved the Christmas tree stamp from this set - it is just SO gorgeous. I love wrapping my presents for the female members of the family in tissue paper and ribbon and thought this stamp would look wonderful as a "centre-piece" gift tag.  My grand daughter loves anything pink and so she even gets her Christmas wrapping in a very non traditional colour.

My pink trees were stamped and cut from a piece of Smoothy Cardstock which had been primed with Chalk Fresco Paint and then coloured with Fired Brick Distress Oxide Ink with lots of water.  I wanted a more "wishy washy" colour and as the trees and bases are very easy to cut out and layer onto the original stamping this gave me more control to achieve the effect I wanted.

Crackled Baubles by Jennie Atkinson

I am very good at isolating a part of a stamp! it is not that I don't like the whole stamp but I do feel that it can still be as stunning using a small part of the detail on a layered background.

I thought the gorgeous bauble and snowflake stamp would look fabulous on a crackled distressed background. I purposely only used the Crackle Glaze here and there so it would not be too overpowering. I also wanted to try and achieve the same colour theme throughout the card so have used Very Berry Fresco Paint undiluted under the Fresco Finish Crackle Glaze and then brayered it again with Snowflake for the bauble. Plum Archival Ink also allowed me to achieve varying degrees of the same colour. 

All My Love Gift Wallet by Jennie Atkinson

No matter how hard you try there is always someone that you end up having to give a gift of a voucher or money. However, I like to think I have spent time in making a nice gift wallet to put it in. The large tag is cut from Heavy Smoothy Cardstock and primed both on the inside and outside with Chalk Fresco Paint before going in with the Infusions. I wanted to use vintage style elements and ink and find they work well with A Bit Jaded, which also has a festive feel to it.

I wanted to layer some text under the tag and used one of the sentiments stamping it lightly on a piece of primed cardstock. (I do find that if you start one element of the project with Chalk Fresco primed cardstock you need to do it for all the elements in order to maintain the same soft colour.) I love Jo's writing style and so this gave a more free-style feel to the card. The baubles are the perfect size for some additional stamping with sentiments to make it more personal.  

I have followed the same theme through to the inside creating a little pocket for a message tag and the voucher or money. Some wonky and not very good stamping here! but that's why I like to do shabby!

I do hope that these few samples have given you some ideas and shown how versatile Jo's wonderful stamps are as well as working wonderfully with non-festive Infusions and in my usual vintage style.  It has been great fun and they are all wonderful stamps to create with. As always thank you for joining me.

Jennie Atkinson

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Theses products are available now from your regular PaperArtsy approved stockists listed below.

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Buy in-store or online now from the following stockists:

Canada

Scrapbook Centrale, Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec www.scrapbookcentrale.ca

(Zinski, JoFY, ESC, EKC, EKD, EEG, ETS, LPC, Infusions, Frescos)

Treasured Memories Scrapbooking, Duncan,BC www.treasuredmemoriesscrapbooking.ca

(Frescos, Infusions, EKC, EEG, ESC)

USA

Artistic Studio Creations, Fayetteville, Georgia www.facebook.com/ASCbyCrystal

(ETS, Infusions)

Artistree Workshops, Fulton, New York, www.facebook.com/artistreeworkshops

(Zinski, EKD, EKC, EEG, ELB, ETS, ESC, Ink and the Dog)

Clay with Me, Colorado www.facebook.com/Claywithmestudio

(ELB, LPC, ESA, JOFY, Infusions, Frescos, EKD, EKC, ESC, EEG)

Creek Bank Creations, Indiana www.creekbankcreations.com

(MN, Zinski, Jofy)

Ephemera Paducah, Paducah, Kentucky www.ephemerapaducah.com 

(Fresco Chalks, Lynne Perrella, Seth Apter)

Frantic Stamper, Oregon www.franticstamper.com

(Zinski, LPC, JoFY, ELB, EEA, EEG, ESC, EKD, EKC, ETS, ESA, Frescos, Infusions)

Guadalupe's Fun Rubber Stamps, Roswell, New Mexico www.santafe.com

( Frescos, Infusions, LPC, ESA, EEA, Zinski, MN, ETS, HP, Treasure Gold)

