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

IndigoBlu Christmas Cards

These cards have all been stamped with IndigoBlu stamps from various collections:

Happy paper crafting every one :-) C

Getting ready for Christmas!

Here's a simple Christmas card stamped using white card the IndigoBlu Wreathed in Smiles stamp, adirondak and distress inks and a little bit of glitter for some Christmas sparkle.

Happy stamping everyone!