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Grandma's Brag Book

The high-quality of Authentique's patterned papers allows for such an album as I bring today.  It's quick, it's easy and it's fun to put together for any theme! For this particular 6x6 mini album, we'll be using the endearing Cherish Collection that is doubled in design for both Grandfathers and Grandmothers.

To begin, cut any 12x12 sheet of paper to a 6x12 size; score in the middle and fold.  Decorate each page accordingly and then apply a strong adhesive tape to the bottom and (opened) side to create a pocket.

With this pattern you can insert all sorts of tags and extra photos inside!  Here are a few more photos of the pages of my album:


The 6x6 Bundles come in so handy for this type and size of album.  The print is to scale for such a mini; you don't lose all of the beautiful artwork in the process.  Just trim the 'mats' from a 6x6 size to whatever size you'd like to use...these are cut to a 5x5 and then machine-stitched into place.



The Enhancement Sheets do so much of the design work for you!  Just layer with Components Stickers, fabric brads, buttons and other cute embellishments to match.



Once all of the pages have been assembled, bind at the side with rings, ribbon or use a binding system.  

For my album, I measured in 2.5" from the top and bottom and punched holes at those marks.  Tie on pretty trims and ribbons or leave plain.

Now for the tags!  These were as simple as trace, cut and...that's it!  I used templates from Kiwi Lane Design to create these particular tags.  
Thanks so much for letting me share this with you today...I hope you'll give it a try :)
Authenitque Paper Product:
Cherish Collection: Cherish One Paper; Cherish Two Paper; Cherish Three Paper; 6x6 Bundle; Enhancements 12x12 Cut Apart Sheet;  6x12 Components Stickers
Other Supplies:
Kiwi Lane Template; Ribbons-May Arts; Lace Trim- Recollections; Brads- Doodlebug Design; Canvas Butterfly and Felt Rolled Roses- Curtsey Boutique; Buttons- American Crafts; Flocked Leaves- Petaloo; Square Lace Die Cut (Cover)- Cheery Lynn Designs

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Announcing: "Irresistible"...a Petite Collection by Authentique Paper


We've had this collection completed for quite some time and we are pleased to finally reveal this brand new collection, “Irresistible.” 

The classic patterns of these papers are not theme specific, allowing for multiple projects to be created with a neutral background. The sentiments on the “Enhancements” cut-apart and 6x12 sticker are centered around all things love! 



The color palette is more than stark black and white - we've combined black, white, cream and gray to give a warm, antiqued and soft feel to match the felt-like texture of our heavy-weight cardstock.  

This collection includes six double-sided papers - one side uses black as a background color, and the other side of the paper uses white/cream as the main background color...some papers have the same pattern design with the inverse color option, while others are different, yet complimentary patterns. 

Subtle and beautiful, here's a look at the "Irresistible" collection!

 "Harmony" 12x12 paper  #IRR001

Perfectly-scaled sheet music sections


"Formal" 12x12 paper - #IRR002

Dainty lace stripe and mini grey bows


"Allure" 12x12 paper - #IRR003

A classic beauty and staple for every alluring occasion


"Engage" 12x12 paper - #IRR004

Interlocking rings and a lace-lined grid 


"Stunning" 12x12 paper - #IRR005

Soft and sweet floral delicacy


"Passion" 12x12 paper - #IRR006

Music Note filled hearts and cursive writing, be still my heart!


As mentioned above, the "Enhancements" 12x12 cut-apart paper has a love theme...we think it's versatile and useable for so many projects! 


As always, this paper is double-sided with different patterned sections which match up to the size of the front of the cut-apart sections...it's like 4 papers in one!


"Components" 6x12 sticker - Love, love and more love - the sentiments and icons used on this matte-finish sticker sheet are IRRESISTIBLE!!!


6x6 "Bundle" - A must-have for your stash, you will undoubtedly use every piece of this paper pad! 


For those of you who can't pick and choose - and we cannot blame you, the collection kit includes 2 of every paper, an Enhancements cut-apart and the 6x12 Components sticker. Now you can have it all!


Our Design Team has created a couple of projects to tease you with. We love how the collection is stunning when used on it's own, or you can personalize and match to any project by adding a little bit of watercolor, ink or paint!

