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Wednesday, 25 September 2024

NEW PaperArtsy Products {Scrapcosy} September 2024

A note from Leandra:

Are you ready for some delicious vintage vibes?? Raquel is here with lashings of vintage and lots of ideas too! There is nothing better than alphabet stamps and stencils - you cannot have too many!!

Raquel 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, and ... don't forget

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Hi everyone, Raquel from scrapcosy here.

I'm thrilled to be here today! It's my newest release for PaperArtsy with 2 new stamp sets and 2 new large stencils. A release inspired on vintage maps, flowers and alphabet block stamps that I hope you enjoy as much as I do!

PaperArtsy Rubber Stamps

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

Scrapcosy - A5 stamp set 48 {ESC48}

When I go to a flea market and I happen to find a place where they sell alphabet block wooden stamps, I just stare at all the letters and numbers of different formats and sizes all nicely put together in a tray, filling every spot. What a beautiful view! Well, this set was inspired by these occasions and with it I also meet my dream of designing an alphabet stamp set.

You know me, I love multipurpose things and having flexibility on my stamps so they can be used in different ways. Even if this stamp set comes as an entire block (for once the PaperArtsy elves didn't need to trim the world of rubber on one of my designs) you can use it as it is for a quick and beautiful background or you can stamp and cut away letters to later create your own titles, big words or sentiments for your projects.

This is the perfect stamp for when your mojo is low. If you don't know what to do, stamp a few of these blocks (same colour, different colour, etc), cut the letters apart and store them away for a future project.

THE BLOCK

This was my very first stamp with this stamp set. I used a pretty dry inkpad and I got a beautiful distressed look on the letters. I liked it so much that I just added a bit of ink to the background and framed it in black! This sample ended there!

Oh! The joy of looking at a background full of letters! I just can't resist it! As I couldn't resist to add Love in the block of letters.

Now, when I showed this one to Leandra, she gave me another idea that was inspired by this post by Mags Woodcock. She does it in a different way (check her post and look for the labels with the numbers inside in black and orange colours) than what I tried here. The dry inkpad leaves some rubber exposed, so before stamping, we can add an extra layer of paint on top of the rubber (I did it with the brayer, applied Blue Moon Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint) and then stamp on the paper this colour mix. I love the subtle effect I got here and it can be the perfect background for a scrapbooking page or a card.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Then I went to create a simple birthday card. The background is just me using the leftover paint, ink and Just walnut mixed with water droplets that were on my desk surface after I did other samples you'll see below. I just smooshed my card agaisnt that dirty surface, dried it, added more sprayed Just Walnut and then on top I splattered some Baltic Blue Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint diluted in water to create the dark splashes.

Then I made my letters. If you see they are all stamped in black in a white cardstock inked in brown, but since I've layer-framed them in colour and I've cut them in 2 different ways, we get the feeling that many different but coordinated fonts were used. Some were cut leaving a very thin space around the letter and the others were cut like a simple square or block that contains the letter. Then both were mounted on a dark blue square (card painted with Baltic Blue Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint). The ones like the H were layered against an extra square, this time white with brown ink on the edges, and are the ones in the foreground, laying on top of the other letters in the different style. It's a pretty masculine card, but can easily be changed to a different look, just by swapping the background and the colour (Baltic Blue) used to frame the letters, the splashes and the frame of the card.

Scrapcosy - A5 stamp set 49 {ESC49}

This stamp set is inspired by Vintage maps and flowers. I love maps and flowers, so I decided to bring these 2 together. Within the maps world, I also love compasses, so I was pretty excited when I finished designing the collage at the bottom. It's an instant focal point that you can use in a card or in a scrapbooking project. The 3 flowers on top, are the same type as the ones at the collage, but at a larger scale. These 3 can be used to complement the collage below or for a completely separate project. The map on the right and the hand-lettering on the left are perfect for backgrounds. This stamp set will pair really nicely with my latest book, Art Journal Vol 3: Voyagers, which is also about maps and the sea life in general.

