December Daily featuring Christmas Carol by Graphic 45!

Hello there friends!

The holidays are here and Christmas is literally around the corner. Have you been journaling your adventures this holiday? It's easy to do just that with a December Daily keepsake. What makes it even easier is Graphic 45's Mixed Media Album and fabulous Christmas Carol paper collection!

Here are some photos of the December Daily I created and some of the pages inside. But be sure to visit the Graphic 45 blog today for more photos and album inspiration from the Graphic 45 designers!

A December Daily album is the perfect way to store photos and journal about each day during the holiday season. Sometimes we forget to capture these special moments. A December daily is a great keepsake to look back on years from now. ♥

Here are some of the inside pages of my December Daily. (Each section is numbered for the days in December: Dec. 1st though Dec. 31st):

Hope you found some inspiration during your visit today. ♥ Find some time during the busy holidays to create a December Daily album of your own, you'll love it!

Wishing you and your family a Happy and Safe holiday season!

hugs & butterflykisses xoxo,

Arlene

Product List:

Christmas Carol 12x12 papers

Christmas Carol 8x8 papers

Christmas Carol 6x6 Patterns & Solids

Christmas Carol Tags and Pockets

Christmas Carol Stickers

Christmas Carol Ephemera cards

Christmas Carol Journaling Chipboard

Coordinations G45 Signature Series card stock

G45 Staples: Ornate Metal Keyhole, Ornate Metal Key, Stamped Metal Brad, Antique Metal Door Pull

12 Days of Christmas stickers

Time to Flourish stickers

Pelatoo Flowers

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers

I Am Roses rose leaves

Twine

Ranger Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

My Favorite Things grosgrain ribbon

Christmas Carol 10-Minute Tags + Tutorial

Hi friends! Today I want to share some quick tags I created featuring Graphic 45's festive Christmas Carol paper collection. It's the season for creating, and I hope you set aside some time this holiday for some handmade projects for family and friends. ♥ These tags are quite simple to make -- only 10 minutes a tag! Be sure to check out the video tutorial at the end of my post. ♥ Here are some photos:

Check out the Graphic 45 BLOG for more photos and inspiration from the design team.

Happy creating... and have a wonderful week! ♥

hugs and butterflykisses,

Arlene

Product List:

Christmas Carol 12x12 papers, 6x6 Patterns and Solids, 8x8 papers, chipboard

Staples: Ornate Metal keys

Petaloo Flowers

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers

My Favorite Things Dienamics dies

La La Land Crafts metal dies

Metal embellishments

Bakers twine

Jute twine

Recollections pearls

Sequins

Ribbon

12x12 Scrapbook Layout featuring Graphic 45's Christmas Carol!

Hello friends! 

I have a quick share today and it's just in time for the holiday season! I created this 12x12 scrapbook page of my family and I. The photo was taken a few weeks ago by the Main Street Christmas tree at Disneyland in Southern California. We love the feeling of Christmas in the park and always make it a point to visit each year when the holiday decorations go up. It's so festive, colorful and fun!

My layout features Graphic 45's Christmas Carol paper collection, which was perfect for this project. 

Here are some photos:

Be sure to visit the Graphic 45 blog for more photos and inspiration from the design team!

Have a fabulous weekend ahead, and thanks for stopping by today!

hugs & butterflykisses,

Arlene

Product list:

Christmas Carol 12x12 paper pad

Christmas Carol 6x6 Patterns and Solids

Christmas Carol chipboard

Steampunk Dubutante (butterflies)

Staples: Ornate Metal Key, Ornate Metal Keyhole

Paper Studio 12x12 Kraft Card stock

Martha Stewart Circle Punch (8x8 doily)

Petaloo Flowers

Wild Orchid Crafts sprays

Pretty Pink Posh sequins

Twine

"Grateful" Banner for home decor!

Hello friends and happy Tuesday!

