NEW PaperArtsy Products: Alison Bomber {October 2026} Mini stamps, Mini Stencils, Fresco Paints, Printed Tissue

A note from Leandra:

It's a big release coming your way ... albeit in mini sizes! I'm sure you'll agree Alison's mesmerising tutorials and explanations encourage us all to jump in and have a go. This release is going to result in so much new content on her YouTube channel I am sure. I just know she is absolutely fizzing with ideas! 

Presented here is her second release of mini stamps; numbers ABM009-ABM016 are new, and we have re-branded the original numbers 1-8, and added colour to the index sheets, so they are also below for you to see too as a reminder.

There are more 'firsts' for Alison's range! 

• Her first mini stencils - 5 designs available, and, drum roll, 
• her first 4 paints! We all know how much Alison loves her greens and blues, so we have developed with her some of the 'holes' in our range that she wanted filling first! So, how exciting is that! These are going to add to her favourite frescos she already uses most!

Alison will be along to share with you LIVE these new products and ideas over in our Facebook Group, 'PaperArtsy People' shortly after this post publishes

 

These stamps are available EXCLUSIVELY from our approved stockists. Please check the list at the foot of this post to find a retailer online or geographically near you, it makes sense to order within your country where possible. Our retailers also endeavour to join the designer's live to share their direct shopping links - this makes it super easy for you to find a store with product in stock immediately.

Wings Spool Journal with Hot Picks {by Etsuko Noguchi}

 

Hello everyone Etsuko (@pixienes ) here with you today and I'd like to share a little spool journal I’ve made using Hot Picks stamps.

I’ve been wanting to try making a journal using small spools of thread for quite some time now. The theme I was given this time was the Hot Picks stamp set. I believe this was PaperArtsy’s very first original A5-sized set, and I always find the number of stamps, the variety on offer and their versatility extremely useful. Today, I focused on the butterfly from the Hot Picks stamp set 1506EZ (HP1506EZ), whilst also adding two moth designs Hot Picks stamp set 1109EZ and  1104EZ (HP1109EZ and HP1004EZ) to my selection.

For the paint used to colour the butterflies, I chose five vibrant colours, from the left of the page: PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic – Green Patina, Southern Skies, London Bus, Persimmon and Banana; and for the background of the journal, three more subdued colours: PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic – Wisteria, Blue Oyster and Lemon Meringue. I’ve started working with these lovely PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics.

I created some layered material to add to the background of the journal. I applied PaperArtsy Mattint—Bellflower, Dragonfly, Glow and Shadow—or watercolours onto PaperArtsy Printed Tissue Hot Picks – Blank (PT10), and placed a sheet of copy paper underneath to prevent the glaze from bleeding through. This resulted in a pattern as shown in the illustration below, so I used that as a layer too. 

Blank Tissue is an essential item for me; I simply cannot do without it when I’m working. For example, I can use it to apply a sheer layer of colour to alter the look of the background, or stamp an image and colour it from the reverse to create a focal point, or even use it to position the stamps I’m using. It can also be crumpled to create surface texture, and there seems to be many more uses for it yet.

I applied Mattints and watercolours to a sheet of tissue paper using a flat brush.

These are the sheets of copy paper that collected colour as underlays.

For the journal’s band, I glued together three 2-inch-wide strips of Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white stamping card, cut to the width of the spool. I then applied Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic – Wisteria, Blue Oyster and Lemon Meringue – using PaperArtsy Brayer as the colours were a little pale, I added some Persimmon to create the base for the background.

To finish off the background, I arranged torn-up sheets of copy paper and the tissue paper cut into circles as shown in the diagram below.

Now let’s create the butterflies and labels, which are the main features. To ensure the butterflies—the focal point—stand out, I coloured each one in a vivid shade. The colour scheme for the butterflies on this screen uses, from left to right, Banana, Persimmon and Green Patina; I blended the colours so that the boundary between Banana and Persimmon forms a gradient. Initially, I cut them out right along the edge of the stamp to blend them into the background, but after checking the contrast with the surrounding area, I left a small white border around them.

As well as the HP1506EZ, the ‘Hot Picks’ section featured a butterfly from the HP1109EZ and moths from the HP1004EZ and HP1009EZ, so I’ve included them here and coloured them using Wisteria and Southern Skies in addition to the three colours mentioned above.

To make the labels, I combined all four ‘Mattints’ colours with an additional shade, ‘Mattint- High Viz’, and applied them to Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white stamping card to create the base. I then used the HP2402 and HP2602 stamps to produce the labels.

As I wanted some slightly thicker embellishments, I dyed several types of fabric using some powder pigments.

I stamped an HP2602 butterfly hair clip onto a piece of paper, coloured it, attached it to an O-ring, and applied a thick layer of resin to create a decorative element for the end of the string used to bind the journal.

Now that the base and components for the journal are complete, I’d like to share the details with you. Please do have a look. It’s a bit long, so it’s a shame I can’t show the whole thing on one screen, but I’ll go through it frame by frame.

The first frame.

The second frame.

the third frame.

the fourth frame.

the fifth frame.

the sixth frame

the final frame.

Finally, I’d like to show you the finished piece, featuring the embellishments I made from resin and the coiled design.

 

Place the dyed fabric beneath the label so that it takes on a slightly three-dimensional shape, and stitch it in place to help it adhere to the background.

I tore the coloured tissue paper into circles and stuck them here and there.

I layered some fabric and secured it with eyelets to make some embellishments.

Labels, stamps and small round labels, made in the same way as the first ones.

