April's Cup of the Month

 

 

April's Cup of the Month

Featuring Graphic 45's Biotical Tea Collection.


If you have a cup that has an inter-changeable center, look to your scrapbooking supplies and change it up each month.  Most have a template that you can pull out and use to make your new look.

 

Cut your template, design and re-insert....

 

 I love doing this every month.  Give you a new cup and you did not have to spend money on a new look (well not much anyway).   Celebrate each month by changing up your look.  Love this!!

 



Graphic 45's French Country Collection

 

 

 

French Country by

Graphic 45

Primitive Cabinet by

Unknown (hehe)

 

 

 

I found this cabinet, while out looking at collectible and antique items, several months back.  It has been hanging around since.  I know when I found it I wanted to make a really cool but functional display case for my store and some of the goodies I carry.  All I needed was just the right paper.  Along came Graphic 45 and their newest release, French Country.  The colors were perfect because the cabinet was painted in a soft green and then distressed with a darker green. I really like the colors and did not want to have to repaint the entire thing.  French Country filled the bill. 

 

 

Here are some "before" pictures.

 

 

 

 



 

 

Green and not really pretty but there was so much potential.  I just simply loved how it was made.

 

 

Here are some "after" pictures.

 

 

 

 Ok it is looking better but you need to see some of the close ups.  I spent some time on the metal flowers from Graphic 45.  I used several different embossing powders to color them and fit them in with the paper line.  I also used sprays from the Petaloo line. I fussy cut the Rooster and placed him against the mesh so that he sat back off the front of the door.

 

Here are some close ups:

 

 

This cluster is on the bottom of the cabinet.  I used soft embossing powders to use with the paper flowers from Graphic 45

 

 

 

In this cluster, I used black and white embossing powders and clustered the flower with flowers from the French Country collection.  This is on the right side of the door.

 

 

This cluster is on the top of the cabinet.  Using Red and Sea Foam white and Celery embossing powders, I wanted to pick up colors from the paper flower collection in the French Country line.

 

 

This cluster is on the left side of the door.  Using Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade embossing powders this flower went in with the Sunflower cluster from the paper line.

 

 

Here are a few more pictures from the sides and other angles.

 

Left side of the cabinet. 

 

 

Right side of the cabinet

 

Full top of the cabinet.

 

I hope you enjoyed viewing my project and I really hope it inspires you to do something really cool with a piece of furniture that you may have that you really want to change.

 

Always remember, we have a lot of really cool stuff to buy over at The Hens Den. 

 

Have a VERY crafty day

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





French Country by Graphic 45

 

 

French Country

Graphic 45 Collection

 

 

 

 

I love Graphic 45 paper!   When I saw French Country, I sighed really big.  The colors, patterns and theme are so beautiful.  So.. I played.  Here is my take on a layout using this beautiful paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can find this beautiful paper on line at The Hens Den.  We sell a lot of Graphic 45 paper and staples.  Thank you so much for stopping by. 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Graphic 45 Happy Haunting Challenge

The Hens Den is having a craft off between it Design Team Members.  We like to leave their names out so that you can vote without knowing who the person is.   This has been so much fun for the past few months.  Todays challenge is using 7 gypsies Printer Try and Graphic 45's Happy Haunting Holloween Collection. 

 

Take a peak:

 

Project 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a FUN challenge, and now I have a unique one-of-a-kind home decor piece.  I have never done a printer tray project, but this was simply enjoyable.  My advice is there are no rules.  Just start.  Don't be afraid to try things.  I added elements and stickers to the outside of the box.  You don't have to make everything fit in the boxes.  I love adding pop dots to give the elements some dimension.  If you have not tried a printer tray, get one today from The Hens Den.  This is such a fun project and would make a great gift!

Project 2 -



All I was allowed to play with were the stickers off the 12 x 12 sheet and one sheet from this paper line.  I wanted more to play with but it was fun with the limitations that were set.  It made me think about what I had in front of me and how could I tell a story with just the stickers and one sheet of paper. I would do this again in a heart beat.  What a fun project.

Stop by The Hens' Den Blog and see all the other projects.   Then when your done, stop by the store and see if there is anything there that you may need for your upcoming projects. 