My project today is a banner I created for this Thanksgiving featuring Graphic 45's Steampunk Debutante DCE and French Country paper collections. Each year, I'm thankful for the love of family, the support of friends and for my health and happiness! I created a "Grateful" banner to represent things I'm thankful for this season and always. :-)

For more pictures, a video tutorial, and full product list, visit the Graphic 45 blog HERE.

See ya over there! ♥

hugs and butterflykisses xoxo,

Arlene

Inspiration Wednesday - Halloween / Fall

Hello friends!

I'm here with another fun Inspiration Wednesday project for La La Land Crafts!

This week's theme is:

Halloween / Fall

I created a 12x12 scrapbook page of my boys, pictures taken at McGee's Pumpkin Farm at Apple Hill a few weekends ago. My project features a wonderful array of DIES from the La La Land Crafts store. Here are more close-up photos:

Play along with the design team and upload your project to our Facebook page! 

For inspiration visit us on our Pinterest page, and follow us on Twitter!

Have a fabulous crafty day!

hugs and butterflykisses xoxo,

Arlene

Products:

Postage Stamps Die (Set of 4)

Wrought Iron Fence Die

Winter Branches Die (Set of 2)

Cherry Blossom Flower Die

Stitched Scallops Border Die

Fancy Doily Border Die

Graphic 45's French Country paper collection

Paper Studio Kraft Card stock

Paper Tray Ink Black Card stock

Twine

Metal Embellishments from my stash

Inspiration Wednesday - For a friend!

Hello my friends! I'm here with another project for Inspiration Wednesday with La La Land Crafts!

Their dies are SO fun to play with and I had a great time creating this tag for a friend.

Here are more photos:

Don't forget to join in the La La Land Crafts fun by adding your creations to our Facebook page!

For inspiration visit us on Pinterest and follow us on Twitter!

Have a fabulous day!

Hugs & Butterflykisses xoxo,

Arlene ♥

Products:

Postage Stamps Die (Set of 4)

Fancy Doily Border Die

Winter Branches Die (Set of 2)

Star of David Die (Set of 3)

Fancy Bracket Die (Set of 4)

Cherry Blossom Flowers Die

Stitched Elements Die (Set of 7)

Graphic 45's Baby 2 Bride paper collection

I Am Roses roses

Recollections Pearls

Pretty Pink Posh sequins

Paper Tray Ink White card stock

Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

Scotch 3G Adhesive

Glossy Accents

Hot Glue

Graphic 45's World's Fair: Photo Portfolio + Tutorial

Hello friends!

Today I want to share a Photo Portfolio I created featuring one of Graphic 45's newest paper collections, World's Fair. This portfolio is not only fun, but it's functional! It fits over 40 full-sized photos and it's perfect to display on the shelf or in your family room. ♥

Here are some photos of the portfolio I created. It's filled with pictures from our family trip to Florida this past February. Don't go far because I have a video AND a Snapguide tutorial to help you create a photo portfolio of your own!

Here is the video where I walk you through the details of the Photo Portfolio:

And finally, here is the Snapguide tutorial to help you create a photo portfolio of your own!

Check out How to Create a Photo Portfolio for Full Sized Photos by Arlene Butterflykisses on Snapguide.

Be sure to check out the Graphic 45 blog or Facebook page for more inspiration!

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

hugs and butterflykisses xoxo,

Arlene

Product List:

World’s Fair 12x12 paper pad

World’s Fair 8x8 paper pad

World’s Fair 6x6 patterns and solids

World’s Fair Decorative Chipboard

World’s Fair Journaling Chipboard

World’s Fair Ephemra cards

Staples: Ornate Metal Keys, Ornate Metal Keyholes, Ornate Metal Label Holder, Washi Tape set

Petaloo Flowers

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers

12x12 Paper Studio Kraft card stock

8 x 11 Paper Studio Kraft card stock

Ranger’s Distress ink - Walnut Stain

ScorTape

Scotch ATG Adhesive

Glossy Accents

E6000

Hot glue