Mini Albums and More With Anne Elizabeth Rostad

Hello G45ers,

Summer is just around the corner and it's the perfect time to let the fabulous weather inspire your creativity! We've got so many gorgeous crafts to share with you today that are sure to give you some wonderful ideas! We are continuing our 2013 Design Team introductions! Today you will meet the incredible Anne Elizabeth Rostad from Norway! Anne was a Featured Artist on our blog last year and we are so excited to welcome her to our new Design Team! She has created some incredible altered art, mini albums and much more! There are even some fun video tutorials to brighten your day! First we wanted to share this gorgeous Secret Garden mixed media tag that was recently posted to our Facebook page! This tag was created by Misty Busby and it is simply breathtaking!  The Graphic 45 Facebook page is the perfect place to get all the latest news, craft inspiration and daily ideas! Plus you can post your Graphic 45 creations to our Facebook page and connect with a fabulous community of G45ers! Join the fun with Graphic 45 on Facebook!

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We are very excited to introduce you to a very talented artist, the amazing Anne Elizabeth Rostad. Anne's creations are beautiful beyond words. Each piece has an almost theatrical quality, with lavish details and flowing form. Each of her creations is a world unto itself. Anne brings Graphic 45 collections to life with incredible precision and delicate care. She can create crafts that are overflowing with lots of gorgeous embellishments. She also knows when to keep things simple and let the beautiful elegance of the papers to take center stage. It is this amazing combination grand imagination and exquisite technique that make Anne's work so captivating. If you are a fan of her blog or YouTube page you know that there's never a shortage of gorgeous ideas! Anne's devoted fans can always rely on her creations to be breathtaking and full of inspiration. One look at today's crafts and you'll understand why she was an obvious choice for the new Graphic 45 2013 Design Team! We are delighted to introduce you to the brilliant Anne!

About Anne:

"I Live in Norway and I am a mother of 2 grown up sons who live nearby me. Creating has been my all time passion . It started when I was a little girl and had fun making animals and houses from things I found in the wood. Later at school we learned how to sew in girls class and I did not like that at all since I had to follow recipe, so i asked to be in the boy`s class where i could make things out of wood, clay and metal. Think it was then i really started love creating. As the only girl in class l i got make whatever I wanted so I had a lot of fun. Later I found out that sewing was a lot f fun when I could make whatever I wanted without any recipe. Started scrapbooking for about 4 - 5 years ago and since then I have been hooked on this hobby. When I first saw the Graphic 45 papers and got my hands on them I was in heaven. So much fun to do with this gorgeous and versatile papers and many of the techniques i used in quilting I could use with fussy cutting and layering so it is very much the same, but more possibilities with papers. I am so happy to be a part on G45 Design Team and will have so much fun creating with all this wonderful papers and staples." -Anne

Anne's Blog:
http://www.annespapercreations.com/

Anne's YouTube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/xannero1

Today you will see three superb crafts that Anne created for her final audition for the Graphic 45 2013 Design Team Call. This is her amazing Secret Garden wishing well and mini albums. This beautiful work of art contains two beautiful minis! If you look closely at the roof of the wishing well you'll notice one of the mini alums resting on top! Isn't that clever?! The other mini album lives inside the well. This is a perfect example of Anne's boundless imagination and skill. Check out her wonderful video tours and tutorials to see how this exquisite creation was made!

Here is the first mini that lives inside the wishing well.

Here is the mini that lives on the roof of the wishing well. So pretty!

 

Here is the link to Anne's YouTube video of the wishing well and the circle mini in the well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EUzMQQ8Dj4

 

Here is the link to the roof mini video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JnGJ3Tr8sA

 

And here is the link to a tutorial on how to make the base for the Secret Garden mini album. It is a pocket flip photo album with a lot of room for photos and journaling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmUK8XD0UG0

Supplies:

Secret garden collection from Graphic 45

Used both 12 x 12 and 8 x 8 and also the new 6 x 6 patterns solid paper pad.

