Sing, Sing, Sing With Graphic 45 Ning Highlights & Inspiration!

Hello G45ers,

We want to welcome you all to another splendid day here at the Graphic 45 blog! It's Friday and we are so excited to help get you inspired for some weekend crafting! The Graphic 45 office is buzzing with excitement as shops gear up to order Place in Time. Our phones have been ringing off the hook! We are so eager to see the magnificent crafts you'll all create with this gorgeous new collection! We thought it would be fun to share some great behind the scenes photos of Place in Time. Plus we've got gorgeous craft highlights from our Ning site to share with you! That's right, we're taking today to thank all of you magnificent crafters for the fabulous Graphic 45 creations that have been posted to our Ning gallery. Today you'll see stunning crafts from artists just like you! It's going to be a fantastic Friday here at Graphic 45! So lets begin with some of our adventures from the print shop! Here Diane and Aimee check out the beautiful new papers from Place in Time at the printers. We have to make sure those vibrant colors and images look sharp and beautiful! We love to visit the print shop and see the magnificent papers being made! 

Here we have Place in Time hot off the press!

Here is Diane Schultz at the printer's with the incredible printing team, Donna and Dave.

Bristen, Diane and Jenay pose for a photo while setting up at Scrapbook Expo USA.

And now it's time for our fabulous Ning gallery highlights! Ning is a a wonderful place to share your Graphic 45 creations with an amazing crafting community. We see so many gorgeous projects everyday and we just wanted to take a moment to give a warmhearted Graphic 45 shout-out to all of you marvelous crafters. We encourage all of you to share your Graphic 45 projects with us at any time. We'd love to see what you are creating with Graphic 45!

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First up is this amazing Curtain Call Card by Cheryl Carrock. This card really captures the elegance of vintage Hollywood, which was the inspiration behind our gorgeous Curtain Call collection! Here is what Cheryl had to say about this fabulous creation!

"I made this card for a male relative who loves to watch films. I thought it was quite appropriate for him. I added an acetate outer layer with tags on and some Tim Holtz film strip and I was pleased with the way it turned out. I just love all Graphic 45 papers" -Cheryl Carrock

Next up is this stunning Happy Haunting mini album by Elizabeth Parsons. This mini is simply delightful. Elizabeth did a great job on layering and distressing the Happy Haunting papers in this mini. She also added some handmade flowers and other beautiful embellishments to create an elegant Halloween treasure! It's pure enchantment! 

This is a lovely all-occasions card by Lyn Bernatovich. Lyn used A Ladies Diary for this sweet card. Paper layering and pretty paper distressing give gorgeous texture and depth to this cheerful card. Plus you've got to love those simple and sweet ribbon and flower embellishments! Let this card inspire you to create a happy card for someone you love! 

Next we have some incredible Bird Song altered art by Martica Gonzalez. There's a magnificent altered dresser and altered frame that are absolutely beautiful! Check out the fine details on the Bird Song altered dresser! Even the inside of the drawers are lined with our pretty Cherry Blossom paper! Here is what Martica had to say about this remarkable creation!

"This is a a little dresser made of wood that I painted and mod podged Graphic 45 Bird Song paper inside and out. The mirror is a hand mirror made of wood also that I cut of the handle and also painted and (mp) the paper on the edges. I cut an image and made a chipboard frame and used the tiny bottles from tim holtz and filled it with beads, glitter and flowers to give it color. The frame is painted and I mod podged it with same paper collection to match the dresser. I layered sections if you look closely." -Martica Gonzalez

And last but certainly not least we have this fantastic Olde Curiosity Shoppe layout by Sarah-R. This LO has such incredible depth and texture. Once again you can see how perfectly paper distressing works to amplify the vintage look of any Graphic 45 creation. Stunning embellishments cascade across this LO with exquisite beauty. Love is definitely abundant in this super sweet LO! 

That's all for today, G45ers. We will be back with more craft inspiration and another fabulous blog contest on Monday. We want to thank you all so much for joining us. Huge thanks to today's featured crafters and our wonderful community on Ning. We hope that more of you will share your Graphic 45 crafts on Ning. We'd love to see your talents! We wish you a beautiful day and a fun-filled weekend!

Happy Papercrafting!

