Brilliant Card Ideas with Graphic 45!
Who loves making cards? It's one of our favorite projects to create here at Graphic 45. And today, Arlene Cuevas and Ginny Nemchak provide brilliant card ideas! And Ginny gets you ready fro graduation season with a great graduation card tutorials. It's going to be a fun day full of cards!
First, we have this stunning Enchanted Forest card by the amazing Arlene. What a beautiful project!
"I created this whimsical card featuring Graphic 45’s Enchanted Forest paper collection, and butterflies from Botanicabella. I created multiple layers using dies, design paper and cardstock. I also backed some of the layers with chipboard to give the layers some extra height." ~Arlene
Supply List
Enchanted Forest - 8x8 paper pad, 6x6 Patterns and Solids, Journaling and Ephemera cards
Staples: Metal Clock Key
Petaloo flowers
Prima pearls (black)
Paper Trey Ink kraft card stock
La La Land Crafts dies
Botanicabella (butterflies)
Twine
Ranger Distress ink - Black Soot
Now, Ginny shows a way to make awesome cards for graduation. This is such a great idea, and now Ginny is ready for graduation season (and you can too!)
"This is the time of year when you will be needing a lot of graduation cards. I know we do!!! Maybe because we have one kiddo left at home who is a senior next year yikes. Anyhoo….I just make up a big ol pile of them and have them ready when the party invites start rolling in. We are the Pinckney Pirates and our school colors are black red and white….so it’s really just picking patterns that work together and mixing and matching them to create many cards with a similar style. I’ve also included some awesome chippies that simply colored in black to create a fun graphic pop. I always try to incorporate the year as well...incase someone is saving them. Do high school kids save cards?? I’ve created a Snapguide tutorial….and you will be thrilled at how easy these were to create...just change out the colors for your school." ~Ginny
Supply List
Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs~ Patterns & Solids 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport~ Patterns & Solids 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Graphic 45 Staples~ Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Brads
Graphic 45 Staples~ Alpha Banner-ATC Black
Gypsy Soul Laser Cut Chipboard~Graduation Shapes Set
Black Cardstock
Red Cardstock
Distress Ink~Black Soot
We are giving away this $50+ prize pack of Graphic 45 Staples and Stamps with some great Clearsnap goodies. This is such a fun giveaway! All you have to do is comment here on our blog or on Facebook to win. Have fun entering this week, G45ers!
Thanks for joining us for these great card ideas! We hope you have a great day, G45ers!
Happy Cardmaking,
The G45 Family
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Wow! great cards today. Love the grad ideas.
Posted by: Linda Mayer | May 10, 2016 at 05:11 AM
Multi layers look so good! Great choices of color and pattern!
Posted by: Jan Elmore | May 10, 2016 at 05:15 AM
I will make cards today!! Thank you!!!
So pretty!!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | May 10, 2016 at 05:19 AM
Great cards! Very creative use of the graduation chipboard.
Posted by: Diane Fisher | May 10, 2016 at 05:36 AM
Beautiful cards and awesome prize! Love G45!
Posted by: Sarah Routledge | May 10, 2016 at 05:57 AM
Love the graduation cards!
Posted by: Chris Calverley | May 10, 2016 at 06:21 AM
Arlene's card is delightful and Ginny's cards are so fun!! LOVE the variety of the Graduation cards!!!
This week's prize is sure to make the winner squeal with delight!! Fingers crossed!
Posted by: barb macaskill | May 10, 2016 at 06:34 AM
Wonderful cards here and stunning flowers on your card with sweet butterflies..Adore G45's products...Also nice to see so many ways to design Grad card's!!
Posted by: koalabc/barb | May 10, 2016 at 07:26 AM
Wonderful projects - love the colours on the cards.
Many thanks,
Sue Mac
Posted by: Sue MacFall | May 10, 2016 at 07:43 AM
Great cards - love all the layers in Arlene's card and the variety of graduation cards.
Posted by: Yolanda Gonzalez | May 10, 2016 at 07:55 AM
Love that card! It would be a treasure for anyone who received it.
