Decorative Mini Note Pads using Architextures

Even the simplest things bring me joy. I know we all have note pads in our homes, some in every room. I am sharing with you today some fun little decorated note books I created using my scallop die cut and Architextures finding and junque packs. 

You can find my process in the video below.

There are several Treasures that will work. I found that the long vertical ones worked best with my scallop die. 

I adhered some double sided adhesive to some heavy thickboard and adhered some of the junque pack panels. I then cut them out using my big shot and scallop die.

The packaging works great to decorate the inside of the covers. 

Using walnut stain distress ink, I using my dauber to distress the edges. 

I cut out 15 more panels of cardstock using the scallop die and adhered everything with a metal ring.

These were so fun to make that I created a few form my home.

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7Gypsies meets Tim Holtz!

Hi crafty friends. Today I am here to share with you a wall hanging I created for Canvas Corp "Friday with Friends" segment. This project was featured last week on the CCB blog , so I thought I should probably share it on my blog as well. 

I have been a fan of Tim Holtz probably as long as I have been a fan of 7gypsies. They both play so well together that it is easy to mix and match to create wonderful vintage projects. 

While shadow boxes can be a bit of a big project to take on, I decided to share with you a faux shadow box using some great products from the 7gypsies Architexture line along with some idea-ology from Tim Holtz. 

STEP 1

Cut paper to 9″ x 9″ and distressed edges with Distress ink – Walnut stain. Adhere it to 12 x 12 Canvas Corp ~ Postal printed cardboard.

STEP 2

Add 8 x 8 paper from 7gypsies Architextures paper pad, to create the faux vignette boxes.

STEP 3

Add ephemera, 7gypies Architexture Findings and elements from 7gypsies Architextures Junque Packs

STEP 4

Use Distress Collage medium to adhere ephemera and paper items.

STEP 5

Add 7gypsies Architextures Treasures ~ Sunshine Coffee Jar to create a great focal point. Then, add paper doll from the Tim Holtz idea-ology collection. Stamp images and add 7gypsies Architextures Coins for added interest.

STEP 6

Use distress crayon – walnut stain to edges of Canvas Corp printed cardboard and add a knob at top 

This was a fun project to create. I got to play with lots of my favorite products and ended up with a really fun wall hanging. 

I have include links to the products I have used in this project it you would like to give it a go. Good luck!

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Masculine cards with Architextures

Many card makers struggle with masculine cards, fortunately, I am not one of them. So me and a few friends decided to get together and create a video hop on some ideas and techniques for creating Masculine cards. 

I created this garage out of a few junque packs from the 7gypsy line called Architextures. These paques come in different themes and have great texture.

To see how I created this card, you can check out my video above. We are having a video hop and I will be giving away one of these Junque packs to one lucky viewer.  

I fussy cut the car out of the 8x8 Architextures vintage paper pad. It has some great images and fun designs to work with. 

Don't forget to check out my video which will link you to the hop list as well as information to be entered into my drawing for your chance to win one of these great junque packs.



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