Exciting news!

If I sounded a little down and unsure in my last post, I hope you will forgive me. I hope I didn’t scare anyone enough to make you think we might close our doors. Naaaaahhhh… perish the thought!
We have not one, but TWO new Team Captains to present. They should both be [...]

The Talented and Lovely Lara

Did you know Gauche Alchemy has a Flickr group? We do! It’s a marvelous place to get ideas and inspiration. Lara is a gifted artist I had the immense pleasure of “meeting” though that group. She deftly mixes Gauche Alchemy kits and her own personal style into Art Journals, layouts and cards that defy all [...]

Gauche Alchemy Premier Circle Journal Project

We are sponsoring a circle journal (this is a first for me, personally), which filled up pretty immediately after announcing it.  We’re off and running, and I thought I’d share some of the Design Team’s efforts.  (For more, go to the Circle Journal Flickr group.)
Maggi’s journal theme is “Vintage Bling.”  She created the inside cover [...]

Blog Candy, Eye Candy, and Pub Candy

Before I get down to biznatch, an announcement:

I had wondered why our previous demand for punchinella petered out. Seems that the listing disappeared from our ArtFire shop. No idea how that happened. Anyway, punchinella (or sequin waste, as it’s sometimes known) is again available!
PUB CANDY!
Okay, so I made up that phrase. [...]

GDT call at Scrappin Mojo – and more work from Pam!

For those of you who might be interested, there a 2-month GDT call at Scrappin’ Mojo. Go here for the details. Deadline is 8/20.
Now that I’ve got your attention, here’s some more fabulous work from our very own Pam Thorburn. She made such great use of our Pitching a Tent kit, don’t you [...]

OMgoodness – I absolutely love this mixed media piece

Pam Thorburn has done it again. Using our Pitching a Tent kit, she made the most gorgeous thing – arguably my faborite (fabulous+favorite=faborite).
I collaged on some of the [ephemera] fishermen pages, then the bird and birdhouse from one of the book pages. Beeswax over top-that’s a first for me!- and the lace flower I [...]

Our kit + Pam Thorburn = magic

We chose Pam Thorburn as our guest designer for the Pitching a Tent kit. And we are so, so sorry. NOT!
Pam’s garden journal is just amazing. Saliva-worthy for sure.

You can see it started as a cheap mini ringer binder from the pound shop-or dollar store!
The cover is the adhesive fabric which I [...]

Announcements – more fun for you!

We still have six spots for our circle journal group. If we don’t get six more people, we’ll go forward with those we have and just have smaller journals when they come back in less time.
I am working on a couple of simple but brilliant new variety packs that will be [...]

Circle Journal Anyone?

EDIT: Circle Journal participation CLOSED. Thanks everyone!
I’ve been wanting to do this for a while – I’m a totally newbie at this, but I think that’s good. I have no idea what the rules should be – so we’re free to make up our own!

PLEASE DO NOT THINK you have [...]

From one of our Japanese customers – awesome!

I hope it’s okay with Yumiko that I post this – there is kind of a language barrier. I think this layout rocks! It was made using our Acme Kit (lot 2) and the White Color Kit. Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy. Just love it.

Yasu has been our go-between for our Japanese customers. [...]