It's the Graphic 45 Scrap Off!
Hello Fabulous G45ers!
Happy Monday to you all! We hope you had a great holiday weekend and got to enjoy some feasting and festivities! We are obviously huge fans of family holidays and sharing wonderful times with loved ones. And speaking of sharing, we have an incredibly fun blog and contest for today! You all know the fabulous Laura Denison from the Graphic 45 design team. Well she teamed up with another brilliant crafter, Kathryn from Life on the Scrap Beach! Together they came up with a fabulous idea for a project that's kind of an "Iron Chef" of crafting. Here, Laura Denison explains all the details!
"Kathryn Kreiger (Life on the Scrap Beach and Kathryn Scraps) and I first "met" via the internet a few months after I started paper crafting in 2009. We were both involved in Mini album swaps...though ironically we never were swap partners. Kathryn was a trailblazer in using Ustream to hold live crops and classes. I followed her lead about 5 or 6 months later and started teaching my own live Ustream classes. Today, we are two of the most watched Ustream paper crafting educators. In 2011, we teamed up for a National Scrapbook Day Ustream hop....we had so much fun! Kathryn also joined me on New Years Eve for my second annual New Year's Scrap Blast. Between us we had over 12,000 viewers over the two day extravaganza! We met in person at CHA in Anaheim in January of this year. While chatting one evening, we decided we wanted to do another collaboration, one using the exact same materials to create a project. I mentioned this at dinner with Diane, Charee, Aimee and the rest of the gang from Graphic 45. They jumped on board and provided the materials for us to create with. In the spirit of Iron Chef, we decided that we HAD to use one of the items.....the Secret Ingredient" which was chosen to be the 5x8 Kraftboard Altered Art Box." -Laura Denison
Want to win some of the main ingredients that Laura and Kathryn used for today's project? Just leave us a blog or Facebook comment any time this week! We will choose one random comment from either our blog or Facebook page and announce the winner this Friday! Check out this great prize! A Curtain Call and Olde Curiosity Shoppe 8x8 paper pad, Olde Curiosity Shoppe Alphabet Stickers and 5x8 Kraftboard Altered Art Box! Wow!
Laura Denison's Vintage Movie Camera:
Here is my Scrap Off Project. We decided the Altered Box was our "secret ingredient" that we both had to use. Since I hadn't done much with the Curtain Call papers, I leaned it in the direction with the Olde Curiosity Shop papers and stickers adding pops of color.
Graphic 45 generously provided each of us with a Curtain Call paper pad, Olde Curiosity Shoppe paper stickers, and chip board tags, as well as the 5x8 Altered Box, and assorted other Graphic 45 staples. Here is my "entry" into the Scrap Off, a Vintage Movie Camera. The back opens up to reveal an accordion Mini Album inside.
This was a fun project to work on and we both thank the always awesome people of Graphic 45 for their support and encouragement. We had soooo much fun!
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Supplies:
Graphic 45 Curtain Call papers (12 x 12)
Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shop papers (8 x 8)
Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shop Alphabet stickers
Graphic 45 Curiosity Shop stickers
Graphic 45 Curiosity Shop Door Plate
Graphic 45 5x8 Altered Box
Graphic 45 Metal Film Canister
Cardstock: Paper Accents
Film Strip ribbon: Idea-ology
Fabric Ribbon: May Arts
Gears: 7 Gypsies and Idea-ology
Assorted accessories form the local hardware store
Laura's Scrap Off YouTube Video
Next is the fabulous project that Kathryn created using the same materials. You may remember that we had Katheryn as our Featured Artist on our blog last year. Well she's still just as amazing and creative as ever! Kathryn used the same supplies as Laura to create these two incredible pieces: an album-in-a-box and a boxed set! Get ready to fall in love with these fabulous works of art!
About Kathryn from Life on the Scrap Beach:
Kathryn Krieger is a professional scrapbooker, mixed media paper artist and online educator. She strives to create unique works of art and practical tutorials to inspire paper crafters and memory keepers to create beautiful works of art worthy of their precious photographs and memories.
