AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July! I saw these fun little stars in the Dollar Spot in Target. Bins like this are great to find some alterable items. They often have inexpensive wooden or MDF board items that you can simple scuff up and glue your favorite papers to.

Today I used the Liberty Collection. I wanted to make sure that these simple stars popped, so thematically had them represent the colors of our flag: red, white and blue.

Each star has been taken apart to have the back of the metal covered on two (Liberty One, Four), and left plain on one. The red and blue stars also have been covered with patterned papers in mostly red (Liberty Seven) and mostly blue (Liberty Six) respectively.

The rosette in the center of each was made simply with a score board and some hot glue. These were meant to be smaller, so they are cut at 1.5" wide x 12" long, and each rosette has two strips glued edge to edge, then scored at .5".  For the rosettes, I used Liberty Two and Four.

I used some pretty old chipboard letters for this project, as they were the best match for this. The stark white stands out against the patterned paper of Liberty One. 

As a set, this small project holds some pretty big impact. Thanks for looking, and hope that you have a great holiday weekend! 

Supplies Used: Liberty Collection: (One, Two, Four, Five, Six, Seven), hot glue gun, scoring board, wooden and metal stars (Target $1 Spot) 

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PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE BLOG #176: Your Favorite Drink

Good Morning from the Paper Girls Challenge!! It's May, and for most of us in the US, there are still a few weeks left of school. As a teacher, I am running on coffee. This challenge is PERFECT to share my love of everything java. For this challenge, create something that celebrates your love of beverages! It could be coffee, tea, orange juice, wine, you name it! Create a card, layout, or like my mini notebook below, something off the page.

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Mini notebook (Heidi Swapp) with a few older stamps (Gossamer Blue - retired).

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 A simple stamped cup (Concord & 9th), watercolored in two different color combinations.

We want to encourage all of our challenge participants to refer our rules and prize structure here: http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/p/how-to-play.html. 

Also, follow us on our new Instagram account for more chances to win! For this challenge use #PGCBchallenge176 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

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PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE BLOG: Challenge #174 - Spring Color Inspiration

Today's Paper Girls Challenge is all about Spring! I chose to use the color palette to create a color block card using a die that I got awhile ago.

I die cut the heart multiple times, then paper pieced the pieces together in a spectrum order.

After that was complete, I used some matching paper for the background, embossing it with a WRMK Next Level Embossing Folder. This one was from a few years ago.

Popped the heart up on some dimensional adhesive, added a sentiment from an old A.muse stamp set, wound up some Hand and Hearth twine, and done. The little banner was just trimmed on the ends for detail.

Come play with all of us at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog!

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AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: Happy Easter Rainbow Egg Easter Decor with the Spectrum Series

Good Morning! Easter is one of the most fun holidays to decorate for with its bright pastels, fun egg shapes, and cute bunnies. This past year, I have loved the Target Dollar Spot for home decor items that are super easy to alter and create some fun holiday items. This great project was asking to be decorated with all of the rainbow colors from the Spectrum Series.

I started with a great wooden MDF beadboard egg decor item in white. From the start, I knew that I wanted to create a rainbow effect in each of the panels using the Spectrum Series.

I measured the panels, and cut each piece of paper (Limeade, Robin's Egg Blue, Orchid, Orange Blossom, Lemon Drop, Tickled Pink) to the exact size. Since the grooves between each panel were narrow, I didn't want to try to sand down, or trim each strip. Once each strip was glued down with liquid glue, I trimmed around the egg with a craft knife, then sanded the edges so it was smooth.

Once the entirety of the egg was covered, the decor piece needed a sentiment. I chose to use one that was fun and scripty. Happy Easter Sentiment from Jenny Highsmith was just what I wanted.

I cut this file from Bristol paper for its thickness. It was slightly thicker than our cardstock, which helped it not sink into any of the grooves. Remember to double cut thicker papers.

The flowers are cut from a retired Stampin Up large die. I trimmed down some papers so that I could just cut out the flower and the center that I wanted.
 
The buttons and enamel dots are all random things that I had in my stash of embellishments. These provided just smaller things to decorate.

Each of the flowers is glued together with hot glue, and then glued onto the board with hot glue. The buttons are also glued with hot glue. This will make them permanent.
Once the embellishments were down, I glued down the sentiment with some Multi Medium Matte from Ranger. I really liked this, as some of the glue had seeped out, and since it was matte, I could easily blot any smudges away without noticing afterwards. 

I hope that you have a great weekend, and get in some crafty fun with Authentique and our lovely products!

Authentique Supplies Used: Spectrum Series (Limeade, Robin's Egg Blue, Orchid, Bubble Gum, Orange Blossom, Lemon Drop, Tickled Pink, Crocodile Smile) Micro Basics Violet

Other Supplies: Silhouette Cameo III, Silhouette Online Store, Cut Files (Happy Easter Sentiment), egg decor item (Target Dollar Spot), buttons, enamel dots, Bouquet Bigz L Die (Retired, Stampin Up), Multi Media Matte (Ranger), hot glue gun 

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PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE BLOG: Challenge 171 - Pinspired Challenge

Hello! I love Pinspired challenges. For today's PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE BLOG - Challenge #171 we have a Pinspired challenge for you.

I pinned this image quite awhile ago. I just loved the geometric patterns, the color, and the makeup. I knew that once I figured out this challenge, that I would create something like the project I have for you below.

I knew how I would create a card that was similar to the Pinspired image above. I've had this die for quite awhile. For this card, I ended up using the die a total of six times, one for each color. Then, I placed in each piece in a random order.

 The sentiment used black paper and white embossing to mimic the eye makeup on the image.

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PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE BLOG: Challenge #170 - Now & Then

Today's challenge is to compare two different things. I chose to compare snowstorms five years apart. Snow is pretty rare in the Pacific Northwest, so it's kind of fun to look at the two very different snowstorms. 2014 was pretty tame, as it dumped between 12-14 inches at our house in the span of just a few days.

I used my Lindsey kit from Felicity Jane. I loved being able to use all of the great Valentine's style for a non-lovey project. I used a few Silhouette Online Store cut files (#104197-Felicity Jane, #220866-Paige Evans). The only thing that wasn't from the Lindsey kit from Felicity Jane was a single Thicker from YEARS ago. 

Supplies Used: Lindsey kit (Felicity Jane), Silhouette Online Store (#104197-Felicity Jane, #220866-Paige Evans), Thickers 

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AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: Happy Valentine's Day from the Design Team!

I turned a Target Dollar Spot ornament and pieces from the Romance Collection into a fabulous Valentine's wall hanging. You could easily use this as a larger ornament or home decor item. The twine is also detachable, so if you wanted a small stand, that would also work. 

The heart is hand cut from a piece of Romance Three. Before it was inked with Distress Oxide inks, I also used a Lawn Fawn Reverse Stitched Scallop Circle Window die in the place where the heart's "heart" would be. This was where I added the interest to this piece.

I layered die cuts from the Elements die cut sheet, as well as various flowers and Pretty Pink Posh Water Droplets. The last detail was to glue a piece of 3/8" Mini Pom Pom Ribbon in White by May Arts. 

 Supplies: Authentique Romance Collection and Die Cuts, Target Dollar Spot ornament, Dimensional Adhesive, ribbon (May Arts), water droplets (Pretty Pink Posh), flowers (Petaloo - retired), Oxide Ink (Distress - Ranger), dies (Lawn Fawn)

 

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