Gingerbread Cottage artist Ranjini Malhorta Ranjini used ACT cards to create this little cottage. She covered the cards with a large dot paper-Matarro, small brown stripe-Terrassa, and our favorite red polka dot-Coloma . The Barcelona papers are two sided so you get a lot of choices when it comes to dots and stripes. Love that….
Christmas Countdown Calendar artist Paula Cheney Now that Thanksgiving is over it’s time to count down the days till Christmas. And what do you need to do that? How about this? A very cool countdown calendar made by Paula using the new Photo Display Stand, cardstock and red polka dot paper, large binding rings ,…
Gypsy Girl Life is an ongoing series where we step into the lives and homes of our design team as well as our good gypsy friends. This month DT member, Renee Camacho has welcomed us into her life to see a few beautiful images of her home and the bounty that nature provides in her…
Wish List & Receipt Book artist Vicki Boutin Instructions- 1. Cut or punch a circle from the top of 5 kraft colored paper bags. 2. Attach the 5 bags together with stripe Gaffers Tape. To make the cover:3. Cut 2 pieces of heavy weight cardstock slightly larger than the paper bags (approx 5 x 7″)….
Gift Card Enclosure artist Ranjini Malhotra I used one of the new medium sized Naked pockets (3 1/2 x 5 1/2″) for my first textured rubbings challenge. I covered the pocket with patterned paper from the Victoria collection (the blue polka dot is on the back of Rosewood paper). Then I cut up one of…
Butterfly Art artist Vicki Boutin This challenge was right up my alley! I love anything the sparkles and the Texture Rubbings are a perfect way to add a little glam to a project. First, I created a quick background by layering two sheets of patterned paper. The second sheet was cut slightly smaller, distressed and…
Book Cover Wall Hanging artist Ranjini Malhotra “I love the Victoria Book Covers and of course, being a gypsy, I had to repurpose it for something other than its intended use. I used Victoria Gaffer Tape, ATC Chipboard Decoratif, the perfect size for this project and a bit of silver glass glitter, a resin cameo,…
A Gypsy Tea Rachel Carlson Just a few peeks at “a gypsy glee tea” that I will be hosting in my home. Tea and cookies will be served to my close friends along with handmade gifts. Who doesn’t need a break before the holiday rush? Invite victoria 6×6 paper variety pack, hudson valley ribbon Place…
Guest Artist Challenge Melissa Peck We feel very lucky to have Melissa Peck joining the gypsies for our textured rubbings challenge this month. We love Melissa’s work for it’s whimsical nature, use of color and attention to detail. What you might not notice in her work below is the bits of ephemera or messages Melissa…
Nativity Accordion Book artist Ann Mabee Supplies: 7gypsies House Board Book 7gypsies ribbon 7gypsies papers-Gypsy Market line 7gypsies chipboard (wings, star, window) Distress Ink-Ranger (Vintage Photo) The pattern from Plum Creek Collectibles- “The First Christmas” is really designed for fabric but works great for paper also. Adaptations were made to fit on the shape of…