Graphic 45 Midnight Masquerade tag

Midnight Masquerade is such a fun collection with its bold colors, it's perfect for a party!  I made a fun tag using one of the cut-aparts in the center and beaded trim at the bottom.  I added a fleur de lis (perfect for anything Mardi Gras!) border punch on either side of the cut-apart.  To further the "midnight" theme, I tied on a Staples clock key.

Use foam or cardboard to pop up your layers.

For a different approach to a bow on your tags, gather a handful of fibers and tie them around the top, I think it's a great, but different look. 

Graphic 45 Supplies:

Graphic 45 Midnight Masquerade Collection 12 x 12:

Music Makers

Romantic Rendezvous

Venetian Carnival

Staples Shabby Chic Metal Clock Keys

Other Supplies:

Petaloo Botanica Blooms - Lavender and Peach

Petaloo Penny Lane - Soft Lavender

May Arts Ribbons - mesh and seam binding

Misc fibers and beaded trim 

Blog Hop with Creative Embellishments & SpiegalMom Scraps

Hello and thank you for joining us for this fabulous product swap between SpiegelMom Scraps (SMS) and Creative Embellishments (CE)!  If you just came from Christy's blog, then you're on the right track.  If not, go back to SpielgelMom Scraps and follow the track and be sure to leave a comment on every blog.

I had a great time combining the products from these two companies and hope you enjoy our inspiration! Check out my project and let me know what you think by leaving a comment. Remember, you can win a $25.00 gift card to SpiegelMom Scraps OR a $30 gift certificate to Creative Embellishments just by commenting on all the blogs in the blog hop! You have a whole week to complete the hop (until 11:59 p.m. on March 7) - so it's a pretty sweet way to win some scrappy goodies.

Now for my project!   I made a shaker card with Graphic 45's new Midnight Masquerade collection.

I used a gold foil doily from SMS inside my shaker and I filled it with sequins and cork hearts, also from SMS.  Surrounding the shaker, I used the circle frame from the CE Heart Frame Set on the outside of the shaker.

The sentiment is from CE's Birthday Word Set and the heart cluster under that pretty Petaloo Darjeeling bloom is part of the Heart Frame Set.

I tinted the cork hearts with Shimmerz Coloringz Punked Up Purple from SpiegelMom Scraps.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Next stop on the hop is Sarah’s blog. I know you’ll just love her project!  Remember the hop runs from March 1st 12am EST  through  March 7 11:59pm EST so you'll have lots of time to visit each blog.

Creative Embellishments Products Used:
 Heart Frame Set
Birthday Word Set

SpiegelMom Scraps Products Used:
Cork Confetti
Chunky Cork Hearts
Purple Rain
Shimmerz Coloringz Punked Up Purple

March Creative Embellishments Challenge with Petaloo Blooms!

Yep, it's March already and time for the 3rd challenge at Creative Embellishments (CE) for the year.  This is the inspiration photo for the challenge and the twist is to use something that flies on your project.  You can find all the challenge details here  on the Creative Embellishments blog.

I created a project for both Creative Embellishments and Petaloo design teams today.  The products just went so well together!

I used a Prima birdcage to build a little fantasy land lit with a perfect litle string of lights from Creative Embellishments.  Then I created a carpet of flowers and clover using Petaloo's Vintage Velvet Pansies and CE's 4 leaf Clover chipboard.

Here it is in daylight.

The fairy is from the Tiny Fairies set and I used stickles on the fairy's wings, hair and body so that she would shimmer as I think fairies do.

I first used Petaloo's Darjeeling Green Hydrangeas to create my floral carpet and then layered the pansies over top. The clovers were first painted with green acrylic paint and then I painted on some Lindy's to give them some magical sparkle.   Afterall this is as fantasy scene!  😊😊😊

The twist for CE's challenge is to use something that flies and there are a couple of Petaloo Darjeeling butterfly flitting about  along with the sweet fairy!

