Oct 2025 - With 3 Things - Boxed Birds Nest {by Zoe Hillman}

Hi friends, 

It's Zoe Hillman aka igirlzoe with you for another 'With 3 Things' challenge post. 

For this feature on the PaperArtsy Blog 3 identical items are sent to 3 members of the PaperArtsy Blogging team. Typically we will receive a stamp, a stencil and a couple of Fresco Paints.

We have no clue what PaperArtsy HQ is going to send, the whole idea of this challenge is to do something crafty in our personal style with these 3 items. We can incorporate other PA products into the mix if we feel it is necessary.

So let's take a look at what I received from PA HQ ...

Today I've made a boxed birds nest using the Printed Tissue PT11 - Birds, Eclectica Stamp set EGL19 from Gwen Lafleur and Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics in Pumice and Coastal. Let's take a closer look...

To start, I glued the Birds Printed Tissue onto a piece of PaperArtsy Smoothy Heavyweight Cardstock, cut to fit inside my vignette box and using a brayer to smooth it as I glued. Sanding is a great way to remove the excess tissue and give a nice clean edge. I then brayered Mattint Ash onto the background and dried. Next I added some Infusions in Sleight Blue to my non stick craft mat, spritzed with water and picked it up with the background by gently taping into the wash. (Please forgive that my non stick craft mat is a hot mess, it's well used).

To finish the background I blended in some walnut stain Distress ink to the edges.

Adding Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics to my vignette box, I was so focussed on what I was doing and forgot to take photos so used a piece of vignette wood to show the step out process (below).

Working in layers and drying between each layer, I covered with a layer of Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Pumice. Next using a dry brush method, (adding paint to a dry brush and using kitchen paper to remove most of the paint), added a layer of Coastal. Finally, dry brushing French Roast over the top very lightly. You only want to highlight the wood grain with this layer and not cover the previous layers.

The Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics work really nicely on metal pieces. I covered a Tim Holtz idea-ology pull with Pumice using a sponge and then dry brushed on some Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic French Roast.

Next I added some idea-ology hardware heads to cover the pull handle holes and then glued to the top of my vignette box. I love the weathered finish of the Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics.

To create a birds nest for my vignette box, I took idea-ology tiny eggs and covered with my supplied Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics in Coastal and Pumice. Once dry I used a splatter brush to speckle the eggs with Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic French Roast.

This gorgeous little birds nest was a treasure I picked up years ago and had been hoarding, it was perfect to add my eggs to, which were hot glued into place.

The birds nest was hot glued into the base of the vignette box with some nesting moss. I added green moss to the top and side also with hot glue.

Using the supplied Gwen Lafleur Eclectica stamp set EGL19, I stamped with Versafine Clair ink and watercoloured the images. Next I fussy cut and mounted onto my background using 3D foam to create layers and give some depth.

You can see the different depths of the stamped images here. I'm not going to lie, the flowers were a fussy cutting challenge, but worth it. All the stamps on this Gwen Lafleur Eclectica set are wonderful, but I'm particularly obsessed with the tape measure and book keeping ephemera stamps.

I have absolutely loved this challenge and had such fun creating my boxed birds nest. I hope you've enjoyed my post and it inspires you to create something with these fantastic products from PaperArtsy.

Thanks for stopping by

Zoe

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Oct 2025 - With 3 Things - Paper Bunting {by Floss Nicholls}

Hi friends, 

It's Floss from flossWORKSHOPart with you for another 'With 3 Things' challenge post. 

For this feature on the PaperArtsy Blog 3 identical items are sent to 3 members of the PaperArtsy Blogging team. Typically we will receive a stamp, a stencil and a couple of Fresco Paints.

We have no clue what PaperArtsy HQ is going to send, the whole idea of this challenge is to do something crafty in our personal style with these 3 items. We can incorporate other PA products into the mix if we feel it is necessary.

So let's take a look at what I received from PA HQ ...

Stamp set EGL19, Pumice and Coastal Fresco finish chalk acrylics and Hot Picks PT11 printed birds tissue paper.

Today I have made a ten triangle string of paper bunting...let's take a closer look...

