I don't know what has happened 'cause I am really not a pink girl. More standard-issue graphic designer dressed all in black. But somehow all the new items this week seem to have pink in common.

Art Nouveau Collage Sheets

8 (really, eight) new Art Nouveau collage sheets. I am going to bring the wrath of art purists down on my head as I've mixed the Victorian Neo-classicist, Pre-Raphaelite, and Art Nouveau painters into one catagory, but for the sake of simplicity I'll call them all Art Nouveau.

- "Over the Garden Wall" with lovely neo-classical images from vintage postcards. Exclusive to Alpha Stamps by Polliwog & Dragonfly.

- 3 collage sheets with beautiful paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Exclusive to Alpha Stamps by our Design Team Member Sarah Whitmire. And the beautiful collage at left is also by Sarah.

- 4 collage sheets from Altered by Design with a wide variety of Art Nouveau images, from Mucha illustrations to gypsy photo postcards to the beautiful paintings of Victorian Neo-classicist John William Godward. A few of the images are at right.

New Brass Charms

- Lots of leaves: delicate, curved leaves; bolder maple leaves; leaves that look like wings...

- Dragonflies and Butterflies
I was thinking about the popularity of dragonflies in Art Nouveau art and illustration and came across this from an exhibit catalog from the National Gallery (with my choices of illustrations):

"The dragonfly was an especially popular art nouveau motif, a favorite of René Lalique, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Émile Gallé, all of whom would have seen examples in Japanese art. Probably its popularity in France grew after translation of a series of Japanese poems (Judith Gautier, Poemes de la libellule [Poems of the Dragonfly], 1885)."

Back to Pink...

- "Sugared" 12" Paper Set and 6" Paper Pad:
Pretty pink, green, gold and dark red with florals and stripes. Set of six 12" x 12" sheets or 6" paper pad (36 sheets of cardstock).

- "Sugared" Painted & Glazed Brads:
Colorful brad set or a patterned set of epoxy brads (in 2 sizes).

- Vintage Tee Scrapbook Paper:
A red patterned paper from another line, but I think it works nicely with the patterns in the Sugared paper sets.

Dresden — Metallic and Full-Color

- Pink Scalloped Border Strips and Pink Stars:
Stars come in a sheet with 5 different sizes/designs of stars. Both the borders and stars are used in Frieda's arch at left.

- Blue Stars:
Set of 10 strips. Each 3/8" x 7".

- Gold Pope Crowns:
Set of 6 per sheet. Each sheet is 4-1/8" x 1-3/8" (crowns are 7/8" tall).

- 3 Flower Fairies Scrap Sheets:
Three 12" x 9" sheets, with themes of Tulips, Blackberries & Poppies. Die-cut and embossed. The portion at left is just a corner of one of the sheets.

Back in Stock
Here are just a couple of things... for a full list, I've created a Back in Stock category in the blog.
- Pewter Coffin Charms
- Die-Cut, Self-Adhesive Felt Swirls
- Pen & Ink Clear Stamp Set
 
New on Sale
- Cavalier Paper Kit
- Zanzibar Brads
- Floral Deco Woman Rubber Stamp
- All Vintage Sewing CSs
 

This and That

- Vamp Stamp News — July '08 Issue:
Vamp Stamp News is a small, monthly magazine devoted to rubber stamp techniques. Not a big glossy magazine, but a 32-page labor of love (in its 16th year of publication).

- Distress Crackle Paint:
Easy-to-use, one-step crackle paint with convenient built-in brush. Colors: Old Paper, Peeled Paint (green), Walnut Stain and Aged Mahogany (reddish).

- Embossed Hydrangea Stickers:
4-3/4" x 12" (just a portion is shown at left).

- 1" x 3" Black Patina Frames:
The 1" x 3" slide frames are now available in "black patina" color, too.

Thanks for reading another newsletter,
Leslie