Dreams of Oz: Magic of Oz Creations From Our Design Team
Hello Crafters,
Happy Friday and welcome to a super fun day of crafting at the Graphic 45 blog! There are lots of reasons to celebrate on Friday, but today we're giving you even more reasons to cheer. Our design team have created the most astonishing Magic of Oz crafts for you to enjoy! These amazing works of art by Tara Orr and Nancy Wethington are so magical that you might feel as if you've been transported to another world! But first we want to remind all of you about the wonderfully fun craft challenge that's happening right now!
This month's challenge is all about weddings! We want you to create a wedding-inspired layout using Graphic 45 products and post your creations on our Facebook page. We will be choosing three random winners and announcing them on our blog on September 2nd! You can post as many different wedding-inspired layouts as you'd like. In fact the more projects you post, the more chances you have to win. What's the prize? You could win our entire Magic of Oz collection and one of each of our new altered art boxes! That's right! A gorgeous Magic of Oz 12x12 and 8x8 Paper Pad, both sets of chipboard die-cuts, 5x5 and 5x8 Kraftboard Altered Art boxes, and the Metal Film Canister! That's a $70 value! Sound like fun? You have until August 31st to post your projects on our Facebook page. We can't wait to see what you'll create!
Okay, now we're off to the marvelous world of Tara Orr! She's created this brilliant Magic of Oz chess board. Tara is the queen of finding treasures in thrift stores and turning them into craft gold! This is such a perfectly clever idea and it looks amazing! Check it out!
"I came across this wooden board at a local thrift store not too long ago and knew that I could use it for something down the road. What a perfect square - perfect for my son's chess game I thought. The old cardboard mat we had was in pretty rough condition so I decided to alter this board into a sturdy checker board. I simply cut a bunch of squares from Graphic 45's The Magic of Oz collection and adhered as you would see on a checker board. I finished using some Mod Podge to seal and protect as well as offer a nice glossy finish." -Tara Orr
Love these thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by: Suzanne | August 19, 2011 at 08:07 AM
What a a very unconventional but fabulous book!!!
Posted by: Kathy | August 19, 2011 at 08:16 AM
The work you feature is not only incredibly artistic but also amazingly inspiring....thank you so much!! I am so happy to receive your blog and Facebook posts.
Posted by: Dianne Blencoe | August 19, 2011 at 08:45 AM
Work of art, both! What a great idea for the chess board! And that mini album! What a wonder. I'm just assembling the OZ mini album kit from Archivers and trying to put my on spin on it. Nancy and Tara always inspire me to be more inventive! Thanks ladies
Posted by: Anne McIntosh | August 19, 2011 at 08:51 AM
Would love to find ruby slippers and black witches boot to create a checker set for project #1. Great ideas and beautiful projects, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Nannie of 3 | August 19, 2011 at 08:56 AM
What a faaaantastic mini book! Bravo on all the tiny details you put into it! They take the project " Over the Rainbow"!
Posted by: Dianne | August 19, 2011 at 08:57 AM
Both projects are gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Tina Galeana | August 19, 2011 at 09:52 AM
Oh wow!! I saw your products on Personal Impressions Web Site. Fabulous, deffinately will be getting some of these in for my Web Site:)
Make sure you keep them well stocked:)!!!
love
michelle x
Posted by: Michelle | August 19, 2011 at 10:16 AM
the mini book is so whimsical - just love it and that chess board - what a great halloween gift idea !!!
Posted by: Carole Hepburn | August 19, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Oh my Gosh! The book is to die for! The chess board is great too! I can't believe how many incredible projects have been done with the Magic of Oz Collection!
Posted by: Carrie Woolsey | August 19, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Wish I were that creative...
Posted by: b. poteraj | August 19, 2011 at 12:44 PM
The Wizard of Oz is my favorite line of all time! Great ideas, too!!!
Posted by: sharon gullikson | August 19, 2011 at 12:45 PM
I was just wondering if you ladies know how amazing all of your projects are....just wondering.
Posted by: natasha g.p. | August 19, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Those projects are both amazing! The chess board is a work of art! The mini album is stunning! I have no idea where you found your DT but don't let them go ;). They are amazing and all of their projects are so inspiring.
Perhaps you should consider giving away some of their beautiful creations as blog candy ;).
TFS
Posted by: KimMJ | August 19, 2011 at 02:05 PM
Gorgeous projects - LOVE the chessboard!
Posted by: Sarah R | August 19, 2011 at 05:31 PM
Spectacular projects! I love the Oz line & these projects are incredibly brilliant uses of the paper!
Posted by: Pam | August 19, 2011 at 07:21 PM
loooove the mini album!!!
Posted by: sharlene peretini | August 19, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Great day!! I love OZ!! these pages are SOOO good!! I can see pockets full of OZ memorabilia pouring out of each one!! I like the binding design. Makes more room!!! Really nice!
Posted by: Barbara Johnson | August 20, 2011 at 03:56 AM
the game board is great.
the book is terrific. will nancy be doing a tutorial on her book/album????
thanks for sharing,
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Posted by: sue w. | August 20, 2011 at 04:18 AM
fabulous projects ! it is always a great leasure to come here and discover pieces of Art !
Posted by: cat lacigale | August 20, 2011 at 10:11 AM
WOW Tara's game board is just amazing and very creative!
Nancy's mini is awesome!
Great inapiration - TFS
Posted by: Carol W. | August 20, 2011 at 10:31 AM
OMG - fabulous doesn't even BEGIN to describe what I just saw. The wheels are spinning in my head - projects and layouts; my daughter and I are going to "Wicked" this fall. A video tutorial on the minibook would be fantastic!!! Keep up the great work!!
Posted by: Cinde Grant | August 20, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Super nice!!
Posted by: Caroline D. | August 20, 2011 at 12:41 PM
I am fun of Magic and some tricks. keep it up! go! go! go!
Posted by: freelance writing jobs | August 23, 2011 at 06:00 AM
You guys rock
Posted by: denise | August 23, 2011 at 08:01 PM
That mini album is to die!
Posted by: Eniko's Playhouse | August 24, 2011 at 01:28 PM