7 Gypsies Artist Tray and a Paper Clip Banner

 Oh, this is one of my favorite projects!  I bought this kit at the Embellish It! crop that Jackie and I went to. It is a kit by "Button Farm".   It uses 7 Gypsies papers, ephemera, and tags.  I added a few things.

 I knew when I say the kit that it would be PERFECT to showcase some pictures of my grandkids.  And was I right!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE how this turned out!

 I have always loved 7 Gypsies and this project was so fun and easy to do.

 I just wanted to share this, I really do think it is one of my all time favorite pieces.

With the leftovers I made this Paper Clip Banner.  I had these giant paperclips and created this hanging.  It is hanging in my craft room.  I think it turned out super cute!

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Michelle💕

A File for my Quotes

 I have a collection of favorite quotes that I needed to put in a more beautiful and useable form.  I had written them in a plain old notebook, and then the notebook became hidden in my stuff.  I rediscovered the notebook in my recent craft room move.  So, I thought making this file would be more fun, and definitely it wouldn't get lost in my stash.  I used a 7 Gypsies mini library drawer and raided my stash for tags.  Then, I just wrote them down.

I made multiple divider cards, the above is an example, with an example of a quote card.  I am going to go through them, now that they are written, and decorate.  I think it will look lovely on my shelf, and I think I will be more apt to use them in my projects.

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

7 Gypsies Portfolio

These are great Naked portfolios from 7 Gypsies. 

I distressed mine with Stazon ink and used a combo of Cosmo Cricket paper and Graphic 45.

I added all sorts of vintage ephemera from my Grandmothers closet!  Old photos and military letters.

This would make a great gift for a family member!

Post Mother's Day Posting!

This is an Artist Tray by 7 Gypsies that I decorated for my mom for Mother's Day.  The papers were mostly from Making Memories, from their Vintage Findings line.  I loved that line, and my local stores don't carry it anymore!  I also had some old papers from the Life's Journey line by K & Co., and some others that I am not sure what they were.  I made the flowers in the top and bottom of the tray using my Cricut/Gypsy.  I used 3D foam dots and chalk inks to give a lot of the elements some dimension.

The cast of characters in this lovely tray, from top to bottom, left to right...my son-in-law Jeremy, with my daughter, Beth; my grandson, Cooper; my future daughter-in-law Sarah, with my son, Neil; my son Jake; and my wonderful husband, DJ and myself.

Stay crafty, my friends!