A Trick or Treat Surprise for you!

'Hallowe'en in Wonderland' Treat Bag and Card

Recreate this adorable treat bag and card, designed by our head designer Diane Schultz.  Below is the supply list and the instruction sheet is attached.  Dig in and have a blast!  As always we love to see your creations so please post your photos on our Facebook fan page. 

Here is what you will need to get started:              

• Hallowe'en in Wonderland (back) paper
  
• Through the Looking Glass paper
• Wonderland Classifides paper
• The Mad Hatter (back) paper
• Hallowe'en in Wonderland Borders paper
• Hallowe'en in Wonderland Tags paper
• Craft paper bag with handles
• Black Tulle
• May Arts green ribbon
• May Arts gold cord
• Brass key
• Brass brad
• Foam squares
  
• Color Box cats eye ink (or similar brand) in chestnut roan or dark brown
• Glue/double side adhesive tape
• metal ruler
• scissors

'Hallowe'en in Wonderland' Treat Bag and Card Instruction Sheet.

Download Halloween in wonderland project(3)

Workshop description:
It's no TRICK—this DELICIOUS 'Hallowe'en in Wonderland' TREAT
BAG and CARD will elicit smiles even before the goodies are found
inside! Perfect for classes or in-store kits. Class includes instruction, printed
patterns and directions, paper, embellishments and all supplies necessary for
project completion.

Workshop supplies:
Halloween in Wonderland (back) paper, Through the Looking Glass paper,
Wonderland Classifides paper, The Mad Hatter (back) paper, Halloween in
Wonderland Borders paper, Halloween in Wonderland Tags paper, Craft
paper bag with handles, Black Tulle, May Arts green ribbon, May Arts gold
cord, Brass key, Brass brad, and Foam squares.

List of supplies each participant will need to bring:
Color Box cats eye ink (or similar brand) in chestnut roan or dark brown.
Glue, double side adhesive tape, metal ruler, craft knife and mat, or scissors.

Happy Papercrafting!

~

Team Graphic 45

Are you ready for Trick or Treat Bags....Graphic45 Style?

We are kicking off the Halloween season early!  The air is getting crisper and cooler, well in my part of the country anyway and I am getting the creepy crawly spirit! 

Our design team each got a bag from the Pennsylvania Bag Company to deck out Halloween style.  So lets get this party started with those awesome treat bag by Christie Bryant!  Isnt this just AMAZING!!!

 With a bag like this, it is certainly a treat!  Thank you Christie for sharing your Halloween treat bag with us!

Candy
  
 

It's Getting A Bit Steamie with Graphic45 and Simply Renee's "Clip It Up Mini"

You are going to love this! 

We love Simply Renee and the Clip It Up organizational products that they create.  Recently our designer, Candy Rosenberg was asked by Simply Renee to alter a "Clip It Up Mini" to share on both our blog and the Clip It Up blog! 

Well, lets just say that Candy went a little "steampunk" on this one...her name is "Steamie" and here is a sneak peek:

Head on over to the CLIP IT UP BLOG to leave a comment on their post and the winner will be announced on their blog on Friday, October 1st!  And be sure to keep checking back to see how they mixed a Clip It Up Mini, Graphic45 and the kitchen! 

Plus if you comment on this post, we will give away a Christmas Past Deluxe Edtion Paper Pad to two lucky winners!

Have a great week!

Team Graphic45

Jade has a Natural Flair for Fashion

A Natural Flair for combining Fashion Trends... I can honestly attest to the fact that my sister is a fashion genius.... In which I have seen that the scrapbooking community follows fashion trends.... So is my LO talking about G45 or my sis... you decide!!!!

 
Shopping List
Graphic 45 SteamPunk Debutante Paper: Victorian Transformers
Graphic 45 SteamPunk Debutante Paper: Ephemera Extraordinaire (Side A and B)
Graphic 45 Fashionista: Bon Marche
Graphic 45 SteamPunk Fashionista: Tre Chic
Graphic 45 SteamPunk Domestic Goddess: Happy Homemaker
Graphic 45 Staples: Envelope
Prima Flowers
Vintage Trim
Recollections Flowers
Vintage Buttons
7 Gypsies: Graffer Tape
EK Success Punch

Jenny shows us how to make some pretty flowers....September Tutorial

Tutorial – Crumpled Flowers

by Jenny Svennson

 

I’m going to show you how to make these really cute flowers out of patterned papers. I got the idea from a colleague of mine, who made big flowers from tissue paper, which she rolled onto a pencil and then crumpled it to shape the petals. I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I thought I’d give it a try with patterned paper too, and see if I somehow could adapt this technique to scrapbooking. And it worked perfectly.

