A note from Leandra:
OK so I'm just going to say it I am chuffed to bits with these stamps, and judging by how shops have already been ordering plenty -they love them too! We wnet for a Paris inspired theme, so we have our beautiful woman, and the Eiffel Tower, plus a map dating back to 1615 of central Paris. The detail on this is incredible, it almost looks 3D.
Anyway, lets get into it shall we!
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Hello everyone. Leandra here with you today
3 new Hot Picks for 2026 heaps of ephemera, stamps, tickets, writing and the 3rd set has some fabulous elements that are so handy for vintage backgrounds.
Let's get into it ...
PaperArtsy 'Hot Picks' Red Rubber Stamps (A5 set)
Price: RRP €23.00 +VAT
Size:5" x 6" (13 x16.5cm)
All stamps are individually trimmed onto cling foam, with a laminated storage/index sheet.
Hot Pick 2601 by PaperArtsy (HP2601)
Damask Eiffel
If you watch my live, I will show you a background I made recently, and I decided to replicate it to some extent for this sample. I loved how the damask stamp by Seth looks like olld wallpaper, and when we were house hunting here in France, we saw some older houses with wallpaper peeling much like this design!
I have a thing for Seths Kiwi Gold and Rusty paints, when contrasted with blue - for me they are just awesome, so that set the tone for most of the artwork in this release.
I really enjoy making backgrounds, and it seems to be a shame to put stuff on top sometimes!
Embedded behind the focal you will see some peeks of the Paris map. I did knock it back quite a bit with some Sand paint. And some Glow Mattint.
Top left was a watery Rusty addition, and look closely below and you will see the large receipt from HP2603, also stamped in Rusty top left. As we go through these samples, many of the elements from stamp set 2603 will crop up as it ended up feeling like an indispensable ephemera support stamp set for the other 2.
You will notice the postmarks above, and the 'G Black' letterhead below were all stamped onto plain tissue, I then coloured it with Glow Mattint, and added it onto the background. Funny thing is you can't see the wrinkles in real life, but you can here!!
Vintage Eiffel
This sample was all created on one layer of card. Even though it looks a bit more dimensional, paints are adding the impression of more layers.
The edges were brayered with Blues and browns, Toffee, French Roast, Chocolate Pudding, Space Cadet are all quite dark colours to begin with. Then I build a lighter centre with Sand, Nougat, Chantilly and Lake Wanaka is a nice dusky blue.
The image is stamped in the centre, shaded inside and out with more paint. I decided to add the long text stamp in black ink from HP2602 to frame the design, that was fun how that turned out as an inbetween layer.
On the Map
This map was made almost 300 years before the Eiffel Tower came to be! So I decided to use it as a vision of the future on a journal spread.
And of course a balancing cluster was then required on the opposite page! More of the Paris map later ...
In Colour
The next couple of samples are with Oxide inks, a bit of a different style, and a different result
Here's a variation of the same idea. I like to play about making multiples whern I am on a roll
Hot Pick 2602 by PaperArtsy (HP2602)
Thoughtful
It's probably easier to see the entrie journal spread before we zoom in on some of the details. Scraps of loose receipts were stuck down to break the blank pages, and then colour gradually added. THis was actually the first sample I did with all these stamps.
The postage stamps are ideal for background details, there are some postage cancellations too, lots of vintage paint splatter and sepia tones.
She is a ray of sunshine with her colourful attire. I loved adding vintage lace to make a dress, and the vines in the background have some infusions dribbled around them too.
You can see the receipts stamped at the edges are way more visible up close.
Beauty
This sample is a bit more subdued, she almost looks ghostly. Far less colour on her face gives her that ghostly feel, perhaps the twigs don't help ...could this be halloween even!
Another wallpaper-esque background, more vintage papers are used rather than coveted, and again the lace is a nod to a bygone era.
Here is a ticket, but it is actually an advertisement for the Edson brand of lace paper, or what we woud called doilies. and they make all kinds of pockets with varous closures, I wonder if they were glassine envelopes ? To rekindle that vibe, I coloured the tissue with glow mattint to give a sense of waxed paper.
Secret
Just to prove that these designs do not need to always be vintage in color or style, add some bright pink, and how cheerful she is!
It really does make a difference when you spend some time building up colour around her eyes.
Hot Pick 2603 by PaperArtsy (HP2603)
Ephemera
As I said at the outset,this fabulous stamp set is packed with useful designs and ephemeral elements. On the journal spread below I stamped the flower shop advert pretty much in the middle of the page ...
A bit easier to spot in this photo below. These stamps are great for adding texture to a page with their interesting fonts.
And of course this is the doily advert we just looked at. I also extensively used the large receipt from the silk fabric shop in almost all my background layers.
