Graphic45 and me -

i have to fully admit that Graphic45 is one of my favourite lines of paper.. not that i use paper because as a rule now a days i don't but i have to say that of ALL the paper lines out there Graphic45 is my favourite by smell alone!!!

so with that said let me get started on the first of three projects that i have completed in the last couple of weeks to share with you.

i am a big believer in using what you have so i started with an empty cheese container, the package of Graphic45 papers, and a pair of scissors (tim holtz scissors but of course!)

added a bit of glue:

a bit of sanding and a bit of paint:

next i mixed a bit of Tim Holtz paint and wendy vecchi embossing paste and using a prima brick mask created the outside of the container...

now it was a little too messy (i know!!) for me so added a tad bit of paint to calm it down.

and ended up creating this:

a little mini book inside the once ready for the recycle bin container!! i had so much fun...i wasn't sure what was next but before too long i was creating again...you can see the sneak peak in the background of this photo!!

have you had a chance this month to check out the other design team members to see what they have created...you will want to perhaps leave a comment on each.. just saying...

i will be back on Wednesday!!
diana

DT Project #2 by Minxy, Featuring;

G45 '12 Days of Christmas' Collection.

Hay Snazzy Gang
{oops I totally forgot, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all our American friends xo}

Here I am back as promised with my second offering which is a little different.

A friend {Sandy} gave me the idea to make some napkin holders and from that sprung the whole table arrangement idea.

For the mat I took a sheet of kraft card and stamped on it using the G45 Christmas 1 set of stamps in 'red geranium' & 'fern green' archival ink.

I then placed one of the G45 'my true love' papers in the centre, followed by a Snazzy's doily from their multi pack that I distressed with distress ink. To complete I die-cut a heart from the G45 'golden rings' paper to go in the centre of the doily. To make the mat heatproof I attached a sheet of heat resistant acetate with brads.

For the napkin ring I die-cut one of the Tim Holtz snowflake rosettes from the G45 '12 days of christmas' paper, followed by a punch out in the G45 'swans a swimming' paper, and topped with images I fussy cut from the G45 '12 day of christmas' paper. I also rounded off the edges of the rosette with scissors.

Finally I used one of the cool little G45 christmas tags and pockets, as a name place setting.

I hope you like today's offering, Be sure to stop by next week as we have the first post from 1 of our new DT members.

Till next time, Stay Inky

Snazzys DT Kit Graphic 45 Project #3

Hello again, this project came from all the fussy cutting I did thinking I would use the pieces for the Christmas House I blogged here last Monday. I changed my mind, and that has been a recurring theme.

First, I thought I would make a collection of ATCs, which I kind of did. Then I thought I would use them as toppers on a set of Christmas Cards, which I didn't. Finally I thought I would make a sort of hanging, which is here.....

 

Along the way I added some shrink plastic charms, some furnishing trim and a selection of toning beads just to jazz it up a little. Not my usual sort of project at all, it's very pink and the trim took me longer than the rest of the bits put together, but it turned out OK.

Now, don't forget, next week we have the start of the first cycle of projects from Snazzys new DT and I'm sure you will give them a very warm welcome. I can't wait to see what they make!

Take care

Val xx

Snazzys DT Kit Graphic 45 Project #2

Good afternoon, hope you are all enjoying the lovely sunshine we have here today.

Just a quick post with some very simple cards I made with the leftovers from Monday's project.

 

I'll pop back on Friday with a hanging I made from all the fussy cut pieces I didn't use in Monday's project.

 

Take care

val xx

Snazzys Design Team Kit Graphic 45

Hello Val here with a very warm welcome to the start of first cycle of projects from Snazzy's brand new Design Team - if you missed the introductions then you can meet the new teamies Minxy here, Claire here, Lucy here and Diana here and I can't wait to see what they make!

Here's the first kit they have to work with....

.... Twelve Days of Christmas from Graphic 45 8x8 Paper Pad, Cling Stamps, 12x12 Stickers, 6x12 Pockets & Tags, and 6x12 Banners.

Very traditional with beautiful imagery in stunningly rich colour combinations. I have to confess that I loved these papers but actually found them quite difficult to work with, I'm much more of an inky painty crafter and find papers, stickers and embellishments a bit of a challenge but I had agreed to make a couple of workshop projects for Snazzys with the kit sooo....

  Firstly, a custom workshop especially for the wonderful Kathy & Co who are a delight to have in the studio (and if you want to see more of what they get up to you can find their ringleader's blog here)

I initially envisionaged, and started, a lot of fussy cutting from the papers but then decided workshops are supposed to be fun and fussy cutting is not for everyone so changed tack. These are the elements I used from the kit to which I added a house shaped shadow box, Sand and White Acrylic Paint from Eco Green Crafts, 12x12 sheet of Bazzill black cardstock, a Tim Holtz Ideaology Christmas Muse Token, Wizard Frosted Shrink Plastic, Tsukineko Versafine Ink in Olympia Green and a Creative Expressions medium glass vial coloured with Ranger Snowcap Alcohol Ink Mixative.

