Happiness is a Handmade Card
Good Monday, G45ers,
It's another start to a great week. What picks up your spirits on a less-than-lovely day? One thing we love is a handmade card! So, what better way to fight the Monday blues than some handmade beauties? We will start with a Botanical Tea card from Romy Veul, then get some sand & sun with a By the Sea card by Annette Green. We will finish the day with the most wonderful Typography "Friend" card from Arlene Cuevas that will inspire you to share the love.
Let's share the love with a contest first! It's a prize pack filled with some Vintage Graphic 45 collections! That's right, there's an Olde Curiosity Shoppe AND On the Boardwalk collection in this pack of freebies!
To win:
*Comment here on our blog, OR
*Comment on our Facebook page!
It's that easy!
We will announce the winner this Friday in our blog, so make sure to comment before 11:59 PM PST this Thursday, February 27, 2014.
Let's begin our wonderful Monday with this beautiful Botanical Tea card by Romy. She is such a master at layering and combining the dreamiest colors.
"On this card I tried to stay true to my own style and used the gorgeous Botanical Tea papers to make a card with lots of layers and fussy cutting. The butterflies that are printed on some of the gorgeous Botanical Tea papers have totally got me smitten, so I used some of those for my finishing touches." - Romy
Supply List:
Botanical Tea patterned papers:
Botanical Tea
Flora
Fauna
Hello Friend
Herbal Infusion
Love Notes
Let's journey to the beach with Annette! What a great sentiment to send as well. Just fantastic! Look at how she used our Shabby Chic Metal Brad Staples framed by seashells. Such a genius touch.
Even the inside is a work of art!
Supply List:
Graphic 45 By The Sea paper collection:
Graphic 45 Staples, 3 Metal Shabby Chic Brads
Core-dinations Signature Series Cardstock for Graphic 45
Heritage Kraft
Creme Brulee
Other:
May Arts ribbon
Decorative edge scissors
Fringe scissors, Martha Stewart
Vintage Photo Distress Ink for inking edges
Adhesive
Scissors for fussy cuts
We all have friends that brighten our days. Why not send them a handmade card that shows them how much you care? Arlene has created such a beautiful Typography card to inspire your next note.
There's even a touching sentiment inside the card. What a treasure this would be to receive!
Product list
Typography 8x8 paper pad
Typography Tags & Pockets
Typography Chipboard
Staples: Ornate Metal Key, Stamped Metal Brad
Paper Tray Ink card stock - Black & Kraft
Cheery Lynn Designs - Italian Doily die
Petaloo flower
Recollections flowers
Hemp twine
Xyron Mega Runner
ScorTape
Glossy Accents
E6000
Hot Glue
Monday blues, be gone! We hope we helped with these fantastic card ideas. Many thanks to Romy, Annette, and Arlene for sharing with us today. Join us tomorrow for more fun! And don't forget to enter this week's contest. Will you send a handmade card this week?
With Happiness,
Your Friends at Graphic 45
Oldies but goodies! Would love to have these papers!
Posted by: Marsha Bichler | February 24, 2014 at 05:06 AM
This is a fantastic give-away containing hard-to-find papers!
Thanks for the opportunity to win and sharing so many creative and talented projects!
Posted by: Donna Landgraf | February 24, 2014 at 05:09 AM
Love this By The Sea card and the brads on it!
Posted by: Shelly Holt | February 24, 2014 at 05:10 AM
Beautiful cards!!!! I just purchased Botanical Tea, By the Sea, and Good Ol' Sport Collections this past Saturday and I am going to have a great week because I get to create Beautiful things with them all!
I would love to win the Vintage Prize pack so I can continue to make Beautiful Graphic 45 things!
Posted by: Roxanne Dondanville | February 24, 2014 at 05:13 AM
Oh wow great inspiration from the Dt I would love to win these papers x
Posted by: sandra | February 24, 2014 at 05:14 AM
Beautiful cards! Lovely inspiration for a Monday morning. The beautiful and intricate fussy cutting on the Botanical Tea card, the brads on the By The Sea card, and the touching sentiments on the Typography card makes these wonderful. Michelle t
Posted by: michelle t | February 24, 2014 at 05:16 AM
These beautiful cards have me drooling! And I love the prize package this week....two of my favorite G45 collections!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | February 24, 2014 at 05:16 AM
What a great way to start the week off!
Posted by: {vicki} | February 24, 2014 at 05:18 AM
Gorgeous paper!! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Ivana | February 24, 2014 at 05:18 AM
I cannot wait for Botanical Tea. Why oh why must you torture me with all these photos of people using it when I cannot get my hands on it yet. The tortured. -Amy
Posted by: Amy Kluchesky | February 24, 2014 at 05:18 AM
there are an amazing card, so lovely!
