Thursday, July 26, 2012

BLOG HOP! with G45, Art Glitter and Want2scrap

Hi hi! Welcome to day 4 of the blog hop! Just a few more pops before the hop stops eh? (can you tell I'm a rhyming sort of gal?)

Anyways, here's the project I made that marries the lovely new BirdSong collection from Graphic45 with the soft shimmer of Art Glitter and the gentle sheen of want2scrap pearl stickers (do I sound like a catalogue? :)


It's an interchangeable photo frame - I made a space behind the paper strip with Chinese word on it where you can slot your picture in and change it whenever you like.  Or maybe put papers and a pen in so you can leave this by the phone for messages...

This is what I used:
Graphic45 Bird Song papers:
Want2Scrap - green pearls, small cream pearls
Art Glitter - Lichen Ultrafine Transparent.

I hope you've been enjoying the hop! Here are the prizes that are up for grabs:


Don't forget to hop on over to all my fellow G45 DT's awesome blogs and leave them a little hello:
Monday, July 23rd

This blog hop is brought to you by:

Graphic 45 an award-winning scrapbook and paper crafting company­— owned and operated by a mother and her two daughters.  Together we create vintage inspired crafting products that capture the flamboyant style of the 1920's and 30's - with vibrant color, irresistible texture and imaginative design to create products with decades-old appeal that's both fresh and familiar. Let our products inspire your next scrapbook layout, card, album or home decor project.



Want2Scrap™ manufacturers rhinestones lines including the specialty Nestabling™  line along with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line that coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders™ Nestabilies™ die templates. Want2Scrap™ also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap™ brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs.

Spread the Sparkle! Be it cosmetics, scrapbooking, t-shirts, cards, jewelry, quilts, rock star toes, home decor or even cement...everything is better with Art Glitter on it! Barbara Trombley opened Art Institute Glitter, Inc. in 1982 and now supplies artists and artisans, crafters and craftsmen with more than 400 brilliant cosmetic quality glitter colors and industrial-strength adhesives. Art Glitter products have been featured on “The New Martha Stewart Show”, “Carol Duvall Show”, HGTV, Home Shopping Network and several times in “Martha Stewart Living Magazine” including this upcoming December, 2009 issue. Thousands of retail stores throughout the world carry Art Glitter products. Barbara’s first book, “Glitter Artistry: Bags, Tags & Cards,” was warmly received by artists in 2006 and is still a big hit today (Sterling Publishing, Inc.). Art Glitter’s retail showroom is located in Historic Old Town Cottonwood, Arizona.





Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Graphic45 - Tag Time!

Hey hey!

Just a little idea to share today for making tags.  Here's the tag:
And here's what I made it from:
Tag transformation in progress:
Bet all you Graphic45 fans have some of these lying around at home right? :)

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Friends

This week I have had many reasons to be thankful for my friends:
1. friends who are willing to give their time to help me
2. friends who serve together and share the same heartbeat
3. new friends in class who are so generous and kind
4. friends at work to be silly and chat with

And in keeping with the theme, here are two cheery friend layouts:

1. MER - my super-talented, fun, awesome and pink-loving friend at work
2. Cousins who are friends (that's the best kind!)

And thank you, each of you who visits this little blog, for being a friend too! :)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Of Staples Sneaks and Halloween Clocks

Hi everybody!

Have you seen the new staples on the Graphic45 blog?  I love love love the keys!!! Can't wait to use them!

Today on the blog, my little halloween grandfather clock is featured.  Here's what it looks like:
This is the pendulum (my favourite part)
and the clock face...(wish I'd managed to get a clock mechanism for this so it would actually work for real)
And here's a little tutorial so you can make one too if you like! :)

Graphic45 Supplies:
8.  Bewitched

Other supplies:

1.  Black acrylic paint
2.  Tim Holtz Ideo-logy pocket watch
3.  Ribbon - May Arts
4. String for tyling
5. book ring - my own


Something to make for when October comes around eh?
Catch you later!