Thank you for joining us on this fabulous Tuesday! We're so glad you stopped by. We've got more amazing crafts from our wonderful Design Team to share with you. Today is all about cards. Any time is a good time to send a card to someone you care about. Handmade cards are fun to make and a terrific way to brighten someone's day. If I'm ever feeling lazy or anxious, I like to put on some good music and create a personalized card. It's a perfect way to turn a frown upside down! It's one of my favorite ways to unwind, be creative, and have something beautiful to show for it! We're hoping that today's cards will inspire you to make something special. Even if you don't have a special occasion to make a card, it's still great to have a small collection of cards on hand in case you need them. You never know when you might need to give someone a card in this fast paced, action packed world. Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or just because; it's always good to be ready with a beautiful card!
This first creation is from the card queen herself, the wonderful Gloria Stengel. She used Curtain Call in this simple and elegant card that also doubles as a gift card holder. Gloria always finds beautiful and creative ways to make gift card holders. This card is a terrific example of her elegant designs and clever imagination.
Supplies:
Cardstock: American Crafts, Bazzill Basics Graphic45 Paper: Curtain Call (Curtain Call, The Cinema, Applause) Stamps: Papertrey Ink Just the Ticket, Hero Arts Every Day Sayings Dye ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Envelope: Graphic45 Envelope Staples Ribbon: May Arts Film strip: Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini brads: unknown
Our next card creation was made by the wonderful Nancy Wethington. This card combines Le Cirque, Botanicabella, A Proper Gentleman, and Times Nouveau. It is wildly imaginative, with gorgeous layers that create a three-dimensional effect. It's so beautiful, sophisticated, and very fun!
"May and June has me thinking of graduations. This card was designed with the idea of tucking a gas card inside for that special graduate. Wanting to make the design dimensional, I popped the card out of a circular paper, reminiscent of the clown popping out of the round paper ring in the Le Cirque collection. The beauty of Graphic 45 is that you can pull papers from several different lines and they all coordinate." -Nancy Wethington
This next card was created by the lovely Lynette Carroll using Once Upon a Springtime and On the Boardwalk. It's another example of Lynette's gorgeous and feminine style. She has an amazing eye for tiny details that pull the entire piece together. Just look at this pretty thank you card she created! Lynette was kind enough to prepare instructions on how to create this beautiful card! Check it out!
1. For this card I chose three patterned pieces of paper to make my background. I layered the green dot paper over a very narrow strip of red paper and then adhered those two pieces of paper to the black patterned paper. I trimmed this new background piece to fit the front of my card, leaving a small ivory border around all 4 sides. This ivory border gives the card a clean look and frames the card.
When making cards, I love to layer pieces of papers to create my own unique embellishment. With the addition of foam mounting tape between several of the paper layers, you can achieve some nice dimension and depth to your projects. As shown in the first photograph, choose all the pieces of paper you are going to use on the project and cut each one to size. Next, work out where your layers are going to be. I adhered the top two pieces of paper together to form layer number 1.
2. For the next layer, I adhered the piece of postcard paper to the two portrait trading cards I had cut. Note, I only wanted to use the outside borders of the trading cards so I carefully arranged my papers to cover up the inside images.
3. I then added a piece of "rubbish" chipboard to the reverse of my two layers I had created. When you are layering papers and adhering them to a project with foam mounting tape, you will achieve a much cleaner and professional finished look to your project if you give your papers a nice solid backing before adding the foam mounting tape. Once you have strengthened the layers, add strips of foam mounting tape. I prefer to use foam mounting tape from a roll rather than the little tiny squares. By using foam from a roll you create a nice solid background, one that is not going to "sink" where there is no tape.
4. Once you have strengthened the layers and added foam tape to the reverse side of each one, adhere these two layers together and now you have one layered embellishment to decorate the front of your card. Adhere this piece now to the center of the card.
5. To complete the card, layer some paper on the reverse side of the wood dress form, tie a bow with black ribbon or seam binding and adhere it to the card front. Note: I cut the stand off the dress form to make it a little shorter to fit onto the card. Thread three small buttons with twine and adhere them to the bottom right corner of the card. I added two small flowers to the left side of the card. Once the adhesive on the flowers was dry I lightly painted a layer of the frosted stickles to them, giving them a soft pearlised look. To finish off, apply rubons and add a pearl head pin to the card sentiment.