Posted by: Amante del Papel | February 24, 2014 at 05:23 AM
Lots of lovely cards :)
Posted by: Linda | February 24, 2014 at 05:31 AM
What a great prize package filled with G45 goodies! Thank you for the chance to win.
Posted by: Carolee McCaslin | February 24, 2014 at 05:32 AM
beautiful cards...oh and I would love to win the prize package...Old Curiosity Shoppe and On the Boardwalk are 2 of my favourite collections!
Posted by: Lorraine Busbridge | February 24, 2014 at 05:33 AM
I love these cards!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
Posted by: Marsha Sims | February 24, 2014 at 05:37 AM
The papers that you show for the drawing seem to be beautiful, as the majority that you realize. In addition the quality is fantastic. I am charmed with working with them.
And the works / tutorials that you put in the page are fantastic to learn and to give ideas.
Thank you and be still like that.
Posted by: Sandra E | February 24, 2014 at 05:38 AM
These lovely Cards are so collectible. As a collector of many things. I do love the creative ideas and how beautiful they are. Your coordinating papers and finding make it possible. Thank you.
Posted by: Sally King | February 24, 2014 at 05:39 AM
These cards are fabulous. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: ParkNSlide | February 24, 2014 at 05:40 AM
Those are so nice. Love them. Thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Johanne Lacombe | February 24, 2014 at 05:41 AM
Gorgeous card samples - couldn't be anything but with Graphic 45 papers! Would love to win the vintage patterns - haven't used these before, so it would be something new for me.
Posted by: Ann Marie Lamb | February 24, 2014 at 05:43 AM
Oh, I don't know if there is any simple paper or collection that I don't like from Graphic45! I love them all! :-)
Posted by: magdapalka | February 24, 2014 at 05:43 AM
By the Sea and Botanical Tea ideas just keep getting better. Great designs!
Posted by: Mary Reppe | February 24, 2014 at 05:44 AM
Thank you for the opportunity to win the amazing prize! The cards featured today are lovely!!!
Posted by: Lainie Michel | February 24, 2014 at 05:45 AM
What a wonderful collection of papers and projects. Would love to win and add to my G45 paper stash!
Mary
Posted by: mary puskar | February 24, 2014 at 05:46 AM
Love the use of the brads. Beautiful projects. Wow! a chance to win this week again and these products will go so well with the new releases. Olde Curiosity Shoppe and Steampunk Spells would be a fabulous project. On The Boardwalk and Couture would rock the fashion world. Thanks.
Posted by: Mary Karas | February 24, 2014 at 05:58 AM
Such beautiful cards! Love the inspiration!
Posted by: Karen Foy | February 24, 2014 at 05:58 AM
Love these papers. Fun prize package. Beautiful cards. I'd love to win!
Posted by: Diana Pyeatt | February 24, 2014 at 05:59 AM
I love all of these!!!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | February 24, 2014 at 06:05 AM
I love this package of freebies!! I also love the cards! Fantastic!!
Posted by: Alice Vick | February 24, 2014 at 06:07 AM
Love the package, especially the vintage G45 button, so cool!!
Posted by: Deborah Cook | February 24, 2014 at 06:15 AM
I love them all. Everyone is so creative. I'm not sure I have seen on the boardwalk collection but I would sure love to:) Thanks for the chance!
Posted by: Linda Bell | February 24, 2014 at 06:15 AM
Wow If there is anything I love more than cards, it is more cards. Love the prize this week too.
Posted by: linda ann murphy | February 24, 2014 at 06:27 AM
These cards are priceless and leave me wanting to get more paper and craft today! Thank you for the inspiration.
Posted by: Lyn Kaufmann | February 24, 2014 at 06:29 AM
Fantastic cards! Great giveaway this week!
Posted by: Sharon Young | February 24, 2014 at 06:36 AM
Love all the cards and can't wait to get the By the Sea Paper. All your paper is just amazing. Thanks for sharing all the great projects and cards.
Posted by: Carol E Brooker | February 24, 2014 at 06:37 AM
It's wonderful to see how the response to your fabulous papers has grown over this past year alone!! Kudos G45!! Go DT!!
Posted by: kath White | February 24, 2014 at 06:44 AM
Just beautiful projects. I am waiting for the papers that I have already ordered from my dealer. Thank so much for a chance to win these great paper collections. Cheers.
Posted by: Melanie Ann MacKenzie | February 24, 2014 at 06:45 AM
Thanks G45, Your inspirational post has definitely helped get me over my Monday Blues.
Posted by: Theresa Hawkins | February 24, 2014 at 06:46 AM
Thank you for the eye-candy! Great inspiration! and thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Marta Fosco | February 24, 2014 at 06:50 AM
Beautiful cards. I can't wait to get By the Sea, this card is stunning. Love the brads on it.
Posted by: Laurie Levnik | February 24, 2014 at 06:51 AM