Handmade Calendars with Graphic 45: Day One!
What an absolutely wonderful week we have in store for you! We are going to be sharing a week full of handmade calendar tutorials. You will leave so inspired to make gifts and to spice up your New Year. Today, the shadowbox calendar and tutoiral by Nadya Lifa is so incredible, you'll be so excited to try it! Then, we have beautiful projects from Yumi Muraeda and Annette Green with tutorials that you will be dying to try as well. What a fun day!
It's also a new week, which means a new giveaway! Who wants to win this $60 Time to Flourish prize pack so you can try these calendars yourself? Just enter below. We will announce the winner in the blog on Friday, December 19!
Now, we have this absolutely gorgeous calendar by Nadya. Your New Year will be perfect with this gorgeous shadowbox calendar using Time to Flourish. Enjoy the Snapguide below!
Supply list
Graphic 45 Time to Flourish 12x12 Pad
Graphic 45 Time to Flourish 8x8 Pad
Graphic 45 Large Tag Album-Ivory
Graphic 45 Ornate Metal Keys
Graphic 45 Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Key Holes
Ribbons
Shabby-chic resin embellishments
Metal and wood embellishments
Brads
Miniature
Now, we have this joyous holiday project from Yumi. Enjoy her wonderful creation using stamps from 'Twas the Night Before Christmas!
"I made a box sparkling with the image of ice and sugar candy.
Also, I put a glitter inside of album so when you shake an album it is sparkling too."~Yumi
Yumi's Stamp Mini Album Tutorial
Supply list
Mixed media Boxes White
Twas the Night Before Christmas 8’ paper pad
Twas the Night Before Christmas 6’ paper pad
Twas the Night Before Christmas Cling Stamps 1
Cling Stamp 2
Cling Stamp 3
core’dinations Signature Series Spring Green,Triumhant Red,Dark Cashmere
FABER CASTELL Glass Bead Glitter Gel, Gesso,Whipped Sparckle
MARTHA STEWART Glitter
wintermint,suger plum ,bluberry slush, lapis lazuli, bubble gum,sour apple ,lemon drop, tourmaline
Emboss powder fine-grained Red ,Green,Clear,Versa Mark Ink
tukineko Versa Magic turquoise Gem
StazOn Jet Bkack, Ganache
therm-o-web SUPERTAPE
Ranger Glossy Accents, Distress Marker
BIG Mark o it (Red,Pink Orange,Blue,Yellow, Green,Purple)
Plastic Plate
To close out, Annette challenged herself and the results are amazing. You will definitely want to challenge yourself as well - enjoy her project and tutorial!
"I wondered if I challenged myself to create as many projects as I could with only the December Flourish page and the coordinating Cut-Aparts page plus two sheets of cardstock, how much could I make? The only other items I used were ribbon and baker’s twine. I was able to create two gift card holders, four tags, two 4 ½” x 4 ½” cards and two 4” x 6” cards. What a fun afternoon I had creating these! My Snapguide tutorial shows you all the measurements and instructions for everything I made here." ~Annette
SUPPLIES
12” x 12” Time To Flourish, December Flourish page
12” x 12” Time To Flourish, December Cut-Aparts page
12” x 12” sheet of Signature Series Cardstock, Antique Moss
12” x 12” sheet of Signature Series Cardstock, Triumphant Red
Baker’s twine
Green satin ribbon
Tools: hole punch, scissors, scoring tools, corner rounder punch, 1-inch circle punch, scallop-edge scissors
So many amazing projects today, wow! Many thanks to Nadya, Yumi, and Annette for sharing their work with us. Have a wonderful Monday and we hope you make it to the craft room to try some of these beauties!
Your Pals in Paper,
Graphic 45
Want to try these projects out? Visit your LSS or order online today! Graphic 45 Store Locator Link Here
You guys give away some many awesome ideas! Thank you very much for sharing!
Posted by: Ivana | December 17, 2014 at 03:11 AM
LOVED Anette Green's Tutorial!!! Question...how do you use a 1" circle punch to make the half moon tab on the first gift card holder???
Posted by: nancy babb | December 17, 2014 at 05:25 AM
Oh my gosh! These projects are all beautiful and I absolutely love all the fussy cutting. It always ads so much to a project
Posted by: Karen Denson | December 17, 2014 at 07:07 PM
I love Graphic 45 paper and would love to add to my collection.
Posted by: Natalie Godfrey | December 17, 2014 at 07:57 PM
LOVE. Graphic 45 would love to WIN!!!!!
Posted by: joanne jimenez | December 17, 2014 at 11:10 PM
I've ordered the Time to FLourish papers stamps and some of the chipboards and I can hardly wait fo them to arrive so that I can make a calendar. The set is timeless and I can see myself using it again year after year.
Posted by: Cathy Rose | December 18, 2014 at 08:57 AM
Love all Nadya's projects'
Posted by: Daria | December 18, 2014 at 04:47 PM
wow, what wonderful projects made. Love them all. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Sandi B | December 18, 2014 at 06:57 PM
Oh my goodness. What a way to start the New Year. Wishes for a prosperous one to all of the Graphic 45 crew and designers! Love all of these projects.
Posted by: Bobbie Harrison | December 27, 2014 at 06:44 AM