Craft Happy: Blog Contest and Craft Tutorial by Jade Moore

Hello Crafters!

Welcome to another stupendous, fun-filled, inspiring week at the Graphic 45 blog! We are so happy that you are joining us because you are going to love what we have in store for you today! Jade Moore of our design team has created a marvelous pop-up easel frame tutorial that is just amazing. And we have another blog prize to reveal this week! We all know Mondays can sometimes be rough, so we're going to do our best to bring some happy craft cheer to your day.

So lets start with prizes, shall we? This week I've been thinking a lot about happy accidents when it comes to crafting. Sometimes our best ideas are the ones we stumble upon without intending to. Have you ever found a shabby old item at a garage sale and had a sudden burst of inspiration on how to dress it up into a beautiful altered object? Or have you ever started out with a deliberate plan for your project and then scrapped it half way through in favor of something completely different and better? Happy accidents can be some of the best aspects of creating. So this week we're asking you to tell us about one of your happy crafting accidents. When have you had that "Eureka" moment? Share your story on today's blog and you could win this amazing prize pack: A Le Cirque 8x8 paper pad, Metal Flower Staples, Alphabet Sticker Staples, and a set of gorgeous Hampton Art/Graphic 45 Curtain Call Cling Stamps. Share your inspiration and you could win! Yay! Winners will be chosen randomly and will be announced on Friday.

All right! Now we're off to the amazing land of Jade Moore. Jade is going to take us through her process of creating a gorgeous pop-up easel frame layout. Enjoy!

 

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Papers: Le Cirque: Extravaganza, Under the Bigtop/ Curtain Call: Top Billing, Moulin Rouge (A Side and B Side), Curtain Call Tags/ Domestic Goddess: Happy HomeMaker, Lady Of the House/ Communique: Photogenic/ On the BoardWalk: By the Beautiful Sea/ Transatlantique: Paris post

Graphic 45 Staples: Envelopes, Trim

Tim Holtz: Film Ribbon

Prima: Say It In Crystals, Flowers

I am Roses: Flowers and Roses

Sizzix Frame Die

Pink Paislee: Alphas

We want to thank Jade Moore yet again for her beautiful and brilliant work. We hope she helped inspire you today. Don't forget to leave us a comment today for your chance to win some serious craft goodies. We hope to see you here again tomorrow for a super, mega, stupendous dose of craft bliss.

Have a lovely day!

Team Graphic 45

Friday Prizeday: More G45 & May Arts Blog Hop and Prizes!

Hello Crafters!

Happy, happy Friday! Wow, this has been such an amazing week! We've seen so many stunning projects this week during our blog hop with May Arts. It's been so much fun and we're keeping the energy going today with our contest winner announcements and more beautiful craft inspiration. Today's featured crafts were made by Jenny Svensson and Jade Moore of our Design Team. You will love the amazingly pretty creations by these fabulous ladies. But first up, we wanted to announce the winners of this week's contests! We had our regular blog contest this week as well as a special Facebook Fan Page contest in honor of our May Arts blog hop. And don't forget to check out the May Arts blog and Facebook Page today too! They are announcing two prize winners as well. So many prizes! And the randomly chosen winner of the Graphic 45 blog contest is....Nadia! Here is what Nadia has to say on our blog this week:

"I'm so in love with the Curtain Call line. I can't wait for my LSS to bring them in. I already have some pics waiting for the Le Cirque paper to come on home. Beautiful work, Ladies! Thanks G45 for a double chance to win some yummy goodies!" -Nadia

And the winner of our Facebook Fan Page contest is...Donalda Wilsie Martin! Here is what Donalda had to say on our Facebook Fan Page this week:

"Once Upon A Springtime paper is fabulous and I would love to win this collection. Thank you so much for all the wonderful items that you make to help us achieve our scrapbooking or crafty needs."- Donalda Wilsie Martin

Congratulations Nadia and Donalda! Please email us at info@g45papers.com to claim your prize. And many thanks to everyone who left us comments this week. Remember, we have a new blog prize every week! We hope you'll continue to join us for more craft inspiration and chances to win! Yay!

Okay, lets get to the crafting! I absolutely love this first craft by Jenny Svensson. Have a look at this fabulous altered object that Jenny made with our Curtain Call collection and gorgeous May Arts ribbons. I love the shabby-chic look of this lovely craft. So unique and beautiful!

