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Gloria - YOU ARE HERE!
To get the party started, I have made a page layout using the Communique Collection. This was the very first Graphic 45 collection I saw and fell in love, instantly! It has remained in my top three favorite papers! (I may have to grab some for myself before Scrapbook Steals runs out!)
This layout shows photos of the ladies in my California craft group. There are nine of us who live within 30 minutes of each other, plus two more ladies who live in other parts of California. The nine of us who live locally get together once a month for craft time. Some of us meet yearly at a mountain retreat for 4 days of crafting (plus eating, laughing, talking, and more eating!). We also try to attend various Expos, trade shows, classes, and such. Some of us are in the craft business, either on design teams, running a business, or teaching. It is an amazing and creative group of women!
I knew I wanted to share these photos when I found out I was to use the Graphic 45 Communique papers. The mountain retreat where we all meet is very rustic and there is a barn next to the house that has all sorts of antique items. All of us are crazy about the "old junk" we see there. This paper is perfect!
To start with, I used a craft knife to cut some slits into the A Fine Specimen paper. I then tore, rolled, and inked the paper to create holes. I trimmed images from the Party Line paper and mounted them behind each hole. Then, I trimmed the printed paper and mounted it to black cardstock to form my page background.
I used some images trimmed from the Postage and Typography papers to create interest at the bottom of the page. I added "found" items and flowers to create a feminine, but antique feel.
I like to use foam tape to raise items on the page. It also allows me to bend and wrinkle items for more dimension. A trick I use when doing collage art is that everything must touch at least one other thing on the page. I missed a bit because my title does not quite touch the photo on the top right of the layout. However, it is close enough, and your eye should flow around the page since every other element is touching. There is nothing "floating" in space. Your eye can start with the title and flow in a clockwise circle around the layout.
My favorite part of the Communique Collection is the black, cream, and red color scheme. It's my favorite set of colors to work with.
I hope you enjoyed my project today. Make sure to visit the Graphic 45 Blog and the Scrapbook Steals Blog today for more inspiration!
Be sure to eave a comment to be entered into the drawing! To see a project with the NEW Graphic 45 A Ladies' Diary Collection, click HERE.
Graphic 45 Papers: Communique: A Fine Specimen, Classy Correspondence, Communique, Party Line, Postage, Typography
Cardstock: American Crafts black; Stampin' Up Very Vanilla
Chipboard Alphabet: Imaginarium Designs
Ink: Clearsnap Colorbox Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Ink: Photogenic, Triumphant Red; Copic Marker Black
Wood branch: Prima Decorative Wood Embellishment
Flowers and leaves: Prima Laraine Black Tie; Wild Orchid Crafts red and cream roses
Metal Embellishments: Tim Holtz Idea-ology clock, pen nib, film strip; 7 Gypsies gear; Sky Blue Pink light bulbs; vintage key
Adhesive: Scotch 3M tape; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L foam squares; white glue
196 comments:
Beautiful layout. The paper line is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Love the layout! Never thought about the "everything touching" part, but now that I think back on it, I do the same thing!
Smiles~
Marilyn
Although the paper is great, you have added so much with your color combo of blue and red. TFS
Nice lay out. Love all the little details you've added to it
I love the papers! The layout is gorgeous! Nice color scheme.
Just amazing!! Your work is ALWAYS a delight!!!!
Hi, Gloria...great LO...I love the border treatment at the bottom...it anchors the page and adds so much visual interest. Fun little items you've tucked in there.
Love the torn paper, and FYI...Communique was my first G45 experience too, and I was hooked!
I love this layout. All the details...like the postage stamps. So cool!
Absolutely GORGEOUS!! LOVING the postage stamps, the flowers and the distressing!!!
Beautiful layout!
Love the "holes". Such great paper!
-Theresa
This layout is amazing!!
Stunning layout!
This lo is beautiful. Love the colors. The postage stamps and all the found items are the perfect finishing touch.
