Stunning Graphic 45 Layouts You'll Love!

Hello G45ers,

Welcome to another day of genuine inspiration and excitement here at Graphic 45! We are so happy that you are joining us today! There is so much good stuff in store for you on this magnificent Thursday! We have three gorgeous layouts from our design team. Melanie Forbes, Nancy Wethington and Tara Orr have created the most amazing LO's that you are going to adore! There is also a beautiful sketch that Tara Orr made that is super fun and inspiring. Plus we have a new winner for this week's Random Crafts of Kindness contest! Yes, this isn't going to be just an ordinary Thursday. This is going to be an inspiration supernova! So put on your sunglasses and get ready for some serious craft sunshine! 

First we want to announce our winner for today's Random Crafts of Kindness contest! Chosen from our Facebook page, today's winner is...

-Jane Schaefer Oetterer

Check out this amazing envelope organizer that Jane made. It looks like an old fashioned camera! How brilliant! We just love it! Jane, please email us with your shipping information at info@g45papers.com to claim your prize! Congratulations!

Now it's layout inspiration time! This first fabulous layout was made by Melanie Forbes using  Olde Curiosity Shoppe. This LO is so vivid and unique. It actually looks like those little butterflies are in motion! Super cool! Here is what Melanie had to say about this amazing creation.

"Love this photo of my husband – he doesn’t often like his photo being taken but I think this arty one of him is perfect – I even managed to get the reflections of my girls on the water’s edge of the beach in the sunglasses as he watched over them that night! The style of the layout was inspired by Louise Nelson." -Melanie Forbes

Supplies:

Graphic 45
Olde Curiosity Shoppe – Counting Down, Optical Oddities, Mercurial Masterpiece, Genuine Article, Butterfly Specifics.
Staples – Metal Button, Envelope
Colorcore Coredinations Cardstock – Venetian Lace
Colourbox Decades Graphic 45 – Photogenic
May Arts Natural Twine
Fiskars  – Notebook border punch
Imaginarium Chipboard Alpha’s
Black Gesso

Next up is this adorable and beautiful Little Darlings LO by Nancy Wethington. This LO really captures the essence of this sweet new collection. Here you can see some wonderful examples of paper layering and contrasting of paper colors and patterns. It's a simple and effective way to create stunning LOs! And you've got to love that wonderful central photo with those big blue baby eyes! So precious!

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Papers: Little Darlings: Little Darlings; Bundle of Joy; Lullaby; Heaven Sent; Rock-a-bye; Little Treasures

Partner Products: Decades colorbox inks; Petaloo flowers
Other supplies used: Miscellaneous: ribbon; heart; star

Next up is this exquisite layout by Tara Orr. This LO is a real show-stopper. Want to create a classic LO in like this one? You're in luck! Tara has created a fun and easy sketch to help you create one of your very own! Tara uses lots of fabulous techniques in this stunning creation. Here is what she had to say about her inspiration behind this fabulous LO!

"I created this colourful layout with loads of fussy cutting and layering of flowers and embellishments which I also popped up for added texture and dimension.  I normally scrap with black and white photos but found using the neutral background (newsprint) paper, the colour photos worked wonderfully to accent the lovely flowers and colours found in this timeless collection." -Tara Orr

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Patterned Paper: Perfumeries, Le Fleur, Haute Couture, Potpourri, Tags: Fashionista Collection

Graphic 45 Patterned Paper: Tags, Pixie Post: Once Upon a Springtime Collection

Graphic 45 Patterned Paper: Le Romantique: Le Romantique Collection

We had so much fun getting to share today's marvelous crafts with all of you. Big thanks to Melanie Forbes, Nancy Wethington and Tara Orr for their fantastic creations. We hope they helped inspire your day! Please join us tomorrow for more grand inspiration and prize announcements! It's going to be a lot of fun and we hope you'll stop by. Have a terrific day!