Posted by: Barbara Leonard | May 10, 2016 at 08:23 AM
Fabulous card ideas. Great giveaway for adding those extra details...making a project extra special. Love Gr 45.
Posted by: Jenny Palka | May 10, 2016 at 08:33 AM
Love all those
layers on the
card and the
graduation
cards are so
fun!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | May 10, 2016 at 08:42 AM
Beautiful projects!!
Posted by: Jeniff Sthory | May 10, 2016 at 08:42 AM
Super cards. My niece is graduation from High School this year and her school colors are black/red! So many choices now. Love the gift package with so many staples.
Posted by: Marie Powers | May 10, 2016 at 08:45 AM
love, love, love this giveaway!
Posted by: Mary Gilchrist | May 10, 2016 at 08:45 AM
These are amazing!
Posted by: Romy | May 10, 2016 at 08:53 AM
Wonderful cards!
Posted by: Pat Ford | May 10, 2016 at 10:05 AM
Awesome cards ladies! Love the Enchanted Forest card ... those leaves are amazing Arlene !
Great Grad inspiration Ginny ... may have to scraplift a couple !
Posted by: Rosann | May 10, 2016 at 10:21 AM
Awesome projects!
Posted by: Kirsty Vittetoe | May 10, 2016 at 10:29 AM
The Enchanted Forest card is my favorite recent project! It is wonderful! And another great prize from G45!!?? Love it!
Posted by: Sara Hubbard | May 10, 2016 at 10:32 AM
I wish my layered cards looked like that!!! Beautiful work!!
<3 J
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Posted by: Janis in ID | May 10, 2016 at 10:46 AM
Love the graduation card ideas! Great inspiration for upcoming graduation parties!
Posted by: Pam Joiner | May 10, 2016 at 11:09 AM
Graphic 45 has such stunning papers! The cards are beautiful. Love the graduation cards and especially the tutorial. Thank you!
Posted by: Mary Pat Randall | May 10, 2016 at 12:03 PM
what fabulous projects. Just love the enchanted forest.
Posted by: Maureen Larner | May 10, 2016 at 12:05 PM
I so enjoy seeing cards created with G45 paper collections! Lovely cards! Very interesting prize package..........Thanks!
Posted by: Martie Rollin | May 10, 2016 at 12:44 PM
Love Arlene's card. Though I am not a card person it would transfer to a canvas piece nicely. Love the key!
Posted by: Linda | May 10, 2016 at 01:00 PM
The graduate card is stunning
Posted by: Barb | May 10, 2016 at 01:08 PM
Thanks for the great card ideas. Mostly what I make are cards, so I always appreciate ideas. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Sue Kendrick | May 10, 2016 at 01:48 PM
I like the layers on the first card and great graduation card designs.
Posted by: Sue D | May 10, 2016 at 06:24 PM
Really striking cards x
Posted by: snazzyoriginal | May 10, 2016 at 08:32 PM
I love making cards! These are super!
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | May 10, 2016 at 09:31 PM
As always just gorgeous. Love the give away with all the fun smooches!!!!
Posted by: Marchelle | May 10, 2016 at 09:48 PM
Oh what a great thing it would be to win some GRAPHIC 45!!!!!!!!! AND - I must say that these 2 women's projects just knocked my socks off!!!! TFS!!
Posted by: mare williams | May 10, 2016 at 09:50 PM
magnifiques réas !!
Posted by: dominique | May 10, 2016 at 10:21 PM
Beautiful cards and really brilliant card ideas !!
Posted by: Haris | May 10, 2016 at 11:48 PM
Enchanted Forest is my favorite design! It is so beautiful, whimsical, and romantic!
Posted by: Nicole | May 10, 2016 at 11:50 PM
Very Beautiful work, loving the striking colors and style of these cards
Posted by: Elaine | May 11, 2016 at 12:09 AM
You take the crafting and turn it into high art. Its so inspired!
Thanks for the ideas AND the executions.
Posted by: Virginia Simson | May 11, 2016 at 12:37 AM
Wow I love the graduation cards
Posted by: Amy | May 11, 2016 at 01:57 AM