With 3 Things : Lovely Packaging {by Victoria Wilding}

Hi friends, introduction it's Victoria here with you today 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 (for example on this round we each were sent slightly different stamps) but generally 2 of the 3 things will be identical.

In my package I received PaperArtsy Eclectica stamp set (ESN32) and PaperArtsy stencil PS092, both by Sara Naumann, as well as PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint in Candy Floss (FF70) and Electric Violet (FF201).

The three focal images in this set feature a heart and give plenty of options for layering, using them either as the intended design suggests, or using individual elements to create something a little different. I decided to do the later and take elements from the designs to create a gift box, let's take a closer look.

I’ve been meaning to make use of this Tim Holtz Pillow Box Die that I’ve had in my stash for the longest time. With the gift giving season upon us, nothing says ‘I love you’ quite like something handmade and the love theme of the stamps plays perfectly with that sentiment. 

Using the dies, I cut front and back elements to form the pillow box and a label from the set with PaperArtsy Smoothy Heavyweight Cardstock (SCA4H). 

I then put a blob of each of the PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint colours on my craft mat and sprayed with water, before brayering it randomly onto the card. Watering the paint down gives a more subtle colour finish and helps the two colours to blend slightly on the card. 

I then added some splatters using PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic in Electric Violet, the darker colour. 

Next, the leftover paint was sponged through PaperArtsy stencil PS092 for some extra background texture. 

Once dry I added some Stickles glitter over the top of the diamond pattern, to create some shimmer and opulence in the finished project.

Time to add some contrast stamping in grey, using the texture from the Carte Postale Heart stamp in PaperArtsy Eclectica stamp set ESN32.

Then I stamped out each of the three heart images and cut them out.

And stamped the 'love you' sentiment from the bottom of the heart stamp onto the label. 

With all the different elements prepared it was time to assemble the project. I started by securing the front and back sections of the pillow box die together using double sided tape. 

And then added the hearts and label on the front.

To bring one final touch of opulence to the pillow gift, I added a red sari silk ribbon, tying it off in a bow.

I love how the finished gift box turned out. It would be perfect for either Christmas or Valentines gifts, for that special person in your life.

It’s a simple project to put together with easy elements to create. The contrast of the hearts against the background is really effective and reminds me of the love heart sweets you can buy in the UK.

I hope you enjoyed this practical papercraft project. Until next time, wishing you a happy creative week!

Victoria

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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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