Printer's Type Tray with Susan Dupre

I am sharing with you a printers type tray that I did for CHA using On the Boardwalk  and On the Boardwalk 8 x 8 paper pads.  It was great having the option of the smaller scaled papers of the 8 x 8 pad to work with when I was making my ATC's for this tray.  If I needed a larger pattern I had it in the 12 x 12 paper. 

I just love how everything you need to make an artist trading card is there for you in Graphic 45 papers.  I only used a few non G45 items for my ATC's.  These were super fun to make, and Graphic 45 makes it easy!

Thanks Everyone and Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre

Today We're On the Boardwalk with Design Member Nancy Burke

I wanted share with you this lo Nancy did of the Oregon coast.  The On the Boardwalk colors work so well with her photo.  Even though it is not a sandy beach or tropical vacation spot, this collection works great with her lo. 

Take a look at that hand-made flower above.  I love it!

  Thanks Nancy.  I love the feeling that this lo provokes.  I feel I need to go grab a sweater.  I can just feal the ocean breeze blowing.

Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre 

On the Boardwalk album by Design Team Member Christie Bryant

Today we have this wonderful mini album using On the Boardwalk .  I love the detail she has put into it!  Take a look.

Thanks Christie for the close ups as well.  What an awesome album.  Don't you guys think that "On the Boardwalk" is the perfect line for those holiday and beach pictures.

Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre

Beautiful lo's by Susan Lui

And, today just happens to be her birthday!  Happy birthday sweet Susan.   Susan really does beautiful work.  There is no denying it after you see these lo's.  Here is one titled "Little Italy".  She used papers from On the Boardwalk.

On this lo titled "True", Susan used Le' Romantique.

Thanks Susan for the inspiration! 

Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre

Couture Cardstock and Graphic 45

Today is the last day of our blog relay, so I wanted to show you some more projects using Couture Cardstockand Graphic 45.  We have a 8 x 8 lo that design team member Antoinette van Hattum has done for us of her wedding day.  She used Le' Romantique papers for this beautiful lo.

And, below is a card that I made using Couture Cardstock and paper from the  A Proper Gentleman  8 x 8 Collection Pad.  

Thank you Couture Cardstock for letting Graphic 45 use your wonderful cardstock!

Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre

Owl Always Love You Lynne Woolgar Our February Guest Designer

I know, that was cheesy, but I just had to take advantage of the play on words.  That is the title of Lynne's lo below.  Take a look at the adorable owl she made!

Isn't the lo just precious?  I'll be sharing more of Lynne's fabulous work later on, as well as more work from the design team featuring the new lines.

Until then,

Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre

Some Beautiful Creations by Jing-Jing Nickel

Design team member Jing-Jing has used all three of our new leases in her work below.  I love how she has used On the Boardwalk for this lo.  Even though the papers have a vacation and beach theme, she has show us that you can still use the papers for non-themed lo's as well.

Here Jing-Jing has used Le' Romantique   on her beautiful lo.  I like the way she cleverly used one of the die-cut frames that come with the collection in her title work.

Jing-Jing also used our masculine collection A Proper Gentleman  to make some wonderful cards.

For all you card makers out there don't forget that you can now get your Graphic 45 papers in 8 x 8 pads.    Everything that comes in the normal 12 x 12 collection, is now available in a smaller scale.

Thanks Jing-Jing for sharing your fabulous work with us.

Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre

Double the Fun with Hilde!

Today I have two beautiful lo's by design team member Hilde Janbroers.  Hilde has used Graphic 45"Le' Romantique" and "On the Boardwalk", as well as some Couture Cardstock for both of these lo's.

Hilde always does beautiful lo's.  Even her beach lo's have that beauty about them.  Thanks Hilde for sharing your work with us today!

Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre

A little Couture Cardstock with Design Team Member Nancy Burke

Today's blog post is a little favor box made out of the Ivory Couture Cardstock .  Nancy then added some Graphic 45   Le' Romantique- Tender Missives paper, a bit of pearly bling and sheer ribbon. The flower was also punched from the same G45 paper and layered with a gold paper medallion and pearl stamens. The tag was edged with a gold leafing pen.

That is beautiful Nancy, and it is certainly something I would be impressed to receive as a guest.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre

Introducing February's Guest Designer Lynne Woolgar

We are please to have Lynne as February guest designer for Graphic 45.  Lynne has provided us with a  bio about herself below:

Hi everyone! My name is Lynne Woolgar and I live in Vero Beach, Florida. I have three adult children, one daughter and two sons, and a 1yr old grand-son.  I have been an arts & crafts fanatic for about 22 years. It all started with my grand-mother Nini. She made the most remarkable crafts you’ve ever seen, from crocheting to painting to hooked rugs to sculptures. She was never afraid to try her hand at something new!!  I grew up wanting to be just like her!

I started scrapbooking in the early ‘90s, and although I enjoyed the process, I made very few layouts. It took me 5 years to get one album done! Fast forward to 2004; a divorce and a major move back to Florida changed all of that. Funny how, my scrapbook supplies were the only arts & crafts items that I brought with me. I worked on a few pages during the next few years, but concentrated more on home decorating, sewing, and floral arranging. While out shopping one day, I picked up a magazine that inspired me to venture into a new art form – collages!! Still working on that one! Of course, if you are making collages, you need pretty papers, stamps, inks, all of the lovely supplies you need to do scrapbooking! Boy, was there a lot of new stuff out there, I was totally amazed at all of the great and innovative products on the market!! At about the same time, my daughter Ashley, announced that she was pregnant!! Well, that was it….I had to document her pregnancy and the baby shower, and the birth, and the footprints, and the smile, and the…….everything!!! Now, I’m hooked!

In the last 2 years, I have learned so many new techniques, and found so many wonderful products, that I don’t think I’ll ever catch up! Scrapbooking has become a way of life for me. Not only is it my creative outlet and escape, it has also helped me to regain some sanity in my hectic life. 

My style varies quite a bit, from child themes, to very simple layouts, to vintage chic.  I love to mix the modern with the vintage style. This is what I love the most about Graphic 45’s beautiful products. I get the best of both worlds. 

Here is some lovely work that Lynne as done for us:

Here are Lynne's instructions for her lo "I wish" - as well as a close up below of those amazing flowers!

I Wish LO:
The pic is me, from a long, long time ago!!!! I just happened upon it & decided to use it for this LO! Lace & ribbon from my stash. Flowers are made using Plantin Cartridge on Cricut.  I followed Tim Holtz's tutorial to make these, with my own twist. Title is made from Blackletter Cartridge. "Time" is from Tim Holtz. Brad is by BoBunny. The leaves are from a vintage dictionary. I tore the pages into 'leaf' looking pieces. Crunched them, wet them and ironed them dry. I then added Distress Inks to age them a bit more.

I might have to have a go at those flowers!  They are wonderful.  We will be sharing more of Lynne's fabulous work later in the month.  We will also continue our blog relay with Couture Cardstock.

 Then be sure to check in because I still plan on showing you what the design team as done with our new CHA releases!

Until then - Happy Scrapping!

Susan Dupre