Showing posts with label JOFY127. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JOFY127. Show all posts

Monday, 4 December 2023

2023 Topic 12: Designer Focus: JoFY {by Ellie Knol}



Hi everyone

Ellie Knol from PAPER-STAMPS-COLOR here with you today.

I want to concentrate on a 'wonky bits' style with JoFY stamps as people seem to enjoy that at the moment; I do for one! 

In JoFY's stamp sets are lots of versatile images that are easily fussy cut; I will use them as fodder. Do you know what fodder is? Read on and you will find out. 

The first theme this quarter was tags, and the overall theme typography. My aim is to add these in my project too. Follow the pictures and see where I've incorporated them. 

First things first: I need a book to store these fussy cut images! 




I found a book for photographs with sticky pages; I will recycle it for my purpose!! I need to make it pretty of course. I took it apart, and will adhere gelli printed papers (fodder from my stash) to the covers.

I chose to mainly use the beautiful Jo Firth-Young Stamp Set 127 (JOFY127), but will eventually add fussy cut images into the book from other stamps sets. More fodder! 


So what can be used as fodder?
Another word for it might be: 'stash' to be used later on, on a project.
 
I made a list, I've used the first 6 on the front cover of the recycled book. 

- colorful (gelliprinted) papers 
- fussycut images 
- printed tissue paper like JoFY Printed Tissue PT03 
- dried leaves and flowers
- books to recycle
- words and quotes

wooden / paper / grey board alphabets
backgrounds
rub-ons
magazine text and pictures
diecuts, also from colored or text papers
found objects
ephemera
brads and other embellishments
threads and fabrics
Fabric lace and lacy/ structured papers
etc


I stamped the pictures that are fussy cut easily of all my JoFY stamp sets (twice) onto some sturdy paper with a black ink.
So the fussy cutting began.... 


An example of a fussy cut image used on an art journal page; yes it's featured on the page I used as inspiration for my previous post with EAB


I love how this has turned out. 


On this second art journal page I used the fussy cut flower from JOFY127, the stamp set featured in this post. I made this page a while ago, and it was the inspiration to create fodder for future use. 



I adhered a laser copy of this gelliprint to the covers of the book.


I am so happy I used a copy as I messed it up. Read on to find out what I did (wrong). 


 

The cover looks so pretty. 

I try getting a nice composition with a few fussy cut images....  


.. lots of possibilities!
 
 
... lots of images to choose from. 
 

While creating this project I suddenly had to be without contact lenses for 3 weeks, and I had to pause this as I couldn't see much. JUST before that situation,  as a final touch, I added a layer of watered down gold mica creative paint. When it dried I knew I made a mistake; it was yellowish all over, and the paint was not as transparent as I'd hoped. 


So, 3 weeks later, with eyesight back, the project needed a twist!
I adhered another copy of the gelliprint and covered it with two layers of 
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Satin Glaze, otherwise the paper might absorb too much moisture in the steps to come, and also it acted as a better base for the crackle I want to apply in a future step.  


When dry I applied PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Crackle Glaze through PaperArtsy Stencil by JoFY (PS396) with a palette knife.


I air dried the crackle paint, then lined the stencil back up, and applied a mix of 50/50 PaperArtsy Grunge Paste and Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic (Snowflake, FF15) with a palette knife.   

 
Then the magic happened. There's not as many cracks as I hoped for, but I kind of expected this to be the case. Grunge paste , being so thick, is logically going to be more complicated to crack than a thinner product like paint, so potentially not as 'crackable' as Fresco Paints, and the surface area of the stencil pattern was not that big. But the mix of the 2 produced this result, what do you think?
 

LOVE this PaperArtsy Stencil by JoFY (
PS396)!

This, adding finishing touches, is always my most favorite part of a project.

I try to balance dark and light to create depth and interest.

It needs a bit more color.. I sponged 
Worn Lipstick Distress Ink -  to areas and sprayed it with water. 



No.. it needs Infusions!
Infusions - Royal Blood; dried with a heat tool:



and Blackcurrant...