"I have made the angel wings for this little dress form out of steel wire, and then I wound one of the adorable ribbons around the wire to give it a little softer feel. I also made the big flower out of a piece of the fabulous silk ribbon. The dress form itself is covered with scraps torn from the Top Billing paper from the Curtain Call collection, and then I sanded it to give it a shabby look." -Jenny Svensson

This next phenomenal craft was made by Jade Moore. Jade has such a knack for creating lavish layers and textures in her crafts! Have a look at this marvelous frame she made by combining Once Upon a Springtime and Curtain Call. She also used our fantastic Graphic 45 Staples and pretty May Arts ribbons. The result is this super cute, and stunningly vintage treasure.

"I wanted to create a frame that I could frame a picture of my mother and I to go on my desk at work.... BUT I thought a canvas and easel would be oh so much more well... ME!! Let me tell ya the May Arts twine is fan-freaking-tastic it has metal in it so it STAYS WHERE YOU PUT IT!!! LOVE IT!!" -Jade Moore 

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Papers: Once Upon A Springtime: Fairy Folk/ Curtain Call: Tour De France, Leading Ladies, Top Billing,Curtain Call Boarders

Graphic 45 Staples: Trim, Flowers

May Arts Ribbons: Black Twine, Black Grograin

Vintage Trim and lace

Kaiser Craft: Button

Feather

Corrugated Cardboard

Mini Easel

Canvas

We want to thank Jenny and Jade for their amazing work today! And thank you all for visiting our blog today. We hope to see you again next week for more fantastic crafts, prizes, words of wisdom from your craft community, and lots of smiles. We hope you have a lovely weekend!

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Sunshine and Butterflies,

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Team Graphic 45

Ribbons and Wonder: G45 & May Arts Blog Hop Day 4

Hello Crafters!

Thanks so much for joining us today at the Graphic 45 blog. This has been such an awesome week of crafts and we have much more in store for you today! Today's featured projects are so bountiful and beautiful, you wont believe your eyes! Our blog hop with our pals at May Arts is in full swing, and we're so very excited! We recently received our order from May Arts we placed at CHA.  Let me just say, "WOW"  our offices are currently overflowing with May Arts ribbons it's like a mini paradise! Trust me, these ribbons are so gorgeous, so well crafted, and they look perfect when combined with our papers. Today's crafts are living proof! And we just wanted to remind you all to leave us a comment on our blog and Facebook Fan Page this week for your chance to win a fantastic Graphic 45/May Arts prize! Also, May Arts is offering stupendous craft prizes on their blog and Facebook Page too so be sure to visit them and leave a comment for your chance to win.

Okay, lets get to the crafts. Today we're featuring the gorgeous works of Jane Tragenza, Tracey Locher, and Gloria Stangel of our Design Team. These great ladies have created some stunning projects today that will take your breath away. It's a cornucopia of craft inspiration! First up is the amazing Jane Tragenza. Have a look at her her beautiful layout using our new Curtain Call collection and May Arts Ribbons.

"I wanted to do a layout using Graphic 45’s new Curtain Call range of papers and the ribbons sent to me from May Arts where a perfect match. They kindly include some amazing ribbons, which I and the rest of the team would love to get more of. The black satin pleated  ribbon was to die for. I used it across the corner of my layout and place all the other ribbon embellishments I made along it.  I used some of their cream silk ribbon and ran a gathering thread along the edge and pulled it up tight to make a gathered flower. I made three flowers this way.  Another of the  ribbons was a sheer cream with a gold threads stitched along it. I tied a knot in it and cut it  so it had about half an inch each side of the knot. I placed one in the centre of each flower. Using another of their ribbons which was a green shot silk I made ends to look like leaves. The ribbons are so beautiful and soft. Included in the bundle was some coffee coloured ribbon that was perfect for tying a bow. The final touch was wrapping some of their gold wire around the end of a paint brush and using it as a curling twiggy thing! The whole layout turned out beautiful with a perfect combination of lovely papers and gorgeous ribbons. Who needs to buy an expensive embellishment when you can make your own." Jane Tragenza 

Next up is a fantastic card by Tracey Locher using Curtain Call, Graphic 45 Staples and of course May Arts ribbons. There are so many pretty textures and creamy colors in this card, it's like a real vintage-inspired gem!

