NEW PaperArtsy Products {Darcy} June 2018

NEW PAPERARTSY PRODUCTS JUNE 2018

Eclectica³ Collection: Darcy

It's lovely to have Darcy share with us some new character stamps. She's been a busy lady since starting an illustration degree at university 2 years ago, and so we are thrilled to have some additions to her little family of people! These are designed to work perfectly with her last 2 stamps, so more options for you! Our bloggers love them, I'm sure you will too and tonight Darcy is here to share with you how they came to be! ~ Leandra

Hi everyone, Darcy here to show you my newest stamps designed for PaperArtsy.

These designs are a follow on from the 2 I designed late 2017...here is a reminder of those stamps. EDY20 and EDY21.

It was an exciting design procedure this time, for me, as I was also using some of these designs for one of my illustration modules at university. I had to do a lot of research into the craft industry and conduct interviews, all fascinating stuff. I then had to delve into where my own influences come from, this led me down some interesting rabbit trails, and along the way I discovered some new artists, my favourite one being Mark Ryden. 

The design process was lengthier than usual, we have to show all of our 'working out' at uni. For 2 stamp plates and 2 stencils I handed in over 200 pages of sketches and written work!
I was really happy with the end results though, some parts were a steep learning curve but these little characters made themselves known and shone through, and now I can send them out into the world to play with you.  

I love children's books and nonsense stories, it is my hope that you create stories of your own with these characters and the sets of words. Why should sentiments be boring? have fun, be silly, pick the words at random and see what happens! Use them for titles, sentiments, messages, poem and journalling, most of all use the words to let the characters tell you their stories. I can't wait to show you my new stamps, there's an art sample for each new product too. 

  New Stamps

These stamps are red rubber on EZ mount cling foam, with a laminated index sheet for storage. We press all our stamps here at PA HQ. The rubber we use is a super soft, art quality, designed specifically for good ink-to-surface transfer. Rubber is a natural resource, durable and all our production processes are environmentally friendly too! A rubber stamp is a stamp for life! 

All Darcy's images are trimmed out nicely, the words will just need snipping apart. 

Price: RRP £17.08 +VAT

Size: 5" x 6.5" (13cm x 16.5cm) 

Eclectica³ Darcy Set 22 {EDY22}

This is Cedric and Cat, hanging out on a summery day under the flowers. You will see I also used an older stencil for the grass edging. I love this fresh, bright colour scheme, it really works with the playful personalities of the characters. the flowers worked especially well using coloured inks, the super bendy stems give you lots of options for placement. 

Eclectica³ Darcy Set 23 {EDY23}

Here are Chester and Poppie, telling their stories in an enchanted forest. Again bendy stems on the mushroom trees make placement easy and provide a canopy of fun spotty tree for our two friends. I love their little faces and simple clothes, meaning there are unlimited ways to colour them in, perhaps use patterned papers for funky outfits, it will also be easy to stamp and move the arms to have them reaching out, perhaps holing hands. 

New Stencils

Our stencils are all made on site here at PA HQ. We use a strong mylar so that it gives depth for pastes, and durability for easy clean up.

Price: RRP £4.60 +VAT

Size: Regular 6.5" x 7" (16cm x 18cm)

  

PaperArtsy Stencil {EDY} 103 (PS103)

This is such a nice tree, with lots of interesting branches, what are those little blue birds doing, are they friends? I really enjoyed building up the shading with layers of stencilling, the flower border is a chance to bring in some colours that really pop. I am looking forward to using this tree in backgrounds and also as a focal image, and the flowers will be a great excuse to ad lots of doodling. 

PaperArtsy Stencil {EDY} 104 (PS104)

Another enchanted forest, 'mushrooms at midnight' . I love that these mushroom trees can be cut down in height to just mushrooms, and they look great in any colour combination. I have been watching the birds in my garden a lot lately, I think they heavily influenced this line of birds. This is how I see them, all lined up on my fence waiting to be fed. 

Both these stencil sets have sections (flowers and birds) that pop out to be used as masks, these are going to be really useful to use on the gelli plate, I am looking forward to creating some great backgrounds with them. 

Project One: Tag Folder

I've made a folder from heavy watercolor paper, this stood up to a lot of layers of Fresco paints, stencilling and stamping, and is sturdy enough to stand up once folded. I filled it with tags made from both sets of stamps and stencils.

Project Two: Notebook

I've also made a notebook cover, this is just a small notebook, idea for popping into a handbag. The base fabric is just calico dye with spray inks, it came out a little too dark, next time I would rinse off some dye before drying to achieve a lighter staining. but overall I am happy and will be using this for shopping lists.

I love the little faces of Cedric, Poppie and Chester, framed in fringed fabric, like windows or small cameos!

Project three: Matchstick Legs

I saw some fabulous matchbox projects on the blog of Merve Gizem Sincik and I just had to have a go, I adore how this turned out, it makes me laugh every time I open the box and see his legs. I used Distress oxides and Infusions, along with both stencils. 

Hahaha...the fun you could have hiding all sorts of legs,trousers,shoes inside that box. 

