Graphic 45 & Core'dinations Blog Hop Final Day!

Hello G45ers!

Yay, it's Friday and we are so glad you are joining us for this super day of fun! It's our final day of the Graphic 45/Core'dinations blog hop and we have had such a great time. There is more excitement in store for all of you today! We have some winners to announce for this week's blog prizes! Plus we've got the most amazing crafts by Laura Denison, Melanie Forbes and Lynette Carroll of our design team. Today's wonderful creations are sure to get you in the mood for some weekend crafting. And with the holidays fast approaching there's lots to be done! So let's get started! First we want to announce our randomly chosen winners for this week's Graphic 45/Core'dinations blog prizes! Chosen from our blog and Facebook comments, the winners are...

-Sharon Gullikson

-Miss Cooper

Congratulations to this week's winners! Sharon and Miss Cooper, please email us with your shipping address at info@g45papers.com to claim your prizes. Big thanks to everyone who left us comments this week. Don't forget to check out the Core'dinations blog today too! They will be announcing winners for their blog contest as well as featuring some gorgeous projects! Get inspired and maybe win a prize! What fun!

This first creation was made by Laura Denison and it is out of this world! This amazing piece of holiday decor showcases a fantastic paper weaving technique that's easy and very beautiful. Here is what Laura had to say about this marvelous piece.

"Create a fun and fast frame for a favorite photo or image by weaving strips of Core'dinations card stock and patterned paper along the edges of a 12 x 12 piece of card stock. Mount the center image on foam mounting squares and add embellishments. Super fast and easy!" -Laura Denison

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Papers:

Christmas Emporium: Christmas Emporium,

ABC Primer: Bedtime Stories,

Le Cirque: Under the Big Top,

On the Boardwalk: By the Beautiful Sea
Graphic 45 Staples: Christmas Emporium Tags 2
Partner Products: Core'dinations card stock Signature Series Graphic 45
Other supplies used: Silk Flowers/leaves, Bling (Want2Scrap), Unfinished Wood frame (Sierra Pacific), foam mounting squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

Next we have these stunning cards by Melanie Forbes. The new Core Impressions Signature Series and Timeless Collection by Graphic 45 and Core'dinations are perfect for creating amazing cards such as these! They are so easy to use and so versatile. Your imagination will run wild with all sort of amazing ideas! Here is what Melanie had to say about these sweet craft creations.

"I love Graphic 45 and now that there is matching cardstock by Core’dinations along with inks and accessories it makes it so much easier to create something that completely coordinates together. Here I have simply embossed either the card set or sanded back the Core Impressions series with a G45 tag placed over the top with May Arts ribbon to finish off. Inking all edges with the G45 Decades ink makes the cards look professional." -Melanie Forbes

Supplies:

ABC Primer – Tags 1 & 2
Core’dinations Core Impressions – Clocks & Houndstooth Core’dinations Colorcore Cardstock G45 Signature Series Heritage Kraft Core’dinations G45 Core Cards Darks Red Rose & NightfallCore’dinations – Sander block Core’dinations Colorbox G45 Decades Ink – Photogenic Core’dinations Dust Buddy (LOVE THIS!!!!!!!)
May Arts Ribbon

Next up is this elegant all-occasions card by Lynette Carroll. This gorgeous and super inspiring creation is another great example of what you can create when you pair up Graphic 45 and Core'dinations! Here is what Lynette had to say about this dreamy work of art.

"I wanted to create a card with the beautiful Le' Romantique Collection that could be used for more than one occasion. The papers easily lend themselves to wedding and anniversary cards but I chose to use elements that could be used on a card that could be sent as a Thank You, Birthday or even a "Just Because" card. Simply change the occasion for sending this card by using a rubon or stamped sentiment and tucking it into the roses". To finish off the card I lightly brushed the centers of the roses with Frosted Lace stickles to add a "dewy" look o them." -Lynette Carroll

Supplies:

Graphic 45 - Le' Romantique Collection: Daydreams

Sweetheart of Mine, Enamored Embrace, Well Groomed

Loves Labyrinth, Celebration

Core-dinations - Ivory Cardstock

Kaisercraft - Wood Flourish Birdcage

Ranger Industries - Frosted Lace Stickles

Misc: - Foam Mounting Tape

Well, that's all for today. We want to thank you all for joining us. Also, big thanks to Laura Denison, Melanie Forbes and Lynette Carroll for their gorgeous crafts today. We have really enjoyed sharing this week's blog hop with our pals at Core'dinations. We've seen some stunning work, connected with lots of fabulous folks in our craft community and were deeply inspired by the whole experience. We hope you will all join this weekend as the Handmade Holiday Hop continues. We wish you all a beautiful weekend!

Happy Papercrafting!

Team Graphic 45