I finished up with a very different project than I had first intended but I was happy enough with it in the end.

  

I sneaked a quick photo of the calm before Kathy & Co arrived for the class.......

  

...and here are the finished results courtesy of Kathy's blog as I had forgotten to charge the studio camera. I know, must try harder!

Well, I will be back later in the week to share the cards I made for Wednesday's workshop and show you what happened to all the fussy cutting I did - nothing goes to waste lol, or at least that's my excuse reason for all the hoarding of bits and bobs.

Meantime, get well wishes to Debbie who was too poorly to join us on Saturday, and I hope you all manage to stay toastie in the colder weather forecast for this week.

Val xx

PS This workshop is also timetabled for Saturday 23 November and I have a couple of spaces, full details over on the main website.  

Design Team Project #3 ....

Good morning everyone, I'm back with another project to share using the gorgeous Graphic 45 goodies. Thank you for all the wonderful comments so far:) For this project I used the Studio 490 Art Part Set (Dimensional Board) which I painted using Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber (Pitch Black).

Lots of layering again using the 8x8 paper pad. I used the following papers - Apothecary, Optical Oddities & Olde Curiosity Shoppe.

The metal hangers are by 7Gypsies in an Antique Brass finish.

 The key, tag and specimens tag is from the Olde Curiosity Shoppe Chipboard Die Cut set #2, the faux eyes are the inserts from the key (how cool is that lol). I finished off by adding metallic wax paste to age/highlight the edges of the frame.

(Back)

Have you heard we (Snazzy's) have now gone live online, you can visit the shop HERE, products are being added daily so do bear with us while the whole shop contents are uploaded. I say us lol ... poor Val has this task and it's no mean feat.

Well that's all from me this week, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment, it's much appreciated. I hope you have enjoyed seeing the projects so far, do stop by on Monday when Lesley will be showing us her creative projects using G45.

TFL X

Design Team Project #2 Featuring Graphic 45 ....

Hello everyone .... Gillian here sharing my 2nd project of the week featuring the gorgeous Graphic 45 products.

A simple 8x8 card layering/matting using the Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe 8x8 paper pad. I have also used tags from the Graphic 45 Tag Collection pack & stamped images from the Olde Curiosity Shoppe Collection Plate 1.

The doilie is available in packs from Snazzy's and has been inked with Distress Inks (Peacock Feathers & Frayed Burlap).

Don't forget that tomorrow see's the lauch of our Online Shop (woot woot)!

I will be back later in the week with another project using the G45 goodies.

TFL x

Design Team Project #1 .... Featuring Graphic 45

 Good morning everyone .... Gillian here with the first of a few projects this week featuring Graphic 45 (squeal) ... despite loving this range for some time now, I actually didn't own any G45 until now!! This month the Design Team will be working with  the "Olde Curiosity Shoppe" line.

First things first though, on behalf of the Design Team I just wanted to say a HUGE thanks to all of you who stopped by the blog last month, your comments are so much appreciated, and thank you all for your kind words re Hel's joining Snazzy's. Each month Mr Random.Org picks one lucky person to win a prize .... this month there were 62 eligible entries ...
 

so without further ado the winner is ....

#27 = Lucy Edmonson .... Lucy can you e-mail me with your details and your preferred stamp choice from either Vol 1 or Vol 2 London Collection.

Don't forget to leave a comment on this post to be in with a chance of winning this month's prize - G45 Olde Curiosity 8x8 Paper Pad.

okay dokey so onto my 1st project .....

I started out using a Framed Canvas 20x20 (Art No 226500) that we were giving in our consumables box. I used Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber (Pitch Black) to paint the canvas.

I then used the following various papers from the Olde Curiosity Shoppe 8x8 paper pad (Mercurial Masterpiece, Counting Down, Olde Curiosity Shoppe & Butterfly Specifics).

The wooden embellishments (watch face & dial) are by Prima.

I used the bottle & label images from G45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe collection Plate 1 which have been stamped using Archival Ink (Jet Black).

The optical lense is from my own stash.

I have used various tags from the Collection Tags pack, the metal clothes peg is also from G45. The faux metal screw brads are from Creative Expressions which are also available from Snazzy's.

I have added some Distress Re Inker (Rusty Hinge) to the Ideaology Cork Vial bottle, again the label & paper bottle is using the stamp set above.

 The back is simply decorated with more of the papers.

I will be back mid-week with another project, until then thanks for taking the time to stop by. x