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
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Such gorgeous layouts!
Posted by: jessicak | May 04, 2014 at 04:25 PM
Love the Mother Goose collection. Love all your products, but this is especially sweet.
Posted by: Jennifer Bumb | May 04, 2014 at 05:05 PM
Love how each layout comes out so different with the same inspiration. Amazing job once again. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Tammy Tavares | May 04, 2014 at 05:31 PM
All of the layouts are great. And, since the papers and embellishments help to make these terrific layouts, I'd LOVE to win the giveaway:) G45 makes the best collections!
Posted by: MaggieM | May 04, 2014 at 06:21 PM
Fabulous layouts! I'd love to win the Mother Goose!
Posted by: Wendy Orme | May 04, 2014 at 07:20 PM
I would love to win ! Happy National Scrapbook Day!!!
Posted by: Deborah | May 04, 2014 at 09:20 PM
I love all the layouts and your beautiful papers.
Posted by: Lynne T. | May 04, 2014 at 10:41 PM
Great combination of Good 'Ol Sport and Typography.
Posted by: Mary Karas | May 05, 2014 at 04:49 AM
Fingers crossed for the Mother Goose prize pack... My niece has a new baby and want's colors with pizazz rather than soft pastels. This is perfect!
Posted by: Charlotte Zweigoron | May 05, 2014 at 08:37 AM
Wow- some amazing work here :)
Posted by: Lynne | May 05, 2014 at 09:55 AM
Thanks for the fun giveaway. The flowers are just amazing.
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Posted by: maida | May 05, 2014 at 03:52 PM
Graphic 45 is always my go to paper. So excited to see 3 new papers and how the wonderful 45 designers use them. Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Jeannine Crawford | July 12, 2014 at 05:23 AM