Graphic 45 Ning Highlights & Blog Contest Winner!
Happy Friday G45ers,
Today's Graphic 45 blog is guaranteed to give you some great ideas for your weekend crafting! We are highlighting some of the magnificent crafts that have been recently posted to our Ning page by crafters just like you! Once in a while we love to give a warm Graphic 45 cheer to all of you incredible G45ers out there who share your crafts with us on our Ning page. The Graphic 45 Ning site is a wonderful online community of crafters who love to share their ideas and latest G45 creations with one another. It is a fantastic resource for inspiration and connecting with your fellow G45ers. Today we are sharing 5 stunning creations from Ning that we're sure you're going to love!
But first we wanted to announce this week's blog prize winner! Chosen at random from this week's Facebook comments, the winner is...
-Christine McPherson Willard: "So beautiful!!! Would love to try the fabrics, i can already think of so many wonderful things i can do with it!"
Congratulations, Christine! Please email us with your shipping information at [email protected] to claim your prize. This is the fabulous prize of A Ladies Diary fabric and 12x12 paper pad that Christine won today! We have a new blog contest every week here on the Graphic 45 blog so there's always a chance to win some fabulous Graphic 45 goodies!
And now it's time for some fabulous inspiration from the Graphic 45 Ning site! We encourage all of you to post your Graphic 45 creations on our Ning site, Facebook page, Pinterest or website gallery! We always love to see what you are making with Graphic 45 products! These sites are incredible ways to share your work and connect with your fellow G45ers for fun and inspiration!
Graphic 45 Ning:
http://graphic45.ning.com/
Graphic 45 Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Graphic45
Graphic 45 Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/graphic45/
Graphic 45 Website Gallery:
http://www.g45papers.com/gallery/
First up in our Ning gallery highlights is this lovely Secret Garden Tag by Miranda Edney. This tag is just perfect to welcome in the new spring season. The Seed Fairy paper looks wonderful beneath floral embellishments and chipboards. This tag is like a breath of fresh spring air!
Here we have a magnificent French Country mini album and organizer by Maria Cole. The saturated colors and elegant designs of French Country come to life in this amazing mini. We love the fussy cut sunflowers on the cover and Maria's fabulous use of French Country Chipboard Die-Cut Tags. This is such a wonderful way to create a beautiful and one-of-a-kind mini that you'll cherish for a lifetime!
Here we have a bright and cheerful Tropical Travelogue card by Karen Foy.We love how Karen used the saturated colors of the Island Jewel and Rainforest papers along with Tropical Travelogue Cling Stamp 1 to build this fabulous all-occasions card! It's a true beauty!
"Made using the lovely Tropical Travelogue papers and stamps. I enjoyed
creating a monotone look - the perfect colour theme to upload during the
St Patrick's Day weekend!" -Karen Foy
Isn't this just adorable? Here we have A Ladies' Diary layout by Romy featuring a very pretty feline. You can see some fabulous paper layering techniques in this sweet layout. Romy also added fussy cut elements with floral embellishments to give this LO added depth and dimension. It's just purrrrrfect!
Last but not least is this gorgeous Secret Garden altered box by Melissa Divelbiss. This is such a perfect project for springtime! This is also a great example of what you can create when you really let your imagination run wild with your favorite Graphic 45 papers!
"My secret garden! So wish I could just jump right in! Absolutely love
this collection! This started out as a humble little box I found on
clearance after Christmas. It will eventually hold a matching mini album
to hold Easter photos of my boys." -Melissa Divelbiss
We hope you all had a wonderful time exploring today's Ning highlights. We encourage you all to post your Graphic 45 creations on the Graphic 45 Ning site! We'd love to see what you're creating with Graphic 45! We want to thank all of today's featured artists! We hope you will all stop by and see us on Monday as we bring you another fun-filled week of fabulous crafts and ideas! Have a delightful day and a relaxing weekend!
Your Pals in Paper,
Team Graphic 45
Wow what talent!! hey are all fabulous projects, but the mini album is just too cool!!
Posted by: Ann M | March 22, 2013 at 05:10 AM
These are just stunning so much inspiration love them all .
congratulations Christine sure you will rnjoy those lush goodies!
Posted by: jude Armstrong | March 22, 2013 at 05:13 AM
inspration found!
Posted by: Lisa Leavitt | March 22, 2013 at 05:19 AM
so many creative and talented people and your beautiful papers are greatly inspirig
Posted by: Yvonne Boucher | March 22, 2013 at 05:22 AM
Wow wow wow!! These are all GORGEOUS!!!!
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | March 22, 2013 at 05:30 AM
Wonderful projects! Love your papers!
Posted by: Alina Igna | March 22, 2013 at 05:42 AM
Oh my gosh. The talent out there never ceases to amaze me. So much inspiration. Thank You so much for sharing your work.
Posted by: Sharon Young | March 22, 2013 at 05:47 AM
Gorgeous projects.
Posted by: Gitte | March 22, 2013 at 05:49 AM
All wonderful and beautiful work. I get so inspired by all the talented people of G45.
