Graphic 45

Welcome to a FULL tutorial for this beautiful, Ocean Blue mini album! We will make a 6 ¼” x 6 ¼” x 2 ½” mini album to hold photos, journaling, and ephemera. It is easy to customize this album to fit your needs. I will show you how to make a waterfall element inside the front cover of the album, plus we will add lots of flips, flaps, tuck spots, and pockets! Let’s get started! You need three pieces of heavy to medium weight chipboard to create the album base. Cut two pieces for the covers to…

Hello dear visitors! I'm excited to share another mini album I created using gorgeous Graphic 45 papers "Craft Reflections". It's not a new collection and I have had it for a long time in my stash. I thought it was perfect for a vintage style mini album like the one I'm showing you today. The album's dimensions are 5 1/4" X 6 5/8", the spine is 3". It has 8 pocket pages and I used envelopes (standard size 6.5" X 4.5") for creating the base for them. I also used quite a few of Tim Holtz…

Hello again, Today’s blog post includes the measurements for my latest Album in a Box which has been decorated with the adorable “Little One” 12×12 papers from Graphic 45. Th…

It's time to share our Graphic 45 Flower Market July Folio Tutorial with our guest star paper from Ciao Bella Microcosmos.

Good Morning, Graphic 45 Fans! I have my second Graphic 45 project for June to share today! I was so excited to get started on this project, because I have not used the Bloom Collection yet, nor have I used the G45 Travel Album with Notebook Set! Let me just say that the colors in the Bloom Collection are stunning in person! I am not usually drawn to the lighter colors, but this collection is what I would call bright pastels! It is stunning - simply beautiful. If you loved the old Botanical…

Hello dear visitors!! This post will be very picture-heavy, beware! :) I got a chance to play with the amazing " Safari Adventure " pape...

I am so thrilled that By the Sea is back as as a Deluxe Collector's Edition! I'm going on a cruise the end of March so I made this Traveler's Journal styled mini to preserve my vacation memories. The Collection includes a page of cut-aparts printed on both sides. I used these to embellish the front and back covers of my journal. Layer up the cut-aparts with other design papers for a stunning presentation Tip: Give your cover that "extra" look by popping up the cut-apart with dimensional foam…

The Chapter 4 Sizzix Release is exciting for so many reasons- there are two never-done-before designs! One is the Full Size Journal which is a Bigz Pro size- you will need a machine with at least a 9" throat to cut this die- like a Big Shot Plus or Pro. Not to worry- if you don't have that machine, Eileen will have the pre-cut pieces available in her Etsy store for you to work with. The other new technology is a 3D Embossing Folder! It's called Sweater and is oh so cozy. Also new this…

Hello, Graphic 45 Fans! It is time to share another Graphic 45 project with you! I had such fun playing with the NEW Lost in Paradise collection a few weeks ago (see the project HERE) that I decided to dip into the papers again, along with some other (retired) collections, and make a mini album! This chunky monkey mini is 6 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 2 1/2" in size! It is a nice, square, chubby book! I confess, I was a bit afraid of all the color and print in this paper collection. I finally had to…