As You Like It Challenge #85 Favourite Papers and WHY

Hi Crafters,

Wow we are nearly at the end of July, this month has flown yet again - scary stuff.

I'm here today to share my DT card for the new challenge at As You Like It.

You'll love this one as it will give you an opportunity to get out your favourite papers and make something fabulous.

We'd love you to tell us in your post WHY you feel these are your favourite papers please.

My ultimate favourite paper company is Graphic 45. The superb quality and beautiful patterns along with so many lovely elements within the designs are what makes them appealing to me. I love that you can fussy cut tags and toppers, flowers and tiny embellishments from the papers and their colours and patterns coordinate so well too.

However, I avoid using them too often because I can't bring myself to cut in to them! They are kept in my 'strokable' pile :)  But I have made a special exception today. 

Recipe

Papers - Graphic 45 - A Ladies Diary Paper Pad

Lace

Pearl Trim

Glitter

All the elements were cut from the papers and with the addition of some lace and pearl trim my card was finished.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Aud Sentiments - #160 ATG + Sentiment

Bunny Zoe's - Summer Florals

Crafty Girlz - #17 ATG

Crafting From The Heart - #122 ATG

So get out your favourite papers and join in!

Our sponsor is

CraftsULove

and they are offering a £10 voucher for their shop to the lucky winner.

Lorraine

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Vintage Style

Hi Crafters,

Hope you are all well and thank you for visiting.

I have a special card to share today, not only was I thrilled to be asked to do a GDT spot for  Try It On Tuesday  but I finally had time to create a style of card that I have admired being made by some of the talented crafters out there.

The challenge theme was to....

Use a Vintage Photo

Recipe

Vintage Photo - Internet

Papers - Graphic 45 'A Ladies Diary'

Spellbinders Floral Oval Die

Joy Crafts Viewmaster Die 6002/0451

Joy Crafts Flourish 6002/0258

Joy Crafts Butterfly Border Die 6002/0251

Go Kreate Large Frilly Frame #10 Die

Pearl Strings

Guipure Lace

Flowers

Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

I really enjoyed myself making this card, although I broke out in a cold sweat making the decision to cut in to my G45 pad that I had been hoarding, but it really suited what I had in mind for this card so I chopped away. The layers were hand stitched and inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and I decorated the inside to match the front cutting a white oval for the message.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Crafty Catz - #321 Add Lace

Fussy & Fancy - #162 Female Birthdays

Noor Design - #17 ATG

The Ribbon Girl - April Any Image ATG

Crafty Cardmakers - #162 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Different Embellishments (pearls, lace, flowers)

Deep Ocean - #127 Dots &/Stripes

Crafty Creations - #313 Stitching Real/Faux

Lorraine

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Sharing an 'Oldie' on Friday

Hi Crafters,

 

Well it's that time again where I join in with Erika and share an old crafty project just for fun.

This one dates back to the beginning of 2012 when I followed a video tutorial by Claire Charville on how to create one of her beautiful albums. This one used Graphic 45's Tropical Travelogue papers and chipboard embellishments.

Now I'm going to warn you it is a very photo heavy post as I had to photo every page with and without the tags and added folders for you to be able to see the pockets and pieces that tuck in the pages, so here we go.....

 

The front cover...it's a biggie, it measures 19 x 26 x 8 cm

 

each of those leaves were cut individually from the papers and wired on to stems.

I made my own door plate from cardstock and painted it to give a metal effect as I didn't have a G45 one.

 

(1) the first page with tags...

 

(1) tags and photo mats taken out.

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(2) second page

(2) photo mats and tags removed

 

(2) magnetic lift up flap with photo mat and tag

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(3) third page

(3) photo mats and tags removed

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(4) fourth page

(4) photo mats, tag and passport booklet removed

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(5) fifth page

(5) photo mat, notebook and tag removed

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(6) sixth page

(6) envelope pockets with tags removed

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(7) seventh page

(7) magnetic flap, photo mats and tags

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(8) eighth page

(8) envelope pocket with booklet and tags

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(9) ninth page

(9) folder and photo mats

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(10) tenth page

(10) another magnetic flap with photo mats and tags

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This was a fantastic project to make albeit a time consuming one and I learnt lots of techniques whilst making this first album. I haven't had a chance to make another in the last three years but I would like to make one again. I really enjoyed creating all the hidden pockets and flaps which make it interesting to the viewer as they discover something new on every page.

Well I hope you liked my 'oldie' make for today, if you would like to join in with this fun event on a Friday just give Erika a nod on her blog and join in!

 

See you soon,

 

Lorraine

 

 

 

 

 

 



Graphic 45 - Couture

Hi Crafters,
I haven't had much time to blog lately but I thought I would pop in quickly tonight and share a card that I made a week or two ago. It's a different style for me but I wanted to use these beautiful Graphic 45 papers that I had won in a competition.

A friend of mine was turning fifty and I thought it needed a special sort of card. I edged everything with black soot DI and matted on black card to make it stand out. The flowers are Prima and the Guipure lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts ( I've been hoarding it) Can you see the black rosette trim, it's not very clear in the photo but it is gorgeous IRL. It was the first outing for the X Cut rosette die too and I thought it made a great addition to the design. I decided to make it into an interactive card so the two tag tops you can see peeking out can be slid out from their pockets and they each have a message to the recipient on the back.
Hope you are having a good evening and not too much rain and thunder where you are. We have had two very heavy, torrential rain falls today.
See you soon,

Lorraine