Great Ideas with Home Sweet Home and Communique!
We have something for everyone today - mixed media, organization, card ideas, great collections, and more! Solange Marques and Arlene Cuevas have fabulous ideas that fill the blog today!
First, we love this stunning organization folder by Solange using Home Sweet Home and some standout mixed media techniques. This folder is quite the beautiful way to stay on top of things!
"I need to create a binding folder to organize some reports about my work with a women's organization. So I thought that Home Sweet Home collection would be perfect for it. I used crackle paste and alcohol ink for the background and I glued several women clippings from Home Sweet Home collection and shadowed with acrylic paint. Then I added some Petaloo Flowers to finish." ~Solange
Supply List
Graphic 45 Home Sweet Home 12x12:
Home Sweet Home, Country Life, Apple Pie, My Sunshine, Garden Fresh
Cling Stamp G45 Home Sweet Home I
Cling Stamp G45 Home Sweet Home 2
Petaloo Flowers
Crackle Paste
Alcohol Ink
Acrylic Paints
Next, Arlene never disappoints with her gorgeous layering and fabulous use of embellishments. We also love to see our Deluxe Collector's Edition Communique in action (it is in stores now!) This is one amazing card!
"Another Graphic 45 classic is back and I’m way excited! Communique is one of my all time favorite collections and one of my favorite colour palettes from Graphic 45. I created this simple card featuring the papers from Communique Deluxe Collector’s Edition pack. Hope you like it! xo" ~Arlene
Supply List
Communique Deluxe Collector’s Edition pack
Staples: Ornate Metal Keyhole, Ornate Metal key
Paper Trey Ink Kraft card stock, Black card stock
Petaloo Flowers
Twine
Recollections Pearls
Black Doily
It's the last week of National Craft Month, so we are ending the month with a great giveaway! One lucky winner will win this $100 prize pack of A Proper Gentleman and An ABC Primer with awesome G45 Staples. Just comment here on the blog or on our Facebook page to win. We will announce a winner here tomorrow on the blog when we announce our Design Team finalists - so fun! Enter today!
What was your favorite idea on the blog today? We cannot wait to hear! Have a creative day, G45ers.
Your Pals in Paper,
The G45 Family
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Great vintage card but I love the home spun organizer.
Posted by: Sue D | March 31, 2016 at 05:11 AM
I never tire of seeing 'Home Sweet Home' paper projects! I just love that paper!
Posted by: Jan Elmore | March 31, 2016 at 05:13 AM
ABC Primer it's one of my favorite collections!! LOVE the G45 badget :)
Posted by: Eva Alcón | March 31, 2016 at 05:23 AM
I just bought some distress stain and I am going to put it in a bottle and spray it on my projects like Solange did. Love it.
Posted by: cindy yinger | March 31, 2016 at 05:32 AM
Love Solange's project!
Posted by: Sharon P. | March 31, 2016 at 06:06 AM
Love both of these Collections! Both, Solange and Arlene used them beautifully. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Linda Mayer | March 31, 2016 at 06:41 AM
Although both designers did great projects, Solange's organization folder is my fav:)
Posted by: Maggie M | March 31, 2016 at 06:48 AM
how can you miss with such great product and talented, creative designers.
Posted by: Yvonne Boucher | March 31, 2016 at 06:58 AM
Beautiful projects today! I love the Communique card, the colors are so "me". And the journal is wonderful. Such creative people in the world!
Posted by: Myra Skidmore | March 31, 2016 at 07:00 AM
LOVE Arlene's card and the Home Sweet Home Organizer is awesome!! LOVE both of them!! TFS!
Posted by: barb macaskill | March 31, 2016 at 07:03 AM
Solange's binder is beautiful! And the card Arlene created is so pretty! The designers never disappoint!
Posted by: Vanessa LeClear | March 31, 2016 at 07:24 AM
Lovely!!!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | March 31, 2016 at 07:36 AM
All the projects inspire me. Love your products.
