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Monday, June 18, 2012

May Arts/Graphic 45 Blog Week

                           

It's time again for the May Arts Design Team to join the Graphic 45 Design Team to bring you a week full of exciting projects and giveaways! 

I'm helping to begin the week with a paperbag book album featuring Graphic 45 Kraft Reflections Designer Papers, Graphic 45 Staples Embellishments and of course, gorgeous May Arts Ribbon.  I tried to keep it simple enough that pictures/journaling cards could be added if desired.


The right page is actually from an old, really old (!), crochet newletter.

Of course, there will be prizes!  How to win?  Just leave a comment on the blogs along the way.

Supplies:
Paper - Graphic 45 Kraft Reflections, Papertrey Ink Kraft/Smokey Shadow
Ink - Versafine Sepia/Black
Other - paper bag book; black hang tag; book rings; feathers; brads; Stampin Up Hodge Podge hardware; flat back pearls, Recollections black adhesive backed bling; Crystal Effects; double sided tape; sewing machine

I've included the full week's blog list so that you can check back in to see each day's projects.   Thanks so much for joining us this week!

Monday, June 18th:
Alberto Juárez : http://vintageodyssey.blogspot.com/
Gloria Stengel : http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
Nicole Eccles: http://www.nicoleeccles.com/
Jingle: http://www.justjingle.blogspot.com/
Charlene: that's me

Tuesday, June 19th:
Arlene Cuevas: http://butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/
Jim, The Gentleman Crafter: http://thegentlemancrafter.typepad.com/
Betto Cesare: http://scrapguys.blogspot.com/
Vera: http://www.lingshappyplace.blogspot.com/
Latrice: http://www.latricemurphy.blogspot.com/
Karen: http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, June 20th :
Clare Charvill: http://mycreativespirit.blogspot.com/
Kristin Wilson: http://www.kristinwilsonhandmade.com/
Sharon Ngoo: http://glooshmoo.blogspot.com/
Jenifer: http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/
Tiffin: http://www.linwoodavenue.blogspot.com/

Thursday, June 21st:
Denise Hahn: http://www.inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/
Laura Denison: http://www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com/
Susan Lui: http://luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/
Jen: http://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.com/
Candy: http://candyscraps.typepad.com/scraps/
Kimberly: http://serendipityvintagestudio.blogspot.com/

Friday, June 22nd:
Jane Tregenza: http://janetregenza.blogspot.com/
Maiko Miwa: http://shiny-scrap.blogspot.com/
Tara Orr: http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com/
Jinky: http://jinkyscrafts.blogspot.com/
Leah: http://1alabasterowl.blogspot.com/

219 comments:

  1. That is sooooooo beautifull!! I love it!! I'm a big fan of Graphic 45!

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  2. Lovely album. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Lisa T.

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  3. I wasn't a fan of the paper when it came out but I can see the possibilities through your album. Love the ribbon use and especially the feathers!

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  4. great album. I especially love the cards on the back cover!

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  5. I love this! Very creative yet looks like something I could do.

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  6. What a loooovely project!!!

    It's fantastic!

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  7. Wow, this is amazing! Great job!

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  8. Beautiful mini album. Loved it. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.

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  9. I looooooooooooooooveeee this mini!!! It's so vintage, romantic... it's gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. This is GORGEOUS!!! I loveeeeeeee all the G45 Kraft and the feathers!!!

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  11. Beautiful paper bag album - I love paper bag albums and this one is so lovely.

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  12. Charlene, this is stunning! What a fantastic album!

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  13. Love your slbum! Very very creative.

    Smiles~
    Marilyn

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  14. I love the Pris theme book. What a great use of their papers, thanks for sharing.

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  15. I love albums and this one is gorgeous. Thank you so much for inspiring me.

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  16. I love your design of this book with the papers, pockets and embellishments. I especially like how you used the rings and enforcements as a detail on the cover! Thanks for such great inspiration.

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  17. You know i wasnt sold on this paper set but now that I see it - I actually love it. TFS...

    Monica
    scraps2treasure.blogspot.com

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  18. Beautiful book! I love Graphics 45 collections and you made a wonderful creation with it!

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  19. Wowwwwwwwwwwww, I love it!!!

    Fantastic project!!!


    Charo

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  20. Charlene - Love your mini-book. Just bought a piece of this kraft collection to make a graduation card!

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  21. Love this paper bag album! G45 has the best paper lines. Great job!

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  22. Your album really sparked my artistic juices to use the Graphic 45 Kraft Reflections paper. Your use of the May Arts black trims is a super compliment to this project. Thanks for the inspiration

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  23. Quite beautiful! Genious!