Tag by Design Team Member Audrey Pettit

Altered notebook by Design Team Member Emily Lanham

Card by Design Team Member John Petersen

We want to GIVE AWAY an "Irresistible" prize to one lucky fan! Just leave a comment telling us what you love about this collection and we will draw and announce a winner in our "Winner Round-up" at the end of this month!

Don't forget - Share the love by "pinning" the images above on Pinterest, "like" and comment on Facebook and share with your friends! 

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Using "Remembrance" for Gifts

I created this lovely and useful item for a friend who's favorite colors are green and purple. I love how the colors from the Remembrance Collection work so well together, and decided to use them to decorate a little wooden box that I got at the craft store.
I started the project by inking the edges of the box. There was a slight bevel to the sides, so I cut the paper so that it would not go completely to the edge of any side.
Remember to also ink the tops and bottoms. This way, the paper will blend more onto the project.
I spray glued each piece of paper, then used a craft knife to cut the paper where the box would open. I found that it was easier to cut the paper once the glue had dried, rather than cut first, and try to match the pieces together.
Use an emery board or nail file to smooth the edges of the paper, then ink those too!
Here are all of my pieces of 6x6 paper that I cut for the decorative flower on the top of the box. I love how the 6x6 papers are just mini patterns, they look great next to the full sheets.
And the final flower all put together. I added a brad from my stash to finish it off.
I made sure that the pieces that I used matched up together, this way, it looks purposeful. Now my gift recipient can look at it from all angles.
I also used a sentiment from the Enhancements sheet for a sentiment on one of the sides.
Here is the box with the lid off. I know that she will love all of the colors of the Remembrance Collection as much as I do.
Products Used-
Authentique Paper- Remembrance Collection: 12x12 papers, Enhancements, 6x6 bundle
Other Products Used- wooden box, Colorbox Chalk Ink in Dark Brown, brad

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Guest Designer: Teresa Kline

Today we have Teresa Kline guest designing with us! We have gotten to know Teresa's work through our previous sketch and color challenges here on the blog. Her projects always stood out to us and we quickly became a fan of her work. We think that you will to! 
Hello everyone  my name is Teresa Kline I am happily married to my husband, Gary. He is truly my number one fan! I have always been crafty and started paper crafting about nine years ago. It is a real passion, I really enjoy the process of creating; finding the perfect embellishments to match the papers and/or theme is what makes it so much fun!  I try to make every effort to send my cards to others too, it is such an encouragement to receive a handmade card in the mail.

Teresa has created several great projects to share today using our Delightful, Grace, & Cherish collections. 

Be sure to stop by Teresa's personal blog and say hello, and please let her know we sent you! 

Also, check out our "We Spy..." board on Pinterest! If we spy fabulous projects using Authentique products, we might just feature you in a future blog post!



