April Arty Adventures
We started off April with Tim and now Dyan has joined in the fun of making us buy, use, share and love new arty treasures :) Dina will be next too!
I'm updating this blog post throughout April so I don't clog up the PreOrder and What's New categories with all this excitable news... except I update them as well with important updates about timeframes etc, because not everyone has time to trawl through a blog post! Latest edit is today, 26th April 2024.
I hope you had a marvellous Easter (the other day! feels like it was so long ago wasn't it?) and enjoyed time with loved ones as well as made time for creating art for mental health ... crafting and arting has got to be my favourite way to unwind and soothe my frazzled brain. Some days it's easier to defragg than others, but that's life isn't it?
I've added a new tutorial to our a crafty blog, Creative Art Space, with the rainbow neon flower girl I made over Easter --- it was a pretty luxurious weekend with time in the studio making something all four days. Was awesome and I appreciate every second, even those moments when I messed up butterfly wings (samples made using Dyamonds Dusts) and scratched off paint to see if I could. As you do :)
- Click here for the Art by Jenny Creative Space -
Our Creative Space has a growing collection of arty tutorials, inspiration and handy tips of projects I've made over the years. I've gathered some of my favourites from from my Blogger blog, A Life Less Ordinary, creating a life less ordinary through arts and crafts.
Arty Treasure News
Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions ...
The newest release of treasures inclues 4 fabulous stamp sets, a 11"x11" puzzle frame and matching stencil mask set. Destined to be happening very soon too! Landing inStore in 7-9 days, early May :) Watch their spaces or buy in advance, whichever you wish! We are so lucky to have such abundance of amazing arty treasures to buy, use and share :)
They're Here! The awesome large Ledger style Art Journal (dot grid, graph and officy patterns on mixed media paper), 3 designs of stencils in small and large, 16 Archival Mini Ink Pads (in 4 sets, 4 colours per set) plus 16 Archival Reinkers --- inStore Now!
- click here to visit the Dyan Reaveley Dylusions category :)
If you're a Dandelion, keep an eye on www.dyanreaveleyandmoore.com :)
Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions treasures ... we have it all :D Amazing stamps, beautiful shimmery pretties and much more for you to buy, collect, share and Use to create art which as you know, makes more smiles and warms hearts.
- click here to visit the Dyan Reaveley Dylusions category :)
Dina Wakley MEdia ...
Dina Wakley MEdia News ...
A wonderful stamp set, 2 versatile stencils and fresh transparencies are almost here, landing early May, in 1-2 weeks of today (26th April). Watch their spaces or buy in advance, whichever you wish!
Neons are in Stock! How gorgeous are ultra bright neon colours? Available as watercolour crayons aka Scribble Sticks as well as acrylic paint and fluid paint - and ready for you to buy, use, share and enjoy :) Happy Arty Days!
- click here to visit the Dina Wakley MEdia category :)
Tim Holtz ...
Tim's latest live on Tim TV ... Saturday, April 13th at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK on YouTube LIVE for inspiration + makes! Tim's videos are recorded each time, and his clever team create markers, chapters, in the video footage to give quick access to key moments.
NEW! Tim Holtz Stamps and Stencils - They are here and look totally awesome!
... Tim has dreamed up wonderful original designs with Stampers Anonymous - patterns, shapes, alphabets, gorgeous crochet trimmings, beautiful flowers, a moustache, giant numbers and so much more. Find them in the 'What's New' or 'Tim Holtz' categories. Delivery for more of the "Curiosity Shop" set will hopefully be mid May.
Sizzix 15 year anniversary 'From the Vault' Thinlits ... Series 2 of re-imagined designs from the past include Boutique, World Travel, Matchbox, Picture Show and Watch Gears. More on the way, one day!
Vault Update - 17th April 2024 ... Tim's Sizzix sets from the Vault ... waiting ... it's looking like June or July at this stage but no guarantees yet. Delivery depends upon how many Sizzix have made, any delays in shipping and where my orders are in the wait queue. As soon as I know how many we'll receive and when, then you will be able to buy them as well. Thank you to you all for your patience and for shopping with Art by Jenny :)
We only have a couple left of the other series 1 sets too - Hippity Hop (bunnies and an alphabet), Scribbly Butterflies (2 large beauties), Pillow Box and Rosettes (and we have an abundance of Idea-Ology Collage Strips too, because, well, Tim.
- click here to visit the Tim Holtz treasure trove -
Above photograph is from the Easter Ideas 2024 on Tim TV, showing rosettes made by Tim Holtz using Idea-Ology Collage Strips and Thinlits Rosette Dies.
As you can see in the screenshot above from the Spring 2024 Ideas Special at Tim TV at YouTube (or Tim's website at www.timholtz.com), Tim has shown us how to make gloriously crafty rosettes easily with paper sized perfectly for the rosette Thinlits - 3 sheets per rosette.