Simon Says Stamp, columbus, Ohio www. simonsaysstamp.com

(Zinski, JoFY, ETS, EEA, EEG, EKC, ELB, ESA, Frescos, Infusions)

Stamplistic, Cleveland, Ohio www.stamplistic.com

(Hot Picks, LPC, JoFY, ELB, Squiggly Ink)

The Queen's Ink Savage, Maryland www.queensink.com

(Infusions, ESA, LPC)

Topflight Stamps, Irmo, South Carolina www.topflightstamps.com

(ESC, EKC, JOFY, Zinski, EAB, ESA, ETS)

Seth Apter, New York www.sethapter.com

(ESA, Frescos)

Stamp Fever, Orange, California www.stpstamp.com

(Frescos, Jofy, Infusions)

UK

Aldridge Crafts, Attleborough, Norfolk www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

(Zinski, Jofy, EEA, EKD, EKC, EEG, ESA, Frescos)

Amelia's Creative Crafts, Spernal Ash Nurseries, Alcester Road, Studley, Warwickshire  www.ameliascreativecrafts.co.uk

(Jofy, EKC, ELB, Frescos)

Art from the Heart, Harrogate, Yorkshire www.afth.co.uk

(EEA, ETS, ESA,Infusions)

Birds in the Barn, Marks Tey, Essex www.birdsinthebarn.blogspot.co.uk

(Zinski, Jofy, EEG, EKC, EKD, ESC, ETS, ETS, ESA, Frescos, Infusions)

Blade Rubber Stamps, London www.bladerubberstamps.co.uk

(JoFY, LPC, Frescos)

Countryview Crafts, Potton, Bedfordshire www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk

(Zinski, Jofy, ELB, EEA, EEG, EKC, EKD, ESC, ETS, ESA, Frescos, Infusions)

Craft World Scotland, Glasgow www.craftworldonline.co.uk

(EKD, EKC, JoFY, ETS, Zinski, ESA, ELB)

Crafty Snippets, Billingshurst West Sussex www.craftysnippets.co.uk

(EKC)

Craftylicious, Mildenhall, Suffolk www.craftylicious.co.uk

(Zinski, Jofy, EEG, ETS, ESA, ELB)

Dandie Crafts, Caerphilly,www.dandiecrafts.co.uk/

(Fresco Chalks, Kay Carley, Tracy Scott)

Everything Art, Powys, Wales www.everythingart.com

(EEA, Frescos, Infusions)

Keep on Crafting, Burt St Edmunds, Suffolk www.keeponcrafting.co.uk

(Zinski, Jofy, ELB, ESC, ELB, EKD, ETS, ESA, Frescos, Infusions)

Loobie Crafts, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, www.loobicrafts.co.uk

(Zinski, JoFY, ETS, ESA, ELB, Frescos)

LouLouPurple, Gwynedd, Wales www.louloupurple.co.uk

(ETS, JOFY)

Papermaze, Ipswich, Suffolk www.papermaze.co.uk

(JoFY, EKC, ESA, ELB, Zinski, Infusions)

Paper Story, Norfolk www.paperstory.bigcartel.com

(Infusions, Treasure Gold)

Rowan Tree Crafts, Carnforth, Lancashire www.rowantreecrafts.co.uk

(Zinski, stencils, ETS)

Fave Rave, Stourbridge, West Midlands www.shabbychicstencils.co.uk

(Jofy, EEA, Zinski, ELB, Frescos)

Simply Crafts, Cardiff, www.simplycraft.com

(EEG, ETS, ESA, JoFY, Frescos, Infusions)

Snazzy's, Swindon, Wiltshire. https://www.facebook.com/snazzystampingandscrapbooking/

(Zinski, EKD, EKC, JoFY)

Stampers Grove, Edinburgh, Scotland www.stampersgrove.co.uk 

(Zinski, JOFY, ELB, EEA, EEG, EKD, EKC, ETS, ESA, Frescos, Infusions)

Swanstitch, Deal, Kent www.facebook.com/swanstitch

(JoFY, EKC)

That's Crafty, Romford, essex www.thatscrafty.co.uk 

(Zinski, Jofy, LPC, EEG, EKD, EKC, ELB, EEA, ETS, ESA, Frescos, Infusions)

