New {2015} Paper Arty Products: Eclectica - Emma Godfrey & Clare Lloyd

Good Morning

Bet you can't believe I'm back again with yet MORE new Paper Artsy products …

Today a new designer Emma Godfrey. Emma is an avid scrapbooker and her stamp range has a real love for the new pocket scrapbooking trend. For those of you who love Project Life, pocket scrapbooking is following that trend but taking it further as you design your own cards using your stash, so that your pocket scrapbook is unique to you.

Emma's stamp range supports that on so many levels as you will see. I love what she has done in her designs to support not only pocket scrapbooking but also they are so versatile and can be used in your art journaling pages, your scrapbooking pages, ATC's, mini's, inches - whatever ! Even use them to make cards and all your own embellishments for anything that you do. I think this stamp range will have great appeal. Have a look at just a few of them plus samples and get over to the Paper Artsy blog to check out Leandra's video and even more …

Today Clare Lloyd's new range of four stamps designs have also been released. Like Emma's, these stamps are so versatile especially for art journaling and mixed media projects. I can see them having great appeal to younger crafters and can't wait to get some of them down into an art journaling page. Great for teenage birthday cards and scrapbooking too ! Check out the Paper Artsy blog - Leandra has a video up on these plus lots more great inspirational samples.

For those of you coming to our art journaling classes, you'll be getting the chance to play with these real soon ….

That's it for today folks - I know you are surprised to see me still popping up each day with new Paper Artsy 'stuff'. Would you believe me if I said I'll be back tomorrow ?????

Check back and have a look ………

Have a great day - don't forget, we have these new stamps in store right now here and please don't hesitate to email us at customerservice@crafters cupboard.com.au with any queries 

See you soon

Jennifer

New {2015} Paper Artsy Products: Eclectica with Elizabeth Borer, Darcy Wilkinson and Sara Naumann

Helloooo…….

Day 4 and the awesome surprises just keep coming ….

This morning we get to see the new Eclectica range release with 3 talented and very different styles from Liz Borer, Darcy Wilkinson and Sara Naumann.

First up … 

Liz Borer with her lovely Art Nouveau style stamps. She released some of these at Christmas time and we now have 4 additions to the range. They are all fabulous and will work well with the earlier stamps to give those of us that like her style an excellent range to make some awesome projects, cards, canvas's, art journal pages … the list goes on.

Here's a couple of them to give you a 'taster' - pop over to the Paper Artsy Blog for the full range and inspiring examples of work, as well as a video from Leandra

And then there is Darcy Wilkinson…

I always love Darcy's stamps - they work so well for any and every project type. The new range released today on the Paper Artsy blog are more of the same great style. Very versatile, quirky stamps that I personally can't wait to use. We have an Art Journaling group starting at Crafters Cupboard this Saturday. Rest assured, it won't be long before they are using these in their class work ….

And have a look at this example … bet you are itching to get your hands on these stamps real soon …

Check out the Paper Artsy blog here for the rest of the range from Darcy as well as more inspirational work samples

And then, last but not lease, Sara Naumann designs have some new additions too. How spoilt are we?

With some great ideas on how to use them ….

Don't you just love those colours. She has used some of the new paints as well as the existing colours - they look 'to die for'.

So - here it is Day 4 of the 2015 release. Check it all out at the Paper Artsy blog for the full details on all the new releases, the fabulous inspirational examples and the videos from Leandra as she talks you through each of the new Eclectica designer ranges.

Now … you might be thinking that surely this is the end … but it's not !

Watch this space tomorrow for the next new release. We weren't kidding when we said there over 70 new products.

Our first shipping arrived in store yesterday and is going fast already. Phone us or email to customer service@crafterscupboard.com.au if you wish to preorder !

See you tomorrow ….

Jennifer

New {2015} Paper Artsy Products : JOFY Collection

Good Morning Everyone …

What a great way to start each day down here in Melbourne, Australia, with new Paper Artsy products popping up every day this week. The blog releases are all 7.00 pm UK time, but of course, that is 6.00 am the following day Aus time and we get to wake up to some exciting news every day (beats what we are reading in the newspapers that's for sure).

So - today is Day 3 of the multi release programme and today, it's all about the new JOFY plates and Minis. I so can't wait to get my hands on these. Just love them - the ideas are endless and they work so well with the existing range of JOFY stamps and minis created by the talented Jo Firth-Young. Jo is the writer of today's blog at Paper Artsy and she showcases her new plates

and her new minis - here's a taste of what's coming ….

along with some great examples of using these stamps from a team of JOFY fans who have enjoyed creating samples to share with us all

The colours in this new limited edition paint set work fabulously with the all the JOFY's and especially with this new JOFY stamp release.

The Paper Artsy blog also showcases a video from Leandra with loads of ideas for you to soak up and be inspired by.

I've saved the best bit for last - our first shipment of new stock arrives here at www.Crafterscupboard.com.au today and there's more on the way. Initial stocks will be limited but more stock will be arriving in the coming weeks. Don't forget to email us at customer service@crafterscupboard.com.au if you want to pre order any of the new releases.

Have a great day everyone, and happy crafting

Jennifer

NEW {2015} Paper Artsy Products: Eclectica - Lin Brown

Hello to all our readers …

We do hope you enjoyed feasting your eyes on the new paint colours released yesterday over at Paper Artsy. Angus has been busy loading them all up on the web and they will be available later this week for ordering !

Today sees the second day of the series of new product releases for 2015 from Paper Artsy and today it's Lin Brown's new range of Eclectic stamps which have been inspired by her travels to Tobago. These stamps are so quirky and cute and lend themselves to all sorts of projects from cards and art journaling through to 12 x 12 lay outs, pocket scrapbooking, canvas and anything else you might want to do in your studios and craft rooms.