You can also use Backdrops, Kraft Stock, all kinds of preprinted scrapbook paper, gel printed paper, stamped or stenciled or painted paper. What to do with the rosettes after you've had an incredible time making them? Pop on cards, journal pages, use as spinners, stick on a button and give to a friend - or - use shrink plastic to make a Mr Rabbit button and give to a friend for an UnBirthday.
Shrink plastic is great for all kinds of stamps to make charms, earrings, buttons, brooches, trinkets and embellishments ... stamp, colour, let dry, punch a hole if needed, and then shrink with the Ranger Heat-It Tool. If you cannot find your stash in the craft cupboard, we can easily order some for you.
Distress 20 year anniversary ... Tim and Ranger have heaps of amazing new products, designs, ideas and inspiration planned :) We now have a complete rainbow of Distress with the recent addition of Scorched Timber, with most colours available in all our favourite essentials plus the wonderful woodless watercolour pencils! Love Distress, it goes so beautifully with all the Dylusions and Dina Wakley's inks, paints and sprays.
Tim's Tiny Blending Tool Refill Foams : Yay! Now we can soon use the Tiny Tools with all our colours without washing them every time! These refill packs have landed and are easily found in the Tools category as well as Tim's Everything All In One Place shelf and the What's New category for a little while.
Other Arty Treasures ...
I found a few brand new arty treasures while wandering around my wholesaler without blinkers on (I'm always on the lookout for essentials that will work with our other favourites) ... Sharpie Creative Markers (paint pens that do not need priming and are permanent on most surfaces including Dina's Transparencies and Tim's Dura-Lar) and Paper Mate Bright Gel Pens (opaque gel pens, including white).
- Click here to see all our markers, pencils and pens -
Some of the paint brushes I chatted about in the March blog have arrived - really like the handles of the Princeton Velvetouch and the lovely set of Willow Wolfe I bought with the dodo brush is really versatile so have decided to just get that set in - I mean, "dodo" brush ... how could I resist? Plus it works out to be only $11 per brush (set of 4), which for excellent quality brushes is pretty good. Much better than using a scrubby 50c brush that loses bristles and goes scrubby. Besides, this first Willow Wolfe set has a bunny on the front, seemed to go with Mr Rabbit somehow :) lol
- Click here to see all our brushes and blending tools -
So grateful you've all chosen my shop! Thank you :)
Have a Happy creative day!
:)
Jenny
.
Did you know? ... we have a fabulous collection which has everything all in one place. Simply use the filter drop down menu to have a wander. Click here to see all the arty treasures at once. ^_*
Remember ... there are no mistakes in art so take a breath and dive in. Enjoy every creative moment as you smoosh, splash, stamp and colour!
April 2024 Product Releases and News
April Arty Adventures
We started off April with Tim and now Dyan has joined in the fun of making us buy, use, share and love new arty treasures :) Dina will be next too!
I'm updating this blog post throughout April so I don't clog up the PreOrder and What's New categories with all this excitable news... except I update them as well with important updates about timeframes etc, because not everyone has time to trawl through a blog post! Latest edit is today, 26th April 2024.
I hope you had a marvellous Easter (the other day! feels like it was so long ago wasn't it?) and enjoyed time with loved ones as well as made time for creating art for mental health ... crafting and arting has got to be my favourite way to unwind and soothe my frazzled brain. Some days it's easier to defragg than others, but that's life isn't it?
I've added a new tutorial to our a crafty blog, Creative Art Space, with the rainbow neon flower girl I made over Easter --- it was a pretty luxurious weekend with time in the studio making something all four days. Was awesome and I appreciate every second, even those moments when I messed up butterfly wings (samples made using Dyamonds Dusts) and scratched off paint to see if I could. As you do :)
- Click here for the Art by Jenny Creative Space -
Our Creative Space has a growing collection of arty tutorials, inspiration and handy tips of projects I've made over the years. I've gathered some of my favourites from from my Blogger blog, A Life Less Ordinary, creating a life less ordinary through arts and crafts.
Arty Treasure News
Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions ...
The newest release of treasures inclues 4 fabulous stamp sets, a 11"x11" puzzle frame and matching stencil mask set. Destined to be happening very soon too! Landing inStore in 7-9 days, early May :) Watch their spaces or buy in advance, whichever you wish! We are so lucky to have such abundance of amazing arty treasures to buy, use and share :)
They're Here! The awesome large Ledger style Art Journal (dot grid, graph and officy patterns on mixed media paper), 3 designs of stencils in small and large, 16 Archival Mini Ink Pads (in 4 sets, 4 colours per set) plus 16 Archival Reinkers --- inStore Now!
- click here to visit the Dyan Reaveley Dylusions category :)
If you're a Dandelion, keep an eye on www.dyanreaveleyandmoore.com :)
Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions treasures ... we have it all :D Amazing stamps, beautiful shimmery pretties and much more for you to buy, collect, share and Use to create art which as you know, makes more smiles and warms hearts.
- click here to visit the Dyan Reaveley Dylusions category :)
Dina Wakley MEdia ...
Dina Wakley MEdia News ...