 

Supplies:

Graphic 45:  Curtain Call: Tour de France,  Top Billing,  Applause, Curtain Call
Graphic 45:  Staples Collection – Flower Staples
May Arts Ribbon:  Black and tan/green ribbon
Tim Holtz:  Film Strip Ribbon and Distress Ink
Bazzil Basics:  Black Cardstock
Making Memories:  Black and Rhinestone brads
Darice:  large rhinestone

This next marvelous creation was made by Gloria Stengel. Have a look at this breathtaking gift card holder that Gloria made using our Curtain Call collection and beautiful May Arts ribbons. Gloria's creation is so stunning and loaded with so many gorgeous details. It's just perfect!

Curtain Call Gift Card Holder

 

"I am always looking for clever ways to present gift cards and this fun 3x6 inch "booklet" is perfect for holding a standard sized gift card! I cut two pieces of chipboard to 3x6 inches and covered them with Graphic45 paper. For the inside pages, I cut a sheet of Curtain Call paper to 10 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches. The paper is scored at 2 1/2, 5 1/2, and 7 3/4 inches. I tucked the gift card into a Graphic45 Envelope Tag Staples, which I attached to one of the inside pages. To hold the booklet closed, I glued some lengths of May Art ribbon to the back cover, and wrapped them around the book to secure it closed." -Gloria Stengel

 

Supply List

Graphic45 Curtain Call (Applause, The Cinema), Le' Romantique (Enchanted Embrace)

Chipboard - Grafix (covers), Imaginarium Designs (scroll)

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Ink - Ranger Distress (Vintage Photo, Black Soot)

Stamps - Hero Arts, Papertrey Ink (ticket)

Envelope - Graphic45 Envelope Tag Staples

Glitter glue - Ranger Stickles (Black Diamond)

Metal clip - Tim Holtz Ideology

Ribbon - May Arts, Tim Holtz (film strip)

Well crafters, that's all we have for today. Be sure to swing by tomorrow when we announce the random winners of this week's blog and special Facebook prizes! And of course there will be even more breath-taking crafts to inspire you. We hope you have a lovely day and thanks again for stopping by to see us.

Your Friends In Crafting,

Team Graphic 45

Picture Perfect: Graphic 45 & May Arts Blog Swap Day 3

 Hello Crafters,

Thanks for joining us on this fun Wednesday edition of the Graphic 45 blog. We have so many amazing crafts to show you today, it's kind of overwhelming! Today is day 3 of our blog swap with May Arts and our design team has pulled out all the stops to bring you these stunning craft creations. What happens when you combine the lavish papers of Graphic 45 with the elegance of May Arts ribbons? The answer is pure craft magic! Today's splendid creations come courtesy of Tammy Roberts and Christie Bryant of our design team. So sit back, relax, grab a cup of tea, and enjoy a heaping dose of craft inspiration! These first two craft gems were made by Tammy Roberts. These oh-so-pretty crafts, with their soft colors, rich textures, and detailed layers are like works of art all their own!

 

Love You Card

"This is just a simple card using Graphic 45 "Once Upon a Springtime" paper collection mixed with some beautiful ribbon from May Arts. They have this wonderful string ribbon that is wired and I used it to make my banner and the color was PERFECT!" -Tammy Roberts

Supplies:

Graphic 45 "Once Upon a Springtime" paper collection

Graphic 45 "Staples" Buttons

Ribbons - May Arts

Circle Chipboard (love) - Scenic Route

Ink & Paint - Tim Holtz

Flower - Prima

Banner Stamp - Clear Art Stamps

Letter Stickers - Jenni Bowlin

Doily Frame & Pin - Own Stash

Adhesives - Tombow & Beacon

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The Kiss Layout

"This layout uses Graphic 45 "Le Romantique" paper collection and some more beautiful ribbons from May Arts! They have so many fabulous ribbons in so many different widths and colors, it is so hard to chose a couple... but I was a big fan of this gold leaf ribbon! My favorite was the wired ribbon in this peach color and I bent it to form a couple of hearts... love, love, loved them!" -Tammy Roberts

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Supplies:

Graphic 45 "Le Romantique" paper collection & Tags

Graphic 45 "Staples" Flowers & Buttons

Graphic 45 Die Cut Sticker Sheet

Ribbons - May Arts

Flowers - Prima

Bingo Card - Jenni Bowlin

Ink & Paint - Tim Holtz

Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels

Adhesives - Tombow & Beacon

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This next fantastic creation was made by Christie Bryant. One look at this gorgeous layout and you might just fall in love. The striking reds used in conjunction with the soft cream colors of our new Curtain Call collection looks so perfect here! And of course, the beautiful Judy Garland looks so stunning against this cinema-inspired paper collection. Wow!