Great job, love the holes! :)
awesome layout! amazing memories to treasure for ever! love this paper range. Have not sen it before but I now have to get some. thanks for your amazing layout!
Absolutely love the creative holes, it adds a beautiful touch to a wonderful layout. thanks for sharing.
I too have a scrappy sista group and have many group pictures. This layout has given me good ideas.
I too fell in love with this release when it first came out. My lss had only loose papers, and I went wild, not to mention how many times I went back for more. Your page is great...love all the elements you used to make it beautiful. You are so lucky to have a group of friends nearby to have fun and craft with.
The color scheme is beautiful as is the page. Love it.
I love this! I will attempt to incorporate your style into my efforts. Thank you for sharing your gift.
I've always been a fan of this collection, but my all time favorite is Botanicabella. SO wish it was still in print! Thanks for the inspiration.
What an amazing lay-out! I love all the papers you've used and all the perfect little details, just amazing!
Beautiful layout! Love all the bits and pieces you cut from the collection to use. Just wonderful!
Love this layout. I like how you cut the slits to showcase another paper. Thank you for sharing!
This is such a beautiful Lo.
Hugs, Sari
What a wonderful layout,thanks a bunch
Beautiful layout. I love all the layers and little details you have added.
Wonderful layout--such a creative use of the papers, postage stamps, and embellishments!
I love this layout so much, especially how the backing image shows through the tear out sections! The way you have brought all the elements together is fantastic!
Amazing layout!! I just adore the "peek-a-boo" spots you made, that is sooo clever!
This is a super layout!
Beautiful layout !! Love all the colors and the stamps are sweet !
You so gave me inspiration today! I love the torn holes idea so much that I am going in my craft room right after this hope and incorporating it into a masculine card I was stuck on. Thank you!
I love your work - so inspiring!
Gorgeous layout, thanks for sharing!
Beautiful layout! Thanks so much for sharing your gift! :)
Love the LO and your Scrappy Friends. First Blog Hop...lots of fun.
Fun layout.
Like the torn rolled technique.
You are so fortunate to have a group to craft with. None of my family or friends craft. Your layout is lovely. Nice work.
I love the torn papers! I'm going to have to remember that!! thanks for the inspiration! beautiful work!!
Great layout! Love the little torn peek-a-boo's, so clever! Thanks for sharing!
Love the holes! Must try this one myself, thanks.
I love your creations. They never cease to amaze me. Of course I always love Graphic 45 products. Keep up the great work.
I love this layout, especially the " torn" parts that show the background.... What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
What a wonderful layout! You have definitely given me lots of inspiration. And , of course , the paper is very special. Thanks so much for sharing.
This layout is stunning Gloria! I love all the layers and fun techniques! I never really paid much attention to the Communique collection, but now I think I must own it all! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the 'pops' of red!
Love this layout - simply beautiful!
Great layout Gloria!
Hi Gloria--Thank you for sharing such a beautiful layout that must be filled with wonderful memories! All of you ladies must have such fun--sharing everything! This paper collection is perfect on so many levels--after all--that's what it's all about--Communication!
Love this LO with all it's texture and "peeky" holes. Excellent job!
Love this layout! Like how you did the "behind the paper" look! Gotta try that on my next layout.
Tammy65
love it!
I love the peek-a-boo's! Wonderful layout!
Wonderful page! so nice way to remember your crafty team mates :)
I love the look!!! This is a beautiful layout - tons of fun embellies!! Thanks for the chance to WIN!
I love the look!!! This is a beautiful layout - tons of fun embellies!! Thanks for the chance to WIN!
Brilliant use of these paperson this Layout - thanks so much for sharing!
Love your layout! It sounds like y'all had a wonderful time together. I really appreciate the tip about everything touching...think that's what's been missing from my attempts at collage.
Love the layout. The photos that ate torn in round shapes and then distressed are great.
