Check out this video, it is full of information about these great PaperArtsy Fresco Acrylic Paints, available in our shop in Wanstead, London E11 and our online shop Craft Boutique 84

GIVE ME SOME BEAR HUGS....

I used a size 8 Manila Tag and coated it using Cosmic Shimmer "White" Gesso Primer.  Next I created the background colour by painting the whole tag in PaperArtsy "Nougat" Acrylic Paint. Once dried I painted over the top using PaperArtsy "Chocolate Pudding", which I then immediately rubbed off with a baby wipe. This creates a washed look resembling wood.

The edge of the tag was distressed using Tim Holtz "Vintage Photo" Mini Distress Ink Pad. I stamped the "Mr Bear" Sam Poole Creative Expressions bear onto white card using a Versafine "Vintage Sepia" ink pad. I also stamped the bear and wording directly onto the tag again using the Versafine "Vintage Sepia" ink pad. I cut out the bear on the white card and stuck him directly over the stamp on the manila tag using double sided foam pads. This gives the bear a 3D look. I shaded the white area of the bear using the new Crafter's Companion 'Spectrum Noir' "Essentials" set of colored pencils.

I cut out a heart from red card stock and covered it in Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents to give it a glossy 3D look and placed it on the bear. I finished the tag by threading through some brown satin ribbon.

I think he looks so handsome.

Happy Crafting!

Lyn

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WORK WITH FABRIC?

If you work with fabric then this is for you. We have had several people come into the shop enquiring about adhesive for material. We are now stocking Stick and Stay, a permanent adhesive and Stick and Spray a temporary adhesive which allows you to reposition. Both come in 250ml spray cans and are perfect for quilting, hemming and all your non sewing fabric bonding.

£5.99 per can 

*Available only from our shop.

JUST ARRIVED, SPECTRUM NOIR..

Just arrived today, we now have in stock the complete range of the lovely Spectrum Noir Professional Coloured Pencils. You can blend these great pencils making them suitable for shading, they have fine points for delicate work and are oil based. With rich vibrant pigments these are suitable for the beginner, hobbyist and professional artist. Permanent and waterproof. We have the Nature, Primary, Floral, Marine and Essentials ranges, 24 colours in each decorated box. 

Each box is only £19.99.

PEOPLE HAVE ASKED..

... how we created this lovely Happiness tag. Using the great Sizzix Tim Holtz Framelite 'Tag' dies in our Big Shot it wasn't difficult. The 'Tag' pack comes with 8 dies of various sizes and are one of our favourites and most useful for crafting. You can check them out, just click on the link 'Tag'.

My Best Friend Forever - by Lyn Wilkinson

I was asked to produce something for a friend's birthday with an animal theme, so chose the delightful 'Squeak' and 'Hoppity Bunny' rubber stamps designed by Sam Poole, Creative Expressions as my subject.

I cut a piece of acid free 23cm square white mount board and painted the edges using PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints 'Vanilla' and 'Snowflake' mixed together. I  then used Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad, 'Vintage Photo' to create a distress look by rubbing it directly over the paint. You can see this effect in the finished project.

I cut a piece of Prima Cartographer Collection "Boussole" 12x12 inch paper, into a 22cm square, tore the edges and distressed with Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad, 'Vintage Photo'.

I then stamped directly onto the paper using Sam Poole's rubber stamps, 'Tree Background' with 'Squeak' and 'Hoppity Bunny' in the foreground. I then used IndigoBlu's 'You are my B.F.F' rubber stamp from their "B.F.F" stamp set in the top right hand corner. All were stamped using a Versafine 'Vintage Sepia' ink pad.

I stamped 'Squeak' and 'Hoppity Bunny' using the Versafine 'Vintage Sepia' ink pad onto cream card, embossed them using WOW clear embossing powder and cut out one of each.

I coloured them using PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint 'Chocolate Pudding' watered down leaving some areas exposed with the cream card to create a contrast.

Using my Sizzix Big Shot, I cut out this Wild Rose Studio Speciality Craft Die, 'Peacock Butterfly', which I then painted using PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint 'Chocolate Pudding', watered down. I used Ranger Liquid Pearls in 'Bisque' to apply pearls to the body of the butterfly and to paint the outside of the wings to highlight them.

Using Cosmic Shimmer Acrylic Glue I stuck all the cut outs onto the paper to give a 3D look. 'Squeak' and 'Hoppity Bunny' were placed over the stamped images on the paper (just a tip, this is an easy way to retain the whiskers if you cut them off when cutting them out of the card). I also used the wording stamp from 'Hoppity Bunny', "Hoppin' by to say hi" again using the Versafine 'Vintage Sepia' ink pad and placed it between both animals.

To finish off the project I placed it in a frame. I was really pleased with the outcome and my friend was delighted with the end result.

All the products I used can be purchased from our shop in Wanstead or our online shop Craft Boutique at 84.

Happy Crafting!

Lyn

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Step by Step Sentiment Tag

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Size 8 Manila tag bac
kground distressed using Tim Holtz ‘Picket Fence’ Distress Paint

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The second layer is Tim Holtz ‘Vintage Photo’ Distress Stain.

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Tag edged with Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad ‘Walnut Stain’ using a Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool

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Red hearts applied using Tim Holtz Hearts Stencil and Mini ‘Fired Brick’ Distress Ink Pad

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Red Hearts in top right hand corner embossed with WOW Embossing Powder ‘Primary Apple Red’

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Embellishments - ‘Forever starts today’ cut from Prima ‘Something Blue Collection’ papers. The edging was distressed using Tim Holtz Mini ‘Walnut Stain’ Distress Ink Pad

• ‘Hotel Palace’ from Tim Holtz idea-ology Ephemera Pack
• ‘I do’ wood embellishment from Prima ‘Something Blue Collection’. This was distressed using Tim Holtz Mini ‘Walnut Stain’ Distress Ink Pad
• All applied to the Tag using ‘Cosmic Shimmer’ Acrylic Glue
• ‘Love’ plate from Prima ‘Junkyard Findings’ Jeans Plates. Wording enhanced with Tim Holtz ‘Picket Fence’ Distress Paint and stuck to Manila Tag using ‘Cosmic Shimmer’ Acrylic Glue

Completed tag with painted white string again using Tim Holtz ‘Picket Fence’ Distress Paint.

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