    -tmaxxan

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  24. What a nice book, you did a wonderful job in every details.

    Thanks for sharing!

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  25. Nice job on this beautiful mini album with the G45 Kraft Reflections paper and May Arts ribbon.

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  26. Stunning book! Mini Books are one of my favorite projects to do. I love this.

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  27. I really enjoyed your blog and have subscribed.
    Adore your ETSY Shop goodies too, time to save my change again...
    Thanks for the inspiration!

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  28. I love Vintage all the way!!!!!! Great job here!!! Can't wait to see more. brians@tds.net

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  29. Love the mini - great job! - OMG love this paper!

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  30. Great job - love what you did with this paper.

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  31. GORGEOUS mini! Love this line, and I love the feathers on the cover!

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  32. wow this is amazing...I love how you used the paper bags...so clever and great design..

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  33. Beautiful album!! I love this paper line! Thanks for sharing!

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  34. Beautiful mini album!!!
    Hugs,
    Cheryl Walker

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  35. Lovely little journal,thanks for sharing

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  36. What a lovely little journal,thanks for sharing

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  37. wonderful project - love your colors - i'm lucky to have a local store owner who is in love with graphic45 so i can always find the latest stuff!

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  38. wonderful project - love your colors - i'm lucky to have a local store owner who is in love with graphic45 so i can always find the latest stuff!

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  39. Wow! Really inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

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  40. This book is AMAZING!!! Very classy, LOVE IT!

    Thank you,
    Sar Tann

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  41. This is Amazing,I really love this book.

    Thank you for sharing,
    Sar Tann

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  42. Nice mini. Am a fan of the muted/vintage look of G45. Can't wait to use May Arts ribbon.

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  43. This album is beautiful, I love the papers, the colors, I love everything

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  44. Super album - thanks for sharing it.Tracy x

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  45. I am in love with anything kraft, and your book uses it beautifully..along with the gorgeous ribbon! Thanks

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  46. Oh my gosh...this is so fabulous. Your are so talented!!!!

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  47. This is so wonderful Charlene.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  48. Wonderful mini, I love these papers! Great ribbons to match up with that vintagy paper. TFS!

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  49. Beautiful mini..I just love doing mini albums... fantastic use of the Graphic papers and die's and wonderful use of the May Arts. Just Beautiful...TFS...Christina

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  50. Love your mini album and... still loving this paper collection by G45. Thanks for sharing :)

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  51. I love everything Kraft especially this paper and the ribbon & lace is such a great touch.

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  52. Very nice album. I love the papers and ribbons.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  53. I love love love this album. The Kraft paper is beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us.

    Kim
    k1i2m3@cox.net

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  54. Cute cute mini album .....TFS!

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  55. Lovely Album!! I am still in awe of Graphic 45 and the vintage romance it inspires and what could be more romantic than beautiful May Arts Ribbon? Beautiful use of both!! Thank You for sharing!

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  56. This paper line is starting to grow on me, at first i just loved a few sheets like the quotes and the cards. Seeing project made with this line helpes alot. Thanx

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  57. The mini envelopes add such a fabulous touch! And the ribbon is terrific. I really love the bold stripe - it's a "must find"!

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  58. Love the album and that black and white stripe ribbon is fabulous!

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  59. What a great mini, I love that paper. Shari (cricutrookie)

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  60. great mini. love the Kraft paper line

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  61. Really beautiful work. I loved it all - the ribbon, the paper, the clothes pins!

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  62. Oooo, oooo, I love this Charlene. FABULOUS!

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  63. Wonderful, wonderful. Love this mini album.

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  64. Gorgeous! Kraft Reflections is such a fantastic collection - I covet it greatly! - but what you've done here, combining it with the ribbons is utterly lovely. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  65. what a great use of the paper, I have it and now certainly will use it really quickly. thanks

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  66. Paris... love it! and always love the classic balack and white!

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  67. Oh my gosh Charlene this is incredible!! Absolutely gorgeous!!

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  68. Love your project and the hop :)

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  69. I can't say enough about this album! It's just so perfect! I love the look of the craft paper and all the fibers really work so well to make it look authentically vintage! TFS!

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  70. Love this. Just getting into doing minins and really like seeing they way you used the paper and ribbons.

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  71. I didn't think I would like to use the kraft paper but it looks really nice. All of Graphic 45 papers are great.

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  72. I didn't think I would like using the kraft paper but it works really well in this project.