And finally, it comes the sentiment, "Enjoy the journey" which is one of the phrases I live by. You can't wait till you reach your goals to feel happy or to feel satisfied, you should enjoy the process or the journey that takes you there. So even if you never get what you dream about, I think that by enjoying the little things in the day-to-day life, by appreciating what you have and by accepting who and how you are right now, you can find joy and happiness. I find that's so important!

ENJOY THE JOURNEY

This was a very simple card to make, and it would be a great gift for that someone who needs to appreciate the present moment. To make this card I just stamped the flowers in the middle of the paper and then I framed them by stamping with the map and the handlettering on the edges. I added colour to the flowers and the map with Mattints (Shark, Fern and Glow) and then I added ink to the background.

And then I stamped and framed the sentiment in pieces, which I glued to the card.

THE COMPASS

I love fussy cutting, so I took a chance to create a slightly dimensional card, by stamping twice this collage and colouring, cutting and mounting it back.

I designed that washi-tape-like map ribbon precisely for this purpose: so I could add a title on top. Also, you could lay on top instead a real ribbon for texture, choose one as thick as the sentiment and it will also look great. I extended the washi tape on the other side of the compass by stamping it twice.

I love the compass. I should have added a spinner on this card. I love to add interactive details and that would have looked great! Maybe next time...

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 Scrapcosy 436 {PS436}

Letter Block

The idea behind this design comes from the same place as the stamp set ESC48, the block letter wooden stamps at the flea markets. I wanted to also have the ability to create a dimensional design with the letters, using grunge paste. I've hidden some words at plain sight so it can directly be used to write Joy, Love, Moments, Life by masking the other parts of the stencil, or use it without masking anything for a quick and beautiful background.

GRUNGE LETTERS

After creating a beautiful brayer-painted background using the winning colour combination of Twilight, Buff and Niagara Falls, I added the entire design of the stencil using a dye ink in a sepia tone, which still lets me see the texture of the original background.

Then for the second layer I used Grunge Paste through the stencil just in some places, making sure each letter has some of the paste but also some places with no paste at all. That gives the look of a very grungy background. Once that was dry I added Just Walnut dissolved in water on top, to make the Grunge paste more aged and textured.

I left a magnet between the background and the paper that frames it. It is stick in a position that allows me to attach/remove this sentiment which I originally created for another card you'll see later below. When I saw how nice it looked on both cards I decided to use the magnet option since I couldn't commit to glue it to just one of them! I'll show this feature on the Facebook Live later.

JOY FOR LIFE

Stencils can also be used with a pen, to give a more freehand appearance. That's what I did here. I created a card that is not vintage at all and I decided to try a few things I normally see Leandra doing: using the black pen and the white pen to create frames and marks, using the brayer to extend paint on the edges and stamping in black the delicate hand-lettering from ESC49.

I'm pretty proud of this one. It doesn't look perfect but I had lots of fun creating it. I got butterflies in my belly when I dared to go free with my hand to alter those stencilled letters, by adding the contour, the dots, the lines and the shadows to them, to get a different font style on each part of the sentiment. Of course I could have stick to one of these font styles, and the card would have looked neater, but I felt like experimenting with it.

PaperArtsy Stencil by Scrapcosy 437 {PS437}

This was a hard design to make. So intricate, so many lines and letters, it was a real challenge but it came out OK and I love how it can be used to create beautiful map backgrounds.

GRUNGY MAP

I was debating on whether using the stencil with ink or with grunge paste for this card so I decided to go for both at the same time. I used black ink through the upside down stencil, and grunge paste in the right way (you can read SEA in Grunge Paste finish).

This card has the magnet hidden, so the sentiment (also having a magnet) can be moved to the GRUNGE LETTERS card. It looks great in both cards.

The background was made with paint and brayer, using the same colur combination as the next card below, very blue, but then I added some Golden Sands infusions on top and Just Walnut dissolved in water and it became too warm, it lost some of the blue it had before, so I added it back by adding some blue paint with an almost dry brush with vertical and horizontal light strokes, which also defined and highlighted the shape of the stencil even more.

