Tuesday, December 15, 2015

A Christmas Carol Pop-Up Matchbook Gift Box

The Christmas spirit is among us this time of year and I was inspired to make a Christmas themed version of my pop up matchbook box. I love giving gift cards and a perfect way to personalize a typically non-personal gift, is with a thoughtful and handmade presentation. I absolutely love the way it turned out using Graphic 45’s Christmas Carol Collection and the bells at the top give it a fun festive jingle as you open it!
Tip 1: Fussy cut out your favorite images and start layering them with foam adhesive to create a dimensional cluster.
Tip 2: Curl the edges of some fussy cuts to add even more visual interest and dimension.

Check out my video for a tutorial on how to make your own pop-up gift box :)







Supplies:
Jingle bells
Mulberry flower
Gingham ribbon
Green jute twine
Foam Adhesive
Chipboard
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays!!
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Friday, November 13, 2015

Graphic 45 Planner

Good morning! Today I am happy to share my newest organizational tool! The year is coming to a close (way too fast!)and soon we will be starting on our New Year’s resolutions. I thought I would get a head start on mine: organization! I have turned Graphic 45’s Mixed Media Album into my new daily-life planner. I’ve decorated it with my all-time favorite collection, Steampunk Debutante, on the cover and base pages. With the help of Time to Flourish 8x8 calendar pages, and my custom weekly and daily inserts, I am all set to plan my days in style. Each month I will plan with a new gorgeous collection to match my mood and it will be a real pleasure to keep track of all my to-do’s, tasks and deadlines! If you’d like to plan in Graphic 45 style too, download and enjoy my free weekly and daily planner printables at the end of this post. I have a walk-through video of how I organized it and how I will use it, along with a brief tutorial on how to use my printables as your own planner inserts. 


Planner love with Graphic 45 mixed media album and Steampunk Debutante and Botanicabella

mixed media album planner using Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante and Botanicabella and Time to Flourish

mixed media album planner using Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante and Botanicabella and Time to Flourish

Planner love woth Graphic 45 mixed media album and Time to Flourish, Steampunk Debutante and Botanicabella

Planner love with Graphic 45 mixed media album and Time to Flourish, Steampunk Debutante and Botanicabella

mixed media album planner using Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante, Time to Flouish and Botanicabella

mixed media album planner using Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante, Time to Flourish and Botanicabella

Planner love with Graphic 45 mixed media album and Steampunk Debutante and Botanicabella

I love how with this planner, I can keep it as a keepsake of what my family and I did. I can even add pictures onto and between the pages using pocket pages sleeves!

If you would like to make your own version of a planner check out my free insert below. I have the inserts for daily and weekly inserts in the vintage style I used for my planner. It has a parchment like coloring, which you can add more ink to the edges. There is also some watermarks of vintage graphics faintly showing through. For those who don't want to  use as much toner/ink, I have the same inserts available with plain white backgrounds. For the weekly, you have the option of starting your week on Monday and having your Friday and weekend on one page (like I have), or you can choose to start your weekly on Sunday on through Saturday.


Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you are inspired to make your own planner!
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Friday, November 6, 2015

Coupon Tags in a Box- Handmade Holiday Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! I'm lucky enough to join in on the fun this year and I know you will find so much inspiration for wonderful handmade gifts for giving during the holidays! As a bonus, we are having a giveaway of over $600 in craft supplies to help you make this holiday handmade. Enter to win using the widget at the bottom of the post!


As the holiday season descends upon us, we begin to look around us to remind ourselves of all the things we are grateful for. Every year, I make a coupon book for my children for Christmas for them to redeem throughout the year. I thought this year I would include my husband in on the fun and make him a special coupon box filled with special coupons catered to his likes. It’s my way of thanking him for being the wonderful husband and father that he is. If you have a special friend or loved-one you would like to show your gratitude to, a coupon book box may be the gift you are looking for! So, follow along with me and I’ll share with you how I made mine along with a fun coupon graphic you can download and print!


Graphic 45 Communique Box and tags coupon gift handmade holiday



Coupon tag and box handmade gift using Graphic 45 Communique scrapbook paper Danielle Copley

Coupon tag and box handmade gift using Graphic 45 Communique scrapbook paper including a tutorial on how to make dividers fro your box


Video Tour and Tutorial:


Download the Gratitude Coupon here!

Supplies:
Graphic 45 12x12 Communique:
Society Page, Photogenic, Classy Correspondence,
On the Dot, Typography, Communique Tags
Mon Amour 8x8: My Beloved, One and Only
Mon Amour Pockets and Tags
Time to Flourish 8x8: February Cut-a-part
Graphic 45 ATC Mixed Media Box
Graphic 45 ATC Tags
Graphic 45 Ornate Brads
Graphic 45 Keyholes
Graphic 45 Door Pull
Black gesso
Mulberry flowers
Tea colored distress ink
Foam tape

Our wonderful sponsors this year:


And the amazing prizes up for grabs:
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Continue hopping by clicking the Blue Button below. Happy Hopping!!!


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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Rare Oddities Halloween Tri-Fold Brag Book and Tutorial

Graphic 45 outdid themselves with the Rare Oddities Collection. It has one of my all-time favorite patterns- paisley, along with skulls and potions and amazing colors! Since Halloween is fast approaching I felt the desire to make some fun pieces to get my home looking festively spooky.  Since I love to take pictures of my kids in their costumes but don’t take a lot, I created this tri-fold brag book that will hold just enough photos and can be stood up and displayed as a Halloween décor piece year after year, as well. I love double duty projects! I hope you check out the tutorial I put together for you and try one out for yourself. Change up the collection and it’s perfect for any occasion and is so quick to put together that they make great gifts, too!



Follow this link for written instructions!


