Graphic 45 Design Team Audition 2015

It's that time again - Graphic 45 is having an open audition for their 2015 design team.  I have waited all year for this call and am thrilled to be submitting my work in the hopes of making the team this year.   Graphic 45 has a wide assortment of pattern papers and embellishments in a variety of styles and colors and I love creating with the collections.

Graphic 45 has asked for at least 4 of my favorite projects so here there are:

By The Sea Mini Album
This paper line was the best for creating this mini beach themed album. 
The colors and prints scream summer.
The mini album combined chipboard, felt, acrylic and more.
My students adored creating this mini album.

Live in Color Canvas
An oldie, but a goodie with Secret Garden.
This is one of my favorite canvases.  Everyone who sees it wants to recreate it.
The layers and textures are amazing.

Family Clipboard  
This paper was a fabulous pallet of color and designs.
My students absolutely loved creating this clipboard.

Cards
Using Oz and Springtime
Gatefold Card using Spellbinders dies, ScorPal

 Secret Garden paper
Penny Black stamp colored with Copic Markers

Fat Purse
Using Curtain Call with ScorPal
Who wouldn't want this beauty?

Thanks for looking.

Steph

Mini Book of Quotes

Hi everyone, check out my mini book of quotes which is posted on the Basically Bare blog today.

I started with 3" x 4" pieces of acrylic, watercolor paper, corrugated paper and chipboard.  Then I used an assortment of paints, inks, stencils and embellishments to finish.

 

 

Stop by the Basically Bare blog to see how I completed this little gem.

 

Steph

 

Mini Album By the Sea

Good morning everyone, here's a fun mini album that is perfect to showcase all those upcoming summer/vacation photos.   This album is not your usual album - it contains pages made of chipboard, corrugated board, felt, canvas and acrylic.  The possibilities are endless because you can use this album as it comes, or take it apart and rearrange it.

The Graphic 45 By the Sea collection was the perfect paper to use with its bright colors, lots of designs and different sized elements that work well together.

Since I was adding fussy cut elements to the front cover, I first inked the chipboard with ColorBox Chestnut Roan chalk ink.   Three different sheets of paper were cut apart and reassembled on the front cover.

 A peak inside.

There are lots of spaces for photos.  I cut apart one of the squares from the Window Die cut to create triangles which I inked and then added rub-ons on one.

The next page has real shells that were nestled amongst some May Arts burlap ribbon and then glittered.  The felt page was painted with Art Anthology's Honolulu Blue Sorbet and Aloha Velvet paints through a ColorBox Art Screen.  I mixed the colors together, then added die cuts and ribbons.

The reverse side of the felt page reused the ColorBox Art Screen this time with Art Anthology's Waimea Bay Colorations Spray as I wanted just a hint of color.  A Spellbinders anchor was die cut and added to the next page because it worked well with the selected papers.

The lighthouse scrap was left over after I fussy cut the front cover.  I love the colors and the elements so I fixed it, mixed it with cardstock and other papers to fit the album.  The next page is a large canvas circle which I lightly painted through the ColorBox Art Screen with Art Anthology's Honolulu Blue Sorbet and then  Aloha Velvet was painted around the edges.  I purposely frayed the canvas.

The acrylic page was spritzed with Art Anthology's Waimea Bay Colorations, several rub-ons were added and some May Arts ribbon was tied around the page.  A small strip of pattern paper was added to the bottom and Aloha Velvet paint was used as the adhesive.  The final page is a pocket page that can hold all the treasures from your trip or additional photos.

I didn't want to decorate the back page so I chose to paint it with Art Anthology's Chocolate Sorbet paint creating a white-wash effect (only it's brown!).

Supplies:
Basically Bare Simply Shapely Album
Basically Bare Window Die Cut
Art Anthology Sorbet - Honolulu Blue, Chocolate
Art Anthology Velvet - Aloha
Art Anthology Colorations - Waimea Bay
Clearsnap Ink and Art Screen
Graphic 45 pattern paper
Bazzill cardstock
May Arts ribbon
Robins Nest rub-ons

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph

Air Mail Album

Last month I had this Air Mail Album on the   Basically Bare blog.  I love this Artful Binder.  These binders come in assorted sizes and I’m working with the 8″ x 8″ one today.  This chipboard binder is heavy quality and  comes with 4 assorted pages.

I wanted to allow the raw edges of the binder to show, so I cut cardstock and pattern paper smaller than the binder.  After adding the primary layer, I tied some coordinating May Arts ribbon around the album, then added assorted layers on top.