Your Friends at Graphic 45

Comments

[Amy Voorthuis]

Oh wow it's so lovely to see you girls standing next to that big stack of gorgeous papers! Love this new collection so very much can't wait to buy it!!! Love to see all the NING creations so many talented person out there have a wonderful weekend you all Hugs Amy :)

[Kathy Wittlock]

What great way to start the day ... well actually I have been up all nite cruzin facebook, pininteres and more.... Love that Halloween Mini... may have to start one tonite! I can't wait to get the Calendar set!

[Mary]

Beautiful projects today and as always. So inspiring to visit each day with G45!
I am so excited with the new Place in Time collection!!!

[Susan]

Gorgeous projects today!! WOW!! Love seeing the paper at the printers - that must be so much fun!

[Maxine Hodges]

What beautiful projects! Love the Place in Time pics. I have already ordered it!

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

Loving the fun photos and all the GORGEOUS projects from the Ning site!!! Just AMAZING!!!!!!

[bev orris]

this is all so gorgeous

[Gloria L.]

Very impressive!

[Sharon Young]

Great projects. Fun to see the bts.

[Dorothy]

Fantastic projects!
Thanks for the behind the scenes!!

[Sarah-R]

I was SO incredibly excited to see my Layout Featured on your blog today! Thank you SO much!

[Cindy Roderique]

Wonderful projects! Can't wait to craft this week-end!

[Rita P.]

Aghhhh! All that paper!! How gratifying it would be to see all that paper being produced. I know, but I cannot help it--I want. It is always so much fun to visit this blog.

[Amy Jones #8546]

It is so neat to see things behind the scenes. And the projects are so stunning like always. I love the curtain call card. Very neat.

[Jocelyn]

Great inspiration! I love seeing what others are making.

[pitje]

Do you stil have to cut them all yourself????? Wow....

[Shanda]

The printing room must be like Christmas morning. So jealous!

[Jeniff]

Love all the projects.

[JOYCE]

cAN'T PICK WHAT i LIKE BEST, ALL WONDERFUL.

[Barbara Parker]

Beautiful projects ! G45 people are SO talented !

[Stacey Wright]

Love your paper!! cant wait to get this at the store!!!

[Kristina M. Anderson]

The Ning creations are all so lovely. There are so many talented people in this world. I am so excited about A Place in Time. I cannot wait untiil it is available to purchase. I hope you will do some matching stamps. There are so many great vintage images that will make beautiful stamps. Thank you for all the sneak peaks this week! Have a great weekend.

[Betsy Gray]

Drooling over all that paper! Can't wait to get my hands on Place In Time :)

[Romy]

Wow, I love seeing how these gorgeous papers were made! And I can't wait till the make it to the Dutch stores.
Absolutely love these featured projects too. There's always so much inspiration to be found on your Ning page.

[Barbara G]

Love the behind the scenes shots!

[Amy Kluchesky]

I wish I could come to the printers to drool over all the paper coming off the press...however drool and paper don't really go that well together. You have the best job in the whole world. Can't wait to smell the paper when it gets here. G45 paper has the best smell on earth.

[Sue Benedick]

I enjoyed seeing all the great art. Can't wait for the new line to come out.

[Eugene Bellion]

Great work ladies. Thank you.

[Sheila Bacon]

I'm so in awe of what people have created!

[Dorina D]

WOW, I'm awed by what people have created. It's fabulous. So fun to see the paper.

[martica gonzalez]

Yay!!!!! My creations featured here what an honor..... I am ecstatic.... thank you ladies for choosing my creations. Now to show all my friends....

[Karen Itzenhuiser]

The projects are fabulous! Loving all the creativeness that Graphic 45 products have inspired.

[bobbie fleishell]

Congrats Martica, your little dresser and frame are quite beautiful and amazingly creative........can't wait to see what you do with the new line!!!!
ThanksGraphic45 for sharing!!!

[Caroline]

Must be incredible to see your products being made!! Love all the projects, my favourite is the dresser. Thank you Graphic 45!! x

[Rea Custer]

Love the pictures of you at the printing press, and the layout is amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[Jan Castle]

WOW!!!! Love it all!
Paper Hugs,
Jan

[Karen Seidlitz]

Love your house and mini album. Keep up the videos!

[Marcia Crawford]

Love Martica's dresser!! Just so beaitiful! and the card is awesome too. Thank you for sharing the trip to the printers.....what fun to see the graphic 45 paper rolling of the presses! Thank you also for sharing all the awesome cards and layouts.

[Cecilia Dilnot Smith]

Love that dresser.

[Kathy Molina]

Wow - cool to see the paper hot off the presses!!