Many thanks to our amazing Design Team members, Gloria Stengel, Nancy Wethington, and Lynette Carroll for their beautiful work today. We are so happy to have their dazzling talents on our team! We hope they helped inspire your day. Join us tomorrow for more amazing craft ideas!
Happy Monday to all of you! We hope that whatever you're up to today, that you're enjoying the day. We've been having that funny mix of clouds, rain, and occasional sun. Some days it's hard to believe it's spring! But that makes the warm, sunny days all the more sweeter. And speaking of spring, we're giving away a Once Upon a Springtime 12x12 paper pad as well as some other gorgeous craft goodies as part of this week's blog contest! If the weather isn't going to abide, at least we can have spring in our hearts. This week we're just asking you to leave us a blog comment telling us about something fun you've done this spring. Maybe you've had a nice walk in the park on a sunny day, or perhaps you're working on a beautiful garden. Let us know how you've been enjoying this wonderful season and you could win this terrific prize pack. A Once Upon a Springtime 12x12 Paper Pad, Metal Hinge Staples, Once Upon a Springtime Cling Stamps, and three beautiful chipboards by Imaginarium Designs! You can leave your comment any day this week and we will choose a random winner and announce them on Friday, June 3rd. Hooray!
You are in for such a treat today, crafters. Our Design Team has whipped up some spectacular Steampunk Debutant crafts that are out of this world! We've even got amazing tutorials by Sherry Cheever and Melanie Forbes! The thing that I love about today's crafts is that they all feature altered art with Steampunk Debutant. Altered art is always so much fun to create, especially with a decadent collection like Steampunk Debutant with all its rich colors and whimsical designs. So lets check out these amazingly inspiring creations! This first piece was created by the fantastic Jack & Cat Curio. This beautiful Steampunk altered tin has so many lavish details and a perfect rustic look. It's just another example of Jack & Cat's stunningly unique artistic vision. Take it away, Jack & Cat!
"We call it….”layering the strange”…. bring enough odd objects together, cover them, distress them, and disguise them. You will unify them into a grand piece of eye candy. Such is the case with this piece… we gathered a mint tin, ceiling mount, brass charms, and our favorite “Steampunk Debutante” imagery." -Jack & Cat Curio
Golden Light Molding Paste, Modern Masters Metal Effects Iron Paint and Rust Solution, Claudine Hellmuth Blank Canvas, KAISER Colour Sea Breeze, Golden Glaze Patina Green, Zing! Gold Embossing Powder, Adirondack Metallics Acrylic Paint Dabbers Gold, Judikins Fluxe
Leaky Shed Studios Gear and Cogs, Leaky Shed Studios Ornate Corners, Graphic 45 Staples Metal Flowers, Graphic 45 Metal Staples Buttons, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sprocket Gears, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Timepieces Watch Faces, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments—Regal, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fasteners, Objects and Elements Oval Hobnail Copper Bezel, Resin Black Frame, vintage rhinestones, netting material, vintage dictionary pages, brass crown, brass keyhole
Glue: Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium, Hot Glue, Super Glue gel,
Tools: Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix Bigz Dies Tattered Florals
Next up is a beautiful Steampunk Debutant altered frame by Sherry Cheever. Overflowing with gorgeous flowers, butterflies, clock gears, and luscious colors, this altered picture frame is beautifully balanced and breathtaking. Want to know how it was made? Sherry has prepared a video tutorial that shows you her techniques! Amazing! Here's what Sherry had to say about this lovely creation.
"The frame was painted black and then covered with Steampunk Debutante paper. The paper was glued down with Multi-Medium matte and the excess was removed by sanding away at the edges. Vintage Photo Distress Ink was then sponged on the edges of the frame. The middle image was centered and the wings were painted with Black Soot Distress Stickles. An extra hat and dress were cut out, the edges sponged with Vintage Photo and raised over the image with foam mounting tape. The hat was also painted with Black Soot Distress Stickles.
Craft Foil was die cut with Sprightly Sprockets and then covered with Black Soot Alcohol Inks with a drop of Copper Mixative added.
The flowers were made by die cutting/embossing Steampunk Debutante paper with Rose Creations and Carnation Creations. The flowers were shaped with a petal roller and a foam pad. All the leaves were die cut with the Foliage Die Template and then colored different hues of greens.