.. and also a little Rusty Car and Sleight Blue


All of them in a row : Infusions Dye Stain - 
Blackcurrent
Rusty CarSleight Blue and Royal Blood.


Back to the fodder: here you see JoFY Printed Tissue PT03 adhered to some edges.
I am not sure whether I will use all of these fussy cut images, though. The dried fern leaf has been adhered and covered with watered down bookbinding glue. 




LOTS going on.. I know, but I like it!
White splatters... extra color added to the images, white border around the dried fern leaf and around the gelli print as a frame.. also 3 small tags.. 



Where's the typography?
.. the word 'timeless', stamped script in the background, and of course the script from the 
Printed Tissue!


 ... and the flower head needed more yellow as a final touch! 

 
I have some useful fodder! For future projects! 
 



I'm sure you've noticed that I kept going, not sure whether it would work, messing up a background and continuing with a new idea. Sometimes a project has to go through an ugly phase, to end up being a very unique project, prettier as envisioned in the first place, and very personal.

Creating or collecting fodder is timeless.. I find inspiration in them, and sometimes use them years later. Just imagine a creative space without fodder..  it would be a quite boring space. 
Keep saving and creating fodder! Look at the list (above in the post) and save it all!
A start could be creating a book with just stamped and fussy cut images; as shown in this post.
Find the background and project for these fodder images later, maybe years later. Easy.. 
Have fun!



Wednesday, 31 May 2023

NEW PaperArtsy Products: Jo Firth-Young {May 2023}


A note from Leandra:
I've been bugging Jo to do some bugs for a while now, and Spring/Summer seemed the perfect time to have some fluttery elements. There are so many fun 'bits and pieces' that suit journaling, card making or what about stamping up some fabric! Don't forget those gorgeous stencils! Always a delight to use, Jo thinks about how they work for gel printing and way more too, whether bold, or soft, subtle layers are required.
 
Jo will be along to share with you LIVE her new products and ideas over in our Facebook Group, PaperArtsy People shortly after this post publishes. I hope you can drop by for the live, or try to catch the replay. We love to hear from the designer about each new release and understand more fully the ideas they have with each product!
 
For the next few months, 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 wherever possible.
 
Hi everyone, Jo here (www.jofirthyoung.blogspot.co.uk)

I'm really excited to share with you my new release for PaperArtsy. The 3 stamp sets are scattered with bugs (nice helpful bugs - the type who assist the garden, definitely not the ones who eat your favourite plants!) and 3 stencils of gorgeous patterns that I'm sure you will love to use in journals and art pieces.

I think the bugs, butterfly and bee (I call them 'Mother Nature's garden army') are going to be perfect placed with the flower stamps you may have in your collection.

But don't worry, this release is not all about the multi-limbed creatures in these sets - there are also flowers and foliage (of course!), lots of useful tags for your journal/planner pages and pretty background stamps. All the little bits and pieces will enable you to create little creative clusters to feature on your journal pages or greeting cards.

Lets take a look at the samples I've created for you.



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.
  
JOFY Collection Stamp Set 125 (JOFY125)

I really like the variety of designs on this stamp set - tags, bugs, bees, butterflies and a pretty background - its a versatile set.

The butterfly is a bold image - it has detail but I've left enough open space on the wings for you to add more detail, or to stamp onto patterned paper and paper piece patterns together.


Busy Busy Busy!
 

The bee on this set makes me smile - its just the right size to be a focus on a design or placed in among flowers on a journal spread.
 
 
Tag - You're It!

The tags on this set were inspired by those made for my mini book project {see/follow  #52bitesizedbooks on Instagram} - I often created tags folded in half into mini books with patterned papers or doodled elements. I designed 3 small tags within this stamp set.  


The bugs are sized to fit them, and so is the alphabet from JOFY124 (February 2023). I chose the letter 'M' to illustrate this as its the widest of the letters in the stamp set.

Repeating the little bugs on a background creates a lovely pattern design.



Be(e) Happy! -  card

The bee works well as the main motif on a card, here used with honeycomb die cuts.


