Monday, July 18, 2011

7gypsies Latest & Greatest - Stamps & Rubbings

ALPHABET CLEAR STAMP
  I can't tell you how long we have waited for 7gypsies to create a stamp with both upper and lower case letters.  Too long! 
  You can see in the project below how I used them together.  This mixed media piece was created on a 7 x 10" piece of wood.   I will show you how I created this piece tomorrow.
there's one of the cute new surveyors rulers too.
There are also two more clear stamps,
LEGENDS
TICKETS
 COLOR RUBBINGS
There are four new color rubbings...we haven't had color in a while so this is exciting!  I worked with the Apothecary labels and they were really terrific.  They are nice an thick (so they stay in one piece), have great color and go on easily.  I put a label on the surface of the round glass bottle and it went on so smooth and easy.  Each sheet is 5 x 7".

BUTTERFLIES
MINI EPHEMERA
Here is yet another darling card made by Ranjini.  
It is always amazing to us what she thinks up.  I mean how cute is that?

APOTHECARY LABELS
 
TICKETS
love, love, love these
Alright, so that's it for now.  Tomorrow we'll see you back for a short tutorial on the super easy mixed media piece and then just one more post on the release later in the week.

AND ONE MORE THING...
I can't help but ask...who watched the season premier of,"Homes by Novogratz" this weekend?  I started watching the couple on Bravo (9 by Design) last year when they had a reality show about them buying houses and renovating them.  I am a huge fan of their eclectic style and signature mix of vintage and modern as well as the use of talented artists to create fabulous spaces.  I love all the kooky ideas and the fact that they have 7 kids!  I mean who in the design world has 7 kids?  (Tallulah, Bellamy, Breaker, Major, Five, Holleder, and Wolfgang)

I will say I wasn't a super fan of the design they did for the surfer sisters (a little too burlesque for my taste) but I'm gonna keep watching to see what they come up with next.  I will give them props for having the guts to put in a pink stove and a blue fridge.  And the stairs...super cool.  
If you want to know more about the new show on HGTV or see a schedule go here.  It's worth watching even though Robert seems to be combing his hair this season.

cheers!
paula

Friday, July 15, 2011

7gypsies Latest & Greatest - Trinkets

You gotta love 7gypsies trinkets, right?
How about these? 
Make a very mini display in these tiny Apothecary domes.  They are only 1 1/2" high!
Do you not love this card by Design Team member, Ranjini?
You've seen these cuties on a couple of projects in previous posts....gonna need all of them!
Ann Mabee cut one school ruler to size and used it on one of her little houses.
SCHOOL RULERS- horizontal numbers
SURVEYORS RULER - vertical numbers
Here is some up close pictures of Ann's little house with the ruler.  Don't you love the zipper edge?
Four new Collage Tissues.
These have a creme background with black print.
METRO
KEYS
SILHOUETTES
FRAMES
This is a NEW tape that is more sheer than the previous paper tape in Global and Off the wall.  We haven't seen this product in person yet so we are looking forward to getting our hands on some!
And how about some pins...love these!
Hope you enjoyed todays peek....see you tomorrow,
deb

Thursday, July 14, 2011

7gypsies Latest and Greatest - Trays & Displays

7gypsies has come up with two new trays to show off your favorite memories.  This one is the photo shadowbox tray.  It is deeper than the atc or photo trays which accommodate things with more depth.  We love them for displaying the mini bottles or anything else that sits on the ledge.

Everyone has been begging for it and it's finally here!  This easel holds any of the 7g trays or a favorite picture frame.
The fabulous Vicki Boutin created this fun tray by backing the tray with cork.   Also notice the fun technique of layering a color photo on top of a black and white photo.  
Small photos were loosely wrapped around a pencil and inserted into the mini bottles.

Check out this fabulous tray by our friend and design team member, Sande Krieger.  We have included lots of close up shots so you can see all the details.
Note the new spiral hangers and hooks.
These are the loops that are currently available.
Sande loves to use 7gypsies stickers, rubbings and stamps, which she used throughout this project.

New product - 7g wood ruler and display trim studs.  The rulers come in white, black, and brown.  There are two kinds...numbers vertical and numbers horizontal.



New product -  display trim hook



Another new tray is the solo shadowbox tray.  This mini tray accommodates one 4x6 photo and three 2x2 photos.  It is quick to do and makes a great gift.


Paula did this one for a newborn baby gift.
.....and this one for a wedding gift.
Ann Mabee did this tray of her daughter Erin's family.  Look at all those girls! Darling!  The flags are made with 7gypsies paper tape.
Fun little display clip!
I am going to more than one of these!  ...and only $4.95!
That's it for today....see you tomorrow with more,
deb

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

7gypsies latest and greatest - "Global" Collection

Maps seem to be popping up everywhere, including our new papers!  The second collection from 7gypsies has everything to do with maps of all sizes.  Large scale on the front and small scale on the back.  The colors are warm and muted just perfect for so many of the projects we love.







I was asked to come up with a project using two of the New papers.  I had my husband cut a piece of wood the same size as the paper.  Then I spray mounted the paper to the wood base.  
We went to Home Depot and bought two pieces of nicely finished wood we found in the moulding section.  It was already cut to the right height so he just had to cut the right length.  
I liked the raw look of the wood so I chose not to paint it.  Once the wood was cut to size my husband used the nail gun to attach it to the base that was covered with the map.  Super easy.  I filled the nail holes with wood putty and sanded down the excess once the putty was dry and wallah! a shadow box was born.
I eventually added the 20 (cut from a book page) beside the 10 to represent the year.

 I added the tack nails and red wool thread (found in a quilting shop) to follow the trip route.  The words were stamped with a new alphabet clear stamp (we will show later in the week).  LOVE this stamp set.  It is a MUST have.
For the second shadow box we built one exactly the same as the first but used a map of Australia.
I used some 7gypsies bottles, amber and clear to gather trip memorabilia.  The Salve label is a new colored rubbing (fabulous), the 16 is from the new clear stamp, the stamp is a piece of Lille paper tape.  I also added tickets that have been stamped with yet another new clear stamp.

The new tag set in Global
Paper Tape....love, love, love!
 
Well that's it for today.  We'll be back tomorrow with more!

cheers!
paula