 

To make these flowers, you need the following things: Patterned paper, cut into petal shapes, a piece of twine, a cardstock circle, a button and a knitting needle or something similar for rolling up your petal when you crumple it. You also need to soak your petals in water, using a mister or why not a bottle of Glimmer Mist, to add some sparkle too while you are at it.

 

 

So, take the wet petals and roll them onto the knitting needle.

 

 

Then you press them together to create the crumples. You can be pretty firm with this, because the Graphic 45 paper is very durable, even while wet.

 

Take the petals off the needle, roll them up, shape them a little and then leave them to dry.

 

 
Glue the petals onto a cardstock circle. I have used eight petals for this flower, but it all depends on the size and shape of the petals and what kind of flower you want to make, or how full you want it to be.

 

 
  
Add the button with the twine, and voila, there you have your flower.

 
I have made plenty of these flowers since I learned this technique. They are quick and easy to make, and they are great to use on layouts and cards. Here, I have used the flower in the tutorial for one card, and another one, with rounder petals, for another card. All of the patterned papers are from the Steampunk Debutante collection.

 

 

 

These are so fun, I cant wait to make some myself.  Thank you Jenny for sharing.

Keep an eye out on the blog for our monthly tutorials from our design team!  Also keep an eye out for our October Trick or Treat Bags.  I sent paper bags from Pennsylvania Bag Company to our design team and asked them to make trick or treat bags.  They got right on it and it will be fun to share with you next month!

 

Candy

We have returned from ScrapFest and had a blast!

We have survived our first ScrapFest—three jam packed days of creative chaos with all of our wonderful crafting friends (old and new).  Thanks to everyone that attended and shared their creative energy.  A very special thank you to our past design team member—Jing-Jing Nickel, we couldn't have done it without you!

Jing-Jing, Diane, Charee, and Aimee

For those of you that couldn't make it, here is a fun little video of what you missed.

We held a contest for all that attended to post a photo of our booth at ScrapFest on our Facebook fan page and they would be entered to winner a prize package valued at $100.00 from Graphic 45.  Everyone that participated names were entered into a hat and one name was drawn this morning.

We are excited to announce, TONI ADLER you are the winner of our ScrapFest contest!  Congratulations!!  Toni please email Charee@g45papers.com with you information so I can send out your package. 

Once again, thank you all who participated in ScrapFest, we will see you again next year!

Happy Papercrafting~

Team Graphic 45!

Cruising with Tracey and her Punky Sprouts Album

“My Favorite Things About Cruising” – mini album (Punky Sprouts)

 
My favorite thing about creating a mini album is putting the rings on so you finally get to see all of the individual pages come together in one cohesive book.  This is especially so with a wild and crazy album like this Punky Sprouts album.  It came with two sets of gate pages, two acrylic pages, two burlap pages and the final back chipboard page.  So many pages to open this way, see through that way… and when it all came together, VOILA!  My biggest piece of advice before tackling an album like this is not to be afraid!  Punky Sprouts has some of the cutest and most creative albums out there and you just have to jump in and play with them!  I had never created with a burlap page before, but with some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and chipboard to back the photos and help them stand rigid, the pages were designed and done before I knew it!
 
Another design tip you will see in this album is consistency and simplicity.  I know, I know… there is a lot going on in the book, but because of that, I kept base elements consistent.  Each photo is matted with the same chocolate color cardstock and the photos were all treated the same way. (sanded edges, inked, and chocolate cardstock that was scissor distressed)  There is almost no journaling in this album as I let the page titles and the photos do the talking.  Each time you turn a page, there is another example of things I love about cruising… exploring history, family, food, private beaches, pillow chocolates and towel animals, and awesome tours.  Embellishments were also kept to a minimum so that the photos could tell the story.

 

Supplies:
 
Graphic 45 Products:
 
Transatlantique:  Transatlantique, Pack Your Bags, Bon Voyage, Paris Post, Globe Trotter,
On the Boardwalk:  Malt Shop, High Style Holiday, On the Boardwalk Tags
Steampunk Debutante:  Ephemera Extraordinaire, Steampunk Debutante Frames
Graphic 45 Staples:  Flower Staples, Alphabet Sticker Staples, Chipboard Button Staples
Domestic Goddess Alphabet
Times Nouveau Alphabet
 
Punky Sprouts Album
Cardstock:  Bazzill Basics
Walnut stained tags, buttons – Rusty Pickle
Flowers – Prima Marketing
Chipboard Alphas – American Crafts, Thickers “Darling”
Pen – Sakura Black Glaze
Tattered Angels – Glimmer Mist, Suede, Coffee Shop, Gold, Patina
Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Vintage Photo
Making Memories – Copper Brads
Other:  Ribbon, cream fabric, twine, antique cabinet knob, starfish, netting

Thank you Tracey for sharing this HUGE album with us, it is so beautifully crafted.  Excellent job!

