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Showing posts with label Blog Hop. Show all posts

Saturday, 24 December 2016

2016 Winter Blog Hop Night Four.

Winter Blog Hop Night Four

Well how time flies! A perfect Christmas Eve treat for you, grab a mulled wine, and enjoy this the final blog hop with StencilGirl and PaperArtsy. These creative ladies have excelled in sharing so many fabulous ideas! We truly hope this kicks off a bunch of creative ideas you might like to try yourself. Tonight's gurus are:

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First this evening we have Kay Carley

Kay says: I love how by using different types of stencils you can create such depth and interest. I particularly enjoy combining them with stamps.


I know that I will be using all of the stencils that I chose to work with here a lot more in the future too as I purposely chose quite generic ones that can be used with a variety of imagery :)


Visit Kay's blog to see all the steps of her project.

Next this evening we are joined by Emma Godfrey

Emma says: I'm so excited about this blog hop as stencils are my all time favourite tool. I find them so versatile and the StencilGirl stencils are an absolute dream to work with. Add those together with PaperArtsy's fabulous Fresco paints and some Archival Ink pads, and it's a match made in heaven!

As you can see, I love building up lots of layers on my art journal pages ... and it always amazes me just how much depth and interest you can create with just a few supplies.

Please visit Emma's blog and leave a comment.

Now over to our StencilGirl guests, first up we have Cindy Gilstrap

With the new year approaching I needed a small inspiring notebook that I could fit in my purse. So I got busy with some great products from StencilGirl and PaperArtsy and created this cute and easy notebook cover.

I love how the stencils from StencilGirl combined with the Paint and Stamps from PaperArtsy! The paint works wonderfully with the stencils and I love how translucent the bright Fresco Paints are so you can still see all the detail of the stencil and stamp layers beneath the paint! I can’t wait to show you how easy this inspiring little notebook is to make!

Pop over to Cindy's blog to see all her steps for this fab project. 

Finally this evening we have Karen Gaunt

Karen says: I had so much fun working on this collage piece for the blog hop with StencilGirl and PaperArtsy. I love both of these companies so getting chance to work with them was a dream come true.

The fine detailed work on the flowers really gave me a chance to focus in on the piece and enjoy the process.

To see how Karen created her flower canvas take a trip over to her blog.

Well there you have it Ho Ho Ho. Here wraps up a fantastic blog hop with our friends from StencilGirl! Thanks for taking time to leave your comments, and both companies are thrilled with how you have been so generous with your comments. Good luck for the prize draw, and we'll let you know the winner on New Year's day.

 A huge thanks to all the 16 particpants in this hop, you guys have seriously kicked creative butt! Merry Christmas from all of us here at PaperArtsy to one and all, we wish you a truly fabulous year ahead!


 You have one week, until Friday, December 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments on all the blogs featured over the last 4 nights!

Winner will be announced on StencilGirl's Facebook page and PaperArtsy's blog on Sunday, January 1.

Here's a reminder of the blog hop line up:



Thanks for joining us over the past four evenings, I hope you will agree that our designers and guests all did an amazing job. PaperArtsy and StencilGirl products work brilliantly together. Hopefully we have inspired you to have a go combining all these amazing products. Darcy and mary have borne the hard work in making this hop come to life, so a massive thankyou to them for their dedication in coordinating such a wonderful idea!

The break between Christmas and New Year is our traditional time to chill out and look back at the amazing art we have seen on the PaperArtsy blog over the last 12 months. This week we have a few curators who have chosen a few posts to highlight. Something to look forward to while rubbing your bellies with your feet up!

We hope you enjoy the reminder of 2016, and perhaps you might be inspired to create some kind of end of year project now that the silly season is so very nearly done and dusted for another year!

 Best wishes, and a very Merry Christmas to you all xxx
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Friday, 23 December 2016

2016 Winter Blog Hop Night Three.


Winter Blog Hop Night Three



Time is whizzing by, Christmas social activities are in overdrive. So come on over to the PaperArtsy blog, your wonderful oasis of peace, love and inspiration!

Part 3 of our 4 part hop is today, and we have another 4 talented designers from StencilGirl Products and PaperArtsy for your utter enjoyment!

Today, Friday, Dec 23rd hop on over to these blogs...


This evening we start with our very own Clare Lloyd using her gorgeous girlie stamps.


Hi, Clare here. As well as stamps one of my must-have craft stash items has to be stencils. So the chance to work with StencilGirl products was an opportunity not to be missed! There is such a wide range of designs to fit all styles so I was able to find plenty to complement my modern clean style.


The stencils all layered up perfectly with Fresco chalk paints and the Jessica Sporn 'Becoming' stencil worked fabulously with my girlie stamp designs. Head over to my BLOG to see a step by step tutorial. Why not check out all my latest projects on INSTAGRAM.