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My Firecracker Mini Album

Hello once again!  Kay here with a mini album made with the fabulous 'Pride' collection.  Even though this collection is designed for Independence Day I wanted to show that it can be used for other themes. What came about by accident was the design of this mini.  When I finished it & showed it to my husband, he was the one who pointed out that when the mini is closed it actually looks like a little firecracker.  The way the tulle puffs out on the top imitates the sparkles of a little firecracker.  So conveniently enough, this mini 'Firecracker' album reflects it's own name.
As many of you most likely know there are many, many tutorials out there for mini albums--so I guess I'll be adding to this collection!  We all have our own take on shared techniques--so this would be mine.  This little album holds a total of 8 tags that I've used to mat 8 photos of my son when he was about 2 months old.  Each tag was made with Core'dinations cardstock from their Whitewash & Tim Holtz Kraft-Core collections.
I strung different colored tulle onto each tag to make it easier to pull the tags in & out.  You can put journaling behind each tag or you can even add another photo on the backside of the tag for a total of 16 photos.  The banners seen on each pocket were cut from leftover 'Pride' scraps by using one of the sticker banners that came with the Pride collection as a template.  I just added a bit of rub ons & dots of clear Stickles to decorate them a bit more.
Let's get started with the tutorial...
Step 1: You're going to need one 7" x 10" & four 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" inch pieces of pattern paper.  For the covers you'll need two pieces of grungeboard or corrugated cardboard.  Basically anything that's a bit sturdy that can be used as a cover measuring 2 3/4" x 4 1/2".  I used grungeboard for my covers.
Step 2: Score your 7" x 10" paper on the 10" side at 2 1/2", 5" & 7 1/2" inches.  Then on the 7" side score at 3" inches.
Step 3: Crease your score lines.  Fold accordion style across, then fold the bottom shorter half up.  This is the base for your mini and you've just created four pockets which will hold your tags.  NOTE: You can either stop here or if you want to have more tags/pockets then repeat Step 2.  I wanted my mini to hold more photos so I made two of these accordion pocket fold outs.
Step 4: This step is also optional.  If you want to add patterned paper to the base of the tag pockets you will need to do so at this step.  Just cut out four 3 3/4" x 2 1/4" pieces of patterned paper and adhere to the four pocket backgrounds.
Step 5: Here's what your base should look like if you decide to add patterned paper to the background.  Now you're going to start adhering your paper in order to form the pockets.  With either glue that has a thin nozzle or with 1/8" 2 sided tape, adhere where I've drawn the arrows.  Your glue has to be thin or else you'll end up with tight pockets.  I prefer the 1/8" 2 sided tape but I didn't have any on hand.  GASP!  So guess who ran out 2 days later and bought herself 1/8" 2 sided tape?  :-)  When done applying your glue, just fold up and make those pockets.
Step 6: Next are your covers,  These are fairly simple...just adhere pattern paper on both sides of each cover and you're done!  The papers are the same size as the cover and I inked all the edges to hide any white spots from the grungeboard or papers.
Step 7: If you decided to make two of these accordion pocket fold outs then this step is for you.  To join your two bases just cut a piece of paper (preferably from the same paper you've used on the base of your mini) measuring 1" wide x 4" high & fold in half.
Step 8: Adhere one base to one side of the fold and adhere the other base to the other side of the fold as shown here--and you're done!  Now you have one long accordion style base for your mini.
Step 9: To adhere the ribbon that will hold your mini closed--you must glue it with strong adhesive to the inside back cover of the album.  I used hot glue to keep mine secured.  My ribbon measured approximately 20" in length.  You must adhere your ribbon to the back cover prior to adhering the album pages.  The album pages will be adhered over the ribbon--which is why the ribbon has to go first.
Step 10:  Voila!  The completed album...all I did here was adhere the accordion pages to the covers & I was done.  The tags that go into the pockets measured 2" x 3 3/4" and my photos all measured 1 3/4" x 3 1/2".  Last step is to embellish away!
Here's the album closed & from the backside.  As you can see, you don't see the ribbon from behind because it's adhered to the inside of the back cover.

Hope you all enjoyed this tutorial & enjoy the rest of the week.  Happy crafting!
Products Used:
Authentique Paper - Pride Collection 12x12 Paper, Pride Components #PRI008, Pride Elements #PRI014
Core'dinations Cardstock 
Grungeboard - Tim Holtz
Chipboard - Dusty Attic
Other:
Flocked White Teddy Bear, Mulberry Paper Flowers, Tulle, Ribbon

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Authentique Paper & Hampton Art Blog Hop- Day 5

Authentique Paper and Hampton Art are teaming up over the next couple of days to bring you tons of inspiration using Authentique Paper and our new stamps from Hampton Art!


In case you haven't heard yet, we have teamed up with Hampton Art to create a line of co-branded cling mount stamps. Currently we have 3 sets to chose from:


After you check out the projects here on the Authentique Paper blog, be sure to head on over to the Hampton Art blog to find out what the talented members of their Design Team have created today with these stamp sets and Authentique Paper products!

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Loes de Groot

Hello, Loes here to share my project that I created with my Hampton Art stamps! I loved these stamps the first time I saw them and just had to have them all!

I decided to make a mini album in the middle of a picture wheel.
I used a die from Sizzix for this project. I cut the wheel with chipboard and then covered it with patterned paper.
In the middle, I used a toilet paper roll and wrapped the film strip around it after covering it with paper from the Renew collection.


I stamped a sentiment from one of the co-branded Hampton Art stamp sets.




For the film strip I used another die from Sizzix. I cut them four times. I glued 2 of them together to a longer filmstrip. After that, I cut two small pieces paper and glued them on the backside of the filmstrip. Then I glued the other 2 film strips on the back side.

The flowers are stamped too. I cut them out and added foam tape for dimension.



The little typed text you see are stamps too.


Products Used:
Authentique: Renew Collection, 12 x 12 papers, 8x8 bundle,Detail    stickers.
Hampton art: stamps
ColorBox: wicked Black
May Arts: Ribbon

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Guiseppa Gubler

I love it when I have the opportunity to use stamps.  This is one scrapbooking area I struggle with, so this gives me a chance to dive in and play with stamps.  I love these cute stamps that Hampton Art put together for Authentique.  So, this is what I created.


