PaperArtsy On Tour : Happy Stampers {at port Sunlight}

It's show time! And that means time to share lots of ideas with you guys oop North!

This weekend we are heading to the Happy Stampers show which is held at the stunning Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, The Wirral. 

The show is on Saturday May 6th, 10:30 - 4:00, and this is a ticketed show, so if you haven't pre-booked online, then you are probably out of luck for an off-the-cuff visit.

I can't get away from using my white pens in the final layers of journalling,. Its a bit of a long demo, painted backgrounds followed by stamps, more colour, then finally I get to put white all over it! I'm addicted. As you can see!

This one is with Kay Carley stamps and (shhhhhhhh) glitter.....

This one a bit softer with watercolours over new Kim Dellow stamps, a tad more delicate and simple, but the same idea nonetheless....

With the new Zinski Art holey flowers - I adore those flowers, they just are super-fun to use! I also got some Seth Apter texture background stamps from Impression Obsession in there, and a new Kay Carley Stencil!!

And with Tracy Scott stamps on a tag.....

.... and another Kim Dellow sample with a Tracy Scott Border. 

Demoing with me this weekend I have Lauren who will share how she adores all things Zinski....

She is also a dab hand with the infusions over pewter paint...a twist on what Raquel gets upto, so she'll probably share how she made this with you if you inquire!

Lauren has also fallen head over heels for the new Amsterdam Acrylic Inks too!! Not only do they make sense over textured, stencilled painted layers....

But they are also rather nice for adding colour to images too! And drippage!

And don't forget mixing them into texture paste! That's when you put your mad scientist hat on! Lots and lots of fun!

Keren Baker will be dropping by for a quick lunchtime demo too! Keren always has amazing ideas!

We have lots of new things on the stand. New stamps from: 

• Emma Godfrey
• Everything Art
• Jo Firth-Young
• Kay Carley
• Kim Dellow
• Lin Brown
• Lynne Perrella
• Seth Apter
• Scrapcosy
• Tracy Scott
• Zinski Art

We also have some awesome new substrates and product to play with!

• 7 Gypsies journals and these amazing new sticker things from them
• Plenty of stecnils from Stencil Girl Donna DOwney and Crafters Workshop
• New Amsterdam Acrylic Paints
• New Amsterdam Acrylic inks
• The new Oxide inks from Tim Holtz (a dye/pigment hybrid ink)
• Prima, ranger Gels and mediums and textures
• a wide range of Archival Inks by Ranger
• Lots of Dylusions journals, and other journals too

Do drop by the stand, and make sure to say hello and tell us your twitter handles, and introduce yourself if you follow us online! We love to put faces to names!

If you can't come to the show, we'll be at the Doncaster Dome for Stamp Magic in a few weeks time on Sunday June 4th, our final show until Autumn.

Happy Stamping

Leandra

PaperArtsy on tour....{Happy Stampers, Port Sunlight} this weekend

It's show time! And that means time to share lots of ideas with you guys oop North!

Journal page demo by Leandra from Ally Pally Sept 2016 with Seth Apter products, PA mini.

This weekend we are heading to the Happy Stampers show which is held at the stunning Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, The Wirral. 

Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight

The show is on Saturday October 1st, 10:30 - 4:00, and this is a ticketed show, so if you haven't pre-booked online, then you are out of luck for an off-the-cuff visit.

Journal page demo by Leandra from Ally Pally Sept 2016

If you did buy advance tickets, then don't forget to watch out for my pre-show Periscope showing you a sneak peek of what we have on the stand, and sometimes we get to scope a demo too! You can find me on Periscope as @PaperArtsy, get the app, download it and you can join in the live stream fun.

Once you have viewed this picture, pretend you didn't see it....shhh it's a sneaky peeky!

We have an exciting new stamp designer joining the PaperArtsy family this weekend! That means we have a new release of stamps coming up too. We are not shipping all the stamps until next week, and we will have just 2 of the new sets on the stand, so watch out for those, and the big announcement showing ALL of them will be Saturday evening!

As Emma is on holiday, demoing with me this weekend I have some new kids on the block....well they are not exactly new kids! Both are long-term bloggers for us!

