Announcing "Curiosity"

Watching a young persons eyes light up as they discover something new is one of life's true joys. Such youthful curiosity can inspire learning in each of us and fosters the belief that anything is possible. The unique colors and creative designs make it a one-of-a-kind collection sure to add nostalgia to school-based layouts and projects.

Some of you have probably already seen little sneak peeks of this collection floating around on the internet or on our Facebook Page. We wanted to "officially" announce to you our brand new school themed collection... "Curiosity." 

You can see larger shots of each paper in the collection on our website by clicking HERE.

We had lots of great projects from our Design Team on display in our booth a few weeks ago at CHA, so we wanted to share just a few of those. We are sure you will see some of these projects in more in depth blog posts very soon, so make sure you check back! 

One last thing before we go for today... we want to GIVE AWAY a "Curiosity" prize to one lucky fan! Just leave a comment telling us what you love about this collection and we will draw announce a winner later this week! 

Delightful Baby Girl Mini Album

When I really got into scrapbooking several years ago, I had a fascination with paper lunch bags. I fell in love with making mini albums out of them. Not only are they a cheap base for an album, but they are fun & quick to make. 

A few weeks ago, my friend asked me to make a little mini album for her to give as a baby shower gift. Immediately, I thought of  our "Delightful" collection and the little baby elements that were made to go along with the collection. 

My friend told me that the mom (who the shower was being held for) loved butterflies. So I wanted to fill this little album full of pretty butterflies. Plus, they go great with the baby theme! 

When I started making these types of albums, I searched the internet for tutorials on how to make one and had a lot of trouble finding helpful hints, so I kind of made up my own little way. I thought that I would share with you all a helpful video on how I make my paper bag albums. Make sure you watch all the way through! I also show little peeks inside of my "Delightful" little album! 

Thanks for stopping by today! Remember, if you see something shown on our blog, facebook page, pinterest, etc that you want to know how to make, please let us know! We are always trying to come up with fun tutorials to share with you! 

Products Used:

Authentique- Delightful Collection: 6x6 bundle, Baby Tabloids

May Arts: Various Ribbons

Paper Lunch Bags

Earth Friendly Friday

Happy Friday AP Fans!

It's Natalie here,

and I have an Earth Friendly Friday

project to share with you.

 I've had this box of flowers in my stash for YEARS.....

know one day I'd want to turn the box into something

and my Earth Friendly Friday post was the perfect time.

it started out like this

can you believe this awesome box that flowers came in?!!

I left it the color it was to represent the sand in my 

"Ode to Lake Michigan" project.

 I wont bore you with details of the lake, just know you really should see it some day.  

I used some of my favorite Fresh Papers

and the awesome Cardstock stickers

(if you haven't tried the stickers you SO need to!)

here's a look at my 'Ode to Lake Michigan'

I hope you like my project today!

We also have a winner to announce from our "Enchanted" Giveaway earlier this week! 

BethJuly 25, 2012 12:10 PM

I. Love. These. Colors!! Halloween is my favorite crafty holiday, so I can't wait to give these papers a go!

Congrats! Please send an email to contests@authentiquepaper.com with your mailing info and "Enchanted Giveaway Winner" in the subject line! 

Make sure you stop by the blog next week... if you're curious to know why... we might just have another little announcement & a giveaway! 

Announcing "Enchanted"

As the collection name "Enchanted" reminds, Halloween is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to feel the enthralling allure of this charming night. The vintage designs and rick distressing highlight the nostalgic memories associated with this thrilling holiday. Subtle icons built into the paper designs combine tradition and elegance. Cards, albums, and projects will instantly transform into sentimental masterpieces with the use of these icons and word-based elements.

Some of you have probably already seen little sneak peeks of this collection floating around on the internet or on our Facebook Page. We wanted to "officially" announce to you our brand new Halloween collection... "Enchanted." 


You can see larger shots of each paper in the collection on our website by clicking HERE.

We had lots of great projects from our Design Team on display in our booth last week at CHA, so we wanted to share just a few of those. We are sure you will see some of these projects in more in depth blog posts, so make sure you check back! 

We also found out yesterday that Enchanted is in the running for "Favorite 2012 Halloween Collection" on Paper Crafters Corner! Make sure you CLICK HERE to cast your vote! 

One last thing before we go for today... we want to GIVE AWAY an "Enchanted" prize to one lucky fan! Just leave a comment telling us what you love about this collection and we will draw announce a winner later this week! 

Festive Winners!

As we promised yesterday on our Facebook Page, we have a couple of lucky winners who will receive an Authentique prize pack! 

Please send an email with your mailing address to contests@authentiquepaper.com Make sure you put "Festive Chain Facebook Winner" in the subject line!

Thanks for being fans and playing along with us!

Christmas in July - Paper Chain Tutorial

Merry Christmas everyone!

