Hi there, and welcome to another class posting. This is my first class for September, and it is a Graphic 45 card where we will be making these four cards. G45 Imagine Card Class WHEN: Wednesday, September 5 TIME: 6:00 - 8:30 COST: $38.00 + GST To register for this class contact Stacey at [email protected] or 778-533-4290 It's time to have some fun with Graphic 45's new Imagine Collection! Get ready for some fussy cutting to create these four unique beautiful cards. No stamping, just fussy cutting homework and card assembly in class. Homework kits will be available for pick up at the studio the evening of Wednesday, August 29th. PLEASE BRING TO CLASS: Homework, scissors, paper trimmer, double sided adhesive tape, mini-glue dots, liquid glue, & white foam tape or squares. Shall we have a closer look at the cards? This first one has several fussy cut pieces attached to the front of the card. The main hot air balloon has two layers attached together with pop ups to give more dimension to it. Here are photos with a closer look. These side views, below, show the layering; what gets popped up, what isn't, and what has two layers to it. I love how this next card turned out. All the butterflies arranged on this card turned out beautifully. The next two photos are a closer look at the top of the card and the bottom of the card. The side views give you a better idea on what is popped up and the arranging of the butterflies. For this next card, you will note the two striped borders that are mitred. I believe I have recently posted that I love to do that with striped paper. A closer look for you to see the arranging of the rose fussy cut pieces. And, the side views to see some of the other details, such as layering and popped up pieces. For the final card, there are again mitred striped pieces, much wider this time, and a lot of roses. These next two photos show a closer look at the arrangement of the roses on the card. And lastly, side views from both sides of the card so that you can see more details as with the above three cards. Hope that you have enjoyed seeing these cards. For those that will be taking this class, the photos will be of help to you. For everyone else, may these cards inspire your creativity. Especially with the beautiful Graphic 45 Imagine paper collection. I am working on more Fall classes, but tomorrow's post will be showcasing my August Bullet Journal set up. Then, hopefully, Monday or Tuesday there will be another class posting. Happy creating everyone!

Do you love pretty stationery? I've prepared this chic and trendy Nature Sketchbook Correspondence Kit for the 3x3 Challenge at Graphic 45.

Recently I finished teaching a box and card set with Graphic 45's Couture line. I kept the box and cards simple so the set could be made in a 3 hour class. The cards don't have too many thick embellishments on them so 5 could fit in the box. Rather than decorating the whole box I put the elegant peacock paper on the backside of it and made a belly band that slides on and off. The picture and layer behind it are die cut with ovals and the peacock feather is tucked behind them. I put a little piece of black paper behind the heart opening and inked the edges black. I used the whole sheet called "Beautiful" for the belly band and cards. It was the inspiration for this class. Here are the 5 cards. They all have black bases and are A-2 sized. Tiny flowers are made by Maya Road. The pearl and rhinestone flower is made by Maya Road. The scroll die cut is by My Favorite Things. I taught this class 9 times. The boxed set is good for a gift and many students made duplicates. I had a great time designing this class and teaching it too! Stamps: Impression Obsession - Peacock, Graphic 45 Couture Set #3 for insides of cards Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black, Cat's Eye - Blackbird Chalk, Distress Ink - Broken China Paper: Graphic 45 - Couture 12 x 12, Neenah Black Linen Dies: Impression Obsession - Peacock Feather, MFT scroll, Spellbinders Labels 28, Nellie's Dies - Ovals Other: black rhinestones, 2mm pearls, May Arts black lace, Maya Road flowers & Pearl flowers, Envelope Punch Board (for box)

Hello Crafters! It has been a good week in the craft room as I have been able to squeeze in more time to play. Last night I made a friendship card using one of Quietfire's newly released stamps, "Friendship isn't a big thing": Suzanne Cannon's talent still blows me away even after all this time of knowing about and using her stamps. She designs all of her stamps by hand and her calligraphy is beyond words! For the card I used this week's sketch at MOJO Monday and Graphic 45's beautiful Artisan Style papers. The fussy cut butterflies are from Graphic 45's Olde Curiosity Shoppe paper. Stickles was applied to the butterflies and flowers on the background paper. Quietfire has several new stamps released and they are so worth checking out! She has some specials on right now, too: Buy over $35 worth of product and you get a free "Each of us has a song" stamp. All decorative papers are 35% off. Spellbinders are 30% off, too. Here is a link for all of the details. Thanks for stopping by! Have a crafty day! Hugs, Kathy Jo This card is entered into the following challenges: MOJO Monday, Sketch 613 Avenue Create, AG Word Art Wednesday, AG Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, AG TTCRD, AG Sister Act, AG Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper, AG w/ patterned paper

Hello Everyone, When the focus of you life is no longer teaching paper crafting classes and is filled with other things, like cooking 1/2 the meals for your daughter's family, or driving grandchildren around, or participating more in volunteer work, the time just flies by. I do have a couple of other posts in the works, but with Scrapbook Essentials BC has this class coming up soon, so I had better post these cards for you. WHEN: Thursday, May 16th TIME: 6:00 - 9:00 COST: $35 + GST In today's post I am also sharing with you three tips. You will find them by the word "tip" in bold. These four cards designed with Graphic 45's "Love Notes" used most of the cut-a-parts sheet along with some of the other sheets form the collection and some black and red cardstock. There is not as much fussy cutting as there is with some of my other designs. So let's have a look at each of the cards. There will be a series of detail photos with each card so that you see some of them more closely for any of them you wish to make. The Mandolin Card This is how I do the mitering of corners with striped paper pattern strips. 1. Start by laying out the piano key strips as in the photos below 2. Holding corners flush, cut with scissors by overlapping inside corner to outside corner, on all four corners 3. Attach the pieces to 5 X 7 red cardstock leaving about a 1/16 inch border around the edge Here are the close ups from different angles to give you help in the layering and assembly of the card. The Trumpet Card For this card I created a little tag using a die. Here is a tip for you. If you have a favorite smaller tag die, you will need to die cut one out of your choice of pattern paper and then trace an outline of that tag die onto the coordinating cardstock you chose to go with the paper. Then cut it out with your scissors. This will create a slightly larger version of the tag to attach the pattern paper onto leaving a narrow border all around it. You will see this tag in some of the following photos. More details to view in these close ups. One thing I need to mention is that on all the roses I used a Spectrum Noir Glimmer Brush. You do not see it much at all in the photos, except on this photo where there is a hint of it when you look closely. The "Music Speaks" Card This is a great Anniversary card, Valentines card, or just an I love You card. A closer look from different angles will help you see more of the details. Another tip for you. This is the second card that uses thread for embellishment, but ordinary or regular sewing thread is fine and the thread you see on these two cards is coat thread. A thread that is thicker used for sewing heavier fabrics for coats. As you can see it adds more texture by using the thicker thread. "How Do I Love Thee" Card This card uses more of the larger roses fussy cut out of the paper. You will see that the background paper has one of the larger roses, and the others are popped up fussy cut roses, leaves & buds. Another tip when working with a background that has similar images to your fussy cutting. On the back ground piece, before you assemble your card, take an ink blending tool and an ink colour similar to the Distress Ink pad (not Oxide) to Gathered Twigs and lightly darken the background area where you will be adding similar fussy cut items. This will help to have the pieces you add stand out a bit more instead of blending into the background. And here are the close up details for the last card of this set. I hope you enjoyed seeing the beautiful paper turn in a few of the card ideas I had, and that you are inspired ins some way. Happy Papercrafting everyone!

Hi, happy Friday! Today it's Cardmaking Friday at the Graphic 45 blog and therefore I have a new card to share. I have fallen in love with the gorgeous Botanical Tea collection the minute I saw it. This time I used these beautiful papers to make a card with lots of fussy cutting. If you like to see how I made this card, you can find a step-by-step tutorial with photos on the Graphic 45 blog. Hoi, fijne vrijdag! Vandaag is het 'Cardmaking Friday' op het Graphic 45 blog, wat betekent dat meerdere designers een zelfgemaakte kaart laten zien. Dit keer ging ik aan de slag met de schitterende Botanical Tea collectie. Ik vind het papier zo mooi dat ik er nauwelijks vanaf kan blijven. Dat resulteerde dit keer in een verjaardagskaartje met heel veel knipwerk. Mocht je het leuk vinden om stap voor stap te zien hoe ik dit kaartje heb gemaakt, neem dan een kijkje op het Graphic 45 blog. Daar vind je een stap-voor-stap tutorial met foto's. Supply List: Botanical Tea papers: Flora Just Because Fauna Hello Friend Herbal Infusion Love Notes Sweet Chamomile Other supplies: Botanical Tea 8 x 8 Pad Botanical Tea Tags & Pockets Botanical Tea Chipboard 1 Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your weekend! Dankjewel voor het langskomen en alvast een mooi weekend!

