Embrace Spring with Once Upon a Springtime!
The sun is shining for many of our G45ers and springtime has arrived (if you're not experiencing April Showers). We love the projects today full of springtime imagery and beautiful projects made with Once Upon a Springtime. Enjoy these projects by the wonderful Keri Sallee and Donna Espiritu!
First, what about this beautiful Once Upon a Springtime tag from Keri?
"You can never have enough beautiful fairies to work with, right?!
I wanted my tag to be a celebration of a joyful group of fairies dancing around an open book about spring.
Since we all know I love fussy cutting, I wanted to fussy cut all of my fairies out and layer them using corrugated cardboard to life them all at different levels. My vintage lace goes a long with the vintage feel of the “Once Upon a Springtime” images, as does my wide vintage ribbon I topped my tag off with." ~Keri
Once Upon a Springtime was one of our all-time most popular collections and we are so excited it's back in stores as our Deluxe Collector's Edition!
Supply List
G45 Large Tag
G45 “Once Upon a Springtime” Collection (12x12)
Once Upon a Springtime
Primrose Cottage
Butterfly Kisses
Once Upon a Springtime Frames
G45 Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Keys
G45 Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Key Holes
Other Supplies:
Flowers:
Petaloo International
Prima Marketing
Corrugated Cardboard (used for 3-D effect)
Canvas Corp
Lace and Ribbon: Vintage
Now, enjoy this beautiful spring banner from Donna and her fantastic tutorial below!
"Two first times in this project: my first banner, first project in this color combination of yellows and greens. I am a pink kind of girl but I love how this turned out, so cheery and refreshing." ~Donna
Supply List
G45 Once upon a springtime deluxe collection
Core'dinations colorcore cardstock signature series (lights)
Petaloo flowers - Floral emb Darjeeling med mix, Texture elements burlap blossoms, botanica collection floral ephemera, faux dried blooms
Petaloo fancy trims crochet lace
Therm-o-web 3d foam tape
Stazon, distress ink, ribbon, stapler, Manor house leaves, flowers from stash, glue/glue gun, white doilies, gauze or cheese cloth
Do you want to win a huge prize pack of Raining Cats & Dogs? Enter our fantastic giveaway below!
Thanks for joining us today for some springtime creations! We hope it puts some sunshine in your day.
Happy Papercrafting,
The G45 Family
Want to try these projects out? Visit your LSS or order online today! Graphic 45 Store Locator Link Here
LOVE Ken's tag and Donna's banner is lovely!! TFS!
Posted by: barbara macaskill | April 22, 2015 at 05:26 AM
Absolutely beautiful.
Posted by: Carol Mc | April 22, 2015 at 07:24 AM
The colors of Spring on these projects just makes a person smile!!! Happy Spring and I know for many a very welcome spring! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Wendy W. | April 22, 2015 at 08:12 AM
Beautiful projects...really bring Spring into focus! The fairy images are so dainty, yet so detailed. It takes a steady hand and sharp scissors to release the images from the paper. Love that banner! Thanks for the photo tutorial.
Posted by: Martie Rollin | April 22, 2015 at 10:22 AM
These are wonderful projects today. Love the spring colors!
Posted by: Linda Storey | April 22, 2015 at 10:45 AM
Once Upon A Springtime has always been my No. 1 favorite. I'm crazy about the soft colors and the wee' fairies. I could probably create with that collection the rest of my life and be totally satisfied.
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | April 22, 2015 at 10:02 PM
Such whimsy beauty with these fairies. Amazing fussy cutting too!
Posted by: Caroline | April 22, 2015 at 10:46 PM
Absolutely beautiful. Ethereal and delicate
Posted by: BarbaraJean | April 23, 2015 at 02:38 PM