Printed Tissue: PT14 {Paris Map}
Printed Tissue Paper by PaperArtsy (PT14)
Price: RRP €4.20 +VAT
Size: 30" x 20" (67 x 47 cm) 4 per pack
Printed with permanent ink, will not bleed when you add wet media. To increase tissue strength, coat with Matte Glaze on a non stick surface, let dry, then apply a second layer of Matte Glaze to adhere tissue to your preferred surface (card, wood, paper, fabric etc). The more liquid the glue, the more easily the tissue will disappear.
The Seine
Obviously it is pretty hard to show the whole map in any sample, so I did my best across a journal spread that is 16" x 8". However a full sheet of tissue is 30" x 20", so I only just captured half of the entire scene!
You can truly get lost in this image. As I was adding colour to it with Mattints, the details really come to the fore. Houses, gardens, market gardens on the 'outskirts' of Paris, you can also see the wall that used to surround the city, some of which still remains to this day.
As you follow the flow of the river, you spot the bridges, roads, and entrance gates into the city. Off in the distance the hills and nearby towns. Can you spot Notre Dame on the Island in the middle of the city?
It really is a fabulous image! I had to shorten the title to fit on my journal spread!
Once again thank you for joining us for this series of releases this week! It really is such a pleasure to bring these designs to you, and we hope they give you many many hours of creative pleasure to explore!
Leandra
Classes coming up ....
Simon Says Stamp Create Event April 30- May 2, 2026, Columbus, Ohio, USA
As one of our long time stockists, in fact one of the first who have been selling brand PaperArtsy since since 2004, Leandra will be onsite at Create 2026 with our fabulous blogger Autumn Clark to share Make and Takes (or CITI's , create it take it ...as they call them) for 2 full days at this event. Sorry that it has already sold out, but if you are coming, we are excited to meet you and share with you ideas with the stamps above and other March new releases!
Creativation by NAMTA Trade Show May 15-19, 2026, St Louis, Missouri, USA
If you are a Craft retailer, a Creative Professional or a craft manufacturer, distributor, publisher, then this is the show for you. Sorry this show is not for the general public, it is a trade only show. We are an exhibitor this year, and Mark and Leandra will be on the stand with Seth Apter for the show. Plus Seth and Leandra are teaching 3 classes in the education portion of the show, as outlined below. To book you need to be an approved member of NAMTA.
Friday May 15 8:30 - 10am Classic PaperArtsy with Leandra (Hot Picks and Alison Bomber)
Saturday May 16, 8:30 -10am Colour Me Bright with Leandra (Kate Crane and JoFy class)
Saturday May 16, 10:15 - 11:45 Mixed Media Magic with Seth Apter (Seth Apter products)
Alison Bomber Retreat at PaperArtsy HQ, June 10-17, near Bergerac, Dordogne, France
Come join us in sunny South-West France for 8 days of Art, days out, fine wine and food, and sunshine! We have 3 spaces left.
1 place in the onsite accom in Tilleul Room 2 €3600pp
2 places in the offsite accomodation at our friends' B&B in nearby Lalinde €2600 pp (for this option you pay the accomodation direct with Cheri - we have pre-booked the room for you)
The retreat includes four inspiring days of art-making with Alison (all class materials provided). We’ll share the delights of the Dordogne region; a visit to a nearby château, the chance to explore a local brocante for vintage finds and local markets and restaurants. We offer relaxed evening apéro by the PAHQ pool each evening and wonderful meals prepared on site by our talented chef Fred, featuring regional produce and wine (all this is included for both packages). This is a truly memorable creative and travel experience.
PaperArtsy Stockist List
Our stockists are your go-to source for all PaperArtsy products, and we suggest that you also use the PaperArtsy People Facebook group to source a retailer in your country. Many are members of our FB group and will happily share links to their online stores.
