Busy as a "Bee".

It has been awhile since I have made a post, life has been hectic but good.  I have still been crafting though and want to share a project I have been working on.

When Graphic 45 released its Ladies Diary paper line recently I really wanted to find some way to show it off.  The colors are some of my favorites!  I had a 3 drawer what not box I got on a clearance table at a local department store so I got to work.  After lots of layering fun I made some flowers for accent and added some G45 metal butterfly's, some vintage buttons for drawer knobs and a touch of ribbon.

We still have this line in stock at Paper Mermaids.

Tropical Travelogue Canvas

This great 12x12 canvas was altered using Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue paper from Paper Mermaids www.papermermaids.com, several types of beads, Prima flowers.

What a wonderful colorful rich line to work with.

Graphic 45 Holiday tag challenge.

This is such a busy time of the year but also an exciting time for all of us that like to create special things for those we love.  I decided to take some time out to create a tag for the Graphic 45 holiday tag challenge http://g45papers.typepad.com/graphic45/2011/12/holiday-gift-tag-challenge.html#entries

I made my tag out of black chip board measuring 4x6.  I covered the tag with the Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium paper and embellished with both the Christmas Emporium paper as well as some of the Christmas Past collection paper.  The edges were distressed with Tim Holtz distress ink black soot, embellished with pine cones made from Tim's tattered pine cone die, a button, several bells and some Simplicity crocheted ribbon.  There are also several elements from the G45 chipboard Tags 1, a sweet butterfly charm attached with a small safety pin.  Topped of with a piece of gold metallic tulle and twine and plenty of Ranger Rock Candy Distress stickles.   My favorite element on this tag is the gold tone Merry Christmas sentiment vintage finding that belonged to my late mother-in-law Jane Hall.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Family Christmas Card

I don't usually send out many Christmas cards but my husband has several old high school and college friends he likes to keep in touch with using Christmas cards.  He also includes one of those long letters with the events of last year (You know what I'm talking about).  This year I created our card.... since we bought a scrapbook and stamping store this year thought I'd better not send store bought ones.  Using Graphic 45 paper I made the base with some distressing rips with a little May Arts ribbon peeking through.  All the edges were inked with Tim Holtz Gathered Twig distressing ink.  I then cut out the bird using my Big Shot and the Sizzix Bird #2 die then embossed with the embossing folder that was included, inked and attached. I  added some rock candy distress Stickels, a Queen and Co. pearl then sprayed with Tattered Angels gold metallic Glimmer Mist.

and inside

simple but nice.