Poppies and Butterflies with PaperArtsy Hot Picks!

Hello and Welcome to Magpieheaven! Tonight I'm really excited because I have some cards using the brand new PaperArtsy Hot Picks 1506 and 1505 to show you! If you pop over to the PaperArtsy blog here, Leandra has some gorgeous images of projects using all the new Hot Picks and a video to share. There will be more new releases to come during the coming week, so lots to see! Do please visit to see what the PaperArtsy designers have been inspired to create. I'm so excited because HP1505 and 1506 gave me the opportunity to re-visit vintage colours, lace, fabric and embellishments - I even played some more with Rust - most definitely one of my favourite things!

Leandra suggested a colour scheme for our samples, and I started by studying HP1505 and HP1505 and then doing some hunting and gathering within my stash!

I experimented with stamping on fabric and rummaged in my sewing box too! I don't know about you, but I don't think my muse is always the same personality? This time I felt I was definitely channelling my inner Edwardian Lady!

 I've used Taupe, Nougat, Chocolate Pudding, a touch of Rose and Squid Ink. I wanted to create the impression of aged ephemera, but I've experimented with some mark making using everyday objects too - like washing liquid lids.

 I used a brayer and the odd stencil on Kraft card blanks, along with my stamping and embellishments: Treasure Gold accented the curled edges on torn book text.

Tea-bags seemed like the perfect accompaniment to vintage themed cards and I incorporated this one, with a little sepia stamping, into the background.

I merged it with some tea-stained lace.

The poppies were particularly suited to the Vintage theme, I thought.

 This summer I've been taken with the different shades of poppy I've seen in country gardens - like pale pink and mauve, so I turned to my Rose Fresco. 

My frames are tiny wooden ones from The Works. But these stamps don't only look good with 'neutrals'. I just had to have a play with the butterflies using blues too! I took some of my master-boards and added the new Hot Picks images

to create a birthday card for my mum who was 86 on Friday!

And one last card.

There really is so much you can do with these images. They are great for journals as well as cards, but I can foresee some lovely projects using them with canvases, home-decor pieces and fabric too.

Thank you so much for stopping by to see me take flight with these new Hot Picks1505 and 1506  available from PaperArtsy and PaperArtsy stockists now.