Rare Oddities Halloween Brag book Mini Album for Graphic 45 with a tutorial

Halloween Rare Oddities Brag book Mini Album for Graphic 45 with a tutorial



Simple Halloween Brag book Mini Album for Graphic 45 with a tutorial

Supplies:
Brews and Potions
Articles of Antiquity
Charmed I’m Sure
Random Relics
Cabinet of Curiosity
Scoreboard/ bone folder
Ribbon/Twine
Web die cuts using my Silhouette

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Spooky Shadow Box Pumpkin with Graphic 45

Rare Oddities is a fussy cutters dream Halloween collection! As soon as I saw some craft pumpkins in my local big box craft store, I knew how I wanted to combine the two to make THE perfect Halloween décor piece for my home! I carved out a large ‘window’ to reveal the hollow inside, used my Art-C Groove tool to sand the rough edges down, painted the inside black and went to town adding all sorts of fussy cut elements to create a spooky 3D scene inside my pumpkin! Since Halloween is best suited to celebrate in the dark of night, I added some lights to highlight areas inside the pumpkin. I had so much fun making this project and the best part of my pumpkin carving adventure is that this pumpkin can be enjoyed for many Halloweens to come!

Tip #1: Want something not so dark and spooky- try a festive orange or white craft pumpkin.

Tip #2: Love the look but overwhelmed with the space to fill? Start by choosing larger fussy cut elements to create the main scene and fill in the rest with finer fussy cuts; or, fill in using ready-made embellishments to save time.





Supplies:

Graphic 45 Rare Oddities 8x8:
Rare Oddities
Graphic 45 Rare Oddities 12x12:
Rare OdditiesBrews & Potions
Ghostly Greetings
Cabinet of Curiosities
Charmed I’m Sure
Graphic 45 Rare Oddities 6x6 Paper Pad
Graphic 45 Rare Oddities Decorative Chipboard
Graphic 45 Time to Flourish 8x8: October Flourish
Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale 12x12: An Eerie Tale
Craft Pumpkin-black
Black Paint
Art-C Groove Tool with sander attachment
Mini string of lights
Foam adhesive
Adhesive
Glossy Accents
Tiny string of lights
String and metal tassel
Colorbox Ink in Photogenic
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

World's Fair Pop Up Gift Card Box

Hi, all! I have fallen in love…again! Meet my new love- the Graphic 45 Altered Art Matchbook Box. I am terrible at buying gifts, so I am mainly a money or gift card giver and I wanted a fun new way of presenting a small gift, like a gift card or similar. So, in walks the new love of my life and, boy, did we had a blast together! Throw in some World’s Fair paper and a fun pop-up twist when the recipient opens the box, and our time together was super fun!

Tip: Sometimes it’s hard to part with a handmade card for fear of its fate once given away, but the Altered Matchbook Box is a gift in itself that the recipient can use after the gift card is gone: for holding small items or re-gift it to keep the gift giving going (no shame in that). Your hard work and time will not be wasted with this fun gift box.


scrapbookmaven.com Graphic 45 World's Fair Pop-Up Matchbox Gift Card Holder
scrapbookmaven.com Graphic 45 World's Fair Pop-Up Matchbox Gift Card Holder

scrapbookmaven.com Graphic 45 World's Fair Pop-Up Matchbox Gift Card Holder



Supplies:
Graphic 45 World’sFair 12x12 Balloon Bouquet, Ticket to Ride, Wonder Works
Graphic 45 World’s Fair 8x8
Graphic 45 World’s Fair 6x6
Graphic 45 Altered Art Matchbook Box
Adhesive, Foam Dimensionals, scissors, paper trimmer

Thanks for stopping by!
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Friday, September 18, 2015

Graphic 45 Gilded Lily Boxed Mini Album and Tutorial

Happy Friday! Today I have a boxed album to share and a tutorial to go along with it!

I love making boxed mini albums and Graphic 45’s Mixed Media boxes make it so easy to whip up a quick album base with just a few alterations. I used the Gilded Lily Collection to make a fancy and feminine album perfect for adding my daughter’s dance pictures or birthday pictures. If you’re looking to try one for yourself then grab a Mixed Media Box and I’ll share with you how to make your own boxed mini album base ready for decorating in a jiffy!

Tip: Mixed Media boxes come in Ivory, Kraft and Black. Want a different color, paint it! You don’t need to paint the whole thing if you’re adding paper, so just paint the edges that will show. I especially like metallic paint like gold to match the Christmas Carol Collection or deep bronze for Steampunk Debutante.



Scrapbook Maven Boxed mini album using Gilded Lily by Graphic 45

Boxed mini album using Gilded Lily by Graphic 45 scrapbookmaven.com

Scrapbook Maven Boxed mini album using Gilded Lily by Graphic 45

Scrapbook Maven Boxed mini album using Gilded Lily by Graphic 45

Scrapbook Maven Boxed mini album using Gilded Lily by Graphic 45

Scrapbook Maven Boxed mini album using Gilded Lily by Graphic 45

Scrapbook Maven Boxed mini album using Gilded Lily by Graphic 45


Supplies:
Royal Gardens, Her Majesty, Crème de la Crème, Tres Chic, Lavish Lifestyle
Graphic 45 Shabby Chic Keys
White Cardstock
Corner and Cloud Corner Chomper
Adhesive and Foam Dimensionals
Flowers, seam binding, wood frame
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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Fall Wreath Home Decor with Graphic 45

Hello! Today Graphic 45 has shared my Fall Wreath Tutorial in their newsletter. This project is part of their #simplyg45 theme of projects. These projects are ones that are simple, can be done in under and hour and don't require a lot of supplies! 

Hope you try it and let me know what you think!

Check out How to Make a Simple and Quick Graphic 45 Fall Wreath by Danielle Copley on Snapguide.



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