Graphic 45 Featured Artist: Anne Elisabeth Rostad, Part 1

 

Today we are featuring an artist who does not need much introduction - many of you are fans of her fabulous work and followers of her blog and YouTube channel. She is a prolific creator of some of the most incredible and intricate projects you can find with Graphic 45. The best part of this artist is that she is so generous with her talent with so many tutorials and how-to templates and more. Today, we are sharing just a taste of her great work. We celebrate the amazing work of Anne Elisabeth Rostad today! This is such an exciting day for us, and we are so grateful you joined us. Anne provided so many great projects, that we have made this blog post into a two-part feature. So, join us again on Monday, February 8 for the rest of Anne's amazing feature! Today, we let Anne completely lead us through her projects, so sit back, grab your coffee or tea, and enjoy the fabulous work of Anne Elisabeth Rostad!

*We apologize for the size of the photos, there was a mild issue with corrupt photos, so they had to be saved from a smaller existing format. She has videos for each of these projects, so you can see the projects better in those videos. Thanks so much for understanding!*

 

"My name is Anne Rostad and I live in Norway and I am a mother of 2 grown up sons who gives me so much pleasure. Creating has been my all time passion . It started when I was a little girl and had fun making animals and houses from things I found in the wood. Later at school we learned how to sew in girls class and I did not like that at all since I had to follow recipe, so i asked to be in the boy`s class where i could make things out of wood, clay and metal. Think it was then i really started love creating. As the only girl in class l i got make whatever I wanted so I had a lot of fun. Later I found out that sewing was a lot f fun when I could make whatever I wanted without any recipe. Started scrapbooking for about 7 years ago and since then I have in love with this hobby. The 1. paper I bought from Graphic 45 was the Fashionista Haute Couture and then I was hooked and tried to find out where I could get more :-) There is so much fun to do with this gorgeous and versatile papers and I love creating 3D projects and mini albums with a lot of detail to bring the projects to life. Many of the techniques i used in quilting I could use with fussy cutting and layering so it is very much the same, but more possibilities with papers. I am so happy and thankful to be a featured artist on the G45 blog again and I also want to thank you all for your support over the years.

                                   Have fun creating :-)
                                             Hugs, Anne"

 

 Follow Anne on her Sites:

Anne Elisabeth Rostad's Blog

Anne's YouTube Channel

Hi everyone :-)

Have made a hot air balloon photo album with a box stand created with the beautiful and fun World's Fair collection from Graphic 45.

Here you can see the album next to the hot air balloon box stand.

 

Anne's World's Fair photo album tour

Here the album is inside the box stand.

"The balloon can be taken of the front of the album and placed on the box using magnets. There are magnets under the front page and on the box stand to hold the balloon."

The box seen together with the album. Made most of the photo mats to fit 6 x 4 photos and the pages are bounded together using seam binding colored with Broken China Distress spray.

Here are the pages from this great album and all the fun folds and photo mats and journaling pages. So many hidden details!

Front of the album and the backside of the box stand.

Box stand with the balloon added with magnets. It has always been I dream for me to come up in a hot ear balloon but creating one is the next best :-)

Supply list:

World's Fair 12x12-8x8-6x6- papers,coordinate stamp set, stickers, pockets and tags all from Graphic 45, seam binding, broken china distress spray, pop dots, chipboard and magnets.

Here is my fussy cut video tutorial if you are not familiar with fussy cutting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z61GwMnv8M

Here is the link to an Ebay seller for strong magnets,

Just type in 8x1mm magnets in the search felt.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=heli.porter&var=480222050948&item=181100311317&_osacat=0&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xmagnets.TRS0&_nkw=magnets&_sacat=0

 

Regarding questions there is a video where frequently asked questions are answered and here is the link,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgsJnzDCHkAFor other questions they will be answered here on my blog where I will post new questions that has not been answered before.

Here is the link,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/p/frequently-asked-questions.html

 

"Made a card to go with the hot ear photo album and used the same World's Fair collection from Graphic 45. So much fun to fussy cut out in this paper collection and I also used chipboard cut outs, stickers, coordinate stamp set and pockets and tags. The card closes up with seam binding colored with Tim Holtz broken china distress spray.

The card together with the hot air balloon photo album.

"Have made a Fairytale Princess Castle with 2 lightning towers to hold the Graphic 45 Gilded Lily Mini Album. There is a tutorial here on my blog on how to make the base for this castle.It is all made out of chipboard and paper and decorated with pearl trim, die cut outs and flower pots. This castle would be fun to display in a little girls room and to store  pictures of the little princess in the album.

