New Eclectica Alison Bomber Stamps and Stencils at PaperArtsy

I'm thrilled to be sharing three brand new stamp sets and three new stencil designs over on the PaperArtsy blog today.  And you can also watch the Live Launch in the PaperArtsy People FB Group, where I'll be talking about some of the inspiration behind these new designs, as well as showing lots of lovely samples I've been creating.

I hope you'll enjoy the floral botanicals and vintage advertising - I've been having a great time playing with these stamps and stencils, and I know there's so much more still to explore.  I can't wait to see what all of you will get up to with them!

Do hop over to the PaperArtsy blog to check out these new summertime releases and/or watch the live launch here.

Thanks so much, as always, for your company on this creative journey, and happy crafting, all!

Here's flowers for you;

Hot lavender, mints, savoury, marjoram;

The marigold, that goes to bed wi' the sun

And with him rises weeping: these are flowers

Of middle summer...
From The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

In summer, the song sings itself.

William Carlos Williams

Brand new Summer Botanical stamps at PaperArtsy

Hello all!  I'm so thrilled to be sharing my newest stamp sets by PaperArtsy over on their blog this evening, and also live with you on Facebook in the PaperArtsy People Group at 8.30pm Europe, 7.30pm UK, 2.30pm Eastern, 11.30am Pacific - but you can always catch up later too!  I couldn't be happier to introduce the three new sets: EAB33 Strawberry Edition, EAB34 Cornflower Edition and EAB35 Currants Edition.

The three new sets of Botanicals are full of summer's beauty and bounty, just as the fruit starts to ripen - maybe even starting to look towards autumn.  They complete the seasonal year of these herbal, theatrical, historical, botanical collections, and I couldn't be more proud of all of them.  

I'm so grateful to everyone at PaperArtsy for their hard work and their support... it really is a joyful collaboration.

I hope you'll hop over to the PaperArtsy blog to enjoy the (many) pictures of the (many) samples I've been creating!  Watch the Live Launch here - and apologies for the squished formatting.  It was perfect for the first couple of seconds and then Facebook wrecked it.  (I'll share the link here afterwards, as always).

And I hope you didn't miss yesterday's blogpost about the amazing BONUS stamp set and curated paint collections I've created as part of a wonderful PaperArtsy/Fodder School collaboration... It's been all go around here lately, hasn't it?  I'm now looking forward to a slightly quieter August!

Have a wonderful week, everybody, and happy Summer!

I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer – its dust and lowering skies.
Toni Morrison

If it could only be like this always—always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe.
Evelyn Waugh

Give me books, fruit, French wine and fine weather and a little music out of doors, played by someone I do not know. I admire lolling on a lawn by a water-lilied pond to eat white currants and see goldfish: and go to the fair in the evening if I'm good.
John Keats

New Winter Botanicals Stamps at PaperArtsy

Hello all!  It's already been an amazing week of releases over at PaperArtsy, and tonight I couldn't be more excited to introduce you to my latest stamp collections for the company.  All is being revealed over at the PaperArtsy blog right now.  The stamp plates include my botanical sketches, ephemera and quotes with a wintry twist.  

We're forecast a hard winter here in the Czech Republic, so the trees are heavy with berries for the birds - and so are these stamps.  In fact, they're very berry delicious!  

I do hope you'll hop over to PaperArtsy to take a closer look at the stamps and see some of the samples I've been making.  

You can also watch the launch video here 

Thanks for stopping and hopping, and I really hope you like the stamps.

On the motionless branches of some trees, autumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as in those fabled orchards where the fruits were jewels.

Charles Dickens

...the winter is kind and leaves red berries on the boughs for hungry sparrows...

John Geddes 

New PaperArtsy stamps with Words and PICTURES!

I'm absolutely thrilled tonight to be launching three brand new Eclectica Alison Bomber stamp sets with PaperArtsy, and with a brand new look for me.  Yes, it's been a long time coming, but my PaperArtsy stamps have finally expanded from collections of words to collections of words AND pictures.  

These stamps are very personal - they are botanical, theatrical, poetical and historical, with family history in the mix too... they're me on a stamp plate!  But I hope all of you will find beauty and delight in them too.

You can see all the sets - and of course lots of samples - and hear the stories behind the stamps, the personal connections I have with each of the new designs, over at the PaperArtsy blog.  You can also catch me talking in person about them in the launch video.

I've been procrastinating over the move to images for a couple of years, but the time was finally right, and I'm so excited to share these new stamps with you.  I can't wait to hear what you think.  Do hop over and take a proper look.

Or watch the launch video here... 

For the pattern is new in every moment
And every moment is a new and shocking
Valuation of all we have been...

... And so each venture is a new beginning...

From East Coker by T.S. Eliot

New stamps at PaperArtsy

Hello all!  I know I haven't been here for an age, but I'm back with you to celebrate the launch of three new Eclectica Alison Bomber quote sets at PaperArtsy.  The new stamps are based on themes which are very close to my heart: EAB21 Nature Edition, EAB22 Summer Edition (finally the fourth season joins the set!) and EAB23 Work & Play.

I'm over at the PaperArtsy blog with details of all the stamp sets, as well as lots of samples created to inspire you.  I hope you'll find time to take a look over there - and also, if you like that kind of thing - you can track me down sharing the stamps and samples on Facebook Live in the Facebook PaperArtsy People Group.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'm in the throes of unpacking, lots of garden work and lots of audio recording, so that's mostly why it's so very quiet here... but one of these days I'll be back to play again.  Hugs to you all in the meantime.

Colours fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.
Edward Thorndike

Brand New PaperArtsy Words

Hello all!  It's one of those heart-in-mouth, pulse-pounding nights...  I've got some new word stamps launching at PaperArtsy.  There are three new collections:  Gardens & Growth, Life & Living and Night & Day.  If you're quick, you can catch me talking about them in my first ever Facebook Live over on the PaperArtsy People group at 7.30pm UK time, Monday (though I hope the recording will stay there for late arrivals too!).

I'm so excited about these three collections - there are some really beautiful quotes on all three sets.  It's going to be tough to pick a favourite from these, I think.  I hope you'll have time to hop over to PaperArtsy to see some of the samples I've created to get the inspiration flowing, and I'd love to know which set would be at the top of your list!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for hopping onwards.  All of this wouldn't be half as much fun without your company along the way.  You'll see why I haven't been a very good visitor lately when you see what I've been up to over at PaperArtsy, but I'll be back to visit regularly again now it's all done!  Stay safe, stay well, and see you soon.

Colours fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.
Edward Thorndike

Brand New PaperArtsy Word Stamps

Hello all!  I'm absolutely delighted to be sharing my three newest PaperArtsy quote sets with you tonight over at the PaperArtsy blog.  The new collections are full of wit, wisdom and warmth.

There's EAB15 House & Home, EAB16 Magic & Wonder and EAB17 The Time Edition.  There are some really well known quotes and phrases amongst them, and also plenty of lesser-known delights.  I hope you'll be able to hop over to PaperArtsy and check out the new stamps.  As always, there are lots of samples to inspire and tempt you!

Words: So innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it until it begins to shine.
Emily Dickinson

New PaperArtsy Word Stamps

Hello all and welcome!  I'm thrilled to be able to invite you over to PaperArtsy this evening to see the very latest Eclectica³ Alison Bomber stamp sets.  I've three brand new quote collections to share with you - Travel & Journeys, Sunshine & Rain, and The Happiness Edition - as well as wealth of samples using some of the newer Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic colours.

As you can see, there's a lot more colour involved than is usual around here!  It's always worth stepping outside your comfort zone every now and then...

I hope you'll be able to hop over to PaperArtsy to celebrate the launch with me... and I hope the stamps will inspire you.  Tomorrow night there'll be some more inspiration using these new word stamps from the lovely Jennie of Live the Dream, and there are more launches all week, so keep your eyes peeled.

Thanks so much for stopping and hopping, and I'll see you again very soon!

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Just try new things.  Don't be afraid.  Step out of your comfort zone and soar, all right?
Michelle Obama

New PaperArtsy Stamps!

Hello all!  I'm thrilled to be with you on Valentine's Eve (that must be the night before Valentine's Day, right?) to announce the arrival of some brand new Eclectica³ Alison Bomber stamp sets at PaperArtsy.

