Welcome to to my blog!
What an exciting week this is!
Graphic 45 and
Petaloo are teaming up to bring you a SUPER fun blog hop filled with inspiration and… best of all… PRIZES!!!
I have created a fun album I have named the Gatekeeper Portfolio Album. It works great as a Christmas Countdown album. This would be a great gift for Grandparents! (With 12 pages, it could also be a great Baby album for Baby’s First Year!) I will be teaching this album (and it’s unique binding system) on my regular Stream show starting on November 30.
Cover
First pages
Middle Pages
Last Page
Check out more info regarding this blog Hop:
Look at all of these goodies that
Graphic 45 is offering up as one of the prizes:
All you have to do to enter to win the prize above is leave a comment on the blogs along the hop.
Here’s some information about Graphic 45 and Petaloo…
Graphic 45 Bio:
Graphic 45 is an award-winning scrapbook and paper crafting company. We offer vintage inspired crafting products that capture the flamboyant style of the 1920’s and 30’s – with vibrant color, irresistible texture and imaginative design to create products with decades-old appeal that’s both fresh and familiar. Let our products inspire your next scrapbook layout, card, album or home decor project.
Petaloo Bio:
Petaloo is a family-owned business specializing in flowers and embellishments for the crafting industry. Our embellishments are designed specifically to
match all the best selling papers in the industry. We specialize in embellishments that work perfectly for card makers, scrapbookers, jewelery designers and altered artists.
Miss anyone along the hop? Here is the master list of the participants
Monday, November 12:
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Laura
The album is beautiful.
Great project! I look forward to your ustream show. Thanks for sharing.
Everything you do is amazing and this album, as always fabulous and full of creativity. Looking forward to your Ustream as well.
Love this. Thank you for sharing.:)
Looking forward to seeing the binding system.
Great project as usual Laura.
I’ve been hoarding this paper for just the right project. I’ll be there for the tutorial. LOVE IT! Thank you!
Laura, your work is always an eye catching project of inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
ava g
As usual amazing work from you. Have a nice day 🙂
LaurAMAZING!
Very beautiful project! Very inspiring!
Another gorgeous project Laura, I’m looking forward to the class. Love your work and your ideas are always #1 bar none. TFS!!! 😀
Beautiful album and looking forward to the video. Thanks for sharing.
Laura…another beautiful project…looking forward to the class..
Laura, you never cease to amaze me with your beautiful creations! I always say it and I will say it again: thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with the rest of us!!! Looking forward to class!
I really love the concept. Thanks for the inspiration. For some reason though I cannot get the 2 middle pictures to show. But the idea is fabulous.
Stunning! Love the binding. Looking forward to the class. Hugs. Sharona62
Love the colour combos. Looking forward to the new binding system
oh my goodness..this is pure genius! Love Love Love how it folds out…so stunning!
Hi Laura,
It’s amazing what you do with paper.
Your work is an inspiration for me, just love it.
See you on ustream, and thanks for sharing.
Laura you didn’t disappoint, I always look forward to the little “twist” in every project. I plan on attending the class.
Luv it Laura!….looking forward to making it with you….
Luv it Laura….looking forward to making it with you….
Laura, as always you come up with a great idea. I love making your minis.
I have a lot of pictures of my great grandson and this gives me an idea for a gift for my grand daughter or his grandmother, (my daughter-in-law).
Love it.
mamahowe
Great idea, can’t wait to watch this class and make the project.
I checked in early this morning because I was excited to see what you had made, but your post wasn’t up yet. I am so glad I came back, because this is stunning! I can’t wait for your class on this. What a beautiful use of both the Graphic 45 paper and Petaloo’s flowers. Thank you so much for sharing it with us all.
That is a really cool Idea…I like it.
Laura, I can’t see the middle 2 pictures either. Hopefully you can fix that later because I will check back. What you have posted is beautiful – as expected.
Pat
what a wonderful album, do you have any tutorial for this?