I think these two colours are now my favourites...they work so beautifully together...let me take you through the steps of what I did...

I used 5 sheets of A4 300gsm white smooth card and lightly drew triangles using the whole width of the card for the length of the triangle and 170mm for the top of the triangle.

Then cut them using my guillotine.

I used the gel plate rather than sponge or paintbrushes to coat the triangles both sides.

 I did this because I did not want a 'flat colour but slightly uneven/textured.

Using the bingo board from stamp set EGL19 and Ranger archival black ink I stamped the first triangle.

Using the gorgeous little cluster of star flowers I used my favourite WOW opaque vanilla white embossing powder for a broken background.

Because I wanted to stick to just the two colours PaperArtsy had sent me and the background was already coastal, I decided to mix Coastal and Pumice fresco paints together to paint onto the reverse of the body of the bird on the PT11 bird tissue paper. I had already offered the bird up to the triangle and used a small wet paintbrush to tear the area I had chosen.

 

I did use Fresco finish Snowflake for the top of the birds head, his chest and belly.

One thing I should have remembered when I was embossing the reverse of the triangle below...lift it off the surface as the heat will reactivate the embossing on the reverse!! It gets stuck to the surface...please don't make the same silly mistake as me! Luckily I was able to carefully remove the paper using a scalpel without damaging the surface :)

I continued to use different stamps from the EGL19 set and birds from the Hot Picks birds tissue...

I tried to combine stamps and tissue on each triangle; I do think the sets work well with each other.

The flip sides...

I thought a natural hessian would compliment both the designs and the colour scheme so measured enough to leave a 50mm gap between the triangles.

I then had to work out what order I wanted to hang them in...believe me I took a while to jiggle them about! LOL!!

I measured the half way line so that I could fold the hessian strip over the triangle equally on both sides

I left 100mm at the end of the line at both ends and joined 750mm of jute/rope so that I had a choice of hanging/fixing options.

I was pleased with how well the hessian suited the design and how sturdy it made it but still allowing it to be very flexible.

 

I stitched the whole length of hessian to the triangles using a Gutermann thread that matched the Coastal paint.

I hung it up in my workshop...

Here's a few close up...

Do you have a favourite triangle? They were so much fun to make...I hope this will inspire you to try these fabulous colours or the project I've had fun with...Watch out for the video flip through that shows them all close up...

Until next time, enjoy your creative time

Love Floss x x x

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NEW PaperArtsy Release: Mattints & Printed Tissue {April 2025}

We have been absolutely amazed at how you guys have enjoyed each Mattint release. When we first cooked up the idea, we thought we'd be doing 12 colours max, but we have a few more now, 18 to be exact! Can you find the 3 new ones in this pretty rainbow!

Leandra will be along to share with you LIVE to share these brand new products and ideas over in our Facebook Group, 'PaperArtsy People' shortly after this post publishes, and ... don't forget

 

These products 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.

Let's start with this beauty! I am OVER the moon with how cool this tissue is!!! 

Framed

This had to go in one of our Vintage Frames! It just looks soooo good!  

A bit of paint, some old book page, Ash Mattint and then the bird with subtle colour added , its deeelicious!

Crested

Again, going with the vintage vibe, this little guy's got some matching embellishments. It is so easy to make bespoke matting layers once you are in the groove!

Lynne Perrella stamps always find their way into my pieces! this time some little tags were ideal for extra interest

 

Vintage Portraits

I recently found some gorgeous vintage paintings at a brocante, they were fashion related plates, 2 matching with this colour combo of sepia and duck-egg blue. 

Mark thinks I am bonkers when I buy these things, but we have to put something on the walls in our house!!! 

 

So the colours and concept certainly inspired these 2, I just now need to somehow make some vintage style frames for them!

 

 

 

 

Fresco Mattints

Price: RRP €5.26 +VAT    

Size:50ml (1.7 fl oz)

Transparent Matte Tint, Adhesive & Sealant

Let me introduce you to our 3 newest Mattints: Shadow, Bellflower and Foxglove

 

A beautiful blue-purple, this is going to scratch your lavender itch!

Shadow is super useful, an interesting grey, it certainly can easily knock back a background, but also, you may be aware how handy neutrals like this can be!