"What's that?" you ask? "Isn't this only July?"

Well yes it is. But all last week we were celebrating Christmas in July - highlighting our new holiday paper collection "Festive".

I had so much fun celebrating, that I couldn't stop! So I went a little crazy and created a "festive" paper chain. And because I was having so much fun with that, I made a video tutorial to help you get in the Christmas-in-July-spirit! 

So are you ready? Well let's get Festive!

~ materials ~

Festive Collection - Authentique

Garnet and Peridot Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts

Tiny Attacher - Tim Holtz Idea-ology

July Inspiration Color Challenge

Welcome to the Authentique Paper July Inspiration Color Challenge!

We have two challenges per month:
• Sketch Challenge - The Sketch Challenge will be posted on the first Saturday of each month. There will be two sketches posted {one card sketch and one layout sketch} for you to use as inspiration.
• Inspiration Color Challenge - The Inspiration Color Challenge will be posted on the third Saturday of each month. There will be a color storyboard posted for you to use as inspiration.

We would love for you to play along! 
Just use the challenge inspiration to create as many projects as you'd like.
A winner will be randomly selected from all the qualified entries to receive an Authentique Paper prize pack!
{The more projects you create, the better your chances are of winning!}

{Color Storyboard}

{Details}

- You will have until Wednesday, August 15th at midnight {PST} to enter.

- You will need to create a separate entry for each submission. {You can submit as many projects as you want!}

- Use the Linky Tool at the bottom of this post to link directly to your entry.

- You must provide a link somewhere in your entry back here to the Authentique Paper blog.

- Anyone can play along, but you must use products from Authentique Paper on your project if you would like to be able to win. {You can add in whatever other products you'd like...as long as you are using at least 50% Authentique Paper product on your project.}

- You must provide a supply list of Authentique Paper products used on your entry.

{Inspiration Projects from the Design Team}

{Loes de Groot}

{Angie Blom}

{Emily Lanham}

{Guiseppa Gubler}

{June Inspiration Color Challenge Winner}

#1 Christa Uttley

Congratulations!

Please send an e-mail with the subject " June Inspiration Color Challenge Winner" and include your mailing address to contests@authentiquepaper.com to claim your Authentique Paper prize pack!

Christmas in July Grand Finale!

Today is our last day at CHA and our last day of Christmas in July here on the blog. Don't worry though, you will see a lot more fun & "Festive" projects from our design team over the next couple of months! 

Today we have some great projects from design team member Heather Conklin. She made a fun variety of "Festive" projects from ornaments to cards & tags and even some dimensional letters! 

Finally...we wanted to show you how all of these beautiful & festive projects were displayed this week in our booth at CHA!

This was our little "Festive" tree. 

We have a few winners to announce from our facebook contest this week...

Dorina Denton

Cheryl Hutcherson

Please email contests@authentiquepaper.com with "CHA Week Facebook Winner" in the subject line and we will get a prize out to you! 

Thank you all for playing along this week!

More Festive to Inspire You!

Welcome to another "Festive" day on the Authentique Paper blog! You all are completely ready for Christmas now, right? It's hot and humid here in Chicago, but we love showing off all of the wonderful projects in our CHA Booth! Especially the ones made with our "Festive" collection! Did we mention that we have a beautiful Christmas tree in our booth? It's a real hit! 

Guiseppa Gubler made the most adorable tag book! We just know this one is going to be all over Pinterest soon based on all of the photos that were taken today! 

Design Team Member Janeen Shember is great. We just love this girl! She makes so many different whimsical projects that really stand out! Check out this altered canvas that she made with "Festive!" 

Ready for another facebook winner?  Here we go....

Lynn Beier

Please email your mailing address to contests@authentiquepaper.com with "CHA Week Facebook Winner" in the subject line and we will get a prize out to you as soon as we are back from CHA!

A Very Festive Tuesday

We are all set up and ready to kick off Summer CHA 2012 in just a few hours! While we are away having some fun, we wanted to make sure you all were having fun as well! Today we have even more Christmas in July projects from our design team to inspire you!

We asked each of our design team members to make some Ornaments for us to display on our "Festive" tree at CHA. They did an amazing job on these! We can't wait to show you all our tree!   

Shellye McDaniel made some very simple but oh-so-beautiful dimensional ornaments.

She also made this adorable little tree out of rosettes! Very clever idea! 

Angie Blom showed off her skills with this beautiful accordion mini album. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to stop back each day this week for even more inspiration! 

Before we head out the door today, we have a few winners to announce! We have 3 today from our Facebook contest going on this week...

Deborah Johnson

Holly Moon

Dana Edwards

Please email contests@authentiquepaper.com with "CHA Week Facebook Winner" in the subject line and we will get a prize out to you as soon as we are back from CHA!