The Artistic Stamper Craft Store, Faversham, Kent www.theartisticstamper.com 

(Zinski, EKD, EKC, ESC, ETS, Frescos, Infusions)

The Craft Barn, Merstham, Surrey www.thecraftbarn.com 

(Zinski, Jofy, ETS, EKC, EKD, EEA, ESA, ELB, Fresco Chalks, Infusions)

The Craft Box, Barnsley, South Yorkshire www.thecraftbox.biz

(Zinski, Jofy, ELB, ETS, ESA, Fresco Chalks)

The Craft Den, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire www.thecraftden.co.uk

(Zinski, EKC, EEG, EKD Jofy, ETS, Frescos)

The Craft Room @ Garners Garden Centre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs. https://www.garnersgardencentre.co.uk/crafts/ ph 01782 636428

(EDY, JoFY, Squiggly Ink, EKC, EKD, EEG, ETS, ZA,  EEA, ESA, EEB, MN, EAB, ESC)

The Forget me not Kraft Kabin www.facebook.com/TheForgetMeNotKraftKabin

(Zinski, JoFY,  Fresco Chalks)

Whichcraft, Wallasey, Merseyside 

(Zinski, JoFY, Fresos, ELB)

Belgium

Expression Hobby, Marcinelle www.expressionhobby.be

(Frecos, Infusions, Zinskis, EDY, EEG, Jofy)

Denmark

Hobbyboden Scrapworld Samso www.hobbyboden.dk

(ESA, Fresco Chalks)

Papir Ulven, Lejre www.papirulven.dk

France

Kerudoc Creation, St Yvi www.kerudoccreation.com

(Zinski, JoFY, ELB, EEA, EEG, EKD, ETS, ESA)

Toutencolle, Dun sur Avon www.toutencolle.fr

(JoFY, Infusions)

Germany

Stempeloase Munich www.stempeloase.de

(Zinski, JoFY, ELB, ETS, ESA, ESC, EKD, EKC, LPC Frescos)

Stempelfee Shop www.stempelfee-shop.de

(Zinski, EEA, EEG, EKC, EKD, ETS, ESA, Infusions, Frescos)

Netherlands

Creafine, Papendrecht www.creafine.nl

(JoFY, ETS, Infusions)

Hobbycompleet de Duif, Leeuwarden www.hobbycompleet.nl

(Zinski, EKD, EEG, EKC, JoFY, ELB, ETS, ESA, Infusions)

Papillon Hobby, Hendrik Ido Ambacht www.papillon-hobby.nl

(Zinski, Jofy, ELB, EEA, ETS, Infusions)

Scrap & Co, Klarenbeek www.scrap-co.nl

(JoFY, EKC, ELB, EDY)

Stampingcorner, Capelle Aan Den Ijssel www.stampingcorner.nl

(Zinski, Jofy, ETS, ESA, Lynne Perrella, Frescos)

The Stamping Cottage, Schaijk www.thestampingcottage.nl

(Fresco Chalks, LPC, ESA,  Zinski, Hot Picks, ETS, JoFY, ELB, Infusions)

Norway
Hobbygarasjen, Kopervik, www.Hobbygarasjen.no
(JoFY, EKC, ZA, ESA, Infusions, Frescos)

Australia

Art and Soul Studio, Burrum Heads, Queensland www.artandsoulstudio.com.au

(Zinski, Jofy, LPC, EKD, EEG,  ELB, EEA, ETS, ESA)

Crafters Cupboard, Berwick, Victoria www.crafterscupboard.com.au 

(JoFY, ELB, ETS, Frescos, Infusions)

Scrap Matrix, Port Elliot, South Australia http://scrapmatrix.com/ 

(JoFY, EKC, ELB, ETS, Frescos, Infusions)

Time To Create, Modanville, NSW www.timetocreate.com.au

(Zinski, ESA, ETS, EKD, EEG, ELB, ESA, Infusions, Frescos)

Taiwan

Mandy's Card, Taipei www.facebook.com/mandy.card

(Zinski, JoFY, ETS, ESA, ELB, EEA, Frescos, Infusions)

Japan

TIny Dots, Funabashi-shi, Chiba www.facebook.com/TinyDots

(JoFY, Frescos, Infusions)