Graphic 45 Design Team 2014 Audition-Round two

Steampunk Spells

It was not easy to decide what to make for the final round in the Graphic 45

Design Team audition....I knew I wanted to use my favorite G45 papers, Steampunk

Spells. I had a pretty good idea of what to make...but the biggest challenge was

to make a Youtube video....I have never ever done a Youtube tutorial, but I guess

there has to be a first time for everything!!! You can find the result of my "movie making

efforts" at the end of this post. 

A 14" high exploding pentagon. 

A base of chipboard and a LOT of hot glue....g45 staples and my favorite G45 papers.

The metal butterfly is attached to the lid with black pearl strings.

Chipboard cut with Sizzix/Holtz dies (Gadget gears and Mini Labels) painted with 

black gesso and Decoart Metallic lustre Gold to match the G45 staples.

I used a Martha Stewart deep edge punch (framed tulips) for the "railing" on top.

I love the matching die cut sheets, the sign from Steampunk Spells Banners.

An album inside....

Of course I made a pentagon album.....

The album is folded to fit in my "exploding pentagon"

Base of black cardstock.....

Lots and lots of chipboard and cardstock decorations, from Steampunk Banners,

Tags & Pockets and Chipboard 1 &2.

And if you take the "lid" of..........

......the "box" opens up and reveals my "Steampunk Lady"

The dress form is a cutting file from SVGcuts (from a set called Dress Shop)

cut in cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo.

Butterflies, a brad and a piece from a metal key for the dress.

The skirt looks rather torn and distressed....(made from polyester mesh)

A satin ribbon and brads to hold the skirt together.

A lot of flowers....all made from G45 papers in the Steampunk Spells collection.

Some of the flowers is from the die cut sheet "Steampunk Spells Flowers".

And now for the moving pictures...3-2-1 Action!!

It's no big secret that I love making paper flowers.... my all time favorite is
the "paper peonie" 

And here is the "step by step"

I love how you can transform a "simple piece of paper" into something

completely different....

.......here's another of my favorites.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work!!!

Graphic 45 Design Team 2014 Audition

 Graphic 45 are having a Design Team call...... a challenge hard to resist :)

For the DT audition you are supposed to create a blogpost with a minimum

of six projects.....I decided to make four new projects and throw in a couple 

of my own old favorites in the end...so here we go!

First of all: The new stuff!!

I looked through my piles of paper and found a 8x8 Le Cirque paper pad and

a few miscellaneous "golden oldies".

 I combined my two favorite things.... gift boxes and flowers.

The box made from black cardstock.

I must admit I do have "a thing" for flowers..... 

A great way to use every tiny piece of paper...

A few flower punches goes a long way..

Distress Ink on the edges, some rhinestones and pearls...

Another thing that I'm very fond of is surprises... "Don't judge the

book by the covers" is probably my favorite saying...

I guess no one uses dictionaries anymore since Google translator came into our

lives ...... I found another use for an old Swedish-English dictionary.....

A little bit of acrylic paint and some Metallic Lustre on the spine.

It needed something to keep the new colorful pages in place....

Hmmmm.....???

Le cirque!!!

My fearless heroine keeps doing "her thing" regardless of all the commotion

going on around her.

Paper rosettes and bits and pieces from different papers....

Beach 2014??? More like Beach 1914.... 

Another thing that isn't what it looks to be at first glance....

A card that fits in an ordinary envelope...

.....but is everything but ordinary when it opens up

Girls on the boardwalk...

Another great way to use tiny paper scraps :)

A Pop-up box card is a cool way to send someone a wonderful surprise

by mail.

A gift for a gentleman?

The box measures 4,5x9x2" 

A clue to what's inside...

Pretty sure it's not a top hat...

I wonder if real gentleman wears purple ties??

Strips of cardstock holds the tie in place...

Lined with a paper that is perfect for a real gentleman....

That was the new projects....and now for the "oldies".

I decided to include some of my favorite projects from the past....

A mini chest of drawers.....or a bunch of stacked matchboxes with

a metal part from an old alarm clock on top?!

A battery operated tea light candle inside. Brass knobs as feet.

A nice addition on my craft table where it keeps my tiny brads organized.

I do like to make "useful things" gift boxes is always useful, but I

especially like to make "personalized" gift boxes.

This one was made for someone celebrating his 18th birthday.

The birthday boy loves mathematics and is studying to

become an engineer, numbers, cogs and gears.....

I used to categorize myself as a cardmaker but I'm not

sure what I would call myself now....

But of course I still do make a card or two....

But as I said I DO HAVE A THING FOR MAKING PAPER FLOWERS... 

Sometimes I lose control over my "flower addiction".....

I get carried away.....

Still awake?? 

A lot of pictures......I hope It gave a glimpse of my "creative life" 

Most of all I try to have FUN and do the things that makes me HAPPY!

I hope you do to!!!