 

Graphic 45 Happy Haunting Collection #2

 

 

Graphic 45 Happy Haunting Collection

Created by Charlie LaBonte

for The Hens' Den

 

 

 

I am not much of a layout person but I really had fun with this one.  I had recently attended Ranger U and fell in love with grunge board and embossing powders.  I wanted to do something that would allow me to work with both mediums.  I think it turned out pretty cool.

 

 

I used 2 of Tim Holtz's Alterations Sizzix dies.  One was the Gothic Boo and the other one was the Word Play die. 

I painted them black(using Claudine Hellmut's Studio Paint "Black") and while the paint was still wet, I sprinkled Adirondack Embossing Powder "Terra Cotta" sparingly and heated the grunge board until the embossing powder had melted.  During this process, the grunge board curles up but then it relaxes and lays flat.  About the time it takes to get a good melt on the embossing powders.   When everything was nice and cool, I painted the edges with Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Paint "Traditional Tan". 

 

I just had to cut a gate in the fence line.  It just begged to be opened. You can see that I used a bit of purple to give some other color to the layout.  I used Tim Holtz's Distress Pen "Dusty Concord" and Rock Candy Stickles for the greeting.

 

 

 

 

This will be a very cool decor that I can hang every Halloween now.  Hummm.....it might even make a great gift.....

 

Hope you enjoyed your visit.  We have so many projects planned this month featuring Graphic 45's Happy Haunting Collection.  Be sure to comment on them all for a great chance to win  Day 2's post.  The winner will be selected from the comments that are posted and there is no limit on the number of comments you make. 

 

When your done, skip on over to our store and check out our goodies and be sure to post your project in our store gallery. We love to see the work you do.

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Graphic 45 - Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Carousel

Graphic 45's

Olde Curiosity Shoppe Collection

Pig's do fly Carousel

Created by: Charlie LaBonte

A friend of mine gave me this "thing" and asked me if I could make a merry-go-round. Her husband was shocked that she would put something like this in the garbage, of all things.  LOL.  When I saw it, I new what I wanted to do, sorta.  I just did not know how to get it from my brain to the actual end results.  It was a challenge, I have to admit that.  It is not perfect, I learned alot during this process and that is the main thing.   I have the before, during and after pictures.  I hope you enjoy.

Before

I had no idea how I was going to "cover" that ugly thing on the top

During

I was not able to take this think apart, so everything was a struggle to make. Lots and lots of templates using copy paper. I mean LOTS!

These are wooden dowels that I bought and cut to the length needed.  Once I got the all assembled, I realized that they scrapped along the base to I had to do lots of sanding. LOTS of sanding on the ends to make them just skim the surface of the base. 

I had all the dowels in and realized that I forgot to paper the center and had to take them all out again.  Learn as you go.

There were so MANY steps to makeing this, but I just could not take that many pictures.  There were a few hours spent makeing the template for the top and lots of frustration.  But in the end, I think it turned out ok.  Like I said, I learned a lot making this project

After

There are so many things I would do differently if I were to do this again, but for my first real challenging project, I think I did ok.

Products Used:

Olde Curiosity Shoppe - When Pigs Fly

Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Exquisite Motif

Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Parlor Wall

Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Mercurial Masterpiece

Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Optical Oddities

Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Olde Curiosity Shoppe

May Arts Ribbon - 3 Tone Black, Cream and Brown

Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Mustard Seed

Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Black Soot

Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Faded Jeans

Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Picket Fence

Ranger Stickles - Midnight Blue

Claudine Hellmuth - Studio Paint Classic Teal

Claudine Hellmuth - Studio Extra Time

Ranger Adirondack Dabber - Pool

Scor-Pal Double Sided Tape

I hope you ejoyed and please be sure to shop at The Hens' Den

Graphic 45 - An ABC Primer - Mini album

Love playing with Graphic 45 paper lines.  They are such good story tellers.  This album features their An ABC Primer paper line.  This album also includes our Hip Chic album.  Here are few pictures of the album

If you are interested in buying this album, click here and it you will be taken straight to the store.  Thank you for stopping by.