BLUE SEA

For this one I created first a background by brayering some paint in the colours Baltic Blue, Buff and Niagara Falls. It's a win choice of colours, I just love them! I decided then to add Grunge paste through the stencil and age it with some ink.

And to give it a bit more texture, I sprayed with a mix of Just Walnut powders dissolved in water and played with the drops and puddles that were created on the lines of the map.

That was all from me today! I hope you like the release and the samples I made with all these stamps and stencils. I had lots of fun myself. And it's exciting (and scary) to see that my next stamp set will be ESC50!

A HUGE thank you to the PaperArtsy crew for making these stamps and making all this creativity possible!

You can see more and visit me at

Instagram: https://instagram.com/scrapcosy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scrapcosy
Blog: https://scrapcosy.com/
Facebook: my profile https://www.facebook.com/raquel.burilloperez

And this is my Scrapcosy’s crafty party Facebook Group, for everything Scrapcosy.

Come and join me! Share all your creations with everyone in the group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/scrapcosygroup/

You can find all my books listed here, Including the new Art Journal Vol 3: Voyagers which ties up really well with this release, they are available in Amazon: https://scrapcosy.com/books/

Teaching Schedule:

I will be teaching an online class on infusions soon, so if you want to be the first one to know about it all, send me an email and I'll contact you when the class is ready: scrapcosy@gmail.com

PaperArtsy Stockists

Australia

Bev's Cross Crafts, Spreyton, Tasmania bevscrosscrafts

Crafters Cupboard, Berwick, Victoria crafters cupboard

Hillbilly Scrappin, Nikenbah, QLD hillbilly scrapping

Memories on the Murray, Murray Bridge, SA memories on the murray

Natalie May Scrapbooking, Dover Gardens, SA natalie may

Scrapbook Superstore & More, South Penrith, NSW scrapbook superstore

The Scrapbook Store, North Perth,WA the scrapbook store

Belgium

Créatelier Caracolle, Liège, createlier caracolle

Canada

Clipper Street Scrapbook Company, Langley BC, Clipper Street Scrapbook Co

Scrapbook Centrale, Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec scrapbook centrale

Scrap Addicts, Edmonton, Alberta scrap addicts

Scrap and Bean, Edmonton, Alberta scrap and bean

The Paper & Ink Boutique, Calgary, Alberta paper and ink boutique

Denmark

Hobbyboden Scrapworld Samso hobbyboden

France

Emispheres Eurl Ruy Montceau,38300

Fée Du Scrap, Saint Sébastien-Sur-Loire, fee du scrap

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Katzelkraft, Ingwiller katzelkraft

Kerudoc Creation, St Yvi kerudoc creation

Page de scrap, Saint Pavace, page de scrap

Passion Scrap, Vieux-Conde, Passion Scrap

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Germany

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Paper Boutique, Fajardi Paper Boutique

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Kcraft imports Ltd, Centurion 0014 kcraft

Spain

Cien por Cien Manualidades, Barcelona, 100 x 100 manualidades

Ideas 10 Manualidades Y Scrapbook, Bilbao ideas 10 manualidades/

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Amelia's Creative Crafts, Studley, Warwickshire amelias 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

USA

Artistic Artifacts, Alexandria, VA artistic artifacts

Craftiness, Chatsworth, CA, craftiness

Everything Scrapbook & Stamps, Lake Worth, Florida Everything Scrapbook & Stamps

Frantic Stamper, Oregon frantic stamper

Free Heart LLC, Denver, Colarado, free heart llc

Joggles, Coventry, Rhode Island, joggles

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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Tuesday, 24 September 2024

NEW PaperArtsy Products {Seth Apter} September 2024

A note from Leandra:

Seth brings another series of handy-dandy mini stamps. These are going to be great for your background layers as well as being perfect to build depth and interest among all the layers of your painterly creations!

Seth will be along to share with you LIVE his new products and ideas over in our Facebook Group, 'PaperArtsy People' shortly after this post publishes, and ... don't forget

Hello PaperArtsy people! The time has come again for another new release. This time we are all about what I like to think of as the perfect snack - mini stamps! I have 8 new designs which brings the total of my collection to 56. That is a maxi collection of minis. You know by now that my designs are abstract, versatile, and are designed for you to use in your way through your creative voice.