As I kept unravelling and rewinding the paper time and again for the photo shoot, the stiff paper became creased and wrinkled; the tips of the butterflies started to peel away, and after gluing them back on repeatedly, they were on the verge of breaking—it was a close call, and I nearly ended up with a half-baked vintage journal. However, I’m delighted that I managed to pull it together and was able to show it to you all. I’d like to thank you for stopping by today.

Etsuko xxx

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SPICE JUG SLEEVE with EMW {by Floss Nicholls}

Hello everyone

Floss from flossWORKSHOPart here with you today and I'll be sharing with you how to create cone shaped jugs using Mags Woodcock's rubber stamp set EMW004 combined with her stencils PS516 and PS517 that were launched earlier this year.

These cute little jug 'sleeves' fit perfectly over spice jars so you can pop brushes or other tall items in them as well as being able to use the jar to hold water and use for a table vase with fresh flowers...I think they look great with some of my brushes in...they will definitely look the part in my workshop.

I decided to use infusions with the stencils and stamped blank tissue paper to start layering images easily onto the card...

I love the negative effect with outlined shape detail that the technique of using dye stain infusions with stencils provide when using a wet background...I thought I would integrate stencils as a part background and then add stamped details for focal points...here are the colours I chose to go with Mags Woodcock's designs.

I started by playing around with the products I had chosen to get a feel of how they might work together, and then on a 3d shape...I made a quick prototype to check my measurements worked ok then made a sturdy card template to mark out the shapes onto 300gsm card to create a couple of cones... The compass was set to 80mm and 180mm using the same pivot point to give me a jug sleeve of 100mm in height.  I used a 90* angle to get my cone angle...and added a 12mm glue strip to the end, and a thin rectangle of 150mm x 14mm for the handle.

I used PaperArtsy Mattint ASH to coat the whole cone and rectangle area using a wide flat brush...I love the finish and the transparency of the Mattints.

I used a dry sponge and PaperArtsy Stone Fresco Finish chalk acrylic through PS516 to create the heart details...I masked off the middle section on the stencil to avoid putting any unwanted shapes on my cone.

Then used the group of 000's from stamp set EMW004 to begin adding texture to some of the edges of the cone using Ranger waterproof Archival black ink...I thought that this would be ideal to use around the infusions as it would not react with the water...little did I know how it would react to something later on in the project that threw me sideways...more of that later!

I wet the card and sprinkled a little of a bit jaded Infusions Dye Stain and worked it in using a wet brush...

I held the stencil into the wet area and allowed the stain to pool into the edges of the stencil shapes.  I was working on two cones at the same time and so here I am adding a few detailed areas onto the second cone layout which was also coated in ASH Mattint...

I also created a strip of card using the same a bit jaded Dye stain Infusions and stencil PS517 which would later be used as a decorative strip and a handle.

I then started using the wet stencil and Infusions in between the stencilled and stamped areas...

I painted some of the little 000's with PaperArtsy Pine Grove Fresco Finish chalk acrylic and stamped LOVE once the infusions had dried using a very fine brush..

After stamping some of the other designs onto blank tissue PT10 and painting on their reverse using PaperArtsy Olive, Pine Grove and Blood Orange Fresco Finish Acrylic, I used a wet brush to separate the stamped and painted images by gently tearing the wet lines to give me feathered edges ready for smooth glueing.

Before I used Liquitex gel mat medium to stick the dried tissue images down, I used a quick spray of fixative over the infusions so that they did not react with the wet glue.

This is where I foolishly did things in the wrong order on one of the jug sleeves!!! Note to self...do NOT use fixative over stamped images...use it over the infusions only.  The waterproof ink reacts to the chemical in fixative and will promptly bleed and smudge...

It was an "eeeek! oh no no no no!!" moment closely followed by an "okay...you've got this...all is not lost and you do not need to panic...you can remedy this"...

I rescued the said piece by dabbing it and drying it off with my heat gun and using gesso to cover the smudged stamped areas...I love using gesso and so I felt quite comfortable with this schoolgirl error. Once the gesso was dry, I pooled some more of the A Bit Jaded dye stain Infusions on and using the same technique as earlier and stencil PS516 some new texture was created.

Using some of the painted stamped tissue and further stamping, then creating the rectangle piece 150mm x 14mm the jug was now ready to be cut out and assembled along with the other one.

By gently working your card into a more rounded shape it makes gluing it into a cone easier.

Once the cone was glued, glue the handle onto the seam.  Gently pinch the opposite side to create the jug spout.

Glue the handle towards the base of the jug...you can make the handle to your preferred length, including gluing it to the underside should you wish to...then slip the jug sleeve over the spice jar.

These cute little jug sleeves fit perfectly over spice jars so you can use dry things in them as well as being able to use them to hold water and use them for a table vase with fresh flowers...I think they look great with some of my brushes in...perfect on your art desk, or a great gift too!

 

The little silver brad to the handle of this one...

I do hope this may have inspired you to have a go...I shall pop a downloadable template on my website for those who find using a compass tricky...or want to speed the template bit up ;) Do let me know what you may use your jug sleeve for if you create one...

until next time...much love Floss x x x

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Spaces are currently available for the following in person classes in Hellingly, East Sussex, UK

28 October 2026: 9.15am - Gel Plate Collagraph - 3.5hrs

30 October 2026: 10.15am - Mixed Media birds - 5.5 hrs

27 November 2026: 10.15am - Creative wellness - 5.5hrs

I shall be squeezing a jug sleeve class in at the start of November...