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.