More Tropical Travelogue Sneak Peeks & Craft Inpiration!
Hello G45ers,
Welcome to another awesome day of sneak peeks and craft inspiration, Grapic 45 style! Today we're unveiling more delightful papers from our new Tropical Travelogue collection! We also have beautiful Christmas crafts from Yuka Hino and Nancy Wethington of our design team! It's going to be an amazing day! Don't forget that there's still time to leave us a blog or Facebook comment for your chance to win the entire collection of Tropical Travelogue! We will be announcing two randomly chosen winners on our blog tomorrow! We will also be unveiling the full collection of Tropical Travelogue the Graphic 45 website tomorrow! It's going to be fantastic and you wont want to miss out. So lets get to it! Feast your eyes on today's gorgeous sneak peeks! Behold these stunning paper designs from Tropical Travelogue!
"Island Jewel"
"Seaside Holiday"
"Hibiscus Heaven"
And now it's time for some crafts! This first delightful holiday creation is by Yuka Hino. This beautifully festive card is great for any holiday occasion! It's full of heart-warming colors, beautiful embellishments and trims. It's a wonderland of Christmas inspiration!
Graphic 45 Papers
Graphic 45 Chipboards: Christmas Emporium Chipboard Die-cuts 1
Graphic 45 Staples: Metal Button Staples, Trim Staples, Core'dinations SigSeries G45 12x12 Asst Pack 30/PKG*
May Arts: Ribbon
Acrylic Color, Sewing Machine
This next creation is by Nancy Wethington and we know you're going to love it! She's taken a simple wooden flower box and dressed it all up in Christmas Emporium and Christmas Past! This is a perfect example of how you can take something super simple and turn it into something gorgeous! Here is what Nancy had to say about this wonderful work of altered art!
"I found this portable wood flower box at a local craft store. It was end of the season and really cheap so it just had to come home with me. I was going to keep it until next summer until I started thinking about Christmas gifts. I remembered this little flower box and decided to alter it for Santa's letters and/or Christmas cards. Christmas Emporium and Christmas Past papers from Graphic 45 mix beautifully together. Adding the Staples Door Plate made the front of this piece look like a mailbox." -Nancy Wethington
Here's what I started with.
All wallpapered and ready to decorate.
"The stockings were hung . . . "
The finished product.
Other supplies used: Copic Markers; Stickles; miscellaneous twine; Claudine Hellmuth Matte Medium; Beacon's 3-in-1 Craft Glue; Sakura black and clear Gel Pens
Beautiful! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Posted by: Keesha | October 27, 2011 at 05:03 AM
I just adore the new Tropical Travelogue collection. I envision so many projects with it.....altered canvas, mini albums, pic frames. We have a bay house and the collection just reminds me of the wonderful times we have there. Can hardly wait for the release.
Posted by: Terri Burnette | October 27, 2011 at 05:10 AM
This collection is awesome, I love the colours and themes and can't wairt o scrap my Bali tropical holiday using this exquisite range. G45 papers are my all time favourites!
Posted by: Lee Payne | October 27, 2011 at 05:29 AM
Yuka and Nancy, your projects are woderful. I am in love with Travel Travelogue! Ideas are swirling in my head for projects with this amazing line!
Posted by: Maxine Hodges | October 27, 2011 at 05:46 AM
Love the Tropical Paper, and Nancy's tool box is adorable. I want one for my Christmas Cards.
Posted by: Sue Benedick | October 27, 2011 at 05:56 AM
Love the inspiration and the tropical paper is giving me a heat wave a tropical heatwave lol!
Posted by: Barbie | October 27, 2011 at 05:59 AM
When will the Tropical Travelgue collection be available for purchase? Can´t wait to see this paper in person!
Posted by: Judy | October 27, 2011 at 06:04 AM
The Travelogue papers are gorgeous and I can't wait to see them in person! Love the Christmas box too - great place to keep all the cards we get.
Posted by: Sarah Bockoven | October 27, 2011 at 06:13 AM
Love the letter holder! Great idea for repurposing old items inexpensively but beautifully. Too bad we can't do that to ourselves when our face and body needs a little "refreshing".
Posted by: Renee Zarate | October 27, 2011 at 06:45 AM
These papers are so delicious, i can't wait to get some! I also love Nancy's altered flower box, so clever and looks quite straighforward to do hmmmm! well done.
Posted by: Marksgran | October 27, 2011 at 06:47 AM
I love the Christmas projects!
Posted by: Jenna | October 27, 2011 at 06:51 AM
I am really speechless over the beauty of the Tropical Travelogue collection! G45, you have really gone off the charts with this paper! I can already see so many wonderful project uses!
JamieH
Posted by: Jamie Hensley | October 27, 2011 at 07:01 AM
Ok, that does it! You ladies have me in the christmas spirit. Yuka your card is gorgeous, so full of texture. Nancy, that is one rock'in christmas card box!!!