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Hello Everyone, When the focus of you life is no longer teaching paper crafting classes and is filled with other things, like cooking 1/2 the meals for your daughter's family, or driving grandchildren around, or participating more in volunteer work, the time just flies by. I do have a couple of other posts in the works, but with Scrapbook Essentials BC has this class coming up soon, so I had better post these cards for you. WHEN: Thursday, May 16th TIME: 6:00 - 9:00 COST: $35 + GST In today's post I am also sharing with you three tips. You will find them by the word "tip" in bold. These four cards designed with Graphic 45's "Love Notes" used most of the cut-a-parts sheet along with some of the other sheets form the collection and some black and red cardstock. There is not as much fussy cutting as there is with some of my other designs. So let's have a look at each of the cards. There will be a series of detail photos with each card so that you see some of them more closely for any of them you wish to make. The Mandolin Card This is how I do the mitering of corners with striped paper pattern strips. 1. Start by laying out the piano key strips as in the photos below 2. Holding corners flush, cut with scissors by overlapping inside corner to outside corner, on all four corners 3. Attach the pieces to 5 X 7 red cardstock leaving about a 1/16 inch border around the edge Here are the close ups from different angles to give you help in the layering and assembly of the card. The Trumpet Card For this card I created a little tag using a die. Here is a tip for you. If you have a favorite smaller tag die, you will need to die cut one out of your choice of pattern paper and then trace an outline of that tag die onto the coordinating cardstock you chose to go with the paper. Then cut it out with your scissors. This will create a slightly larger version of the tag to attach the pattern paper onto leaving a narrow border all around it. You will see this tag in some of the following photos. More details to view in these close ups. One thing I need to mention is that on all the roses I used a Spectrum Noir Glimmer Brush. You do not see it much at all in the photos, except on this photo where there is a hint of it when you look closely. The "Music Speaks" Card This is a great Anniversary card, Valentines card, or just an I love You card. A closer look from different angles will help you see more of the details. Another tip for you. This is the second card that uses thread for embellishment, but ordinary or regular sewing thread is fine and the thread you see on these two cards is coat thread. A thread that is thicker used for sewing heavier fabrics for coats. As you can see it adds more texture by using the thicker thread. "How Do I Love Thee" Card This card uses more of the larger roses fussy cut out of the paper. You will see that the background paper has one of the larger roses, and the others are popped up fussy cut roses, leaves & buds. Another tip when working with a background that has similar images to your fussy cutting. On the back ground piece, before you assemble your card, take an ink blending tool and an ink colour similar to the Distress Ink pad (not Oxide) to Gathered Twigs and lightly darken the background area where you will be adding similar fussy cut items. This will help to have the pieces you add stand out a bit more instead of blending into the background. And here are the close up details for the last card of this set. I hope you enjoyed seeing the beautiful paper turn in a few of the card ideas I had, and that you are inspired ins some way. Happy Papercrafting everyone!

Good Morning! I am so excited to be featured on the Graphic 45 Blog today! In my role as a Project Designer, I mostly create things for the Retail Market rather than for the G45 Blog. But, once in a while, G45 kindly asks me to create a few extra things to share with our Readers! They sent me the NEW winter release collections and asked me to make a few cards. So...here you go! Grab a cup of something and sit down with your feet up! This is a long post! I created this card with the Home Sweet Home Collection. This is a collection that I have asked for ever since French Country came out. I told Diane that I wanted to see a sort of "farmer's wife" country collection, and here it is! {yay} I love the colors and prints of this collection. I ended up using just a tiny bit of the paper, after all that fussing to get my hands on it. Mostly because I am hoarding it for a larger, mini album project! I don't get as much free stuff these days, so I have to hoard. That's my story and I am sticking to it! I used Spellbinders and Heartfelt Creations dies to create some "fabric" flowers from the paper. I dabbed the flowers with white paint to make them a bit more shabby. I think the kraft cardstock and the ivory lace adds to the country feel of this card. The tag die is one that has been in my hoard, but I had not used it before (Spellbinders Framed Tags One). I love the "stitched" edges of the die cut. I decorated the inside of the card as well. Naturally! The next collection that I used is the NEW Precious Memories Collection. This collection is a perfect match for the retired Little Darlings Collection! I have loads of Little Darlings in my hoard, and I was so happy to see this new, updated collection to "match"! I created this baby girl card with lots of pink and with lots of vintage flair by using embossing and twine. I have recreated this card (in slightly different design) for a charity event workshop that I am teaching in April. The event benefits babies and mommies, so what could be better than creating sweet baby cards?! I not only embossed the background cardstock, but I also embossed the ATC tag. Rubbing a bit of tan ink over the embossing gives that shabby look. I fussy cut the little dresses and clipped them to the twine "clothes line" with tiny clothespins. Part of the shabby charm of this card is the bow and buttons! Here is a peeky at the inside! I decided to do a boy version, but this time I created a card suitable for twins! I have created a more simple version of this card for the charity event, too. I just adore the sweet prints in this collection, plus the added bonus of those adorable images! I created a stacked feature for the card with a heart doily die cut, some ivory twine, and a fabby, double satin bow! I added some embossed stars and a button. And the inside, with a stamp from the Little Darlings collection. I hope to make more cards from this collection to donate. I am at an age where my friends and family are no longer having babies, and in fact some of my friends are already grandmas! It is very rare for me to need a baby card. But, donating them is the next best thing! The last NEW collection is the Artisan Style Collection. I actually created this card for Craft Hoarders back in January, but I will share again here. I do love the colors and some of the prints in the collection! It is very rich! Graphic 45 certainly hit the ball out of the park with the new Winter Release! I am sure you will see more projects with these collections, as well ad the Deluxe Collector's Collections in the days and weeks to come! In fact, I recently made a project with the NEW Once Upon A Springtime Collection. I was part of the G45 team when this collection hit the shelves the first time. It is still wonderful. See see all of this mini album, click HERE. Time to Flourish was released in November 2014 as a pre-release collection. I have been creating projects with that collection for the Retail Market. I was also asked to create a Snapguide project for our Fans! I used the March Time to Flourish papers and a bit of left-over Secret Garden (retired). One of my favorite color combinations is purple and green! I love the March Time to Flourish. I cannot wait to be able to share the March project sheets with all of you, which will be in a few weeks. In the meantime, this is just a taste of what you will see with that project set! The Snapguide I created contained instructions for hand-dying seam binding! See below! Check out How to Create Hand-Dyed Seam Binding by Gloria Stengel on Snapguide. Home Sweet Home Card: Graphic 45 products: Home Sweet Home Paper Collection: Garden Fresh, Granny's Quilt, Country Life, Handmade Other products: Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Kraft, Ivory, Blueberry Die cut templates: Heartfelt Creations Sweet Juliet; Spellbinders Rose Creations, Framed Tags One Stamps: My Favorite Things Birthday Sentiments, Birthday Greetings Ink: Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Ice Blue; Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Acrylic Paint: Plaid FolkArt Wicker White Lace: Really Reasonable Ribbon Adhesive: Scotch 3M ATG tape, Scrap Perfect Best Glue Ever, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, hot glue sticks Tools: Martha Stewart border punch, McGill flower shaping tools, Sizzix Big Shot, paper trimmer, foam brush, hot glue gun Baby Girl Card: Graphic 45 products: Precious Memories Paper Collection: Cherish, Sugar and Spice, Cuddle Time Artist Trading Tags (Ivory) Other products: Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Natural Embossing folders: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, The Paper Studio (large dots) Ink: Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Creamy Brown Ribbon and Twine: Really Reasonable Ribbon Mini clothes pins: Canvas Corp Button: stash Adhesive: Scotch 3M ATG tape, Scrap Perfect Best Glue Ever, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, hot glue sticks Tools: McGill flower shaping tools, Sizzix Big Shot,1/2" circle punch, paper trimmer, hot glue gun Baby Boy Card: Graphic 45 products: Precious Memories Paper Collection: Precious Memories, Baby's Breath, Puppy Dog's Tails, Pat-A-Cake Little Darlings Stamp Set Other products: Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Natural, Cornflower Blue Embossing folders: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Die templates: My Favorite Things heart doily, Spellbinders Standard Circles Small, Stars Five Ink: Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Creamy Brown Ribbon and Twine: Really Reasonable Ribbon Button: stash Adhesive: Scotch 3M ATG tape, Scrap Perfect Best Glue Ever, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, hot glue sticks Tools: Sizzix Big Shot, paper trimmer, hot glue gun, Zutter Bow-it-All Snapguide Card: Graphic 45 papers: Sweet Sentiments: Violet Bouquet Time to Flourish: March Cut Apart, March Flourish Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Cocoa, Natural Flowers: Petaloo Penny Lane Leaves: Wild Orchid Crafts Chipboard: Petaloo Distress ink: Ranger Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender Paint: Deco Art Media Shimmer Mister - White Ivory seam binding Water, mister bottles, craft mat Adhesive