Oh Laura you’ve done it again. It amazes me how you can continually create such wonderful projects and they can be multipurpose too! I’ll be there on the 30th.
Great interactive album. Will be watching Ustream as you make it.
Look forward to tutorial 🙂
Oh my goodness Laura! Another amazing album! I can’t wait to see how you put this one together! Absolutely gorgeous as usual 🙂
Your project is super cute! You did a great job with the Petaloo flowers.
As always your projects are designed to perfection and you truly think out of the box. Love all your work.
Just beautiful!! And I’m looking forward to your Stream Show to see all the details!!
As always a superb project. You always think out of the box. Love all that you do.
Oh my goodness. How did I miss you blog until now??? Have to take your class, this is amazing.
Wonderful Laura! You did it again! Another fabulous project!
Amazing project…so inspirational!
Amazing project,so inspirational!
This is an awesome project, so unique and so very colorful! I’m looking forward to seeing how it’s done. TFS!
Beautiful and unique design. A great way to count down the days.
Beautiful project!!! Love Graphic 45 and Petaloo, TFS
What a beautiful and inspiring project! You are so talented!
JamieH
Laura, the design on this is just wonderful! I love how interactive it is…I can see my 3 year old granddaughter just loving something like this. You never cease to amaze me!
Very clever, Laura…can’t wait for the class!!
This is a lovely different idea for an album in a box, great project. Love watching you Laura.
Great project, love watching you Laura!
What a fabulous Advent Calender! I have added you to my art blogs for inspiration. Mary Wilkins
I love this album/ Can’t wait for the class.
Aaaahhhhh!!!! Just when I think you can’t do anything else you just do it again! You are a wizard love it 🙂
Paula
This is great! I def will be tuning in on Nov. 30th to find out how to make this. Thank you so much Laura, you are an amazing designer.
Love this album! Being a grammie for the first time, i will be making it for all those wonderful memories! Your projects are wonderful.
SIGN ME UP!!! I’ll be taking full advantage of this one!! What a great combination of products!!! Graphic 45’s Nutcracker inspired my “theme” for Christmas this year. I just LOVE IT! And Petaloo has such great colors I can find flowers to go with ANY project!!!
Two of my favorite companies. This is going to be a fun project. Thank you Laura.
Thank you Laura. Looking forward to it.
Love your album. Di
LOve your album. Its gooing to be fum.Di
Laura….amazing project…can’t wait till the end of the month! I enjoy following along with you, no matter where we are traveling at the time of class! Graphic 45 and Petaloo products are fabulous together!
What a fabulous idea! Definitely want to give this try
What a great album. I can’t wait to see the tutorial for this. My son is about to get married and I will need to make me one for the coming grandchildren.
So impressive. Now if there was only a way to look inside your mind to see how you come up with your ideas. I suppose what you have in there is “talent” and cleverness. Wonderful project. What fun to keep turning pages and exploring the album.
Great album. Love the flip out pages.
Another fantastic project Laura … I’ll be joining you on Ustream for this project! TFS 🙂
This is wonderful. I will be watching for the video. Thank you for sharing.
Looking forward to the video. Another great one Laura.
Absolutely love this album! I’m loving this paper too. Great prize package and thanks for a chance to win it Laura.
As usual, beautiful!!!!
Thanks for the great ideas!
Thanks for the gret ideas!
Awesome project! Can’t wait to get started. I have a 5 month old niece. This would be a great gift for her. As always you are so creative.
A beautiful box to display, a compact calendar to count down to Christmas, and a place to store pictures or mementos after Christmas. Great idea.
Oh Laura–I want to make everything you create!! My list is growing by leaps and bounds!! This is so wonderfully interactive and just plain fun!! And the blending of Graphic 45 and Petaloo is perfect!! Thank You for all you do for all of us–we know how much you appreciate us but I want you to know how very much we appreciate YOU!! <3
Outstanding! What an amazing project!
