Graphic 45 Design Team Audition 2015

When the Graphic 45 Design Team call for 2015 opened up, I found myself reminiscing on the days not so long ago when my dream came true and I was selected to be a designer for my all-time favorite paper company - Graphic 45! I completed 2 terms (2012-2014) and hope (fingers crossed!) that I would be considered for another term with the 2015 design team. ♥
Here is my First Round submission of projects that define my strengths as a designer. 

Mixed Media Altered Canvas
There is something "freeing" about mixed media art and it's one of my passions. Here is a mixed media canvas I created with inspiration from the Secret Garden paper collection.

Steampunk Spells - Easel Card Box

I created this box by hand using heavy weight chipboard, lots of Scor Tape and the gorgeous Steampunk Spells paper collection. I had a ton of fun with this one and also created a video tutorial to help others make one for themselves! ♥

Bohemian Bazaar: Card

I created this card for Summer CHA 2013. I love the bold colors of the Bohemian Bazaar collection!

Bohemian Bazaar - Upside Down Tag

I created this tag for Summer CHA 2013 as well. The Bohemian Bazaar collection screams to be fussy cut with all the amazing images! ♥

12 Days of Christmas - Door Album

I had a fun and festive time creating this door album which features the 12 Days of Christmas paper collection. I share a few pictures of the inside of the album as well below...

Steampunk Spells - Altered Printers Tray

If there is one thing I enjoy, it's to get down and dirty and alter something! :-)

I did just that with this printers tray and Graphic 45's Steampunk Spells paper collection. Fun times! ♥

Secret Garden - Mixed Media Altered Wooden Spatula

I'm always looking for new things to alter. I found a set of wooden cooking utensils in my kitchen drawer that have never been used... so I decided to alter the wooden spatula! ♥

French Country - Altered Mason Jar Tabletop Candles

The perfect decor to warm-up your Thanksgiving Table!

Couture - Wedding Layout

I enjoy creating scrapbook pages with TONS of layers! And all the wonderful images included in Graphic 45's papers allow for tons of layering fun! ♥

Botanical Tea - My Friend Layout

Sweet, sweet Nala commemorated on a layout with sweet, sweet Botanical Tea by Graphic 45! ♥

Sweet Sentiments - Artist Trading Card

The Staples tags are so versatile! I enjoyed making this upside down tag for Winter CHA 2014.

Sweet Sentiments - Altered Wooden Heart Box

This is the perfect keepsake or gift for Valentine's day! A lot of "heart" and love goes into making one. I also shared a tutorial on my YouTube channel to show step by step on how to alter this box. ♥

Botanical Tea - "Just Because" card

The perfect way to let that special someone know how much you mean to them! ♥

Sweet Sentiments - "LOVE" Banner

A sweet way to let that special someone know how much you love them! Put your LOVE on display with a banner! ♥

Good Ol Sport - 49er Layout

A great way to keepsake a special moment. This was definitely one of my favorites! It includes one of the pockets from the Tags and Pockets collection to store our ticket stubs from the 49er game! ♥

Botanical Tea - Treat Bags

These are the perfect compliment to your party table! ♥

Sweet Sentiments - Altered Printers Tray

Another fun project getting down and dirty and Shabby Chic with Sweet Sentiments! ♥

Time to Flourish - Step Card

The purples of this collection are gorgeous!

An Eerie Tale - Halloween Card

Layer after layer, this was fun to create! ♥

Last but not least, here are a few projects not made with Graphic 45, but reflect my style and strength as a designer...

"Ride the Tide" Layout

Mixed Media Altered Pumpkin

Thank you so much for stopping by to take a peek at my work.

There are many talented artists out there and I wish everyone who is applying for a spot on the Graphic 45 design team the best of luck! It truly is an honor sitting on the Graphic 45 design team.... a crafter's dream come true. ♥

Have a great week everyone!

xoxo ♥,

Arlene

Inspiration Wednesday with La La Land Crafts -- Use Something New!

Hello there my friends and welcome to another Inspiration Wednesday with the La La Land Crafts design team!

This week's theme is:

Use Something New

I created this scrapbook page of my "new" cutie patootie little niece Jaelyn. But I also used some new lace that I just added to my stash. ♥

Here are some photos:

I accented Jaelyn's photo with one of the butterflies from Butterflies Set 1. I die cut 2 butterflies and layered them on top of each other so it looks like the butterfly is flapping its wings. ♥ I curled 3 small banners from the Stitched Elements Set and used some chipboard from my stash to spell "LOVE", which is layered onto the ornate frame from the Stitched Elements set.

I curled the Wrought Iron Fence to give it some dimension and layered the Rolled Roses and Open Leaf Flourish over the fence. You can also see how I alternated lace with the Large Lacy Border to accent Jaelyn's picture. ♥

You can see the Heart Doily Border peeking out from under the page and lace here...

I had so much fun creating this scrapbook page, I hope you enjoyed the share!

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Don't forget to visit the La La Land crafts blog or Facebook page for more inspiration!

hugs! ♥

Arlene

Inspiration Wednesday with La La Land Crafts -- St. Patrick's Day!

Hello friends and welcome to another Inspiration Wednesday with the La La Land Crafts design team!

This week's theme is:

Good Luck / St. Patrick's Day

I created a simple card using an array of dies available at the La La Land Crafts Store.

I layered and popped up 3 of the circles from the Stitched Nested Circles die set and inserted a doily from my stash peeking out from behind. I then created a 2-layer butterfly cut out using the Butterflies Set 1 Die and popped up the wings a bit to give it some dimension. I lined the card on the left with the beautiful Large Lacy Border die. ♥ Here's some pics...

I love the Rolled Roses Small and Medium die.  For foliage under the roses, I added the "head" of the Palm Tree die and the Cherry Blossom branch.

That's it for today!

Don't forget to visit the La La Land Crafts blog for more inspiration from Team Wednesday!

To play along, create your "Good Luck or St. Patricks Day" project and post it to the La La Land Crafts Facebook page HERE.

Thanks for stopping on by and enjoy the rest of the week my friends! xoxo

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