The butterfly in the top right corner was glued to a piece of Clearly for Art, heated with a heat tool and the wings were shaped with the Clearly for Art was still warm." -Sherry Cheever
Ink/Paint: Ranger Peeled Paint Distress Stain, Lettuce and Meadow Color Wash, Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Adirondack Copper Mixative and Pitch Black Alcohol Inks and Blending Solution; Black Acrylic Paint
Embellishments: Tim Holtz idea-ology Memo Pins; 7 Gypsies Brads; Maya Road Vintage Pearls and Brown and Turquoise Leaf Trinket Pins; Ranger Black Soot Distress Stickles
Tools: Ranger Ink Applicators w/Felt (alcohol inks) and w/Foam, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Medium Matte; Studio 490 Art Parts Clearly for Art; Black Craft Wire; Sanding Tools; Imaginisce Petal Roller; $1 Wood Frame from Michaels; Foam Mounting Tape; Foam Pad
Check out Sherry Cheever's video tutorial all about this amazing altered Steampunk picture frame!
Next up is this amazing Steampunk Debutnat alered clock by Melanie Forbes. This is a perfect example of Melanie's delicate and beautiful artisitc sensability. The multi-colored clock gears look so amazing in this altered clock, especially when combined with the gorgeous flowers and that amazing peacock feather. This is such a great example of taking a simple object and turning it into something magical! Lynette has even prepared a step-by-step tutorial on how this amzing clock was created! Get ready to be inspired!
Supplies: Twiddleybitz Butterfly multi pack BUT007 Steampunk Gears corner SPK004 Steampunk Blossum SPK009 Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante: Mechanical Mind,Steampunk Debutante,Time Flies. Staples: Metal Flowers, Stickers Prima blossoms Creative Colour sprays – copper Crafty Notions Jewel enamels – light copper CCE21 & Black Lumiere Paint – halo blue gold Black ink Peacock feather
Steampunk Debutant Altered Clock Tutorial:
1. Cover backing piece with “Mechanical mind” paper. Middle cut out piece is reversed and placed on centre backing piece.
2. Top mdf piece is covered with Steampunk Debutante – all edges inked and sandpapered.
3. Cogs are coloured in using either crafty notions spray, enamels or black gesso
4. Assemble clock as per instructions
5. Attach inked black steampunk gears and blossom to either side of clock and glue flowers and butterflies into place.
Big thanks to our amazingly talented Design Team members: Jack & Cat Curio, Sherry Cheever, and Melanie Forbes. Their work is always so inspiring and it was a pleasure to be able to feature all of their amazing work in one blog post! We look foward to reading all of your blog comments this week. We hope today's crafts helped to brighten your spring day.
Happy Friday! It's been such a great week here at Graphic 45! There's so much excitement over our new collection The Magic of Oz! And it's Friday which means that we have a winner for this week's blog prize! Firstly, we want to thank everyone who posted links to our new Facebook page this week. This week's randomly chosen blog prize winner is Marie Ree Wray. Marie, please email us at info@g45papers.com with your contact information so that we can send you your prize. We will have another awesome blog contest on Monday and we hope you will all join us!
Today we have some absolutely gorgeous crafts from our Design Team. We're really going all out with the copious amounts of crafts on today's blog. It's all about amazing cards today. We've got stunning creations from Tara Orr, Nicole Eccles, and Yuka Hino! So lets get to it! First up is this amazingly detailed 3-D card by Nicole Eccles. Nicole's work is always so innovative and fun. This card is going to knock your socks off! Wow, check it out!
"What I love most about this card is the ability to use it for so many occasions. With a few little changes, and some quick printing this could be a father’s day card, birthday card or invitation. Add some pictures to the inside and turn it into a little mini book. Also, everything about the card folds down flat by just un tucking 2 flaps, making it easier to put in an envelope, or give as a gift. This one is just perfect for my mom, she loves all the vintage circus images, and Graphic 45. Especially the elephants!! Couldn’t have been more perfect!" -Nicole Eccles
Wow, crafters, are you blown away yet? Wait, there's more! Next we have an amazingly layered circus stamp card by the fabulous Tara Orr. Tara is well known for her wonderfully imaginative and elegant creations. Today's card is classic Tara, as you will soon see. Have a look at this wonderful work of art!