There are three new sets of quotes celebrating love, friendship and the possibilities of taking flight.  All the details are over at PaperArtsy this evening, with some samples I've created with the new words.

And over the next couple of nights the launch continues.  You can see more projects over at PaperArtsy, made by two of the PaperArtsy design troupe using just some of the quotes from the new stamp plates.  (Now live - see Josefine's gorgeous tag here and Alison (Craftytrog)'s card designs now too.)

I felt we could do with as much positivity as possible going in to 2019, and I've been so inspired by these new word stamps.  Do hop over and check it all out.  I hope they'll make your imaginations soar too.  Happy crafting all!

Just try new things. Don't be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?
Michelle Obama

New Words, Words, Words at PaperArtsy

Hello all!  I'm thrilled to be starting the year with some new word stamps at PaperArtsy - and the themes of the new stamp sets are designed with new starts and fresh momentum in mind.  As well as a Spring Edition - perfectly timed to blow away those winter blues - I've got a couple of really motivational sets to share with you, full of positive thinking and philosophical wisdom.

So do hop over to PaperArtsy to check out my first samples with the three new quotes sets, all in a pretty springtime palette using some of Seth Apter's new paints, and also using some of the other brand new PaperArtsy stamps.

EAB06 The Spring Edition - full of seasonal quotes: 

EAB07 Dreaming & Doing - about dreaming big and putting those dreams into action:

EAB08 Strength & Courage - about digging deep to find the power to change the world, or at least your world:

As well as my samples, you'll also be able to check out an alternative take from my wingman - a PaperArtsy debut for the brilliant Amanda of Moments of Inspiration, who will be up on the PaperArtsy blog just half an hour after me.  And you already caught a sneak peek of how these new quotes work in the shabby chic world of the wonderful Jennie of Live the Dream earlier this month.

I hope you enjoy seeing the new quotes put through their paces, and I hope you'll be as inspired by them as I am.  I'll be sharing some more how-to details on these samples over the next days and weeks, so do keep your eyes peeled...

The beginning is always today.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

New PaperArtsy Word Stamps

Hello all!  I'm thrilled to announce three new sets of my word stamps, available now as part of the PaperArtsy Eclectica³ line.  I'm so excited to be able to share with you some more of the quotes and phrases which inspire and delight me, and I hope they'll also inspire you in your creativity.

You can see the new sets - EAB03 Music and Silence, EAB04 The Autumn Edition and EAB05 The Winter Edition - over at the PaperArtsy blog this evening, and hear about some of the thinking behind these new collections, as well as seeing some samples I've made, of course.















I'm only sharing highlights there for now, but over the coming days I'll share some more details and how-to information of these sample pieces here at Words and Pictures.

And there are some more stunning word samples on the way tomorrow night at PaperArtsy, courtesy of my brilliant wingman, Nikki Acton, so be sure to check back in for those too.

For now, I'll let you hop over to PaperArtsy to find out more about what's in store with these new sets of words.  Enjoy the ride!

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognised wiser than oneself.
Marlene Dietrich

UPDATE:  You can now catch Nikki's fabulous samples over at the PaperArtsy blog too.

My New PaperArtsy Word Stamps

Okay, I've been teasing you long enough... the day is finally here when I can reveal all.  I'm completely thrilled to be able to announce the release of my own stamp sets at PaperArtsy under the Eclectica banner.  And no prizes for guessing they're all about the words.















I've gathered together some of the quotes I love from artists, writers and thinkers from across the centuries and now, thanks to Leandra and Mark at PaperArtsy, I can stamp them on any projects I want!

I hope you'll be able to hop over to the PaperArtsy blog to see more of the samples I've been creating with my stamp sets.  We're starting with two themed collections in this release - EAB01 Trees and Flowers and EAB02 Darkness and Light.















I'm at PaperArtsy tonight, sharing the thinking behind these stamp plates, and over the following two nights you can see the stamps in the hands of two other PaperArtsy team members who have cooked up some beautiful quote inspiration for you.

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing in my day of joy.  I think you can probably understand now why I've been so excited!

Old words are reborn with new faces.
Criss Jami