Easeful Ideas For Easle Albums!
Hello G45ers,
Happy Friday to you all! We've got just what you need to get inspired for the weekend! Today we're going to share some breathtaking ideas for creating stylish and sophisticated altered 8x8 Easel Albums! Get ready to fall in love with today's gorgeous crafts! We'll be showing you a delightful Sweet Sentiments altered 8x8 Easel Album by Maria Cole. Her elegant creation is just perfect for springtime, Valentine's Day and Easter! Then we've got an exquisite Couture altered 8x8 Easel Album by Nichola Battilana. You're going to love the authentic vintage look of Nichola's incredible creation! With so many great ideas, you're sure to get inspired for some weekend creativity!
Lets begin with this week's lucky Couture contest winner! We chose today's winner at random from comments left on our blog this week! And the winner is...
-Malett Orren: "What wonderfully brilliant ideas. .Omg I love love love this paper line I've got to have it I hope I win"
Congratulations, Malett! Please email us with your shipping information at info@g45papers.com to claim your prize! This is the stunning Couture prize that Malett won today! We have a new blog contest every week here on the Graphic 45 blog so there's always a chance to win something wonderful! Stay tuned to Monday's blog for your next chance to win some amazing Graphic 45 goodies!
And now lets get creative! The Graphic 45 Easel Albums are so much fun and versatile! They come in two wonderful sizes: 8x8 and 12x12. They have so many unique uses! You can create gorgeous mini albums, calendars, use them for displaying layouts and much more! Both of today's ideas feature the Graphic 45 8x8 Easel Albums as gorgeously decorated minis! Altering a Graphic 45 Easel Album in your favorite Graphic 45 collection is such a fun and satisfying project! It's the perfect craft for a quiet weekend afternoon! Get ready for some fabulous inspiration from our Design Team!
Here is Maria's incredible Sweet Sentiments 8x8 Easel Album. All the gorgeous pastel colors and heartwarming designs of Sweet Sentiments shines on every page of this magnificent album! Each page is loaded with lots of pretty paper layers, fussy cut elements and elegant embellishments. There is so much joy in Maria's elegant creation! Let it inspire you to create your own one-of-a-kind altered Easel Album! Here is what Maria had to say about it!
"Sweet Sentiments is the most beautiful Valentine’s and Easter paper I’ve ever seen! I love all the pretty pastel colors, vintage imagery, and luscious floral designs. If you love fussy cutting like I do, this is the paper for you! And what a better way to capture the charm of these two holidays than to make a precious mini album dedicated to the ones you love. I used an 8” x 8” easel album by Graphic 45 as my base, with plenty of Sweet Sentiments papers. Since my last easel album stood upright, I wanted to do something different with this album, so I removed the binding and placed it on its side. After designing each page of the album, I braided some May Arts ribbon and ran it through each little hole. It was definitely a labor of love but those kinds of projects are always the best ones!" -Maria
Supplies:
Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments 12” x 12” paper pad
Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments 8” x 8” paper pad
Graphic 45 Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Keys
Graphic 45 Easel Album 8x8
Graphic 45 Washi Tape Set
Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Doily Hearts
Sizzix Branch w/Leaves die
May Arts pink and purple ribbon
Petaloo Mixed Blossoms – soft lavender
Prima purple and pink roses
Stickles – yellow, cherry ice, diamond
Next we're going to explore the saturated colors of our Couture collection with Nichola's dazzling altered 8x8 Easel Album! Couture has such a perfectly vintage-inspired look to it! It's great for capturing the jovial spirit of times gone by. Nichola added lots of beautiful antique photos to this Easel Album to turn it into the perfect mini album! Just imagine what an incredible, heartfelt gift this would make! Nichola also added some handmade paper flowers, pretty fussy cut elements and just a little paper distressing to help amplify the alluring vintage look of this mini. You can see some wonderful uses of the Couture coordinating cardstock Flowers, Banners and Tags & Pockets in this pretty mini. They work so well to add extra color, depth and style to your crafts! Get swept away in the charm and elegance of Nichola's Couture altered 8x8 Easel Album!
