just for you: NSD contest winners!!!

just for you: national scrapbook day contest!

contest ends Monday, May 7th at 11:59 PM

we will announce the winners, Tuesday, May 8th!

prize pack #1 - 7gypsies

prize pack #2 - Tattered Angels

prize pack #3 - Canvas Basics

from the studio of: ann mabee

postale mini library drawer

by ann mabee

when the gypsies gave me the assignment for CHA, it was to be a project using the mini library drawer and any of the new release products I wanted to use! talk about free reign!! i immediately went to my computer to see what I had pictures of that hadn't been used before and were of something I was wanting to document for myself. when I came to the file of the trip my husband and I took last summer to Oregon, I knew that that was what I wanted to use.

then I took a look at the new release and decided the Postale line would be perfect! it had an "all American" look to it and it would nicely compliment my pictures and our journey. i formatted my pictures to fit the mini library drawer and sent them off to be printed. then i went to work!

i knew it would take a lot of cards/pictures/stuff to fill the drawer. about the time i started this project, 7gypsies was acquired by Canvas Corp and the artists were given the opportunity to incorporate some of the Canvas Corp products into our projects. so I went in search to find some things to use.

i found several suitable items. their products are neutral tones and can easily be dyed to match whatever color palette you are using. so my project is a mix of 7gypsies and Canvas Corp. i put all of my supplies around me on my workspace so i could easily see what i had to use and went to work (it's that old gypsy thought...within arms reach!)

i wanted to do the project in a chronological order so one could see our trip from beginning to end. most of the items in the drawer are individual cards that help tell our story. i made a few mini books to tie together larger groups of pictures in a cohesive way. once i got started, the project came together easily. it was a fun way to document our trip to celebrate my husband's retirement.

thanks Ann for sharing your thoughts with us!!!

this month: april

april...

"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." ~ william shakespeare

our april picks: 1. mini library drawer 2. Canvas Corp mini canvas 3. conservatory 97% complete tag kit 4. collage tape: metro and keys 5. gems gears 6. mini keys  7. conservatory clear stamp 8. conservatory alpha & numbers chip  9. display trims: pyramid studs 10. conservatory clear stamp

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gypsy collab: tissue canvas

Maggie at Midwestern Sewing Girl Blog made this tissue paper art using Canvas Corp and 7gypsies products.

we can't get enough of how she used the Conservatory stamp inside the frames!

for more details of her project, go to Maggie’s blog HERE.

facebook friday: jamie dougherty

Congratulations

 Jamie Dougherty

your mixed media canvas is our 

Facebook Friday pick this week!