"I have completely fallen in love with the rich, warm tones found in the Le Cirque collection. They work wonderfully for both masculine or feminine cards and as such, I decided to make a 'blank' card for one of those occasions when you are invited last minute to an event, need a fantastic personal card and haven't the time to pick one up at the store. I love the fact that each of Graphic 45's collections mesh so seamlessly with one another. For this card I combined, Botanicabella, Le Cirque and Transatlantique!" -Tara Orr
Wow, wasn't that fantastic!? Okay crafters, get ready for more amazement! Yuko Hino has created this super fun pop-up card and tutorial for you to enjoy. Yuko's work is so clever and cute, and today she's sharing her wonderful techniques with us. We're so happy! Get ready for a heaping dose of craft inspiration!
Other Supplies: Ribbon & String: May Arts Cardstock: American Crafts Alphabet Sticker: Prima Marketing Inc Mini Fasteners: idea-ology by Tim Holtz Crop-A-Dile & Eyelet: We R Memory Keepers Ink: Tsukineko Blending Tool: Ranger Adhesive: Tombow
Here is Yuka's video tutorial that reveals how she created this amazing card! What fun!
We want to say a huge thank you to the brilliant Nicole Eccles, Tara Orr, and Yuka Hino. We are so amazed and honored by the talent of these wonderful ladies. We hope their creations helped to brighten and inspire your day. We'll see you all right back here on Monday for more amazing crafts, contests, and smiles. We wish you all a fantastic weekend. Hopefully you'll find the time to create something magical.
Happy Thursday to you all! We are so glad you're taking the time to join us today for some fabulous crafts from our amazing Design Team. We've got a bunch of goodies in store for you today, including a terrific layout tutorial by Melanie Forbes! All of today's crafts feature our gorgeous On the Boardwalk collection. I happen to adore On the Boardwalk for it's amazingly vibrant colors, fabulous patterns, and overall sunny disposition. Take my advise, if you're ever having a gloomy day, make something special with On the Boardwalk. It's like taking a walk on the beach on a bright, warm day. It's a guaranteed smile-maker. Today's amazing On the Boardwalk crafts were created by Robin Shakoor, Hilde Janbroers, and Melanie Forbes. So put on your SPF because we're headed to the beach!
This first amazing layout was created by the brilliant Robin Shakoor. This layout is just so gorgeous and heart-warming. With a beautiful central photo, amazing paper rosettes, and lots of fun layers, this LO is a craft triumph!
"One Page Layout – A day to the beach can turn into quite an adventure. I used this photo of little Ryan concentrating on his latest find as my focal point. I created rosettes using the beautiful “On the Boardwalk” collection. One of my favorite design techniques is using circles to anchor my photo. I cut a circle using a subtle sand colored patterned paper trimmed with a bold contrasting design. I added liquid pearls to give a bit of shimmer. To continue my circle theme, I layered round photos with my embellishments transforming this layout into a multi-photo page. What is a day at the beach without waves? The bottom of my page features a die cut a wave border that I inked lightly to coordinate with my design. It adds just the right touch to this fun day at the beach." -Robin Shakoor
This next LO was created by the amazing Hilde Janbroers. Hilde used lots of wonderful paper distressing, gorgeous embellishments, and lots of love to create this spectacular layout. Just look at those lovely flowers and butterflies! So pretty!
Next we have a fantastic On the Boardwalk layout and tutorial by Melanie Forbes. Melanie's style is so much fun and filled with lots of brilliant layers. So it's a real treat to have her share her beautifully eclectic techniques with us today. And check out that awesome central photo! It's the perfect photo to use in conjunction with the beach-themed On the Boardwalk collection! Take it away, Melanie!
Maya Road Kraft Doilies (2 large and 1 small) Flourish with a Bling – Jack metallic Black (epoxy black vine) Twiddleybitz name plate scroll NP001 * Twiddleybitz Vintage Key VTG005 x 1 (four in a pack) * Twiddleybitz Nero Wrought Iron Mantle x 2 (2 in pack – total of 2 required for LO) NERO 009 * 20cm black twine Black embossing powder Ink – Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Vintage photo & black soot Making Memories tiny alpha’s black Pink Paislee Fascinating alphabet stickers #00199 3 x black brads 10cm x 10cm gauze ½ Old book page
Tools required Edge Distresser Heat Gun Versamark ink for embossing key Big Shot / Cuttlebug (and suitable plates) Tim Holtz Sizzlits decorative strip dies – paper rosette SZ656931 Double sided tape Crop-a-dile Big bite #WR70911 or alternatively the Fiskar’s eyelet setter’s Helmar 450 glue
Techniques involved Embossing Distressing and paper rolling Using big shot and sizzlits dies Layering of paper and embellishments Use of various tools.
