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Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Tunnel Box Card with NEW JoFY products {by Martha Ponsanesi}

Hi everyone, it's Martha (@CraftingMartha) with you today.

Have you seen the new release of stamps and stencils by JOFY? I’ve fallen in love with them, those little monsters are adorable, and the Minis are each more beautiful than the last.

If you want to purchase any of these beauties, you can find a PaperArtsy Stockist here.

Since there are some birthday-themed stamps, I thought I’d create a tunnel box card, which gave me the opportunity to use several elements. Choosing from all these stamps wasn’t easy at all :) - since it’s structured on multiple layers.

I got a bit carried away, taking stamps from one set and some from another, and also using different Minis and stencils... I really loved the new release! :)
I couldn’t resist using a lot of different colours of Fresco Chalk Acrylics for the backgrounds and going on you'll see also several Mattints used to colour the elements, both stamped on PaperArtsy Cardstock and... you’ll see later.

First, I cut 4 pieces from PaperArtsy Smoothy Card (SCA4) with the following measurements:

1pc 22 x 14 cm, 2pcs 16 x 14 cm, and 1pc 14 x 14 cm.
In the photo, you can also see where to make the folds. I then die-cut three concentric circles.

On each of the three cardstock pieces with the round opening, I blended a couple of Fresco Finish paints through the Stencils. For the first one (with the smallest hole) I blended with a sponge Fresco Chalk Acrylics in Parakeet (FF225) and South Pacific (FF45) through Stencil (PS461).

For the second one, I used Fresco Chalk Acrylics in Mustard Pickle (FF148) and Scottish Salmon (FF158) through Stencil (PS459).

For the last one, I used Fresco Chalk Acrylics in Berry Nice (FF216), Bubble Gum (FF116) and Ice Berg (FF165) through Stencils (PS459) and (PS461).

These are the three stenciled panels.

To finish the background, I also used some stamps (JOFY140) and (JM88).

Now that I have decorated the structure, I can assemble the various pieces to create my tunnel box card and focus on the embellishments.

To assemble the card, you simply need to glue the flaps onto the inner spine as shown in the pictures.

Now it's time to "populate" these layers with some monsters :).

First I stamped these delicious little monsters on some scraps of PaperArtsy Smoothy Card and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder...

...and then I roughly coloured with a little brush and some Mattints in Glow (MT01), Jam (MT05), Dragonfly (MT07), The Pink (MT08), Ladybug (MT12), Mojito (MT13), Acid (MT14), High Viz (MT15). I like using Mattints because, even though I'm not very skilled at coloring, when I use them, the results I achieve are satisfying to me.

However, my preferred colouring technique remains applying the cardstock directly onto the drops of colour: easy and always quite unpredictable :).

JOFY's monsters in the regular stamping set are quite big, so I was inspired to use one of them with Polyshrink.

I blended some Mattints with a sponge over the stamped image, and set aside to dry. The colours looks very pale, but when it gets shrinked, they'll look more vibrant.

I cut it with scissors, living space to make a little hole and transform it into a charm.

Using the embosser to create a charm with polyshrink is always a lot of fun.

I had tried coloring Polyshrink with Fresco Finish Acrylics too, which provide more coverage compared to Mattints. However, in this case, I preferred using the little monster colored with Mattints.

Now that I have enough cardstock and polyshrink embellishments, I can complete my card.

Here is the finished card, with all the layers, monsters and colours.

These adorable monsters along with the sentiments, other coordinated elements and stencils are the perfect companions if you are in the mood to party.
Maybe I'll try to make an happy birthday banner in the same mood of the card.

Have fun.

Martha xxx

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Monday, 10 February 2025

February 2025 - With 3 Things: Miniature Flowers {by Jenny Marples}

Hi friends, introduction it's Jenny (Pushing The Right Buttons) 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 ...

Today I have made an arrangement of miniature flowers... let's take a closer look.

After receiving those mystery supplies my mind immediately went to the idea of making flowers, but the stamps in the JOFY76 stamp set are quite large so I decided to use them with lightly sanded shrink plastic and permanent black ink.

As you'll see below, by adding small amounts of Little Black Dress and Snowflake PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint to the Sunshine and Flamingo ones (and by mixing those two together) you can extend your colour palette.

Following advice from a previous post on the PA blog I watered down the paint before applying it to the surface of the shrink plastic.

After cutting out each stamped image and heat shrinking them (deliberately curling them along the way) you can the paint the reverse and edges of each cooled piece with undiluted paint. If needed you can also touch up bits of the front too.

Knowing these flowers will be seen from all angles you can add your own details to the back of the flowers with permanent black and white paint markers. Those noticeable black and white stripes in Jo's original designs can be replicated on the edges of the flowers and also on the paper-covered wire stems. You can protect your painted flowers with clear nail polish.

Now it's time to create the larger flowers with the individual petals and centres. Use a fast bond glue that dries clear throughout the assembly process.

To stick the stems to the base of the flowers I recommend threading beads and a bead cap onto the wire before bending it over at the end. Glue them together and allow to dry.

Below you'll see some suggestions for the ways you can then embellish the stems with extra beads, twisting the wire and by adding miniature painted leaves - I used dies from CoolKatzCraft to cut mine.

To hold the finished flower stems I'd found an old bottle but it needed improvement, which is where the PS086 stencil came in useful. I found it easier to use a permanent black marker to trace the design onto the uneven surface before filling them in with a couple of coats of the Little Black Dress PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint.

I suggest adding something like sand into your finished container to help hold the flower stems in place. And you can add extra stems decorated with beads and bits of broken/old jewellery and the smallest flowers to complete your arrangement.