We are inspired by the world around us and love to showcase new and exciting artist, designers and crafters and our guest designer series is a great way to inspire our Crew as well as each one of you to try something different, show off a new style or help you think outside of your creative box,…
Are you ever stuck for gift ideas? Or have an idea but cannot find what you’re looking for? We’re sure that everyone has been in a situation like this. Frustrating, isn’t it? But there is a way out! Kerstin-Inga Peters shares with us her way of making a present that she couldn’t find anywhere. With…
Books – so many to read, and so many to explore. Tell us about your favourite book, or share a photo with a precious moment where books are involved. Maybe you have named your kid after a book – or your pet. Or did you daydream of a hero in one of your novels when…
With the variety of supplies and materials available in our CCB shop there are unlimited ways of expressing your creativity. Today, we have for you three very different ways of mixed media altered canvas with a variety of Architextures elements, Tattered Angels paints and … our Creative Crew imagination. Destination Unknown – Monica Taylor I love to…
Vicky Fortier is our designer on this week’s Wings on Wednesday. Using Tattered Angels Paints she put together an amazing collage in her art journal. See for yourself! I wanted to make something that would fit with the wings concept. I started thinking of turning a magazine image into an angel. I went through my magazine…
Hello, it’s Marie J. here! The new 7gypsies Architextures™ papers are really beautiful and work for all kinds of projects. Today, I’m here to share the layout I made with the fantastic “Smile for Camera” paper. I love that the papers are double-sided and for this project I used the back of the paper. I´m a…
Hello everyone, this is Patti sharing with you today a post I’m sure you’ll love. I’m going to share ideas on how to use up those scraps and the wonderful bonus with the packaging that comes with all the Architextures! I’ve challenged myself this year to try and use up the leftovers from major projects…
Altered art is a very popular form of mixed media art. Most of the time is to make one thing into another but … what if you want to alter something you have and maintain its purpose? Tonya Trantham alters a cover one of her pocket Bibles to give it a new, refreshed look and…
Hello everyone! Patti is here today sharing steps to put together a lovely 7gypsies journal complete with pockets, tags and an abundance of room to house photos. Let’s take a look at what she’s created. Several months back I did a video for Canvas Corp showcasing the new Architextures Parchment Rub Ons. I used…
In need of a small box? Grab an empty tea box and get crafting! Crafting Vicky shares a quick video on how to upcycle an ordinary, plain box and turn it into a cool mini container. I wanted to make a box for my youngest son and thought that it might be a great idea…