Mr Fan-tash-tic

 Here are a few cards made using the Mr Fan-tash-tic stamp by IndigoBlu.

Happy Birthday 

Supplies 

Cream Card 

Backing paper -  Nutcracker Sweet by Graphic 45

Contrasting cardstock - Graphic 45

Stamps - Mr Fan-tash-tic & Crackle background - IndigoBlu 

Black & Eggplant Adirondak Ink 

Vintage Photo Distress Pen

Black Diamond Stickles and Glossy Accents  

For Grandpa - Mr Fan-tash-tic

Supplies 

White Card 

Butterscotch Adirondak Ink 

Mr Fan-tash-tic A5 Stamp set - IndigoBlu

May Arts Ribbon 

Walnut Stain Distress Ink pen 

Happy Christmas Mr Fan-tash-tic

Supplies 

White Card

Lancashire Rose Mega Flakes & flitter glue - IndigoBlu

Mr Fan-tash-tic A5 stamp set & Funky Circles A6 Stamp - IndigoBluCoffee Archival InkRed Lipstick & Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pen

Foam tape & ATG

Happy paper crafting everyone :-) 

Oriental Inspiration

I loved putting this layout together.  I started with the photo and then built up the page around it.   I used the lanterns in corresponding colours and raised them up on foam tape to give a bit of dimension to the finished page but kept to a simple layered layout.  The girl in the photo is one of the temple girls at the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia where they filmed Tomb Raider. 

Creating with Copic Markers

Here's a little card (8 x 8) I made using Molly Blooms stamps and Copic ciao markers.

Supplies used: 

Copic Ciao Markers 

Memento Black ink

Molly Blooms stamps

Papermania Kraft card blanks 8 x 8 

GRaphic 45 paper from Nutcraker Sweet Paper Collection 

White & Kraft card 

IndigoBlu stamps for pine springs, Bow and sentiment

Crafting for Christmas

I loved the detail in these stamps and used them with my copic markers to make some of this years Christmas cards. 

Supplies used 

Copic Ciao markers 

Docrafts Urban stamps by Michael Powell 

Mimento Black ink 

White 6 x 6 card blanks 

Sentiment Stamp - IndigoBlu

Christmas Greetings

I had great fun making this little card. 

Graphic 45 Christmas Card

Graphic 45 Christmas Card

Graphic 45 Christmas Card

Graphic 45 Christmas Card

Graphic 45 Christmas Card 

Papers Used: 
8 x 8 Nutcracker Sweet and Place in Time by Graphic 45.

Happy paper crafting everyone :-)  

A Simple Layout and Altered Matchbook Box

The 12 x 12 Matchbook boxes are great for holing 12 x 12 layouts in.  Here's one I've altered, with a simple 12 x 12 layout in.

Happy paper crafting :-)

Miss April !!!!

This was my design team layout for the Place in Time calendar feature over on the Graphic 45 blog.

 happy crafting :-) C

A Place in Time calendar series by the 2012 Graphic 45 DT

Here' are the calendar pages the Graphic 45 design team have created to inspire you.  The pages have been mounted on the new 12 x 12 easel album.  

Cover - Jane Tregenza 

January - Sharon Ngoo

February - Arlene Cuevas

March - Betto Cesare

April - Clare Charvill

May - Gloria Stengel

June - Susan Lui

July - Denise Hahn

August - Maiko Miwa

September - Alberto Juarez 

October - Nicole Eccles 

November - Kristin Wilson

December - Jim Hankins

Happy crafting every one :-) C

Count down to Christmas

I've made an advent calendar this year for the first time from a blank mdf advent calendar set from Pink Tulip Creations Ltd and two of the Graphic 45 Christmas paper collections, Nutcracker Sweet and Christmas Emporium.  The centre scene is three dimensional and was also cut out of the two paper collections to give a real Christmas past meets Christmas present feel to the project. 

Happy paper crafting everyone :-)   

Create and craft TV - Graphic 45 Samples

The two paper lines, Bird song and A Ladies Diary are being featured on Create and Craft during their VIP feature.  Here's a quick look at the samples I made for the shows:

Bird Song Samples 

A Ladies Diary Samples 

Layout and Memory Box - A Ladies Diary 

Bird Song Chopstick Gift Box

How gorgeous are these papers.  This was the first altered project I made from them and loved it.  A lacquered chopstick gift box in true Chinese style.  The box was made from chipboard pieces stuck together  with card stock tabs, painted black, glossed using the Decoupatch Glossy Glue to give it that authentic look.

Bird Song Altered Art

Altered Art - Graphic 45 Birdsong Collection

Vintage London Tag - Artistic Outpost Stamps

Party Guest Book

Made from papers from the Curtain Call collection by Graphic 45.

Party Guest Book - Curtain Call Collection Graphic 45

Video Link 

Altered Chocolate Box

Oriental Slipper

made from a template by House of Zandra

Altered Halloween Printer Tray

I thought I'd alter one of the small Tando Creative printer trays into something spooky for halloween.  These trays are really cute and don t take too long to alter either.

I used the top layer of the chipboard tray as a template for the paper inserts for each section, which I cut out and then stamped individually.  Once I'd stuck all the tray layers together, added the back and painted the whole thing black, I added some versamark and WOW! halloween glitter to the top edge to give the piece a spooky sparkle.

Altered Halloween Printer Tray

Altered Halloween Printer Tray

Altered Halloween Printer Tray

Altered Halloween Printer Tray

Altered Halloween Printer Tray

Altered Halloween Printer Tray

Have a fab halloween everyone :-) C