1. Using versamark, embossing powder and heat gun – emboss key – put aside.
2. Ink chipboard nameplate black
3. Using trimmer cut out square 26cm x 26cm from On the Boardwalk then measure in 1.5cm from each edge and cut out centre – distress and ink all edges then attach centrally to High Style Holiday
4. Mount photo (landscape 13 x 18cm) to Le Cirque leaving small border which is then distressed and inked. Using remainder of paper cut out using Paper rosette flower die – one flower assemble and place button on top.
5. Cut 19 x 22cm landscape rectangle (ensuring words are correctly placed) – distress and ink edges then attach to right hand inside edge of striped border approximately one inch up from bottom edge.
6. Layer embellishments – Cut one kraft doily in half and then place as per LO (one on bottom edge and one on left hand side), book page torn and placed with whole kraft doily on top right hand edge.
7. Attach mounted photo on angle and then attach remaining embellishments – key, envelop, paper rosette, 3 x flowers (sm and med layered staple flowers), lace under bottom edge of photo, title on chipboard, flourish with a bling vine, gauze, stickers, chipboard mantle top left hand corner of edges of LO and tag crumpled and inked before attaching.
8. Tear a 2 inch rip in top right hand corner of LO, gently roll down edges to reveal black chipboard. Using crop a dile punch holes and thread through thick twine. Tie off with double knot to prevent it untying. Voila!
We want to say a huge thank you to Robin Shakoor, Hilde Janbroers, and Melanie Forbes for all of their amazing work today. We hope you enjoyed today's very special blog post. Whether you're enjoying some sunshine today, or stuck in a windowless office, we hope today's blog helped bring some joy to your day. We hope to see you all again tomorrow as we announce the winner of this week's blog prize, as well as bring you more stupendous crafts from our Design Team! Have a terrific day, crafters!
Thank you for joining us for this spectacular day of crafting! We hope you are having a lovely day wherever you are. Spring has definitely sprung and today we're bringing you some glorious Once Upon a Springtime crafts by Hilde Janbroers and Nicole Eccles of our Design Team. It's super exciting! Nicole has even prepared and wonderful tutorial about her amazing paper piecing technique. There's plenty to be happy about here on the Graphic 45 blog! Also, don't forget that we're in the middle of this week's blog contest. All you need to do is post a link to our new Facebook page on your Facebook page, then leave us a blog comment letting us know that you posted our link. We want to make sure that everyone in our craft community makes the jump to our new Facebook page before we close the old page. Spread the word and you could win an awesome craft prize! We'll be announcing the random winner on Friday.
Well, lets get to the crafts, shall we? First up is an amazing altered baby box by Hilde Janbroers. Hilde recently welcomed a new member to her family, a beautiful baby named Thomas. She created this amazing altered box that contains sentimental objects and a beautiful mini album of some of baby Thomas's first photographs. This project is so heart-warming and lovely! It's filled with so much love.
Next we have an amazing card and tutorial by Nicole Eccles. Nicole is an amazingly creative lady with a terrific eye for detail. She really knows how to set the scene for a spectacular layout or card. Just look at the beautiful dimension that this card has! Nicole is going to take us step-by-step through her creative process of making this card. Take it away, Nicole!
I decided to start off my techniques with one of my favorites that I love to use all the time. Paper Piecing using stamped images. This is a great way to make your stamped images match your project perfectly with only a few steps. By layering the stamped images, you can create one of a kind dimensional embellishments that are dramatic and crisp. Think clothes on children, or layered flowers etc. For this card I decided to paper piece a mushroom by CC Designs. It was just the perfect size for the fairy to stand on once cut out.
Adhesives: Tombow Mono Glue Stick, Scrapbook Adhesives 3d Foam Squares
To start, stamp out your image 3 times on desired patterns. I used pink, blue and cream. Once the images are dry, fussy cut along the whole stamped image, starting with the pink for the background. After the image is completely out, cut out the small dots on the top of the mushroom and set aside.