My Silhouette is by scrappy best friend and this card cut was way fun to use.  The "Loving Life" stamp worked perfectly on the cut...cute huh?  I used embossing powders to create the desired effect I wanted on my card.  I love how the title stands out and that cute birdie too!  To create this card, I used the Strong Collection.



Authentique Supplies:
Strong Collection: Enduring #STR005, Clever #STR002, Marvelous #STR004, Handsome #STR003 and 8x8 Bundle STR009

Other Supplies:
Cardstock, Embossing Powder and Silhouette Cameo

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Be sure to check back every day this week for more project inspiration! We have an Authentique Prize Pack to give away to one of our lucky commenters (please leave unique comments!) 

Also, make sure you stop and visit us as well as our friends over at Hampton Art all week long for prizes and lots of wonderful inspiration coming your way! Don't forget to stop by the Hampton Art Facebook Page and tell them Authentique Paper sent you!
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Authentique Paper & Hampton Art Blog Hop- Day 4

Authentique Paper and Hampton Art are teaming up over the next couple of days to bring you tons of inspiration using Authentique Paper and our new stamps from Hampton Art!

In case you haven't heard yet, we have teamed up with Hampton Art to create a line of co-branded cling mount stamps. Currently we have 3 sets to chose from:


After you check out the projects here on the Authentique Paper blog, be sure to head on over to the Hampton Art blog to find out what the talented members of their Design Team have created today with these stamp sets and Authentique Paper products!

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Shellye McDaniel

Authentique artwork in stamp form?  Yes!
With stamps you can create multiples, such as invitations or transfer an image to your favorite background paper in your favorite color of ink. I love stamps...can you tell? :)

For my Hampton Art project, I chose one of the sweet silhouette shapes from the ICO232 cling stamp set and the Remembrance Collection.


For my little hanger I used a Maya Road chipboard album page as the base. I traced the shape onto Remembrance 2 paper and then cut out.  Next I stamped the cute silhouette image and sentiment onto a grey cardstock with Color Box's Gooseberry Ink. I added one of the sticker frames over the image with foam dots.  The 3-D flowers were created with a punches from McGill and Remembrance 6x6 bundle.

For the centers of the flowers I took two crystal rhinestones by ZVA Creative and colored the tops with a white PITT Artist Pen by Faber-Castell.  Once it was dry I rubbed a walnut ink pad across the raised areas. Lastly, I tied on a generous hanger from May Arts wired ribbon.  

Authentique Paper Products: Remembrance- Remembrance 2 Paper; 6x6 Bundle; 6x12 Components Stickers
Hampton Art Products: ICO232
Other Products: Color Box- Gooseberry Ink Pad; Maya Road-scalloped chipboard; ZVA Creative-Self-Adhesive Rhinestones; May Arts- Ribbon

I hope that you enjoy all of the amazing Authentique/Hampton Art projects that will come your way throughout the week! 

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John Petersen

What could be better than Authentique Paper's™ "Pride" and "Seasons: Summer" paper collections?  Some fabulous stamps from Hampton Arts® that feature Authentique Paper's designs!  Here's a couple of card ideas to get you inspired!

Seasons: Summer Card
There's a lot of pattern play with this card design, with highlights from the Hampton Arts® stamp set.  IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ pigment ink in Bahama Blue was used for the stamping and IMAGINE Crafts® Embossing Powder in Clear to emboss the stamped images.
Close up of the Hampton Arts stamps used in creating this card.  The papers featured from the "Seasons: Summer" collection are from the 6 x 6 Bundle and include "Summer One" and two different solids found in this pack.
The base of this card is "Summer One" paper cut to a finished size of 5 x 7 inches, layered with a piece of "Summer Two" paper that was edged with Memento Luxe™ Bahama Blue.
Next add the "Summer One" layered piece that was stamped with the bird, then add the sentiment banner over this piece with dimensional tape.
Add the layered flower pieces towards the bottom right corner, then layer with the floral vine stamped piece ("Summer One" paper) and "You Are My Sunshine" both with dimensional tape.

