Craft Hoarders Anonymous November Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Craft Hoarders Anonymous November Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Donna's blog. After your visit here you'll hop on over to Wendi's blog. To start at the beginning and work your way through the hop, just click on this link to Gloria's blog.

We just returned from our place in the Smoky Mountains. There was a bit of a chill in the air. The leaves were at peak for the season. We spent our days taking in the breathtaking color in the mountains. Each evening we curled up in front of the fire with hot cocoa, popcorn, and a movie. We even made S'mores! I have to agree with Winnie the Pooh when he  described autumn as "...A time of hot chocolaty mornings, and toasting marshmallow evenings, and best of all, leaping into LEAVES!"

After our splendid holiday I couldn't resist pulling out my Alterations leaf dies ( I love them!) in an attempt to capture some of the beauty.    

I distressed, stitched, and layered Maja Design papers, then went about creating an autumn spray of foliage, flowers, and berries.    

My original idea was to make the front of the card look like and envelope, running the floral arrangement so that the flap of the envelope remained exposed. One thing led to another, and the florals became a little overgrown. I still managed to tuck in a wax envelope seal near the the right side of flap. 

I added a dusting of gesso and a rustic jute bow.

In the photo below you can kind of see how it started out with the look of an envelope.

Thank you for joining me and taking a peek at my project. I hope you have a day filled with happiness and creative  adventures! 

Hugs,

Craft Hoarders Anonymous October Blog Hop!

Hello! Welcome to the Craft Hoarders Anonymous October Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Bonnie's blog. After your visit here you'll hop on over to Wendi's blog. To start at the beginning and work your way through the hop, just click on this link to Gloria's blog.

I created a guest book for the wedding of my dear friend's daughter. I was guided by her wedding colors and the simple rustic/vintage theme she has chosen. 

I purchased a huge supply of Graphic 45's Mon Amour when it first hit the shelves, but this my first time cutting into it. I cut, distressed, layered, and stitched the papers to form a base for the cover, then fussy cut the image on the front and layered it for dimension. The postcard background was created in Photoshop. I embellished the album with several items from the collection, as well as a few blooms and twine. 

Instead of providing lined sign in spaces I created postcard pages. Now family and friends can each write a special note to the happy couple. 

Finally, I bound the album using a Cinch and Cinch wires. 

Thank you so much for all of your kind words during the last blog hop. Your comments touched my heart. I treasure each and every one of you! May your day be filled with joy and crafty fun! 

Hugs,

Supplies: Graphic 45 Mon Amour design paper, chipboard embellishments, and tags; twine, floral wire, paper flowers, Cinch Binder and wires, computer generated postcard.