Candy

Lets Share Miss Christie's Creative Space

Design team member, Christie Bryant, is the queen of foo foo!  We love her feminine style and it always puts a nice twist on the deep colors that Graphic45 is known for.  So lets see where she creates:

My creative space is filled with natural light - I love my big picture windows.  I have to admit that I took these photos several months ago and have added a few things since this photo was taken.

What?  Scrapbookers actually buy more supplies?  No way!  It's true, I have purchased plenty more and also the new shelves to hold it.  Has a scrapbookers anonymous group formed yet?

I love to display my embellishments where I can see them easily. I use jars, bowls, serving dishes...anything goes!

 

 My favorite is the button jar.

 

Flowers, rhinestones, all sorts of goodies - I like to have them at my fingertips.

I love to have an organized creative space but it rarely ever stays that way.  My table usually looks like this:

Wow, Christie.  What a beautiful space.  I have one question for you...do you run your fingers through your button jar like I do?  It is very meditative. lol

Thank you for sharing,

Candy
 

Countdown to ScrapFest 2010 at the Mall of America!

We are running around like crazy ladies doing last minute errands to get ready to take off tomorrow morning for Graphic 45's first time at Archiver's ScrapFest.  Reputation has it that the event is a whirlwind weekend full of fun, creativity, projects, and a THOUSANDS of crafters.  So get ready Minnesota here we come!! 

 

For all of you attending be sure to stop by and say hello to the

Graphic 45 ladies—Charee, Aimee, and Diane.

Hope to see you soon!!

Happy Papercrafting!

Team Graphic 45

September's Featured Artist: Stephanie Miller!

We are so fortunate to have Steff as our Graphic 45 Featured Artist.  She is exploding with talent and creativity plus she make these fantastic YouTube videos. Steff has created this wonderful mini album using our Steampunk Debutante paper collection, black policy envelope album, and almost all of our Staples. 

Cover

 

We asked Steff to tell us a little about herself, this is what she had to say.

About me:
Stephanie Miller (With A Grin)

"I'm a Wife/Mother/Me! All at once... I am all three of these! And I love it!"

Here's my "How I Got Started In Scrapbooking" (short) story:

It started with a computer hard drive crash! Not mine, thankfully, but it made me madly rush home and tell my husband I NEEDED A "FULL PROOF" BACK-UP to my regular back-up!" Yep, He looked at me with that 'what are you talking about' look and said the one thing that pushed me right into this exciting world of scrapbooking. He said, "Steff, WHY!? Seriously, you don't even SEE these pictures after you take them!" HOLY SMOKES.. He was right! I had taken hundreds (shh.. thousands) of photos and they just sat on a hard drive. I had always said I'd print out the 'best ones' and put them in an album. But ok, honestly, it sounded like a chore to me! I was supposed to grab one of those standard boring albums and spend hours filling them up with pictures and maybe if I had enough coffee in me I'd put in names and dates in that little spot they give you! It made me think.. If I DIDN'T WANT to spend the time putting the pictures in a traditional photo album.. WHO would want to PICK IT UP AND LOOK through it?" So, that's how I got started! Long story short.. I was determined to SHARE/SHOW my photos and make the PROCESS FUN! I went to the scrapbook store and was amazed at all the scrappy happiness that would 'enhance' my photo's! I LOVED IT! I BOUGHT IT! I went home with it! And then I MADE MY FIRST MINI album! I wanted to create an album that would attract a person's eye. I wanted to make them WANT to PICK IT UP and look at it!! And in all this scrappy fun, I found my scrappy passion.. creating with gorgeous papers, prints, embellishments, etc.!! I love creating and have discovered there is no right or wrong way to scrapbooking .. just enjoy the process! Gather your scrappy happiness (gorgeous products) and get busy!

So thats how I got hooked, I LOVE THE PROCESS from beginning to end! And BONUS: Now I CAN'T WAIT to print out those special photos and get scrappy busy! I know.. YOU KNOW exactly what I'm talking about! :) Thanks for reading and I'd love to hear what pushed you into your scrappy passion!

Please click the link to watch this inspiring video.
Scrapbooking Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Mini Album (BlueMoon DT Project)


As always, thanks for all of the great support.

Happy Papercrafting!

Team Graphic 45