Christmas in July tutorial

Merry Christmas Gypsies!

"What's that?" you ask? "Isn't this only July?"

Well yes it is. But all last week Authentique was celebrating Christmas in July - highlighting our new holiday paper collection "Festive".

I had so much fun celebrating, that I couldn't stop! So I went a little crazy and created a "festive" paper chain. And because I was having so much fun with that, I made a video tutorial to help you get in the Christmas-in-July-spirit! 

So are you ready? Well let's get Festive!

~ materials ~

Festive Collection - Authentique

Garnet and Peridot Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts

Tiny Attacher - Tim Holtz Idea-ology

thanks for stopping by the caravan and be sure to come again soon!

and the winner is...

thank you gypsies for visiting the blog this week. the contest winner this time is

loris van ark

loris visited and commented every day this week! thanks so much loris. please email me at suburbngypsycaravan@gmail.com with your address.

loris won 3 6x6 authentique paper bundles including the new "essentials" bundle, and a whole bunch of bling from want2scrap!

tomorrow is a very exciting day at the caravan. i'll be launching my very first video tutorial! be sure to stop by for the "festive-ities"

CHA-cha-CHA day 5

hello gypsies,

it's been a melancholy day, as i watch the events roll out in colorado. and while i did promise a new exciting blog post each day and fabulous prizes, today seems to call for something quieter and more reflective. so i thought i would post the page layout and card that i sent to CHA. both about life and beauty and love.

"enjoy life and the beauty of living" ~ card ~ "lively" collection

"bee" carefree

my little cupcake queen ~ layout ~ "carefree" collection

 

the little cupcake is hand cut and "sprinkled" with stickles

thank you for visiting today. don't forget to leave a comment! and come back tomorrow for the last day of CHA reveals! and give your loved ones an extra hug tonight.

CHA-aaaah-CHA day 4

welcome gypsies to the haunted caravan! as many of you know, halloween is my all time favorite holiday. and to celebrate i thought it only fitting to create something very special with authentique's new halloween collection "enchanted"

behold the haunted treehouse

got a headache? visit the apothecary

fair tribute to lost lenore

quoth the raven ...

"mommy there's something under my bed!"

to make the tree extra spooky i embossed it with black embossing powder and tim holtz's wood grain stamp. delish!

~  materials  ~

"enchanted" papers, quotables and sticker embelishments by authentique

configuration cabinet, wood grain stamp - tim holtz

family tree - kaisercraft

black embossing powder and acrylic paint

 *** TRICK OR TREAT ***

visit the caravan and leave a comment to get entered in a fabulous drawing! 

the more you visit and comment, the more chances you have to win!

the prize package includes 6x6 authentique paper bundles and some nifty extras to inspire your own creations! 

the winner will be announced on july 22!

CHA-cha-CHA day 3

*** CHA-cha-CHA CONTEST ALERT ***

visit the caravan and leave a comment to get entered in a fabulous drawing! 

the more you visit and comment, the more chances you have to win!

the prize package includes 6x6 authentique paper bundles and some nifty extras to inspire your own creations! 

the winner will be announced on july 22!

welcome gypsies! CHA is seriously under way and authentique has been celebrating with "christmas in july" all week on their blog. so i thought i'd share a little of my christmas spirit on mine too!

authentique's new "festive" collection + a canvas = a keepsake of my favorite elf!

this little cutey is on display in the authentique booth this week!

merry christmas to all and to all a good night!

looking for more merriment? stop by the authentique blog for more "festive christmas in july"

~  materials  ~

red 3D glitter gel paint - viva

"festive" paper collection - authentique

twine and tinsel twine

joy!

CHA-cha-CHA day 2

hi everyone and welcome, or welcome back!

yesterday we believed in faeries.

today life is a bed or roses - or a box of roses. 

don't forget to leave a comment to enter the content. authentique paper bundles plus some special treats will be given out on july 22.

a simple box - the bottom is covered with pages from an old book.

the top is covered in roses

~  materials used  ~

"carefree" and "glory" papers - authentique

red papers - core'dinations

CHA-cha-CHA

welcome gypsies and happy CHA week! 

for those of you that are new to the caravan, CHA stands for Craft & Hobby Association and this week in IL is the summer show. all this week companies will be sneak peeking their new products, bloggers will be frantically typing their reviews, and many of us will be strutting our stuff - showing off our projects for our design teams.

as a very proud member of authentique's design team, i got to send a big box of projects to the show. and this week i'll be featuring them here on the blog!

*** CHA-cha-CHA CONTEST ALERT ***

visit the caravan and leave a comment to get entered in a fabulous drawing! 

the more you visit and comment, the more chances you have to win!

the prize package includes 6x6 authentique paper bundles and some nifty extras to inspire your own creations! 

the winner will be announced on july 22!

so are you ready gypsies? then away we go!

the book of faeries

a fairy sighs in a secret garden, tucked away

 with trinkets and keepsakes and stolen treasures.

kept company by forest friends

knowing someone somewhere says "yes, i believe in faeries!"

~  materials  ~

"lively" paper collection - authentique

paper mache book box

tiny treasures from tim holtz, maya road, and marion smith for prima

summer fun

hello gypsies!

i've been busily building fabulous projects for authentique's booth at CHA this month. i have some really amazing projects to share with you - but not until july 16!

in the meantime i wanted to repost some of my favorite summer projects.

first up, the "beach bum" - one of my all-time favorite creations.

beachie souvenirs

every car needs an engine!

don't forget the luggage

when authentique launched their "glory" collection i was thrilled! i loved the deep red, and the patriotic theme. and it was so flexible, you didn't have to do just patriotic projects. i created "by the sea" to celebrate an old-fashioned seaside.

but then i couldn't resist using "glory" for something a little more patriotic of course. last week authentique had a cross promo with want2scrap, so i combined their bling and authentique's "glory" to create some very special flowers.

thanks for stopping by today. have a fun and safe july 4th, and make sure to check in next week as i start sneak peeking my CHA projects, and kick-off a CHA contest!