Graphic 45 Design Team 2012 Audition

Hi everyone! ❤

Thanks for stopping by today. I have some special projects to share with you. Some old (but fav's) and some new. I decided to send in my submission for Graphic 45's Open Design Team call. Gosh, can you imagine me being on the Graphic 45 design team?! Well, it's been one of my dreams... and I've been creating with their products for a while now so I thought I'd give it a go! I LOVE Graphic 45 and being able to showcase their products in my projects like I already do, but do it along side Diane and her team... what a DREAM that would be for me! ❤

Here is my line up of projects for the Graphic 45 Open Design Team Call 2012 (projects lined up from past to present!)

Project #1

Domestic Goddess Altered Tag Box and Tags

I created this altered tag box and tags for a special friend using Graphic 45's Domestic Goddess paper collection. I am including some photos below, but click HERE for my blog post and link to my video tutorial.

Project #2

Le Romantique 8x8 Layout

I created a few 8x8 layouts and one of them was of my husband and I in Napa for our 10 year wedding anniversary. Here are some pictures below. I love the Le Romantique paper collection. It's so pretty and "romantic"! Click HERE for my blog post with additional details and pictures.

Project #3

Steampunk Debutante Altered Balsa Box and Mini-Mini Album

One of my passions is altering boxes and frames. In this project, I took a balsa box from Michael's and altered it using the Steampunk Debutante papers (love, love!) I didn't stop there though...I created a little mini-mini album to go inside! Click HERE for my blog post with additional pictures and a link to my video tutorial that has received over 11,000 hits!

Project #4

Hallowe'en in Wonderland Tissue Paper Roll Mini Album

I love to recycle and why not save those toilet paper rolls to create a mini album?! :-) In this project, I do just that using the Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper collection. Click HERE for my blog post and additional pictures of this project. Click HERE for my video tutorial of this TP mini album!

Project #5

Hallowe'en in Wonderland XL Tag

I created this extra large tag using the Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper collection. I just LOVE Alice in Wonderland so when this paper collection came out, I just went crazy creating mini albums and tags! LOL! I featured a few of them on  my blog and YouTube channel. Click HERE for my blog post, which features additional photos and details.

Project #6

Steampunk Debutante Altered Box and Mini Album

Did I already say how much I love to alter boxes? LOL! For this project, I altered a square, paper mache box using the Steampunk Debutante paper collection. I also created a mini album to store inside. Click HERE for my blog post which includes additional details. I also created a video tutorial HERE.

Project #7


Curtain Call Altered Cigar Box


I created this altered Cigar box for a swap using the Curtain Call papers. I just love the images on this collection and they are so fun to fussy cut and use on projects as accents. Click HERE to view my blog post with additional photos and details as well as a video tutorial!

Inside I lined the box with black velvet and added a mirror and some floral trim.

Project #8


Treasure Friend 8x8 Scrapbook Layout

I didn't use Graphic 45 papers on this project, but wanted to share my versatility when it comes to creating scrapbook layouts. I love to layer and use various elements on a layout. On this one, I used circles as the focus of my background. And I just love my little Tim Holtz paper distresser... I use it on almost everything! LOL! Click HERE for my blog post which contains additonal photos, details and a link to my fun video tutorial!

Project #9

Tropical Travelogue 12x12 Scrapbook Layout

I am so in love with the new Tropical Travelogue paper collection. I couldn't wait to scrap the pictures of my son Logan that were taken at Carlsbad beach a few summers ago. I just ADORE summer time and the colors of this paper collection are PERFECT! Click HERE for my blog post of this project,  which contains products details and a link to my video tutorial.

Project #10


Communique "Thank You" card


I created this thank you card for a very special friend of mine who is just so super amazing! She deserved something extra special! I did a ton of layering on this card using the Communique paper collection. I also added an Envelope Tag to add some interest and an additional layer. Click HERE to view my blog post for this project as well as a video tutorial.

Project #11


Le Romantique Altered J


I created this altered J for a special friend using the Le Romantique paper collection. She loves butterflies just as much as I do, and the butterflies in this collection were PERFECT for the background paper I matted over the "J" using glossy accents. For details, additional pictures, and a video tutorial, check out my blog post HERE.

If you'd like to see more, check out my "Graphic 45 Blog post" project folder HERE.

Thank you for checking out my projects today and please wish me luck with my entry! My fingers and toes are crossed over here! ❤

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