Supplies:
Couture 6x6 Patterns & Solids Pad
Patterned Washi Tape
Petaloo Botanica Blooms - Cranberry/Amber/Orange
Petaloo Vintage Trinkets Accessories
Petaloo Embellishment Brads - Shades of White
Buttons
Vintage Photographs
Rubber Cement
Tacky Glue
We hope you all got some great ideas for altered Easel Albums on today's blog! They are the perfect projects to really let your imagination run wild with inspiration! We sure enjoyed sharing these magnificent creations with you today! Big thanks to Maria and Nichola for their superb work. We've got more fun and great ideas planned for you on our blog. We hope you'll come back and see us very soon. Thank you so much for joining us today, G45ers! We wish you a fabulous Friday and a restful weekend!
Your Pals in Paper,
Team Graphic 45
I just love Couture. I've been scrapping with it like crazy for the last few days. My first layout sold already and in less than 24 hours on Etsy. That just shows you how wonderful these papers are.
Posted by: Amy Kluchesky | January 17, 2014 at 08:03 PM
What beautiful albums - all the fussy cutting and beautiful flowers. Lovely.
Posted by: Cathy Osborne | January 17, 2014 at 08:16 PM
I have to say that my favorite of all these projects is the maria cole as I love lavender and purple and those pages were awesome
Posted by: Donna W | January 17, 2014 at 09:52 PM
Such wonderful easel mini albums! The brilliant colors dazzle the eyes. I'm impressed with all the fussy cutting...it sure does add wonderful dimension to each page.
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | January 17, 2014 at 10:22 PM
Since I have been following your site and the breathtaking products you show, I have done more clipping, snipping and gluing than I have done in ages. Thank you for getting the creative blood flowing again. I LOVE IT! :)
Posted by: Gloria R. | January 18, 2014 at 12:18 AM
First a big CONGRATS to Malett, I admit, I´m sooo envious ha ha ha, but I hope, you´ll have sooo much fun with all the goodies hun.
Next I´m just totally in love with these gorgeous albums here, the girls have made. Both pof them are simply amazing. Such awesome and stunning work on both of them, and who wouldn´t love to recieve such a gift? I sure would.
Have a wonderful crafty week-end everyone.
Posted by: Maryann | January 18, 2014 at 12:55 AM
I love the new easel, it looks fab, been thinking of starting to scrap booking and this would be fabulous x
Posted by: Denise Shepherd | January 18, 2014 at 02:40 AM
Oh My Gosh! These are just gorgeous! Maria, I love yours, but it's so pretty I could never cover any of the pages with pix! lol And Nichola...well I just love the vintage appeal of black and white pix. I have scrapped many of my mom and her sisters old pix into posterity. Your lovely album makes me want to get out some more and do something like this with them. Thank you both for the inspiration. Jess
Posted by: Jessica | January 18, 2014 at 04:50 AM
I love the Easel albums, great ideas, I love to make these and give for gifts. Thanks for the great inspiration.
Posted by: Deborah Cook | January 18, 2014 at 05:30 AM
Absolutely incredible!
Posted by: Cricut couple | January 18, 2014 at 05:53 AM
I love the easel album, I have one and some vintage photos, ideas are coming. Thank so much for the inspiration and getting my creative juices flowing.
Posted by: Barbara Weber | January 18, 2014 at 05:55 AM
So gorgeous! What stunning projects!
Posted by: Kim R | January 18, 2014 at 07:46 AM
Wonderful creations! Can't wait to get a couple of easel albums to give them both a go.
Posted by: Treena | January 18, 2014 at 10:47 AM
So insired and I happen to have a 12x12 easel base already. I also have lots of Graphic 45. Love it!
Posted by: Doris Cote | January 18, 2014 at 01:19 PM
What beautiful projects for such exquisite paper!
Posted by: Jersey Lady | January 18, 2014 at 05:00 PM
Love the couture paper
Posted by: Ruby | January 19, 2014 at 07:25 AM
Love all your tutorials . . . can't wait to create one of those cute note holders . . . love, love, love it!!! Thank you so much for sharing all these wonderful projects!!!
Arleen
Posted by: S. Arleen Jellinek | January 21, 2014 at 01:57 PM