In the morning Keren Baker will be showing her her magic ways with infusions, Prima Confections watercolours and the new stamps! I can't wait to see what she does, Keren has an amazing clean and simple style which I wish I could emulate. She always has amazing ideas!

In the afternoon, Alison Hall, (who is probably one of the first die-hard PA followers we adopted many many many years ago!) will be demoing with gellie plates, Fresco Chalk paints, stencils and infusions. 

She came to the Seth event a couple of weeks back too, so she is also extremely competent in sharing his wonderful techniques and processes. Love her, and love what she creates with such ease!

Demo by Leandra from Ally Pally Sept 2016, Tracy Scott stamps, stamps, inks, stencils watercolours.

Finally you also have me demoing all day long. I'll show you some of the journal pages I have been creating with layers, layers and more layers.

Demo by Leandra from Ally Pally Sept 2016, Tracy Scott stamps, stamps, inks, watercolour confections.

We have lots of new things on the stand: 

• all things Seth Apter (stamps, stencils, dies)
• Prima gels, mediums, brushes, tools, embellishments, papers etc
• Watercolour supplies, papers, brushes, paints, and more
• Golden Art supplies (gels, mediums)
• Ranger gels, mediums, papers, tools, archival inks.
• Tim Holtz embellishments, brushes etc
• Donna Downey stencils (loads)
• Crafter's Workshop stencils (loads

On the stand we will have the following stamp collections

• JoFY flowers and Christmas stamps
• Ink and the Dog Minis
• Lin Brown stamps and her new collage element stamps
• Darcy
• Sara Naumann
• Kim Dellow & her new stencils x 3
• Kay Carley
• Emma Godfrey
• Seth Apter
• Everything Art
• Tracy Scott
• PLUS 2 of our brand new designer's stamps....

I've been pricing up like a loon the new stock that arrived from the USA today , and we can't wait to share it all with you on Saturday!

Do drop by the stand, and make sure to say hello and tell us your twitter handles, and introduce yourself if you follow us online! We love to put faces to names!

If you can't come to the show, we'll be at the Doncaster Dome for Stamp Magic in a few weeks time on Sunday October 16th.

Happy Stamping

Leandra

PaperArtsy on Tour .... this weekend at {Port Sunlight, The Wirral}

Hi everyone, Leandra here

Life is slowly getting back to normal here at HQ. The summer visitors have started to trickle in from New Zealand, and in between family and friends visiting, we have been getting ready for the Port Sunlight show run by Happy Stampers in Hulme Hall, this Saturday 10-4pm. 

Port Sunlight is a delightful show, the organisers are very particular about how the stands are presented, and they always manage to have a wider variety of exhibitors than the other shows we exhibit at, which is wonderful!. The main point of difference at Port Sunny is that all the stands must have stamps on their stands from different companies, so each stand is differentiated from the others and there are always some really interesting companies who you may not have heard of before. I don't usually get a lot of time to look around, but if I were a stamping customer, I would very much enjoy a day at this show!

If you haven't pre-booked tickets, then its too late, everything is sold in advance by pre-order. There are strict number restrictions in the beautiful old hall for safety reasons, so if you haven't got a ticket, then you need to get your social media contacts in action to find out if you can blag a ticket from someone who planned to go but can't make it.

Samples: Using new JOFY 36 flower set, new JOFY chipboard shapes, Prima Graphite Texture Paste, Dreamweaver mica powders

This time we have a bigger stand than usual. We have been nagging for an extra couple of metres as its been a bit of a squeeze, so yay, we now have a much bigger stand, but we are still in the same spot. This means we are bringing a second demonstrator with us, {the lovely Sue Carrington, who has been a regular contributor on the PA blog for a few years now} and a Franich (grown up) munchkin {Miss Ella} to help customers and assist us to make build up and break down a less stressful experience!

Samples: Using Fresco Chalks Acrylics, New Prima Graphite Texture Paste, new 2015 Lin Brown flowers and birds stamp sets

The van is packed, I even got an hour to find my desk and have a quick play. But as it is election day here in the UK, I need to pop out to vote, and I still have to pack an overnight bag. No biggie, usually I am doing that at midnight! Feeling extremely organised!