Also used cardstock flowers and banners

chipboard tags 1 and 2

Flowers from iamroses

Spray from lindystampgang

Dies from Tim Hotz, Marianne design, Spellbinders and Memory box

White paint dabber,distress, paint, gesso and pan pastel

Delight air dry modeling and moss

knitting needle, chipboard and Tyvek Envelope

Next up is this gorgeous French Country chipboard bird cage and mini album. Anne captured the rustic beauty of French Country with this joyful creation. You can see some wonderful examples of her delicate fussy cutting and fabulous use of embellishments. Anne even made a video tour and tutorial that will show you how this marvelous creation was made!

Anne had so much fun making this bird cage and mini album with the beautiful French Country collection. Here is the video tour she created that's filled with helpful tips!

 

Here is a link to Anne's blog where she has made a tutorial on how to create the chipboard birdhouse!

 http://www.annespapercreations.com/2013/03/chipboard-bird-house-tutorial.html

Supplies:

French Country papers, die cuts chipboard tags and cardstock banners and flowers 

Did a lot of fussy cutting and sealed it with Claudine Hellmuth multi matte

Here is a captivating and beautiful Bird Song creation that Anne made. It's a fabulous collection of altered storage units that would look perfect for any office, craft space, or as gifts! Here is what Anne had to say about these astonishing altered art treasures!

"I made a dresser with drawer for all my Graphic 45 staples, accordion box for my fussy cuts,  brush holder, vase, and pencil holder all made from chipboard. Had so fun making all this storage units for my scrap room. Used the Bird Song collection from Graphic 45 again so all the things i made match each other."

Had so fun making this storage organizer carousel with the beautiful Bird Song collection. Also used a lot of metal staples all from Graphic 45 . Made this carousel from chipboard and glued to and 3 together to make it study. Here i can store my ink pads, Copic markers, scissors and all the things i use most in my crafting. It can spin around.

Here is a fun video tour of these fabulous Bird Song handmade storage units. There will be a short tutorial in the end of the video on how to make this chipboard strips, beginning at 12.30.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5rToccVvFQ

 

Anne recently received her first Graphic 45 Design Team package in the mail! It was filled with to the brim with gorgeous Graphic 45 products! Check out this fun video where Anne takes you on a tour of her wonderful Design Team package!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Go1PwF4l4

 

We are so excited to welcome Anne to our new Design Team! We can't wait to see the amazing crafts she will create this year! We want to thank her for her gorgeous work today! We also want to thank all of you G45ers for stopping by our blog today! We will have more stunning inspiration to bring you on tomorrow's blog. We hope you'll stop by and see us! Have a marvelous day, G45ers!

With Love and Pretty Paper,

Your Friends at Graphic 45

Comments

[Dorothy]

So beautiful!!!

[snazzyoriginal]

Stunning xx

[Amy Kluchesky]

I have been Ann's fan for about a year now. I consider her one of my inspirations and I always watch her videos before going to bed. My husband can even recognize her voice because I watch her videos so much. Ann is one of the sweetest people I've meet on Graphic 45 website and I always get super excited when she comments on anything I do, she is already a celeb to me. So glad she made it to the DT. -Amy

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

So gorgeous! She is amazing!!

[pat bishop/scrappinvt]

OMG!!! such beautiful work!!

[Shanda Harrington]

The bird cage is so beautiful. I also like the zipper look in the mini album. Clever.

[Alexia Misso]

So gorgeous! Love your work, thanks for sharing!

[Karen Wedding]

I was fascinated by her pop-up barn in her album. It had inspired me to do something like that in a wedding album for my niece. She has amazing talent and welcome aboard.

[Anne Marie]

Really enjoyable to watch

[Jennifer Scull]

holy cow! absolutely gorgeous..... every single project made my jaw drop! she has so much talent! :)

[Sharon Young]

Outstanding Anne! I have been following her for some time and am so excited and happy she is on the G45 team.