The fabulous limited edition paint set colours designed by Lin and released yesterday,  work so well with her new stamp collection. Can't wait to try it all !

Here's the link to the PaperArtsy blog today where you can read all about it. Their blog post has some fabulous examples using the stamps and the paint colours to create some awesome inspirational pieces to get us going ! First supplies of the stamps are arriving here at Crafters Cupboard from tomorrow and will be up on the website later today for ordering. 

First in, first served, but don't panic - more are on their way. Remember you can email us at customer service@crafterscupboard.com.au with pre orders to ensure you don't have to wait long for your supplies of new stamps and paint.

Keep watching this space for tomorrow's next exciting release, and in the meantime, here's a bit of colour from Lin Brown to brighten your day

Have a good one !

Jennifer

NEW {2015} Paper Artsy Products

Hello to all our blog readers

Exciting news today - it's the release date for the new Paper Artsy range for 2015 - a fabulous collection of over 70 new products including some fab new stencils, paint colours and paint sets as well as additions to the popular ranges of stamps from the Paper Artsy designers including Jo Firth Young, Darcy Wilkinson, Lin Brown, Liz Borer, Sara Nauman and new designer Emma Godfrey. Can't wait to start using all the wonderful new plates and minis that are going to be released over the coming week.

There's something for everyone in the new stamp release, whether you are a card maker, scrap booker, art journaler or into mixed media/altered art projects. For art journalers and scrap bookers there are some great stamps to support your projects and pages, with some great new ideas coming through.

If you follow the Paper Artsy blog, you will have already seen some sneak peeks of the new stamps being used in various projects by the various designers but …. there is so much more to come.

Each morning this week, there will be a new product / designer release via the PaperArtsy blog, so check it out each day to catch up on what's new. I'll be posting a link each morning during the release period to speed up the process for you ! Here is this mornings link for the first release which is …… Paint !! Lots of fabulous new colours, discontinuation of some of the existing basic 72 (let us know if you want to stock up before they go for good - some may already be all gone) and 2 awesome new limited edition paint sets……….

How can you not get excited about fabulous paint colours like these …

and these ……...

The new paint sets are bright and vibrant. There are also 8 new colours in the blues and purples - the PaperArtsy blog has all the detail

Worth noting: Chalk and Slate have previously only been available in sets but are now going to be part of the basic 72 colour range which is great news - they are both very popular colours.

We are expecting our first shipment of product in this week, with another already on order, so please be patient with us if you go onto our web site and find the new products are showing as 'out of stock'. You are most welcome to email us at customer service@crafterscupboard.com.au to place a pre order or to make enquiries regarding stock availability. Rest assured, we will be working to get our stock ready for despatch as quickly as possible, but it is on a 'first come first served' basis, so pre orders are welcome. 

Valentines Mixed Media Card Tutorial - Brianna Fitzgerald

Hello everyone, Bri here ... this month I have a mixed media valentines day card for you using fresco chalk paint and some scrap papers. I really enjoyed making this card, using some of the techniques I've learnt at Crafters Cupboard workshops. 

First steps:
Taking a piece of white card stock I put it through my Sizzix using a flourish embossing folder. Considering my paper was quite thin I put a light layer of Liquitex White Gesso (a) followed by a dry brush of (b) Fresco Finish Paint - Lilac.

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(b)                    

                  

Cutting a small amount of hessian, I lightly coated it with some spray adhesive to stop from fraying. I then ripped up a couple of pieces of scrap paper and adhered them with Liquitex Matte Medium to the card base. Using Fresco Finish Chalk (white) paint I smudged a little onto the designer paper to knock back the patterns.

Next steps:
I then took three Fresco Finish Chalk Paints (Moon Light, Pansy and Pewter) and made each into a mini mister using 1 part paint to 3 part water. Using the sprays I alternated them, spraying the card giving a good layer of paint, drying in-between each colour using the heat gun. Some areas depending on how far I sprayed the paint became quite concentrated so I used a water mister and let the paint run around the card again while using the heat gun to dry the page. The last layer of paint sprayed / flicked on was the Fresco Finish Chalk.

Once the page was completely dry I scrunched the paper up in my hands ripping and curling the edges.

To create the sentiment, I masked off the birds and heart from the Jofy Love Birds Mini 20 and stamped the word "Lovebirds" onto black card stock using Versamark Ink and embossing with Zing White Embossing Powder. Cutting the sentiment using a banner die I then used some 3d tape to stick onto the card base.

Final Steps:
To finish I stuck this card mat onto a slightly larger black card mat with a piece small ripped piece of white floss using Liquitex Matt Medium. This card base was then stuck on a white 5.5 inch x 4 inch card blank and finished off with a couple of purple enamel dots and the wooden birds.

I hope this inspires you to create some mixed media valentines cards this year.

Bri

Introducing Our Second New Design Team Member - Bri Fitzgerald

Hello Everyone

Jennifer here with our next new design team introduction. Today I'm delighted to introduce you to Bri Fitzgerald. Bri has a passion for card making and incorporating Mixed Media techniques to achieve unique, different and special cards. We are delighted to have Bri on our team and look forward to sharing with you some of her projects.

Here's Bri's introduction …..

Hello, I am Bri from Melbourne, Australia. I am married to Jason and we have one teenager.

As a hobby street photographer I was looking for a way to showcase my work when I stumbled onto Project Life, which led me into the paper craft world. While I will give anything a go, I love to create cards and mixed media art & bible journaling. In the last 12 months I've been a keen participant in a wide variety of classes and workshops at Crafters Cupboard and I've learnt an incredible amount from Jennifer and the team. I am very excited to now be part of the new design team for Crafters Cupboard and look forward to sharing my projects with you.

Bri