Are you always traveling a road of endless adventure? It seems like I am... Between family, travel, creating and everyday life it seems like the adventure is always taking a twist or turn here or there. Today I am celebrating life's adventure with a fun card using Graphic 45 Imagine Collection. Begin by adhering pattern paper to the top of blue card stock and adding to the front of a 5" x 6 1/2" card front. Die cut Clock pieces from the Square Tag & Clock Die; adhere to top of cards. Fussy cut Sentiment from border strip paper; add to front of card with pop dots. Add a few extra fussy cut flowers to the top of card. Fussy cut small butterflies from the pattern paper; layer together with pop dots. Add Glossy Accent to center to give dimension. Add Epherema Card to top of card; fussy cut second image and place on card with pop dots. Add small Metal Clock Key to front of card. Add bow and fussy cut butterfly to finish card. I hope you are inspired to enjoy life's adventures...start a new beginning each day and celebrate making cards with Graphic 45. Pam Supplies: Graphic 45 Imagine Collection Graphic 45 Metal Clock Key Graphic 45 Square Tag & Clock Die MayArts Ribbon Xyron Mega Runner Pop Dots Blue Card Stock 5" x 6 1/2" Card Base Glossy Accent

Hello everyone! Today I would love to share with you a project using the gorgeous Graphic 45 Ocean Blue Collection!! This is a beautiful collection of papers featuring images of all things Ocean. It is truly a favorite of mine. As a designer I love all things paper crafts and I love to create albums, cards, folios, and home decor. When I am finished with my larger projects I always keep my scraps to create with later. It is amazing what you can do with those leftovers and scraps! let me share with you my process. First I sort the scraps and leftover papers by size, starting with the larger pieces down to the smallest. Once I have them separated I set the larger ones that can be used for card fronts and mattes aside. Next I look through all of the smaller pieces and pick out those with beautiful images that I am able to fussy cut. I then fussy cut the images and place them in a container. To create this beautiful trio I gathered up the scraps and fussy cuts along with 3 5x7 kraft card bases, Navy and Ivory cardstock, and some small things from my stash such as ribbon and chippies. I used the Large Tag, ATC Tag & Flower Dies to create paper flowers from some of the scraps to embellish with. Card 1: Navy Matte - 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 Ivory Matte - 4 1/2 X 6 1/2 Background G45 Ocean Blue - Kauai 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 For this card I created a chipboard porthole wrapped with the papers and jute string. Fussy cuts were adhered at different levels using foam adhesive squares for dimension. Card 2: Navy Matte - 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 Ivory Matte - 4 1/2 X 6 1/2 Background - G45 Ocean Blue - Fiji - 4 1/4 X 3 1/2 G45 Ocean Blue - Antigua - 4 1/4 X 3 1/2 These two were placed on top and bottom and wrapped with a canvas/starfish ribbon and adhered to the base. A Kraft ATC Tag covered in G45 Ocean Blue Capri, fussy cuts, and a sticker sentiment. Card 3: Navy Matte - 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 This card background was made using strips of various sizes of the scraps and a 4 5/8" X 2 1/4 strip of Capri along the bottom. These were brought together in the middle with a strip of braided jute and the paper flowers were placed along with fussy cuts and a framed cutaway sentiment card. Inside the cards: Navy Matte - 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 Ivory Matte - 4 1/2 X 6 1/2 Strips from the G45 Ocean Blue cutaways What a fun way to use scraps!! I hope you agree and will create something beautiful with yours today too! Thanks so much for visiting my blog and viewing my post today. Hugs, Jenn Be sure to follow the blog at Graphic 45 for lots of inspiration!

Recently I finished teaching a box and card set with Graphic 45's Couture line. I kept the box and cards simple so the set could be made in a 3 hour class. The cards don't have too many thick embellishments on them so 5 could fit in the box. Rather than decorating the whole box I put the elegant peacock paper on the backside of it and made a belly band that slides on and off. The picture and layer behind it are die cut with ovals and the peacock feather is tucked behind them. I put a little piece of black paper behind the heart opening and inked the edges black. I used the whole sheet called "Beautiful" for the belly band and cards. It was the inspiration for this class. Here are the 5 cards. They all have black bases and are A-2 sized. Tiny flowers are made by Maya Road. The pearl and rhinestone flower is made by Maya Road. The scroll die cut is by My Favorite Things. I taught this class 9 times. The boxed set is good for a gift and many students made duplicates. I had a great time designing this class and teaching it too! Stamps: Impression Obsession - Peacock, Graphic 45 Couture Set #3 for insides of cards Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black, Cat's Eye - Blackbird Chalk, Distress Ink - Broken China Paper: Graphic 45 - Couture 12 x 12, Neenah Black Linen Dies: Impression Obsession - Peacock Feather, MFT scroll, Spellbinders Labels 28, Nellie's Dies - Ovals Other: black rhinestones, 2mm pearls, May Arts black lace, Maya Road flowers & Pearl flowers, Envelope Punch Board (for box)

Hello Everyone, When the focus of you life is no longer teaching paper crafting classes and is filled with other things, like cooking 1/2 the meals for your daughter's family, or driving grandchildren around, or participating more in volunteer work, the time just flies by. I do have a couple of other posts in the works, but with Scrapbook Essentials BC has this class coming up soon, so I had better post these cards for you. WHEN: Thursday, May 16th TIME: 6:00 - 9:00 COST: $35 + GST In today's post I am also sharing with you three tips. You will find them by the word "tip" in bold. These four cards designed with Graphic 45's "Love Notes" used most of the cut-a-parts sheet along with some of the other sheets form the collection and some black and red cardstock. There is not as much fussy cutting as there is with some of my other designs. So let's have a look at each of the cards. There will be a series of detail photos with each card so that you see some of them more closely for any of them you wish to make. The Mandolin Card This is how I do the mitering of corners with striped paper pattern strips. 1. Start by laying out the piano key strips as in the photos below 2. Holding corners flush, cut with scissors by overlapping inside corner to outside corner, on all four corners 3. Attach the pieces to 5 X 7 red cardstock leaving about a 1/16 inch border around the edge Here are the close ups from different angles to give you help in the layering and assembly of the card. The Trumpet Card For this card I created a little tag using a die. Here is a tip for you. If you have a favorite smaller tag die, you will need to die cut one out of your choice of pattern paper and then trace an outline of that tag die onto the coordinating cardstock you chose to go with the paper. Then cut it out with your scissors. This will create a slightly larger version of the tag to attach the pattern paper onto leaving a narrow border all around it. You will see this tag in some of the following photos. More details to view in these close ups. One thing I need to mention is that on all the roses I used a Spectrum Noir Glimmer Brush. You do not see it much at all in the photos, except on this photo where there is a hint of it when you look closely. The "Music Speaks" Card This is a great Anniversary card, Valentines card, or just an I love You card. A closer look from different angles will help you see more of the details. Another tip for you. This is the second card that uses thread for embellishment, but ordinary or regular sewing thread is fine and the thread you see on these two cards is coat thread. A thread that is thicker used for sewing heavier fabrics for coats. As you can see it adds more texture by using the thicker thread. "How Do I Love Thee" Card This card uses more of the larger roses fussy cut out of the paper. You will see that the background paper has one of the larger roses, and the others are popped up fussy cut roses, leaves & buds. Another tip when working with a background that has similar images to your fussy cutting. On the back ground piece, before you assemble your card, take an ink blending tool and an ink colour similar to the Distress Ink pad (not Oxide) to Gathered Twigs and lightly darken the background area where you will be adding similar fussy cut items. This will help to have the pieces you add stand out a bit more instead of blending into the background. And here are the close up details for the last card of this set. I hope you enjoyed seeing the beautiful paper turn in a few of the card ideas I had, and that you are inspired ins some way. Happy Papercrafting everyone!

When Graphic 45 introduced The Place in Time collection in November, I jumped for joy! My favorite papers in the collection are the Cut-Aparts! They are "right up my card making alley"! The Place in Time Collection contains wonderful images that are perfect for card making! I have decided to make one card for each month, using the Cut-Aparts. I really wanted to have the whole set completed for CHA, but I did not have time. Plus, there is not enough room in the booth for me to cram so many projects in there! What I plan to do is share the first three cards today (January, February, March), which I made for the CHA booth. I used the same layout for all three cards, but each card is unique. I used this sketch, which I previously created for the Crafts 'n things Blog, for my layout. I used the papers and images from each monthly cut apart sheets and added a few embellishments and a sentiment. In February I will share the next five cards in the set (April, May, June, July, August), with a different sketch. In March I will share the last four cards (September, October, November, December), and a third sketch. Plus, in March I will share a card holder or box of some kind! Here is the January card. If this card looks familiar, I sort of copied one of my other cards using all Graphic 45 paper this time. Sometimes, you don't have to re-invent the wheel! I loved the sketch and the image so much, that I used it for this CHA idea! The January card is all about the cold weather. Doesn't it look frosty?! The inside of each card is decorated to match the month. February is all about Valentine's Day. March is beautiful in green and purple. I mimicked the bird's nest by creating a flower "nest" on top of my bow. What do you think? Are they worth coming back to see the rest? I hope you think so! I want to share this next project with you again, since it was at CHA also. This was a group DT project from December when we each designed a Place in Time calendar page! We were all supposed to send them to G45 for use in the booth. Here is the original post with a tutorial. I had to leave CHA before the show got started, but I snagged a few photos from the G45 FB page. These shots have some of my projects displayed! I spy my calendar page on the back wall, behind the fence! I spy both my January and February cards here! And here I spy my March card, and on the left hand wall, my Secret Garden page layout! (Not sure why the layout it is hiding in the Place in Time display, but whatever!) Thanks for looking! I hope you go away inspired! Graphic 45 papers: Place in Time: Cut-Aparts (January, February, March) Graphic 45 Staples: Trims Cardstock: Bazzill Heather, Butter Cream; American Crafts Black, Pomegranate; Neenah Natural White Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Christmas Tags, Little Labels); Waltzing Mouse (Spring Baskets) Ribbon and twine: Really Reasonable Ribbon Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts Pearls: Creative Charms Buttons: Buttons Galore and More; Craft Store Markers: Copic Die Cuts: My Favorite Things Die-namics Mini Tabs Quartet Tools: Bow Easy; Sizzix Big Shot Adhesive: Scotch 3M tape; Beacon Fabri-tac, 3-in-1 glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L foam squares; Scor-tape

