We are thrilled to introduce our newest Graphic 45 Brand Ambassador, Tamara Morton from the United Kingdom! Tamara is an incredibly talented papercrafter with a deep passion for creating intricate and imaginative mini albums. Today, she’s sharing her stunning DIY Gatefold Album, featuring the exquisite Flights of Fancy collection and elements from Life is Abundant. In her project share, Tamara walks us through her creative process with a step-by-step YouTube tutorial, including a special shaker page, a walkthrough video, and so much more. Join us in welcoming Tamara and be inspired by her beautiful creations!

Tamara Morton – United Kingdom

2024-2025 Graphic 45 Brand Ambassador

Hi, my name is Tamara, I live in a sleepy little village in the Lincolnshire countryside in England. I share my life with my daughter and two cuddly Chihuahuas.

I have been a serious papercrafter for many years and have dabbled in other areas such as mixed media, stamping and even painting. I began as a card maker after receiving a handmade card from a family member and I haven’t looked back since. Although cardmaking was the start of my journey, I quickly fell in love with the art of mini books and album making. I love constructing the outer boxes and finding ways to incorporate the albums within them. I also created a YouTube channel in 2015 to share tutorials and techniques with the community.

I found Graphic 45 after seeing the amazing works of past ambassadors and quickly became a huge fan of their papers. It has been a dream come true to be selected as an ambassador for this brand and look forward to sharing my passion and inspiration with the other lovely crafters in our community.

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Gatefold Mini Album

Tutorial by Tamara Morton

“I have designed a lovely little Gatefold Album using the Flights of Fancy collection. I love this paper as Hummingbirds are one of my favourite birds so to have them in this collection’s imagery is just wonderful. I have made great use of the chipboard pieces as well as the Rub-Ons which are just so easy to use.

The brief was “Self Portrait in Paper”, so this book, is me to a T. I like to use many different styles and techniques on my projects, acetate being one of my favourite mediums to use in albums. As the pages interlock, I have created a shaker style page on one side and a 6×4 photo frame on the other. As we flip through the album you will find that I have used the regular Graphic 45 tags in a very different way.

It might be a small book, but I have packed in a lot of flips, flaps pockets and found so many different ways to make the photo mats and tags more of a decorative feature.”

-Flight of Fancy Gatefold Album Walkthrough-

-Gatefold Album Part 1- Making the Book-

-Gatefold Album Part 2 – Shaker Page-

-Gatefold Album – Part 3 Final Pages –

Graphic 45 supply list:

Flights of Fancy paper collection
Flights of Fancy 12 x 12
Flights of Fancy Ephemera set
Flights of Fancy Rub-Ons
Flights of Fancy -Chipboard, Tags and Frames Ephemera set
Graphic 45 – Regular Tags
Graphic 45 – Regular Tag and Gears Metal die set

Other Supplies:

Card stock of your choice
Ribbon
Greyboard 1.5mm
Acetate
Shaker elements

I also used the Life is Abundant paper collection – 12 x 12 papers with the Ephemera and chipboard elements. I used these on my project walkthrough.