So much fun, I hope you agree. I have have enjoyed creating these characters and I look forward to making new worlds for them and listening to their stories. What stories will you write, I can't wait to see and read whatever you come up with.

Project four: Mushroom Specimens

I love the spotty mushroom tree, and wanted to create a sample showing different techniques , so here I have used stencilling, blending, layering, crackling and stamping. So many great effects can be achieved using the stencils as a guide. 

I think my favourite from the mushroom garden is this one, coloured using the 'rusty' paint colours from Seth Apter,  (Terracotta, Smoked Paprika, Mahogany, Mud Splat and Green Patina) a few Jofy grasses fill in the gaps nicely. 

I hope you have been inspired to create new worlds and stories of your own, make up some fun sentences, even poems, colour in Cedric, Lola, Chester and Poppie and send them out into the world to make everyone smile. 

Darcy 

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Below is a list of the retailers who have already got these new releases in stock ready for you to buy NOW!

Australia

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

Art and Craft Supplies online Australia https://artsandcraftsupply.shop  
Auzz Trinkets and Crafts, Calamvale, Queensland https://atcraft.com.au/
Bella Paperie, Brendale, Queensland, www.bellapaperie.net.au
Crafters Cupboard, Berwick, Victoria www.crafterscupboard.com.au

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

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

Austria

CP Marketingservices Gmbh, Wilhering, Upper Austria,office@cpmarketing.at

Belgium

Cart N Scrap Art, Antwerp, cartnscrap@gmail.com
Cotrain, Kontich, www.cotrain.be

Expression Hobby, Marcinelle www.expressionhobby.be

Canada

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

Treasured Memories, Duncan,BC www.treasuredmemoriesscrapbooking.ca

Simply Scrapbooking, Prince George, BC https://www.facebook.com/simplyscrapbooking/

Czech Republic

Hurapapir, Brno https://www.hurapapir.cz/

Denmark

Hobbyboden Scrapworld Samso www.hobbyboden.dk

Papir Ulven, Lejre www.papirulven.dk
Three Scoops Design, Frederiksberg, www.threescoops.dk

Finland

Piia Takalo, Kittila, www.piiapaper.com/fi

France

Horizon Creatif, Ste Jalle h.creatif@gmail.com
Katzelkraft, Ingwiller http://www.katzelkraft.fr/en/
Kerglaz, Basse Goulaine, https://www.kerglaz.com/  
Kerudoc Creation, St Yvi www.kerudoccreation.com
Scrapo'naturel, Tourville La Riviere, www.scraponaturel.fr/livraison 

Toutencolle, Dun sur Avon www.toutencolle.fr

Germany

Paperbasics, Hessen, www.paperbasics.de
Stempelbar, Berlin, www.stempelbar.de
Stempeloase Munich, Munich www.stempeloase.de

Stempelfee Shop, Hilden www.stempelfee-shop.de
Stempellaedle, Stuttgart, www.stempellaedle.de/shop

Greece
Scraps N Pieces, Kallithea www.scrapsnpieces.gr

Italy

Immagine SAS di Rapaccini, Rome, www.immaginelab.com
Marte Savona, Savona, www.martesavona.it

L'artistica Glo, Cinisello B (Mi), www.artisticaglo.it 
Piccole Passioni, Siena, www.piccolepassioni.it

 

Japan

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

Netherlands

Creafine, Papendrecht www.creafine.nl

Creatotaal, Barendrecht, www.creatotaal.nl
De Hobbystudio, Genemuiden, www.dehobbystudio.com
Doe@ding,Spijkenisse https://doeading.nl/
Hobbidee Breda, Noord-Brabant, www.hobbidee-breda.nl
Hobbycompleet de Duif, Leeuwarden www.hobbycompleet.nl

Papillon Hobby, Hendrik Ido Ambacht www.papillon-hobby.nl
Scrap & Co, Klarenbeek www.scrap-co.nl

Scrapbookdepot, Uitgeest, www.scrapbookdepot.nl
Stampingcorner, Capelle Aan Den Ijssel www.stampingcorner.nl

The Stamping Cottage, Schaijk www.thestampingcottage.nl

New Zealand

The Art of Craft, Papamoa, Bay of Plenty, www.artofcraft.co.nz

Norway

Hobbygarasjen, Kopervik, www.Hobbygarasjen.no
Hobbykunst, Rasta, www.hobbykunst-norge.no
Scrapbookengros AS, Kleppe www.hobbylageret.no

Spain

Arts & Crafts, Barcelona, pebdesign@hotmail.es
Cien por Cien Manualidades, S.L., Bizkaia, Catalunya,  www.100x100manualidades.es

Endulze & Crista S.L, Navarra, endulze@gmail.com
Ideas 10 Manualidades Y Scrapbook, Bilbao https://ideas10manualidades.com/

Marakiscrap, Tarragona, www.marakiscrap.com
Scrap & Papers Experiences, Barcelona, Info@casonadequintana.com

