Monday, January 25, 2016

Making A Belly Band Card

Good Afternoon!

I wanted to share a video on a simple Belly Band Card made from medium weight chipboard and Graphic 45's Communique Paper.  Hope you can find some inspiration from it.



Have an awesome day!

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter

Thursday, January 14, 2016

The Gentleman Fish Rider

Good Morning Everyone!

Please join me over on Graphic 45's Blog this morning to get a glimpse of new projects created by Maggi Harding and myself...Maggi created the cutest wagon from Graphic 45's World Fair Paper Collection and I created...The Gentleman Fish Rider from the AWESOME new Graphic 45 release...Voyage Beneath the Sea...

Here is The Gentleman Fish Rider....


For more pictures, details and supplies used, please head over to to G45's Blog Now...

Thanks So Much Everyone!  Have an AWESOME day!

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter

Monday, January 11, 2016

CHA Projects Reveal Day 3: Graphic 45 Communique

Good Morning!

Just wanted to share the third and final project I did for the CHA Graphic 45 booth using one of my favorite collections from days past...Communique....So glad they brought this back as a Deluxe Collector's Edition!  Yahoo!

Here we go....

The Telephone Booth Addresser

This British icon...The Telephone Booth or Telephone Kiosk uses Graphic 45’s Communique Paper collection.  The Addresser sits attractively on your desk and has a place to hold the included address book... also stamps, paperclips and more…








Hope you liked all the projects for 2016's Graphic 45 Booth!  They were so much fun to design and create...I am grateful to Graphic 45 for their continued support and love.  They are and will always be apart of my creative family...Have an awesome week y'all...Time for me to get back to work!

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter

Sunday, January 10, 2016

CHA Project Reveals Day 2: Graphic 45 CityScapes

Good Morning Everyone!

Just wanted to share the second set of projects I did for the CHA Graphic 45 booth..This was one of my truly favorite collections!  It's totally amazing!  I love the graphics and colors! ...CityScapes...

Hope you like these...

The Big Ben Lamp

Need a bit of Britain to light up your dwelling?  Well, The Big Ben Lamp might just do the trick.  Made with cut out pieces of heavy weight chipboard, and then backed with a light tracing paper; the lamp will glow through all the windows of this historic treasure. 






The Double Decker Bus and Mini

The Beautiful city of London comes to the forefront with another iconic project…The famous Double Decker Buses have always been enchanting to me…of course I always clamored to the top for a more majestic view of the city.  In my version of the double decker, you lift up the back piece and pull out a thin but long mini that can be filled with traveling quotes, travel pictures and souvenirs picked up along the way.










That's it for Today...Please check back tomorrow for a Communique project.

Have an awesome day!

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter

Saturday, January 9, 2016

CHA Projects Reveal Day 1: Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath the Sea

Good Morning Everyone!

 It's that time of year to reveal some new projects for 2016.  These projects are for the Graphic 45 booth at CHA in Anaheim, California.  As the show floor opens at 10:00 a.m. we can finally reveal them to you..

Just wanted to share the first set of projects I did for the CHA Graphic 45 booth..This was one of my truly favorite collections!  It's just totally amazing!  I love the graphics and colors!
This is what I came up with for Voyage Beneath the Sea...

Poseidon's Watership


This steampunk watership is ready to delve into the deepest parts of the ocean.  Poseidon’s Watership stands on a base that has a tiny drawer to hold magical sea creatures.  The Watership itself can be removed from the base if you like and also holds a “finned” mini at the top to collect ocean time memories.











The Gentleman Fish Rider


This is such a fun project…Inspired directly by the Gentleman Fish Rider in the paper collection.  I thought, let’s see if we can make it…then, let’s see if we can make it move…And It Does!  By turning the geared knob at the front, this turns the larger gear on the inside, which allows the Gentleman’s arms to move up and down as he is riding the fish with the reigns…Such a blast to make!









Thanks for coming by to see!

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter