Announcing the 30 Finalists for the 2014 Graphic 45 Design Team!
Hello G45ers,
It's a day of big news today here on the blog! We are announcing our top 30 finalists for the Design Team! Then, we have our 45 giveaways still going strong and a brand new blog contest. We'll have some great project shares later today. Karen Shady has a wonderful Mother Goose layout tutorial. Clare Charvill shares a beautiful By the Sea LO. It's a huge day!
Top 30 Finalists for the Design Team
This year we had the most amazing applicants, and this was the hardest year yet to narrow down to our Top 30 Design Team Finalists! Thanks to everyone who submitted, and we can't wait to see your next round of submissions, Top 30! Congratulations!
Top 30 Design Team Finalists (in alphabetical order)
1. Andrew Roberts - Australia
2. Angelica Stark - Sweden
3. Annette Green - USA
4. Bobbi Smith - USA
5. Donna Espiritu - Saudi Arabia
6. Emily Martina - USA
7. Erica Houghton - USA
8. Evgenia Petzer - South Africa
9. Ginger Ropp - USA
10. Ginny Nemchak - USA
11. Gunn-Eirill Gjelseth-Rauan - Norway
12. Jarrier Angélique - France
13. Katie Zoey Ho - Singapore
14. Keri Sallee - USA
15. Lora Mahaffey - USA
16. Lori Williams - USA
17. Lydia Bernard - France
18. Maggi Harding - USA
19. Maggie Armstrong - New Zealand
20. Miranda Edney - USA
21. Nadya Lifa - Russia
22. Nichola Battilana - Canada
23. Raquel Martin Fernandez (Tati Scrap) - Spain
24. Rhea Freitag - USA
25. Romy Veul - The Netherlands
26. Solange Marques - Brazil
27. Song Li - USA
28. Tanya Dudkina - Ukraine
29. Trudi Harrison - Australia
30. Yumi Muraea - Japan
Graphic 45 Ambassadors
31. Jane Tregenza - Australia
32. Laura Denison - USA
Congratulations! Here is a reminder of the Design Team Application Round Two. Email your Round Two submissions to submissions@g45papers.com.
We can't wait to see the next round of submissions!
The 45 giveaways continues! Let's announce the winners from yesterday's 45,000 Facebook Fans giveaways! Our randomly chosen winners from the contests yesterday are:
Blog Winners:
1. Mary Puskar
2. Shellie Geigle
Facebook Winners:
1. Jean Bullock
2. Lois Key
3. Robin Gentry
Instagram Winners:
1. RJ Avery (username thriftycraftermale)
2. Username divalenz145
Twitter Winners:
1. Janis (Username JanisinIdaho)
2. Sherry Hartsoe (username BRCSHERRY)
Congrats! Winners, please email joanna@g45papers.com to claim your prize. Thanks to everyone for joining in our social media party, there are NINE more chances to win tomorrow - so join us here on the blog, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
Here is today's blog contest. This is a great prize pack full of Good ol' Sport goodies! Just comment here on our blog to win. We'll announce two winners tomorrow.
This vivid and vibrant Mother Goose layout is by the talented Karen. She shares a great step-by-step tutorial. Isn't this wonderful?
Materials list: Graphic 45 ‘Mother goose’ paper collection – Mother Goose, Storytime, A Pocket Full of Posies, Little Boy Blue
Other: Manor House Creations flowers and leaves, Magnolia doo-hicky die, black card, foam tape.
Karen Shady's Mother Goose Layout Tutorial
1. Cut the frame from the ‘Mother goose paper
2. Turn the paper over, and use reverse side of ‘Mother goose’ paper. Adhere both to cardstock backing.
3. To create the sun, cut a circle shape from ‘A pocket full of posies’ paper, roughly 14 cm (5.4 inches) diameter. TIP: I have used a die to cut the circle, but, you can use any small round object, such as a plate, a lid or similar.