Happy Papercrafting!

Your Friends at Graphic 45

Comments

[julie Tucker-Wolek]

Congrats to Jane! I love that organizer! And loveeeeee the sketch and what the DT created! Just gorgeous! Can't wait to see what you have for us tomorrow!

[Cherie Gray]

Love the Little Darlings layout! The organizer is unique and also like the sketch!

[Mary Jane]

These projects are wonderful!

[Sue Benedick]

Wow! there is a lot of detail in these layouts. Love the baby blue eyes.

[Cindy Keller]

Great layouts! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the sketch. I am impressed with LO's but can't always visualize how it all comes together. The sketch helps me see the possibilities.

[Johanne L.]

They're all very beautiful layouts. Love every details. I admire those ladies talents. Thanks for sharing,

[Christina]

Gorgeous work. I love seeing the things the DT comes up with. Thanks for sharing their inspiration.

[Michelle Reaves]

Gorgeous Layouts!! I love all of the details and see more everytime I look at them!

[Sheron N]

Fantastic projects once again but look what they have to work with it would be hard not to look great!

[Amy Jones]

Love your projects today. You never disappoint. Always inspire me.

[Tammy Hall]

Congrats to the winner!
Melanie the picture is perfect!!! I love the reflection in his glasses. I had trouble just looking at the layout, as the picture is so magnificant!!! You should be proud! The rest of todays layouts are just so pretty!!! I love pretty!!!!

[jocelyn]

Absolutely love the reflections and baby layouts. I love anything at the beach. And what intrigued me about the baby one is the lifting up of the background layering elements off the paper "behind" the photo. Awesome stuff ladies.

[Maxine Hodges]

Love the projects. Beautiful projects from beautiful Graphic 45 paper

[Candy]

That baby layout is just SWEET! Love these inspirational ideas!

[Anne McIntosh]

Wonderful - as usual! I'm never disappointed in the artistic contributions from the Design Team. Thanks again for sharing

[Jeyatha]

As always highly inspiring layouts..

[Kelly]

These layouts show the versatility of G45 papers....they are all so different, but all so lovely! Thanks for sharing :)

[Angela Johnson]

I love the layouts, beautiful!

[Pammejo]

Beautiful layouts.

[DeeDee Catron]

absolutely stunning work, today! Love when G45 is used to create gorgeous LOs!

[Jennifer Reynard]

Wow, beautifully done!!

[Melissa*H]

Wonderful layouts. How nice of Tara to include a sketch.

[Pamela Perkins]

EVERY SINGLE LO is a-maze-ing!!!!! ..........nuff said.

[Rosann]

All so beautiful ladies, you ALL know I LOVE your work your "details" are so amazing (I love detail!!!). Melonie, yours bought me to tears (stirred up some special memories), what an awesome way to showcase the love of a father... WOW !!

[cat lacigale]

fabulous projects !

[Sharon Gullikson]

I love the butterfly trail...

[Natasha G.P.]

I really like the butterfly layout. So cute!

[B. Poteraj]

Gorgeous as usual. Thanks for all of the ideas.

[Jackie]

Beautiful layouts! I really like the Little Darling papers!

[Carrie]

You're right, I love them all! Fabulous work!

[Romy]

Wow!! Stunning is right. These layouts are really amazing and so is that sketch.

[Meme]

Great job everyone!

Thanks for sharing!

[Brandy]

Beautiful creations!

[Sara Jansen]

yep, little darlings is in fact, darling. What a great layout. And what a nice reminder about - random acts of kindness. thanks

[Mary]

Beautiful layouts. Wow. Great ideas.

[Amy32]

Wow wow wow just L.O.V.E. the lo's and the sketch maybe I will give it a go! And congrats to Jane love you very pretty envelope organizer what a great idea!!! Amy :)

[Plastic cards]

Great layout and sketches.

[mickey delvalle]

WOW...WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LAYOUT!!