Beautiful layout Gloria! My friends and I have a small paper crafting group. We have been scrapping together for 10 years. So much fun they all are.... even though one of them moved to North Carolina...we just Skype her in our get togethers!
Very unique! Love the colors!
Love your layout and I wish I had some craft girls of my own. Very cool! Thanks for the chance and the inspiration!
Love the layout. Lots of layering. Nice
Thank you for intruducing me to such great "steals"!
TTFN - LL & P,
Weezie
What a nice layout! I really love all the details.
love the cut outs and your use of the flowers - simply beautiful !!
Beautiful Lay out!
TFS
hugs Aly x
Love your layout page, Gloria. TFS.
Your layout was so wonderful. All the attention to detail is what made it so special!!!! Thanks so much for sharing your project and your talent!
i love the l/o and what a beautiful way to preserve those wonderful memories with craft friends..tfs..loves ya
Fabulous!! The papers are just amazing. Love the roses and the stamps.
This is a fabulous layout of all your scrappin friends. I also love your "Ladies Diary" project, just gorgeous. Can't wait to get my hands on that paper!!!
Great work, really artistic!
You KNOW I so LOVE your work...you always blow me away with your creativeness. The holes are great, gonna try that, yes the color combo for that collection is nice (fun too ! ), the bottom is so cool with the flowers and the key!!
Great layout, thanks for sharing!!
So so sweet. I can see this paper perfect for a class reunion too!! Great job.
I love everything you do and especially your cards !!! Thanks it's so inspiring !!
Love all the little details! Each time I look I see something else!
Love your page and thanks for sharing your trick for collage pages!
Beautiful layout ! I love the colours you used and the charms you put next to the flowers. TFS
What a beautiful layout, I love the peek a boo holes. It looks like you ha:-) ve a great bunch of scraping friends! Shari (cricutrookie)
This collage art is stunning I love these papers and the palate so simple but so striking at the same time. I've also learn from this blog about collage art and how each element should touch something I never knew this Thanks for sharing your crafty tips
beautiful layout!!
You inspire me to start making page layout again. G 45 inspires me always. Love your project.
love the layout! I love seeing how others put together pages using 'all kinds of things'--I am just beginning to get brave and cut and layer on my pages!
Wonderful as always. Molly Bee
so glad I discovered you in this blog hop! New follower!
Love the colors of your layout and all the details that bring it together. thanks for sharing.
This paperline is just great for any layouts. Your layout is awesome.
You've inspired me to use more bulky embellishments on a layout!
Awesome!
Teresa Blue
Totally cool layout Gloria. I LOVE the little peep holes.
Amazing job!
Love the paper...Love the inspiration!
Hugs...Kathy
Just one word... Amazing!!
I so love the layouts. This paper is amazing. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
kim
k1i2m3@cox.net
I love your layout, especially the way you have slit holes into the top paper to show other papers beneath - very clever. Thank you too for the useful tip about everything touching, to help the eye flow round the page.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that I might win the Communique papers now as I'd love to have a play with them.
Lynn Wild
Love what you guys are doing! Brilliant, such inspiration
Love all the layering, and the peak throughs! Great work!
Mariebernadette
Gorgeous, gorgeous layout!! Always inspired at your blog!!
A super beautiful and fun lay-out. I love it, very nice. And the papers are so fantastic love them more with the minute.
pretty layout. love the color combination.
How FUN and what a treasure this layout is, Gloria! Oh look, there's Melody from MFT!! :-) I love every detail, and the ripped "peek-a-boo" accents are so awesome!! ❤
beautiful! amazing! xx
love your LO it is so fitting how you highlighted the paper under the distressed holes love it thanks
upnurse at aol dot com
Fantastic page and beautiful colors! LOVE the theme!
I love this layout. I am part of a scrap group that meets once a month (or more) as well and love getting together for the sharing of ideas and talents and food of course.