4. Draw and cut out 1 ‘sun ray’, then use that as a guide to cut 5 more, the same size.
5. Cut a rectangle to size, from ‘Story time’ paper, and assemble as shown above. Add your photos, and a die cut fence, cut from black cardstock.
6. Fussy cut above images, mount onto foam tape, and adhere, as shown onto layout, along with your choice of flowers, and leaves.
Clare brings the beauty of the sea with this By the Sea layout. Such great fussy cut elements and framing!
"There’s nothing like a cliff walk to blow away the cobwebs, and what better paper collection to capture the memory than By the Sea. I used two of the orange papers for the back ground and then added a mount to the picture and a few cut a-parts to frame it. I couldn’t resist adding the sailing ship on the waves albeit in the shallows lol!" - Clare
Supply List
By the Sea 12 x 12 papers
My Anchor
Beachcomber
By the Sea
Sand and Surf
Splash
Kraft Card
Core'Dinations (Darks) card stock
Vintage photo Ink
Molly Blooms Beach Hut stamp
Foam Dots
What a great day on the blog! Congratulations to our 30 finalists. We are so excited about this year's Design Team Call. Huge thanks to Karen and Clare as well. Don't forget to comment on the blog to win!
Loving Layouts,
Graphic 45
It would sooooo difficult to pick a favourite G45 paper. I love them all!!!!
Posted by: Janet Schut | March 27, 2014 at 05:05 AM
Very cool lay outs!
Posted by: Ruth L | March 27, 2014 at 05:05 AM
Congrats to all the finalists! I would love to win the Good Ol' Sport prize package!
Posted by: Miriam | March 27, 2014 at 05:07 AM
The two tutorials are fabulous x
Well done to the competition winners from yesterday x
A very big congratulations goes to the lucky 30 finalist I wish them all luck. I am a little upset there us no one from the UK. I was going to apply but time ran out as I was too ill at the time, I cannot wait to see the new team and what they produce x
Posted by: Denise Shepherd | March 27, 2014 at 05:08 AM
Congratulations to the top 30 finalist, good luck on the second round.
Posted by: Kathi Mann | March 27, 2014 at 05:09 AM
Congrats to the finalists. Thanks for all the giveaways.
Posted by: Celeste B. | March 27, 2014 at 05:09 AM
Wow! Big day today! First a big congrats to the team finalists!!!! Gorgeous projects today and an amazing prize up for grabs too! Phew! Another great day at G45!!!
Posted by: Dee in NH | March 27, 2014 at 05:10 AM
Congrats to everyone who made the finalists list..This week has been fun. Would love to be a winner of the Good Ol' Sport package..
Posted by: sande garrett | March 27, 2014 at 05:10 AM
love the blog and tutorials
Posted by: Wendy Leirmo | March 27, 2014 at 05:10 AM
How exciting!!! Congrats to the finalists and good luck to them all!!!
Posted by: Kathy K | March 27, 2014 at 05:11 AM
Such talented artists. Loved all.
Posted by: nancy Schueneman | March 27, 2014 at 05:14 AM
Big congrats to all the finalists here. It´s so exiting to see, who´ll be on the next team here, but no matter who, I´m sure, they´ll be fabulous thoug, and make jsut as awesome work as this years team has done, and again today there´s some truly amazing input here, so beautiful creations again.
Posted by: Maryann | March 27, 2014 at 05:21 AM
Congrats to the finalists, and to the winners and finally beautiful Layouts!!
Posted by: Susan White | March 27, 2014 at 05:21 AM
Congrats to all the finalist good luck. Love the fun little sun layout just darling.
Posted by: Terri s. | March 27, 2014 at 05:21 AM
If I were independently wealthy, I'd be buying everything G45 publishes! :) Thank you for the chance to win!
Posted by: Leah Tame | March 27, 2014 at 05:23 AM
Congrats to all the DT finalists...Can't wait to see what exciting & gorgeous projects come up! love the tutorials!
Posted by: Surelyne Lee | March 27, 2014 at 05:23 AM
Great tutorials, lovely papers - keep it up!