Australia
Bev's Cross Crafts, Spreyton, Tasmania bevscrosscrafts
Crafters Cupboard, Berwick, Victoria crafters cupboard
Hillbilly Scrappin, Nikenbah, QLD hillbilly scrapping
Natalie May Scrapbooking, Dover Gardens, SA natalie may
Scrapbook Superstore & More, South Penrith, NSW scrapbook superstore
Austria
Stempel Wunderwelt, Wilhering, stempel wunderwelt
Belgium
Cart N Scrap Art, Antwerp, cart n scrap art
Créatelier Caracolle, Liège, createlier caracolle
Canada
Boutique Scrapbook Tendance Inc, Quebec, Qc, scrapbook tendance
Clipper Street Scrapbook Company, Langley BC, Clipper Street Scrapbook Co
Glitter & Ink, Belleville ON Glitter & Ink
Paper Art Creations Inc, Leduc, Alberta, paper art creations
Re.defined, Kentville, NS, redefinedforyou
Scrapbook Centrale, Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec scrapbook centrale
Scrapbook Centrale, Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec scrapbook centrale
Scrap Addicts, Edmonton, Alberta scrap addicts
Scrap and Bean, Edmonton, Alberta scrap and bean
Scrap en Masse, Plantagenet, Ontario scrap en masse
Scrapbooking Fairies, Drayton Valley, Alberta scrapbooking fairies
The Paper & ink Boutique, Calgary, Alberta paper and ink boutique
Denmark
Hobbyboden Scrapworld, Samso hobbyboden
Finland
Klemmarikellari, Turku Klemmarikellari
Piia Paper, Kittilä, Piia Paper
France
Ephemeria, Bourgoin Jallieu, Ephemeria
Fée Du Scrap, Saint Sébastien-Sur-Loire, fee du scrap
Horizon Créatif, Ste Jalle horizon creatif
Kerudoc Creation, St Yvi kerudoc creation
Le Grenier des filles, Pierre Benite
Page de scrap, Saint Pavace, page de scrap
Passion Scrap, Vieux-Conde, Passion Scrap
Scrap by Jo, Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, 31650 Scrap by Jo
Toutencolle, Dun sur Auron toutencolle
Germany
CreativeStempelshop, Leichlingen, Creative Stempelshop
Papier & Feder, Owschlag, papier & feder
Stempeloase Munich, Munich stempeloase
Stempelfee Shop, Hilden stempelfee shop
Stempellaedle, Stuttgart, stempellaedle
Tue Was Di Liebst, Bayern, Tue Was du Liebst
Greece
Decoupage, Vergina
Scraps & Pieces, Agios Dimitrios, Scraps N Pieces
Italy
Pezze E Colori, Lissone, pezze e colori
Piccole Passioni, Siena, piccole passioni
Piccole Passioni, Siena, piccole passioni
Japan
Tiny Dots, Funabashi-shi, Chiba tiny dots
Netherlands
De Hobbystudio, Genemuiden, de hobby studio
Doe@ding,Spijkenisse doe @ ding
Hobbycompleet de Duif, Leeuwarden hobby compleet
Hobbyshop Sandra, Wierden hobbyshop sandra
Stamptable, Roosendaal, Stamptable
New Zealand
The Ribbon Rose, Penrose, ribbon rose
Norway
Hobbykunst, Oslo, hobbykunst
Puerto Rico
Paper Boutique, Fajardi Paper Boutique
South Africa
Kcraft imports Ltd, Centurion 0014 kcraft
South Korea
Torn Paper, Namyangju-Si, torn paper
Spain
Cien por Cien Manualidades, Barcelona, 100 x 100 manualidades
Ideas 10 Manualidades Y Scrapbook, Bilbao ideas 10 manualidades
La Sonrisa Creativa, Valencia, la sonrisa creativa
Les Coses de Raquel, Barcelona
Scrap & Papers Experiences, Barcelona, scrap papers experiences
United Kingdom
Amelia's Creative Crafts, Studley, Warwickshire Amelia's Creative Crafts
Art from the Heart, Harrogate, Yorkshire art from the heart
Crafts at The Malthouse, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, crafts at the malthouse
Countryview Crafts, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire countryview crafts
Loobi Crafts, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, loobi crafts
Procraftynation Ltd, King's Lynn, Norfolk Procraftynation
Sir Stampalot, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire sir stampalot
Stampers Grove, Springbank, Lilliesleaf, Melrose,Scotland stampers grove
The Artistic Stamper Craft Store, Faversham, Kent the artistic stamper
The Forget me not Kraft Kabin, Rochford, Essex, The Forget Me Not Kraft Kabin
Twilight Crafts, Radstock, Somerset, Twilight Crafts
USA
Artistic Artifacts, Alexandria, VA artistic artifacts
Artistic Studio Creations, Fayetteville, Georgia Artistic Studio Creations
Everything Scrapbook & Stamps, Lake Worth, Florida Everything Scrapbook & Stamps
Free Heart LLC, Denver, Colarado, free heart llc
Joggles, Coventry, Rhode Island, joggles
Messy Papercrafts, Temecula CA Messy Papercrafts
PaperCraft Clubhouse, Westbrook, Connecticut, papercraft clubhouse
Scrap-A-Latte, West Babylon NY scrap a latte
Scrapbook-N-Memories, Harrisonville, Missouri Scrapbook N Memories
Simon Says Stamp, Columbus, Ohio simon says stamp
Stamped Designs, Dover, New Hampshire stamped designs
Topflight Stamps, Irmo, South Carolina topflight stamps
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