Graphic 45 Design Team 2012 Audition

I have talked myself into this, and out of it a dozen times in the last week and a half LOL   I adore Graphic 45 Products!  I bought my first piece of G45 paper two years ago (Steampunk Debutante) and it took months before I'd cut it. It was just so beautiful I was happy to just admire it.  Crazy? Nope, not to fellow Paper lovers. Using that first piece of paper got me hooked big time. I've made many items with G45 papers since then, sadly I gave many away as gifts without taking photos. DOH!  Below are some photos of some my favorite recent pieces.

Mini Legal Pad Cover:

I created it using Graphic 45's gorgeous Tropical Travelogue Collection

Travel Journal:

The Travel Journal was also made with Tropical Travelogue

ABC Primer Book:

Made with the ABC Primer Collection. The inside of the book is lined Kraft paper.

Home Card:

A simple card with a sentiment that speaks volumes.  I used the Magic of Oz Collection and Stamp

Fairy Tag:

I used the Once Upon a Springtime Collection with lots of fun fussy cutting.

My Grandpa, My Hero:

For this Layout I used papers from  Communique, On The Boardwalk, and Tropical Travelogue

Thank you for looking!  Good Luck to all that apply and Thank you Graphic 45 for the awesome products!

Michelle

Feb. 12 Tags of 2012

How cool is that Tim is now doing 12 Tags of 2012!!!!  I have loved his 12 Tags of Christmas over the years but the idea of stretching out for the whole year is exciting!  In case you haven't seen it yet, check out Tim's Blog post!

For my Tag I used Tim's Tag and Bookplate die, Tim's Lovestruck Die, Tim's Lovestruck Stamp Set, Tim's Valentine Borders and Backgrounds Texture Fades, Tim's Tiny Attacher as well as Ranger Distress Inks in Festive Berries, Fired Brick Stickles and Liquid Pearls in White. Extra goodies are a white paper doilie and a strip of seam binding colored with Fired Brick Distress Stain.

Mini Travel Album

Please click on the image to see it in full size. 
I'm going to use the brighter pages from the G45 Tropical Travelogue Collection to make another mini album.

I'm entering this into the Simon Says Stamp and Show anything goes Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Who Loves Ya, Baby?

I do!!!
Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!  
I made this Card for my Honey and am submitting it to the StudioL3 Challenge . I adore Tim's Valentine goodies, I've ordered his Love Struck Die and his Embossing Folder but they haven't arrived yet, however I do have his luscious Love Struck Stamp Set and used them along with his Retro Paper Stash to create this card. Don't you just love these stamps?!  I used Fired Brick Distress Ink and Ranger's Clear Embossing Powder on the Ticket and Heart. I used Archival Jet Black Ink and Ranger's Black Distressing Powder on the "To My Valentine" stamp.  Since I made it for my Husband, I kept it fairly simple..he's not much into a bunch of lace and flowers and distressing LOL After my Husband went to bed last night I placed the card on his computer keyboard, this morning he sat down with his coffee to read emails and found it. He like it very much :-) 
Have Ya'll seen the latest on Tim's Blog?  How exciting is that?  I love creating Tags along with Tim!

I am also submitting this Card to the InspirationEmporium Blog Put a Heart on it Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Have you seen the Ribbon Carousel?

I just saw it on their Facebook and Blog ...WOW, it's gorgeous! They're also giving one away!
Just look at this:

Woohoo! Ordered the Spinner Rack for my blending tools!

Blitsy's new sale is up, I ordered the Spinner Rack for my ink blending tools, some Adirondack Paint Dabbers and some Petaloo Flowers!!  Love Blitsy Sales!!

Michelle

Spellbinders Die storage Album-Anything but a card!

Happy Saturday Everyone! This week the Challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show is "Anything but a Card" and this is what I created for that Challenge.
My newest addiction is Spellbinders Dies. I bought my first one a couple of weeks ago and love it! I'm now up to 3 sets and decided to make an album to store them in.  I cut thick 12x12 chipboard into 12x6 strips for the covers, covered them with Tim Holtz luscious Shabby Papers, took different sheets from his Shabby Stash and folded each sheet in half length wise to create my pages. I then cut strips of magnetic sheeting with my xyron and adhered them to the pages. Inside the front cover I created a pocket to hold the labels for each die set until I know by heart which sets I have. I decorated the front cover with some Say it with Pearls bling by Prima, and finished it off with some of my favorite Tim Holtz metal embellishments. I used Tim Holtz Hitch Fasteners and a hinge cut from Grungeboard using Tim's Hardware findings Die for the Album closure.

and here's a view inside the front cover:

Thank you for looking!