"I LOVE Judy Garland!  Have always loved her.  I felt the new Graphic 45 Curtain Call line and the beautiful May Arts ribbon were perfect to create a Judy Layout. I jumped outside the box and added little hints of red to this already gorgeous black and cream line." -Christie Bryant

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Curtain Call "Moulin Rouge"
Graphic 45 Curtain Call "Tour de France"
Graphic 45 Staples Alphabet Stickers
MayArts Ribbon and Trim
Red cardstock
Black cardstock
Cranberry Paint by, Making Memories
Anchors Away black Spritz by, Shimmerz
Maya Road Hat Pins
Red flower
Red heart-shaped charm
Red thread

Well crafters, that's it for today. Don't forget that our design team auditions are in full effect! Remember March 1st is the last day to apply, so get your applications in before it is too late.  We have been getting some amazing submissions and we can't wait to see what else is to come. Take a look at this blog entry for all the details. We wish you a very wonderful Wednesday!

Happy Days,

Team Graphic 45

Ribbon Razzle Dazzle: May Arts & G45 Blog Swap Day 2

Hello Crafters!

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another fun day of craft bliss! Our blog swap with the great people at May Arts is in full swing. We've got some beautiful crafts to share with you today from our design team. Today's projects were created by Tracey Locher and Jade Moore, two fantastically talented ladies. They've combined our gorgeous vintage-inspired papers with the elegant ribbons of May Arts. It's a gorgeous combo as you shall soon see. So lets get this show on the road! First up we've got a fabulous wall hanging by Tracey Locher. Have a look at this stunning combination of our new Le Cirque and Curtain Call collections as well as pretty May Arts ribbons!

 

Supplies:

Graphic 45: 
Curtain Call Collection:  “Pantomime,” “Applause,”  “The Cinema,”  “Tour de France,” “Curtain Call"
Le Cirque Collection:  “Bohemian Floral”   Graphic 45 Staples:  “Alphabet Sticker Staples”
May Arts Ribbon:  Gold leaf, thin black, and white
Rusty Pickle:  Chipboard letters
Prima Marketing:  Flowers
My Little Shoebox:  Mini Alphas
Sakura:  White Glaze Pen
Doodlebug Designs:  Chunky Glitter
Tim Holtz:  Distress Ink and “Memory” key
Aaron Brothers:  Black Frame
Bazzill Basics:  Cardstock

And here we have a classically beautiful Thank You card design by Jade Moore. This amazing card combines our Le Romantique, Once Upon a Springtime, Fashionista, and Time Nouveau collections. Four collections that looks fabulous together! And of course you can see the beautiful May Arts ribbons and twine and are pretty as can be!

"Quick Tip: You can fashion any ribbon into a lollipop flower just by taken a large glue dot and laying down the ribbon to follow the circle and embellish the middle and viola you have a simple but popping lollipop flower!" -Jade Moore

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Papers: Le' Romantique: Tender Missives. Once Upon A Springtime: WoodLand Fantasy. Fashionista: Hautee Couture. Times Nouveau: Glad Rags

May Arts Ribbon: Black Pleated Satin, Joop Rope, Black Grograin

Time Holtz: Book Plate

Tim Holtz Pin

Prima Flowers

We want to thank Tracey Locher and Jade Moore for their gorgeous work. Don't forget to leave us a comment this week on our blog and Facebook Fan Page for your chance to win this week's contests. Also, May Arts is hosting a contest of their own so be sure to check it out on their blog.

Have a beautiful day!