Pride Card
Time to show your "Pride" with this great card!  There's lots of details in this card and I wanted it to have a "postal" theme so I used this Hampton Arts® stamp set to highlight this in the paper.
All of these pieces were stamped using Memento Luxe™ in Nautical Blue and/or Love Letter, then embossed with clear embossing powder.  The American Map was cut out from the "Privilege" paper, then stamped with the script writing stamp.  A star sticker from the 12 x 12 "Details" sticker sheet was added in the upper left hand corner of the mailing label stamped image.  The postage stamp was stamped on white cardstock (then cut to size) and the "Keep Me Posted" and "Just because" pieces were stamped on the script on red paper from the 6 x 6 "Pride" bundle.

To create this card, adhere the American Map in the upper right hand corner.  Next take the two printed strips from the "Details" 12 x 12 sticker sheet, dove tail cut the ends and adhere as shown.
Add a piece of sheer navy ribbon across the mailing label, then layer with the postage stamped piece with dimensional tape of choice.
To finish this card, add the Statue of Liberty sticker from the "Details" 12 x 12 sticker sheet and place the "Keep Me Posted" stamped piece on top.  Add the "Just Because" ticket piece in the upper right hand corner with dimensional tape to finish your card.

Hope these ideas inspire you on your next projects!


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Be sure to check back every day this week for more project inspiration! We have an Authentique Prize Pack to give away to one of our lucky commenters (please leave unique comments!) 

Also, make sure you stop and visit us as well as our friends over at Hampton Art all week long for prizes and lots of wonderful inspiration coming your way! Don't forget to stop by the Hampton Art Facebook Page and tell them Authentique Paper sent you!
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Authentique Paper & Hampton Art Blog Hop- Day 3

Authentique Paper and Hampton Art are teaming up over the next couple of days to bring you tons of inspiration using Authentique Paper and our new stamps from Hampton Art!
In case you haven't heard yet, we have teamed up with Hampton Art to create a line of co-branded cling mount stamps. Currently we have 3 sets to chose from:


After you check out the projects here on the Authentique Paper blog, be sure to head on over to the Hampton Art blog to find out what the talented members of their Design Team have created today with these stamp sets and Authentique Paper products!

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Angie Blom

I paper pieced the images to use as an accent to the top of my page..
then taking some of the 12 x 12 papers and layering them on top of each other for a layered look.


 The flowers from Petaloo added the perfect accent for these papers..
 I just love the blues and yellows.



 You can see the wonderful layers in this close up.. and that cross word paper is my
favourite.. I used the sticker letters and words to add my title .


supplies
Authentique Collection "Strong"
Authentique Word and Letter stickers
Hampton Arts keep me posted, footloose
Petaloo flowers
Imagine Crafts inks

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Heather Conklin

For today's project, I decided to use an embossing resist technique and both the Hampton Art Cling Stamps, and ColorBox Dye Inks. I started with a plain white piece of cardstock, then wiped the cardstock with a used dryer sheet. This helps the embossing powder to only stick to the areas that I want it to. I took my Hampton Art Cling Stamps and some Versamark, stamping first my sentiment (Footloose), then the flower images (Grateful Heart) repeatedly. I then used clear embossing powder, and heat embossed the images.
Now comes the fun part! Using any of the ColorBox Archival Dye Inkpads, mix up a few colors by taking a sponge or other porous material to dab, swirl and blend colors. On this card, I used a combination of Gooseberry, Dark Cherry and Frosted Plum. After I felt that I had mixed the colors to the tones I liked, I used a damp cloth to rub off the inks from the embossed areas. Don't rub too hard, or you may take some of the paper with you.

Once it was completely dry, I cut some chipboard to make the embossed section more dimensional, added a contrasting May Arts ribbon, and layered my newly designed sentiment on some of the papers from the Remembrance Collection.


Products Used:
Authentique Paper-Remembrance Collection, Remembrance #1, Remembrance #2
Hampton Art Cling Stamps-Footloose & Grateful Heart
ColorBox Inks-Gooseberry, Dark Cherry and Frosted Plum
Other-American Crafts Embossing Powder (clear), AC Cardstock (white), May Arts ribbon, chipboard, dimensional adhesive

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Be sure to check back every day this week for more project inspiration! We have an Authentique Prize Pack to give away to one of our lucky commenters (please leave unique comments!) 

