Happy Halloween from Graphic 45!
A very Happy Halloween to our amazing G45ers! We hope you have an amazing day full of only treats and no tricks and lots of fun with family and friends! Let's see what our designers Maggi Harding and Pam Bray have for us today for Halloween inspiration. They are amazing, let me tell you!
First, Maggi shows off her pop-up skills with this great Hallowe'en in Wonderland hat she created from scratch. Isn't this awesome?
"I really love making hats and so I thought it would be fun to make a hat with a surprise pop up element. Alice pops up on this hat just in time for the tea party!
I used a small metal hinge on the back of the hat to attach the top of the hat to the crown. To keep the circle top from falling inside the hat, I cut the top just slightly larger than the crown. Alice is only attached to the top of the hat and freely slides in and out of the hat.
I fussy cut several of the characters from Alice in Wonderland and have them staged around the hat intermingled with lots of pretty blooms and pumpkins." ~Maggi
Tip: When building things like this from scratch, use glue that is removable with Undo! I use ZipDry glue and Scortape, both of which are easily removed with Undo. Really this will save you much frustration, Undo is my best friend when I'm creating something like this! Another thing that I like to use is Removable Glue Dots. They are perfect for trial and error placement but once you figure out where you want something, be sure to adhere with something permanent as those removable dots will not hold.
Tip: You can stand chipboard pieces up like I did on the top of the hat by building a slot from foam tape to hold the chipboard. Just take a double stack of foam tape and adhere to your surface. Adjacent to that, add another double stack of foam tape leaving just enough space between the two stacks to create a slot to hold the chipboard.
Supply List
Graphic 45 Hallowe'en in Wonderland Deluxe Collector's Edition
Black cardstock
Olive cardstock
Purple seam binding
Sizzix Alterations Holiday Greens die set
Petaloo Botanica Blooms Lavender/Purple
Petaloo Mixed Blooms Lavender/Purple
Petaloo Anemone x 6 Pistachio
Petaloo Vintage Velvet Minis x 9 Purple
Petaloo Spring Berry Picks Lavender/Purple
Tim Holtz pumpkins
small metal hinge
Next, Pam shares the best card set using our retired collection Happy Haunting. Aren't these adorable cards?
“It is always a fun to do some out of the box ideas…..SO…. I thought it would be great to do an extra large pop up card using 8” x 16” card stock. Once I got my Happy Haunting Pop Up Card made I thought to myself…. Um, how am I going to gift it, lol. So I made a box to place it in. I hope you check out my Snapguide for the tutorial on how I made it all come together.” Pam
Pam's Pop-up Card & Box Tutorial
Tip: Cut floral picks and berries apart to add to top of altered projects to add depth.
Tip: Making different width of paper strip squares help make an easy pop up solution to any project.
Supply List
Graphic 45 Happy Haunting 12” x 12” Paper Pad (retired)
Graphic 45 Happy Haunting Chipboard (retired)
Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts 9” x 9” Stand
Sizzix Hardware Findings Die
Sizzix Twisted Edges Die
¾” Circle Punch
Jolees Glitter Spiders
Whisker Graphics Purple/White Twine
Orange Ribbon
Green Ribbon
Fall Flower and Berries Pick
Flowers
Metal Brads
12” x 24” Black Card Stock
Purple Card Stock
12” x 12” Chipboard
Grungeboard
Xyron Creative Station
Xyron 9” Permanent Adhesive
Xyron Tape Runner
Pop Dots
Black Sharpie
This week in honor of Halloween, we are giving away the Deluxe Collector's Edition of Hallowe'en in Wonderland! All you have to do to win is comment here on the blog or on our Facebook page. We will announce a winner here on the blog on Friday. Have fun entering!
Thanks for joining us on Halloween! Have the best day, G45ers!
Happy Halloween,
The G45 Family
Want to try these projects out? Visit your LSS or order online today! Graphic 45 Store Locator Link Here
Ohhhh My, I do love everything Halloween and these projects and papers are Boo-tiful!
Posted by: Denise H | November 01, 2016 at 02:44 PM
I love this design! It's so rare to get. Happy Halloween! Thank you!
Posted by: Nadine Lang | November 01, 2016 at 02:47 PM
Absolutely love the projects!! Thank you for inspiring me.
Posted by: Dominique Koshuta | November 01, 2016 at 03:31 PM
love halloween in wonderland
Posted by: Isabel | November 01, 2016 at 03:39 PM
Fabulous!
Posted by: Debby Moreau | November 01, 2016 at 04:38 PM
Wonderful Halloween inspiration!
Posted by: Wendy March | November 01, 2016 at 05:01 PM
fantastic projects made with awesome papers! Love the graphic 45 Halloween collections
Posted by: Yvonne Boucher | November 01, 2016 at 05:09 PM
What beautiful creations. Love this collection. One of my Favourites.
Posted by: Noelene Apap | November 01, 2016 at 05:28 PM
Absolutely love this paper kit!!!
Posted by: Kristy | November 01, 2016 at 05:41 PM
So awesome. I would absolutely love to have this paper. My sister is a huge Alice fan. :)
Posted by: Lisa cheney | November 01, 2016 at 06:06 PM
Ой, какая чудесная шляпка! Так бы и примерила на карнавальную вечеринку!
Posted by: Таисия NoLDoR | November 01, 2016 at 06:14 PM
Love these Halloween projects!
Posted by: Michele Jacques | November 01, 2016 at 06:21 PM
Love thise collection!
Posted by: Liz West | November 01, 2016 at 06:32 PM
I just love this Wonderland collection
Posted by: Laquieta Gibson | November 01, 2016 at 07:46 PM
Beautiful, love the hat!!! I need this in my stash 🎃
Posted by: Bobbi Beech | November 01, 2016 at 07:53 PM
I love this collection so much.
Posted by: JoAnn Bauer | November 01, 2016 at 08:59 PM
OMG, OMG, OMG , they are all amazing but I LOVE THAT HAT (that purple... AWESOME ) !!
Posted by: Rosann | November 01, 2016 at 10:37 PM
Halloweeen in Wonderland - its fantastic!!
Posted by: Lyn H | November 02, 2016 at 12:07 AM
Absolutely love this Hallowe'en in Wonderland Kit. The projects are very beautiful.
Posted by: Michelle Balvin | November 02, 2016 at 12:30 AM
Oh how did I miss the release of this stunning collection? WOW! such amazing colours, and the DT work is simply gorgeous.
Posted by: Sam | November 02, 2016 at 02:40 AM
I love using Graphic 45 for my Halloween ornaments. This year it was An Eerie Tale. Such lovely paper collections.
Posted by: Ruth-Anne Cain | November 02, 2016 at 03:57 AM
Love it! Awesome colors and I love the vintage feel of the paper. keep up the great work
Posted by: Fran Medrano | November 02, 2016 at 06:51 AM
How fabulous. I love Alice in wonderland. These projects are so good.
Posted by: Sharon Donaghe | November 02, 2016 at 08:56 AM
Great prize. Would love it.
Posted by: virginia ogg | November 02, 2016 at 10:18 AM
very cool, it pity we dont celebrate Halloween in our country
Posted by: megan mcdonald | November 02, 2016 at 12:08 PM
That hat is fantastic and the other projects are really great. Thank you for the opportunity to win this collection. Already thinking of what I might make with it.
Posted by: Jan G. | November 02, 2016 at 06:04 PM
Love this set and the hat is gorgeous.
Posted by: Sandra Bolliger | November 02, 2016 at 08:52 PM
Awesome projects today! So much detail and hard work! The hat is amazing!!! :) Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Posted by: Katie B. | November 03, 2016 at 03:52 PM
What a mad hatter!!! Love it! Also love the pop up card and box! Great projects.
Posted by: Sonia Ranger | November 04, 2016 at 03:37 AM