G45 Ocean Blue - new paper line

[nchoney]

It's not out yet... but oooohhhh my goodness!!!

https://g45papers.com/Graphic%2045%20Bl ... 3byE7N5RU0

[pamcook]

These are east coast beach papers (in my mind anyway). So many beach collections are tropical beach themed.

It's gorgeous.

[nchoney]

And will be perfect for my photos from the NC Aquarium in Manteo.... so that means I need to get rid of the same amount of paper before I can buy this set.

[jmp1022]

cool paper, I might have to buy it

[Debbie J]

It’s really pretty but I can’t scrap with G45.

[nchoney]

I usually agree with you on that, Debbie. But these papers look like lots of overall small, repetitive designs. So they might be just right for scrapping.

[pbp908]

Generally the B side is easier to use. The colors are beautiful. Looking forward to seeing what Jim Hankins creates with it.

[Keitha]

Nice east coast beach collection. A few years ago I heard that Graphic 45 was designed more for mini-albums and other projects rather than scrapbook layouts. As soon as I heard that it all made sense to me; I also have a hard time scrapping regular layouts with it. I agree the B sides are easier, but it's the gorgeous feature papers that draw me to the collections in the first place. Y'all have reminded me I need to get out a mini-album project using an old G45 collection and get it finished.

[pbp908]

I've done a lot of odd projects with G45 using various parts of the papers. I do have a LO of Adam made using the Gentleman collection that I've framed and hung. I also have a very strange bird house with a flying pig that used Olde Curiosity Shoppe. I made a one year album using the first calendar papers collection and am considering doing that again this year using the leftovers. I find I tend to use it primarily for mixed media type things. I have a stack of cigar boxes waiting for inspiration to strike and a stack of G45 waiting.

I think their line is a bit like Shimelle's in that you either hate it and can't figure out what to do with it or you love it and let your creativity run wild with it.

[paddlegal]

I got into the habit of buying the 8x8 pads. But even then it is sometimes hard to eek out a card. This is a lovely sea collection. Some of my larger 3D cutting projects work well with the 12x12 papers. I used a whole 12x12 pad of 12 Days of Christmas years ago making a 12 sectioned accordion card for family members. It was perfect for that.

[pamcook]

I have trouble with their large bold patterns because I see them as full background papers. The big patterns need to be cut down or have many layers over them. There's a class for that!