The colors are so rich they scream look at me it’s Christmas! Can’t wait for the tutorial to come and new binding system. The project is beautiful as are all your ideas. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
Sweet album, love all the details with G45 and Petaloo.
I love this album! I’ll definitely look forward to the tutorial and be watching you Ustream class on the 30th!
What a great idea! Lovely!
Amazing as usual, look forward to making this one for sure !
Amazing album, as always! Love all your work and creations… hope we get to see this in a Ustream class or instructions for purchase made available. This year I so want to make a Christmas daily or journal to cherish those memories and this would be the perfect thing!!! TFS your talent and creation with us today 🙂
i love this album!
Laura this portfolio album is wonderful. Your attention to the details is so creative as usual. I can’t wait for your UStream class. This project will be fun to re-create. As always, thank you for sharing such a lovely project with us.
Blessings,
Terri D.
(teresad186)
love this paper design and colors!!!
Beautiful and creative as always, the addition of the flowers makes the project even better, can’t wait to make!
Oooh love this, perfect timing as I was thinking of doing a December Daily this year. Might have to make two, one for a gift! Love the G45 papers just perfect for this.
The album is really a nice idea for the holidays. I can’t wait to watch your Ustream shows for the techniques you used for this album. Graphic 45 and Petaloo are winners together.
Love this gatekeeper portfolio Laura. Beautifully done. So glad to hear that this will be an upcoming project. Great gift giving idea for sure!!!!
Hugs and Thanks,
Marcie
gorjuss. what a great project.. you just gave me some inspiration.. thanks for sharing
Love all your great work!!! You are so talented! Keep up your great work!
As usual a beautiful piece of art!
Love it! Can’t wait to see this one in action. Such beautiful papers and flowers, as well!
I cannot wait to see the tutorial. I absouletly love this!!!!
Oh Christmas heART makes me so happy! <3
ANg
LOVE THE PAPER AND WAITING TO SEE YOUR CREATION WITH THE NEW GRAPHIC 45 PAPER. HUGS
love the paper and waiting to see the creation with the new paper. hugs
… this is a ** wow-ser ** Cant wait for the how-to’s on the making of this
project.. Luving the G45’s paper..
Absolutely stunning! You are so talented – beautiful – you must be proud!
Another great clas to look forward tO!! You make suck lovely projects Laura! Its gorgeous!!
How Clever! Beautiful as usual.
How clever! Beautiful as usual. Loving this paper and flowers.
Я удивилась как ребёнок ! Когда из маленькой карточки вдруг получилась целая книжка к празднику Рождества !!!
Это как фокус-покус!))
Дети очень любят такие сюрпризы !!!
What a fantastic idea! I love this! I look forward to your class on the 30th! TFS!
Love this idea! Beautiful project.
Волшебная работа ! Необыкновенно и красиво ))
Another fabulous idea! I will have to join your class! Hugs, Jeanne
Another great album idea. Thanks Laura
So detailed. Always enjoy and get inspired viewing ypro projects
Fabulous album. Love the paper and flowers.
God bless,
Peggy
This just stunning. I love this album! Thanks for sharing!
What a fun and wonderful album! Would be so fun to use or make.
Carla from Utah
Can’t wait to see Ustream on this cool album. Looks like lots of real estate. Graphic 45 has not let us down this season as usual.
Pat
Wow – a stunning project! So many details!
Love all your projects. Your albums and inspiration have succeeded in getting me away from my sewing machine and back to my scrap booking supplies!
What a neat album. Ready to learn how to do it.
What wonderful work , couldnt help but look through your blog and love the things yu have made with graphic 45 papers great job x
Great album. Ready to learn how to do it.
Love the caravan best made with the papers great job x
LOVE this album–amazing!
Wow, this looks like it would be a lot of fun to make, can’t wait to see how you created this one! congrats on a great project. Valerie
What a cool countdown book !
Another gorgeous album! Can’t wait for thr UStream on this.
WOW! This Wow what an album! Love your idea. You are very talented crafter.
Beautiful!!