Now take your image stamped on cream paper and cut out only the stem of the mushroom and adhere onto the pink mushroom already cut out.
Last, take your image stamped on blue paper, and cut only the top of the mushroom, and the little ring that goes around the stalk.
Again, adhere cut pieces onto the pink mushroom, lining them up perfectly overtop the image underneath.
Now that the mushroom top is on, you may take the small pink dots you set aside and glue them onto the blue mushroom top. And Voila, now you have a mushroom that is 3 colors, and the colors and patterns match perfectly to your card.
Cut background paper to size of card and adhere. For the border, cut from 8x8 piece of Once Upon A springtime, cutting only along 3 sides. Once removed, cut in half across the long side of frame and set the 2 pieces on card, overlapping and lining up perfectly to the cards corners and edges. Trim if desired, and adhere the frames together to make one. Adhere to card with pop dots.
Fussy cut image of Fairy being Crowned out of Enchanted Forest and Adhere to center of card.
Cut image of fairy sitting on a fence post out of Once Upon A Spring Time, adhere to Right edge of card using pop dots.
Adhere paper pieced mushroom using pop dots, then Cut out image of standing fairy from Once Upon A Spring Time and adhere with pop dots standing on mushroom.
Cut the Fairies scroll from Enchanted Forest, crinkle for dimension and adhere with pop dots.
Finish card off by cutting out a single flower from Primrose cottage and adhering to the left edge of “the Fairies” scroll.
Well, that's all we've got for today, crafters. But you know we'll be back tomorrow with lots more gorgeous ideas to inspire you. We hope you'll stop by and see us. Many thanks to the amazing talents of Hilde Janbroers and Nicole Eccles. We are so happy to have them on our new Design Team! Have a wonderful rest of the day, crafters!
Happy Tuesday and welcome to another happy day here at Graphic 45! Thanks for joining us. It's been so busy and exciting here at the Graphic 45 offices as we gear up to launch our gorgeous new collection "The Magic of Oz." There's never a dull moment once the word gets out that we're releasing something new. We want to thank you all for your amazing enthusiasm. We're working very hard to get this fabulous paper collection to all our stores as soon as possible. Remember, we're going to begin shipping "The Magic of Oz" in the first week of June. It should be arriving in stores shortly thereafter. We're so excited to see what you'll create!
So, lets get to today's crafts! We've got some awe-inspiring creations by the amazing Sherry Cheever as well as an awesome video tutorial that she made! It's super exciting! Sherry is one of our amazing new Design Team members and we are thrilled to have her wonderful talents on our team. When you see these stunning Curtain Call creations, you'll understand why we're over the moon with enthusiasm for Sherry's art. Have a look at this stunning Curtain Call spiral notebook by Sherry! Not only is this a super clever idea, but it's also gorgeous beyond belief! Bravo, Sherry!
Supplies:
Paper: Graphic 45 Curtain Call, Le Romantique and Envelope Tags; Black Cardstock; Tim Holtz idea-ology GungePaper; Rectangle Chipboard Coasters; Printer Paper and Lined Notebook Paper Spellbinders: S4-328 Foliage; S4-138 Petite Ovals LG; S4-139 Petite Scalloped Ovals LG; S5-050 Rose Creations; Grand Calibur Ink/Paint: Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Peeled Paint Distress Stain Embellishments: 7 Gypsies Paper Fasteners; Tim Holtz idea-ology Filmstrip Ribbon Tools: Bind-it-All and 1-1/4” Binding Wires; Foam Mounting Tape; Ranger Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Medium Matte, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Ink Blending Tool with Foam; Corner Rounder Punch
Here we have a super fun video tutorial also by Sherry Cheever. Take a moment to learn some fantastic techniques from the master herself!
That's all for today, crafters. Huge thanks to the brilliant Sherry Cheever for her beautiful work today. Thanks again to all of you for joining us today. We'll be back here tomorrow with more gorgeous creations from our Design Team and we hope you'll join us. From all of us here at Graphic 45, we wish you a very happy day!
A very warm welcome to you on this wonderful Monday! Thanks for stopping by our blog today! Guess what? You can see every single gorgeous page of our new paper collection "The Magic of Oz" on our website right now! That's right! So head on over to the products page of our website and feast your eyes on these stunning new papers. Remember, we will begin shipping this collection to stores in early June so it wont be long before you have "The Magic of Oz" to play with! Have a look at the signature page of this amazing collection. You can really see why this is going to be the perfect collection for Halloween! Plus, it's just so much fun and pretty! It's perfect for any craft occasion.
