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One of the things I love to do is CREATE my own kooky, unique painted papers to use in my collage work and on my journal pages. So here's a playful tutorial for making graffiti style painted papers and YES, you can use all of the colors of the rainbow! Let's get ink on our fingers.

Hand-decorated colorful papers for collage art. Step-by-step instructions for creating your own patterned paper. Easy art project.

I was absolutely thrilled to be able to work with Jo Firth-Young's latest release from Paperartsy! This time Jo has created an abundance of large stamps, large stencils, mini stencils and mini stamps which correspond with each other beautifully! We all selected the stamps that we wanted to work so with baited breath, here is a show case of the projects I created for Jo's yummy new release! Get Ready for a picture heavy post! I'm sure you will agree that Jo's beautiful, new stamps are…

... it has served me well.. Early last year I sewed 3 junk journals and bound them into the covers of an old hardback book.. I didn't d...

PaperArtsy: New {July 2015} PaperArtsy Products: JOFY - Part 2

6 Quick & Easy Paper Crafts Using Scrap Paper & MagazinesIn this video, I'll show you how to turn your scrap paper and old magazines into stunning paper craf...

JoFY Collection March 2019 New Product Announcement OK, this is one I've been soooo looking forward to sharing with you. I absolutely adore these new stamps from Jo. She has been working on the concept for several months now to bring a bolder vibe to her creative florals, plus she was so keen to incorporate book text, which if you have ever taken a class with her, you will know is one of her 'must have' elements in any project she undertakes. Can't wait to hear your thoughts! A list of…

Hi! I am super excited to tell you all about my 100 Day Project this year! For this project I'm doing 100 Days of Tiny Abstracts. In this blog I'll tell you what the 100 day challenge is about, and how I will be setting up my journal so you can do it too! I'll also give you a step buy step abstract painting if you would like to try them yourself!

COMING SOON......NEW PAPERARTSY PRODUCTS from the JoFY Collection Hi PaperArtsy People! It is Keren here with you for this post, and as you know now, at PAHQ we are revving up for all the New Product announcements.... only 7 more sleeps, but until then, plenty of sneak peeks to whet your appetite! I am allowed to share with you today a couple of peeks at Jo's latest creations. She has 3 stamps and 3 large stencils in January, and another 3 stamps and large stencils in March!!! Double whammy…

Do you have stacks of tissue paper and don’t know what to do with it? There are many types of tissue papers available that you can purchase pre-printed or alter yourself. Let’s dive into tissue paper collage and look at some easy techniques to incorporate them in your next project! You can use almost any type of tissue paper in your projects. There are a variety of tissue papers you can purchase printed in both color and black and white. You can also alter tissue paper.

Hi Everyone, Leandra here thrilled to tell you we have collaborated with Seth Apter and he has created for us some awesome new stamps and a Limited Edition Paint set! How cool is that! I know many of our regular followers are huge admirers of Seth, so I'm sure you will be as thrilled as I to see what he has created under the PaperArtsy brand. Seth is renowned for his layers, be it paint, texture, stencilling or stamping. Exactly what PaperArtsy peeps love! You may already be aware that Seth…

Flowers and More by Clare Messenger Tonight we have another take on how to use Jo Firth-Young's stamps from Clare. She injects such vibrancy into her projects, and presents plenty of delightful ways with these new stamps by Jo Firth-Young! A reminder of the new stamps... JoFY 53 (JoFY: Set 53} JoFY 54 (JoFY: Set 54} Hi everyone, Clare here. I am thrilled to share with you some ideas with Jo's gorgeous, brand new stamps that she has designed for PaperArtsy. As soon as I saw the stamps, with…

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JoFY Collection August 2019 New Product Announcement A note from Leandra: We are always excited for a JoFY release, and this one is no exception! I've been using them loads lately, and they are super fun! The long stems, the matching stencils, it all allows you to go detailed or super simple. Hi everyone, Jo Firth-Young here with my latest set of stamps and stencils - I've been so looking forward to sharing these with you. This release, to me, seems like a fun summery set of stamps and…