Creative Embellishments Products Used:

Clover

Tiny Lights 1 Ft

Tiny Fairies

Petaloo Products Used:
Vintage Velvet Pansies x 15 Lav/Purp SKU: 1110-205
Darjeeling Hydrangeas x 24green SKU: 1493-107
Darjeeling Mini Butterflies x 8 Teastained Greens SKU: 1486-107

Darjeeling Petites x 24 Teastained Purple SKU: 1465-104

Feb project G45 Nature Sketchbook tag mini

My love affair with Nature Sketchbook continues!  Today I have a really fun Tag & Policy Envelope Mini Snapguide tutorial to share with you.  The mini has interactive pages and hidden tags and best of all, you can put this together in less than a day so that makes it even better!

Tips:  Save your scraps, they are great for minis.  Those little strips that you cut off here and there are great for embellishing tags and mini pages.  No scrap is too small!  Don't be afraid to hang things off the page, it will add a fun visual element to your project.

Check out How to Make a Policy Envelope & Tag Mini by Maggi HARDING on Snapguide.

Closeups of the front cover:

Some of the pages.  See the video below for a walk through of the entire mini.

 Back cover.

Here's a  quick video tour of this mini.

Graphic 45 Supplies:

Graphic 45 Nature Sketchbook collection:

12 x 12  Pad

Tags & Pockets

Journaling Chipboard

Decorative Chipboard

Sticker Sheet

Ephemera Cards

Staples Policy Envelopes - Large Black

Staples Large Tag Album - Black

Other Supplies:

Petaloo Botanic mini flowers

Petaloo Darjeeling mini flowers

Petaloo Darjeeling butterflies

Creative Embellishments Washi Tape Clusters

Creative Embellishments foliage

Cheery Lynn Designs Pierced Stacker 3   Die Set - XL21

Cheery Lynn Designs Swedish Spring Oval Frame Die FRM135

36" yellow ribbon

Miscellaneous bits of ribbon

Cheery Lynn Designs and Portrait of a Lady

Today I have a tag for you that I think would be perfect to add to a bottle of wine and gift to a girlfriend that needs a little cheering up.  I love the sentiment that comes from Graphic 45's new Portrait of a Lady collection.

I've used some dies from the new release of Cheery Lynn Designs Bohemian Dies.  Down the center I've used  the Indie Border Die from the Bohemian collection.  I love how the design paper underneath peeks through the cut outs.

I added several layers in the center starting with Nesting Doll- Circles #2.  That makes a really great background for the  Mandala Doily 2  layer, also from the Bohemian collection.  The sentiment was diecut from design paper with a die from the Pierced Stacker 2 6 Piece Die Set.

Of course the tag has to be finished off with some flowers!  The large flower was made with the Floral Bouquet Kit 8 Piece Die Set.  The other flowers are roses made with the medium and large rose die sets.  A seam binding bow at the top and a organza trim around the edges are the perfect finishing accents for this feminine tag.

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies Used:

Bohemian Collection - Indie Border Die

Nesting Doll- Circles #2 3 Piece Die Set - CASO19

Bohemian Collection - Mandala Doily 2 - 2 Die Set

Pierced Stacker 2 6 Piece Die Set - XL20

Floral Bouquet Kit 8 Piece Die Set - B777

Medium- Rose 7 Piece Die Set - B154

Large Rose 7 Piece Die Set - B155

Flourish #11 Die - CAFLRS11

Thanks for popping by today!

A Ginormous Tag with Nature Sketchbook!

Today I decided to do something just for me, not for any DT's, just something I wanted to do.  This is the result!

 While at Creativation in Phoenix, I  totally fell in love with these ginormous Tim Holtz tags.  This gal loves to make tags and what more could a tag love want but a ginormous tag??  Had to have them as soon as I got back home and I found them at the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I used the middle size to make my tag which is about 6.5" x 12".

I will confess that I also fell in love with Tim's Distress Oxide inks and I started this tag by creating a background with the oxide inks, but that just wasn't the bright effect I was looking for so I grabbed up a piece of red burlap.

 It probably doesn't get a lot brighter than this red burlap and yellow trim!  😄

Of course I turned to my new favorite Graphic 45 collection, Nature Sketchbook to fussy cut this bright spring image.  Here in North Carolina we are currently having temps in the high 70's and even 80's.  I am so ready for spring now!

Some pretty Petaloo burlap blooms complete my tag.