 Sorry, I couldn't resist having at least one sample with a play on words/pun.


I changed the antennae on this bee by replacing the paper with wire...



JoFY Collection Stamp Set 126 (JOFY123)
 
From 2 directional 'bug-washi' a dragonfly, and that mesh stamps is just the most useful thing! I even snuck a spray of flowers in this set too! And did you spot the teeniest tags ever ?! 

 Entomology Sample Box.

The bugs can be used in a vintage or modern setting. 
 

This vintage sample box was inspired by museum exhibits and tales of Victorian explorers.
 


Taped up Wide!

One of my favourite stamps of this release is this 'washi tape' panel. I'm always a little disappointed when decorative tape has only one orientation so I designed mine so it can be used vertically or horizontally. Use it as tape, or as detail on a card and layer up those lovely details!


This card uses the tape used horizontally.


You can cut out the bugs and tags and mount them on 3d foam to add depth.


This set has a lovely delicate flower stem and for this sample I cut out and attached individual flowers for added interest as embellishments.

Taped up Tall!

This next panel shows the tape used vertically.  Both orientations work really well.



I designed the dragonfly so the body could be snipped between each of the segments and allowing it to bend in different directions - as shown below.



JoFY Collection Stamp Set 127 (JoFY127)
 
More of a traditional JoFY set, with blooms, foliage, and words ..both those background stamps - oh my ! super useful!

 Bouquet - card with flowers

The main flower here is based on Echinacea daisies - gorgeous flowers that come in a variety of bold colours, though on this first sample I chose to colour in white and brighter colours are used later on in this post. This sample also shows how the leafy stem can also be coloured to work as a flower.





Vase full of summer

It wouldn't be a JoFY release without a bouquet now would it! 


This sample is a mash up of JOFY126 & JOFY127 - I wanted to make a project showing how nicely the stamps from different sets work together. How gorgeous do the Echinacea's look when coloured brightly! Gorgeous!!
  
 


Extended Leaf

I created this tag to show how the design can be extended by a drawing pencil lines to extend the mesh of the stamped image - it nicely softens the edge of the mesh.





Large Stencil Size: 6.25" x 9.5" (16 x 24cm) Price: RRP €6.58 +VAT
  
PaperArtsy Stencil 395  {Large} by Jo Firth-Young (PS395)

Doodled split panel

This stencil is going to be fun to use! It's so good with a gel plate and Fresco paints, and also with Distress Oxides and additional paint pen doodling as shown below.
 

 
Bouquet Vase

On the sample below I used the stencil in the background behind the flowers ... can you see it?? Just!!! .... with Fresco Finish paints. That tone on tone adds interest but doesn't detract from the bouquet.



PaperArtsy Stencil 396 {Large} by Jo Firth-Young (PS396)

This geometric stencil was inspired by the stamp design on JOFY125.  

The top sample was made with one layer of the stencil and 2 colours of ink. The sample underneath I have used the stencil as a template.

 
Stencils patterns don't have to be used as 'solids'. The blue/green sample below I used a coloured pen to create a line version of the designs by drawing around the inside of the stencils shapes. This opens up all kinds of options with your stencils when used as templates.

 

Nature collage

This sample features PS396 as a background for a collage of bits and pieces from various stamp sets in this release.


To the right there is also a little 'tag cluster' a ready to go embellishment of focal for any card. Warning - Making clusters ready for cards or tags is slightly addictive, but this absolutely was one of the things I had in mind when designing all these products of this release, that making clusters was going to be super enjoyable for any number of projects.


PaperArtsy Stencil 397 {Large} by Jo Firth-Young (PS397)

Beauty is everywhere

I designed this stencil with gel printing and backgrounds in mind and on the sample below you can see it used on a greeting card.  This large stencil will work equally as well on larger journal page. It also has wide pattern spaces that are perfect for adding those extra doodles into.

  

I really enjoyed creating, and working with, these stamps - I hope you enjoy them as much.  I look forward to seeing what you create.

Take care,

Jo

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