Team Graphic 45

May Arts Amazement: Blog Swap with May Arts, Contests, & Craft Inspiration

Hello Fabulous Crafters,

Welcome to another fun-filled week here at the Graphic 45 blog. We are so pleased that you are joining us today! This week is going to be amazing. We've got not one but TWO chances for you to win amazing prizes, a fabulour blog swap with May Arts, as well as lots of gorgeous craft inspiration from our design team. Wow, does it get any better? In addition to our regular weekly blog prize, we're also offering a second prize exclusively on our Facebook Fan Page. Here's how it works. Just leave us a comment on our blog anytime this week and you will have a chance to win this glorious prize pack: a Once Upon a Springtime 12x12 and 8x8 Paper Pad as well as these gorgeous ribbons by May Arts!

 

Our second prize pack is being offered through our Facebook Fan Page. Just go to our Facebook page and leave us a comment this week and you could win this beautiful collection of goodies: a Once Upon a Springtime 12x12 and 8x8 Paper Pad and these pretty May Arts ribbons. Oh so pretty! Winners will be chosen randomly and announced on Friday. Two prizes in one week! Yay!

To kick off this fantastic week of our May Arts blog swap, we're featuring some amazing crafts by the brilliant Candy Rosenberg and Gloria Stengel today. These clever ladies have combined our pretty papers with the elegant ribbons of May Arts. It's a match made in heaven! This first amazing project was created by Candy Rosenburg. Candy used our new Le Cirque collection and a bunch of beautiful May Arts ribbon to create this fantastic piece of home decor.

"My studio is often compared to a circus, so what better way to let the circus begin with a sign for my studio that tells them to "Come On In!" I used the new Grand Nestabilities Circle die to cut the main shapes, added a sprinkling of May Arts ribbon and hand cut circus people hanging around!" -Candy Rosenburg

 

Supplies:

Graphic45; Le Cirque Paper, Alphabet
Core d'nations Cardstock

May Arts Ribbon

Spellbinders Grand Circle Nestabilities Die

And have a look at these little beauties created by Gloria Stengel! Gloria used our new Curtain Call collection as well as Le Cirque combined with lots of pretty May Arts ribbons to create this gorgeous card and treat bag. The silk ribbon that Gloria used on this Curtain Call card is so amazing! It's the softest, most luxurious ribbon I've ever seen and it looks perfect with our Curtain Call paper. So pretty!

The Kiss Card

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer paper: Graphic45 Curtain Call (Top Billing, Applause, The cinema, Borders, Tags)

Ink: Ranger Distress (Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain)

Mist: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Bronze, Creme de Cocoa)

Ribbon: May Art

Chipboard: Imaginarium Designs

Flower: Wild Orchid Crafts

Brad: Creative Charms

Pins: Maya Road, Tim Holtz

Doily: Michael's Crafts

Tools: Close to My Heart edge tool

Adhesive: Scotch 3M (ATG, Foam tape), Glue Dots, Tombow (liquid mono)

Circus Treat Bag

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer paper: Graphic45 Le Cirque (Bohemian Floral, Circus Parade, Greatest Show on Earth, Le Cirque)

Ink: Ranger Distress (Black Soot), Memento (Tuxedo Black)

Stamps: Teresa Collins

Ribbon: May Art

Treat bag: Michael's Crafts

Adhesive: Scotch 3M, Glue Dots

Well, crafters, that's all we have for today. Don't forget to leave us a comment today on our blog as well as Facebook Fan Page for your chance to win these week's prize packs! We have so many great crafts to show you all week so be sure to stop by and see us again. We wish you a very happy Monday.

Craft Love,

Team Graphic 45

Design Team Call Revision

Hello Potential Design Team Applicants! After a few suggestions regarding one of the rules from our design team call we have decided to make a revision.

In regards to the final round, we are requiring the top 25 finalists to send 1 layout, 1 card, and 1 altered project directly to the corporate office in Portland, Oregon for review by Graphic45 staff including Diane Schultz, the CEO and designer of our products. Please note: We WILL be returning the projects to all applicants following the call.

As always, we thank all of you for suggestions and we appreciate your feedback. Have a great weekend!

Best, Aimee—Director of Operations

Eye on the Prize: Blog Prize Announcement & Craft Inspiration by Tammy Roberts

Hello Marvelous Crafters!

A very happy Friday to you! Today is going to be super fun and fantastic! We've got this week's blog prize winner to announce, gorgeous craft inspiration by the amazing Tammy Roberts, as well as some updates for our Design Team call! Lots to do and lots to see. So lets get started!