I am entering my tag in the Frilly and Funky Out of the Cold challenge.  Details about the challenge here.  I'm ready for spring and I think these  bright colors sure tell that story!

Thanks for stopping by, I sure appreciate it!

Creativity is Contagious with Graphic 45!

Today I'm sharing a canvas I made from the new Midnight Masquerade collection to hang in my studio. I love sharing my art with others and I hope that I inspire you, so I find this to be a perfect quote, "Creativity is Contagious, Pass it On."

I fussy cut a lot of pieces for this canvas and used a lot of foam to pop up the pieces. Instead of using commercial flowers, I fussy cut some of the great flowers in this collection to use as embellishments.

The creativity quote is a piece from Creative Embellishments.  I heat embossed it with embossing enamel and powder.

Tip: Pull out your Stickles and add some sparkle to your project. Midnight Masquerade is the perfect collection for this. I added little dabs of Stickles in the flower centers and on the green letters. Too bad the camera doesn't pick up that sparkle but its there and it's a great subtle enhancement.

Graphic 45 Supplies:

Graphic 45 Midnight Masquerade Collection 12 x 12:

Midnight Masquerade

Music Makers

Deliciously Decadent

Romantic Rendezvous

Irresistible Intrique

Other Supplies:

Creative Embellishments Creativity Quote

EK Success Fleur de Lis border punch

Stickles - crystal, star dust, yellow, tropical tangerine

Stampendous Shabby white embossing enamel

Lindy's Fiddlehead Fern Green embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by today!

Creative Embellishments canvas with G45 Vintage Hollywood

I love this photo of my husband driving his 48 Ford convertible just after he got the engine up and running.  I thought that Graphic 45's new collection, Vintage Hollywood, would work in a great fun way with this photo, and I love how it came out.

To begin the canvas, I tore some strips of design paper and glued to the canvas.  Then I used black modeling paste to stencil on some grungy spots.  They look kinda  like grease spots, perfect!  After that dried I misted with Lindy's in different colors and added some orange paint splotches.

Recently, Nicolle added these really fun Washi Tape Clusters to the Creative Embellishments store and I am just nuts about them.  I painted the stars with gold paint and lightly stained the "washi tape" with brown mist.

I used pieces from the Car Part Set, they're perfect for this canvas.  I colored them with gold mist so that the etchings in the chipboard would remain visible.

I created lots of dimension by popping up various elements of my design with foam tape and cardboard.  The fun florals are fussy cuts from the Graphic 45 Vintage Hollywood design paper.

There is a Infinite Circle Frame hiding under the car, it's painted black and is peeking out here and there.

Creative Embellishments Supplies:

Washi Tape Clusters

Car Part Set

Infinite Circle Frame

Other Supplies:

Graphic 45 Vintage Holly design paper

Studio 490 Embossing Paste

Prima Junkyard Findings key

Be sure to stop by the store and see what Nicolle's been creating, she is always adding new designs.  And don't forget our monthly challenge, you could win a $50 gift certificate.  Details on the challenge can be found in the first post on the blog every month.

My Sweet Furbabies

Today I'm sharing a layout I did of my sweet furbabies, Nika and Tisha.  They love each other so much and they're always together, sleeping, playing or begging!  🐩 😍

While I was at Creativation in Phoenix I stopped by the Fabscraps booth and visited with Bea and Cait.  Knowing that they are dog lovers like me, I showed them this sweet photo and  they said you and must scrap this photo with our new collection, Lavender Breeze.  And WOW, it worked so perfectly with my photo!

Even better, Petaloo's Briar Roses look fabulous with this collection.  I tucked in some Cheery Lynn Designs diecuts to finish off my clusters.

These hearts are diecuts that are included in the collection and I thought they looked really great nestled in with my Petaloo blooms.

Petaloo Supplies:

Vintage Velvet Minis x 9 Purple SKU: RS1139-107/6

Briar Rose Canvas 5008-107 purple

Craft Trim - purple

Mixed Texture Mini blossoms lavender

Other:

Fabscrap Lavender Breeze paper collection

Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish #7

Lindy's Gator Gumbo Olive Starburst Mist

Thanks for visiting me and the poodles on my blog today!