Happy National Scrapbook Day from Graphic 45!
It's National Scrapbook Day - hooray! We have a great celebration here on the blog today. We are going to share a sketch to get the layout creativity started! Then, we will share how Maiko Miwa, Karen Shady, and Romy Veul interpreted this sketch. It's so exciting to see how one sketch can launch a thousand ideas. Are you celebrating today? Even if you're not attending a crop, make some time in the day to gather some fun supplies and make a layout today!
How about a special National Scrapbook Day giveaway? We thought you'd like that! Who wants to win this Mother Goose $50 prize pack? Well, if you want to win, just comment here on the blog or on our Facebook page! We'll announce a winner on Monday's blog! So, comment quickly. You only have the weekend to win.
The sketch below by Maiko Miwa is what inspired all these amazing projects! Love how these designers make this sketch their own.
Download the Printable Version of Maiko's Layout Sketch
Maiko created a lovely Botanical Tea layout based on this great sketch. So many fun details on this!
Products List
papers:Botanical Tea Collection
Botanical Tea
Flora
Spring Duet
Herbal Infusion
Sweet Chamomile
Other G45 products:
Botanical Tea Banners
Botanical Tea Flowers
Botanical Tea Chipboard 1
Botanical Tea Stickers
Botanical Tea Alphabet Stickers
Flowers & Mask
Karen beautifully uses the sketch to create a Botanical Tea layout that looks completely different than Maiko's layout. See how this collection can be used in such different ways.
"I really enjoy working with sketches. I normally use them as basic starting point for my layout, then, flip, turn or change the sketch just a little to make it my own. I didn’t really alter Maiko’s sketch at all, it was beautiful as it was, all I did was make my bottom photo slightly larger than the sketch. I am so happy with how this layout turned out. It was one of those rare times when everything just comes together perfectly. But, Botanical tea makes creating beautiful layouts so easy, I truly can’t get enough of this paper collection; I have already created at least 8 projects from it, and still have tonnes of other ideas. If I was ever to design a paper collection, just for me, it would be exactly like this one." ~Karen
Materials used: Graphic 45 Botanical tea 12 x 12 paper collection – Flora, Herbal infusion, Hello friend, Sweet camomile, Just because. Botanical tea 6 x 6 Patterns & solids.
Romy uses a different color scheme completely for her sketch layout and really creates a stunner. We love the cascading postage stamps. Amazing!
"Maiko’s beautiful sketch inspired me to create a masculine lay-out about my boyfriend with a mix of two collections: Typography and Good Ol’ Sport. Instead of two photos I used only one photo and I changed the second photo in the sketch into a few fussy cut postage stamps. " ~Romy
Supply List:
Good Ol’ Sport papers:
Game Day
Champion
Newsworthy
Number 1 Fan
Touchdown
Typography papers:
Typography
Inspire
Inscribe
Dream
Imagine
Good Ol’ Sport Chipboard 1
Staples Ornate Metal Keys
We hope you'll use Maiko's sketch to create a layout this fine National Scrapbook Day. Have fun at your crops, with friends, or just with your fun supplies in your craft room. Celebrate National Scrapbook Day with Graphic 45!
Happy Layout-Creating,
Graphic 45
Want to try these projects out? Visit your LSS or order online today! Graphic 45 Store Locator Link Here
Beautiful, tfs and Happy Scrapbooking Day!
Posted by: Anneke | May 03, 2014 at 01:39 PM
Scrapbook Day should always be on a Saturday so we have lots of time to play, play, play!
Posted by: Kate | May 03, 2014 at 01:39 PM
Lovely layouts ...love the second and third especially!
Posted by: Julie | May 03, 2014 at 01:42 PM
The layouts are beautiful. I love how they are all so different using the same sketch ad the starting point.
Mother Goose collection is one of my favorites.
Posted by: Dorothy Freeman | May 03, 2014 at 01:44 PM
Awesome job!
Posted by: Melissa Fulgham | May 03, 2014 at 01:45 PM
I really like all these layouts. Congrats to all these talented artists. Would so love to win the Mother Goose package. Thanks for giving us this opportunity.
Posted by: Marian Perrine | May 03, 2014 at 01:47 PM
Great projects. Love the colors.
Happy NSD to you.
Posted by: marylouh | May 03, 2014 at 01:51 PM
Fantastic inspiration for national scrapbook day ! Mother goose would make wonderful pages for layouts of my godchildren
Posted by: Elaine wainwright | May 03, 2014 at 01:51 PM
So beautiful, they just get better and better, would love to win so i could create something for my niece who has just had a baby. Thanks for posting these.