Next another of our PaperArtsy Eclectica³ designers. Lin Brown.

Hi, I'm Lin, from YoursArtfully and I would like to share a project with you using my three favourite things......stamps, stencils and Fresco Finish paints. In my opinion, this is a trio made in heaven and a combination that I use pretty much on a daily basis.


I love how versatile all of these products are, they allow me to create really interesting backgrounds for my projects, whether I'm working on a canvas like this or maybe some fabric or a wooden substrate, the results are always fantastic. I'm totally in love with the way white paint looks trapped between the layers when using translucent paint. Please click here to hop over to my blog for a step by step tutorial of this project.


Now for our StencilGirl guests, first up we have Anna Friesen

Anna says: Working with these paints was like frosting a cake, so luscious and rich with an opaque creamy feel.


The stamps make it easy to add lines and shapes that would be tricky to create by hand. And the stencils are so beautifully designed to work for background textures.


Pop on over to Anna's blog to see all her steps and to leave her a comment.

Finally this evening another StencilGirl guest, this time it is Janet Joehlin

What fun it was to make these books using these versatile PaperArtsy stamps and StencilGirl stencils. I loved the translucency of that Blue Glass Fresco Acrylic Paint and that color is my favorite!


I picked this particular stamp set because I knew I could use them over and over again as really cool texture in many future projects! Thanks PaperArtsy and StencilGirl!


To see how Janet made her books, visit her blog and please leave a comment.

I really hope you are feeling rather spoiled this week. It's our final night tomorrow, but don;t panic, you have until the end of the month to leave comments on all the blogs involved. So if you are a tad busy, and we know you are, there will still be time next week, when life gets a bit slower, to enjoy the fine details of each designer's work!


You have until Friday, December 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on StencilGirl's Facebook page and PaperArtsy's blog on Sunday, January 1.

Here's a reminder of the blog hop line up:

Wednesday Dec 21

Thursday Dec 22

Today, Friday, Dec 23rd please visit these guys. 

Finally tomorrow Saturday Dec 24th it's the final four. 
The links won't work until Saturday at 7pm (London time)

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Thursday, 22 December 2016

2016 Winter Blog Hop Night Two.


Winter Blog Hop Night Two


 Thank you for your amazing feedback on Part one of this 4-part hop! We cannot tell you how excited the designers have all been behind the scenes! It really has been an eye opener for all these artists working together with StencilGirl and PaperArtsy, 2 small but perfectly formed family-owned companies!

Tonight we have lined up for you four more amazing designers. There is a snippet of each project below. Just follow the links and hop away to the next blog! Remember to leave a comment and you'll be entered in the prize draw.

Tonight's contributors are:


 First up this evening we have one of PaperArtsy's Signature Designers Jo Firth-Young.



Hi Jo Firth-Young here, I am a big fan of both PaperArtsy and Stencil Girl, so this was a lovely blog hop to be part of! I really enjoyed using the stencils with the paints - the fast drying time of the paints makes them a perfect partner, and because of their chalk/matte finish stamping on top is easy.




I chose mainly floral design stencils to work with because that's what inspired me - so many options/ideas coming to mind it was hard to reign them in! I also like that I was able to create big and small projects from the same stencils, really versatile.


Please visit Jo's blog HERE, to see all the steps of her project.

Our next guest is one of the PaperArtsy HQ elves, Lauren Hatwell.

Hi everyone,Lauren Hatwell here. I loved taking part in the blog hop. It was such a privilege and I had a great time.


I thoroughly enjoyed making my project for the blog hop. What a treat to have so many great products to play with!


I knew I was pushing my luck working on white fabric and I am so pleased with how cleanly the stamping and stencilling turned out. It's an absolute testament to the quality of the paints, stencils and stamps I had to work with.

Hop on over to Lauren's blog to see how she made this fabulous cushion for her craft-room chair. 

Now for our StencilGirl guests, first up we have Kristie Taylor

Hi Kristie here, It was so awesome to combine Paper Artsy fresco paints and StencilGirl stencils, they go perfectly together, like peanut butter and jelly!



Please visit Kristie's blog HERE and leave her a comment.

Last up tonight is Tina Walker

Hi there, Tina here. Using stencils, stamps, and paints together is one of my favorite combinations. With just a little doodling, stencil painting, and stamp embossing you create just about anything.



Visit Tina's blog and leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning.

Oh my! How lucky are we to have such talent featuring the products of StencilGirl and PaperArtsy! It is astonishing how ideas go in such diverse directions, we love that everyone seems to have such flexibility to use products in so many diverse ways! What an amazing blog hop this is! I'm so glad StencilGirl thought of us to partner with for this project!


