Sneak Peek - Graphic 45!

Discover new paper crafting possibilities with the new staples collection from  Graphic 45! 

Artist Trading Tags 

Regular Tag Albums

Large Tag Staples in Kraft & Ivory

Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Keys

Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Brads

 Washi Tape Set

Graphic 45 Book Boxes

Shabby Chic Door Pull

Shabby Chic Keyholes

for complete listing and inspirations, be sure to check out the Graphic 45 blog!

Did you see it?

Have you heard about it? Finally a new G45 that interests me! What do you think about it?

Now here are a few of the papers that I am in love with....

Be sure to head over to their blog here and here for all the details and more images and products!

Graphic 45

a crowd favorite for sure - Graphic 45 never stops inspiring us! 

This collection is absolutley loaded with extras!  Head over to their blog to see it in all it's glory! There is so much they took FOUR days...here are the links to each one!

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Day Four

How about these tag albums!

Dream a Dream...

believe it or not, I finally got around to creating something again!  This is an idea that stemmed from two different canvases that Glenda Schoepp-Drake created and I squished into one.  I took bits from each and made my own creation....turned out pretty good.  

Glenda had a great idea to have a canvas that you would continue to use by cutting a spot for the picture that would allow you to change it up (genius).  The 'canvas' here is one of Tim Holtz's District Market Burlap Panel.  You will need a very sharp & sturdy cutting blade (I used a box cutter) as the backing on these Burlap Panels is  1/8" K3 board.

Once it is cut, you will see that the burlap is of course frayed, so to prevent any further fraying you will need to seal the edges.  Here I have used the 7 Gypsies Off the Wall Paper Tape to 'seal' it off.  Embellishments included on the front include Graphic 45 Geometric Metal Door Plate and Knob, Metal Tags, and Stamped Metal Brads; Prima Artisty Flowers.  There were some dies used as well - Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Flower Garland was used for the red/black paper flowers, Butterflies were cut from the Stampin' Up Die Beautiful Butterflies and Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die (paper used in both flowers & butterflies was Bo Bunny's Serenity).  The word 'dream' was cut from the new Tim Holtz's Alteration Die Word Play.  I embossed it with Tim Holtz's Black Soot Distress Embossing Powder, then sprayed it with Tsukineko Goosebumps Texture Spray just to add some more shine and of course texture. 

The opening is just under 4x6" and the backing for the photo is made out of  layered Grafix Medium Weight Raw Chipboard.  I cut the chipboard slightly larger than the opening and layered it so that the photo once slid in will be secure.  I adhered the chipboard using Provo Craft Terrifically Tacky Tape.

It was a blast to make, can easily see how it can be adapted to just about anything.  Thinking another one or two is to be made...thanks for the inspiration Glenda!

finally getting around to it...part 2!

Here is my (somewhat) finished Graphic 45 Le Cirque Mini Album.....


This was a lot of fun to make, had to improvise somewhat as I was missing a couple sheets of papers that were supposed to be in the kit. Must stay I am digging it though. I want to make more of this style (using the door plate & knob). All the words/letters are made using the Times Nouveau die Cut Alphabet sheet. I once again used Tim Holtz Distress Ink Frayed Burlap (my new fav)!

off for now...will try to do the last of it tomorrow!

G45...overload? Not a Chance!

So today I am just going to share with you all the pictures I took of the Graphic 45 booth at the retailers event earlier this month....

First we have Aimee & Diane (co-owners of Graphic 45) sharing with us the abundance of inspiration and a cute tag make n' take (see previous post).

Now let's get ready for our curtain call...


Can you believe all I took was this one picture of Le Cirque? Well here it is...still pretty amazing though isn't it?!

If you want to see more Le Cirque (and close up pictures of the mini book on the table in front of Aimee) see this previous post.

Now that this short but sweet (and creativity overloaded) post has you wanting more - why not head over to their blog and see what they have to share as well! Take note of today's post where they are chatting about their visit to Edmonton!

Ready to start working on some of these...all products can be purchased at the store - W2 Scrapbooking!