Warm Your Heart With Spring-Inspired Crafts
Hello G45ers,
It's time to get a heartwarming dose of spring-inspired fun with today's Graphic 45 blog! We dreaming of blooming flowers, fresh air and sunshine as we share some stunning crafts featuring Botanical Tea and Sweet Sentiments! These gorgeous collections have everything you need to feel the bliss of springtime! Today we will share a magnificent altered Easel Album by Rhea Freitag that features our new collection, Botanical Tea. This stunning collection will begin appearing in stores in the next few weeks. But we thought it would be fun to get you excited with this great idea! Then we will share Anne Rostad's gorgeous ATC wallet album featuring Sweet Sentiments! Get ready for some dreamy spring-inspired fun!
We begin by giving a quick shout out to all of our friends on the Graphic 45 Facebook page! If you want the latest news on Graphic 45 products, daily inspiration and a way to connect with your fellow G45ers and upload your Graphic 45 creations, then check out the Graphic 45 Facebook page! Here is a fabulous spring-inspired tag that was recently uploaded to our Facebook page by Elaine Wainwright. This fabulous Sweet Sentiments tag is just perfect for Easter! The elegant colors are an instant smile-maker! We encourage you all to check out the Graphic 45 Facbeook page for fun and fabulous inspiration!
Graphic 45 Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Graphic45
And now it's time for some amazing inspiration from our Design Team! Here is Rhea's gorgeous Botanical Tea altered Easel Album.This is the perfect collection for spring-inspired crafts! There are so many incredible images of flowers and birds that are combined with fresh and elegant colors! Springtime comes to life on every exquisite page of Botanical Tea! Rhea's creation is perfect for housing photos and keepsakes from this happy season! Handmade albums like this also make wonderful heartfelt gifts! Our Botanical Tea collection will begin shipping to stores very soon. In the mean time, get inspired by Rhea's superb creation!
Next up is this dazzling ATC wallet that Anne created with Sweet Sentiments! This is such a great idea for Easter and Valentine's Day! There are so many elegant floral designs in Sweet Sentiments. The gorgeous pastel color pallet is perfect for any spring-inspired craft. You can have so much fun creating lots of beautiful ATCs with Sweet Sentiments! Let Anne's amazing creation inspire you to discover boundless inspiration with this versatile collection! Take it away, Anne!
"Made this wallet ATC card holder for Graphic 45 CHA winter 2014. Made with the gorgeous Sweet Sentiments paper collection! So much fun fussy cutting the images and most of the images on the ATC`s are pop up with pop dots ( 3D foam) and covered with Claudine Hellmuth multi matte. Never made ATCs before and I started out using up my fussy cut left overs but this was so much fun so I could not stop making them, lol. Then I found out I needed something to store them in and came up with this wallet book. The pages are expandable So the dimensional ATC will fit. Saved the frames when I cut out the images and used some of them here on this ATC`s. Here is the front of the wallet book. Alphabet die from Accucutcraft. It measure 9 1/2 x 4 1/8. " -Anne
Made a seambinding bow and fastened it on a metal clip. Keys, key hole and chipboard cut outs painted white and fastened on crocheted thread. All from G45!
Spine and backside of the book. All made from chipboard and glued together with Tyvek envelope hinges.
Inside the wallet there is place for 24 ATCs. The book closes with a magnet hidden under the rose flower.
All folded out and made some seambinding bows for decoration.
Pictures of the ATC`s.
Made some for Easter and Valentine's.
And Christmas with diamond stickles.
Some more! Fun, fun, fun!
Here is another wonderful treat that came with this amazing ATC box when we brought it with us to CHA! Anne included this note in her ATC wallet she sent for our CHA Winter display. We did just as she asked, we passed each and every ATC out, each bringing a smile and joy to every recipient! So sweet!
Supplies:
Sweet Sentiments, stickles, laces, Claudine Hellmuth multi matte, seam binding, magnets, white paint, 3D foam.and a big smile while creating
We hope you all enjoyed today's spring-inspired craft ideas! Even if it's cold outside, you can still have a warm heart with Graphic 45! Big thanks to Rhea and Anne for their stunning crafts! We had so much fun sharing these special creations with all of you, G45ers. There's more fun and inspiration planned for tomorrow's blog. We hope to see you again very soon. Thank you all so much for joining us today!
Happy Papercrafting!
Your Friends at Graphic 45
Just gorgeous creations! I love both Botanical Tea and Sweet Sentiments collections and can't wait to start creating with them.
Posted by: Treena | January 28, 2014 at 10:32 AM
Love the Botanical Tea and Sweet Sentiment creations shared today - simply beautiful!
Posted by: Judy D. | January 28, 2014 at 10:33 AM
Wonderful!!!
Posted by: Nancy | January 28, 2014 at 10:48 AM
LOVE these newest paper collections! Both projects are so inspiring...and must have taken a long time to create. Well done, design team members! And well done, G45!
Posted by: Martie Rollin | January 28, 2014 at 11:17 AM
Gorgeous projects! I like the ATC cards and wallet so much I want to make them, but I just don't know what I would do with them. :)
Posted by: Carrie | January 28, 2014 at 11:49 AM
What awesome ideas and I love that the ATC went to those who needed some encouragement! What a lovely thing to do!!!!
Posted by: Nancy Lorenz | January 28, 2014 at 12:11 PM
Beautiful projects! I love the design of the ATC wallet! And what a special gesture from Ann. Loverly!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | January 28, 2014 at 12:55 PM
I love all the projects. Such talented people. Graphic 45 papers are so beautiful that anything you make just turns out so great.
