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New Stamps: Alphabet, Vintage Tickets, and... Peacocks!

5/25/2021

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It seems like just yesterday that I was typing up the post announcing my last stamp release in February and at the same time, it feels like it's been forever that I've been waiting to share; this round of stamp designs was done and submitted for production in early December of last year. But it's finally time to let this particular cat out of the bag!

This month I'm thrilled to be sharing a few super versatile new sets in my new release with PaperArtsy - an alphabet and vintage transportation tickets and accents along with, at long last, peacocks!

You can see the entire reveal post with more photos of the samples, lots more background information, and a project tutorial over on the PaperArtsy blog. But in the meantime, here are a few of the things I've been working on to prepare for the big reveal.

First up, a few projects using EGL16, my new hand-drawn Art Deco inspired alphabet and number set (with a great frame that works to create a monogram with any of the letters or numbers or that you can use as a design element.) I really wanted to show how you can create with just​ this set and still have some great versatility for making different backgrounds as well as titles.
Photo of Birthday Card and Mixed Media Artwork with the EGL16 alphabet stamp set by Gwen Lafleur for PaperArtsy.
Next up is a group of stamps that I'm extremely excited about... EGL17 features 12 designs; seven of which are based on vintage or antique tickets from around the world. I pulled some of my favorite vintage and antique tickets from my collection of ephemera, specifically from countries where I've visited and ridden a train, bus, or subway, and drew my own versions. Yes, you read that right - all of the designs, down to the tiniest letters and numbers, are hand-drawn.

I wanted to draw my own versions to customize them and put my own hand in each element of the set. To complement the tickets I included five accent stamps - two are registration type marks that you can layer on your tickets in a different color of ink. I added some floral elements as well which I thought would be fun embellishments on or overlapping the tickets or great elements used on their own.

​Think travel scrapbooking or travel journals, bullet journaling, mixed media, bon voyage cards, and more.
Photo of Mixed Media Artwork with the EGL18 vintage tickets stamp set by Gwen Lafleur for PaperArtsy.
Here you can see just how realistic the tickets look when they're stamped! I also used them to make my own set of jumbo reinforcement-style stickers to create accents for some of the sample projects in this release. Those might be one of my favorite things that I've made so far.
Photo of sample stamped tickets and stickers with the EGL17 vintage tickets stamp set by Gwen Lafleur for PaperArtsy.
Next up, EGL18 - peacocks! I know those who know me are probably wondering what took me so long... 17 other stamp sets before the peacocks made their appearance! But I wanted to do the idea justice; I'm glad I waited.

This set is based on Indian woodblock designs with my own patterns and twists added in. As you can see here, I've used them for mixed media artwork, an embroidered embellishment (which will likely end up on a journal cover,) and also a heavily embroidered and beaded piece that I turned into a brooch. 
Photo of Embroidered brooch, embellishment, and Mixed Media Artwork with the EGL18 peacocks stamp set by Gwen Lafleur for PaperArtsy.
To wrap up the samples for this release I combined all three sets on these two mixed media Art Cards and put together a step-by-step tutorial (which is over on the PaperArtsy blog) to walk you through how you can create this type of project yourselves.

​You can translate the steps and techniques to handmade greeting cards, tags, art journal pages, or even scrapbook layouts.
Photo of Mixed Media Art Cards for the tutorial with the May 2021 stamp sets by Gwen Lafleur for PaperArtsy.
I'm thrilled with this release and the versatility of the designs as well as how well they mix in with my previous stamp sets and also with my stencil designs. I can't wait to incorporate these into upcoming workshop projects and to continue to create and share. Of course I'm doubly excited to see what you all create with these new stamps! So make sure to tag me with your creations so I can see.

​In the meantime, be sure to hop over to the PaperArtsy blog for my full release post as well as the tutorial for the Art Cards using all three of the new sets.
Photo of all project samples with the May 2021 stamp sets by Gwen Lafleur for PaperArtsy.

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