Angela Holts Designs & Graphic 45 Blog Hop

  

 

Welcome to our first blog hop with Angela Holts Designs featuring Graphic 45.

You should have come  over  from Scrapin Madge’s Page to mine, don’t fear you can always go back.  Check out the links below and hop you way along.  Be sure to visit each blog in the blog hop to get your secret word to complete the phrase then email the complete phrase to Angela Holt by sending it to thealteredpage@yahoo.com be sure to put blog hop contest in the subject line. To enter for your chance to win a Fab Prize!

Here’s is my project. An Altered Canvas using Graphic 45’s “A Ladies Diary” The photos on this page are of my niece and I love them I think this paper line compliments them well or maybe it’s vice versa. Either way I love the paper line there is something for everyone’s tastes in this line.  I love to mix digital with traditional in my crafting or scrapping, which is what I’ve done here.

 

Be sure to scroll down for the free printable I used on my layout, and to find out where to go next on your hop.

Thanks so much for stopping by I hope I’ve inspired you.

Virginia Dare

Ps My secrete Word is Love  

 

Angela Holts Designs   http://www.angelaholtdesigns.com/

Scrappin Madge          http://www.thescrappinlounge.com

Dare's Designz            www.scrapndare.blogspot.com < You Are Here >

Jan Hennings             http://papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com

Jennifer Stahr          www.myscrapmenagerie.com

Shanna Shands       http://scsdesigns.blogspot.com

 

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Spotlight on Graphic 45 "A Proper Gentleman"

How do you as a crafter who does mostly feminine crafts create something masculine?

That was the challenge I had this month when I opened my box from Angela Holts Designs, Design team that is being sponsored by the Awesome Graphic 45 the whole month of Jan.

How many of us has seen this gorgeous collection from Graphic 45 and shied away from it because you were not quite sure how to do a masculine project? 

 

 

I’ve always loved this line “A Proper Gentleman” but until this month, never worked with it.  I tell you I racked my brain, trying to come up with something awesome, something masculine that showed off this paper to its full glory. Not just me but the other ladies on the team have also come up with some awesome knock your socks off projects, using Graphic 45’s “A Proper Gentleman” I hope my team and I can inspire you to create something masculine that you will be proud of.

My First Project is this Desk Caddy:

 

 

 

In addition to the paper line “A Proper Gentleman” from Graphic 45, I also used Graphic 45’s 12x12 Matchbook box for the bottom drawer and a cigar box for the top.  

 

 

My next step was what can I trim it with that will coordinate with the paper and still have that masculine feel.  Burlap! Now why didn’t I think of this before? Along with some of the other images from the paper line and some scrabble tiles, I think it came together well. What do you think? Here are more photos 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This whole month will be Graphic 45! Be sure to come back on Jan 7^th for the start of our first Angela Holts Designs Blog Hop:

 

 

to see the rest of the coordinating projects I make with this paper line, to go with my Desk Caddy.  Along with a few feminine projects using another Graphic 45 Paper Line I adore.

 

Hope to see you there...

Virginia

aka Dare's Designz

Exciting News!!! Exciting News!!! Exciting News!!!

Here’s my big news, the news I’ve been waiting to share, I am excited to announce a new chapter in my crafting journey.  I am a member of Angela Holts Designs Creative Team. WOOT!!!!

I am very excited about this and I hope you will be too.  Each month will feature products from different companies, Angela will offer live classes on her Ustream Channel, and there will be challenges, blog hops and more. I hope you join in its going to be an exciting year.

Up first for January we will be featuring Graphic 45!!!  How cool is that! 

I’m not alone there are 4 other talented ladies on the team with me; I am very excited to be working with these ladies.  Click on the links below thier photos  to meet them and you will see why.

It’s going to be a great year with lots of excitement. I hope that we will inspire you to try new things, or

Reinvent old techniques.  It’s going to be a fun filled crafty New Year that’s for sure.

Dare

                                                            Angela Holts Designs Blog

 

               http://www.angelaholtdesigns.com/

 

 

BLOG: http://papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com

 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JanHenningsArtist?bookmark_t=page

 BLOG: www.myscrapmenagerie.com

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/MyScrapMenagerie

 

                                            BLOG:  http://www.thescrappinlounge.com

                               FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/scrappinmadge1/info

 

 

 BLOG: http://scsdesigns.blogspot.com

 

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/ShannasDesigns

Archivers Rosette Christmas Tree

 

Although I do not have an Archivers in my area, I came across a video recently by Jim the Gentleman Crafter, where he shows how to put the tree together using the free project sheets available at Archivers.

I issued a challenge to the Ladies in the Facebook Group Scrap, Craft and Chat VIPs and here is what

We came up with.   I hope you all enjoy the photos and perhaps try to make one of your own.

To Get your Project Sheet Click Here: http://www.archiversonline.com/ideas/home-decor-rosette-tree-2815

To See Jim’s Video Click Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeqDYdD-UEM&feature=g-user-u

To See Jim’s Take on the Tree Click Here: http://thegentlemancrafter.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-tree.html

Now on to the Photos:

Here is My Take on the Tree, I added WOC roses, and Ribbon Streamers and some really cool beaded trim.

 

 

This Tree was made by Christy W Moore. She dressed hers up with beads and stars... How Awesome is that.

 

 

Last but not least this tree was made by Kelly Lambdin, She used glue and embossing powder to make the snow, decided to make her own tree trunk out of paper for her tree to stand up some, and the snowflake on the top, was made from a video from Jim TheGentleman Crafter, she just reduced in size. Here's what she had to say:

"Here's my take on the
Archiver's Rossette Christmas Tree. I left off 2 layers for my personal touch of the tree trunk. I punched 10 circles the size of a quarter. Then I placed pop dots in between each circle and filled the gaps between the circles with hot glue to stiffen up the trunk to be able to hold the tree as a base. For the final accent I daubed embossing glue & applied embossing powder on the areas I placed the glue. Then heated it to look like snow on the branches." Kelly Lambdin

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking, and I hope you make one too.

Dare

Changes Coming.. Exciting News Stay Tuned..

As you can see I've updated the look of my blog, which is a work in progress.
I have some exciting new things coming, so Stay Tuned right here for the big Anouncement!

I also want you all to know, that I am more than a digital graphic designer/artist. I also do
Traditional Crafting, as well as Hybrid Crafting. Part of the New Blog and New Design and a little hint to the upcoming Anouncement is I will be sharing traditional crafts, tutorials, blog hops, challenges and more...

Meanwhile while your waiting to hear my big news and see whats coming to Dare's Designz and you all my Followers..

Check out Angela Holts Designs for chances to win big, great tutorials and more!! Click on the Picture below and Like her Facebook Page...

See you soon..

Dare

Blog Hop and a Freebie

Angela Holt Designs is having a Blog Hop starting tomorrow 11/12/2012  Be sure to hop along and leave comments for chances to win BLING!!!! How could you not want to win BLING? Check the link below and bookmark!!! http://www.angelaholtdesigns.com/

Sometime during the week she will be showing a craft using the following image.. to get yours click on the photo below.. To see what Angela Did with this image and a lot of other cool things made by Angela to inspire your creativity, be sure to check out her blog See Link Above and Leave Comments for a Chance to win some BLING!!!

Dare

Dare's Designz Simply Halloween & Freebie

I hope you enjoy this kit and ad on as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Simply Halloween
Contains Stickers, Embellishments, Papers and More...

Happy Halloween Scrapping..

Dare

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