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Yesterday, I posted details of my samples for the new PaperArtsy Sara Naumann stamp set ESN19 and stencil PS026. Today I’m sharing how I made my samples for PaperArtsy stamp set ESN20 which has a beautiful garden theme, together with matching stencil PS027. Details of the launch & lots of beautiful artwork by Sara and my fellow DT members can be found on the launch post HERE.

Here’s my first sample…

I applied a base of London Night Fresco Finish Paint to this card, then a layer of PaperArtsy Crackle Glaze. Over this I painted Nougat Fresco, then waited for the magic to happen. Next, I used Tinned Peas and a little Space Cadet to stencil the leaves, then stamped the dots and words with black archival ink.

I glued some teabag papers to white card, then stamped and clear embossed two leaves and the sentiment. These were then cut out and glued in place on the card.

Here’s my second sample…

This is a simpler card. Again, I glued teabag papers to white card, part of which I used as a base, and I stamped the leaves and sentiment onto the remaining piece. The leaves were mounted onto card painted with Space Cadet and Brown Shed Fresco Paint, then black card and gold mirror card. I added some gold leaf brads and the stamped sentiment to finish.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison x

A couple of weeks ago, PaperArtsy launched lots of fabulous new stamps, stencils & paint colours. I made some samples with the new Sara Naumann stamps and stencils, and I thought I’d explain how they were made. Details of the launch & lots of beautiful artwork by Sara and my fellow DT members can be found on the launch post HERE.

In this post, I will share details of my samples for stamps ESN19, a set with a vintage sea travel theme, and matching stencil PS026.

Here is my first sample…

On this card, I used a brayer to apply a base of Nougat and London Night Fresco Finish Paint, then I added some drips of watered down Space Cadet Fresco. I masked off the upper part of the card, and applied Grunge Paste through the dotty part of the PS026 stencil. Keeping the mask in place, I applied some White Fire Treasure Gold, then flicked some watery Space Cadet over the stencilling.

I stamped the ship and sentiment with black archival ink, then used a black pen to continue the sea, then painted the ship with a little watered down Brown Shed Fresco.

Here’s my second sample…

The base of this card was brayered with Nougat and Space Cadet Fresco. I dipped the edge of a ruler into Brown Shed Fresco to make some vertical lines, then stencilled the reeds from PS026 with Tinned Peas Fresco. I outlined these with a black pen. I stamped the dots from ESN19, then used matte medium to adhere some torn teabag papers on the left side and bottom right.

I glued some teabag papers onto white card, then stamped & clear embossed the ship and four clocks. I cut out all the images, and added some stamped dots and words to the ship focal image & mounted it onto black card. I added crackle accents and brads to the clocks, then glued them in place around the focal image. I finished off with a stamped sentiment.

Tomorrow I’ll be back with details of my samples for ESN20.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison x