Curious about Memory Keeping? Here are two Olde Curiosity Shoppe Layout Tutorials to Help

Hello, G45ers!

It is time to jump into another craft filled week with a trip to the Olde Curiosity Shoppe, featuring two stunning layouts by design team members, Marina Blaukitchen and Lena Astafeva. Marina will put your creative gears in motion with a thoughtfully designed double page layout that also features Typography and Communique pages. Check out the included Snapguide tutorial for more! If that has not satisfied your curiosity, Lena then introduces her first ever canvas layout, an ornately designed piece that features an abundance of fussy cut oddities from this quirky collection. You can view her YouTube video for a full tutorial. We love how these two projects contrast to show how versatile a single collection can be when used by talented artists with distinct aesthetics, even while using similar techniques such as embossing. As if these projects were not enough, this week we are giving you a chance to win your very own Olde Curiosity Shoppe DCE prize pack. To enter, comment on the blog and/or Facebook today and all week. A winner will be chosen randomly and announced right here on the blog this Friday. 

This week's blog prize package includes an Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Deluxe Collector's Edition, ATC Black Alpha Banner Set, 5x5 Ivory Mixed Media Box, Ornate Metal Label Holders, and Metal Brass Brads, a  $60+ value!  

 

Double Layout Olde Curiosity Shoppe Tutorial

by Marina Blaukitchen 

 

"I love how double layout looks because they create an effect that reflects unity and continuity in the scene when you need some cohesion between the photos that you are going to use.

The main element that links these pages is the papers. The fact that the pages coordinate with each other does not mean that their design may be identical or the decorations must be the same. It is much more attractive to combine different elements because he pages will gain visual appeal. I used the same background and I've tried playing with the ornaments to unify and merge the images.

Thinking of giving importance to the essence of what I wanted to convey with my daughters photos, their creativity and their imagination, I let the butterflies fly from the left page to the one on the right where they come into contact with the gears that start the creative processes symbolized in a small key." ~Marina Blaukitchen

 

Check out How to Double Layout With Graphic 45 Collections by Marina Blaukitchen on Snapguide.

 

 

 

Tips:

 

• Select the same paper for the background of both pages.
  
• Add other papers to break the uniformity and serve as the basis for each of the photos.
• Include other techniques such as embossing or mixed media notes. I used embossing on this occasion.

Graphic 45 Supplies:

• Olde Curiosity Shoppe - DCE
• Typography – Journey
• Communique - DCE
• Inspire, Create, Imagine Ivory Tags
  
  

 

Olde Curiosity Shoppe Canvas

by Lena Astafeva

"I’ve tried to make the layout out of canvas for the first time. I used spray, paints, glitter, and , of course, Graphic 45 paper. I’ve taken a photo, where there are my friends and me. And now this unusual layout is on my desk." ~Lena Astafeva

 

Lena's Canvas Video Tutorial 

 

 

 

 

Graphic 45 Supplies: 

• Olde Curiosity Shoppe - DCE 

 

Other Supplies: 

• Canvas
• Embossing powder
• Embossing paste Dreamweaver
• Black acrylic color
• Glitter

 

Thanks for joining us for a wonderfully eccentric trip through Olde Curiosity Shoppe. We hope you enjoyed Marina and Lena's laudable layouts and the accompanying tutorials. We'd love to hear what kinds of projects you would make with an Olde Curiosity Shoppe - DCE prize pack in the comments below, and remember Facebook comments count as contest entries as well. We hope you will join us tomorrow for more craft delights and another chance to enter to win this weeks prize.

Happy Papercrafting!  

 

Visit your LSS or order online today! Looking for Graphic 45 products?  Store Locator 

 

Comments

[Aleksandra]

Amazing work!

[Karina Urth]

Love the canvas layout and the giveaway

[Sharon Steele]

Love the fountain pens and feathers. They really set the mood

[D Breen]

Unbelievable layouts and that canvas is to die for. Just so inspiring to get my juices flowing. :-)

[Debbie Siddle]

Loving the intensity of the canvas and that texture xxx

[Linda six]

Love graphic 45
Great collection
Thanks for a chance to win

[Sall]

Love the Curiosity Shop....full of wonder. Thank for the chance to enter xx.

[rovianne thorpe]

Such a lovely pad. I just watched a tutorial for a mini scrapbook using this pack. Would love to have a chance of winning it

[Stefanie]

Good luck everyone xo

[Sharon]

Love this collection. Thanks for the chance to win; but everyone wins every time they use Graphic45 collections cos they're so good!!!

[Carol Castano]

Hi from across the Pacific in Australia. On today's blog I particularly find the suggestions, for using the beautiful Graphic 45 papers in double page layouts, quite intriguing and at the same time inspiring for me to become more adventurous in my scrapbooking journey. Thank you for the ideas.

[Theresa Richard]

These are such wonderful ideas for this wonderful paper. LOve the idea of possibly winning it. Thank you!

[Dottie]

Love this collection! This is my all time favorite! Made mini albums from the original.

[Jennifer Beran]

Love this.

[Kathy]

Amazing giveaway ..thanks for always sharing..paper hugs

[Fay La Rosa]

Oh how beautiful! Love to win this!

[Sue LD]

Love the butterflies on the first project and the rich colors and dimension on the second.

[Jan D., FL]

I love the gears especially and who doesn't love butterflies. Such creativity.

[Vicki Morris]

That layout is gorgeous. Love it.

[Cathy Frailey]

Wow - right up my alley! Steampunk makes everything good!

[Dottie Sims]

I've been coveting this collection since forever! I'd love to have my own Olde Curiosity Shoppe to explore!

[Judy Hodges]

Lovely project and lovely papers, as usual! Love G 45.

[Marge]

Love seeing the Spanish style. It's clean and fresh. SO pretty. Would love to see some more. Thanks for sharing.

[Sandra Corkrey]

Love this collection! Beautiful designs!!! Wonderful inspiration!

[Malin Jacoson]

Yes please❣😍

[robin howington]

The last time I won anything was a grape snow cone at the roller rink when I was 9. I love this collection and missed out on it when it was first introduced. I amazed by the mixed media possibilities.

[gio]

Two stunning LOs, wow! This is one of my fav paper collection ever!

[Nicole Yeo]

Olde Curiosity Shoppe remains my favourite collection to this day! Beautiful!

[Betty Buchadrucker]

Wow! Beautiful projects and what a great prize.

[Lynn Spencer]

Beautiful layouts ! Thank you for the chance to win this awesome giveaway.

[Ingrid]

I'm sure I was born in the wrong era... These vintage images speak to me like nothing else

[Larisа]

Very beautiful set!! Thanks for the chance to win :)

[Dawn Miner]

I missed out on this collection when it was originally released. Would love to win it! Thanks for all the great projects!

[Billie Dee Jelin]

What an interesting and unique collection! The 2 layout examples are simply amazing. The color coordination is incredible!

[Dixie Climer]

Love graphic 45.

[Mary Longberry]

Awesome projects!! Love the tutorial for the creative canvas!! Always inspiring here on the G45 blog!!

[ava gavloski]

Great presentation by the team..

[Yvonne Boucher]

Absolutely love the mixed media canvas! Creative way to use the G45 papers!

[Harlene Schwartz]

Love this line. Absolutely lovely.

[Laural]

I love Curiosity Shop. These two layouts are just marvelous.