Scraphouse S.L. Barcelona www.scraphouseshop.es

The Paradise Corner, Barcelona, www.facebook.com/theparadisecorner 

Endulze & Crista S.L., Pamplona, Navarra, www.endulze.com 

South Africa

Kcraft Imports Ltd, Centurion, www.kcraft.co.za
Stencil Art, Gauteng, www.stencil-art.co.za 

Sweden

HC Design, Svedala, www.hcdesign.nu

Taiwan

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

United Kingdom

A Trip Down Memory Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, http://www.atripdownmemorylane.co.uk
Aldridge Crafts, Attleborough, Norfolk www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Amelia's Creative Crafts, Studley, Warwickshire  www.ameliascreativecrafts.co.uk

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

Bellacrafts, Eastleigh, hampshire www.bellacrafts.co.uk
Blade Rubber Stamps, London www.bladerubberstamps.co.uk

Clacton Art Craft Model Centre, Clacton on Sea,  Essex, http://www.clactoncrafts.co.uk/
Countryview Crafts, Potton, Bedfordshire www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk

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

Craft Your Art Out, Ballynahinch, County Down, craftyourartout@outlook.com
Crafty Snippets, Billingshurst West Sussex www.craftysnippets.co.uk

Crafts & Candlelight, Ipswich, Suffolk www.craftsandcandlelight.co.uk
Crafts @themalthouse, Herstmonceux,  East Sussex, http://www.coldfusionglass.co.uk/

Craftrange, Burnley, Lancs, https://www.craftrange.com/
Imagine, Design, Create, Seaton, Exeter http://imaginedesigncreate.co.uk/shoponline/

Kay Carley http://www.kaycarley.com
Keep on Crafting, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk www.keeponcrafting.co.uk

Kraft Crazy, Amesbury, Wiltshire https://www.facebook.com/KraftCrazy/
Lisa B Designs, Maidstone, Kent, http://www.lisabdesigns.co.uk/
Lets Create, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, http://www.letscreateartandcrafts.co.uk/
Loobie Crafts, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, www.loobicrafts.co.uk

Papermaze, Ipswich, Suffolk www.papermaze.co.uk
Paperstory, Norfolk www.paperstory.bigcartel.com
Poppycraft, Wallingford,  https://poppycraft.co.uk/

Rowan Tree Crafts, Carnforth, Lancashire www.rowantreecrafts.co.uk
Fave Rave, Stourbridge, West Midlands www.shabbychicstencils.co.uk
Scrapbook Magic, Mullion Helston, Cornwall, www.scrapbookmagic.co.uk
Scrapcosy, https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Scrapcosy
Shed Load of Crafts, Enfield, Middlesex, www.shedloadofcrafts.com
Simply Crafts, Cardiff, www.simplycraft.com
Snazzy's, Swindon, Wiltshire. https://www.facebook.com/snazzystampingandscrapbooking/

Stampers Grove, Edinburgh, Scotland www.stampersgrove.co.uk
Stamps & Memories, Hungerford, Berkshire www.stampsandmemories.co.uk
Swanstitch, Deal, Kent www.facebook.com/swanstitch
That's Crafty, Romford, essex www.thatscrafty.co.uk

The Artistic Stamper Craft Store, Faversham, Kent www.theartisticstamper.com
The Craft Box, Barnsley, South Yorkshire www.thecraftbox.biz
The Craft Den, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire www.thecraftden.co.uk
The Craft Room, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs https://www.garnersgardencentre.co.uk/crafts/

The Craft Studio, St Austell, Cornwall https://www.facebook.com/thecraftstudio/
The Forget me not Kraft Kabin www.facebook.com/TheForgetMeNotKraftKabin

The Stamp Pad, Saddleworth, stamp-pad.blogspot.com
Whichcraft, Wallasey, Merseyside

USA

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

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

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

Creative Designs by Debbie Castle Rock, Colorado debbie.knight@centurylink.net
Creek Bank Creations, Indiana www.creekbankcreations.com

Ephemera Paducah, Paducah, Kentucky www.ephemerapaducah.com

Everything Scrapbook & Stamps, Lake Worth, Florida www.everythingscrapbook.com
Frantic Stamper, Oregon www.franticstamper.com

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

PaperCraft Clubhouse, Old Lyme, Connecticut, http://papercraftclubhouse.com/
Papere Parachute Art Design Co., Beaverton, Oregon www.paperparachute.com
Sherries's Stuff, Warrenton, Virginia, https://www.facebook.com/sherriesstuff.va/
Simon Says Stamp, Columbus, Ohio www. simonsaysstamp.com

Stamplistic, Cleveland, Ohio www.stamplistic.com

The ink Pad, New York, www.theinkpadnyc.com
The Queen's Ink Savage, Maryland www.queensink.com
Topflight Stamps, Irmo, South Carolina https://topflightstamps.com/

Seth Apter, New York www.sethapter.com

Stamp Fever, Orange, California www.stpstamp.com

Whim so Doodle, Saint Petersburg, Florida, http://whimsodoodle.com/ 

Vintage in KC, Shawnee, Kansas, http://vintageinkc.com/

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