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CHA Projects - 7 Gypsies

I've been knee deep in CHA projects since I returned from Hartford. Seven Gypsies has two gorgeous new collections that are debuting at CHA - Avignon and the Venice Collection that was introduced a little earlier. Both lines are so gorgeous, you're going to love them! You can check out the Winter Catalogue here. I love the photo trays - and created a Wedding Themed photo tray with the Venice Collection; (most of the photography is stock from istockphoto). Aren't these papers just gorgeous??

And here's a layout I created with the gorgeous new Avignon collection:

Here's a peek at some gorgeous new book boards that I used to create a Paris themed mini-album (I'll post the entire album later this week:

Tomorrow, I'll post some of the new CHA offerings from Jenni Bowlin -- equally gorgeous things! If you're going to CHA --- have a great time! Wish I could be there but since I can't, having some of my projects there is the next best thing!

And here's a vintage image for you too -- Valentine images to come in the next few days!

JBS Studio December & A Gypsy Gingerbread House

Some projects to share today. Here's my contribution to JBS Mercantile this month. The December kit is up and it's one of my favorites yet. I especially loved the October Afternoon papers in the kit. Be sure to check out the rest of the design team gallery. And Doris is posting almost daily on the JBS Inspiration Blog - there will be lots of invited designers this month - including a secret favorite of mine, so put the inspiration blog on your daily reading list!

And here is a project I created for Seven Gypsies - this little gingerbread house is made entirely from Seven Gypsies product, with the exception of the bling and gumdrops on the roof. You can read about what product I used on the Gypsy Journal Blog here:

 

 

And here's a vintage image for you. Leaving tomorrow for Hartford -- have a wonderful week and I'll pop in after I return on the 11th!

Seven Gypsies Projects

 
I finished a few projects recently for the Gypsy Journal Blog. The first one uses the Victoria Book Board Covers - I made a simple wall hanging with Seven Gypsies Victoria Gaffer Tape, Victoria Book Board and some Seven Gypsies ATC Decoratif Chipboard glittered up with silver glass glitter. I love the combination of French Blue and Coral and will use this in my holiday decor.

 
The second project is a small wooden box that I covered in Barcelona patterned paper, and fitted with Seven Gypsies elastics that I ran through the sides of the box and threaded onto a button. The metal trim edging the box is also a 7 Gypsies Product. I then used the  elastics as "laundry lines" to clip mementos to.

 
 
 
And here's a little peek at something gingerbread-ish and holiday-ish I created for Seven Gypsies -- they should be revealing it sometime soon...

Here's today's holiday image, enjoy!

Lovely Little Paper Bags

I love the beauty and simplicity of a plain brown paper bag, it has so much potential. These Naked Inclusions Paper Bags from 7 Gypsies are so delightful. Their size makes them easy to dress up quickly with stamps and bits of paper and trims. Mine shown here also use glittered up chipboard frames and letters from Tattered Angels and the stamped sentiments are from Pink Paislee. These would be great to fill up with treats. Mine will hold letters to Santa that I'll compile and place in the bags for our holiday book this year.

Have you ever been to the Norwegian Pavilion at EPCOT? I love going there, grabbing a pastry from Kringla Bakeri og Cafe, riding Maelstrom and browsing in the shops afterward. I always enjoy seeing the gorgeous Nordic patterned sweaters and outerwear from Dale of Norway selling at the Norwegian Pavilion. The memory of those patterns inspired these little holiday chipboard birdie ornaments I created for the JBS Inspiration Blog this month:

 

Many of you wrote to me last year to express your appreciation for the holiday music on my blog. I love it too and am trying to wait until just before Thanksgiving to switch to my holiday playlist. I don't want to tire of it too soon, lol!

I'll leave you with a vintage image of Christmas Past - have a wonderful Monday!

The Wandering Gypsy's Cabinet of Curiosities

Here is the second piece I created for Seven Gypsies. You can read about the inspiration for this piece and how it was made on the Gypsy Journal Blog, but in a nutshell, I wanted it to look like a cabinet of curiosities belonging to a wandering gypsy who had traveled far and wide.

And here are some more gypsy images for you!

A Tryst with the Gypsies....

 

So awhile back, Debbie Crouse and Paula Cheney of Seven Gypsies contacted me to ask if I would be interested in guest designing with Seven Gypsies product. (As if they even had to ask!) Those of you who know me from my scrapologie kit club days know that I have a weakness for anything that has the 7 Gypsies logo stamped on it! They sent me a big box of Gypsy treasure, and I was in gypsy heaven creating some new projects. They've featured the projects here on the Gypsy Journal Blog (and there will be more to come in the days ahead). For the next few days, I will be posting close up and detail shots of the projects here on my blog along with some gypsy images, but you can read up on the inspiration for these pieces on the gypsy journal blog. The first piece features this portfolio from Seven Gypsies, as well as papers from their new Barcelona and Victoria collections:

 

 

  

Here are some Gypsy Images for you... more tomorrow!