I love your creations .. thank you for the great inspirations!
I just love your page. It's very beautiful. Love those papers. Thanks for sharing, Johanne L.
Love your beautiful layout...the ripped portholes w/little cutouts is really great. What a great page to celebrate your friends. Love your work.
I love the stamps and hjow you used them. Great ideas with Graphic 45 paper.
Love it! I really like the idea of tearing a hole in the LO to view an image below.
Beautiful layout!! Love how you ripped the little circles in the middle of the page great idea!
terrific layout...i especially like the torn windows!
Beautiful design with these gorgeous papers. TFS!
Such a sweet layout!
What a lovely layout. I really enjoy all the attention to details you put into this.
Lovely page--great story-love the shabby chic worn peep holes!
Love both of your creations! They are wonderful!
Amazing work as always! Love G45!
Kind of sad that this is the last blog I need to visit. .... So much fun and so very inspiring.
I love your fantastic layout. Thanks.
Ramona Walter
How special that you can share your scrapbook hobby with 9 of your friends that live locally to you. I love your work. Thanks for sharing your faith as well.
Great Layering! I love the peeled up pages. I have to try this technique on a mini!
Love everything about this project. It is cool,love all the effectson it. Love this paper, it is an "oldie but goodie" of G45. Would love to win it!!
Love your layout. Beautiful
Your layout is wonderful, I love the torn holes and the layering!!
How Special to have a group a ladies so close that you get together monthly to scrap with. Very very pretty layout and I too love this color line with the red, cream and black. All your work is just stunning. Graphic 45 did another great job of picking out the design team this year. Thanks again for all the talent yiu take to share with all of us. TFS Annette Alexander
Beautiful layout. I really love the Communique paper pack.
Your page is awesome. I love how your ideas flowed from one to the other. TFS.
Gloria, I liked the LO very much and also appreciated the great details you gave about your design process. I picked up some very valuable tips. Thanks!
Awesome, you are just so creative. You are so blessed to have such talent. Fantastic job!
Fabulous project !!!
Debra Renwick
What perfect paper/pictures combination. LOVE your Ladies' Diary bookmark card...i hope you don't mind that I pinned it!
Love all the layers, really makes this pop!
LOve the layout great job love the paper line nice to see such great work.Very
Wow, love the papers too! I envy you and your craft buddies living so close to each other. And the once a year "retreat" sounds like heaven! I am officially jealous! Love your work, thanks for sharing with us.
Really beautiful layout. I love the line of stamps along the bottom. Thanks for the tip about making all your elements touch - it seems so obvious now that you have said it!
Nice Layout
With G45 Paper, you can never go wrong. All the projects and layouts are fantastic. I am amazed of the unigue talents and individuality that each of the team members brings to us. Thank you so much for the ideas, and the opportunity to win some wonderful products. Goos luck everyone.
A beautiful layout to commemorate your friends. Love the layering.
Such a wonderful layout, thank you for sharing it.
What a great layout and I love the torn slits in the paper with the other details showing through the paper. TFS
Cute, cute, cute...just love the "peek a boo" openings. I loved visiting and will definitely come back.
Great projet!
Love your project. :)
Love your project Gloria and your 'girls' Graphic 45 is just the cheery on the top. Thanks for the inspiration
Love the little peek a boo tears in the top layer, fun!
Super cute layout :) Tfs !
Hugs Rebecca
Love your layout....and I especially how you did your slits with the picture coming thru....awesome works...tfs
Very lovely use of this gorgeous product! Thanks for sharing your ideas! <\\<
Just amazing!! Your work is ALWAYS a delight!!!!
Hugs from Brasil and me!!
What a great layout Gloria. I love how you made the red paper peek through the holes in the other paper. I agree with you too about the colours - cream, black and red ARE perfect together.
Very eye-catching project. Between the colors and the embellishments, it really pops...and yes, of course, the paper used plays a ke role.