A wonderful stamp set, 2 versatile stencils and fresh transparencies are almost here, landing early May, in 1-2 weeks of today (26th April). Watch their spaces or buy in advance, whichever you wish!
Neons are in Stock! How gorgeous are ultra bright neon colours? Available as watercolour crayons aka Scribble Sticks as well as acrylic paint and fluid paint - and ready for you to buy, use, share and enjoy :) Happy Arty Days!
- click here to visit the Dina Wakley MEdia category :)
Tim Holtz ...
Tim's latest live on Tim TV ... Saturday, April 13th at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK on YouTube LIVE for inspiration + makes! Tim's videos are recorded each time, and his clever team create markers, chapters, in the video footage to give quick access to key moments.
NEW! Tim Holtz Stamps and Stencils - They are here and look totally awesome!
... Tim has dreamed up wonderful original designs with Stampers Anonymous - patterns, shapes, alphabets, gorgeous crochet trimmings, beautiful flowers, a moustache, giant numbers and so much more. Find them in the 'What's New' or 'Tim Holtz' categories. Delivery for more of the "Curiosity Shop" set will hopefully be mid May.
Sizzix 15 year anniversary 'From the Vault' Thinlits ... Series 2 of re-imagined designs from the past include Boutique, World Travel, Matchbox, Picture Show and Watch Gears. More on the way, one day!
Vault Update - 17th April 2024 ... Tim's Sizzix sets from the Vault ... waiting ... it's looking like June or July at this stage but no guarantees yet. Delivery depends upon how many Sizzix have made, any delays in shipping and where my orders are in the wait queue. As soon as I know how many we'll receive and when, then you will be able to buy them as well. Thank you to you all for your patience and for shopping with Art by Jenny :)
We only have a couple left of the other series 1 sets too - Hippity Hop (bunnies and an alphabet), Scribbly Butterflies (2 large beauties), Pillow Box and Rosettes (and we have an abundance of Idea-Ology Collage Strips too, because, well, Tim.
- click here to visit the Tim Holtz treasure trove -
As you can see in the screenshot above from the Spring 2024 Ideas Special at Tim TV at YouTube (or Tim's website at www.timholtz.com), Tim has shown us how to make gloriously crafty rosettes easily with paper sized perfectly for the rosette Thinlits - 3 sheets per rosette.
You can also use Backdrops, Kraft Stock, all kinds of preprinted scrapbook paper, gel printed paper, stamped or stenciled or painted paper. What to do with the rosettes after you've had an incredible time making them? Pop on cards, journal pages, use as spinners, stick on a button and give to a friend - or - use shrink plastic to make a Mr Rabbit button and give to a friend for an UnBirthday.
Shrink plastic is great for all kinds of stamps to make charms, earrings, buttons, brooches, trinkets and embellishments ... stamp, colour, let dry, punch a hole if needed, and then shrink with the Ranger Heat-It Tool. If you cannot find your stash in the craft cupboard, we can easily order some for you.
Distress 20 year anniversary ... Tim and Ranger have heaps of amazing new products, designs, ideas and inspiration planned :) We now have a complete rainbow of Distress with the recent addition of Scorched Timber, with most colours available in all our favourite essentials plus the wonderful woodless watercolour pencils! Love Distress, it goes so beautifully with all the Dylusions and Dina Wakley's inks, paints and sprays.
Tim's Tiny Blending Tool Refill Foams : Yay! Now we can soon use the Tiny Tools with all our colours without washing them every time! These refill packs have landed and are easily found in the Tools category as well as Tim's Everything All In One Place shelf and the What's New category for a little while.
Other Arty Treasures ...
I found a few brand new arty treasures while wandering around my wholesaler without blinkers on (I'm always on the lookout for essentials that will work with our other favourites) ... Sharpie Creative Markers (paint pens that do not need priming and are permanent on most surfaces including Dina's Transparencies and Tim's Dura-Lar) and Paper Mate Bright Gel Pens (opaque gel pens, including white).
- Click here to see all our markers, pencils and pens -
Some of the paint brushes I chatted about in the March blog have arrived - really like the handles of the Princeton Velvetouch and the lovely set of Willow Wolfe I bought with the dodo brush is really versatile so have decided to just get that set in - I mean, "dodo" brush ... how could I resist? Plus it works out to be only $11 per brush (set of 4), which for excellent quality brushes is pretty good. Much better than using a scrubby 50c brush that loses bristles and goes scrubby. Besides, this first Willow Wolfe set has a bunny on the front, seemed to go with Mr Rabbit somehow :) lol
- Click here to see all our brushes and blending tools -
So grateful you've all chosen my shop! Thank you :)
Have a Happy creative day!
:)
Jenny
.
Did you know? ... we have a fabulous collection which has everything all in one place. Simply use the filter drop down menu to have a wander. Click here to see all the arty treasures at once. ^_*
Remember ... there are no mistakes in art so take a breath and dive in. Enjoy every creative moment as you smoosh, splash, stamp and colour!