“Lovely” card made same as “Mother” card Trending in the craft world! Stair-step cards are hot-hot-hot in the paper crafting world right now! You see them everywhere- Pinterest, You Tube, Twitter, and Instagram! Hi Crafty friends! ReNae Allen here, with the FotoBella Design Team. So sorry it’s been a while since my last post...I got sidelined with a foot injury. However, while on the mend, I spent a lot of time on my favorite crafting websites and social platforms. There was a trend emerging that I could not ignore... Stair-Step cards! Stair-Step Card Tutorial Series in 3 parts I designed four cards using the gorgeous “Cottage Life” paper collection by Graphic 45. (This collection is now available in our online store) I will teach you how to make each of these cards in a Step-by Step pictorial tutorial. See the little dots under the photos below? You will be able to first, click on each photo, next you can enlarge it, and lastly follow the step by step directions to create four of your own stair-step cards. Easy-Peasy! Living is Joy Enough Card Supplies Needed for Stair-Step Cards 8x8 paper collection by Graphic 45* Journaling Cards by Graphic 45* Life Stickers by Graphic 45* Die Cuts by Graphic 45* Chipboard by Graphic 45* Cardstock in pink, blue and green Paper Timmer Adhesive (Wet glue or Tape Runner) White Glitter Bone Folder Pencil T-Ruler Trimming Scissors *The above 5 items are all from the G45 “Cottage Life” Collection Cutting the Stair-Step Card Base The two stair-step cards we are making today are made with the same card base, however by decorating them differently they will appear to be two completely different cards! You can first navigate through the photos by clicking on the tiny arrow on each side of the photos.. Next, follow the step-by-step directions at the bottom of each photo. You may also refer to the tutorial on the Graphic 45 YouTube page here. (Note: You may recognize the Mother’s Day card...it was featured in a previous post!) place 2 sheets measuring 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" card stock on score board. Score each at 4 1/4 (halfway down so the card can fold in half.) Take a ruler and mark 1 1/2" from bottom and 1 1/2 from top. Then out ruler approximately in the center and mark 1 1/4" from left and 6 1/4" from right. See demo on You Tube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAEtW4dwCEE&t=586s Score at 1 1/4", 6 1/4", 2" and 3". erase lines. cut with trimmer Your card bases are ready to decorate! I have set the card bases in the proper orientation for our 2 cards. ‹ › Decorating the Stair-Step Cards Landscape style card decorated with die cuts, tags and glitter Inside landscape card, decorated with stickers and tags inside decorated with stickers inside decorated card Glitter adds sparkle and fun to a card! ‹ › Mother's Day card decorated with stickers, die cuts and tags! This was the portrait style of the stair-step card...the openings are covered with patterned paper. Inside card decorated with stickers, die cuts and Inside of Mother's Day card Finished card ‹ › Show us your Stair-step cards! I hope you enjoyed Part 1 of the Stair-Step Tutorial Series. Please post your cards to the comments below. We love to see what you create! Also, next time we will be making a really cute “side-stepping” card with lots of fun embellishments to make with it! So see you soon and until next time, Happy Crafting! ReNae

Create Your Own Dream...what a beautiful saying! We should all have dreams and goals even if they are short ones for us to achieve! Think about your dreams...next think of the steps that you will need to take to reach them. I was always taught the sky is the limit so reach for it! Adhere pattern paper and Epherema card to front of card base. Add Epherema Card to front of card base with pop dots; making sure to place them only on the edge of Epherema Card so the tag will fit under. Add second fussy cut tag to top with pop dots. Decorate top of Epherema Card with fussy cut butterflies. Die cut and make flowers; adhere to top of card with bow. Add flower to top of sentiment. Create tag by covering with pattern paper. Die cut doily adhere to top. Die cut Epherema Card image and insert in center of doily. Add sentiment to tag. Add fussy cut flowers to front of tag along with ribbon. Supplies: Graphic 45 Imagine 12 x 12 Collection Graphic 45 Imagine Epherema Cards Graphic 45 Regular Tag Album Graphic 45 Large Tag, ATC & Floral Die Graphic 45 Square Tag & Clock Ribbon Clear Gemstones Pop Dots Xyron Tape Runner 6” x 8” Kraft Card Base

“Lovely” card made same as “Mother” card Trending in the craft world! Stair-step cards are hot-hot-hot in the paper crafting world right now! You see them everywhere- Pinterest, You Tube, Twitter, and Instagram! Hi Crafty friends! ReNae Allen here, with the FotoBella Design Team. So sorry it’s been a while since my last post...I got sidelined with a foot injury. However, while on the mend, I spent a lot of time on my favorite crafting websites and social platforms. There was a trend emerging that I could not ignore... Stair-Step cards! Stair-Step Card Tutorial Series in 3 parts I designed four cards using the gorgeous “Cottage Life” paper collection by Graphic 45. (This collection is now available in our online store) I will teach you how to make each of these cards in a Step-by Step pictorial tutorial. See the little dots under the photos below? You will be able to first, click on each photo, next you can enlarge it, and lastly follow the step by step directions to create four of your own stair-step cards. Easy-Peasy! Living is Joy Enough Card Supplies Needed for Stair-Step Cards 8x8 paper collection by Graphic 45* Journaling Cards by Graphic 45* Life Stickers by Graphic 45* Die Cuts by Graphic 45* Chipboard by Graphic 45* Cardstock in pink, blue and green Paper Timmer Adhesive (Wet glue or Tape Runner) White Glitter Bone Folder Pencil T-Ruler Trimming Scissors *The above 5 items are all from the G45 “Cottage Life” Collection Cutting the Stair-Step Card Base The two stair-step cards we are making today are made with the same card base, however by decorating them differently they will appear to be two completely different cards! You can first navigate through the photos by clicking on the tiny arrow on each side of the photos.. Next, follow the step-by-step directions at the bottom of each photo. You may also refer to the tutorial on the Graphic 45 YouTube page here. (Note: You may recognize the Mother’s Day card...it was featured in a previous post!) place 2 sheets measuring 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" card stock on score board. Score each at 4 1/4 (halfway down so the card can fold in half.) Take a ruler and mark 1 1/2" from bottom and 1 1/2 from top. Then out ruler approximately in the center and mark 1 1/4" from left and 6 1/4" from right. See demo on You Tube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAEtW4dwCEE&t=586s Score at 1 1/4", 6 1/4", 2" and 3". erase lines. cut with trimmer Your card bases are ready to decorate! I have set the card bases in the proper orientation for our 2 cards. ‹ › Decorating the Stair-Step Cards Landscape style card decorated with die cuts, tags and glitter Inside landscape card, decorated with stickers and tags inside decorated with stickers inside decorated card Glitter adds sparkle and fun to a card! ‹ › Mother's Day card decorated with stickers, die cuts and tags! This was the portrait style of the stair-step card...the openings are covered with patterned paper. Inside card decorated with stickers, die cuts and Inside of Mother's Day card Finished card ‹ › Show us your Stair-step cards! I hope you enjoyed Part 1 of the Stair-Step Tutorial Series. Please post your cards to the comments below. We love to see what you create! Also, next time we will be making a really cute “side-stepping” card with lots of fun embellishments to make with it! So see you soon and until next time, Happy Crafting! ReNae

It's Throwback Thursday & I'm revisiting one of my most popular designs with this Graphic 45 The Beach is Calling Fun Fold Card Tutorial.

If you are looking for the August Coloring Project, please click HERE . Good day Graphic 45 Fans! I am sharing two of the NEWEST coll...