Love it!!! Awesome, gorgeous layout. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent, you are such an inspiration
i love the dimensionality of your work. So "cool".
I love your creativity.
Beautiful, beautiful layout! I love all of the details!
lovely layout and thanks for the "everything touching" tip - makes sense, but didn't think about it until you said it.
So cool! I love the paper and I love what you've done with it!!!
Love the layout. Very nice. Love the pops of red.
First time on this blog hop & I'm enjoying it so much! So much talent. And I'm loving this Graphic 45 set. Your layout is so unique with the "torn holes". Love this idea. Thanks for your inspiration & talent.
Beautiful pages. Lots of ideas here.
I am always amazed at the talent I see on these blogs! Beautiful work!
I, too, love the color combo of this collection and sure would be tickled to win it :) Great layout Gloria.
Praise the Lord!! Gloria---you do such an awesome job!!! I"m new to G45 an dto your site. :) I am veyr impressed with g45 AND the gifts and talents in which you are using for His glory!!! I think you r cupcake b-day card is super cute!!! Thank you for sharing and for allowing me to glean from you!! be blessed
~Beyond Measure
Tammy
www.urbeyondmeasure.com
Great group LO Gloria. I love this G45 line too. Sorry to see it being retired. Looks as though you gals have fun. How lucky that you all live so close to each other.
Marcie
Just beautiful!! Wow your project is stunning!!
Mickey
Love the layout and the beautiful papers you used. Liked the embellishments too. Thanks for creating and sharing it with us.
I love that you have such a strong group of creatives to hang out with. It makes me a little jealous, because I don't have that here in Delaware. But I am happy for you all.
Beautiful layout.
Thanks for the chance to win that awesome prize.
What a beautiful layout!!! I love the way you created the little 'windows' out of the ripped paper!! What a wonderful idea!! You have amazing talent Gloria!
This is just an adorable layout...oh I am going to make one of these toooooo.....so much fun...:) great papers for this one...:)
Great layout! Love the peek-a-boo part.
Gloria H
I love what you have done with this paper. Making little slits is a terrific idea to compliment the rest of the page. And the "touching" aspect really does work even with such a busy layout. Love it!!!!!!!
Great layout. Love the worn look with holes.
Great Layout.
I will need to try your collage philosophy.
Very nice. I'm liking the distressing and black flowers.
I want to make one of these just like yours!! I hope I get to win, thanks for the chance.
Carmen L
This is an absolutely lovely layout. I just adore your techniques & use of the G45 product.
Super nice job.
Crafty best wishes,
Sonia
archivingangel@yahoo.com
This is my first time visiting your blog...but it won't be the last! Wonderful work! Love the idea about 'everything touching at least one other thing'. Such a simple way to achieve that collage feel. Thank you for sharing!
Lovely work , you are very talented.
What a way to remember all of your scrapping buddies! Love the layout.
Absolutely stunning project!
I scrolled through your projects and I'd love to do all of them!
This LO is a gift for the eyes!!!
Love it very very much!!!
Hugs!!
Oh, I love this! I can see using the template of your layout for one in my career album!!! Fabulous!
Beautiful layout that really shows how to capture those special times! I love all the pretty embellies and rich color scheme. Thanks for the "touching" tip, too! I really enjoy your style of creating, thanks for sharing!!
What a wounderful blog you have
enjoying the blog hop. thanks
Another beautiful project
Wow!
Fantastic layout, so beautifully embellished.
TFS
Tracy x
How beautiful!!
A very big WOW
Love anything Graphic 45 and this is no exception. Love the line of postage stamps and the strong contrasting flowers at the base.
Neet x
LOVE love all your GRAPHIC45 projects,
they are amazing and creative !!!
Would look forward to follow your work and sincerely very happy to know there is a you .
A Big THANK YOU for sharing )))
Love the way the paper was used with the subject of the layout.
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