Samples: Using New JOFY Chipboard, new 2015 Lin Brown Limited Edition Paints, New JOFY 2015 stamps.

There is a new blog topic this weekend, I have not had a chance to shoot a video, but the topic is one I know you will all be brimming with ideas for, so I don't think you will be at a loss without one!!

Have a lovely weekend, and if you are in the North West of England, we hope to see you on Saturday!

Leandra

Autumn Show Dates and Events

Hi everyone, Leandra here 

I have some info for both wholesale and retail customers with dates that you might like to pop in your diaries. Autumn is always a busy time, there are Craft shows on in the UK and beyond almost every weekend. The final quarter of the year for our industry (and all retailers) is always a busy one juggling all the events.

The following events are COMING UP for our wholesale customers:

Show: Craft Hobby and Stitch International (a Trade only event for qualified retailers)

This is a brand new show on the UK calendar.

You might often hear us talk about 'Stitches' at the start of every year, well this is the first ever mid year version of that show, where retailers from all over Europe can come to see what is new and currently available from Manufacturers, and Suppliers to Craft, Art and Hobby shops. We will have several brand new products to show, as well as all the new products we launched last week.

Where: Excel Centre, East London, PaperArtsy Stand: H07

Date: September 21/22 (Sunday/ Monday)

Event: CHA (UK) Retailer Training Day

Another new event on the UK calendar. Organised by our fairly new UK Craft and Hobby Association to give European retailers the opportunity to take part in a wide range of workshops offered by 10 of the UK's major manufacturers. Each manufacturer has their own classroom, and offers five 90 minute workshops over the course of the day. 

Free for CHA members, or £50 for non members (includes buffet lunch)

Where: Holiday Inn Academy, Coventry
Date: Sunday, November 2nd, 08:45-18:00

The following events are coming up for our retail customers:

Event: The Big Stamp and Scrapbook Show (aka Ally Pally)

Always a busy show, and a wide variety of paper craft exhibitors who demo with the newest products available in the papercraft sector.

We will have 2 demo desks as usual, and this time there will be at least 4 people demoing on the PaperArtsy stand throughout the course of the show. With so many recent new products, and this being their first public airing, we need to show you as much as we can. Look out for Jo Firth-Young, Lin Brown, Leandra Franich, Liz Borer and Emma Godfrey.

Where: Alexandra Palace, North London, PaperArtsy Stand 56

Date: September 20/21 (Saturday 10:00-17:00 & Sunday 10:00-16:00)

Event: Happy Stampers, Port Sunlight

Organised by volunteers from the local Craft Club, this show is one of the longest running in the UK. Only stamp retailers are allowed to exhibit, and every stand must sell different core lines. You must pre-purchase tickets by following the online link. We had a clash with another event at the start of the year (Happy Stampers unexpected moved the event from May to March) so we are happy to be returning to our usual spot for the October show.

Both Emma Godfrey and Leandra will be demoing this time so even more to see than usual!

Where: Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight

Date: Saturday October 4th, 10:00-16:00

(Thanks to Mass of Hair for photo above)

Event: Stamp Magic

We have only been doing this show in Doncaster for a couple of years, and we are developing a crew of regulars who love to come and see us oop north!

Another long running show for PaperCraft exhibitors well worth a visit. We always have 2 demonstrators on the stand ....yet to be confirmed as to whom exactly the demonstrators shall be this time but I'd put my money on Emma Godfrey and Darcy Wilkinson...{Leandra's collecting her Dad from the Eurostar that day....unless Ella passes her driving test before then...(fingers crossed)}

Where: Doncaster Dome

Date: Sunday October 19th, 10:00-16:00

Michelle Webb (front), Leandra (back)

Well that will take us through to the end of the year, we have significantly cut back on the number of shows we attend, so when we do get 'let out' it is absolutely wonderful to meet up with you all, answer product questions, and share tips and tricks with you.

Hope to see you soon!

~ Leandra