Thanks for sharing ladies.
Ava
Posted by: ava | October 27, 2011 at 07:02 AM
great project
Posted by: bethann d | October 27, 2011 at 07:07 AM
Christmas!! Islands!!! Oh my!!! Fabulous letter box and card girls!!!! I can't get enough of your amazing talents!!! I'm headed to the hardware store to look for one of those flower boxes!!! I'll find something to alter anyway I'm sure!! I'm inspired!!! Those island papers have me asking Santa for tickets to the Bahamas!!!
Posted by: Barbara Johnson | October 27, 2011 at 07:20 AM
What rich looking paper. Especially love the "turtle/tortoise" looking paper and the elegant ladies.
The Christmas card and decorated box are fabulous! Would love to display those in my house! Well done ladies!!
Posted by: Jennifer Reynard | October 27, 2011 at 07:32 AM
Can't wait to get the new paper (as usual). Today's Design Team offerings were wonderful (as usual). To many ideas for this little ole brain to handle, but keep 'em coming
Posted by: Anne McIntosh | October 27, 2011 at 07:45 AM
Wonderful!!!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | October 27, 2011 at 08:11 AM
LOVE that Christmas card! Can't wait to get my hands on some Tropical Travelogue too.
Posted by: Marcia D | October 27, 2011 at 08:26 AM
OMG!
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the box!
Gotta do one for myself
thanks for sharing such a great idea!
Posted by: {vicki} | October 27, 2011 at 08:32 AM
OK, I'm heading to Barbados next year and I so need this new line to scrap my vacation there! It's gorgeous!
Posted by: Tom's Mum | October 27, 2011 at 08:41 AM
Oh. My. Drool! Yep. I definitely will be getting this line. Well, I knew that from day 1 of the release sneaks! And that "Letters to Santa" box is adorable!
Posted by: Christina | October 27, 2011 at 08:48 AM
Love the new collection and all of the projects. Can't wait to get started!!
Posted by: Mary MacLeod | October 27, 2011 at 08:55 AM
I think this project would be perfect for holding the cards received this holiday season. Thanks for the idea.
Posted by: Heidi Mireles | October 27, 2011 at 09:03 AM
Oh my! I soooo need to get this collection! The colors and patterns are truly "drool-worthy"! LOL! The projects today are fantastic! Love them!
Posted by: Chris Dring | October 27, 2011 at 09:05 AM
Love the new travel collection. But, wow, these projects were just awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Joan V | October 27, 2011 at 09:16 AM
Everyday I re-look at this tropical travelog line and I fall more and more in love with it...... Graphic 45-- You Rock!
Posted by: Ashley Rock | October 27, 2011 at 09:17 AM
How can you say I love your paper? I feel like I repeart myself. I love this line as well. And the wooden flower box. What a great way to store your Christmas Cards as they come in. And what a great gift it would make as well. A job well done.
Posted by: sheila a. | October 27, 2011 at 09:21 AM
Absolutely love 'Seaside Holiday', along with the rest of the new papers. The tote box idea is superb... i have a few collecting dust! :-)
Posted by: Sleigh | October 27, 2011 at 09:41 AM
Just love the paper - especially hibiscus heaven! I love the Christmas crafts too - very inspiring.
Posted by: Charmaine | October 27, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Loving this new line! Incredible colors and patterns! The designers really shine!!
Posted by: Dee in N.H. | October 27, 2011 at 10:05 AM
I want that Santa Letter box..I Need that Santa Letter box! wow!
Posted by: Barbara Staradumsky | October 27, 2011 at 10:14 AM
What a delightful project! I love how the plain white box was transformed so beautifully into a box to hold "Letters to Santa"!
Posted by: Sara Hanlon | October 27, 2011 at 10:27 AM
I am loving the sneaks of the papers! I can't wait to see them all in person!
Posted by: Jodee | October 27, 2011 at 10:30 AM
You keep making great paper. Love the new line. Reminds me of Hawaii. I went to Hawaii in March and told my sister n law that I would make her a scrapbook of her wedding but havent started. I think this would be the perfect paper. Love it.
Posted by: jennie outterson | October 27, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Beautiful card and wonderful letter and card holder!! Gorgeous!
Posted by: Tina Galeana | October 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Loving the new floral papers! Those projects are just adorable...The card is just too cute and I can see that adorable basket filled with home-baked goodies! TFS
Posted by: KimMJ | October 27, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Fabulous! Just fabulous! I love the motif, the colors and these projects. Sigh.
Posted by: Candy | October 27, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Beautiful papers !!
Posted by: Jackie | October 27, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Oh my goodness, I just love everything posted today!!! Love, LOVE the new Tropical Travelouge papers!! I can find a million and one uses for these papers alone!!
And the Christmas projects..... WOW!!! I am in heaven!!
Posted by: ~Lisa D | October 27, 2011 at 11:39 AM