Let's move on to welcoming these stamps into the world...

Seth Apter Red Rubber Mini Stamps

Price: RRP €4.90 +VAT

Size: generally credit card (ish) size images

All stamps are individually trimmed onto cling foam

Here we go ...

Eclectica³ Seth Apter Mini 105 (EM105)

TAG-A-LONG

I love to create designs that have empty spaces to either allow the background to show through or to enable the user to add their own choice of color, design, or text. And I especially like a non-traditional swatch stamp. EM105 hits the mark on all of these fronts.

The tag shape is iconic in the craft world and in this artwork is echoed by the shape of the envelope -- with a special note inside.

The empty space in the center of each tag allows for just a touch of your own personalization. Here it is random numbers but it could be (mini) words, letters, months of the year, or anything else.

Eclectica³ Seth Apter Mini 106 (EM106)

COUNTDOWN

I love adding numbers to my mixed media art. They can have so many different meanings and are endlessly versatile. The only thing better than numbers are numbers surrounded by wonky circles.

While this stamp can be used to create background details, it can also serve as an abstract focal point.

Once again the spaces within the circles allows the background to show through but are also perfect for filling in with color. And remember that you can also add additional numbers or marks as well.

Eclectica³ Seth Apter Mini 107 (EM107)

CIRCLE STACK

Speaking of circles, EM 107 is all circles, all the time. Stacked and overlapped.

While a circle can be elegant, my version is grungy, messy, and scratchy.

This stamp can be used loosely as a background element, an abstract focal point, a frame for small words, letters, numbers, or designs, or simply as a grungy element in your work.

Eclectica³ Seth Apter Mini 108 (EM108)

BAR NONE

I love a design that begins with a strong linear element - such as a line or bar - and then also has a contrast in the form of circles, splats, and curves. Such is the design of EM 108.

This stamp can be used in full, in pieces, or laid side by side horizontally to create a long border.

I often outline stamps such as these as it grounds the stamp into the background and at the same time makes it pop.

Eclectica³ Seth Apter Mini 109 (EM109)

ONE OF EACH

EM 109 has a bit of everything: loose overlapping circles, straight lines, dots and splats, and an X. These are some of my favorite design elements.

This stamp looks good when used exactly as designed but it is also can be broken up or partially stamped off the edge.

The circular details of this stamp guides the viewers eye round and round and the details extending north, south, east and west from the center circles bring the eye in all other directions as well.

Eclectica³ Seth Apter Mini 110 (EM110)

Corrugated

I designed EM 110 as a full-on texture stamp. It has the feel of corrugated cardboard or metal, instantly providing a feel of texture, dimension, and shadow.

Perfect for backgrounds, my favorite way to use this stamp is loosely, overlapping, and with multiple colors of ink. The surface may be flat but it truly looks textured.

The scratches and gaps in the design make it perfectly imperfect.

Eclectica³ Seth Apter Mini 111 (EM111)

LOTS OF DOTS

Who doesn't like a dot? And what is better than one dot? Lots of dots.

Contrast is such an important concept in my artwork and in EM 111, I chose to line up the dots in columns to have both curvy and linear together.

While this stamp would be perfect to use loosely and imperfectly in the background, I just couldn't stop myself from keeping the linear feel in this piece of art.

Eclectica³ Seth Apter Mini 112 (EM112)

ICED TEA RINGS

For the last stamp in the set, I had to go back to another iconic image -- coffee rings. But those who know me well know that for me they have to be Iced Tea Rings.

I love the overlap of these rings and how you can stamp them in all different directions side by side to make your own design.

The opened and closed areas can be embellished in so many different ways, including having numbers and text spill out from the breaks in the circles.

As always, thanks so much for taking the time to read through this post and, hopefully, for being inspired by what you see. I cannot wait to see what you all create using the designs. And a big thank you to the entire PaperArtsy team for enabling me to make this happen for you!!

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