Posted by: Kim Childs | May 03, 2014 at 01:54 PM
Lovely layouts ! So much creatively with such lovely papers.
Posted by: Pat Peele | May 03, 2014 at 01:54 PM
Beautiful layouts. Thanks for The chance to win.
Posted by: Jeniff Sthory | May 03, 2014 at 01:55 PM
Such beautiful work!
Posted by: Melissa Christensen | May 03, 2014 at 01:57 PM
Beautiful layouts! Happy Scrapbooking Day!
Posted by: Margaret McGlaun | May 03, 2014 at 01:59 PM
Such gorgeous Layouts. I would love to win. Tfs
Posted by: Kelly Charters | May 03, 2014 at 02:00 PM
Great pages, great prize! Thanks for the chance!
Posted by: jengd | May 03, 2014 at 02:04 PM
So fun! Thanks for the chance to win!!
Posted by: Reeta | May 03, 2014 at 02:04 PM
Beautiful layouts. Thank you for yet more inspiration
Posted by: Vanessa Shaw | May 03, 2014 at 02:04 PM
I would love to win the mother goose pack to make a mini scrapbook and box for my little girl.
Posted by: Nicolette holzer | May 03, 2014 at 02:05 PM
looking forward to buying the Botanicals.
Posted by: Patti Cox | May 03, 2014 at 02:06 PM
OMG. Pick me please. I have not left my craftroom today, trying to win something for NSD. These layouts are all beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Muriel Cooper | May 03, 2014 at 02:07 PM
Those are very beautiful. Love them. Thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Johanne Lacombe | May 03, 2014 at 02:14 PM
Happy NSD everyone! Thanks for sharing these beautiful layouts!
Posted by: Joanne Turner | May 03, 2014 at 02:16 PM
I love Graphic 45 for all the awesome inspiration. If any of my projects come away looking just 10% of what I see from your designers, I'm happy!
Posted by: Rebecca Yahrling | May 03, 2014 at 02:16 PM
All the way from adorable and feminine, to masculine and classy, great layouts and papers, etc. Happy to find there's a weekend giveaway, and it's Mother Goose which I love. A great surprise.
Posted by: Elizabeth Etheridge | May 03, 2014 at 02:17 PM
Love the Mother Goose papers. Perfect for a fussy cutting project.
Posted by: Wendy Fahnestock | May 03, 2014 at 02:17 PM
Love, Love Mother Goose.
Posted by: Denise Halstead | May 03, 2014 at 02:18 PM
I LOVE Graphic 45 and NSD!!! Great layouts.
Posted by: Beth U. | May 03, 2014 at 02:19 PM
Love these layouts and love these products, and would really love to win some products.
Posted by: Teri Reed | May 03, 2014 at 02:19 PM
All 3 pages are so creative...Botanical Tea really is a lovely collection with which to create. Love that cascading stamp feature! Good luck to me because I think that Mother Goose collection is so cute!
Posted by: Martie Rollin | May 03, 2014 at 02:20 PM
Love all of graphic 45 papers. Oh how I could use these items for my scraping!
Posted by: Kathy | May 03, 2014 at 02:26 PM
Love 'em! Happy NSD everyone! Scrappers are the best!
Posted by: Becky M | May 03, 2014 at 02:28 PM
The layouts that are here are amazing and gives me a lot of inspiration. Love Graphic 45.
Posted by: Gretchen | May 03, 2014 at 02:29 PM
Thanks for the sketches & ideas. I'd Love to win.
Posted by: Missy | May 03, 2014 at 02:33 PM
awesome as usual....but when you have great paper you are going to have a great page
Posted by: Jane Claas | May 03, 2014 at 02:34 PM
Would love more Mother Goose, starting my 3rd Mother goose album today!!
Posted by: Judy Webb | May 03, 2014 at 02:35 PM
What spectacular scrapbooking!!! This team is off the chain!!! From gorgeous flower power to masculine charm, it's all good with G45!!! Thanks so much for this inspiration!!!
Posted by: Linsey R | May 03, 2014 at 02:38 PM
Love these layouts, so beautifully done. Thanks for the chance to win the Mother Goose. What a great collection.
Posted by: Melanie Ann MacKenzie | May 03, 2014 at 02:41 PM
Thank you for making NSD so much fun!
Posted by: Shari Klyn | May 03, 2014 at 02:42 PM
Love the projects today Happy NSBDay
Posted by: Linda williamson | May 03, 2014 at 02:47 PM
Love these layouts!
Posted by: Pam | May 03, 2014 at 02:49 PM