STAMPtember® with Paper Artsy!
Hi everyone. I’m Ellen Vargo. I am a signature designer for PaperArtsy, as well as a former design team member for Simon Says Stamp & Show. I am thrilled to have the chance to do a guest post STAMPtember® and thought I would take it a step further and design an exclusive stamp set for the event. I’m a big fan of flowers, so I wanted to do some hand drawn sketchy designs. Below I’m showing 3 different ways to use them for cards, adding some of my other stamps as well as other fabulous PaperArtsy products. I hope you enjoy them!
The first card in the set shows how you can make a clean and simple card using just one stamp set. I used Versamark ink and black embossing powder to emboss the coneflower two times onto PaperArtsy’s Smoothy Heavyweight card stock, then painted the flowers in with a watery mix of Fresco Finish chalk acrylic paints. Then I stamped the sentiment with Versafine black onyx ink directly onto the card front. I added a black outline with a sharpie paint pen, matted the whole card front onto orange card stock, and with a few sequins you’ve got an elegant and simple one layer card.
The second card shows more of my typical style, which is very mixed media / painty / inky. I used a brayer (inky roller) with Fresco Finish paints to create a multi layered background and added some paint-stamping with stamps from EEV01 and EEV06. Then I stamped the fringy flower from the exclusive stamp set onto white card stock, painted it in with Fresco Finish paints, and then did some fussy-cutting and adhered it to the card. The fussy cutting allows you to layer a bright flower onto a darker background. The sentiment was stamped with Versafine black onyx ink, double matted and outlined with a black fine-line pen so it would stand out.
And our final card shows how to make another mixed media background with a dimensional flower. I created another multi-layer background with a brayer (inky roller) and Fresco Finish paints, then added some textural stamping with archival inks as well as paint, and this time I added a layer of tissue paper collage made with the dotty stamp from EEV06. Added some white dots as accents with a white paint pen and a few scattered sequins. I stamped the tulip three times and painted it in with coordinating but different fresco paints, and then cut different layers from each flower, gluing them on top of each other with foam dots between the layers. The dimension doesn’t show too well in the main photo, but there’s a detail pic below so you can see.
This picture shows the dimension of the multi-layered tulip with foam dots between the layers.
I hope you enjoyed seeing a few different ways to use my new flower stamps along with my go-to favorite paints and paper from PaperArtsy. Thanks to Heidi and the SSS family for the opportunity to share my stamps and my style with all of you. Happy STAMPtember®!
~ ellen
Hey everyone! It’s Shari here with another card using Ellen’s stamps. I fell in love with the tulip blossom and tried something a little different. I used Peakcock Feathers, Rusty Hinge and Peeled Paint Distress markers to color my flower.
I also played around with the Paper Artsy JOFY letters and Gesso to create a unique background. The new Tim Holtz Distress sprays Peacock Feathers, Rusty Hinge and Peeled Paint were used for my color.
I have a video for you with the full process. Enjoy!
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Loads of inspiration here! Loving the cut out flower, the 3D in multiple ways, and the color/motif. Fantastic!
These are so gorgeous, love the different styles and techniques used!
Your flowers are gorgeous and love your tutorial and techniques!
Watching you make this stunning card makes me want to drop everything I’m doing and go watercolor some flowers stamps I have but now I don’t feel like the ones I have will fulfill the inspiration I feel with the stamps I have as much as the new paper artsy stamps will. This set is now next on my list of my weekly shopping at SSS! (Yes I order once a week because of this amazing release from SSS this stamptember and every co being featured this month. Yup I am practically buying entire releases from all that’s been shown….Christmas gifts might have to be year supply sets of cards if I keep at it! Lol thank you for the wonderful inspiration…nothing beats the feeling of wanting to drop everything I’m doing to paint and create!
Oh my, I LOVE this tulip stamp set–all the cards are gorgeous and thanks for the great video Shari. Definitely need to do some watercoloring!
Awesome video tutorial!
Fantastic flowers and I like the colorful cards.
When I 1st saw those stamps, I thought “they look like Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax” and didn’t think I would like them. But WOW! Those cards are amazing & beautiful! Thanks for reminding me not to judge a stamp before its colored!
Love the Distress Sprays and the colors chosen! I have to get my hands on some, very soon. Thanks for the video, Shari. Love the Tulip Blossom Stamp. The card turned out gorgeous!
What a super set of stamps! Love the diversatile ways you shown us on how you can use them and really love Shari’s card and video!
All the cards are amazing. I loved the video with the detailed instructions and I am so thankful we have access to these great techniques. STAMPtember has been so much fun and so informative and I’ve added to my stash of great stamps and products. Thanks so much!
Such fun techniques for absolutely stunning cards!
Wow! Gorgeous cards! That tulip card is amazing.
What gorgeous cards! So rich and vibrant!
I love the stamps and the techniques you used! Its always nice (and refreshing) to see when someone tries new things with their stamps/products! Thoroughly enjoyed the video.
These are such cool cards! Love the bright colors on Ellen’s, and especially the dimension on the flower in her third one. And the embossing and color combo on Shari’s card are great!
This is a new company to me and it looks very intriguing. Shari’s card and video are amazing too.
Lovely mixed media cards. Great color combo! (Already a blog follower)
Fabulous!!! I love the technique you used, thanks for sharing!!!
OMG, The dimension on these flowers is Gorgeous! They are all stunning. Bravo!
Beautiful flowers!!! Thanks for the great ideas!
AWESOME card! Thank you so much for the video tutorial! I love your color combination!
Gorgeous Ellen ! Beautiful designs and colours ! Sue C x
Fabulous!!!
ARTSY definitely describes these stamps! I love Shari’s talent and watching her videos and the way she explains everything is so inspiring to me. Every one of her cards I want to copy because I love her style.
Such fun stamps and techniques. Love the inspiration! TFS!
I love the 3 different cards with the one stamp, really shows the versatility. The tag with the flower is stunning. I love the soft colors used. Thanks for sharing these designs with us.
Wow this is brilliant. Love these stamps!
Such lovely cards & stamps!
Wow, so unusual ARTSY flowers :)))
Fabulous! I love the Paper Artsy products
Wow neat dimensional flower!
These are beautiful! I love the added dimension to the flower.
Amazing projects and stamps!
Wow, gorgeous cards and tags! Love the artsy look of these stamps too.
Oh my, I love this card! Tulips are so special and you made it extraordinary! Thanks so much for sharing your talent in the video!!!
Beautiful cards. I love the chalk acrylic paint and the fun stamps.
Thanks for highlighting this company.
Such lovely mixed media-esque projects! I esp liked the card with the white stenciled panel and the flower heat-embossed with white, then watercolored.
I really love all the cards, all so different and all are beautiful! Love the textures and color combos
thank you for the various techniques & ideas used on the cards, each so outstanding~
Beautiful mixed media backgrounds and dimension. Love it all! Thanks Shari for the video too.
These cards are amazing! I’m going to to give some of these techniques a try.
Wow, the card that Shari made is absolutely gorgeous. I should try the gesso stamp technique, didn’t know it worked like this :) Beautiful stamp set!
Great stamps – really different. Great for cards, collage and more.
These are awesome!!
Wow, so pretty! Luv the layering with the flowers.
Thanks for sharing your cards and thanks for joining in the fun!
These artsy stamps are beautiful. The colors on these projects are so rich! tfs hugs, Kristina
That flower stamp if just gorgeous! Love the different ways it can be used too.
I love Ellens new stamps and cards. Another great video Shari!
Ooooh….beautiful florals. Shari’s color combo is gorgeous.