Thursday, February 23, 2012

Graphic 45 Design Team 2012 Audition

Graphic 45 has put out a design call for their 2012 team. I decided to give it a shot. This is the first time trying out for something like this and I am VERY excited. G45 is one of the most amazing papers in the papercrafting world and I love everything they have, so here goes...



ABC Primer Banner -





















Supplies 
G 45
The Three R's, School Days
Bedtime Stories, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Building Blocks, Happy Go Lucky
Alphabet Soup
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Bazzil
ruby red
Recollections 
beige and black
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Cereal boxes for banner 
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Embellishments
ribbon, Petaloo color me crazy flowers, brads, Tim Holtz bingo sticker
glimmer mist, stickles, Tim Holtz distress inks, glossy accents
Cricut E 2 die cuts 
banner triangles, letters, apples, globe, books, and ribbon
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Adhesive
glues stick, glossy accents, adhesive squares
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I first cut out the triangles for the banner out of empty cereal boxes, then the paper to cover them with. Using my cricut I cut out the word, and my shapes. Distressing and layering my various diecuts
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Halloween In Wonderland Altered Paint Can



























Supplies
G45
The Mad Hatter, Wonderland Classifieds
Through the Looking Glass, Halloween In Wonderland Tags
Recollections
white, beige, black
Embellishments
brad, glimmer mist, stickles, Tim Holtz distress inks, brads
Cricut E 2 Diecuts
Teapots, tea cup, lettering, clock hands, flower
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Adhesives
Mod Podge, glue stick, glossy accents, adhesive squares,
glue dots
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Paint can

I trimmed the papers to fit around the paint can, mod podging the can before placing, then m.p. over paper. I fussy cut Alice just a bit and added some stickles, distressed my tea pot and flower diecuts with some inking and stickled them, stacking  with my sticky squares and glue dots.  I used glue dots to stick the clock hands on.
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ABC Primer Mini-Album  



























Supplies
Graphic 45
One Two Buckle My Shoe, Alphabet Soup
Games And Playtime, The Three R's
Bedtime Stories, Building Blocks
Happy Go Lucky
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FooFaLa
Bazzil
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Embellishments
Stickles, Tim Holtz distress ink, ribbon, glossy accents, 
flowers, brads, buttons, bakers twine
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Adhesive
glue stick, tape gun, glossy accents, glue dots,
sticky squares
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Cricut E2
various die-cuts
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Maratha Stewart punch 
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white paper gift bag
*mini-album design inspired by Laura Denison*
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Lay Outs


These layouts use various papers from Die Cuts With A View, Bazzil, and Theresa Collins.   Paper flowers, foam shapes from my stash, and die cut flowers with my Cricut.  There is ribbon, stickles and brads. 
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Le Cirque Pocket Album



































Supplies
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Graphic 45
Le Cirque 8x8 pad
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Reminisce
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Pine Cone Press Pocket Album
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Embellishments
brads, ribbon, bakers twine, stickles, glimmer mist, Prima flowers
metal key charm, glossy accents, acrylic stamps, 
Tim Holtz Distress Inks
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Fiskar scallop punch
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Cricut E2
tags, butterflies, flowers, florishes
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Adhesive
tape gun, scotch glue stick, glue dots, adhesive squares,
glossy accents, terrifically tacky tape 1/4 "

I placed 2 squares of Le Cirque paper on the outside of the album, covered the pockets and cut tags with the various papers from the collection.  I inked and stickled, did some fussy cutting, glossy accented some stamp size cuts I did for embellishing. I added 2 brads on the top and bottom cover of the album so I could use some ribbon with the key charm attached to hold it closed.  I modified how to attach the pockets with hinges like Laura Denison uses in her albums.  I found it makes it more conducive to adding the tags to the pockets as well as embellishing each one.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Too Funny!!!

Okay, this cracked me up!  My daughter Victoria showed it to me and I had to put it on here.  My daughter MaryAnn says "Ma, you say the same stuff."  Don't forget to shut the player at the bottom so you don't hear the music.






I have something really important that I've been working on scrap wise and will be sharing soon. Busy busy busy...

Friday, February 3, 2012

Anatomy of an Organizing




 Phew!! It took me a few days to complete, but my scrap stuff is organized....somewhat. It still is a fugly closet shared with the kids's games and some other odds and ends, but it serves its purpose.  This is what it looked like during -


























I found this idea on Pinterest for paper storage. To be honest I don't know how long this sucker is gonna hold up. It's a hanging sweater organizer for your closet. Paper is so heavy and this one I bought was in the dollar section of Target and only cost $2.50 so odds are I'll need to replace it with a sturdier one, but right now I rigged it a bit with hangers and thick chipboard in hopes that it'll hold for a bit and it seems ok. Till I open the door that one day and my paper is all over the floor!!

























I know I know it's really scary looking, don't yell at me.  At the bottom underneath the last square, I also put a small box to try to take some of the pressure off.  Ya know what I've come to understand?  I have WAY too much paper!!  No joke folks, besides what's in this hanging do-hickey, I have, are ya ready, 13 DCWV 12x12 stacks used to various degrees, 4 8x8 stacks never used, 7 4x6 stacks and 2 6x6 stacks.  HOLY CRAP!!  That is a lot of paper, I could make a ton of mini-albums not to mention lo's.  Maybe I shoulda made one of those paper dresses for my daughters wedding instead of buying one ;) I need to stop buying paper and focus on using what's in my stash *said with not much conviction*



















I came to terms with letting go of stuff I have that hasn't been used in years or ever for that matter.  Maybe I'm wrong, but I think scrappers lean towards the hoarding type, and that show makes me wanna vomit so I looked at my belongings and said "Self, you never even opened this thing, or used that in at least two years, so kiss it goodbye."  My son's school is doing a yard sale fundraiser so I put it in a bag for them, along with guitar hero and rock band that the kids haven't touched in at least two years as well.  I cleaned out the playroom too.  I was feeling randy ;)

I actually found a place for all the things I bought at the Prima parking lot sale this past August.  Yeah you heard right, August.  All those things were still in the damn bag I brought them home in! So with some rearranging and purging I put all my goodies away, there are no boxes or bags on the floor and I'm happy :)



I moved my old paper holder to this side shelf and keep my 8x11 paper and 12x12 diecut sheets as well as some large sticker sheets in it-


















I love my little plastic containers that basil comes in that I buy from Trader Joe's.  Hush hush, this Italian doesn't grow her own basil, but I want to.  Anyway, they are perfect for bling, small stickers. and rub-ons.  They are all filled to the gills!




















Ya see that white rubbermaid draw on the right, that's filled with my Big-Shot dies and my Martha Stewart punches.  HSN had a special on her punches, Christmas, Halloween, Springish, and all occasion. You got 4 punches in each set for $39, the punch around the page, corner, boarder and one that you can place right in the center, and they would be auto-shipped.  The deal was just to good to pass up since these punches are heavy duty, great punches.  Not little either. Most know punches of a decent size average 12 bucks. The one on the left, well Mr.Potato Head lives in there :p



Put all my ribbon on my tension rod and in my gutter.  Heehee that sounds funny, got rid of the little box with dowels that was holding some ribbon, well I didn't get rid of it, now all my colored tulle and furry boa pieces are in that.

All in all it works, my stuff is up off the floor, I can see what I have, get easy access to it and can scrap with ease.  One day when it's just me and my hubby, I'll have my own scrap room :) A girl can dream right?

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