And finally Foxglove, it very much sits in the middle of The Pink and Jam.

Let's start off with a project that combines a few colours...

Pretty in Pink

A complete colour contrast from the samples above, something not so subtle, but it is cool to see you can spice these Printed Tissue birds up! 

There was a layer of fabric in the mix here, that was painted with Glow Mattint.

The stamped frames are from a Scrapcosy release, and the tiny tags are JoFY stamps. In the background you can see Bellflower, and in the foreground, lots of Foxglove.

Songbird

Again, a combination of both the bright colours went onto the Printed Tissue. That is why the Foxglove merges into the Bellflower.

A bit of Nutty, Glow to tickle the feathers. I figured if the background was bright, not much point in making the bird bright too! So I didn't go too crazy!

Happy Chappy

This colourful chap is made from layers of Mattints printed onto blank tissue with the gellie plate. Another way to build a background, I just used Matte glaze to layer the pieces.

 

Triplets Trapped in Lace

Back to my Lynne Perrella stamps, and these beauties all have Mojito backgrounds onto which the 3 new colours were dropped. I knew this was going to work better for 2 of the 3 colours.

 

As you can see, the matting layer was also with the same main colour, Foxglove above, and Bellflower and Shadow follow below.

Eye Spy

Dounia's turn, and she knocked it out of the park with this sample! Femme eyes (an original Ink and the Dog eyes stamp), was adorned with Tracy Scott Mattinited flowers!

But that's not all, I spy a nest, and a bird ...

....but this bird seems to have some extra feathers! Let's take a closer look ....

Yes he has certainly acquired a series of tail feathers from elsewhere!

Finally we finish with 3 more samples from Dounia showcasing the 3 new Mattint colours

It is quite incredible how blank tissue can be used to great effect for draping and dressing!

Thankyou for joining us again tonight, I hope you can find a minute to head on over to PaperArtsy People FB group where Leandra will share these samples live with explanations of all that is going on within!

Leandra 

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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

Memories on the Murray, Murray Bridge, SA  memories on the murray

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

Scrap Addicts, Edmonton, Alberta scrap addicts

Scrap and Bean, Edmonton, Alberta scrap and bean 

Scrapbooking Fairies, Drayton Valley, Alberta scrapbooking fairies

The Paper & ink Boutique, Calgary, Alberta paper and ink boutique

Denmark

Hobbyboden Scrapworld, Samso hobbyboden

Finland

Korttipaja, Istunmaki Heidin Korttipaja 

Klemmarikellari, Turku Klemmarikellari

Piia Paper, Kittilä, Piia Paper

France

Emispheres Eurl Ruy Montceau,38300   

Fée Du Scrap, Saint Sébastien-Sur-Loire, fee du scrap

Horizon Créatif, Ste Jalle horizon creatif

Katzelkraft, Ingwiller katzelkraft

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 

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

Italy

Pezze E Colori, Lissone, pezze e colori 
Piccole Passioni, Siena, piccole passioni

Japan

La Wadao, Odawara, Kanagawa, la wadao

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

IK Journal, Boxtel, ik journal

Stamptable, Roosendaal, Stamptable

Norway

Hobbykunst, Oslo, hobbykunst

Puerto Rico

Paper Boutique, Fajardi Paper Boutique

South Africa

Kcraft imports Ltd, Centurion 0014  kcraft

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

Art from the Heart, Harrogate, Yorkshire art from the heart

Crafts at The Malthouse, Herstmonceux,  East Sussex, crafts at the malthouse

Countryview Crafts, Potton, Bedfordshire 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

USA

Artistic Artifacts, Alexandria, VA artistic artifacts

Artistic Studio Creations, Fayetteville, Georgia Artistic Studio Creations

Craftiness, Chatsworth, CA, craftiness

Everything Scrapbook & Stamps, Lake Worth, Florida Everything Scrapbook & Stamps

Frantic Stamper, Oregon frantic stamper

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

Roadtique Boutique, Hilton NY 

Runaway, Art & Craft Studio, NE Salem, Oregon runaway

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

Topflight Stamps, Irmo, South Carolina topflight stamps

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