Posted by: Sandy Beck | March 31, 2016 at 07:42 AM
Amazing jobs!
Posted by: Yuliya | March 31, 2016 at 07:46 AM
Awesome projects!
Posted by: Deb | March 31, 2016 at 09:00 AM
Wonderful work on
the card and album.
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | March 31, 2016 at 09:59 AM
Great projects! I'm enthralled with Arlene's card. I'd be "wowed" if someone sent this to me!
Posted by: Kelly | March 31, 2016 at 10:00 AM
Wow, wonderful work ladies!
Posted by: Romy | March 31, 2016 at 10:38 AM
I love the homespun look of Solange's organizer. And Arlene made great use of Communique with her project.
Posted by: Noreen | March 31, 2016 at 11:22 AM
Love the binder idea!
Posted by: Sandy Trefger | March 31, 2016 at 11:33 AM
Such wonderful projects.
Posted by: Danette Munn | March 31, 2016 at 11:59 AM
I love the use of different mediums on Solange's album, especially the crackle paint! Thanks for sharing these creative, inspiring projects!!!
Posted by: Beth Beery | March 31, 2016 at 12:07 PM
These are 2 of my favourite collections - just love them.
The projects are both very pretty and great fun.
Many thanks,
Sue Mac
Posted by: Sue MacFall | March 31, 2016 at 12:48 PM
Beautiful projects. ABC Primer has become a great paper line to use for kids scrapbook pages. I've been trying to finish my boys pages and this would be perfect.
Posted by: Karen Wedding | March 31, 2016 at 01:00 PM
I feel so inspired when I look at these and the projects!!
Posted by: Paula R | March 31, 2016 at 01:11 PM
A W E S O M E !!!!! Home Sweet Home is so amazing collection!
Posted by: Karina | March 31, 2016 at 01:37 PM
Love the Home Sweet Home
collection. I used it in a typeset box.
The communique looks like a new collection to me. It will be great - love the 20s.
thanks
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | March 31, 2016 at 01:45 PM
What a great card, and box.
Posted by: Barb | March 31, 2016 at 01:55 PM
Interesting contrast in projects...2 very different inspirations.
Posted by: Martie Rollin | March 31, 2016 at 03:06 PM
Your DT is the absolute best!!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | March 31, 2016 at 03:23 PM
I love this collection! Great projects also!,
Posted by: Maria Helena | March 31, 2016 at 05:25 PM
I'm digging this whole page! However, I'm so drawn to the pearls on the cards! Why is that so pretty? It just is. I'm going to use some pearls this weekend!! Thanks for being so great, Graphic. I love your stuff so very much. And I"m so glad Communique is back!!!
Posted by: Kim Street | March 31, 2016 at 06:06 PM
I love the Mixed Media background on Solange's and Love seeing Communique as well as Arlene's beautiful card!
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | March 31, 2016 at 07:40 PM
I absolutely love the card, but any project using the Home Sweet Home papers touches my heart. Hoping to win this giveway!
Posted by: Kate LeBlanc | March 31, 2016 at 08:01 PM
I loved both of the projects showcased today. I liked the mixed media book cover from Solange but my fav was Arlene's card. I am a card person and like the layout of her card and how she used the paper's along with the metal keyhole, pearls and flowers to obtain that beautiful vintage feel. Thank you. :D
Posted by: Deborah | March 31, 2016 at 09:08 PM
I love both projects 😄 I hope this drawing isn't an April fools!
Posted by: Gail Jenson | March 31, 2016 at 09:08 PM
de superbes projets !!
Posted by: dominique | March 31, 2016 at 09:23 PM
SWEET! Both projects are awesome and so is the giveaway!
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | March 31, 2016 at 09:24 PM
Both projects are great! I'd love to do a folder like the first one by Solange!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | March 31, 2016 at 09:33 PM
Great projects! Love both of them! Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Haris | March 31, 2016 at 10:06 PM