[Kathy W]

I'm so glad you chose Anne to be on your design team. Here videos are what first introduced me to the possibility of making my own albums. She's so open and sharing with all of her skills.

[kathy/NorthCarolina]

I can see why you chose Ann for the team...her work is astonishing...welcome, Ann!

[Jocelyn Cazier]

YES!!! I'm so glad to see Anne on your Design Team. I accidently stumbled on to one of her You Tube videos a year ago and I love her. I LOVE her projects. Her videos are well done, understandable and her voice is a delight to listen to.

[LindaB]

I have followed Anne on her blog for a while and her creations are fantastic and her use of G45 papers are absolutely inspiring

[nancy l]

I always love Ann's projects.

[MaryLouH]

All of the projects are fantastic. I especially love the album being used as a roof for the wishing well. Then you look inside and there's another album.

[Elizabeth Russell]

Big fan on Anne's work. Her projects are always so inspiring! TFS

[Jackie Q H]

It is easy to see why she made the team! The Well and Birdcage are fabulous

[Kathy Jo]

Welcome to the design team! Your projects are fantastic!!

[Yolanda]

Congratulations Anne. Your work is beautiful and I love your videos . Welcome.

[barbara macaskill]

I am speechless! This wishing well is
A M A Z I N G ! ! I think this is THE most incredible piece I have seen in my life! I am just speechless! I cannot think of what I want to say because my mind is just trying to wrap itself around how gorgeous this is! Thank you so much for sharing Ann's gorgeous pieces! WOW!

[Lu L.]

Goodness gracious! I can't wait to see even more of Anne's work!!

[Jeanann Cavalier]

I love Anne's work I am so excited that she is on the design team and can't wait to see what see her upcoming creations .. her work is amazing! Congratulations Anne and Yea for us :)

[cindy]

these are the most amazing projects yet!

[Wendy Wakefield]

I have been addicted to Anne's videos for so long and just knew she would be the most wonderful addition to the Graphic 45 design team. What a perfect fit and I look forward to her creations.

[Paula]

Anne's work is just breathtaking :) love it all!

[Kathleen Rimer]

Oh My Gosh - Astounding creativity! So very beautiful.

[Bonnie Shackles]

I am a huge fan of Anne's - everything she makes is AMAZING! I am always inspired by her projects. TFS :-)

[Brenda B]

WOW! On my lunch hour now but can't wait to get home to watch these vids. She is amazing!

[Danielle]

Anne Rostad was the first paper crafter whose work really demonstrated to me the artistic heights that the most gifted scrapbookers can achieve. Thank you for bringing her on board the Graphic 45 design team and thank you, Anne, for the pleasure and wonderment and teachings your imaginative creations inspire.

The pink girliness of Misty Busby's tag made me smile and think of the peonies about to burst into bloom in my garden:-)

[linda ann murphy]

It is amazing to think all this is done with paper! Anne takes it to a whole new level. Looking forward to more inspirations from Anne.

[Anne Campbell]

Beautiful work and inspiration from Anne, thank you so much!

[Patricia Molnar]

Anne's work is truely amazing!! Her projects are so beautiful!! I am always excited to see what her creative mind comes up with next! She is perfect for the Graphic 45 DT!! Congrats Anne!!

[Judy D.]

Wonderful creations, Anne! Looking forward to more of your amazing projects! Judy D.

[Peg Adams]

So glad Anne has joined the G45 DT. I've watched her videos with awe & delight. She's such a talented artist! Way to go Anne. Can't wait to see what to see more of you wonderful paper creations.

[Sharon Kanaya]

There aren't any adjectives superlative enough for Anne's creations!!! They are incredible! Looking forward to seeing more! Thank you for inspiring such amazing artists, Graphic 45, with all your beautiful collections!

[Annette Green]

I remember when Anne was a guest designer last year. Her work is absolutely amazing! So honored and thrilled to be on the team with her. So inspiring!

[Cherry Trigg]

Just beautiful

[dogmatix]

Beautiful projects