 

Anne's Gilded Lily Castle Video Tour

On the top I made a crown for the princess :-)

The 2 princess towers. There can also be stored some jewelry inside the towers.

Made some curtains out of lace for the window.

The closed castle with the 2 towers.

 

Try this tutorial on Anne's blog:

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/castle-box-tutorial-for-gilded-lily.html

 Supply list:

12x12 - 8x8- 6x6 , chipboard cut outs, stickers and hinges from Graphic 45. Dies from Spellbinders, Sizzix and Tim Holtz, 1,5mm chipboard,Maya Road pearl string,Martha stewart punches,seam binding and closure from Butterbeescraps.

"As promised here is the tutorial on how to make the Graphic 45 Gilded Lily 8X5 pocket mini album with large photo mat tags and flip out tags. There will be a 13 part tutorial from start to finish on how to make the pages with hinge to hinge binding, tags, flip out pages,making the cover and decorate the album. In this blog post I show the finish album. Have tried to make this tutorial easy so new beginners can follow along. I will link all the parts below here.

 

Anne's Gilded Lily Mini Album Tutorial Video

The pages of this album are full of fun photo pull-outs, tags, journaling pages, and more! Take a look below to see just some of the pages:

Here is the link to part 1,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-1.html

Here is the link to part 2

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-2.html

Here is the link to part 3,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-3.html#comment-form

Here is the link to part 4,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-4.html

Here is the link to part 5,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-5.html

Here is the link to part 6,             

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-6.html

Here is the link to part 7,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-7.html

Here is the link to part 8,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-8.html

Here is the link to part 9,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part-9.html

Here is the link to part 10,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part.html

Here is the link to part 11,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part_13.html

Here is the link to part 12,

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part_14.html#comment-form

And here is the link to the 13 and final part

http://www.annespapercreations.com/2015/08/how-to-make-8x5-pocket-mini-album-part_15.html

Supply list :

Gilded Lily 12 x 12 - 8 x 8 and 6 x 6 One of each paper pad, pockets and tags, ephemera cards, stamp set, shabby chick key and key hole all from Graphic 45, Walnut cream cardstock from Bazzill, pop dots, seam binding, glue, score board, cutting tool, Ranger multi media matte,Tyvek envelopes,8x1mm magnets,punches,chipboard, gold ink, a corner die and Pan pastel.

If you are cutting out the flower border strips around the front page, inside and for the backside you need a couple more sheet of the Royal Gardens paper or you can use the Versailles 12 x 12 papers on some of the pages inside the album instead of the Royal Gardens paper.

Remember this supplies are only suggestions.

Use what you have and what you like :-)

Here is the link to the Graphic 45 Gilded Lily Mini Album Journal - Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3BJAd9Dak

                       Here is the link to how to make your own tag shapes and frames,

                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg2R9UpOmqk

Here is the link to my fussy cut video tutorial,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z61GwMnv8M

Here is the link to fine tip glue applicator,

http://www.finetip.co.uk/

                 Here is the link to an Ebay seller for strong magnets,

Just type in 8x1mm magnets in the search felt.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=heli.porter&var=480222050948&item=181100311317&_osacat=0&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xmagnets.TRS0&_nkw=magnets&_sacat=0

Or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/8mm-x-1mm-Disc-Earth-Neodymium-Super-strong-Magnets-8x1mm-Disc-N35-Craft-Model-/181100311317?var=&hash=item2a2a6b7315   

Thank you Graphic 45 for this opportunity to be a featured artist on your wonderful blog :-)

Hugs, Anne

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Wow, Anne's projects are so inspring! We are so grateful she chose to share her genius with us this week and next. She is such an incredible and kind artist, and we are so honored to feature her!

It's also time to announce who won our awesome Petaloo giveaway last week! Our randomly chosen winner is....

-Donna Nuce (Crafty Colonel): Such gorgeous cards and projects! Nothing else out there in the craft world compares to G45! Thanks for the chance to win.

Congratulations, Donna! Please email joanna@g45papers.com to claim your prize. Thanks to all who joined our blog hop and entered the giveaway. We had the best time!

The fun doesn't end here! We are also giving away a $40 prize pack of A Proper Gentleman this week here on the blog. All you have to do is comment here on the blog or on our Facebook page to enter the contest. We will announce a winner here on the blog on Friday, February 5. Have fun and enter today!


We are so inspired after today's blog! Wow, thanks so much to Anne. Have a wonderful week kick-started with some amazing projects!

Happy Papercrafting,

The G45 Family

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Comments

[Sandra]

Anne's creations always WOW me!!

[Karly Mauldin]

Wonderful! Some of my favorite projects that I have seen on this blog!

