Graphic 45 & Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog Hop!

Hi everyone and welcome to day 2 of the Graphic 45 & Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L BLOG HOP!

We hope you've been enjoying all the fun and inspiration along this hop. If you are now just joining us, be sure to stop on over at the Scrapbook Adhesives blog and Graphic 45 blog where you can catch up on yesterday's AMAZING post!

Today, I'm sharing a special project with you... it's this vintage tag using Graphic 45's A Ladies' Diary collection and several sticky products by Scrapbook Adhesives. Here are some photos...

A peek and some of the Scrapbook Adhesive products I used to create this tag:

For up close detail, here is a video tutorial I put together to show you how I created this tag. I also include a tutorial on how you can personalize your very own My Stik by Scrapbook Adhesives!

 

Be sure to hop on over to the Graphic 45 blog and Scrapbook Adhesives blog to join in the hopping fun. Graphic 45 is also giving away an AMAZING prize package! A random winner will be selected from this week's blog comments over at the Graphic 45 blog. So head on over there now and comment for your chance to win this...

WOWZA!!! right?!

Scrapbook Adhesives Bio:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L(r) has been delivering high quality adhesives to the craft industry for 10 years. We focus on a complete line of rigorously tested and approved adhesives that are safe for all of your crafts. Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L offers a range of products from high dimension 3D Foam to strong permanent and repositionable adhesive dispensers, tabs and sheets, along with photo corners and other memory keeping adhesive products. We provide value in easy to use products in a variety of adhesives.
Follow our blog at www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog, and find us on Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest too!

Thank you for joining me today! Be sure to visit us tomorrow for more blog hopping fun!

xoxo,

** For Project and Product details, visit the Graphic 45 blog where this project will be showcased.**

Graphic 45's December Gift Guide: Shadow Box Lay-out Tutorial

Hi everyone! Hope you are enjoying the holiday season with the crisp winter air, and smell of fresh hot cocoa and peppermint. I just love this time of year!

In today's Graphic 45 newsletter, I'm happy to be hosting a project tutorial for the December Gift Guide series. I will be sharing a 12x12 altered Shadow Box Layout with you. A perfect custom gift for a loved one to scrap a photo of their choice. I created something similar for my Mom last Christmas and she was speechless... she loved it! I decided to create another one for her this year. This time, she can insert a favorite photo of her grandchildren (my kiddos) playing in the snow. We take at least 2-3 snow trips every Winter, so we're bound to have some great photos for her to choose from! hehe!

Anyhow, without further adieu... let me share some photos of my project with you... towards the end of this post, I will have the video tutorial that will take you on a journey to creating one of these altered shadow boxes for yourself! I will also have the product list included below.

Here's a close up of the "tray" where I have my layout...

A favorite photo can be easily adhered down onto the photo mat...

For additional details about this project, be sure to check your IN box for the latest Graphic 45 newsletter! If you are currently not subscribed to the Graphic 45 newsletter, you can subscribe HERE.
If you did not receive the latest edition of the Graphic 45 newsletter, you can also check out this project on the Graphic 45 Facebook page at www.facebook.com/graphic45.

 But before you go, here is the video tutorial that shows you how to create an altered shadow box and layout of your own! A perfect gift this holiday for someone you love!

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you have an AMAZING, crafty weekend all!

xoxo,

Product List:

Place in Time: January Foundation, January Cut-Aparts, Sentiments, 12x12 stickers
Little Darlings: Bundle of Joy, Baby Borders
A Ladies' Diary: Alphabet Stickers
Staples: 12x12 Matchbook Box, Ornate Metal Keys, Ornate Metail Label holder, Antique Door Pull, Stamped Metal Brads, Metal Buttons
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray: Twinkling Tinsel
My Favorite Things Die-namics: Poinsettia, Snow Flakes
Cheery Lynn Designs: Fanciful Flourish
I Am Roses crochet flowers
Want2Scrap Pearl flourishes
Crystazzi Crystals
Making Memories cotton scallop lace
Pearl trim
Momenta Metal corners
5" French Doilies (Owl & Thistle)
Martha Stewart antique frame mold
White Crafter's clay
White Acrylic paint
Glossy Accents
ScorTape
3M ATG adhesive
Hot glue

"Place in Time" Calendar Tutorial Series: February Page

Hi everyone and welcome to day 3 of Graphic 45's

Place in Time Calendar Tutorial Series!