Well crafters, it's Monday and you know what that means. It's time for another super Graphic 45 blog contest! Yay! This week it's all about our new Facebook page. As you may know, we're in the process of transitioning over to a brand new Facebook page, and will soon be phasing out our original Facebook Fan Page. But we want to make sure that all of you awesome crafters have made the switch before the old page is retired. So this week we're asking you to give us a shout out on your facebook page. It's easy! Just go to our new Facebook page and click "Like," if you haven't already. Then post a link to our new Facebook page on your Facebook page. Then just leave us a blog comment letting us know that you've posted our link on your Facebook page. You'll automatically be entered to win this awesome prize! Sound simple enough? So just to recap: go to our new Facebook page and click "Like," then post our Facebook link on your page, and leave us a blog comment letting us know that you gave us a Facebook shout out. That's it! Look at what you could win this week! A Curtain Call 12x12 Paper Pad, Trim Staples, Metal Tag Staples, Curtain Call Cling Stamps by Hampton Art and Graphic 45, and three beautiful chipboards by Imaginarium Designs! Oooh! Craftastic!
That's all for today, crafters. This is going to be such an awesome week for craft inspiration. We have so many gorgeous projects from our design team to show you. Please stop by and see us tomorrow! We hope you have a wonderful Monday.
Welcome to another super exciting day here at Graphic 45! Thank you so much for joining us today! We're going to be showing you more stunning goodies from our brand new "The Magic of Oz" collection. We also have a winner for this week's blog contest to announce. It's going to be an action-packed day of craft goodness. Lets first announce this week's blog winner! We had so many blog comments this week, it was amazing. We asked you to tell us what you'd make with "The Magic of Oz" if you had it in your possession right now. We had so many amazing and inspiring responses. This week's winner, chosen randomly, is Tammy Hall. Here is what Tammy had to say about her idea for "The Magic of Oz."
"OMG I will so have that paper when it hits my favorite store!!!! I want to make an album for my brother. We have a running joke about the Wizard of Oz, because he's this huge guy. Rides a Harley, Mr. tough guy, retired fireman, and IS AFRAID OF THE MONKEYS!!! So I think this will be a great book to make him!! I can't wait!!!"-Tammy Hall
That's such a cool idea! Tammy, please email us at info@g45papers.com with your contact information so that we can send you your prize. Congratulations! And many thanks to everyone who left us comments this week. It was terrific to read all of your feedback about our new collection. We can't wait for you all to get your hands on this gorgeous new paper. It will begin shipping to stores in early June, so be sure to look for it in mid to late June at your local scrapbook store! Yay!
Well, we are super excited to show you this amazing new item from "The Magic of Oz." For the first time ever, we will be introducing coordinating chipboard die-cuts as part of this amazing new paper collection! We are so excited! Have a look at these stunning chipboard images! So beautiful!
"The Magic of Oz" will also feature coordinating cling stamps from Hampton Art and Graphic 45. Take a look at these adorable and fun images! Just image the fun you could have with these gorgeous stamps!
Cling Magic of Oz 1
Cling Magic of Oz 2
Cling Magic of Oz 3
Are you excited yet, crafters? We sure hope so! We want to thank you all for joining us today. We hope to see you here on Monday when we will unveil the complete collection of "The Magic of Oz" as well as announce another weekly blog contest! Very exciting stuff. We hope you have a spectacular weekend!
Welcome to a very happy day here at Graphic 45. We're so pleased that you are joining us for another fabulous day of craft inspiration. We've got two, well three fabulous and brilliant members of our Design Team, Robin Shakoor and Jack & Cat Curio, who are going to show you some spectacular Le Cirque creations. Robin has even prepared a wonderful tutorial on how to create a beautiful card with Le Cirque! Doesn't that sound amazing? We are thrilled to showcase today's splendidly original crafts and we hope you enjoy seeing them as much as we do! So, lets get to it!
Here we have an amazing Le Cirque altered drawer. When I first saw this creation I was totally blown away. It's such a cool and clever idea! Leave it to Jack and Cat Curio (Michael Putman and Lesley Fisher) to come up with new and unique ways of creating amazing altered art! I'll never look at a thrift store dresser drawer the same way again.