The interior of the album is covered simply with more coordinating papers in keeping with the travel theme.

The included pages consist of chipboard, corrugated board, canvas, acrylic and watercolor paper.  Each page is perfect for adding your own personal  touches.

The acrylic page is fun to add assorted elements on.  I chose to ink the edges and add several words.

 

A stencil or two plus some spray inks adds some visual interest on the canvas sheet.  Several added tags provide more journaling and photo opportunities.

This is a fun album to work with and has so many options.  Additional expansion packs are available to add more pages to your album.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies:
Basically Bare Album
Clearsnap Ink and Art Screens
October Afternoon pattern paper
May Arts ribbon


Steph

Winter Fun with Art Anthology

I am so super excited to be joining the Art Anthology Team.  And today, I've got my first post on the Art Anthology blog today.

I know we are months away from winter, but it's so hot in New York, I decided to play with snow. 

I started with corrugated board and just tore away some of the top layers.

 

 

I painted  Bone Stone Effects and Frost Sorbet over the corrugated board.  It added just a hint of color to the board and dried very quickly.  A little more Frost Sorbet in the crevises gives the illusion of ice.  I really love the effect these paints have on the board.  

 

I also painted a large chipboard gear with Honolulu Blue.  Once dry, I painted some  Frost Sorbet on top for an icy effect.

I fussy cut a snowflake and added it to the layout with a brad atop the painted gear.

 

More Frost Sorbet was added to the title.

 

Fun was die cut with my Cricut Expression and more Frost Sorbet was painted on top.

 

Lastly, I added some awesome May Arts ribbon so I could hang this panel in my studio.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Steph

 

By the Sea Basically Bare Album

I have a post today on the Basically Bare blog.  I love this Simply Shapely Mini Album by Basically Bare.

 

 

Please check out all the details here.

I adored working with this album and the Graphic 45 papers.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph

Basically Bare, Art Anthology and May Arts blog hop

Hi everyone.  Today is the last day of the  Basically Bare/Art Anthology/May Arts Ribbon Project Inspiration Blog Hop.  We’ve joined forces this week to offer you lots of inspiration using products from Basically Bare, Art Anthology, and May Arts Ribbon.

I decided to work with the Basically Bare Delightful Doors Album to create a summer themed project.  And as we received some awesome May Arts ribbons to work with, I used tons of ribbon in my album.  This time, I decided to take apart the album before working on it because I wanted the papers to be closer to the edges.  Since I have a Zutter Bind-it-all, it was very easy to reassemble.  Plus, because you can take it apart, you can put it back together  any way you want!!!!!


 

This album is full of assorted sized pages in canvas, chipboard, corrugated board, envelopes and acrylic.



I used Art Anthology's Colorations in  Peacock Feathers and  Waimea Bay to color the canvas, using the Basically Bare Paprazzi Embellies as masks on the canvas.  I've put the Embellies aside for other projects.  You can see the card I created with the camera here.

  

On the back page, I adhered some May Arts burlap ribbon.  Note to self - I think adding a few sea shells amongst the burlap would really add to the summer theme.

   

Some May Arts mesh  was tied around the acrylic page which was finger painted with Art Anthology's Copper Sorbet, and more  mesh  was tied around a paper covered envelope.  Rub-ons were scattered about the pages.

  

There is a wonderful pocket page included in the album.  I covered it with pattern paper and added some May Arts burlap and placed some summer phrases on top.  Using more  mesh, I scrunched it up and adhered it to the corner of the next page.  Slip a photo underneath for a fun and funky look.  There are plenty of spots to add photos in this album.



The double front doors were layered with lots of papers and all kinds of summer phrases.   Then lots of May Arts ribbons were tied to the binding - all summer colors in a variety of styles and colors and sizes.  Some of the ribbons include: Iridiscent, Ombre, Polka Dots, Mesh, Sheer, and Organza.  May Arts has such a wonderful collection of  ribbons to create some amazing projects.


Big thanks to May Arts for supplying  some awesome ribbons this month.

Check back with us every day this week for more inspirational projects! We have a $25 Basically Bare Prize Pack to give away to one of our lucky commenters!  Make sure you also stop and visit our friends over at Art Anthology for a chance to win a $25 Prize Pack & May Arts for a chance to win a Roll of Ribbon!  And don’t forget to visit the Art Anthology & May Arts Facebook Pages and tell them Basically Bare sent you!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph