Graphic 45 and Petaloo Blog Hop Day 4: Shabby Chic Valentine's Cards

Good morning! It is Day 4 of the fabulous Graphic 45 and Petaloo Blog Hop, full of wonderful inspiration and chances for great prizes!The the month of love fast approaching, I felt inspired by the fun imagery of the Children’s Hour Collection to make a shabby chic Valentine’s Day card. I love distressing the paper edges with my scissors to give it an extra vintage touch. Layering the images and using foam adhesive gives this simple to make card a more complex feel- perfect to give to someone you cherish!

I also have a tutorial on how to make this card here:

Check out How to Make a Shabby Chic Valentine's Card by Danielle Copley on Snapguide.

Don't forget to checkout the other wonderful DT members projects: Mariusz, and Katie Zoe Ho for additional inspiration, as well as the Petaloo blog for a chance to win some wonderful prizes. 

"This week we have a fabulous $60 prize pack of Children's Hour for you including a beautiful Ivory Mixed Media Album and gorgeous Petaloo flowers! A whole project is just waiting to be built. All you need to do is comment here on the blog or on our Facebook page to win. We will announce a winner this following Monday after the blog hop fun is complete!"

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Children’s Hour 12x12:

February Montage

February Collective

Graphic 45 Children’s Hour Journal Chipboard

Graphic 45 Shabby Chic Keyhole

Petaloo Botanical Blooms in White

White Cardstock

Foam/Wet Adhesive

Ribbon

A Christmas Carol Pop-Up Matchbook Gift Box

The Christmas spirit is among us this time of year and I was inspired to make a Christmas themed version of my pop up matchbook box. I love giving gift cards and a perfect way to personalize a typically non-personal gift, is with a thoughtful and handmade presentation. I absolutely love the way it turned out using Graphic 45’s Christmas Carol Collection and the bells at the top give it a fun festive jingle as you open it!

Tip 1: Fussy cut out your favorite images and start layering them with foam adhesive to create a dimensional cluster.

Tip 2: Curl the edges of some fussy cuts to add even more visual interest and dimension.

Check out my video for a tutorial on how to make your own pop-up gift box :)

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Christmas Carol 12x12 Collection:

Scrooge and Marley

Bah Humbug

Seasonal Sentiments

Figgy Pudding

Yuletide Greetings

Graphic 45 Matchbook Box in Kraft

Graphic 45 ATC Tag in Kraft

Jingle bells

Mulberry flower

Gingham ribbon

Green jute twine

Foam Adhesive

Chipboard Thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays!!

Graphic 45 Planner

Good morning! Today I am happy to share my newest organizational tool! The year is coming to a close (way too fast!)and soon we will be starting on our New Year’s resolutions. I thought I would get a head start on mine: organization! I have turned Graphic 45’s Mixed Media Album into my new daily-life planner. I’ve decorated it with my all-time favorite collection, Steampunk Debutante, on the cover and base pages. With the help of Time to Flourish 8x8 calendar pages, and my custom weekly and daily inserts, I am all set to plan my days in style. Each month I will plan with a new gorgeous collection to match my mood and it will be a real pleasure to keep track of all my to-do’s, tasks and deadlines! If you’d like to plan in Graphic 45 style too, download and enjoy my free weekly and daily planner printables at the end of this post. I have a walk-through video of how I organized it and how I will use it, along with a brief tutorial on how to use my printables as your own planner inserts. 

I love how with this planner, I can keep it as a keepsake of what my family and I did. I can even add pictures onto and between the pages using pocket pages sleeves!

If you would like to make your own version of a planner check out my free insert below. I have the inserts for daily and weekly inserts in the vintage style I used for my planner. It has a parchment like coloring, which you can add more ink to the edges. There is also some watermarks of vintage graphics faintly showing through. For those who don't want to  use as much toner/ink, I have the same inserts available with plain white backgrounds. For the weekly, you have the option of starting your week on Monday and having your Friday and weekend on one page (like I have), or you can choose to start your weekly on Sunday on through Saturday.

Weekly Planner Insert, Mon-Sun., Vintage

Weekly Planner Insert,Sun-Sat., Vintage

Weekly Planner Insert, Mon-Sun., Plain

Weekly Planner Insert,Sun-Sat., Plain

Daily Planner Insert, Vintage

Daily Planner Insert, Plain

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you are inspired to make your own planner!