Posted by: Holly Mira | March 22, 2013 at 05:51 AM
All these projects are gorgeous! I love, love Maria's mini it's awesome!
Posted by: Mary Jane W | March 22, 2013 at 06:07 AM
Congratulations to the winner! Beautiful projects!
Posted by: Jackie QH | March 22, 2013 at 06:33 AM
everyday I think this is the best and the next day even more... Yeah to the most creative group of artists on the planet
Posted by: bev orris | March 22, 2013 at 07:59 AM
Congratulations on winning this week Christine! Beautiful projects today as always thank you.
Posted by: Jean Cavalier | March 22, 2013 at 08:34 AM
Wow!! It is so inspiring to see all of the beautiful project. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing talent!
Posted by: Patricia Molnar | March 22, 2013 at 08:58 AM
Amazing projects as always. . . in awe!
Posted by: Michelle Salazar | March 22, 2013 at 09:17 AM
Thanks so much for showing my Travelogue card today - as we'd say here in the north of the UK - I'm chuffed to bits! Amazing projects by all the other Ning followers - fab inspiration!
Posted by: karen foy | March 22, 2013 at 09:34 AM
Oh my, thank you so much for picking my lay-out! It was such a nice surprise to see my kitty on top of this post :) You totally made my day!
Posted by: Romy | March 22, 2013 at 09:51 AM
Awesome projects... the G45 Community Rocks !
Posted by: Rosann | March 22, 2013 at 10:05 AM
I get on here every day to see the wonderful work, and what a surprise today to see my own tag on there!!!! So happy right now! Beautiful work by everyone! thank you for feraturing me!
Posted by: Miranda Edney | March 22, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Wonderabulous as usual. I am working on some new words to coin. Great job, Designers! Great job G45!
Posted by: Jean Bullock | March 22, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Wonderful projects!!! WTG Romy.
Posted by: Mary | March 22, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Great selection. Have a good wkend :)
Posted by: Caroline | March 22, 2013 at 11:56 AM
Fantastic projects everyone. @ Miranda Edney, of course your work is on there. G45 knows a good thing when they see it and we all know that everyone loves your work doll. Your a super talented crafter. Im actually suprised your not part of their design team.
Thank you for all the gorgeous inspiration everyone.
Posted by: Shannin | March 22, 2013 at 12:29 PM
Gorgeous work by every one!!! Still love my Ladies Diary!!!! Thank you all !
Posted by: Pam Perkins Zirbel | March 22, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Wonderful projects especially French Country mini album and organizer by Maria Cole
Posted by: fusiafscrapping | March 22, 2013 at 01:27 PM
Congratulations Christine! Enjoy!
Posted by: Kathleen Rimer | March 22, 2013 at 01:45 PM
Holy cow!
Posted by: Jean A Marmo | March 22, 2013 at 02:29 PM
Love the Secret Garden project! So gorgeous! All of them are awesome but I have a soft spot for Secret Garden! The cat is so cute. He reminds me of Morris a cat I had when I was a child! I miss him so much!
Posted by: Barbara MacAskill | March 22, 2013 at 04:01 PM
uh, wow. amazing stuff, ladies!
Posted by: alex | March 22, 2013 at 04:30 PM
All of these projects are incredible! I am still working on one from 2 weeks ago, but I want to do them all. Thank you for all of the wonderful ideas.
Posted by: Sue K. | March 22, 2013 at 04:42 PM
Look at all the creativity your gorgeous papers inspire!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | March 22, 2013 at 05:31 PM
Beautiful projects. Especially love the mini album. Any chance of making it into a .pdf file for us?
Posted by: Janet Nelson | March 22, 2013 at 06:26 PM
Um, wow - THANK YOU for including my French Country mini on the blog! I am sooo thrilled you shared my project amongst such GORGEOUS work by the G45 community! Way to go everyone, and thanks again for sharing my creation!! ;)
Posted by: Maria Cole | March 22, 2013 at 06:38 PM
lots of wonderful inspirations up today
Posted by: sharlene peretini | March 23, 2013 at 12:13 AM
Wow, these are all great, beautiful and so creative. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Maxine Hodges | March 23, 2013 at 05:00 AM
beautiful projects; beautiful papers; so creative and inspiring
Posted by: Yvonne Boucher | March 23, 2013 at 06:22 AM
Stunning projects, gorgeous papers, inventive designers, a match 'made in heaven' xx
Posted by: Patricia Howarth | March 23, 2013 at 08:48 AM
Oh my, I love the lovely French Country Mini Album. Lovely. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Patti Zawadski | March 23, 2013 at 07:29 PM
to all featured artist ....awesome
Posted by: joyce | March 23, 2013 at 10:23 PM
All the projects are beautiful, inspired me to purchase the secret garden and french country dp tags chipboard and complimentary paper. I can't wait to do some creating. Thank you designers for your beautiful projects and as always the inspiration.
Posted by: barbara weber | March 24, 2013 at 08:12 AM