First thing's first, prizes! This week we asked you to leave us a comment on Monday's blog telling us about someone or something that you love. We received so many beautiful responses, it was amazing. I wish I could give a prize to each and every one of you who shared your thoughts with us. But alas, we have but one prize to give. This week's random winner is Layne Mikoda. Here is what Layne had to say about her source of love.

"Above all, when I read your question, it was my husband who came to mind first ... the greatest gift the Universe ever gave me! This Valentine's is being spent alone but not entirely by choice as it was when I was happily single... My husband left Sat evening - my birthday, btw - to work on the opposite side of the country for the next year while I stay home... *sigh* On the upside? Another excuse to make more cards to send to him!!! *JOY* And the newest papers are FAN-freakin'-TASTIC!! The other loves who sprang to mind are my to-die-for ADORABLE niece & nephew... already working on cards for them with the new Le Cirque papers!!! With Gratitude, Layne PS Love G45 too!! ;)"

Big congratulations Layne! Please email us at info@g45papers.com to claim your prize. And many thanks to everyone who sent us comments this week. Your words are always a huge source of inspiration for us. Thank you for being such lovely people! There will of course be another chance to win a prize on Monday so stay tuned!

Okay, lets get to the crafting! Today we're featuring the stunning work of Tammy Roberts. These crafts are so pretty, its kind of unbelievable. Have a look at this gorgeous layout!

Beautiful Girl Layout

"This layout features a little bit of this and little bit of that! I mixed "Steampunk Debutante" & "Once Upon a Springtime" papers and I think they go quite well together! The "Beautiful Girl" chipboard is courtesy of Jane Tregenza." -Tammy Roberts

Supplies:

Graphic 45 "Steampunk Debutante" papers & tags

Graphic 45 "Once Upon a Springtime" papers

Graphic 45 Alphabet die cuts

Graphic 45 Sticker Sheet

Graphic 45 Staples - Trim

Core'dinations - cardstock

Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mist

Prima - Flowers

Pink Paislee - Rub Ons

Tim Holtz - Paint & Ink

Word Chipboard - Jane Tregenza

Adhesives - Tombow & Beacon

Own Stash - Lace & Fabric

 

Girl Friend Card

"I went to my local craft store and was totally shocked when I saw the Graphic 45 "Steampunk Debutante" stamps from Hampton Art! Well, of course.... I had to snatch them up and use them right away. I stamped the image on cardstock and then cut it out and dressed it up!" -Tammy Roberts

Supplies:

Graphic 45 "Steampunk Debutante" papers

Papertrey Ink - Cardstock & Felt

Hampton Art - Graphic 45 "Steampunk" stamps

Clear Art Stamps - Sentiments Stamps

Jenni Bowlin - Ink & Paint

Melissa Frances - Mica Flakes

Spellbinders - Rectangle dies

Adhesives - Tombow & Beacon

Own Stash - Flower, Tag & Lace

Many thanks to Tammy Roberts for her beautiful work! I love how she mixed and matched our papers. Just goes to show you how well our papers blend together to create something amazing!

One last announcement for today. We've been getting a few questions about our 2011 Design Team auditions. Primarily we just want to clarify that if you are submitting your work to us, be sure to make a page on your blog that is just your submissions for the Graphic 45 Design Team call. One page that displays all the work you are submitting for your audition. Please don't send just a link to your blog. While your work may be splendid, it's much easier for us to get a sense of what you can do with our papers if we can see your submissions on one single blog page. You can then email us the link to your blog that has all your G45 work submissions on display. If you didn't do this and have already submitted your work, don't worry about it. You wont be disqualified. We just wanted to make it more clear for those who have yet to send in their work.

Okay, that's all for today! Thank you all so much for stopping by. We'll have more amazingly fun goodies for you all next week. We hope to see you again very soon. Have a wonderful, safe, and creative weekend!

Happy Happy!

Team Graphic 45

 

Paper Garden: Once Upon a Springtime Creations From CHA 2011

Hello Crafters!