Check out Katheryn's blog!
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I used the 5"x8" Kraftboard Altered Art Box w/ Album to create an album in a box. I decorated this box with the "Olde Curiosity Shoppe" papers and embellishments. I really enjoyed the whimsical images and bright colors of this collection. It's perfect for creating a box of treasures!
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To use the Curtain Call papers, I decided to make a set of three hardbound photo albums from scratch using these warm and neutral pages. The three books fit neatly into a chipboard sleeve, creating a boxed set of albums to display on a shelf. They look so polished sitting there!
We hope you all had fun today! We want to thank Laura Denison and Kathryn from Life on the Scrap Beach for their fabulous work today! This was such a great idea and we were thrilled to be a part of it! We will be bringing you lots of stunning craft inspiration all week long. We hope you'll come back and see us tomorrow for more craft bliss! Don't forget to leave us a blog or Facebook comment this week for your chance to win this week's awesome prize pack! We wish you all a magical Monday!
Happy Papercrafting!
Your Friends at Graphic 45
What a fun idea!
Posted by: Melissa Haas | April 10, 2012 at 05:27 PM
Nice work from both! You two both continually amaze me!
Posted by: CatMyers | April 10, 2012 at 05:36 PM
Great scrap off! I loved all the projects. :)
Posted by: Sue Lui | April 10, 2012 at 05:44 PM
I love the box of albums! So beautiful!
Posted by: Katie | April 10, 2012 at 06:29 PM
Both of these ladies have made such awesome projects. I love them!
Posted by: Sara P | April 10, 2012 at 06:45 PM
Just too AMAZING!
Posted by: HawaiianLibrarian | April 10, 2012 at 07:28 PM
great work!
Posted by: Bryna | April 11, 2012 at 01:19 AM
wow i watch both Kathryn and Laura on Ustream and they are both fantastic!
Graphic 45 if you ever do this again, I would love for you to consider me,as I also USTREAM but my target market are the Greek scrapbookers in Greece. My show is caleed Zeffy Scraps and I just love Graphic 45!
Posted by: Zeffy | April 11, 2012 at 06:00 AM
I'm a great fan of these two wonderful ladies. They've done a terrific job in the scrap challenge. So fun to see different styles with the same products. Hope to see more of these challenges in the future.
Posted by: Mimi H. | April 11, 2012 at 06:51 AM
wow these cerations are really awesome, so different with the same "ingredients"! which definitely shows the versatility of graphic45 products!!I'm a great fan!!
Posted by: helen | April 11, 2012 at 09:40 AM
WOW!! These are totally awesome, these ladies are so creative !!
Posted by: Rosann | April 11, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Kathryn, I loved the minis and the three box set is great! I like the way you used all the paper and also the pages of the minis were terrific.
Laura, your camera is very inventive as all of projects are! You have a great mind and and imagination.
Thanks Graphic 45 for backing this these Wonderful Ladies!
Posted by: Marie Smith | April 11, 2012 at 05:48 PM
WOW WOW WOW!
Posted by: Beth White | April 12, 2012 at 09:39 AM
Great job, Laura and Kathryn. Ah, what i wouldn't give for a small portion of your talent. Can't wait to see what you come up with next.
Posted by: Judi Taylor | April 12, 2012 at 11:48 AM
I have just recently found your products and am really blown away. LOVE your collections, particularly ABC Primer & Olde Curiosity Shoppe. Such a distinctive look!
Posted by: Susan | April 12, 2012 at 05:39 PM
What wonderfully inspiring projects! Love all the papers and embellishments!
Thanks so much for sharing them with us!
Posted by: Anna Ely | April 13, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Thanks for the inspiration. I watch Laura and Kathryn faithfully. They come up with some great projects for us
Posted by: Yvonne DeWater | April 16, 2012 at 12:47 AM