[Marie Frederick]

Great projects using amazing papers. Graphic 45 is awesome!

[Ruth-Anne Cain]

I absolutely love the World's Fair hot air balloon album and the fussy cut card is great also. Wonderful projects, as usual. And I wouldn't mind winning the prize being offered either! :)

[Dorothy McCarthy]

What fantastic projects!! Thank you for all the info!!! I am now a follower Anne's!!

[Simona Rebecchi]

Wow...Anne never ceases to amaze me!!! Terrific album!!! Love the hot baloon idea...

[marianneg]

Anne is the consummate paper artist. Her projects are a delight.

[Melissa]

Love, love, love Anne's work! She was one of the first YouTubers I followed. One of the most talented and generous crafters out there.

[Debby]

I am blown away! Anne you are certainly the Master of paper crafting.

[Sam]

Absolutely incredible projects, but then, that's hardly a surprise. Anne is incredibly talented, and with such great supplies to work with, the result couldn't be anything other than stunning!

[Snazzyoriginal]

Breathtaking projects, the World's Fair balloon project is simply amazing x

[Christine B.]

Stunning projects! I love Anne's creations. Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us.

[Andy Reed]

Absolutely beautiful projects.

[Carolee]

Anne's projects are amazing!! She is so talented:)

[Vera Shelemekh]

Great inspiration and great new collection. Sometimes the luck will find me :)

[Carla Hundley]

Wow! That's about
all I can say about
the creations today!
All are gorgeous.
Carla from Utah

[Barbara Ramsey]

Anne is my idol - her work is perfection. Every project is as thrilling as the last and I check her blog every day to see what new beautiful and detailed creation she has for us to see. She is a major spokesperson of what can be done with the wonderful Graphic 45 papers.

Wishing you a happy day!

Barbara Diane

[Virginia G.]

Beautiful projects! Thank you for the tutorials. Wish I could win this week prize...

[Tona]

Wow! What amazing projects!!!

[Tamara]

Yay!! Anne!!! Oh, it is so wonderful to find you as a featured artist here at G45! Each time I hear your lovely "Hi everyone" at the beginning of your great tutorials, it makes me smile happily :-)

[Debbie Siddle]

Beautiful...x

[Marie]

Anne's creations are beautiful.

[Linsey]

Anne's creations are all outstanding!!! Wow!!! Absolutely incredible inspiration!!! Thank you so much!!! :)

[Jean Marmo]

Holy cow!!!

[Sharon Kanaya]

Anne's G45 projects are always SO amazing! They are works of art that I hope will be preserved somehow or shown in a museum!

[Debbie Odle]

Anne is so talented! Love her awesome projects today. G45 will live on long after I'm gone. The inspirations are unlimited.

[Maureen Larner]

As always Anne's work is inspirational. I have been a great admirer of Anne and have made many mini albums and projects from her tutorials. It is great to have her back with G45.

[Bettina]

Again so many wonderful projects. Love them all.

[christina yates]

wow!!!!! fantastic samples !!! adore balloon album !!!!. such fabulous work im green with envy!!!! cant wait for these to be released !!!!! xxxx

[Elaine H]

Ann is such a clever Artistic Lady ,all are beautiful projects .

[Romy]

Wow, so gorgeous! Your work is amazing, Anne!

[Sue Kendrick]

Holy cow! I am amazed at Anne's beautiful projects. Thank you for the inspiration and for the chance to win.

[Diane Fisher]

Wow! Oh my gosh Anne, you are a gifted artist. These paper pieces are amazing. Love!

[Karen Mallory]

I love all of Anne's creations. They are so fantastic!!

[Anna Violette]

I love the hot air balloon!! Very interesting idea!

[Pam]

Anne is so talented! Love these projects!

[Tristan Robin Blakeman]

A long time follower of her blog ... I find her work to be exacting and detailed and her craftsmanship above reproach. I've made several of her projects from her tutorials, and her instructions are spot on - easy to follow and very accessible.

My next project is that fabulous Gilded Lily palace and mini album...I've been hoarding all the Gilded Lily paper pads I can get my hands so I know I'll have enough to finish it all!

[Julie Mcvay]

Another fantastic album. I would love to win this give-a-way. I would love to get my hands on this paper...the masculine cards that I could make! Thanks for the chance.

[Carol MacDonald]

I am SO glad you are featuring Anne and her fabulous work.
I do not know her, yet she is so personable and kind and giving on her videos and blog.
You couldn't have picked a better person to feature.
Love You Anne!

[Debbie A Smith]

OH MY GOSH! Just love Anne's creations and I miss seeing Anne's work featured regularly here.