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  73. I'm very appreciative of the inspiration I received from your paper bag album. I loved the design elements you used from the Graphic 45 Kraft paper; everything blended together so perfectly.

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  74. Wow, this is stunning. So elegant. I love it. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
    Gayna

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  75. What a great album! The ribbon just sets off the kraft papers nicely:)

    Lynn Wild

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  76. Stunning Album! The papers, embellishments & ribbons blend so well.

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  77. Wow, I love this! This would be so nice inside a beautifully decorated matching altered cigar box...oh, the ideas that are running through my head! :)

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  78. WOW!!!!!! what a gorgeous album!! ALl the papers and ribbons are gorgeous. Very impressive and very well done! I think this is one of my most favorite mini's I've seen this year.

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  79. such a unique creation. This paper is so versetile and so rich. Can think of great things for this book--recipe book of my grandmother and aunts. Quotes of my Old "vintage" family with their picture on the page, etc.
    Cute!

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  80. Your mini album is so sweet, I love the kraft paper and the ribbons you used, they certainly do compliment one another dont they. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  81. Very nice! I love the classic kraft, black and cream palette you've chosen. All the little envelopes to tuck journaling in are so sweet. Thank you.

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  82. love this! am a big fan of kraft reflections and this is a great showcase of this fabulous paper! thanks for sharing

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  83. OMG, I love paper bag albums...this is AWESOME, you just did the Kraft Reflection Collection PROUD !! Love ALL your elements, the feathers the flowers, the ribbon... LOVE IT !!!

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  84. I adore this mini! The papers are fabulous. I love the ribbons.

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  85. Wow -- that is one of the most beautiful and detailed vintage albums I've ever seen. Well done!!

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  86. charlene, such a striking paperbag album, so nice

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  87. Beautiful album! Thanks for sharing!

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  88. Kraft Reflections and sewing!! Loved, loved your mini!

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  89. Great book! Love the G45 Kraft Reflections paper and that black ribbon! Love May Arts ribbon. Its the best hands down!

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  90. What a beautiful book, and I love the way you have accented the vintage look with all the ribbons!

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  91. Love paper bag minis...Very nice!

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  92. What a gorgeous paperbag album, love the classic color scheme!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  93. I love paper bag albums and Graphic 45 paper and you've combined the two into a truly stunning project!

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  94. I would never have guessed your beautiful mini album started as paperbags. I really like how you've showcased all the papers!

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  95. Love this album, crazy about vintage!

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  96. Adorable mini album! Thanks for sharing!

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  97. i enjoy making mini albums i bet you enjoyed doing this beautiful one

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  98. Beautiful album! These are my sickness. I love to make mini albums, chipboard albums, etc. Thanks for sharing.

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  99. Beautiful albulm...I wish mine would turn out this nice.

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  100. What a lovely album, thank you so much for sharing it.

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  101. Love love love this fabulous book! Mahalo, thank you for sharing.

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  102. Wow! You made this!? Incredible!

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  103. Dream of going to Paris. Love your mini album.

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  104. I love vintage looks so of course I am over the moon crazy about your mini album!! So beautiful!

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  105. I love the style and design of your pages in the book!

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  106. this is so nice love the clean look of this mini thanks
    upnurse at aol dot com

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  107. This is such an understated, elegant album. A beautiful use of the paper and ribbon. Thank you so much for sharing.
    Jackie in Alaska

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  108. Beautiful paper bag album. Thank you for sharing.

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  109. My daughter doesn't usually like the papers I select, but I know she will love these. Especially the face playing card! very lovely project

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  110. Fabulous job on your album!

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  111. I hate to play favorites, but this has to be my favorite of all the gorgeous projects on all the blogs. I love the papers in this beautifully detailed book,It's just wonderful!

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  112. What so beautiful album...... I loved it...... Thanks....

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  113. Love this project! The paper is gorgeous.

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  114. Lovely album!!!. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  115. Great job on the paper bag album. I like the way you kept it relatively flat. The G45 paper and May Arts ribbon are great. God bless, Peggy Allen

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  116. My favorite thing to create mini albums, and yours is one to drool over. I love that paper line.

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  117. I love how you mixed the papers to make an vintage looking book....thanks for sharing.

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  118. beautiful album, what great inspiration! xx

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  119. Love this album you have created...it would be so perfect for the family album I want to create with Mom's old photos! Thanks for a great idea!

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  120. What a beautiful mini album. I wouldn't want to add pics to it, it's so pretty as is!

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  121. Love the use of the Kraft paper collection.

