Showing posts with label seasons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seasons. Show all posts

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Seasons Springtime Calendar

     Here is the first of 4 seasonal calendars made with Graphic 45's "Seasons" Collection.

Spring Calendar

      I decided on an easel card to better display the calendar. One thing that you can't really see, is that the calendar is for the Spring months only. Under the month of March 2018 is April 2018, May 2018, March 2019, April 2019, and May 2019. The brads allow the calendar to be extended to later years as those calendars become available. I downloaded these calendars from Print-a-Calendar.



     To brace the card there is a row of Burniston's flowers with gem centers.


     I will be making 16 cards and 4 calendars with this Graphic 45 Seasons Paper. All of these SEASON cards can be made using:

  • one sheet of each of the patterned paper 
  • one sheet of each of  Prints and Solids
In order to make All Seasons cards and calendars, you only need purchase the following items once:
  • Tags and Pockets
  • Chip Board
  • Ephemera
  • Stickers
Stay tuned for more cards this year.
Spring
Spring Calendar  - You are here!

Summer
     Ink:Distress - Frayed Burlap
     Embellies: Ivory Twine 
                   Gems - Clear (3 mm and 5 mm)
                   Brads - Brass

Challenges

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Sunday, April 8, 2018

Seasons Spring Center Step

     Here is a spring mantle card made with Graphic 45's Seasons Collection. The base of this card is a center step with kraft card stock.

Front of Card
     The card features a handmade window embossed with a wood grain folder. The window pane is die cut from a Stampin Up die on an antique gold paper. It is pop dotted to the card using double thick dots.

Trellis Window

     The card is embellished with die cut flowers, organza ribbon, champagne pearls, and Graphic 45 ephemara as well. The butterflies were fussy cut from the patterned paper.



Inside of Card

     I will be making 16 cards and 4 calendars with this Graphic 45 Seasons Paper. All of these SEASON cards can be made using:

  • one sheet of each of the patterned paper 
  • one sheet of each of  Prints and Solids
In order to make All Seasons cards and calendars, you only need purchase the following items once:
  • Tags and Pockets
  • Chip Board
  • Ephemera
  • Stickers
Stay tuned for more cards this year.
Spring
Spring Center Step Card  - You are here!

Summer

 Winter

Materials List:
     Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Seasons
     Card Stock: My Colors - Brown Eyes
                                        Kraft
                                        Concord Grape
                      Metallic Gold
     Die: Burniston - Flowers & Bee
           Sizzix - Frameworks (Trellis)
           Stampin Up - Cheerful Tags
     Embossing Folder: Darice - Woodgrain
     Punch: EK - 1/2" corner
     Stamps: Gina K - Stately Flowers 9
     Ink: Distress - Frayed Burlap
            Stampin Up - Crumb Cake
            Adirondack - Expresso
     Markers: Micron Fine Tip - Black
                  Permanent Chalk - Gold
     Embellies: Bronze Pearls - 5mm
                    Eyelet - Small Purple
                    Ribbon - 3/8 in. Ivory Organza
                    Twine - Purple & Cream 
                    Gems - Starfoam Stickers (Pink)
                    Paint - Deco Art (Dazzling Metallics - Purple Pearl
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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Seasons Spring Seed Packet Holder

     Here is the perfect spring card. It has a pocket up front that is the size of a seed packet. Anyone would be happy for receive a packet of flower seeds at this time of year. 


      The sentiment is a sticker matted on brown eyes paper - "Life Began in a Garden". The sentiment is flanked by copper mini brads.
     Decorating the pocket are three stamps on stakes which are embossed with a wood grain folder. The stamps looks very much like seed packets themselves - the kind used to mark seed rows in the garden.


     Here you can see that the pocket is only 1/4 inch deep. Actually there is plenty of room to for two packets of seeds.


     The card is complete with a piece of ephemera or journaling card. This is a great place to add a handwritten sentiment and sign the card. Inspired by: Gloria Stengel.

Inside of Card
This pocket fits nicely on an A2 card.
     I will be making 16 cards and 4 calendars with this Graphic 45 Seasons Paper. All of these SEASON cards can be made using:

  • one sheet of each of the patterned paper 
  • one sheet of each of  Prints and Solids
In order to make All Seasons cards and calendars, you only need purchase the following items once:
  • Tags and Pockets
  • Chip Board
  • Ephemera
  • Stickers
Stay tuned for more cards this year.
Spring
Spring Seed Pack Holder - You are here!

Summer

 Winter

Materials List:
     Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Seasons
     Card Stock: My Colors - Brown Eyes
                                        Kraft
                      Bazzill - Sawdust
     Ink:Distress - Frayed Burlap
     Embossing Folder: Darice - Woodgrain
     Embellies: Ribbon - Seam Binding Ecru
                    Brads - Copper

Challenges

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Spring - #44 - *
Dream Valley Challenges - Spring Colours - #44 - *
Everybody Art Challenge - Spring - #6 - April 10
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Spring Flowers - #24 - Top 5
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/challenge-208-top-5-guest-designer.html

Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Anything Goes - #46 - *
Simply Create Too Challenge - Green - #74 - *


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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Seasons Spring Double Gate

      Here is a card made with the Graphic 45 Seasons collection. The card base is made with kraft paper on a double gate fold card base. 


     The entire card is matted with Brown Eyes from My Colors card stock. The "Bloom bright all Season" is a piece of Ephemera. I made a collage consisting of a die cut flower, one of the chip board buttons (painted purple) with a knot of ivory seam binding, and a fussy cut bouquet of tulips from the patterned paper.


     The middle panels are handmade pockets with a die cut tag in each. The pockets are made by trimming a pocket and a tag in half. The sentiments on the tags are stickers.
 
 

     The front panels are made from a trimmed piece of ephemera. The embellishment is removable. I painted a mini clothespin with purple acrylic paint, matted a 7/8 inch square "spring" sticker on ivory, and added it to the clothespin. This is attached to a loopy bow made with seam binding.  


     I added a belly band with a hand made pinwheel over the ends, which makes the belly band appear endless.







     I will be making 16 cards and 4 calendars with this Graphic 45 Seasons Paper. All of these SEASON cards can be made using:

  • one sheet of each of the patterned paper 
  • one sheet of each of  Prints and Solids
In order to make All Seasons cards and calendars, you only need purchase the following items once:
  • Tags and Pockets
  • Chip Board
  • Ephemera
  • Stickers
Stay tuned for more cards this year.
Spring
Spring Double Gate Card - You are here!

Summer

Winter

Materials List:
     Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Seasons
     Card Stock: My Colors - Brown Eyes
                                        Kraft
                                        Concord Grape
                      Bazzill - Sawdust
     Die: Burniston - Flowers & Bee
           Stamps of Life - Stitched Tags
     Ink: Inking - Frayed Burlap
     Embellies: 1/2 inch Cream Seam Binding
                     Mini Clothespin
                    Twine - Purple & Cream 
                    Gems - Starfoam Stickers (Pink)
                    Paint - Deco Art (Dazzling Metallics - Purple Pearl)


Challenges

Challenge Up Your Life - Spring Flowers - #38 - *
Crafty Calendar - 2 or More Layers - #238 - *
Crafty Friends Challenges - Springtime - #10 - *
Dragonfly Dreams - Flowers - #116 - *
Pile-It-On - 3-D Embellies & Stickers - #117 - *
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