Graphic 45 Farewell for Now!

Today is a sad day for me, as I say goodbye to being a Design Team member for Graphic 45. I still consider myself part of their family, so they aren't going to get rid of me easily, lol! It has been an amazing journey and I feel so honored and privileged to have been a part of this amazing company and group of talented ladies and gents.
I am not really saying goodbye, just "see you real soon"!
I will continue creating with this company's amazing and unique papers and can't wait to share more projects and tutorials in the near future!
Thank you, Graphic 45 and all my wonderful teamies, for this amazing experience! Good luck to all who continue on the team and best of luck to all the new, super talented team members joining! 
Here is a look back of a few projects I made during my G45 DT journey:

World's Fair Inspirational Card with Tutorial

Happy Monday I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend :) It has been pretty gloomy here, so I am happy to share my bright and cheerful card today to help chase away the gloom. 

I am not usually a fan of orange, but I can’t seem to get enough of the fun, colorful and inspirational vibe of World’s Fair! I thought I would make a card, so that when a friend needed a pick me up, I would have the perfect card at the ready. I embraced the orange and even threw on a large orange flower for good measure. I’m in love!

Tip: Sometimes it’s fun and striking to cluster elements in one concentrated area leaving a lot of “white space” on the rest of the card.

Check out this step by step tutorial: How to Make an Inspirational Card Using Graphic 45 by Danielle Copley on Snapguide

Supplies:

World’s Fair:

World’s Fair, Balloon Bouquet

World’s Fair 6x6 Pad

Graphic 45 Ornate Brad

World’s Fair Journaling Chipboard

World’s Fair Decorative Chipboard

World’s Fair Tags and Pockets

Prima Valentina Flowers

Cardstock- White

Foam Adhesive

Enchanting Mini Album using Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest

Hello and welcome as always! I had made a boxed album base using my Boxed Album Cover and Stand Tutorial a while back and wasn’t sure where I wanted to go with it. The beautiful jewel tones of Enchanted Forest were perfect for my ‘royal’ boxed album. I love adding feet to really make it look like a trinket box from the outside, so it’s a fun surprise to find a mini album inside to store memories in photographs. The ATC Policy envelopes make the perfect storage for ticket stubs, extra photos, notes or any other small memorabilia you may want to add.

If you like you can check out my walkthrough of my album here:

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest 8x8 Paper Pad

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest Cardstock Stickers

Graphic 45 Ornate Keyholes

Graphic 45 Door Knockers

Graphic 45 Staples ATC Policy Envelopes- Red and Black

Petal Sugared Flowers and Prima Bella Rouge Flowers

Chipboard

Kraft Cardstock

Tim Holtz Arrow Turns

Small Metal Knobs

 

Mother's Day Box and Tag Mini

With Mother’s Day coming soon, I was inspired by the elegant ladies in A Ladies Diary Collection to make my mother a beautiful gift using a Staples ATC Book Box. I love how easy it is to put together a project with a Graphic 45 Staple and a Deluxe Edition Collection. The tag mini inside is the perfect size for inspirational quotes, tiny photos or coupons. I hope she likes it!

Supplies:

A Ladies Diary Deluxe Collector’s Edition

Graphic 45 Staples ATC Book Box
Graphic 45 Staples Ornate Keys

White Cardstock

Doily Edge Punch

Prima Tales of You and Me Fabric flower and bow

Gina’s Designs Feather Chipboard

Gesso

Cameo

Chain Tassel

Foam Square

Check out the Graphic 45 blog for more inspiration from Belly Lau and her elegant Hat Box and Album. She even has a tutorial!

Scraps of Spring Tag Mini Album

With Earth Day this month, I was inspired to make a tag album with bits and pieces of different collections that had a Spring feel for pictures I had taken on Easter. I wanted it to be super feminine and soft as I was making this as a keepsake for my daughter. Botanical Tea, Precious Memories, Sweet Sentiments and Gilded Lily all came into play for this little mini!

Tip 1: Don’t throw away your precious Graphic 45 paper scraps. Graphic 45 Collections, new and old, blend well with each other and just a little of this and that can be just enough for the perfect project.

Tip 2: When blending the different collections, I loved various embellishments, but the images didn’t quite “go’, so I tucked the pocket/tag/chipboard behind another element just enough to hide what I didn’t want shown but far enough out to show a pretty border and add dimension and shape to the page.

Below I have a video tour and photos :)

Supplies:

Botanical Tea 12x12:

Birds of a Feather, Herbal Infusion,

Sweet Sentiments 12x12:

Easter Greetings, Spring has Sprung

Precious Memories Tags and Pockets

Precious Memories Journaling Chipboard

Gilded Lily Tags and Pockets

Graphic 45 Square Tags in Ivory

Graphic 45 Celebrate Square Tags in Ivory

May Art Ribbon

Prima Flowers: Valentina, Helena

Corner rounder

Gesso

Border Punch

Altered Mixed Media Journal with Graphic 45's Once Upon A Springtime

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! Mine was filled with food and family. My children enjoyed an Easter Egg Hunt courtesy of Grandma Easter Bunny. My daughter found the golden egg, which was fitting since hunting eggs is her favorite game all year round, lol!


The Once Upon a Springtime Collection was the first Graphic 45 collection that I discovered and remains my all-time favorite! I love it so much that I hoarded it forever, but I have finally let myself have fun and this journal is the result. As one of my first real forays into a full-on mixed media project, I altered this premade journal with gesso, gelatos, stencils, paste and, of course, fussy cuts from Once Upon a Springtime. I absolutely love how it turned out and I hope you all do, too! If you are a beginner with mixed media like me, follow along with me and my process tutorial on how I made this project.  

Supplies:

Once Upon a Springtime Deluxe Collector’s Edition

May Arts Ribbon-Teal

Faber Castell Gelatos: Guava, Aqua Dolce. Kiwi

Faber Castell Whipped Spackle

Smooch Spritz- Splash

Gina’s Designs Flourish Frame Sienna Mini

Brown Archival Ink

Kaisercraft Flutter Stamp (similar here)

Prima Floral Stencil

Gesso

Prima flowers

Journal

fabric

Collage Pauge/ Mod Podge

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