Friday 28 December 2012

Mr Fan-tash-tic

 Here are a few cards made using the Mr Fan-tash-tic stamp by IndigoBlu.

Happy Birthday 
Supplies 

Cream Card 
Backing paper -  Nutcracker Sweet by Graphic 45
Contrasting cardstock - Graphic 45
Stamps - Mr Fan-tash-tic & Crackle background - IndigoBlu 
Black & Eggplant Adirondak Ink 
Vintage Photo Distress Pen
Black Diamond Stickles and Glossy Accents  

For Grandpa - Mr Fan-tash-tic

Supplies 

White Card 
Butterscotch Adirondak Ink 
Mr Fan-tash-tic A5 Stamp set - IndigoBlu
May Arts Ribbon 
Walnut Stain Distress Ink pen 

Happy Christmas Mr Fan-tash-tic
Supplies 
White Card
Mr Fan-tash-tic A5 stamp set & Funky Circles A6 Stamp - IndigoBluCoffee Archival InkRed Lipstick & Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pen
Foam tape & ATG


Happy paper crafting everyone :-) 

Thursday 20 December 2012

Oriental Inspiration




I loved putting this layout together.  I started with the photo and then built up the page around it.   I used the lanterns in corresponding colours and raised them up on foam tape to give a bit of dimension to the finished page but kept to a simple layered layout.  The girl in the photo is one of the temple girls at the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia where they filmed Tomb Raider. 

Thursday 13 December 2012

Creating with Copic Markers

Here's a little card (8 x 8) I made using Molly Blooms stamps and Copic ciao markers.





Supplies used: 

Copic Ciao Markers 
Memento Black ink
Molly Blooms stamps
Papermania Kraft card blanks 8 x 8 
GRaphic 45 paper from Nutcraker Sweet Paper Collection 
White & Kraft card 
IndigoBlu stamps for pine springs, Bow and sentiment


Wednesday 12 December 2012

Crafting for Christmas

I loved the detail in these stamps and used them with my copic markers to make some of this years Christmas cards. 



Supplies used 

Copic Ciao markers 
Docrafts Urban stamps by Michael Powell 
Mimento Black ink 
White 6 x 6 card blanks 
Sentiment Stamp - IndigoBlu




Thursday 6 December 2012

Christmas Greetings

I had great fun making this little card. 

Graphic 45 Christmas Card
Graphic 45 Christmas Card
Graphic 45 Christmas Card
Graphic 45 Christmas Card
Graphic 45 Christmas Card 
Papers Used: 
8 x 8 Nutcracker Sweet and Place in Time by Graphic 45.

Happy paper crafting everyone :-)  

Wednesday 5 December 2012

A Simple Layout and Altered Matchbook Box

The 12 x 12 Matchbook boxes are great for holing 12 x 12 layouts in.  Here's one I've altered, with a simple 12 x 12 layout in.





Happy paper crafting :-)

Monday 3 December 2012

Miss April !!!!

This was my design team layout for the Place in Time calendar feature over on the Graphic 45 blog.

 happy crafting :-) C

Saturday 1 December 2012

A Place in Time calendar series by the 2012 Graphic 45 DT

Here' are the calendar pages the Graphic 45 design team have created to inspire you.  The pages have been mounted on the new 12 x 12 easel album.  

Cover - Jane Tregenza 
January - Sharon Ngoo
February - 
March - 
April - Clare Charvill

May - Gloria Stengel



June - Susan Lui



July - Denise Hahn


August - Maiko Miwa


September - Alberto Juarez 



October - Nicole Eccles 



November - Kristin Wilson



December - Jim Hankins

Happy crafting every one :-) C

Friday 30 November 2012

Count down to Christmas



I've made an advent calendar this year for the first time from a blank mdf advent calendar set from Pink Tulip Creations Ltd and two of the Graphic 45 Christmas paper collections, Nutcracker Sweet and Christmas Emporium.  The centre scene is three dimensional and was also cut out of the two paper collections to give a real Christmas past meets Christmas present feel to the project. 

Happy paper crafting everyone :-)   

Thursday 29 November 2012

Create and craft TV - Graphic 45 Samples

The two paper lines, Bird song and A Ladies Diary are being featured on Create and Craft during their VIP feature.  Here's a quick look at the samples I made for the shows:

Bird Song Samples 




A Ladies Diary Samples 

Layout and Memory Box - A Ladies Diary 

Wednesday 28 November 2012

Bird Song Chopstick Gift Box

How gorgeous are these papers.  This was the first altered project I made from them and loved it.  A lacquered chopstick gift box in true Chinese style.  The box was made from chipboard pieces stuck together  with card stock tabs, painted black, glossed using the Decoupatch Glossy Glue to give it that authentic look.




Wednesday 21 November 2012

Party Guest Book


Made from papers from the Curtain Call collection by Graphic 45.

Party Guest Book - Curtain Call Collection Graphic 45

Video Link 

Wednesday 31 October 2012

Altered Halloween Printer Tray

I thought I'd alter one of the small Tando Creative printer trays into something spooky for halloween.  These trays are really cute and don t take too long to alter either.

I used the top layer of the chipboard tray as a template for the paper inserts for each section, which I cut out and then stamped individually.  Once I'd stuck all the tray layers together, added the back and painted the whole thing black, I added some versamark and WOW! halloween glitter to the top edge to give the piece a spooky sparkle.

Altered Halloween Printer Tray
Altered Halloween Printer Tray
Altered Halloween Printer Tray
Altered Halloween Printer Tray
Altered Halloween Printer Tray
Altered Halloween Printer Tray
Have a fab halloween everyone :-) C