Also, make sure you stop and visit us as well as our friends over at Hampton Art all week long for prizes and lots of wonderful inspiration coming your way! Don't forget to stop by the Hampton Art Facebook Page and tell them Authentique Paper sent you!
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You Are My Sunshine

Authentique Paper and Hampton Art are teaming up over the next couple of days to bring you tons of inspiration using Authentique Paper and our new stamps from Hampton Art!

In case you haven't heard yet, we have teamed up with Hampton Art to create a line of co-branded cling mount stamps. Currently we have 3 sets to chose from:


After you check out the projects here on the Authentique Paper blog, be sure to head on over to the Hampton Art blog to find out what the talented members of their Design Team have created today with these stamp sets and Authentique Paper products!

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Kay Fatula

 Greetings fellow crafters!  Kay here sharing a layout I've made where I've used the wonderful bright papers from Authentique's Seasons: Summer collection & Hampton Art/Authentique stamps.  What a fabulous pairing indeed...I'm a big fan of stamps.  So when given the opportunity to work with Hampton Arts stamps, I jumped at the chance!  


Here's my son about two weeks ago during one of his 'tummy time' sessions.  These papers went along just right with this candid & fun photo of my little guy.



I've used several Hampton Arts stamps on this page--I've used them to further decorate my background & as homemade embellishments.

 First my background, here you can see the script stamp from the 'Keep Me Posted' collection.  I randomly stamped onto the upper part of my background to add a bit more visual interest.  The stamp 'You Are My Sunshine' from the 'Footloose' collection serves as the title to my layout.

I heat embossed the small flower stamp from the 'Grateful Heart' collection with opaque glittered Marcasite embossing powder three times, fussy cut the flowers out & adhered them to the centers of my punched flower bursts.
 I loved the sentiment on this stamp from the 'Grateful Heart' collection & felt it could definitely relate to my page.  I stamped the image on plain white card stock, cut it out, inked the edges & decorated the corners with a dot of yellow Stickles.  For some added dimension, this sentiment was adhered with a couple of pop dots.
 The 'Thinking of You' label was made by combining the 'Thinking of You' sentiment from the 'Keep Me Posted' collection & the label from the 'Grateful Heart' collection.  I've slightly bent the label upwards in order to give it a bit more dimension.
 A close up of the embossed stamped flowers.
The little bird on a branch stamp is from the 'Footloose' collection.  I wanted to be able to adhere this little bird anywhere on the page.  So I decided to stamp it onto a small scrap of transparency with non-solvent black ink so it doesn't smear.  I then cut it out and adhered it with clear dry adhesive.

I hope you all enjoyed this project & that it inspires some of you to use some stamps on your next layout or crafty project!

Products Used:
Authentique Paper - Seasons: Summer Collection 12x12 Paper #SEA027, Enhancements #SEA012
Stamps: Hampton Art - Footloose, Hampton Arts - Grateful Heart, Hampton Arts - Keep Me Posted
Dies: Spellbinders Hexagon
Other: 
Flocked Turquoise Teddy Bear, Resin Flowers, Ribbon Flowers, Mulberry Paper Flowers, Acrylic Frame

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Emily Lanham


When I picked up these stamps I was drawn to the "You Are My Sunshine" sentiment. I immediately grabbed my daughter's pre-school picture from this year and tried to think of how I could incorporate it with the stamp because she is my little sunshine. 


When I thought of sunshine & Authentique paper, the Seasons: Summer collection popped into my head first. This was the perfect collection for this project, plus, blue and gold are my daughter's school colors. Though this paper collection is petite, it packs a big punch! You can do so much with it, plus, it works well with the co-branded stamps from Hampton Art! 

The base of my project is just a piece of wood. I had a rather large board cut at Lowe's, it is similar to clipboard material, but a little thicker. For around $8, you can get a rather large board cut into whatever sizes that yo want. This particular project is 6x6, but I have several other pieces that I am saving for future projects. I thought this project was a great alternative to the typical picture frame.

I hope that after seeing all of the inspiration this week you will run to get some of the Authentique/Hampton Art stamps! They are perfect to keep in your stash, they work well with our products and are great to add a quick sentiment to a card, layout, or even an altered project. 



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Be sure to check back every day this week for more project inspiration! We have an Authentique Prize Pack to give away to one of our lucky commenters (please leave unique comments!) 