Hello Everyone! Hope you are all comping well with the self-isolation we are going through for the past couple of months. In some ways life has really changed, but in others it's kind of normal for me as I stay home a lot anyway. I just can't go out as much as I'd like to. Today I am posting more images for the G45 'Fashion Forward' kit #1 for those that purchased the kit from Scrapbook Parade. Hopefully they will help you with assembling the cards in your kit along with the instructions. Here are the four cards you will make in this kit. This first card in your instructions comes from the 1st page of the collection for January. I love using fussy cut paper images to create Graphic 45 cards. This is the 2nd card in your instructions which is the 2nd page of the paper and it titled February. This close up shows that I heat embossed the filigree metal heart with gold embossing powder, and attached the single rose bud to it. Next we have the 3rd card from the kit, the month of March. I made a mistake on my card, and yours will be different. I mixed up the yellow/orange cardstock with the black cardstock. So yours will be the correct way I had planned it and wrote it in my sketchbook. Lastly we have the 4th and final card from your kit for the month of April. The fussy cut Deco Iris' are tucked in between layers of the tule bow. I thank you for purchasing this kit and hope that you enjoyed putting these four cards together. Til net time, Happy Creating!

I've made this whimsical Graphic 45 Fairie Wings Shaker Card Folio for the first Frilly and Funkie Challenge of 2018. I hope you'll play along!

Greetings!! Chris here and today I am excited to share this Well Groomed Hello Greeting Handmade Card, that I created using Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle from fotobella.com. The Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle is so beautiful and contains everything you need to get our creative vibe going! and BONUS!.. the back sides of each sheet include lots of floral papers! This amazing bundle includes Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 paper pad, Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 Patterns & Solid Pad, Graphic 45 Well Groomed chipboard, Graphic 45 Well Groomed journal cards, Graphic 45 Well Groomed stickers and Graphic 45 Well Groomed ephemera. Supplies Needed Graphic 45 Well Groomed 12x12 I Want It All Bundle Handmade Card base, sentiment sticker Creating your Well Groomed Hello Greeting Handmade Card Lets get started by matting these yellow papers onto black papers from your Solids and Pattern pack. Adhere these to your black paper card base. You can use double sided tape, or paper glue. Whatever you choose! Trim the stripe and floral papers from the Collection Papers pack and add to your card as shown in my image below. Next, lets cut the banners from the Patterns and Solids paper pad. Adhere this to the top of your handmade card, like my image shows. Trim 2 thin strips of blue solid sheet, and add them to the card as shown. Adhere the Well Bred cat sticker from collection onto a smaller cut blue solid paper piece, as show in my image. Trim the blue papers to provide matted image. Mat your well bred cat image onto black solids papers and adhere to your card as shown. Now, we can complete your card by adding the sentiment sticker and drops of dimensional paint. You can follow where I placed them or add them where you’d like. I hope you enjoyed this card. Grab your supplies at FotoBella.com and tag us in your projects, so we can enjoy your creative projects also!

Hey there Paper Peeps…I’m back to share a fabulous masculine card I created with Graphic 45 Times Nouveau. I’ve been challenging myself to make more masculine projects as I always…

I've been working away on Creativation projects (formerly CHA) for weeks now and today I finally get to share one of my projects as Grap...

Introducing Let’s Get Artsy – A Burst of Creativity! Unleash your inner artist with Graphic 45’s captivating new paper collection, Let’s Get Artsy.  This collection is a vibrant celebration of creativity and features a dazzling array of colors and designs inspired by some of the world’s most iconic artists, including Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo. Whether you’re a seasoned mixed media artist, a card-making enthusiast, a dedicated scrapbooker, or simply a passionate paper crafter, Let’s Get Artsy is designed to infuse your projects with life and energy. Flamingo pink dances alongside sunshine yellow, while dramatic blue and fiery orange add depth and drama to your creations. With Let’s Get Artsy, the world of artistry is at your fingertips. Embrace the colors, textures, and creativity of this collection, and let your imagination run wild. Designed by ~ Nancy Wethington Graphic 45® Supplies:1 ea Let's Get Artsy 8x8 Paper Pack (4502753)1 pk Antique Brass Metal Clock Keys (4501293)1 pk Natural Linen Inkpad (4502390)1 pk A2 Cards 41⁄4” x 51⁄2” & Envelopes—Ivory (4502652) Student Additional Supplies, Tools, Adhesives & Ink:Paper trimmer, detail scissors, scoring tools, bone folder,ruler, wet adhesive, 1⁄4” craft adhesive, foam adhesive Notes:• For a fun, detailed video tutorial, visit our YouTube page!• Measurements are width x height unless specified.• The following instructions are for three cards. Use theremaining supplies in your kit to create three additionalcards by following the same steps using other papers!

When Graphic 45 introduced The Place in Time collection in November, I jumped for joy! My favorite papers in the collection are the Cut-Aparts! They are "right up my card making alley"! The Place in Time Collection contains wonderful images that are perfect for card making! I have decided to make one card for each month, using the Cut-Aparts. I really wanted to have the whole set completed for CHA, but I did not have time. Plus, there is not enough room in the booth for me to cram so many projects in there! What I plan to do is share the first three cards today (January, February, March), which I made for the CHA booth. I used the same layout for all three cards, but each card is unique. I used this sketch, which I previously created for the Crafts 'n things Blog, for my layout. I used the papers and images from each monthly cut apart sheets and added a few embellishments and a sentiment. In February I will share the next five cards in the set (April, May, June, July, August), with a different sketch. In March I will share the last four cards (September, October, November, December), and a third sketch. Plus, in March I will share a card holder or box of some kind! Here is the January card. If this card looks familiar, I sort of copied one of my other cards using all Graphic 45 paper this time. Sometimes, you don't have to re-invent the wheel! I loved the sketch and the image so much, that I used it for this CHA idea! The January card is all about the cold weather. Doesn't it look frosty?! The inside of each card is decorated to match the month. February is all about Valentine's Day. March is beautiful in green and purple. I mimicked the bird's nest by creating a flower "nest" on top of my bow. What do you think? Are they worth coming back to see the rest? I hope you think so! I want to share this next project with you again, since it was at CHA also. This was a group DT project from December when we each designed a Place in Time calendar page! We were all supposed to send them to G45 for use in the booth. Here is the original post with a tutorial. I had to leave CHA before the show got started, but I snagged a few photos from the G45 FB page. These shots have some of my projects displayed! I spy my calendar page on the back wall, behind the fence! I spy both my January and February cards here! And here I spy my March card, and on the left hand wall, my Secret Garden page layout! (Not sure why the layout it is hiding in the Place in Time display, but whatever!) Thanks for looking! I hope you go away inspired! Graphic 45 papers: Place in Time: Cut-Aparts (January, February, March) Graphic 45 Staples: Trims Cardstock: Bazzill Heather, Butter Cream; American Crafts Black, Pomegranate; Neenah Natural White Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Christmas Tags, Little Labels); Waltzing Mouse (Spring Baskets) Ribbon and twine: Really Reasonable Ribbon Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts Pearls: Creative Charms Buttons: Buttons Galore and More; Craft Store Markers: Copic Die Cuts: My Favorite Things Die-namics Mini Tabs Quartet Tools: Bow Easy; Sizzix Big Shot Adhesive: Scotch 3M tape; Beacon Fabri-tac, 3-in-1 glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L foam squares; Scor-tape

It's a party of 3 today on the blog with this Graphic 45 Proper Gentleman Card folio made for the Let Me Count the Way Challenge at Frilly & Funkie.

Hello and happy Monday, all. I hope you all had a nice weekend. For many of us Americans, it was Thanksgiving weekend, filled with LOTS of g...

Introducing Let’s Get Artsy – A Burst of Creativity! Unleash your inner artist with Graphic 45’s captivating new paper collection, Let’s Get Artsy.  This collection is a vibrant celebration of creativity and features a dazzling array of colors and designs inspired by some of the world’s most iconic artists, including Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo. Whether you’re a seasoned mixed media artist, a card-making enthusiast, a dedicated scrapbooker, or simply a passionate paper crafter, Let’s Get Artsy is designed to infuse your projects with life and energy. Flamingo pink dances alongside sunshine yellow, while dramatic blue and fiery orange add depth and drama to your creations. With Let’s Get Artsy, the world of artistry is at your fingertips. Embrace the colors, textures, and creativity of this collection, and let your imagination run wild. Designed by ~ Nancy Wethington Graphic 45® Supplies:1 ea Let's Get Artsy 8x8 Paper Pack (4502753)1 pk Antique Brass Metal Clock Keys (4501293)1 pk Natural Linen Inkpad (4502390)1 pk A2 Cards 41⁄4” x 51⁄2” & Envelopes—Ivory (4502652) Student Additional Supplies, Tools, Adhesives & Ink:Paper trimmer, detail scissors, scoring tools, bone folder,ruler, wet adhesive, 1⁄4” craft adhesive, foam adhesive Notes:• For a fun, detailed video tutorial, visit our YouTube page!• Measurements are width x height unless specified.• The following instructions are for three cards. Use theremaining supplies in your kit to create three additionalcards by following the same steps using other papers!

