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Graphic 45 Design Team Audition

Hello my name is Nicole and welcome to my blog, in this post I will list 3 projects and a link to my video where I am creating the Mother Goose tag.

Here is what I enjoy about crafting with paper, I can make functional work like a greeting card, envelopes and stationary for planners or calendars or I can make art work for decoration. Paper crafting has been a long time hobby of mine and I enjoy creating tags and letters mainly, I actually think I can make tags all day. I like creating mixed media, ever since I took a class on it in college. I like to make embellishments for my pieces but I also love stickers and cut-a-part's because they guarantee to match with whatever paper collection I am using. Below you will see three projects I created, two are using the Graphic 45 paper collection Mother Goose 8x8 pad. The last one is using the Prima Something Blue 6x6 stack. I hope you enjoy my paper creations!

The first project is my Mother Goose tag. I love nursery rhymes and fairy tale themes so I had to put something fun together. Here is a link to my video tutorial https://youtu.be/6mcb6ZHmTQw

 

This next project is also using the Mother Goose paper pack, I made a pocket letter. The inside of the pocket letter has a packet I filled with confetti that I made from scrap paper and punches. I also made the envelope from scrap paper and cut out the journal cards from the stack. The stickers are from the G45 Botanical Garden collection.
 

 The last project I created is a wall hanging using a frame from AC Moore, I painted it with gold paint and coated it in glitter. Then I created a card insert with the Prima Something Blue paper pack and sticker from the Dollar Tree sticker section. I stamped on one of the cards and used washi tape to decorate. The flowers came from a discount store near me.

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  1. UnknownMarch 23, 2016 at 4:47 PM

    Nicole, we really love your work! What a great tag and tutorial. We are so honored you submitted for our Design Team. Many thanks! Happy Papercrafting, Charee and Joanna from Graphic 45

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