You always come through with something just wonderful!
Hello!
Your album is beautifully done – what a great gift it would make for someone! The layouts are great! Wishing you a happy day today!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
Laura as always stunning cannot wait to see how it comes together, definitely making this one. Graphic 45 is fab and great to work with.
Gosh, such a stunning project!
I have never used graphic 45 papers yet!! I love this project Laura!!! This is the project for me to start using graphic 45 papers!!! You are the best designer Laura. Thanks for all the creativity.
Ingenious Design!…So fun AND colorful!
Thanks so much for another great project …. can’t wait till November 30th so I can try to create one of my own!
Beautiful!!!
Wow! Your projects are always so fantastic, I just love them! I have been hooked from the first video I saw earlier this year! I can’t wait for the tutorial and the Ustream show to this album as well! Thanks for another great project!
So glad to see it in action on ustream today! Can’t wait for this class!
beautiful and such a great way to start the holiday season. Love that it could be an advent mini album. Just precious.
so very cute, what a great way to start the holiday season. Such a great advent mini!
Love every project you make Laura. Can’t wait to do this one
This is too cute and I can also use it to help my pre-k students with numeral recognition! Thanks. Cheryl cherylhughey@sbcglobal.net
I love mini albums and yours is no exception…would love to know how to put this together!
I love this album and the way the numbered pages all open out. Another beautiful Laura creation – can’t wait to see the tutorial.
Linda
Love your December “daily”. It’s wonderful!
A lovely album Laura. Can’t wait to watch the tutorial as I love the way the numbered pages all open out.
Linda
Great idea, perfect for the G45 papers 🙂
Love this idea! I’ll have to give it a go myself for a birthday gift. Thanks for inspiring!
Woot – My first blog hop!! Looking forward to scrapping this along with you. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Lauras, this is BEAUTIFUL, such a great idea, Nutcracker Sweet is the perfect choice for this Magical Countdown ! So much inspiration … I’ll be waiting for instructions for this one !!
A dear friend has a very special baby girl this year-it will be a perfect gift for his first Christmas.Thank you for such extraordinary inspiration.
cannot wait to see this new binding on your ustream. Always impressed with your work
Beautiful project, thank you for sharing with us
This is wonderful . . .
What a cool book and way to count-down. Love this paper, and how you did the flowers on the front cover. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
This is wonderful !!!
Beautifully created! Very clever!! I LOVE this paper collection and I’m thrilled to get more ideas of how to use it! Thanks so much for the inspiration, I’ll look forward to the class 😎
Very cool Laura!
Another cool Laura project!!
Another cool Laura project!
Laura you never disappoint!!! How do you come up with great projects time after time! The same can be said with Graphic 45. Love it all
This is something I’d like to learn how to make! TFS! Teena
Wow! What a great album idea!
Love the Nutcracker Sweet. You keep coming up with some great projects. Looking forward to 2013.
This boggles my mind. How do you come up with these ideas? Just wonderful! Thanks you.
Laura, as always you blow me away with your designs. G45 plus Laura =s fantastic. Lanna
Laura, as always your new album is stunning. And it really looks intriguing; does it use a new binding technique? Can’t wait to see the Upstream video as you are the best at tutorials! I love your enthusiasm and talent.
Your project is amazing. I’d lov e to see the tutorial, how can I have access to it? TFS
Your project is amazing. I’d love to see the tutorial, how can I have access to it? TFS
Laura, this is absolutely beautiful. I love how everything folds out and back so neatly. You mentioned that you will have this project on your usual ustream. Could you please tell me a bit about this as I’d love to catch it to make one along with you. Thanks so much for sharing.
You can click on the Ustream log on the sidebar. It will take you directly to my channel. You can see the schedule for times and dates under the Class Schedule tab at the top of the blog. Ustream classes are free. I typically have kits and tutorial patterns available on my website (www.followthepapertrailwithlaura.com). There is a live chat. To participate in the chat, you will need to set up a free account….easy to do.