WELCOME BACK TO THE GRAPHIC 45 CALENDAR FOLIO SERIES! We are getting close to the end! We just have December to go! And it is completed, I just have to get it posted! I actually finished both months back in November 2018, but with my surgery in December and the recovery...I am just now getting to the tutorials! To see ALL of the completed folios, see the end of the post where there are links to all the months completed so far. I have also added a TAB at the top of the blog so you can always go there to find all the folios. I have the November Folios to share today. The November Folios are all decorated in a vintage Fall and Thanksgiving theme, suitable for photos of Thanksgiving, harvest parties, and other fall holidays. We are continuing to use the Graphic 45 Children's Hour Collection for this month. (This collection is now very hard to find, so if you are thinking of starting this folio series as of today, you will probably have to substitute another paper line, unless you can find Children's Hour online somewhere.) We will use the 12x12, 8x8, and 6x6 pads, plus some of the other items from the collection. This month, we are also going to be using the Place in Time Deluxe Collector's Edition (plus some of the original collection, since it is in my stash in abundance). We are also using Time to Flourish (which is retired, but sometimes you can still find it online). I am also using quite a bit of the Seasons Collection, including the ephemera cards. As always, feel free to substitute anything in your stash that you feel works well for a fall themed project. I have used dark brown cardstock for the base. See the full supply list below. The November folios consist of one calendar folio (8 1/4" x 8 1/4") and one scrapbook folio (8" x 8"). These folios hold AT LEAST twelve (12) photos. You can customize them for fewer or more photos, or for journaling, or to use as a planner. The folios are the same basic construction as the all the other folios. To see the other tutorials, check the links at the end of the post. We will be using DARK BROWN cardstock for this project, so don't let the photos with black cardstock fool you! Before getting started, I recommend cutting up ONE EACH of the Cut Apart and Collective sheets from the various paper collections. That way you will have all the images needed, as we will also use the prints on the reverse sides of most papers. (Note: I may have used more than 2 sheets of some of the paper, but if you cannot do that, substitute something else from the collections or something from your stash that coordinates.) I also recommend the Ephemera card packs, if you can find them. November Calendar Folio The November Folio is side-fold folio, measuring 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" when closed. This theme is perfect for fall and Thanksgiving memories. The orange, gold, brown, and green color scheme carries throughout the project. The folio opens with areas for photos and journaling. This month we are going to create two pockets, perfect for tags, calendar pages, and more! Let's get started! Cut one sheet of dark brown cardstock to 8 1/4" x 8 1/4". Cut a second sheet of dark brown cardstock to 8 1/4" x 8 3/4". Score the second piece on the long side at 1/2" to make a second 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" panel. Fold and burnish the score line. Attach the two sheets together to create a folio that is 8 1/4" tall and 16 1/2" wide. Make sure the fold is on the left-hand side of the folio, so that the folio opens like a book. Create a pocket for the left inside page. Cut dark brown cardstock to 7" x 7". Score at 1/2" from the left, right, and bottom edges. Fold on the score lines and add double-sided tape to the tabs. With the tabs folded inward, your piece will measure a 6 1/2" tall by 6" wide rectangle. With tabs folded, measure in 4" from the upper left corner and make a mark. Measure up 3" from the bottom right corner and make a mark. Draw a line connecting the two marks. Cut this section from the pocket. With the tabs folded, your piece will look like the photo above. This view shows the back of the pocket. The tabs have adhesive attached. To help with cutting your decorative paper for the pocket, we will create a template. Place the pocket, with tabs folded, onto a scrap of paper. Use a pencil to trace the shape of the pocket. Cut out the shape. Then, cut a little off each edge of the shape, making it slightly smaller than the pocket. Use this paper template to aid you in cutting your decorative paper for the pocket. Save this template for the future projects. Before placing the pocket onto the left page, as shown above, you need to first cover the inside of the folio page. Cut Time to Flourish November Flourish (reverse, green collage) paper to 8 1/8" x 8 1/8" and attach to the left page of the folio. Attach the pocket to the page as shown. Let's create a pocket for the right-hand page. Cut dark brown cardstock 5 1/2" x 9 1/4". Score at 1/2" from the left, right, and bottom edges. Fold on the score lines and add double-sided tape to the tabs. If desired, trim the tabs at an angle, as shown. Attach the pocket to the right-hand page. Now, close the folio, making sure the fold is on the left side. Now, let's decorate! We will start with the front cover. Cut dark gold/yellow cardstock to 8 1/8" x 8 1/2" and attach it to the front of the folio. Attach the Children's Hour 8x8 November Calendar page to the gold cardstock on the front of the folio. Trim the postage strip from Children's Hour November Collective paper and attach it to the left side of the calendar. Using a die cut template, trim a doily shape from ivory cardstock. Attach the doily to the right side of the calendar page, as shown Mat the Seasons Autumn Collective image with dark brown cardstock and attach it to folio, as shown. Tuck the "Be Thankful" Time to Flourish banner under the lower left corner of the image. Place a brad into the hole of the Children's Hour chipboard tag and glue the tag to the upper right corner of the image. Hot glue some fall florals to the left side of the main image, as shown. I used some spray mists to "colorize" a few white flowers from my stash. I also used some bits from fall "picks" that I found at the craft store. The cover is finished. Open the folio and we will work on the left-hand page. You should have already attached the background paper and the pocket to this page. (Use Time to Flourish November Flourish (reverse, green collage) paper, cut to to 8 1/8" x 8 1/8" for the background.) Using the template we made in the steps above, trim Seasons Autumn (pumpkin collage) paper to fit the pocket and attach. Trim the "Thanksgiving" border strip from Place in Time November Cut Apart paper. Attach the border to the bottom of the pocket, trimming to size. Use die cut templates to cut two circles from Children's Hour 6x6 Patterns and Solids paper (brown dots). Cut one circle 3" in diameter and the second circle 2 1/4". Mat both with dark brown cardstock, cut slightly larger. Attach the circles to the pocket, as shown. Trim the November journaling strip from Place in Time November Cut Apart paper. Attach the strip to the upper right side of the page. Attach a small banner from Time To Flourish Banners and a chipboard element from Children's Hour to the bottom edge of the journaling strip. Let's make some tags for our pocket! Use two of the Graphic 45 Large Kraft Tags. (They come six per pack.) For one tag, trim 1" from the bottom edge. Round the bottom corners. For the second tag, trim 1 1/2" from the bottom edge, then round the corners. (A black tag is shown here, but use KRAFT for your project.) Trim Children's Hour 12x12 November Calendar paper (reverse, orange print) paper to 6 7/8" x 3 3/4". Round all four corners and attach the paper to the front of the longer tag. Attach an image sticker (Children's Hour) to dark brown cardstock, trim and attach with foam adhesive to the upper right of the tag. Trim Children's Hour Montage (collage print) paper to 6 3/8" x 3 3/4". Round all four corners and attach the paper to the front of the shorter tag. Flip the tags over. Trim Time to Flourish November Flourish paper to 6 7/8" x 3 3/4". Round all four corners and attach the paper to the back of the longer tag. Trim Seasons 12x12 Patterns and Solids (orange text) paper to 6 3/8" x 3 3/4". Round all four corners and attach the paper to the back of the shorter tag. Place the tags into the pocket. Let's work on the right page. Trim Children's Hour November Montage paper to 4" x 8 1/8" and attach it above the pocket. Trim Seasons 12x12 Patterns and Solids (orange flowers) paper to 4 5/8" x 8 1/8" and attach it to the pocket. Trim the border strip from Children's Hour Collective paper and attach it to the pocket as shown. Trim the "November" border from Children's Hour November Collective paper and attach it to the top center of the pocket. Now, let's create some paper pretties to place into the pocket. We will make one calendar card and two tags for this pocket. Trim dark brown cardstock to 8" x 8". Trim the Time to Flourish 8x8 November Calendar page to 7 7/8" x 7 7/8" and attach it to the card. Trim the leaf border strip from Children's Hour November Collective paper and attach it to the bottom of the calendar. Trim a postage image from Place in Time November Cut Apart paper and attach it to the top right corner of the calendar. Use a G45 Large Kraft Tag for the longer tag. Trim 1 1/2" from the bottom of the tag and round the corners. Trim Place in Time November Cut Apart (reverse) paper to 6 3/8" x 3 3/4", using the pumpkin and brown flowers part of the print. Round the corners and attach the paper to the tag front. For the second tag, use a G45 Regular Kraft Tag. Cut Children's Hour November Montage (reverse) paper to 4 7/8" x 3 3/4". Round all four corners and attach the paper to the front of the smaller tag. Flip all three items over. Trim Time to Flourish November Cut Apart (reverse, orange print) paper to 7 7/8" x 7 7/8" and attach it to the back of the card. Trim the Place in Time November Cut Apart wheat border strip to 7 7/8" and attach to the bottom of the card. Trim three postage images from Seasons Autumn Collective paper and attach them to the top left of the card. Trim Seasons 12x12 Patterns and Solids (gold/yellow) paper to 6 3/8" x 3 3/4". Round the corners and attach the paper to the back of the longer tag. Add the "Harvest Time" image from Place in Time November Cut Apart paper to the left corner of the tag. Attach a Children's Hour chipboard pumpkin circle to the tag, as shown. For the second tag, trim Time to Flourish November Flourish (reverse, green print) paper to 4 7/8" x 3 7/8". Round all four corners and attach the paper to the back of the smaller tag. Place the card and tags into the pocket. Close the folio and flip to to the back side. Cut Time to Flourish November Flourish paper to 8 1/8" x 8 1/8" and attach it to the back panel. The calendar folio is finished! Add photos and journaling, as desired. November Scrapbook Folio This matching November Scrapbook Folio measures 8" x 8" and is a top-folding folio, decorated inside and out. It is perfect for journaling, ephemera, and photos. Like the calendar folio, this project can be displayed on your desk or shelf during the month of November. We will continue to use the same color scheme and theme as the first folio. The inside of the folio contains four flaps and a two pockets. The pockets are stuffed with fun tags and photo mats. Everything is decorated in a vintage Thanksgiving/Fall theme. We will construct the base for the folio first, and then decorate it. (Please remember, we are using dark brown cardstock for this folio, but some of the photos will show black cardstock. Don't let that worry you!) Cut one piece of