My project and tutorial is a February calendar page. To view this project in detail and follow along on the page tutorial,
be sure to head on over to the Graphic 45 blog!

First, here are some sneak peeks...

If you are just now joining us for the Place in Time Calendar Tutorial series, be sure you start from the beginning and take a look at Jane Tregenza's gorgeous calendar cover. Visit the blog post HERE and work your way to today's post! Be sure to follow along each day because Graphic 45 will be giving away a Place in Time prize package EVERY day of this tutorial series through December 12th!

Here's a peek at the daily prize package you could win below, valued at $25 USD. All you have to do is follow along each day and leave a comment on the daily Graphic 45 calendar series blog post or Facebook post for your chance to win!

Graphic 45 will also be giving away a prize package valued at $150 USD. To learn more, head on over to the Graphic 45 blog now where I'll also be sharing my February page with you in detail.

See ya over there!

xoxo,

Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet Pocket Card

Hi everyone! I'm here today with another Graphic 45 project idea using the infamous Nutcracker Sweet paper collection. I've literally gone to town with this collection with my last few projects, because I just love, love, love it so much! You will not hear me to stop talking about its versatility and beauty! ♥

For today's project, I created a pocket card using Nutcracker Sweet and Pocket card die by AccuCut.

Here are some sneak peeks...

Here's a video I created showing you this pocket card up close...


Hope you'll meet me over at the Graphic 45 blog where you'll see the full post of this project including the product list!

In case I don't see ya back here before the Thanksgiving holiday, here's to wishing you and yours an amazing Thanksgiving holiday! Blessings to you!

xoxo,

Join us for the 3rd & FINAL day of the 2nd Annual Handmade Holiday Hop!

Welcome to the 2^nd Annual
Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

 Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all of the thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could create for the holidays, all in one place, during our second annual
Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!

To sweeten the Hop, we’re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors! Use the Rafflecopter widget on the Clearsnap blog to gain extra entries each day:http://cleasnap.blogspot.com

Look at what Graphic 45 is offering up as a prize package for this hop...

WOWZA... right?!?!

So don't miss out, comment at EVERY stop along the way during this 3 day hop!

For my handmade project, I created these holiday ornaments using Graphic 45's Nutcracker Sweet collection. You can achieve so many varieties of ornaments with the versatility of Nutcracker Sweet -- reds, greens, pinks, purples, winter blues... ballerinas, Nutcrackers... you can't help but love this collection!

Here are some photos of the ornaments I created... the base of the ornamentres a raw paper mache alterable ornaments I purchased at my local craft store...

On this ornament, I used a lot of winter blues and pinks from the Nutcracker Sweet collection. The coordinating chipboard die-cuts are the perfect accent...

I can't get enough of the Staples metal ornate keys. I think I just about accent every project with these keys! LOL!

Here is the opposite side of the ornament...

Here's the 2nd ornament I created... I used more purples on this one...

I also incorporated the coordinating Nutcracker Sweet stickers

Here's the opposite side of this ornament... (there's another ornate metal key!)

Here's my 3rd and last ornament... this one has more of the traditional reds and greens of Christmas... and the cute little Nutcracker guy...

Here's is the opposite side of this ornament...

How about a little tutorial that shows you how I created the first ornament?

Please join me right here...

(For full quality view of this video, click over to my YouTube channel HERE.)