Posted by: Dee F | January 28, 2014 at 01:18 PM
amazing I sure hope she did a video of this would love to see
Posted by: Debbie Eslinger | January 28, 2014 at 01:53 PM
These are beautiful. I'm going to make several. My family will love them
Posted by: Nancey Thomson | January 28, 2014 at 01:54 PM
These projects are amazing! And the paper lines are just incredible as always! I would so love to win this prize package.
Posted by: Adrienne | January 28, 2014 at 02:13 PM
We need more people in the world like Anne! We wouldn't have nearly as many problems in this ol' world if there were more generous, unselfed people like her. Thank you, Anne.
Posted by: Marsha | January 28, 2014 at 02:16 PM
Fabulous projects!
Posted by: Tona | January 28, 2014 at 02:23 PM
Such wonderful creations. The ATC wallet idea could be used for a Christmas advent wallet as well! possibly a 12 days of Christmas as well, mmmmm will have to think about these ideas.
I would love to win this week's prize. Still don't. Elide anyone from UK would win though????
Posted by: Jane cameron | January 28, 2014 at 02:31 PM
That should read - still don't believe anyone from UK would win - iPad typing is not easy sometimes. Fingers go too fast and keyboard too small.
Posted by: Jane cameron | January 28, 2014 at 02:33 PM
What amazing projects. The album is so transformed it doesn't look like an easel album. The ATC book is out of this world, of course it is using my favorite line of papers.
Anne - you are an amazing artist with such a warm, giving heart. Hugs to you.
Posted by: Cathy Osborne | January 28, 2014 at 02:52 PM
Just too lovely for words. Oh my goodness such great work.
Posted by: Elizabeth Etheridge | January 28, 2014 at 02:58 PM
Overwhelmed at the beauty of these projects. Love love the ATC's.
Posted by: Alma Jean King | January 28, 2014 at 03:59 PM
Wow - amazing once again!!!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | January 28, 2014 at 04:11 PM
The Botanical Tea album is just stunning! How kind of Anne to share her ATC's too!
Posted by: Lynn Hardy | January 28, 2014 at 04:45 PM
The ATC's are beautiful! So generous to give the album away♥
Posted by: Jackie QH | January 28, 2014 at 05:34 PM
Awesome projects ladies. Love all your wonderful lines and ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Patti Zawadski | January 28, 2014 at 05:48 PM
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Posted by: Saundra Cunningham | January 28, 2014 at 07:17 PM
Wow! These projects are stunning! Thanks for giving us the feeling of spring. Love the soft, light and airy colors of the "Botanical Tea" collection.
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | January 28, 2014 at 11:07 PM
These projects are absolutely awesome !! such care and attention to detail have been put into these 'Works of Art' xx
Posted by: Patricia Howarth | January 28, 2014 at 11:26 PM
Just stunningly beautiful papers! Love the colors. And kudos to Anne for her generosity! Well done Graphic 45, you never disappoint!!
Posted by: Sue Abell | January 28, 2014 at 11:32 PM
Back to the Victorian era How romantic
Posted by: Barbara Pfleger | January 29, 2014 at 12:06 AM
Stunning projects!! The design team for Graphic 45 are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your faantastic ideas and talent!! Love Graphic 45!!!!
Posted by: Patricia Molnar | January 29, 2014 at 12:22 AM
ooh, so beautiful!
and anne is such a sweet person!
Posted by: lexi | January 29, 2014 at 01:46 AM
WAUW all sooo gorgeous projects here again today. Both the album, the tag and and the ATC album are so gorgeous, and what a shame we couldn´t go to CHA to get one of those amazing ATC cards from Anne, what a thoughtful gusture of her, but that´s how she always are.
Posted by: Maryann | January 29, 2014 at 02:19 AM
WOW! What a wonderful gift and how kind- a lovely thought Blessings XX
Posted by: cheryl Craddock | January 29, 2014 at 03:17 AM
Oh my goodnesss!!! What beautiful projects, you have such a fantastic design team. I don't think I could come up with anything half as good,but would love to win and have the chance to try xxx
Posted by: Debra Edgecombe | January 29, 2014 at 04:33 AM
Oh yes - this definitely warms my heart ... as always!!!!!
Posted by: SuZeQ | January 29, 2014 at 04:41 AM
Lovely album with Botanical Tea!
Can we get tutorials for it and the ATC album?
Posted by: Pat Peele | January 29, 2014 at 06:59 AM
A
M
A
Z
I
N
G
Posted by: {vicki} | January 29, 2014 at 06:59 AM
Love the ATC cards, your projects always inspire us.
Posted by: Sherry Lovelass | January 29, 2014 at 08:41 AM
Gorgeous projects. I love the Botanical Tea album and Anne's ATC's wallet and cards are awesome I can't imagine the fussy cutting that went into that project. WOW!!!
Posted by: Traci | January 29, 2014 at 08:53 AM
All so lovely. The ATC's are truly beautiful and a wonderful album to store them in.I have belonged to an ATC swap for the last few months and have received beautiful cards and have them in a box.Shirley N.Z.
Posted by: Shirley Flavell | January 29, 2014 at 01:58 PM
Stunning and exquisite!! LOVE those ATCs.
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
Posted by: Janis in ID | January 29, 2014 at 01:59 PM
Wow! These are incredible!
Posted by: Cricut couple | January 29, 2014 at 10:17 PM