Thanks for joining us today for another fun edition of the Graphic 45 blog! We have more fantastic treats for you today from our recent appearance at CHA 2011. We've shown you almost everything from our amazing booth, but we still have yet to reveil the stunning Once Upon a Springtime crafts that wowed at CHA. Well, today is the day and I have two words for you...paper dress. Yes, it's a fact! Our team created an unbelievably gorgeous paper dress from Once Upon a Springtime. Papercrafting may never be the same again. So lets get started! Have a look at these beautiful crafts that are sure to inspire! Here is the Once Upon a Springtime section of our CHA booth.

Honestly, is there anything that you can't do with Once Upon a Springtime? It looks great on everything! Cards, LOs, altered objects, banners, mini albums, you name it! It's so cheerful and elegant.

These beautiful altered bird houses also feature our new Metal Staples that look so perfect here! I'm jealous of the birds that get to live in a house this nice!

           With this gorgeous altered clock, it's always Springtime! What time is it? It's Spring-o-clock!

 

Isn't this just the greatest thing ever? Now I have to add a paper dress to my list of must-have wardrobe items. I wonder what my local tailor would say if I brought him a bunch of Once Upon a Springtime paper and just said "I need this in my size."

There you have it, crafters! Join us tomorrow for more fun and inspiration. Don't forget that we're holding our design team auditions right now! Take a look at last Friday's blog for more details. We'll be announcing this week's blog contest winner tomorrow so we hope you'll stop by and see us.

Have a lovely day!

Team Graphic 45

Astounding: Fabulous G45 & Hampton Art Cling Stamp Cards by Gloria Stengel

Hello Lovely Crafters,

We're so happy you stopped by to see us today. A very happy Wednesday to you! It's the middle of the week which means we're probably all in need of some inspiration. Today we've got more beautiful cards designed by Gloria Stengel that feature our new paper collections Once Upon a Springtime, Le Cirque and Curtain Call as well as the new Cling Stamp collaboration between Graphic 45 and Hampton Art. These gorgeous new cling stamps feature the signature images of our pretty new paper lines and look absolutely stunning on any project. Just look at this amazing card that Gloria made by combining our Once Upon A Springtime collection and Hampton Art cling stamps! So pretty!

Supplies:

Cardstock – Bazzill, Stampin’ Up
Designer paper - Graphic45 Once Upon a Springtime (Once Upon a Springtime, Primrose Cottage)
Stamps - Hampton Art (Once Upon a Springtime 1)
Ink –Ranger Distress (Antique Linen, Spun Sugar), Memento (Rich Cocoa), Copic Markers (E0000, RV10, R81, YG03, YG11, YR12)
Trim – Graphic45
Button – Jenni Bowlin
Dies –Spellbinders Nestabilities (Scallop Ovals, Smooth Ovals)
Adhesive – Scotch 3M (ATG), Glue Dots, Tombow (Mono Metal)

Here we have another outstanding card by Gloria that utilizes our new Le Cirque collection. Just look at how bright and fun this card is! "Astounding" really is the perfect word for this amazing card.

Supplies:

Cardstock – Bazzill, Stampin’ Up
Designer paper - Graphic45 Le Cirque (Magnifique, Dazzle and Delight, Circus Parade)
Stamps - Hampton Art (Le Cirque 3)
Ink – Memento (Tuxedo Black), Ranger Distress (Old Paper, Black Soot, Rusty Hinge)
Metal embellishments – Tim Holtz
Punch – Martha Stewart
Adhesive – Scotch 3M (ATG, Foam Tape), Glue Dots, Tombow (Mono Metal)

Here we have a classic card that Gloria created with our new Curtain Call collection. This stunning card, with its soft black and cream colors and delicate embellishments, is quite a show stopper!

Supplies:

Cardstock – Bazzill, Stampin’ Up
Designer paper - Graphic45 Curtain Call (Applause, Pantomime, Leading Ladies)
Stamps - Hampton Art (Curtain Call 2)
Ink – Memento (Tuxedo Black), Ranger Distress (Old Paper, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen)
Pins – Maya Road
Trim – Graphic45
Glitter pen – Gelly Roll
Adhesive – Scotch 3M (ATG, Foam Tape), Glue Dots

That's all we have for you today, crafters. Thank you so much for stopping by. Don't forget to leave us a comment on Monday's blog for your chance to win this week's blog prize! This week's contest, in honor of Valentine's Day, is to leave a comment telling us about someone or something that you love. Share your love and maybe you could win a great prize! How fabulous is that?!

Happy Papercrafting,

Team Graphic 45