Layouts You'll Love For A Lifetime
Hello G45ers,
Memories are so incredibly precious. They tell the story of our lives, along with beautiful photographs that we have taken to help us remember the good times. Layouts are a perfect way to reinforce your memories while also celebrating them! Today we're going to explore three beautiful ideas for layouts. With the change of the seasons and the holidays just around the corner, there are going to be so many opportunities for fun and creativity! Today's LOs are just perfect for this festive season! You're sure to find something that inspires you! We've got a fabulous French Country LO by Romy Veul. Then Annette Green will share a joyful 12 Days of Christmas layout. Then we've got a vibrant Mother Goose LO by Arlene Cuevas! Today's crafts are sure to get your creative gears turning. So lets get to it!
We wanted to give you all a quick reminder about this week's blog contest. You could win a 12 Days of Christmas 12x12 paper pad, Stickers, Alphabet Stickers, Chipboard Die-Cuts 1 & 2, cardstock Banners, Tags & Pockets, Flowers and 6x6 Patterns & Solids paper pad! That's a $60 value! Just leave us a blog or Facebook
comment for your chance to win. One random winner will be
chosen from this week's comments and announced on tomorrow's blog! Stay tuned!
We begin today's layout party with this gorgeous French Country LO by Romy. This LO is definitely a celebration of the seasons. The rich colors of French Country are just perfect for Fall photos! You can see how Romy used pretty paper layering, fussy cut elements and lovely embellishments to create a joyful scene. Graphic 45 Stamped Metal Brads look perfect at the center of those beautiful sunflowers! This is definitely the kind of LO that you could cherish for a lifetime. Here is what Romy had to say about it.
"As soon as I saw the gorgeous ‘French Country’ papers, I knew they would be perfect for scrapping this photo. I decided to print my photo in a rather large size, so it would be the main focus of attention on my lay-out. I further decorated my lay-out with lots of fussy cut sunflowers and some cut out butterflies as well. French Country just makes it really easy to create something pretty and summery" -Romy
Supplies:
French Country patterned papers: French Country, Sunflower, Rendezvous, Bon Appetit, A La Carte, Montage
Holiday photos are so incredibly special. They capture all the joy and enchantment of the season. What better way to bring your precious memories to life than with a beautiful layout featuring our new 12 Days of Christmas collection! It contains such rich colors and gorgeous vintage-inspired designs that perfectly capture the holiday spirit. Here is Annette's darling 12 Days of Christmas LO! You can see how perfectly she blended the 12 Days of Christmas papers with fussy cut elements and pretty embellishments to bring this adorable photo to life. Here is what she had to say about it!
"I adore the 12 Days of Christmas collection by Graphic 45 because of the deep warm colors, the beautiful vintage imagery, and the vast possibilities with the 12 Days theme. This photo of my daughter was taken many years ago when she was young, sitting with my sister’s dog Nicky. It was a sweet moment that I’m glad I captured. My daughter looked extra sweet with her hair curled and her pretty Christmas outfit and matching headband. It’s gives me great JOY to look back at this time in her life. The layout is a fun mixture of layers and textures, with some of the beautiful images fussy-cut from the papers adorning the upper right and lower left corners. I think this really shows off the gorgeous papers in this collection." -Annette
Supplies:
G45 12 x 12 12 Days of Christmas papers
G45 Core-dinations Signature Series cardstock
Chipboard Letters
White Poinsettia Paper Flowers
Red glitter floral spray (stem)
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Edge Distressing Tool
Holiday Big Brad
Border Punch
Sanding Block
Last but certainly not least is this beautiful Mother Goose LO by Arlene. This is a great example of how you can use Mother Goose to create a huge variety of projects for kids and adults! This collection offers so many bright colors and darling designs. You can have so much fun letting your imagination run wild! Here Arlene explains her inspiration behind this incredible LO. Take a look at her video tour to learn some fun tips and techniques for creating your own Mother Goose layout treasure!
"In this project, I wanted to show you how versatile the new Mother Goose paper collection can be. It’s not just for children’s projects (although I have to say I’ve had a BLAST creating projects for my little boys with this paper line!) I created this page to commemorate a photo that was taken of me in the courtyard at Castello di Amorosa winery in Napa, California. The color palette of the Mother Good papers compliment the flowers behind me in the photo very nicely!" -Arlene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTYxExL-1r4&feature=youtu.be
Supplies:
Staples: Antique Metal Door Pull, Ornate Metal Key Hole, Ornate Metal Keys, Stamped Metal Brad, Ornate Door Plate
Alphabet stickers: French Country & Olde Curiosity Shoppe
Imaginarium Designs chipboard frame
Petaloo Flowers
Scrapbook Adhesives: 3D foam square
Black Recollections card stock
Stampin’ Up Scallop border punch
Cheery Lynn Designs - Francesca border die
Prima Junkyard findings
Want To Scrap black bling
Martha Stewart trellis border punch
Sky Blue Pink: swivel clasp
Ranger Distress Ink: Black Soot
Diamond Stickles
Glossy Accents, ScorTape, E6000, hot glue
We hope you all had a lot of fun today. We encourage you to let your precious photos inspire you to create a one-of-a-kind layout with Graphic 45! It's the perfect way to get creative and warmly sentimental. Big thanks to Romy, Annette and Arlene for their fabulous work today. We hope you'll all join us tomorrow for more fun craft inspiration and a new blog prize winner announcement. Have a delightful day, G45ers! Thank you so much for stopping by our blog.
Happy Papercrafting!
Your Friends at Graphic 45
Lovely layouts! The new papers are great--saw them in person yesterday! Would love to win some.
