Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Graphic 45 Anniversary Cards

Married to her for all those lives and never realized that!  Ha.


Hi, Friends....

I've been on a Graphic 45 kick lately and have some anniversary cards to share with you today. I love mixing and matching the vintage patterns and solids for a pretty look. By staying all in one collection, everything matches and I don't have to go comparing colors in my millions of scrap bags...lol.

Occasionally I find a scrap that is exactly the right color so I put it inside the big 2-1/2 gallon zipper bags that I keep each G45 collection in....very handy for next time I am using that set. I prefer the press and seal type of zipper bags over the slider zipper kind, but either is fine....as long as I get it at the dollar store. They are big enough to hold 12x12 stacks plus extras.....like the scraps I generate while making cards! :)

I am entering in the Winnie & Walter August Color Combo Challenge - Any Palette Goes. Here is the beautiful palette I found to help me with my card.




While I had my collection out, I made three cards.  Which is your favorite?

#1 - I like the spring/summery colors of this one.



#2 - Same design as #1, but in more late summer/autumny colors, which I also love!!


#3 - Another in later summer/autumny colors with 2 panels.

Supplies used include:
Winnie & Walter - Essentials: Audrey Cutaways die set
Winnie & Walter - Essentials: Katharine Cutaways die set
Graphic 45 - Celebrations collection
Distress Ink in Walnut Stain
Core'dinations Cardstock for card bases 

Hope you like these cards and that it reminds you to stop hoarding that Graphic 45 paper!! lol.... I know it is too pretty to use....but it is also too pretty to NOT use!! A few years ago I finally decided I needed to buy a whole bunch of collections just so I could allow myself to use the few that I already had. It was a nasty task indulging in these lovely collections, but I had to do it! Hahahaha... Thank you for stopping by today!

<3
Janis



Thank you for the honor of entering these cards in the following challenges:
1. Winnie & Walter August Color Challenge - Any Palette Goes
2.
Crop Stop August Linky Party #43 - Anything Goes (I used Distress Ink and Core'dinations cardstock)
3. TCP Tuesday Challenge #350 - Fall
4. Crafty Hazelnut's September Patterned Paper Challenge

5. Word Art Wednesday Week #350-351 - Anything Goes
6. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #63

4 comments:

  1. Very pretty cards. I like all three.

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  2. Hmmm...hard to pick a favorite, but I think the last one would probably win with me! Love all three!
    Thanks so much for linking up to the Cropstop blog with your lovely creations!

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  3. Wonderful creation. Thank you very much for joining our challenge at Crafthazelnut's Patterned Paper challenges. Hope to see you next time.
    Hugs, Iwona

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THANK YOU so much for taking the time to leave a comment. Your kind words encourage me so very much!!!

Have a lovely day!
<3
Janis