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
I love all the layouts! Graphic 45 just makes every project stunning. I have yet to see a project made with Graphic 45 that I don't like, they are always beautiful!
The Mother Goose paper is soo cute!
you have also got an excellent DT.
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Graphic 45 is amazing! Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!
Posted by: Sherri Cintron | May 03, 2014 at 05:05 PM
Thanks for a chance to win.
Posted by: Sharon Twomey | May 03, 2014 at 05:09 PM
These are beautiful ideas!
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The layouts are fabulous, I would love to win Mother Goose, it is the one line I haven't gotten yet.
Posted by: Lynn | May 03, 2014 at 05:20 PM
Beautiful layouts. Thanks for the chance to win.
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Beautiful ideas & products!
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Would love Mother Goose paper.
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Time to cut loose
With some new Mother Goose!
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What a great collection! Jan B.
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These projects are gorgeous! And having more "Mother Goose" to play with would be awesome. Thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Kathleen Rimer | May 03, 2014 at 06:04 PM
These layouts are absolutely stunning! I've been making some great cards with Mother Goose, so it'd be awesome to win and see what else I could come up with.
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Lovely page. TFS! And thanks for a chance to win some Mother Goose goodies!
Posted by: Charlene M. | May 03, 2014 at 06:12 PM
Great layouts!!
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I would love to win this!!
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Wow - these are amazing layouts! Thanks for the opportunity to win Mother Goose!
Posted by: Debby Peckham | May 03, 2014 at 06:33 PM
G45, thanks for being part of NSD
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Happy NSD!
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Posted by: sharon d | May 03, 2014 at 06:58 PM
Adore these sketches. Saving every one! Love G45 to the moon and back!
Posted by: Christie McBride | May 03, 2014 at 07:05 PM
Love the layouts today. Thanks for a chance to win.
Posted by: Christine | May 03, 2014 at 07:05 PM
nice sketch - thanks for the chance to win....
Posted by: Nonnie | May 03, 2014 at 07:20 PM
So much creativity! Adore G45!
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Posted by: Sue Darch | May 03, 2014 at 07:26 PM
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Gorgeous layouts! Happy NSD and please keep the beautiful Graphic 45 collections coming!
Posted by: Lisa L. | May 03, 2014 at 07:47 PM
Great layouts for Scrapbook Day Weekend! Thank you G45 for keeping the inspiration fires burning!
Posted by: Mary Lynn Peterson | May 03, 2014 at 07:53 PM
I love these papers, the chipboard elements, the stickers...everything about Graphics 45 and every collection!
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Posted by: Glen Henley | May 03, 2014 at 08:10 PM
Beautiful inspiration
Posted by: Laura Cushman | May 03, 2014 at 08:29 PM
Beautiful layouts!!! Great work!!!
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I could use some Mother Goose, it's the only collection that I haven't purchased in the last three years.
Posted by: Letticia Smith | May 03, 2014 at 08:38 PM