January 2025 - With 3 Things: Art Journal Page {by Victoria Wilding}

Hi friends, it's Victoria  with you for a 'With 3 Things' challenge post. 

This feature on the PaperArtsy Blog is where 3 bloggers are sent 3 items in the post. Typically we will receive a stamp, a stencil and a couple of Fresco Paints, and in 2025, everyone will receive identical products. 

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 are allowed to bring 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 ...

I’m always super excited to open my package and discover what PaperArtsy goodies I’ve been sent to create with. I love the Niagara Falls (FF205) and Gold Rush (FF204) colours from Seth Apter’s collection of PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics. Blue greens are definitely my favourite palette of colours and crop up time and again in my makes, as does gold, and whilst this paint isn’t a metallic, it’s golden hue is so yummy. As soon as I looked at PaperArtsy Stencil PS103 I was drawn to the flower section with mask and knew I wanted this to feature as a key element in my project. The stamps in HP1007EZ provide so much variety with text, nature and vintage designs. These designs lend themselves nicely to creating radically different styles of  projects, so it’s been really interesting to see how Floss and Nikki took a totally different approach to using the designs. 

I decided to make a page in my art journal, using my favoured floral and nature elements from the designs. I’m an art journal junkie so this is my favourite kind of project as it really allows you to play with a variety of products in your stash. Let’s take a closer look at the different steps I took to create this page. 

I started off by creating a centre panel for the page, using the flower section at the bottom of PaperArtsy Stencil PS103. Using the leftover ink on my blending brushes, I worked along the strip to apply a light colour to the bottom of the card.

I then used the matching flower mask to protect my ink work and applied a watered down coating of PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylics in Niagara Falls FF205) to the top section of the card.

To create some more contrast to the colour in the top section, I randomly applied patches of blue ink using my blending brush. 

Next I drew some outlines around the flowers using watercolour pencils. I wet the tip of the pencil slightly before drawing, as this activates the colour and creates a darker line. I used the colours Payne’s Grey on the purple flowers, Rose on the pink flowers and Indigo on the blue flowers. 

Then I added centres to the flowers using Nuvo Glitter Markers. 

I wanted to create some extra texture to the sky, so I used the text stamp from HP1007EZ, applied PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint in the colour Gold Rush (FF204) and randomly stamped some text details. The finished effect is subtle and provides some extra interest to the card.

I finished this part of the project by distressing the edges of the card and applying some brown ink to define the edge. 

After this I moved on to creating the elements to extend the design and finish the journal page. I started by cutting a kraft mat to layer the card on and stamping some text to the outer edges. 

Then I masked off the word flowers from the text sentiment in set HP1007EZ, before stamping on white card and mounting on kraft card. I cut this to size and set to one side. 

I like a lot of white space in my projects as it drains the eye into the focal point and provides a place for the eye to rest. I wanted to add some details to the white journal page to tie into the card, butting didn’t want these to be overpowering. Using the flourish from HP1007EZ, `I stamped and embossed it in gold direct to the journal page in the upper right corner. To judge where to stamp, I placed the card on the page and draw a faint pencil line around the top right corner of the card. Once the flourish was complete I erased this so that it could not be seen on the finished project. 

Finally I stamped the bird stamp from HP1007EZ in PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Gold Rush (FF204) and, using an embossing pen drew in some highlights which I set with gold embossing powder. 

To complete the page I adhered the sentiment to the card and then attached this to the journal page with double sided tape, before using foam tape to attach the bird to the bottom left corner. To incorporate the flourish further with the overall design, I applied three small butterflies from my stash.

I really enjoyed creating this page and it would be so easy to adapt to a card making project instead. 

The touches of gold give some extra visual interest and really help to lead the eye into the central panel, where you can then consider the peaceful flower meadow scene. 

I hope you enjoyed this journal page project. Until next time, wishing you a happy creative week!

Victoria

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2022 Topic 02: Pattern Play {by Martha Ponsanesi} with France Papillon Stamps

Hi everyone, it's Martha (CraftingMartha) this is my first post in the PaperArtsy blog and I'm so excited about it!

Today I'm here to share with you an art journal page, with one stamp set from the new release by France Papillon (FP023) release just last week! (details here)

 

I was immediately attracted by this stamp set, and I felt the quote as an exhortation to myself, so I thought of making an art journal page.

The topic 'pattern play' was a challenge for me, because I am not the most precise person, but those little positive/negative leaf circles really inspired me.

 

The leaf grid stamp inspired me as a pattern too, so I figured out how make layers, and all that I needed was Distress Oxide, a mini round gel-plate and Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics.

Choosing the main colour was a natural decision, different shades of light and bright green are directly connected with energy for me. 

I begin stamping with Distress Oxide (Twisted Citron) for my first layer.

 

 

I used a mini round gel-plate for the second layer, but before doing so, I made a rectangular mask to keep a space clean for the quote.

I 'stamped' with the gel-plate four times, applying different  Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics one at a time (Limelight, Slimed, Chartreuse) but not covering the whole page, to give more light and balance.

 

 

Now it is the time for the real pattern, stamping by alternating the two stamps with the little leaf circles, inked with Archival Ink (Fern Green).

This is the new stamp set I used, available from approved PaperArtsy Retailers now (list)

This is the result after removing the mask.

 

Now there is the right space to stamp the quote in, with Versafine (Onyx Black)...(it would have been better if I had stamped with it aligned perfectly, but anyway 😄)

To give more definition I made a border with a marker pen.

 

I needed some elements as embellishments, so I decided to use the other stamps in the stamp set (FP023).

I love colours, yes I love lime green, but also so many others, so I grabbed some of my favourites Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics (Bouganvillea, Chalk, Caribbean Sea, Persimmon, Banana, Firebird) and applied with brayer and gel-plate to white cardstock.

So I stamped the round elements in the stamp set and the butterfly too, then I found that the little sun on a previous stamp set by Lynne Perrella (LPC005) was matching perfectly with the other elements and with the quote about energy, what a better source of energy than the sunlight?

 

I ended up with a lot of embellishments... yes a lot I know... but apart from not being very precise and loving bright colours, I am also an indecisive person, and I am not exaggerating when I say that it took me a looong time to decide what and how to arrange them😅.

 

Here it is, my finished page, a double pattern, one underneath the other, a little cluster around the quote, some circles put over the stamped ones and always those bright colours 😊

I had a great time playing on this journal page with this new stamp set (FP023) with those little circles it was fun to create a pattern. It will be interesting also to try on some smaller cards with different colour scheme, or stamping the leaf grid and highlighting the corresponding part with the negative circle, I'll give that a try soon and I hope you'll be inspired to create something patterned too. Don't forget to share what you make and tag us!

Until next time...

Martha xx

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