Showing posts with label Graphic 45. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Graphic 45. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Candied Butterflies

     My mother-in-law is hosting her Pokeno group next month. She usually asks me to give her 16 cards from my stash to hand out as party favors. This time we decided that I would design a special card for the occasion. All of the players will get the same card. Here is the card I designed using Graphic 45's Garden Goddess Collection. 

     I chose to make a Box on Card. I made the card base and mat using the Cameo Silhouette, because I wanted the card to be scalloped. 

     I selected some 2-part butterfly dies. I placed Elizabeth Craft Designs double-sided adhesive on a pink patterned paper. I then die cut the butterflies. Each butterfly was dipped in Ultra Fine Diamond glitter. I think the paper looks like candy, hence "Candied Butterflies". 

     The box on top is a simple 2-inch cube. I recently learned how to make paper beads. I made earrings using the same paper found in the card. 
Silhouette Earring Holders

     


     Everyone asks how to get the box inside the envelope. The answer is that you don't. I place the box on the envelope. After opening the card, it can then be displayed with the box on top.

Inside of Card

Back of Card
The Earrings
I ended up making 21 of these cards.


     My mother-in-law doesn't wear earrings, so I made her a bracelet to wear to her party. Don't look too closely. I was winging it. I have never made a bracelet before, and I was too lazy to look up the proper way to do it.


Materials: 
     Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Garden Goddess Collection
                                                    Garden Goddess
                                                    Seeds of Kindness
                                                    Shine from Within
                                                    Fields of Flowers
                                                    Thoughtfully Planted
     Card Stock: My Colors - Lovable
                                        Jonquil
                                        Spanish Moss
     Die: Spellbinders - Les Papillons
            Sizzix - Detailed Butterflies
            Burniston - Word Set 1
                             Butterfly Accessory Dies
                             Gift Card Label
     Embellies: Ric-Rac - mini Hot Pink
                     Elizabeth Craft Designs - Double Sided Adhesive
                                                         Cool Diamond Ultra Fine Glitter
                     Pearls - Pink 7mm and 4mm
                     

Challenges

Crafty Calendar - Girly and Cute - #29 - *
Creative Friday - Shaped Cards - #11 - *
Dream Valley - All That Glitters - #19 - *
Graphic 45 - A Card - December 2
My Time to Craft - Not a quadrilateral - #15 - *
Paper Girls - 3 Manufacturers - #3 - *
(Graphic 45, Minds Eye, Spellbinders, Sizzix, Burniston, Elizabeth Craft)
Stinkin' Inkers - Die-lirious and Punchy - #8 - November 30



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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, March 11, 2018

Seasons Spring Shutter Card

     This is the second card in my Graphic 45 Seasons card collection. This one is a shutter card. I think this is one of the easiest fancy folds to decorate. After matting all of the surfaces, it takes little else to make it look finished.
     I used some ephemera for the sentiment "bless this nest". I added some butterflies punch from a retired Martha Stewart punch.
     The center panel contains a "Spring" tag, a metal key, a chipboard embellishment, ivory organza ribbon, and more butterflies. I made a second card and matted the tag on brown, which was a big improvement.

     I die cut this tag from a Spellbinders die, matted it and added an organza ribbon bow. This is a good place to sign the card. Inspired by: Gloria Stengel.

     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 Shutter Card - You are here!

Summer
Winter

Materials List:
     Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Seasons
     Card Stock: My Colors - Brown Eyes
                                        Kraft
     Die: Spellbinders - Fancy Ribbon Threader
     Punch: Fiskars - Apron
                EK - 1/2" corner
                Martha Stewart - Butterflies
     Ink:Distress - Frayed Burlap
     Embellies: Ribbon - Ivory Organza
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Thursday, March 8, 2018

SunKissed Layout

     Graphic 45's "Sun Kissed Collection" is used here to scrap some Destin Beach pictures.



     An unusually shaped tag is made using two stickers from the coordinating sticker sheet. The "Set Sail" and "Fun in the Sun" tags are from the pattered paper. All three buttons from the sticker sheet were matted and ivory seam binding added .





     A faux postcard was made using one of the 4 x 6 pictures. I place acetate over the picture, then used Stazon to stamp a postmark. I mounted a stamp sticker on a stamp die cut. The collage under the picture is made up of fussy cut images, mounted stickers, a bottle cap, a button with seam binding, and a couple small sea shells.




     For the title I used a journaling card cut from the patterned paper. Another collage under this consists of matted stickers, burlap flower, a punched button, purchased flower, and a sea shell.

     I trimmed a 1/2 inch ecru strip with fish tail cuts at each end and placed several banners across it. I used a strip from the patterned paper "Building Sand Castles and Memories" over the top of it. I finished it off with more flowers.

Banners
     Two tags made using the patterned paper.
Tag fronts

Tag backs

Materials:
     Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Sun Kissed - Kids At Play 
                                                                   Splish Splash
                                                                   Under the Sea
                                                                   Sand Dollars 
                                                                   Sun Kissed
     Card Stock: My Colors - Soft Blue
                                        Velvet Night
                                        Wildflower Honey
                                        Harvest Orange
                                        Ecru
     Die: Burniston - Rectangle Pull Card (Stamp)
                             Tag Book Pop Up
     Punch: Martha Stewart - Embossed Button
               ek - Dotted Wave Small
     Ink: Gina K - In the Navy
            Stazon - Jet Black
     Stamps: Hampton Art - Vintage Post Card
     Embellies: Ribbon - Ivory Organza
                                 Ivory Satan w/gold trim
                    Eyelets - Mini orange and large brass
                    Sea Shells
                    Burlap flowers
                    Recollections - Flower Stickers

Challenges

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a Tag - #22 - *
Deep Ocean Challenges - Shabby/Chic - #16 - *
Dream Valley Challenges - Vintage - #14 - *
Frilly and Funkie - Get in on the Action - #5 - Random Winner
Paper Girls Challenge - Vacation Fun - #3 - *

 
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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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