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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Instagram: igirlzoe 

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 Products: Tracy Scott {July 2025}

A note from Leandra

I think of all the PaperArtsy designers, Tracy is the one who manages to pull a rabbit out of the hat in ways we least expect. For this release she is taking a look back to add value to existing products, for example a new stencil matches one of her earlier stamp sets, and a new stamp is designed to work with 3 of the existing 'face' stamps. 

You may not be aware, but here at PaperArtsy, we do not discontinue stamps, stencils etc, so historic products are always available. When a designer brings old products back into focus, it is very much appreciated by shops, and consumers alike, it may well be that you already own a product, and now you can do something extra with it! That is a win win!

Tracy 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, and ...don't forget....these stamps can be found EXCLUSIVELY from our approved stockists. 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.

Hi Everyone Tracy here with you tonight

I'm sure you are all as excited as me to see new paints are here, so lets dive in an see what is new for this release! The paints are going to feature widely in the samples for my stencils and stamps, so lets jump in!!!

Fresco Paints by Tracy Scott

Price: RRP €5.26 +VAT    

Size:50ml (1.7 fl oz)

Transparent Matte Tint, Adhesive & Sealant

Zinc is a lovely mid tone grey, As you know I love a bit of pink and grey - it's also going to be a happy companion for many of my brighter colours

Watermelon is a very pretty pink. Being a bit softer than other pinks in my range, it makes a perfect underlayer to put a bright translucent on top, or even a Mattint. This is not as opaque as the other 3 colours in this release, but there is a level of coverage that is going to prove useful when building brights.

Coastal, you might say this is a bit subdued, but wow is it a nice blue, and very opaque, which as you know, can be handy when you are starting out with paints. I think this will be a staple for me for some time!

Peach Fuzz , it might look like we are rocking the 1980's salmon vibe here, but bear with us, there is a plan! We do find that opaque paints are super useful as layers to build bright colours on top, and this is perfect for that. You can add my bright yellows and oranges on top, and suddenly a whole new world appears! But corals are so pretty too... wait until you see the flowers below!

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.

Tracy Scott - A5 stamp set 099 {TS099}

My first set for this release might, at first glance, appear to be a little bit of a wild card but as always there is a method to my madness.

As you know from previous releases I like to be able to alter my stamps so that they can be used for lots of different things and decided I needed an accessories set that could be used to alter my dolls stamps. There are 3 possible stamps sets th4at could be used with these 'accessories' TS093, TS083, TS019 as shown below

For example here are a couple of different options below, to alter my recent Geisha stamp from set TS093 and I think you'll agree she certainly doesn't look like a geisha anymore...

 

Using the Accessories stamp set multiple Ways

When I was live in PaperArtsy Poeple here, I explained how to make all these different personalities, with my Geisha stamp (TS093), and this new Accessories stamp et (TS099).

Making flowers from the Accessories

Look closely, and you will see how the bunny and cat's ears, along with the various flowers, bow and bits and bobs from the mask allow you to create all kinds of embellishments.

Tracy Scott - A5 stamp set 100 {TS100}

Can you believe this is stamp set 100?.... I'm feeling very blessed to still be here designing stamps that I and hopefully you still love...

Of course there had to be flowers involved somewhere and these doodled blooms coordinate perfectly with my previous releases as well as a stand alone set.

A new doodled dragonfly that has been drawn and sitting on my desk for the last year waiting for the perfect elements to complete the set.

You may notice that this one will also coordinate perfectly with the previously released butterfly, flowers and swirls on set TS081 (below) so grab this back out of the drawer and create a whole new host of pages.

Making new Dragonflies and Flowers

Again, in my Live introducing these products, I shared how using the Butterfly set above, and the new Dragonfly, plus other flowers etc, allows you to create a whole range of new combinations for new bugs and new flowers.

Tracy Scott - A5 stamp set 101 {TS101}

For quite a long time now I've wanted to do another Egyptian themed stamp set to coordinate with the existing set TS060 so that I could grab that one back out and create a whole new host of projects. I am thrilled with there result...

A very regal cat, obviously a scarab beetle and wings needed to be in there somewhere, as well as another very useful flower and some smaller hieroglyphs.

Exploring combinations

Once again, look at what is possible! Playing with your stamps this way can open up a whole new world of combinations.

I've used a mix of both of the sets in this sample and also threw in an altered Geisha stamp as well.. I absolutely adore the result.

 

PaperArtsy Stencils {Large}

Price: RRP €6.58 +VAT

Large Size: 6.25" x 9.5" (16 x 24cm) 

Robust mylar designed to offer longevity, deep texture and easy clean up

PaperArtsy Stencil by Tracy Scott 474 {PS474}

So this one definitely was a curve ball..... Im on a bit of a mission at the moment to be able to reuse my previous stamps and stencils in different ways and one of my favourite stamp sets ever is TS024 which is the scribbled square flower set (you can see in the picture below) So how could I enhance it so that I could grab it back out of my stash and use it in another way?

Primarily in the past I have always used that stamp set as more of a background set and never really as a focal set....

So this new stencil has been designed to coordinate with this stamp set to be able to add colour effortlessly to the design and create stunning focal elements for your pages.

Of course it still works independently as a stand alone background stencil and you can see in the page below that not only have I used it to colour the flowers. but also in the background design.

This is going to be a very useful stencil for sure. 

 

PaperArtsy Stencil by Tracy Scott 475 {PS475}

 

I don't  think I need to say too much about this stencil.... we all love a circle right?  

Well I certainly do and I can never have enough in my stash, these are perfect designs to add into any background on a journal page or equally at home on a card or scrapbook project, whether using paint, grunge past, inks or embossing powder this one is always going to be a winner that comes out to be used over and over again.

 

PaperArtsy Stencil by Tracy Scott 476 {PS476}

 

So my last stencil for today.... Of course there was going to be a mandala somewhere in the release.

I designed this one so that it could not only be used on its own but could also be rotated to provide a full mandala for your projects.

The additional shapes on the stencil can be used on there own (you can see examples of this on the new paint swatches h samples at the top of the page) but are designed so that you can extend out the mandala to c create a larger size (this will certainly extend out to a 12x12 inch scrapbook page realistically could even been extended out further for larger home dec or projects or canvasses.

The shapes in this stencil are also perfect to use as a template to trace for cut pages and projects.

 

I really hope that you have enjoyed the new release today, please do not forget to join me for the live release video over on the Paperartsy People Facebook Group for many more samples and ideas of how to use this new release.....

Can't wait to see what your create

Tracy

You can see more and visit me at... 

Facebook: Tracy Scott Creative Cafe

Instagram: Tr4cy1973

YouTube: Tracy Scott 

 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

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

Emispheres Eurl Ruy Montceau,38300   

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 

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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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