You have until Friday, December 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on StencilGirl's Facebook page and PaperArtsy's blog on Sunday, January 1.

Here's a reminder of the blog hop line up:

Yesterday, Wednesday Dec 21

Today, Thurs Dec 22, visit these blogs and leave a comment.

Tomorrow, Friday, Dec 23rd visit these guys. 
The links won't work until Friday at 7pm (London time)

Finally on Saturday Dec 24th its the final four. 
The links won't work until Saturday at 7pm (London time)
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Wednesday, 21 December 2016

2016 Winter Blog Hop Night One.

Winter Blog Hop Night One


Welcome along to a wonderful treat. We are absolutely thrilled to have been asked by Stencil Girl Products to collaborate with them to bring you 4 nights of gorgeousness! 

For the next 4 nights you will be treated to 4 designers, 2 from each company, who have combined paints, stamps and stencils perfectly for your inspiration and enjoyment!

Here on the PA blog, you can see a snippet of each designer's creation. Follow the links to go to each of their blogs for more details and step outs of each project.

Comment as you hop, and you'll go in the draw for a giveaway from both companies.

Tonight, Wednesday Dec 21 visit these four blogs...


Hi, Darcy Wilkinson here. I am a mixed media artist and stamp designer for PaperArtsy. I am also a mature student, doing an illustration degree. I was thrilled to be able to take part in this blog hop and work with two of my favourite products, paint and stencils. When I first chose these stencils I did not have Christmas in mind, but as the holidays approach it is hard to ignore it, and the tall bird stencil just begged to be used as a robin. With a bit of twinkly embossing and a fluffy hat the stencilled girl becomes one of Santa's helpers.






Though it looks very involved it was actually a quick and easy project to make. The paints dry almost instantly and the stencils give crisp,clean lines which helps everything go smoothly. Layering up canvas boards of various sizes is a fantastic way to add dimension and interest, and I am really happy with how it turned out.




If you pop on over to my blog you can see the full step outs of how I made all the layers. 


Next up we have another of our Eclectica³ designers, Kim Dellow. 


Hi, it is Kim Dellow here, I am a freelance designer and blogger, as well as one of the product designers for PaperArtsy and my blog hop piece, that I wanted to share with you today, is called ‘Feather’. 






For this piece I have used some of my own stamps that I have designed for PaperArtsy, EKD03, with the wonderful Circles Circles Stencil L301, Loopy Ladders L434, Classic Feather Retake Stencil and Mask M068 and Imaginary Bird Feather Stencil and Mask M075 from StencilGirl Products.



The colour on this piece is from the PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint range.




You can watch a short video showing my whole process from start to finish if you hop by my blog. See you there!

Next up we have our two guests from StencilGirl Products. 

Hello there, I am Mary C Nasser, It's an absolute delight to be part of this hop combining products from two of my favorite companies: StencilGirl Products and PaperArtsy! Though small companies, their products pack a lot of punch! I never wanted this art journal spread to end as I was having so much fun layering StencilGirl Stencils with PaperArtsy paints, Grunge Paste and rubber stamps! 



To see how Mary brought this project all together please visit her blog here. ,

Finally this evening we have Gwen Lafleur. 

For my project, I was inspired to make mixed media medallions based around stamp images by Lynne Perrella for PaperArtsy and various stencil designs from StencilGirl. I didn't really know what I was going to make when I started; I had a vague idea, but nothing more. As I began, I let the stamp images and the stencil designs speak to me - both in choosing patterns that went together, and throughout the progress of both of my pieces.



The Fresco Chalk Paints and PaperArtsy Infusions (walnut/ colour pigment dye powders) were the perfect complement to the stamp and stencil focal point - everything came together so beautifully, and almost effortlessly, which is definitely saying something! In the end, the results were nothing like I'd imagined, but I love how they turned out... as if it was all meant to be together - colors, patterns, focal images... total synergy!


See Gwen's whole project over on her blog.

What a wonderful start to our blog hop, so many intricate details to absorb on each designer's blog. We really hope you can find 5 minutes at this busy time of year to enjoy these stunning ideas. Don't forget if you leave a comment as you hop, you go in the draw for goodies!


You have until Friday, December 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on StencilGirl's Facebook page and PaperArtsy's blog on Sunday, January 1.

Here's a reminder of the blog hop line up over the next 4 days:


Tonight, Wednesday Dec 21 visit these four blogs and leave a comment.

Tomorrow, Thurs Dec 22, visit these blogs and leave a comment.
The links won't work until tomorrow at 7pm (London time)

Friday, Dec 23rd visit these guys. 
The links won't work until Friday at 7pm (London time)

Finally on Saturday Dec 24th its the final four. 
The links won't work until Saturday at 7pm (London time)
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