Gypsy Ball Retreat!

It's Almost time for the Gypsy Ball and I am so excited! If you haven't signed up yet make sure you do before the 8th. We are sending special invite packages to attendees and if you sign up after the 8th you will have to wait until you arrive to receive it since it will be too late to ship. Click here to register Registration ends on May 13th and we onyl have a few spots left being that we are only hosting a very limited amount of seats to keep the event carefree and intimate.


We will be making a mixed media Gypsy Journal for one of the classes and a mixed media canvas for the other! That's not all though, during crop night we will be having a gypsy journal goody bar, no not the kind of goodies you eat! We are talking all sorts of fun embellishments to load up your journals!

Don't forget to bring you handmade embellishments to barter with other attendees! You can bring as many as you like and trade the day away!

Since our studio is located in the craft and antique district, we will be having a scavenger hunt where you will hunt around for little ephemera goodies at some local shops!

Games and prizes are always a must, so make sure to pack light! 

Lastly we will be making custom metal embellishments, melt art, and handmade flowers.

Hope to see some of you there!

xoxo
Marion Smith

Mixed Media Journal

Hello everyone!

I thought I would share this fun mixed media book with you today. I used products from Canvas Corp, 7gypsies, and Tattered Angels!

For the cover I used 7gypsies collage tape which be still my heart comes in several designs! I simply collaged the tape for my cover pattern.

The roses are simple rolled paper but I kicked mine up a bit by using Tattered Angels Suede paper, 7gypsies ephemera, and a 7gypsies Swiss dots stamps on Tattered Angels Brushed Cotton paper.

For the binding of my book I used 7gypsies pins and simply pinned them through each signature and threaded a piece of Tattered Angels brushed cotton paper through the pins. I the attached them to my covers using brads.

I love making pockets for my books, I created this pocket using the Suede Tattered Angels paper and glimmer mist. I love the ombré look!

7gypsies has so many yummy metals to play with, so I added a few to my cover!

Distressing with glimmer mist is a snap! No really, all you do is point and spray! The chalkboard mists are perfect for this because they tend to look much softer than traditional glimmer mist. Some of my favorite colors to distress with are, cardboard, decadence, clam bake, and Dijon.

Check out this grungy tag I distressed and stamped with some of the new 7gypsies cling mount stamps!

I'm in love with Canvas Corp envelopes! You will notice I use them quite a bit as they have become a staple for mini books! Try misting them! I also love the Canvas Corp Kraft basics papers. They can be mixed matched with just about any patterned paper!

Thank you all for stopping in today, don't forget to leave a comment on the Tattered Angels, 7gypsies, and Canvas Corp Facebook pages! We will be picking a winner on each page at random to win some awesome new goodies! Also check back often as we will be posting more techniques each week and even some "how to" videos!

Xoxo
Marion Smith

Vintage Telegram from Marion Smith

Buy Now!

I have some very special Printables to share with you called Vintage Telegram. These are an extension of the Romance Novel that did so well and everyone has been asking for more so here you go. Click Here  to purchase and download your very own collection. Thanks everyone for the awesome support.

Buy Now for only $18.99 and you can have unlimited prints.

Creative Tour 2013

New 7Gypsies Grab Bags! $25!! Yaye for new grab bags! You will love all of the wonderful goodies these 7Gypsies grab bags have! Lots of hard to find items including some truly unique portfolios and mini albums! Each grab bag will have over $25 worth of products. Get yours now before they are all gone! All grab bags will be shipped within two days of your order!!  Click here to get yours!

Supplies are limited, when these are gone they are gone for good as many of the items were the very last items left at the warehouse.

The Gypsy Ball!

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