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  122. Love all the papers and textures!! Beautiful work. Val from IL.

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  123. Beautiful album. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration.

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  124. Such a great album. So pretty, you almost hate to put pictures in it to cover up the great papers.

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  125. Really enjoyed your project. It is quite elegant.

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  126. Love love love this paper and project !!

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  127. Lovely album! Thank you for the sharing. Helena

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  128. Your mini is so pretty and I love the way the ribbon fits so perfectly!

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  129. I wish my projects turned out this lovely, awesome

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  130. I adore your mini album. I love the colors, textures and all the elements....it is a work of art!

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  131. love your album - the striped black/ivory ribbon is gorgeous!!

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  132. Very cool album! I need to make one similar to put our Paris pictures in. Thans for inspiring!

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  133. I really like this! Its just beautiful!!

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  134. Gorgeous! I love the Kraft Collection, and all the ribbons and embellishments are beautiful.

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  135. I love your book, so vintage!
    Renee
    gohogwild dot renee at gmail dot com

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  136. Tied together so beautifully! Really love the color palette.

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  137. Such a beauty! My bag albums are never this lovely.....thanks for the inspiration!

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  138. Great blog. I'm one of your new subscribers! TFS! Teena

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  139. Very pretty! I love the papers and colors ~ you did a lovey job!

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  140. Simply stunning Thank you for sharing.

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  141. What an amazing album!! Love it! Its beautiful!

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  142. Fabulous album Charlene!!!! Love how wonderfully May Arts ribbon goes so wonderfully with G 45 papers. Your mini is gorgeous, thanks for sharing it with us.
    Marcie

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  143. Fabulous album! Love the paper! Graphic 45 paper collections are fantastic!

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  144. Such a tranquil book...love the specific papers used.

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  145. I am starting to like this Kraft paper more and more. Wondeful project.

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  146. This is a breathtaking design. I also adore the Kraft Reflections collection & you have done a lovely project with it. Thanks for sharing it.
    alsmouse ~C8> Ratty Hugs

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  147. I LOVE this album Charlene! I had not really taken much notice of the Kraft Reflections, but after seeing this album, it has moved to the top of my must-have list! Thanks for sharing this gorgeous creation!

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  148. Love the paper you made a beautiful project!!

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  149. Awesome, I love what you did. TFS

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  150. Loved it!! Loved it!!! Gorgeous paper bag album Charlene. Thank so much for sharing your amazing talent with us. And what an awesome give away too!!

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  151. You hit one right down my alley! I love paper bag albums so you have given me some more inspiration for creating!

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  152. very nice- has a 'dreamy' quality about it.

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  153. Love you album .....The Kraft Reflections Paper goes great with the May Arts Ribbons.

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  154. Beautiful beautiful album! Love how you have done so much with it with just 2 colours!
    Love Pearl x

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  155. Your album is wonderful. You used the G 45 papers and may arts ribbons so beautifully. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  156. Wonderful blog hop! So loving Graphic 45 and May Arts! Love your paper bag album. I really would like to try this project. lmadara@ptd.net

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  157. I love this album! I have the Kraft Reflections paper & this album is very inpirational..TfS!!!

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  158. wonderful album--I like the kraft papers and the gorgeous ribbon.

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  159. Gorgeous album!!!!! What fun embellishments!!!

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  160. Love the album. So pretty and a great vintage feel. The feathers are the perfect touch. Thank you so much for sharing this project!

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  161. This album is wonderful, love how you used this collection of G45 papers

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  162. I have only just discovered Graphic 45 and let me say...I just love them



    http://therustyhorseshoe.blogspot.com.au/

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  163. I really love your album - thanks for sharing!

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  164. Wow--I love the album you made. I is one of a kind. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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  165. Not only am I huge mini-album fan, but I love May Arts Ribbons and G45 papers. You made me a very happy woman combining all 3 into a wonderfully executed project. VERY nice work!

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  166. I adore this album! Beautiful work!!!

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  167. I love your mini album! I just made one that I'm going to use for smash* ing! Thank you so much for your blog!

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  168. Hi . Love your mini album. Great job and thanks for sharing. France

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  169. You do lovely work, would like to try
    making this album, keep up the good work.

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  170. Cookie!!!
    What a super great binder?!?! You did such a super job showcasing the Graphic 45 stack---uber lovely and last but not least the way you used the beautiful May arts ribbon---very lovely!! Thank you for sharing and for allowing me to glean from you1 be blessed
    ~Beyond Measure
    Tammy
    www.urbeyondmeasure.com

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