Posted by: Suzie H | March 27, 2014 at 05:25 AM
Congratulations to the design team finalists and good luck in the next round. Great layouts - great prize ..thank you for the chance to win.
Posted by: Lynn G. | March 27, 2014 at 05:25 AM
What Good Ol Sports you are G45, giving away prizes and sharing the great work of some very talented scrappers. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Annette Pearce | March 27, 2014 at 05:26 AM
G45 is a fantastic line of papers.
Posted by: Conrad OConnell | March 27, 2014 at 05:40 AM
LOVE the layouts!~
Posted by: jean marmo | March 27, 2014 at 05:41 AM
OMG!! I'm SOOO HAPPY to see my name in the list! Thank you!!
Congrats to all finalists! You are amazing!
And congrats to girls who I know - Nadya Lifa and Evgenia Petzer!!
Wish everybody good luck!
Posted by: Tanya | March 27, 2014 at 05:41 AM
Thanks for the tutorial. I love the sunburst effect. The By the Sea layout is so beautiful too. Congratulations to the finalists what an awesome achievement. Thank you also for a chance to win. Michelle t
Posted by: michelle t | March 27, 2014 at 05:43 AM
I just love Karen's layout and the imaginative use of Mother Goose papers. That's what is so special about Graphic 45...so many ways to use a collection.
Posted by: Rhoda Lynch | March 27, 2014 at 05:45 AM
Congrats to all the DT finalists!!! Great layouts - great prize ..thank you for the chance to win!!!
Posted by: Maria Dvorak | March 27, 2014 at 05:46 AM
Congrats to the finalists. Great layouts. Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: sharon d | March 27, 2014 at 05:47 AM
There's a lot of talent lined up there. Wow.....Congrats to all the finalists!
Posted by: Jan Elmore | March 27, 2014 at 05:51 AM
Love the way the sports paper is being use with the vintage pix. Best wishes to all the finalists.
Posted by: Barb | March 27, 2014 at 05:52 AM
Love the Good Ol' Sport collection. I have such a hard time doing masculine layouts and this seems perfect. Congratulations to the top 30. Good luck!
Posted by: Kathy G. | March 27, 2014 at 05:58 AM
another day of great ideas--I never get tired of checking your site for the beautiful ideas to inspire!
Posted by: Lillis Martin | March 27, 2014 at 06:00 AM
Love the Mother Goose layout.
Posted by: Diana in Texas | March 27, 2014 at 06:01 AM
Congrats to the new finalists....
Can't wait to see....
Very tough decesions
Posted by: liz schaefer aka javagirl | March 27, 2014 at 06:02 AM
Love anything I've seen with Mother Goose.
Posted by: Candy Hazzard | March 27, 2014 at 06:04 AM
Beautiful layouts.
Congratulations to all the finalist.
Wonderful prize.
Posted by: Gitte | March 27, 2014 at 06:05 AM
Congratulations to the finalist on your creativity and talent! Good luck!
Posted by: bunny hamm | March 27, 2014 at 06:05 AM
I LOVE the LO ideas today!!! I must get out my papers and see what I can do with them!
I've been drooling over the "Good 'Ol Sport" papers and accessories. Those would be perfect for scrapping my sons' high school sports pictures! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Posted by: Betsy Brown | March 27, 2014 at 06:08 AM
Congratulations to the finalists! Way to go everyone! G45 you have a tough job picking the team as they are so talented. So happy to see Laura Denison named as Ambassador! Fun layouts today!
Posted by: Sharon Young | March 27, 2014 at 06:09 AM
Congrats to all the finalists xx
Posted by: sandra | March 27, 2014 at 06:11 AM
Congratulations, finalists! I love By the Sea and am enchanted with the mother Goose layout!
Posted by: Marsha Maclean | March 27, 2014 at 06:11 AM
Especially love the Mother Good theme projects. Another day, another contest......loving it!
Mary
Posted by: mary puskar | March 27, 2014 at 06:15 AM