Also, make sure you stop and visit us as well as our friends over at Hampton Art all week long for prizes and lots of wonderful inspiration coming your way! Don't forget to stop by the Hampton Art Facebook Page and tell them Authentique Paper sent you!
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Authentique Paper & Hampton Art Project Inspiration Blog Hop- Day 1

Authentique Paper and Hampton Art are teaming up over the next couple of days to bring you tons of inspiration using Authentique Paper and our new stamps from Hampton Art!
In case you haven't heard yet, we have teamed up with Hampton Art to create a line of co-branded cling mount stamps. Currently we have 3 sets to chose from:


After you check out the projects here on the Authentique Paper blog, be sure to head on over to the Hampton Art blog to find out what the talented members of their Design Team have created today with these stamp sets and Authentique Paper products!

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Hi everyone, Audrey here! I am so excited to share an altered gift tin with you today that pairs Hampton Art/Authentique co-branded stamps with Authentique's gorgeous Remembrance collection. Truly a perfect partnership! And a fun way to upcycle an old empty tin into something useful and new, too.

 I have to admit that I'm sort of a sucker for pretty packaging, and I love coming up with new ways of boxing up those special gifts. It's really quite easy dressing up the front of almost any recycled container, like this Maya Road embellishment tin. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a whole stash of those just waiting to be used!
The lid of the tin is almost the same size as a standard card base, so that's what I started with. Once I was done with the card, I added a bit of extra lace on the bottom, and it was pretty much a perfect fit.

Here's a few steps from start to finish.
Cut a standard A2 card front from Remembrance 1 paper. Stamp the script image from the Keep Me Posted stamp set along the sides of the card front using ColorBox Dark Cherry Archival Dye Ink.
 
Layer with card front with additional patterned papers. (Note* I tend to like things a bit on the shabby side, so all my pieces are lightly sponged with ink) I used a panel of purple stripe Remembrance 3 (B side) down the center, slightly skewed to the left, followed by a frame die cut from Remembrance 2 (A side) paper. I added a bit of stitching for decoration. The scalloped border at the top was fussy cut from the Remembrance 1 paper. I often use elements from patterned papers as easy embellishments on my projects. Love that most of the work has already been done for me!

Peel the green fancy frame sticker from the Components sticker sheet and place it on a non-stick sheet or leftover packaging. Stamp the floral corner image from the Grateful Heart stamp set around the frame using ColorBox Khaki Green Archival Dye Ink. 

Gently remove the sticker from the sheet and center it on the card front. Tie trims around the bottom of the frame. Add a small snippet of paper doily underneath the bottom edge.

Die cut a tag from kraft cardstock. Using just a portion of the image at a time, stamp the postcard from the Keep Me Posted set on the tag using the Khaki Green ink. Adhere the tag to the card front using foam adhesive.
Stamp a silhouette image onto kraft cardstock using ColorBox Mudslide Archival Dye ink and trim it out. Stamp the beautiful moments image onto Remembrance 1 paper and trim out. Watercolor the image using Khaki Green and Dark Cherry ink pads. Adhere the images to the card front using foam adhesive. Embellish with buttons.

Stamp the postage stamp image from the Footloose stamp set onto Remembrance 1 paper using Khaki Green ink. Lightly watercolor the image and punch out using a postage stamp punch. Adhere to the top of the card front. Stamp Thinking of You onto a kraft banner strip with Mudslide ink. Staple banner onto the stamp image.

Now add the lace trim to the bottom, and adhere the card front to the tin using tacky glue or strong red-line adhesive.
Supplies:
Authentique Remembrance Collection: Remembrance 1 12x12 Paper, Remembrance 2 12x12 Paper, Remembrance 3 12x12 paper, Components Sticker Sheet
Authentique Paper Co for Hampton Art Stamps: Keep Me Posted Set, Grateful Heart Set, Footloose Set
Clearsnap ColorBox Archival Dye Ink: Mudslide, Dark Cherry, Khaki Green
Dies: Papertrey Ink
Trim: May Arts, Webster's Pages, Papertrey Ink, American Crafts
Doily: Wilton
Buttons: Foofala
Staple: Tim Holtz
Tin: Maya Road

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Be sure to check back every day this week for more project inspiration! We have an Authentique Prize Pack to give away to one of our lucky commenters (please leave unique comments!) 

Also, make sure you stop and visit us as well as our friends over at Hampton Art all week long for prizes and lots of wonderful inspiration coming your way! Don't forget to stop by the Hampton Art Facebook Page and tell them Authentique Paper sent you!
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