dark brown cardstock to 8" x 8". Cut a second piece of dark brown cardstock to 8 1/2" x 8" and score 1/2" from the top edge. Fold and burnish on the score line. Add double-sided tape to the tab. Attach the tab to the top of the 8" x 8" piece of cardstock, creating a top-fold folio, 8" x 8". Open the folio. It is 16" tall and 8" wide. Cut a piece of dark brown cardstock to 4 1/8" x 6 5/8". Score 1/2" from the right edge. Attach the scored tab to the top left panel of the folio. Place the flap 1" from the top edge. The flap will be 4 1/8" x 6 1/8". Cut dark brown cardstock to 4 1/8" x 4 5/8". Score 1/2" from the left edge. Attach the scored tab to the top left panel of the folio. Place the flap 3" from the top edge. The flap will be 4 1/8" x 4 1/8". Now, we will create a pocket for the upper panel. (Sorry, mine looks a bit worse for wear!) Cut dark brown cardstock to 3 1/2" x 9". Score at 1/2" from the right, left, and bottom edges. Add double-sided adhesive to the tabs. (Note: I cut an angled bit off the ends of the tabs, where they meet, to decrease the bulk at the bottom edge of the pocket.) Attach the pocket to the bottom edge of the upper panel, just above the fold. Cut a piece of dark brown cardstock to 6 1/8" x 4 5/8". Score 1/2" from the right edge. Attach the scored tab to the bottom left panel of the folio. Place the flap 1" below the fold. The flap will be 6 1/8" x 4 1/8". Cut a piece of dark brown cardstock to 4 1/8" x 6 5/8". Score 1/2" from the left edge. Attach the scored tab to the bottom right panel of the folio. Place the flap 1 3/4" below the fold. The flap will be 4 1/8" x 6 1/8". Let's create a pocket for the bottom page. Cut dark brown cardstock 5 1/2" x 9". Score at 1/2" from the left, right, and bottom edges. Fold on the score lines and add double-sided tape to the tabs. If desired, trim the tabs at an angle, as shown. Attach the pocket to the bottom edge of the page. Fold all the flaps closed, and then close the folio. We will work on the front cover next. Make sure your main fold is at the TOP of the folio! We will now decorate the front cover. Cut Children's Hour November Montage (reverse) paper to 7 7/8" x 7 7/8". Attach the paper to the front of the folio. Cut Seasons Autumn (reverse) paper to 7 7/8" x 4". Mat with darkbrown cardstock cut to 7 7/8" x 4 1/8". Attach this panel to the left side of the folio, approximately 1/2" from the left edge. Use a decorative border punch to punch a strip of dark brown cardstock. Trim to 7 7/8" long. Cut the "falling leaves" border from Seasons Autumn Collective paper to 7 7/8" long. Affix the punched border to the bottom of the border strip. Place the border at the top edge of the panel. Select the November ephemera card from the Children's Hour ephemera pack (or trim the image from Children's Hour November Collective paper). Mat the image with gold and dark green cardstock, making each layer slightly larger, as shown. Attach the image to the right side of the folio, approximately 1 1/2" from the top edge and 1/2" from the right edge. Use foam adhesive to attach the "Harvest" sentiment, cut from the Children's Hour November Collective paper, to the left side of the image, as shown. Assemble a "bouquet" from some fall-themed flowers and other floral items and glue them to the cover as shown. Add a chipboard button (Time To Flourish collection), tucked under the top edge of the flower bouquet. We will work on the inside panels next. First, we will decorate the top, inside panel, the two flaps, and the pocket. Open both top flaps. We will work on the top base first. Trim Children's Hour November Montage paper to 5 1/4" x 7 7/8" and attach it to the top portion of the panel, tucking the bottom edge into the pocket. Trim Place in Time November Cut Apart (reverse) green check paper to 2 7/8" x 7 7/8" and attach it to the pocket. Trim the November title from the Children's Hour 12x12 Calendar Pad to approximately 1 7/8" x 7" and mat with dark brown cardstock cut slightly larger. (I inked around the edge of the title with some rust colored ink.) Attach the title to the center of the pocket. Let's decorate the flaps, and then make some items for inside the pocket. Start with the left-hand flap. Attach the Time to Flourish November ephemera card to the panel. To decorate the right-hand flap, trim out the Autumn image from Time to Flourish November Cut Apart paper. Attach the image to the flap as shown. Now, let's make some goodies for our pocket! (We will decorate the outside of both flaps after we make the items for the pocket.) We are going to make a large photo mat, two smaller photo mats, and a square tag to tuck into our pocket. Cut dark brown cardstock to 6" x 7 3/4". Cut Place in Time November Cut Apart (reverse) paper to 5 7/8" x 7 5/8" and attach it to the dark brown cardstock. (See the sample above to determine which part of the pattern you should use.) Cut two pieces of dark brown cardstock to 6 1/8" x 4 1/8". Cut the "November" ephemera card from Time to Flourish November Cut Apart paper paper to 6" x 4" and attach to one of the pieces of cardstock. Attach the Seasons "Thankful for the Season" ephemera card to the second piece of dark brown cardstock. To create the tag element, use a Graphic 45 kraft square tag. Cut Seasons Autumn (reverse) paper to 4 3/8" x 4 3/8" and round all four corners. Attach the paper to the front of the tag. Flip all the pieces over to the back. For the large photo mat, cut Seasons 12x12 Patterns and Solids orange text paper to 5 7/8" x 7 5/8" and attach it to the back of the card. Trim Seasons 12x12 Patterns and Solids brown stripe paper to 6" x 4" and attach to the back of the "November" ephemera card. Cut out a postage image from Place in Time November Cut Apart paper and use foam adhesive to attach it to the upper left corner of the card. Trim Seasons 12x12 Patterns and Solids orange flowers paper to 6" x 4" and attach to the back of the "Thankful" ephemera card. Trim Children's Hour November Montage (reverse) paper to 4 3/8" x 4 3/8" and round all four corners. Attach the paper to the back of the tag. Place all your items into the pocket. Close the left-hand flap. Trim an ephemera card from Seasons Autumn Collective paper to 4" x 6" and attach it to the flap. Trim out the "Warm Greetings" image from Time to Flourish November Cut Apart paper. Attach the image to the flap as shown. Now, let's work on the bottom panel. Open both flaps so you can work on the center panel. Cut Time to Flourish November Flourish paper to 3" x 7 7/8" and attach the paper above the pocket. Trim Seasons 12x12 Patterns and Solids (brown flowers) paper to 4 7/8" x 7 7/8" and attach the paper to the pocket. Trim out the postcard tag image from Children's Hour November Collective paper and attach it to the bottom right corner of the pocket. Add a small punched circle (punched from a scrap of paper) to the postcard tag. Let's decorate the flaps. Attach the Children's Hour November ephemera card (reverse side) to the left-hand flap. Add a postage stamp image, cut from Children's Hour November Collective paper to the upper left corner of the ephemera card. Trim the green journal card from Children's Hour November Collective paper to 4" x 6" and attach it to the right-hand flap. Now, let's make some items for our pocket! We are going to make a large photo mat, a small photo mat, and a tag to tuck into the pocket. Cut dark brown cardstock to 7 3/4" x 7 3/4" Trim Children's Hour November Collective (green stripe) paper to 7 5/8" x 7 5/8" and attach it to the cardstock. Trim the November border from Place in Time November Cut Apart paper. Attach the border to the top of the card as shown. Cut dark brown cardstock to 6" x 5 1/2". Trim Seasons Autumn 8x8 paper to 5 7/8 x 5 3/8 and attach it to the cardstock. Trim out two postage images from Seasons Autumn 8x8 paper. For the tag, use a G45 Large Kraft Tag. Cut 1 1/2" from the bottom of the tag and round the corners. Trim Children's Hour Montage paper to 6 3/8" x 3 3/4" and round the corners. Attach the paper to the front of the tag. Trim a postage image from Children's Hour November Collective paper and attach it to the left side of the tag as shown. Flip all the pieces over. Trim November Montage paper to 7 5/8" x 7 5/8" and attach it to the back of the cardstock. Trim leaf border Time to Flourish November Cut Apart paper and attach it to the top of the panel. Trim Seasons Autumn 12x12 Patterns and Solids (brown flowers) paper to 5 7/8" x 5 3/8" and attach the paper to the smaller card. Attach the "Thankful" journaling spot from the Seasons Tag and Pockets set to the right edge of the panel, as shown. Trim Seasons 12x12 Patterns and Solids (orange flowers) paper to 6 3/8" x 3 3/4" and round the corners. Attach the paper to the back of the tag. Trim a postage images from Children's Hour November Collective paper and attach it to the tag as shown. Place all your items into the pocket. Close the right-hand flap. Trim Time to Flourish November Cut Apart (reverse) paper to 4" x 6" and attach the image to the flap. Trim out the fall post card image from Place in Time November Cut Apart paper and mat it with dark brown cardstock. Place the image onto the center of the flap. Trim out a postage stamp image from Place in Time November Cut Apart paper and place it in the upper right corner of the post card image. Close the left-hand flap. Time the "Autumn" ephemera card from Seasons Autumn Collective paper (or use one of the Seasons ephemera cards). Place the ephemera card onto the flap. The inside of the folio is finished! Close the folio and flip it over so that back is facing up with the fold at the top. Trim Time to Flourish November Flourish (reverse) paper to 7 7/8" x 7 7/8" and attach to the back panel. Trim the "Lazy Days" border from Children's Hour November Collective paper to 7 7/8" long and attach it to the top of the panel. And, you are FINISHED with the November folios! If you are just joining me... If you missed the January Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the February Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the March Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the April Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the May Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the June Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the July Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the August Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the September Folios Tutorial, click HERE. For the October Folios Tutorial, click HERE. December will be coming soon! If you wish to make the 9" x 9" x 9" storage box to hold all your monthly folios, click HERE to see that tutorial. UPDATE: If you make your folios lumpy and dimensional like mine, all 24 folios will NOT fit into this box. You will either have to make two boxes, or adjust the dimensions to make this box a rectangle size. Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Brown, Natural Designer paper: Graphic 45 Children's Hour, Place in Time (original and DCE), Time to Flourish, Seasons Chipboard: Graphic 45 Children's Hour, Time to Flourish Tags and Pockets: Seasons, Time to Flourish Banners: Graphic 45 Time to Flourish Stickers: Graphic 45 Children's Hour Ephemera cards: Graphic 45 Children's Hour, Seasons, Time to Flourish Tags: Graphic 45 Large, Regular, and Square Kraft Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts, floral supply Dies: Spellbinders Standard Circles Small and Large; My Favorite Things Stitched Circle Stax, Cherry Lynn Design French Pastry Doily Border punch: Fiskars Mini brad: stash Tools: hot glue gun, scoring board and bone folder, corner rounder Adhesive: Scotch 3M ATG tape runner, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D foam squares, hot glue, Scor-tape, Blick white glue

