Friday, August 17, 2012

hickory dickory dock!



this week authentique paper and basically bare are having a little get-together. i received some really whimsical kits from basically bare and was immediately inspired to create a special nursery canvas.


i started with a 9x12 canvas board and painted the edges with brown acrylic. then i tore and roughed up a sheet from authentique's "lively" collection and glued it in place.

the clock and owl are kits from basically bare. i used glue&seal to adhere papers to the bare pieces, then sanded the edges. a little bling and "hootie" the owl is ready to sigh, "there he goes".


i have lots of chipboard letters that belong to different paper collections, none of which matched the papers. so i chose the letters for the title, painted them all with brown acrylic and then flocked them with brown "sparkly fluff" from the craft lounge.


there goes that mouse again...
i used a piece from basically bare's flower kit to create the mouse. a googly eye and a curly wire tail and he's off and running.


thanks for stopping by the caravan today and be sure to stop by again!

~ materials ~
basically bare - clock, owl and flower kits
authentique paper - "lively" collection
the craft lounge - sparkly fluff
bits of this and that

Monday, July 23, 2012

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! 




~ 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!

Sunday, July 22, 2012

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"


Friday, July 20, 2012

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.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

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!

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

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