Posted by: S Zacher | September 19, 2013 at 05:07 AM
There is no better paper than G45! LOVE French Country and the 12 Days of Christmas is just gorgeous!!
Posted by: barbara f | September 19, 2013 at 05:21 AM
Wow. Beautiful layouts. So creative and inspiring each and everyone of them.
Posted by: Mary | September 19, 2013 at 05:23 AM
Beautiful. Would love to win :)
Posted by: Linda | September 19, 2013 at 05:27 AM
Great layouts and wonderful papers!
Posted by: Linda B | September 19, 2013 at 05:29 AM
Oh my God, what a fantastic LO, how many details!!! lovely, lovely!!!
Posted by: Amante del Papel | September 19, 2013 at 05:32 AM
Beautiful layouts. I would love to win this beautiful collection.
Posted by: Marijke Maris | September 19, 2013 at 05:37 AM
All of these layouts are beautiful! I especially love the Mother Goose LO! Gorgeous!! It made me look at that paper line in a whole new way, thanks!
Posted by: Patty | September 19, 2013 at 05:40 AM
Beautiful layouts today! I'm always so inspired by the G45 design team.
Posted by: Mary Jane W | September 19, 2013 at 05:41 AM
lovely layout by arlene
Posted by: Ava Gavloski | September 19, 2013 at 05:48 AM
Excellent layouts!!! Thank you!!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | September 19, 2013 at 05:48 AM
My three favorite collections nicely displayed.
Posted by: Dorothy(Dakota Bear) | September 19, 2013 at 05:48 AM
What a gorgeous set of LOs! I love the little banners and the popped up sunflower arrangements on the fall one.
Beautiful work designers! :)
Posted by: auntie em (emily) | September 19, 2013 at 05:51 AM
yep
a lifetime of LOVE
Posted by: {vicki} | September 19, 2013 at 06:13 AM
Absolutely stunning would love to win this for my mum who's in hospital.One of your biggest fans
Love your projects fingers crossed
Thanks for chance to win !
Sophie ( Jude's daughter)
Posted by: Jude Armstrong | September 19, 2013 at 06:14 AM
Fab projects, ladies. I love seeing how the papers can be used in new and exciting ways!
Posted by: Karen Foy | September 19, 2013 at 06:39 AM
Wonderful! My fav is the French Country.
Posted by: Sharon Young | September 19, 2013 at 06:43 AM
beautiful layouts; gorgeous papers
Posted by: Yvonne Boucher | September 19, 2013 at 06:45 AM
Those LOs are all so gorgeous, I am especially drawn to the French Country LO as that is probably my favorite collection ever!
Posted by: Maggi Harding | September 19, 2013 at 06:48 AM
Love all of the layouts. Will have to get going on some new projects.
Posted by: Shirley Flowers | September 19, 2013 at 06:55 AM
Love the "grown up" uses for Mother Goose!
<3 J
Posted by: Janis in ID | September 19, 2013 at 06:58 AM
Love all the layouts - thank you ladies for sharing your talent and for your inspiration!!
Posted by: Yvonne Gitchel | September 19, 2013 at 07:04 AM
All the layouts are gorgeous. Great job ladies.
Posted by: Karen Wedding | September 19, 2013 at 07:05 AM
Great layouts. What a way to keep memories alive.
Posted by: linda ann murphy | September 19, 2013 at 07:08 AM
Graphics 45 really makes the layouts sparkle!
Posted by: Pat Peele | September 19, 2013 at 07:11 AM
I just loved the layouts today! They have inspired me!
Posted by: Linda H. | September 19, 2013 at 07:12 AM
Wonderful layouts. Such creativity. You always give each of us great ideas to work with.
Posted by: Diane J | September 19, 2013 at 07:27 AM
SOOO inspiring Romy, Annette and Arlene!!
Posted by: Denise | September 19, 2013 at 07:31 AM
The autmn Colours are so beautiful. The layout with the old tree is pure romantic.
Love it.
Sigrid
Posted by: Sigrid | September 19, 2013 at 07:32 AM
Beautiful layouts!
Posted by: Jeniff Sthory | September 19, 2013 at 07:33 AM
What's not to love about G45!? Thanks for the contest.
Posted by: Barb Wagar | September 19, 2013 at 07:52 AM
Fabulous projects again! Really love the new paper collections!!
Posted by: Kathy Jo | September 19, 2013 at 08:03 AM
oh, they are all so pretty! TFS!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | September 19, 2013 at 08:16 AM
Sometimes there aren't enough big words to describe your blog. That's how it is today for me. What a wonderful trio of inspiration. Thanks designers and Graphic 45 for making my day!
Posted by: Wendy Wakefield | September 19, 2013 at 08:17 AM
I love the French Country layout! I am using this collection as the basis for my kitchen redo. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Posted by: LuAnn M | September 19, 2013 at 08:18 AM
Wow!! Beautiful layouts!!! I can't wait to see what you have created for us and I want to thank you for all of the amazing inspiration day after day!
Posted by: Patricia Molnar | September 19, 2013 at 08:33 AM
I really look forward to what you've got to share with us each day. Such beauty and inspiration!
Posted by: Anne | September 19, 2013 at 08:40 AM
Great projects....lovely give away!!!!!
Hope to win that great prize!
Posted by: Karien | September 19, 2013 at 08:45 AM
I absolutely love both of these layouts. I love the way you mix up the products and supplies. The way you layer different punched papers and textures is amazing. Just Beautiful!!!
Posted by: Denise Sullivan | September 19, 2013 at 08:46 AM
These are absolutely beautiful layouts. I love Graphic 45 and would so love to win the 12 Days of Christmas collection! Thank you for the chance!
Posted by: Cynthia Bliss-Hayford | September 19, 2013 at 08:47 AM