It's sneak peek week on the Graphic 45 Blog where I'm sharing this Imagination Steampunk Card made with the fantastic new Imagine Collection. Pop on by and take a peek!

My all-time favorite Graphic45 collection is Communique! You can imagine my joy when they decided to release a Deluxe Collection of this set of papers! Communique was the very first Graphic 45 collection that I purchased, way back in (dare I say) 2008 or 2009. It was the collection that inspired me to try out for the design team in 2010! Since today is my birthday...what a better gift than sharing my ALL TIME FAVORITE paper collection?! Communique has everything I love: a black and red color scheme, typewriters, pens, vintage images, vintage postcards and handwriting, typography, and more! I have always felt that Graphic 45 created this collection specifically for me! I made an 8" x 8" desk-top home decor "card," making it both a card and a gift! This card is suitable for framing or standing on a desk or shelf. I loved this project so much that I had trouble putting it in a box and mailing it off to the office for display at CHA! The 8" x 8" size is new for me. It is that perfect niche between a 6" x 6" card and a 12" x 12" layout, but it's neither! A friend of mine makes large-size cards as gifts and I decided to give it a try! (Thanks for the idea, Katrina!) I may become addicted! I was happy to find some number brads in my stash to create "45" on one of the tags! I also de-hoarded my stash of Stamped Metal Brads. I created some "rusty" embellishments with my own custom mix embossing powder and chipboard shapes. I mixed the rusty keys with some G45 Ornate Metal Keys. I also discovered a faux clay postage cancellation embellishment with "Anaheim" stamped onto it! Perfect for a project on it's way to the Anaheim CHA show! And a project covered in rusty metal is not complete until I add a bunch of flowers! I did a bit of fussy cutting of the pen nibs and the postage images. Fussy cutting is NOT my strong suit, but I do what I can. Here is the inside of the "card." That is 16" of real estate to cover with paper! I wanted this card to be special, inside and out! If I were mailing this to someone, I'd add a gift card holder to the inside, or even give this card along with a suitable frame so the recipient could display the card. I added more rusty gears and some of the collection images. Thanks for joining me today! Graphic 45 Products: Communique 12x12 paper: Pen in Hand, Society Page, Classy Correspondence, Typography, On the Dot, Postage, Party Line, Telegram Ornate Metal Keys Stamped Metal Brads Artistic Trading Tags - Black Other Products: Chipboard elements: Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts photo reel miniatures, steampunk light bulb set, steampunk shape set, Parisian shape set Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Black Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts Ink: Top Boss Watermark, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo, VersaFine Onyx Black Embossing powder: Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot, Vintage Photo; Stampendous Aged Bronze; Enchanted Cottage Malachite; Hampton Art various metallic Metal embellishments: Creative Impressions brads; Tim Holtz game spinners, clock, number brads, clips, hinge fasteners, book plate Die cut words: Papertrey Ink Punches: Stampin' Up 3/4", 1 1/2" circles, Fiskars border punch, Creative Memories corner rounder Stamps: Verve Framed Lilies Adhesive: Scotch 3M ATG tape and foam tape, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D foam squares, Scor-tape, Ranger Glossy Accents, hot glue

Recently I finished teaching a box and card set with Graphic 45's Couture line. I kept the box and cards simple so the set could be made in a 3 hour class. The cards don't have too many thick embellishments on them so 5 could fit in the box. Rather than decorating the whole box I put the elegant peacock paper on the backside of it and made a belly band that slides on and off. The picture and layer behind it are die cut with ovals and the peacock feather is tucked behind them. I put a little piece of black paper behind the heart opening and inked the edges black. I used the whole sheet called "Beautiful" for the belly band and cards. It was the inspiration for this class. Here are the 5 cards. They all have black bases and are A-2 sized. Tiny flowers are made by Maya Road. The pearl and rhinestone flower is made by Maya Road. The scroll die cut is by My Favorite Things. I taught this class 9 times. The boxed set is good for a gift and many students made duplicates. I had a great time designing this class and teaching it too! Stamps: Impression Obsession - Peacock, Graphic 45 Couture Set #3 for insides of cards Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black, Cat's Eye - Blackbird Chalk, Distress Ink - Broken China Paper: Graphic 45 - Couture 12 x 12, Neenah Black Linen Dies: Impression Obsession - Peacock Feather, MFT scroll, Spellbinders Labels 28, Nellie's Dies - Ovals Other: black rhinestones, 2mm pearls, May Arts black lace, Maya Road flowers & Pearl flowers, Envelope Punch Board (for box)

Today’s we celebrate Mom with a beautiful Mother’s Day card made with the Graphic 45 Cottage Life Collection. ReNae here, with the FotoBella Design Team. Consulting a tutorial on the Graphic 45 YouTube channel, I constructed a pink card base and made it into a stair-step card. I added various stickers, chipboard pieces, and ephemera to create an adorable interactive card that Mom will love! If you don’t want to create your own cards, you might consider the monthly card kit by Graphic 45. Everything you need to create six cards is in the packet, including envelopes! Just follow the step-by-step instructions. Graphic 45 products available at FotoBella.com. Here are a few photos of today’s Mother’s Day Card. Mother’s Day Card Inside of Card We are wishing all our crafty Moms a wonderful Mother’s Day! Until next time... Happy Crafting!

G45 Card Kit Wild & Free — Corner Tuck Card Set Designed by Nancy Wethington  G45 Card Club 2022 Vol 6 Kit Includes: This is a single kit - if you would like to join the G45 Card Club shipping each month ( subscription is a discounted price ) Check it out HERE  1 ea Wild & Free 8x8 Paper Pack (4502404)1 pk Wild & Free Stamp Set (4502411)1 pk G45 Staples Peachy Pink Ink pad (4502391)1 pk G45 Card Bases & Envelopes —Ivory

It's time to share our Graphic 45 Flower Market July Folio Tutorial with our guest star paper from Ciao Bella Microcosmos.