Lovely Layout & Tag Featuring Happy Haunting!
Hello G45ers,
We want to welcome you all to our joyful blog today! We are so glad that you are joining us. Today's crafts are sure to bring smiles and inspiration to your day. This week has been so much fun! We're highlighting gorgeous creations that feature our marvelous Halloween collection Happy Haunting! We've seen so many magnificent crafts so far and there's even more inspiration on the way! Even though it's the middle of August we've already started to notice that some of the leaves have begun to change ever so slightly. We may still be enjoying the heat of summer but fall isn't that far away. Happy Haunting is such a fabulous collection for all of your Autumn and Halloween crafts. Today you'll see some fun a fabulous Happy Haunting layout from Jane Tregenza and a tag by Arlene Cuevas of our design team. So let's get started! First we have this adorable LO by Jane Tregenza. Jane has some great tips on how this heartwarming LO was created. Take it away, Jane!
"We don’t really celebrate Halloween in Australia, but it is catching on slowly. My daughter Anna did a trip of a life time last year. She is a Harry Potter fan and she did a tour of England, travelling to all the locations used in the movies. She then travelled to the USA the theme parks in Orlando before returning home. At the Harry Potter theme park, she brought herself a set of robes. As soon as I saw the new papers from Happy Haunting I knew I wanted to used some of Anna’s photos from her trip. I used a piece of Fright Night as the foundation for my layout. I wanted to hide the pumpkin border on the page. Cut strips from Enchanted Garden and placed them over the top. I outlined the green leaves with a touch of glitter. To cover the middle images on the page I used Midnight Magic. I loved the gate on this print, so I cut it out and added to my page with 3l foam squares. I used some words form the sticker sheet and some spells words I printed onto cardstock and glued them onto the fence. I matted my photo and double matted it with Bewitched. I just added my title and corner to finish it. I love all the colours of this new collection, and I will be using it for more layouts on Anna’s trip. I wish you could have see her face when I showed her the finished layout. She is so excited that it is going to America and will be on show in the states. She has been telling everyone she has met since, that her mum did a page with her photo on it and it is in America and everyone is going to see it!" -Jane Tregneza
Supplies:
Fright night
Bewitched
Enchanted garden
Midnight magic.
Happy haunting stickers
Imaginarium Designs corners and title
Next we have this amazing Happy Haunting tag created by Arlene Cuevas. You can see how beautifully Arlene combined the gorgeous papers of Happy Haunting with the Happy Haunting Chipboard Die-Cuts in this fun tag. Layering the papers and chipboards adds such stunning dimension to any craft creation. Tags are so much fun to make and this one is extra pretty! Here is what Arlene had to say about this amazing creation!
“Creating tags is one of my favorite things to do – the creative possibilities are endless! Tags are the perfect alternative to sending a card to a friend or loved one (TIP: Write your greeting on the back of the tag and ship it in a small flat rate box that would typically fit a DVD. This would ensure dimensional tags sustain less damage in shipment.Happy Haunting is such a FUN collection to play with. The images on this paper collection capture the true joy of Halloween and the Autumn season.” -Arlene Cuevas
We hope you all enjoyed today's Happy Haunting crafts! Big thanks to Jane Tregenza and Arlene Cuevas for the fabulous work today. Remember that there's still time to leave us a blog or Facebook comment today for your chance to win this week's terrific Happy Haunting prize pack! We will be choosing one random winner announcing them on tomorrow's blog! We'll also be bringing you more inspiring Happy Haunting crafts and another special surprise on tomorrow's blog. We hope you'll join us! Have a delightful day, G45ers!
Happy Papercrafting!
Your Friends at Graphic 45
Wonderful! Fabulous page and for some reason, I'm a complete sucker for tags!
Posted by: jengd | August 16, 2012 at 10:52 AM
love this collection
great projects
Posted by: {vicki} | August 16, 2012 at 10:55 AM
More fun projects Jane and Arlene are workin' it ! Happy Haunting is so cheerful, so fun, colors are great, the characters are cute!
Posted by: Rosann | August 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Beautiful projects! Loved Jane's background story and seeing the picture of her daughter's happiness makes me smile. And, as always, am grateful for Arlene's tutorial.
Posted by: Elaine W. | August 16, 2012 at 11:17 AM
I am totally in love with these papers! great projects.
Posted by: Pam | August 16, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Awesome projects. Anna will always treasure her memories and this layout.
Posted by: Raven | August 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM
I love the Happy Haunting collection! In fact, if it's Graphic45, I love it!!!!
Posted by: Donna Gabbard | August 16, 2012 at 01:16 PM
So glad to have 1 more opportunity to win Happy Haunting!
Posted by: Lynda | August 16, 2012 at 03:07 PM
Jane's layout is so great and so happy for her daughter too. As always Arlene has made another beautiful project.
Posted by: Gwen Moss | August 16, 2012 at 03:10 PM
That's not a tag that's a piece of art!
Posted by: Candy | August 16, 2012 at 03:26 PM
Another day of terrific projects. I have enjoyed the whole week of Happy Hauntings!
