New Graphic 45 - Full Release

Graphic 45 has finally revealed their full release for CHA. Check out the entire collection of Domestic Goddess, Renaissance Faire and Christmas Past here: Graphic 45CHA reveal.

Absolutely gorgeous!

And congratulations to our Graphic 45 guest designers :

September - Jeja
October - Teresa Manchas
November - Toni Kelly

Check out their layouts on the Graphic 45 ning site. Really gorgeous creations.

You Inspire Me

This is a layout I created for a class over at My Scrapbook Nook using their lovely July Kit. I can't get enough of the Basic Grey Lemonade papers and embellishments.

Some close-ups:

I created the cluster using lots of cutwork, stickles and an assortment of flowers.




The Cats Life Press came with the July Kit as well.

Take a look at the class here: My Scrapbook Nook July Kit Layout Class

Supplies:
- Basic Grey Lemonade Papers: Sun Dress, Splash, Poppyfield, Dandelion, Flower Garden, Pretty Petals, Saltwater Taffy & Doilies Swiss Dot Aqua;
- Prima flowers;
- Websters Pages Lace & American Crafts velvet ribbon;
- Basic Grey Lemonade sticker alphabets;
- Cats Life Press stamp
- Rangers Stickles
- Rangers Distress Ink
- Martha Stewart edge border punch and butterfly punch.

New DT at My Scrapbook Nook

My Scrapbook Nook's announced their new design team and I'm so happy to be back for another term. The Nook has the most gorgeous kits, always filled with the latest products and a generous supply of beautiful embellishments. Just take a look at the past and present kits and you'll know what I mean.

The new DT members are:

Leah Killian - USA
Jen Pohl -USA
Stacey Michaud -USA
Camilla Ekman -Sweden
Susan Lui -Singapore
Lynn Ghahary -USA
Zarah Peterson -Sweden
Lady Grace Belarmino -Philippines
Lisa Day -USA
Brittny Lejune -USA
Daniela Dobson -USA
Becky Williams -USA
Aleksandra Gadji -Sweden

I like that our DT is made up of a great mix of USA and international scrappers. I had a blast on my last term on the Nook and am really looking forward to the new term. Happy Scrapping!

Enjoy

Basic Grey Lemonade! I love this latest line from BG. :) I made this for My Scrapbook Nook using their July kit. I cut out a square from the exquisite blue BG doily paper, turning the 12x12 doily into a frame for my layout. I threaded a thin satin pink ribbon through the little squares in the doily, forming a frame for my photo. Did lots of cutwork because the flowers in the patterned paper were just begging to be cut out and formed into a flower cluster. :) Created lots of dimension with the cutouts and Prima flowers.

The title work uses a chipboard element from the same collection, embellished with more cutwork and stickles.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies (My Scrapbook Nook's July Kit):

Basic Grey Lemonade papers, chipboard elements, doily & rub-ons.
Prima flowers
Lace & ribbon (own stash)

My Scrapbook Nook's July Kit

This is what came in the mail for me two days ago! The Nook's July Kit is to die for. Look at what's in the kit:

Basic Grey Lemonade Line: Papers and Alpha
Copic Pen Glitter
Maya Road Ribbon & Chipboard Words
Bazzill Paper
Prima Flowers & Tags
1 yard of pretty American Crafts ribbon
Webster's Fancy Lace Ribbon
CLP Stamp

Fun fun fun! I'll be back with a layout I created using the kit.

Graphic 45 Sneaks

This is one of the new lines Graphic 45 is releasing at CHA, Renaissance Faire. Isnt' it gorgeous? I love the rich jewelled hues of blue and green, and the signature page with all the Renaissance paintings.

For more pix on the other two lines, Domestic Goddess and Christmas Past, go to the Graphic 45 blog here: CHA Peeks

Also, don't forget we have a July challenge going on at Graphic 45: July Challenge - Mix & Match & White. Click the link for details.

More cards...

I recently bought some Martha Stewart punches from my LSS and decided to try them out on this card. I must say I like the look of the arch lattice border and the royal butterfly punches.

This card's for Purple Onion Designs using their oh-so-pretty butterfly stamp. I stamped the butterfly using different colours on kraft paper, creating my own patterned paper. This butterfly's probably one of the most beautiful stamps in the market.

This last card's a shabby-chic one with my favourite ribbons, lace and flower combination, using Cosmo Cricket's Fleuriste papers.

Cards & such

Here's a card I made using the Date Me stamp from Purple Onion Designs and some Webster's Pages papers.

The rust-coloured rose was originally pink, which didn't sit too well on the card, so I glimmer-misted it to the shade I wanted. Fun! I also stickled the butterfly and flowers on the patterned paper as well as the white Prima flower.

And speaking of Webster's Pages, my Happy Days layout is the featured photo on InspireMe. :)

Happy Days

Scrapping some old photos using Webster's Pages new Sweet As Cherry Pie papers.


Did some cut-outs which I popped up with 3D foam dots and matched back to the navy stripes.

And I found the ideal flowers to match the patterned paper. Prima's new cherry blossom branches are the perfect match to the cherry blossoms on the patterned paper. Almost looks like they've come to life. :)

The layout from another angle to show the dimension:




Scrapping Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Webster's Pages Sweet As Cherry Pie's Let's Celebrate, Little Nibbles & Fly a Kite.
Flowers: Prima Marketing Cherry Blossom Branches White.
Alphas: Webster's Pages StoryTellers

Graphic 45 July Challenge

Every month Graphic 45 hosts challenges for their fans. This month, I have the honour of hosting the July Challenge and here it is: Mix & Match & White

I fell in love with Graphic 45 from the moment they debuted at CHA 2008 and being on their design team is a dream come true. Their designs and colours are so distinctive you can recognize their patterned papers immediately. And it is this distinctiveness which makes it so easy to mix and match the papers across all the different collections.

In my 'Paris' layout above, I used 5 papers from three different collections, both old and new:

Fashionista's Vintage Cherries;
Transatlantique's Paris Post, Globe Trotter & Around The Globe; and
Botanicabella's Dragonfly Duet.


Here are some close-ups:

I've also created the layout with a fair bit of 'white space', meaning I left a large portion of the background paper clean or uncovered. This helps to draw attention to the focal point of the layout, which is the photo. The Dragonfly Duet paper was also too pretty to be covered up. :)

So my challenge to you this month is:

Create a layout using Graphic 45 papers from at least 3 collections. AND make sure the layout has white space.

All challenge entries must be uploaded to our ning site by 31 July (http://graphic45.ning.com/). Please also post your entries or your photo on this thread in our forum so we know you've entered: http://graphic45.ning.com/forum/topics/july-challenge-mix-match-1

Your Prize: The winning entry gets a pack of Graphic 45 papers!

So get your creative juices flowing and get those entries in! Good luck!