April 2025 - Arty News - Happy Days!
And just like that, it is April...
We have Anzac Day on Friday, a day to reflect upon how lucky we are to live in such a peaceful, free, welcoming and beautiful country. The Post Office will be closed too, therefore I'll be in my studio stamping, painting or collaging poppies if you need me :)
When ordering over the Anzac Day weekend --- anything purchased from Thursday 24th April and over the weekend will be packed and posted on either Monday or Tuesday the following week.
Business Hours as of 28 April 2025 ...
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - available 10am to 5pm (ACST, SA time).
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday - closed.
- our online shop open is 24 hours a day, 8 days a week :)
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Here is a quick update of the happenings at Art by Jenny, last refreshed and edited on Tues 22nd April 2025 ...
Arriving in a few days (just after Easter) are
- 4 brand new sets of Sizzix Studio by the talented artist Vic Hollins.
- the start of Dina's Spellbinders adventure with the bird sets.
- restocks of essentials (waterbrushes, stamps, these have arrived).
Arriving in 3-4 or so weeks are :
- selected sets of Tim's clear stamp and stencil mixed media sets (all the bunnies, silhouette birds, various florals, ones that are a different size to the red rubber ones). If you have a favourite, msg me and we'll chat :)
Arrived already are ...
- Tim's new embossing folders! Get your embossing machine out of the cupboard so you can have a play the moment you unpack your parcel, these embossing folders look amazing! Find them in the "What's New!" category or in Tim's Vault collection.
One Day In The Near Future ...
- Watch the arty crafty horizon after Easter for excitable news from Tim, Josh, Pete and Sizzix :)
- Dina has another release with Spellbinders being shipped soon, sometime in May or June... botanicals. She showed us in Instagram while at the trade show.
If you would like anything else by Sizzix, Tim, Dina or Dyan that isn't showing up in my shop, sing out anytime and I will help :)
Wishing you a Happy Easter - I hope you enjoyed a weekend of peaceful arty crafty moments (around the family/friend celebrations) with chocolate bilbies, boiled eggs to colour in before you eat them or simply a handful of ginger bickies, which are quite nice in the afternoons, especially Arnotts! They're the next best thing to homemade :)
Read on for other information about arty products we love to call Precious, I mean Arty Treasures ...
Tim Holtz ...
How exceptionally inspiraionally fun was Tim's latest Easter video? I love that eggcellent mirror ball egg! New arty treasures by Tim and Sizzix are landing in a couple of weeks - vintage inspired amazing embossing folders (from the vault) in regular A6 sized designs. And a few days earlier, Ted and his son had a unique experience showcasing Tim's stamps and stencils, all of them from eons ago until now. Some of the sets they showed were the clear stamps and stencil sets, some of which I've ordered - mostly those designs we don't already have in red rubber or are a different size. I'll get them online soon, when I know a delivery timeframe :) We already have the Hippity Hoppity Bunnies in stock! So adorables!
Bunnies . Rabbits . Hares ... Other furry friends in stock are Tim's Mr Rabbit stamp set, as shown below in my 6x6 inch art journal. I've covered the page in watercolour paint then smooshed Ranger's Stickles Gels all over it. I can't remember what I used for the gold. I can see the groovy doodled scallops from Tim's Media Marks stamp at the top and right hand side, so most likely I used a brayer with gold metallic paint on the stamp and pressed it onto the page.
... click here to see our extensive range of everything by Tim ...
To find anything in our shop, simply use the drop downs in the main menu or pop a word into the search area :) Need a hand? I'm here to help.
I love watching Tim create! Did you know there is almost 20 years of video lessons in YouTube now, all free, all entertaining, easy to follow, fun, educational and inspiring! Once in Tim's channel, use the search function to find Hodgepodge, Mr Rabbit, Easter or Creative Ideas - or enjoy a wander through all the chapters, organised playlists and crafty sessions.
We have a huge selection of our favourite Tim Treasures for you to wander through while you wait for your parcel to be delivered :) Window shopping can be quite good for dreaming up new ideas, almost as good as watching our favourite artists in action! lol :)
Dina Wakley MEdia ...
Dina was at a trade show over the weekend and while there, showed us her Spellbinders releases (there are two, birds and botanicals) in Instagram. Definitely getting it all in stock, the birds will be here in a few weeks while the botanical designs are either May or June. The BetterPress looks as it if is easier to use than I expected, for cards, scrapbooking and journaling.
Dina's wonderfully inspiring Ledger Journal will be back inStore mid to late May (we're waiting for Ranger to print some more) while her other Ranger essentials (versatile brushes, new paints, stencils and beautiful stamps) are in stock :) Those paints are so pretty!
... click here for our Dina Wakley shelf ...
Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions ...
When was the last time you dug out and used your Ranger Perfect Pearls? Did you know that Dyan's Dylusions Dyamond Dusts are the same as Perfect Pearls (a pigment infused water-soluble mica powder) but in brighter more colourful tones?
They can be used with clear embossing inks, Archival inks, paints, gel pens, paint pens if you're quick, pastes, glues and other arty mediums. To seal the beautiful colour simply mist with water or spray with a fixative. Hair spray, while we used to think would work, does not and it goes yellow with age anyway. Use the pretties with Dylusions' ultra thick Dyamond Rocks, stencils, stamps, chipboard (Dyamond Boards) and jigsaw puzzle boards - fun and games for all the arty crafty moments!
... click here to visit the Dylusions shelf of everythings ...
Sizzix Studio - Mixed Media Kits ...
Yes, I'm still chatting about these amazing stamp and stencil kits! I love them, even though they're clear polymer/something stamps, they quality is actually very good and not soft and squishy like clear stamps from 10 years ago.
Sizzix have worked with two talented and clever mixed media artists, Cat Kerr and Vic Hollins, to create 'Sizzix Studio', a beautiful and versatile collection of stamp and stencil sets. There are 12 designs to choose from, each with a wonderful theme to inspire creativity and timeout for the overthinking mind. Possibilitarian and Ad Astra, and R's Have It with the big beautiful feathers, are my current favourites. Who am I kidding choosing faves? I love them all :) They're all my favourite! I sound like Poh when she's deciding which rice is her favourite ;p lol
If you're looking for a handy tool for journaling (and working on canvas or board), checkout the Sizzix Deep Hinge Adapter. It works with the Sizzix Stamp and Stencil Tool (a large stamp platform) and their award winning Stamp and Spin Tool, which is a very cool adaptor that helps make circular and mandala patterns using any stamp you have, clear or cling. Brilliant and practical ideas!
... click here for Sizzix Studio ...
Looking for crafty inspiration?
Our Creative Space, an art and craft blog with tutorials and ideas, has a growing selection of ideas and tutorials to wander through. Enjoy!
... Click this link for our Creative Space ...
Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you enjoyed your wander around our shop while you wonder what you could be making next :) Art is so good for the soul, the mind and making as gifts for loved ones. Enjoy every moment!
Our Happy Easter photo features Dina Wakley's pretty pastel paints and Furbabies cat stamped on Dura-Lar Wet Media, Sizzix stencils through texture paste and Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Chipboard Flowers (Dyamond Boards), on a page inside the Stamperia Watercolour Journal.
Happy Creative Days!
:)
Jenny
Arty Treasures ... because not all treasure is silver and gold, except maybe metallic paints, inks, leaf and paper!