Now don't forget... visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each for your chance to win some prizes! Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

Nov 16

Clearsnap – http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

Hampton Art - http://blog.hamptonart.com/
Graphic45 – http://g45papers.typepad.com/

Fiskateers - www.fiskateers.com/blog

Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/

Tombow USA – http://blog.tombowusa.com/

Authentique Paper http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/

The Twinery - http://www.thetwineryblog.com/

Eileen Hull for Sizzix http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/

Globecraft Memories – http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com

Kristin Wilson – Graphic 45 -  http://www.kristinwilsonhandmade.com/

Jennie Garcia - Tombow -  earthyscrap.blogspot.com

Gini Williams Cagle - Hampton Art - http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/

Sabrina Alery – Clearsnap – http://Sabrinaalery.blogspot.com

DeeDee Catron - Globecraft Memories - http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com

Michelle Grant – Donna Salazar Designs -  http://michellejbg.blogspot.com

Emily Lanham – Authentique Paper -http://www.createserendipity.net

Emma Jeffery – Fiskateers - http://hellobeautifulblog.blogspot.com

Natalie Clause – The Twinery -  http://www.southernbellescharm.com/

Alberto L Juarez – Graphic 45 http://vintageodyssey.blogspot.com/

Vivian Keh - Hampton Art - http://contadinak.wordpress.com/tag/vivian-keh/

Jennifer Priest – Clearsnap – http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com

Heather Conklin – Authentique Paper - http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/

Nov 17 

Clearsnap – http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

Hampton Art - http://blog.hamptonart.com/
Graphic45 – http://g45papers.typepad.com/

Fiskateers - www.fiskateers.com/blog

Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/

Tombow USA – http://blog.tombowusa.com/

Authentique Paper http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/

The Twinery - http://www.thetwineryblog.com/

Eileen Hull for Sizzix http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/

Globecraft Memories – http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com

Diana Gonzalez – Clearsnap – http://www.arteypoemas.com 

Monika Wright – The Twinery - http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/

Gretchen McElveen - Hampton Art - http://gretchenmac.blogspot.com/

Megan Aaron – Clearsnap- http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com 

Tania Willis – Fiskateers- http://throughtrialsiambeingpurified.blogspot.com/

Gloria Stengel – Graphic 45 - http://www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com/

Suzanne Austin – Clearsnap - http://whatsinalousyananut.blogspot.com/

Shellye McDaniel – Authentique Paper - http://paperedcottage.blogspot.com/

Natasha Naranjo Aguirre – Donna Salazar Designs -  http://www.moments-of-tranquility.com

Jen Carter – The Twinery - http://jensinkspot.blogspot.com/

Laura Denison – Graphic 45 - http://lauradenisondesigns.com  

Candy Spiegel – Globecraft Memories - http://candyspiegel.wordpress.com/

Nov 18

Clearsnap – http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

Hampton Art - http://blog.hamptonart.com/
Graphic45 – http://g45papers.typepad.com/

Fiskateers - www.fiskateers.com/blog

Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/

Tombow USA – http://blog.tombowusa.com/

Authentique Paper http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/

The Twinery - http://www.thetwineryblog.com/

Eileen Hull for Sizzix http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/

Globecraft Memories – http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com

Dana Warren - Hampton Art - http://kraftpaperstamps.blogspot.com/

Steph Ackerman – Globecraft Memories - www.stephaniescraps.blogspot.com

Arlene Cuevas – Graphic 45 -  http://butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/ (You're HERE!)

Susan Lui – Graphic 45 -  http://luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/

Ashley Bores – The Twinery - http://www.heartmadelife.com/

Mistra Hoolahan – Donna Salazar Designs - http://mistrabutterfly.blogspot.com

Nina Yang - Hampton Art - http://waffleflower.com/

Angie Blom – Authentique Paper - http://angieblomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Denise Hahn – Clearsnap – http://inmyblueroom.blogspot.com

Stephenie Hamen – Fiskateers - www.mycraftyadventures.com

Guiseppa Gubler – Authentique Paper - http://guiseppagubler.blogspot.com/

Jessica Fick – The Twinery - http://iembellish.blogspot.com/

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!

Next on the hop is one of my Graphic 45 DT sistas, and let me tell you.... she is AMAZING... it's Susan Lui! I'll meet ya over at her blog!

Happy Hopping!

xoxo!