"We love to alter lost and found objects of all sorts. We came across an old wooden jewelry box drawer in an old junk shop. Something damaged and forgotten can sometimes be the perfect foundation for a rich story." Jack and Car Curio
Supplies:
Repurposed jewelry box drawer: Thrift Store Drawer Knob: Thrift Store Graphic 45 Le Cirque Collection: Le Cirque, Bohemian Floral, Circus Parade,Extravaganza, Greatest Show on Earth, Magnifique Ink: Ranger Distress Ink- Wild Honey & Walnut Stain Embellishments: KAISER Scrapbook Rhinestones Ice Blue, twine, crepe paper, brads Adhesive: Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive (PVA), Pop Dots Tools: Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix Bigz Dies Tattered Florals
Well, now that we've gotten you in the circus spirit, here is an amazing card and tutorial by Robin Shakoor. Robin is brilliant at creating elegant and vibrant crafts. Today's card is no exception! Have a look at this beautiful work of art! Robin has created a wonderful tutorial below that shows you exactly how to make this pretty celebration card. Yay!
Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 – Curtain Call, Le Cirque; Bo Bunny Cardstock: Bazzill Ink: Distress Ink – Barn Door; Scattered Straw; Memento – Tuxedo Black Stamp: Fiskars Ribbon: May Arts Flowers: Prima; Bazzill Doily: My Little Yellow Bicycle
Create a 6” x 6” tent card by cutting a 6” x 12” piece of white card stock and folding in half.
Cut a 5 ¾” x 5 ¾” square using black card stock. Adhere to card base.
Cut a 5 ½” x 5 ½” square using Bohemian Floral patterned paper. Adhere to the center of card.
Cut a 1 ¾” x 5 ¾” rectangle using black card stock.
Cut a 1 ½” x 5 ½” rectangle using Greatest Show on Earth patterned paper. Adhere to the center of the black rectangle, then adhere to the lower portion of the card base as shown.
Cut a 3 ¼” x 6” strip using Greatest Show on Earth.
Cut a 3” x 5 ¾” strip using Top Billing patterned paper. Center and adhere as shown.
Adhere to striped strip, then adhere ¾” from the left side of card base.
Ink the edges of the doily using Barn Door Distress Ink. Place on card as shown.
Trim image from patterned paper then mount on black cardstock. Adhere to the center of the card base as shown above.
Stamp sentiment on white card stock. Ink with Scattered Straw Distress Ink to give the paper an antiqued appearance. Create a mat for the sentiment using black card stock. Adhere matted sentiment to the card base.
Separate the center of the flower and ink the edges of both parts. The small flower will be used in the last step.
Place a small, red rosette in the center of the large flower. Adhere on a large black flower and glue to the lower left side of the card base as shown.
Tie a ribbon using thin, black ribbon and adhere to the top, right side of the main image as shown. Adhere small orange flower to the center of the bow.
We want to thank the amazing Jack & Cat Curio and Robin Shakoor for their splendid work today. It was such a joy to feature their glorious creations in one blog post! It's been so much fun! We hope you all enjoyed today's crafts. Join us tomorrow as we unveil even more images from our new collection "The Magic of Oz" as well as announce this week's blog winner! It's going to be a fantastic day! We can't wait!
Happy Wednesday to you! We've got more beautiful images to show you today from our new paper collection "The Magic of Oz"! It's so exciting. We are thrilled by all the amazing feedback we've been getting from all of you about this fabulous new collection. We're so excited to see what you will create once you get your hands on it. "The Magic of Oz" will begin shipping to stores on June 1st, so you can look for it at your local scrapbook store and online very soon. Well, enough talk. There's beautiful papers to be seen! Take a look!
"Tender-Hearted Tin Man"
"Goblin Gazette"
"Scatterbrained Scarecrow"
The Magic of Oz will begin shipping early June, look for it in your local stores later that month! Thank you all so much for joining us today. There is much more in store for you all week right here on the Graphic 45 blog. Join us tomorrow for more gorgeous crafts. We'll also be unveiling more images from "The Magic of Oz" later this week as well. Don't forget to leave us blog comments for your chance to win this week's blog prize. Tell us what you'd make if you had "The Magic of Oz" in your possession right now! We will be announcing our blog winner this Friday so stay tuned!