Another amazing, fantastic project… I guess I’m going to need to make this one too!
Your album is beautiful. Full of surprises. What a work of art. Anyone receiving this for a Christmas gift will be the happiest person at the Christmas dinner table. Absolutely amazing!
Beautiful, Beautiful album. What a fantastic Christmas gift for a very lucky family member. This will be cherished forever. Full of surprises and absolutely amazing!
25 Days of Christmas and more. What a wonderful and gorgeous album. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. What a great job. Can’t wait to see the tutorial.
Another great project! Well done!
What a brilliant project. I love these papers and the nutcracker is beautiful. I would love to receive this.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
As usual fabulous project from you Laura. It makes G45 blog so much more interesting
Once again, you have amazed us with your BEAUTIFUL work. I can’t wait for your Ustream Class.
How clever and absolutely gorgeous!!!!!
As always, a great project. Very clever and beautifully done.
Absolutely gorgeous! Your creativity is amazing.
Totally cute Laura, I’ve probably already said that; what I really want to say is that I’ve signed up for April for the tag swap and I just hope like all get out that everyone is as nice in real life as they are on the chat because I’m very self-conscious about my skills. Huge leap of faith. I didn’t just say that because, well, these comments are after the box thing and not the tag swap. Having said all of that, I’d even be willing to take another month to make sure this happens. I think I’ll send the link out to my regular scrapping buddies though and see if anyone is interested! Hugs and kisses, Mary
Great idea !…Fan in Pennsylvania.
I love this idea~~ looking forward to making a version! Brilliant Laura!
~Brilliant idea~ can’t wait to make a version!
This is such a clever project! I’m loving this collection more and more! Beautiful!!
Lovely Album. It amazes me how you find all the ways to put in the layers. Looking forward to your upstream
love this, can’t wait to make it
Love the new project and I love the nut cracker paper. Can’t wait to use it
I love this album, and cannt wait to see your video so I can make a couple for gifts. The papers go beautifully for this kind of album. thank you so much for sharing.
I love love this design and I am looking forward to the 30th so I can add it to the other books you have helped me create. You go girl!!
How cool! Thanks!
WOW! I’m getting ready to retire next month and I’m sure these will keep me busy!!
That’s a really cool design! Thanks for sharing with us.
I have never seen anything like this it’s amazing thanks for sharing 🙂
Love your album. What a wonderful Advent calendar. Cannot wait to see how you created this unique creation! Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
as always Laura it is wonderful can not wait until we see you actually making it thanks
Laura you always amaze me and inspire me want to create something beautiful.
I love mini albums but have always been scared to try one since I feel my abilities may not be up to the challenge. I am going to watch your video and maybe this can be my first one! It’s lovely.
I love mini albums but have always been scared to try one. This is lovely. I’m going to go watch your video.
wow really fun album with so many layers! beautiful colors. looking forward to the video !
There is no end to your creativity.Just love this one.
Just love this project.
Very original project…thanks for sharing.
Wow another amazing project you have created. I love it. Thank you for sharing. Hugs, Velma
this is fabulous!
love the folding idea of the calendar! and the title page -a wesome background, with all that candy!
very unique project
Wow, what a great interactive project.
This is really something! I’m going to check out your videos before I leave your site.
Amazing project! I will add it to my stack of projects. Watch quietly every week and gain so much from all your helpful hints and techniques. You never disappoint. Thanks!
This is one of my top three projects from the entire blog hop thus far – I just love everything about this. I am sooo excited that you’re doing a class on this one! Thanks so much for sharing Laura!
Laura, you are amazing. Your projects are unbelievable. I am relatively new to extended paper projects. i pretty much stuck to cards, but after coming across you videos on u-tube I have been totally inspired to expand my borders. Thank you for sharing your awesome talent.
Hi Laura,
are you going to have the PDF tutorial as well? I will be out of town next 30th, so I will miss the online class.
Wonderful project….I cannot wait until the class!!!! Great gift idea.