Nancy Wethington

Thank you Graphic 45 . . .

 

 

Do you have a minute . . .

This post features ideas using

leftover bits and pieces from your

Graphic 45 Card Kit

1.  Begin with a piece of cardstock cut 5" W x 8-1/4" T. Trim the two top corners to resemble a tag.
2. Fold up the bottom of the tag about 3" to create a pocket. 
3. Locate two pieces of leftover Time To Flourish from your kit. They should be about 3" T x 8" W. I used the two shown in the photo below and cut to 3" T x 5" W. Cover the bottom pocket with one piece and the top of the tag with another piece. 
4. Keeping the pocket folded up, staple the pocket closed at the top right and left corner of the pocket. 

 

        5.  Next go through your leftovers and find any cut-aparts that have months and notation lines. I used these:

        6.  Go through the Time To Flourish scraps again and choose some of your favorite images.

        7.  Using contrasting leftovers and your favorite border punch, add a border  at the top of the pocket and at the top of the  tag.  Use a piece of ribbon from the kit to adhere to the pocket border. Add two images to the lower right pocket and a flower from your own stash and the pocket is complete!

        8.  Add the cut apart tags back into the pocket and your "stuffed pocket" is complete.

Use it to send to someone special,

as a page in your art book or junk journal,

or in your planner.

OH . . . speaking of planners, don't miss my next 

"Do you have a minute"

Thanks for visiting today!

Love these new designs . . .

 If you see these new designs on every one of my projects, 

don't be surprised.

 

I love these designs so much!

Here's what I did with mine (this time 😉)

 

Wanting to use color on these with

Tim Holtz crayons,

I first painted them with 

Picket Fence Distress Stain.

 

 

Let dry thoroughly then

choose your favorite TH Crayons

and paint away.

 

Of course you can go from crayon

direct to image

but I prefer to spread some crayon

on my mat,

then pick up color with a bit of water on a brush.

I feel like I have more control.

 

 

 

For the butterfly, I chose softer pinkish colors

(mix of Fired Brick, Abandoned Coral, Milled Lavender)

and then

added some TH butterfly wings & spinners.

 

 

I used the smaller flower on the inside of the card

 

and the larger die cut on the outside of the card.

 

Hope you love these new

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

as much as I do.

 

Coffee Anyone?

Join me on the

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog today

for a look at one of their brand new products!

Prima Workshops at Checkered Cottage . . .

My Prima Workshops are officially on the schedule

at Checkered Cottage in Kirkwood MO.

Monday, July 9:  Tag & Card Workshop

Saturday, August 11:  Mini Book Workshop

More information can be found here:  

Checkered Cottage Prima Workshops

Sign up today or stop in and see the samples in person.

Showtime . . . in gold . . .

The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) was called Creativation this year and held in Phoenix AZ.

Eye candy everywhere! Today, I'll show you a few things from the Spellbinders booth. They always have beautiful samples and this year, it seemed that almost everything had a touch of gold.

Gorgeous edge dies called Graceful Damask:

 

and the gold . . .

 

 

So pretty and this is just a few things from their booth. Tomorrow . . . Tammy Tutterow for Spellbinders.

 

No time for Christmas cards . . .

Please join me over at the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog today. I've created a card suitable for sending after Christmas. Stop by to see how I've combined Prima Marketing and Frank Garcia products with Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.

And what to my wondering eyes should appear . . .

Graphic 45's Children's Hour

This is a beautiful collection for our new set of workshops

featuring tags turned into cards

@

Checkered Cottage, Kirkwood MO.

Very excited to be working with Graphic 45 materials again in 2016.

Although I'm still adding bits and pieces,

here's what I've had in mind:

Hope to see you

@

Checkered Cottage, Kirkwood MO

for this series of once-a-month workshops.

What a weekend . . .

Such a wonderful gathering of artful women at

Laura Denison's Follow the Paper Trail to St. Louis.

There were 57 Paper Doodles in attendance.

Laura wanted to teach 50 people total but didn't want to leave anyone out

so . . . we were able to add a few more.

Upcoming Laura Denison weekend workshops include:

2016: Las Vegas Nevada and Salem Massachusetts

2017: Anchorage Alaska (Alyeska Resort)

+

one more that we're keeping a secret!

In the meantime, I'm trying to get samples complete

for upcoming workshops.

The brand new Graphic 45 papers are supposed to be delivered next week!

I can't wait to get my hands on boxes and boxes of goodness.

So far I have these samples going (although not complete):

This will be a 4 month long mini-book at Checkered Cottage

(dates, times, etc TBA)

We will be using Graphic 45's Mixed Media Album

+

Two Deluxe Collector's Edition per person of my favorite: Botanicabella

Also working on Graphic 45's Christmas Carol mini-book.

One workshop will be using Maya Road's mini-book.

I'll be teaching this workshop

at 

Scrapbook Generation in Springfield MO

Along with this mini, I will also be teaching

Graphic 45 Christmas Cards

and

a home decor item where we will combine G45 with Kaisercraft 

All 3 classes at Scrapbook Generation = $99

including pizza Friday night and box lunch Saturday.

DATES: October 2 & 3, 2015

Contact Scrapbook Generation to sign up

417.886.0440

 

 

Also coming in October:

 

Evansville Indiana and Mary's Scrap Den

October 9 and 10, 2015

 

 

Very excited to be going to Mary's

and teaching

 

a Graphic 45 book in a box with G45's Christmas Carol

 

and

 

a signature book with G45's Botanicabella

 

 

October 17 - Memphis TN

I am thrilled to be traveling to

Memphis

for a mini-book workshop featuring

Graphic 45's Mixed Media Album

and

Christmas Carol.

Although I don't have a photo yet of the project,

we'll be creating 3 sections in the Mixed Media Album:

Christmas Past

Christmas Present

Christmas Future

 

 

October 23 - 24, 2015:

Checkered Cottage, Kirkwood MO

Our popular Graphic 45 weekend gets started

at

Checkered Cottage

with

Graphic 45 Christmas Cards

+

a home decor item

+

mini-book

Hope you can join

For Keeps Sake Events

for a two day workshop

with pizza on Friday evening

and

box lunch on Saturday.

 

Hope we see you on the road with

For Keeps Sake Events!

Still on the card kick . . .

Not sure about you but I rarely have cards ready.

So that's my new goal.

I'm leaving areas clear so I can add a message later.

See the sheen on the birds in a cup?

I wanted to pop them up but the paper was pretty thin.

So I used a tape trick from Joni at Mrs. O'Leary's:

Cover with clear tape then cut out. The tape gives the image body.

 

Works every time!