Posted by: Linda Kobosky | August 16, 2012 at 03:32 PM
Two fabulous projects. I love them both!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | August 16, 2012 at 04:40 PM
Can't wait to see what is to come next . so looking forward to halloween now thanks
Posted by: deborah decker | August 16, 2012 at 05:16 PM
what a fabulous layout. Love how well Happy Haunting works for a Harry Potter Fan. So cool..........Love this collections.
Posted by: Dorina D | August 16, 2012 at 05:57 PM
Such enchanting samples!! The colors in this line are so strong and vibrant! Thanks for always supplying such wonderful ideas to inspire us!
Posted by: Alice Hancock | August 16, 2012 at 05:59 PM
Thanks for the chance to win the prize packet for Happy Haunting collection! What a fantastic and fun way to start decorating for Halloween!!!
Posted by: Alice Hancock | August 16, 2012 at 06:10 PM
These are both gorgeous!! I just loveeeeeeeeeeee this collection!!!!
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | August 16, 2012 at 07:39 PM
Two fabulous projects ladies. This is such a fun collection and can used in so many different ways.
Marcie
Posted by: Marcie Smith | August 16, 2012 at 09:00 PM
Another set of amazing projects! Thanks so much for sharing your talents!
Posted by: Laura Cox | August 16, 2012 at 09:31 PM
Graphic 45 is my all time favorite paper in the whole wide world! The Halloween paper is great!
Posted by: Marie Sellers | August 16, 2012 at 09:34 PM
Great paper collection, amazing talent, stunning projects - thanks for sharing! Judy D.
Posted by: Judy D. | August 16, 2012 at 09:39 PM
I have not begun to make my Halloween cards and goodies yet , but the list of projects is growing ! I will have to start this weekend with these wonderful ideas !
Posted by: Barbara Parker | August 16, 2012 at 10:13 PM
This collection is all I have used for my Halloween pictures, gifts and tags. I love the colors , there is not another collection like this on Yeah, G45
Posted by: Lanna Dimond | August 16, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Fabulous! Great LO and cool tag! Love the Happy Haunting paper? I've made a wooden tag and several charms so far!
Posted by: Nan G | August 16, 2012 at 10:38 PM
I love both the projects! I am definitely looking forward to getting some of collection and sending out some fabulous tags!
Posted by: sarah sandow | August 16, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Spooktacular fun! I'm enjoying all the Boo-tiful projects!
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | August 16, 2012 at 10:39 PM
Another bounty of ideas for the wonderful Happy Haunting paper. I truly admire Jane's ability to create remarkable LOs. The one she did of her daughter in her Harry Potter-like robe showed how versatile this paper can be. Loved the layering, the vivid colors blended seamlessly, and I especially loved the fence with the spells! Arlene's tag is amazing. I had to watch the video twice to catch all the details--there were so many! The fussy cutting was great. I love that she makes embellishments from images from the paper. And, I also love her use of doilies in her projects. They add a unique look and dimension. There was a tremendous amount of inspiration from both projects today. Thanks!
Posted by: Connie L. Riley | August 16, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Anna must be so chuffed & as someone mentioned, not just America seeing the LO. I feel quite honoured that Harry Potter brought her to the UK! Brilliant!
As to the tag (& more), I always think i won't get along with them but this project has inspired me to start using them. Thank you.
So pleased i signed up for this blog x
Posted by: Caroline | August 16, 2012 at 11:01 PM
More creative and fun projects...love all the layers on both..Happy Haunting is an awesome collection!
Posted by: Diane Hover | August 16, 2012 at 11:05 PM
Wow fantastic work from you both, I am loving all the Halloween inspiration at the moment. halloween is becoming more of a thing in the UK now and the children love it - so do I. Gives me a chance to create some lovely projects.
Hugs Ali x
Posted by: Dragonlady | August 17, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Great work again from the DT - I love Jane's layout - amazing picture of her daughter... I can see why she's so excited about her layout going travelling. Super smart fussy-cutting on Arlene's tag too! Fabulous!
Alison x
Posted by: butterfly | August 17, 2012 at 02:39 AM
your posted projects are always breath taking. love to receive your posts in my inbox
Posted by: karen Stephenson | August 17, 2012 at 03:20 AM
Great post as I love Halloween and take so many pictures. Need lots of ways to use them and here are a couple more wonderful uses and paper collections to use.
Posted by: Mary Werner | August 17, 2012 at 05:02 AM
Amazing projects. Such a sweet story behind Jane's page. Arlene's tag is amazing! The Happy Haunting collection is amazing!
Posted by: Darlene Whalley | August 17, 2012 at 05:02 AM
Tell Anna that she is beautiful and the star of your layout! Your layout is lovely & creative but it's Anna who brings it to life. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Jenny | August 17, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Arlene has been a favorite of mine for a long time (before Graphic 45's design team) and I love her tag. I can only imagine the glitterysparkle on the layout by Jane (which is adorable) but I can surely see the sparkle in her daughter's happy face. I hope Jane reads all the wonderful comments to her daughter. Here is someone whose mother used to work at Disney World reading all about HER.
Posted by: Charlotte Zweigoron | August 17, 2012 at 01:48 PM
Truly magical - both projects!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Posted by: Renee VanEpps | August 18, 2012 at 07:07 AM
Great tag ! So beautiful. Thaks for sharing.
Posted by: Julie Shearer | August 20, 2012 at 05:45 AM