Petaloo and Authentique with Kathy

Hello and welcome to DAY FIVE of our
BLOG HOP with ...

All this week our designers will be sharing with you lots of bright summer colors & fun travel inspired projects featuring two papers ...

"Utopia" ... What a great paper for summer projects ... layouts of the kids at the beach, a trip to Hawaii or just having fun by the pool... 

 

"Explore" ... This travel paper has a cool vintage vibe with fun earthy colors ... it is so versatile! Whether you are scrapping your memories of a vacation or hosting a "Fourth of July" party ... this paper is perfect!

Plus... we will have
PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS
(scroll to the bottom of this post to learn how to win a prize!)

So let's get the party started with our Petaloo DT member ... Kathy Clement

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Hello, Friends!  Welcome to Day 5 of the Petaloo/Authentique "Summer is Coming" Blog Hop!  Summer is always such an action packed season with graduations, vacations, travel and family fun time.  I paired Authentique's gorgeous "Explore" collection up with Darjeeling flowers and Petaloo Fancy Trims to create a travel themed mini album and card that would make a great gift for the graduate who is planning some summer travel.

The album measures about 4" x 5.5" and has a fun accordion fold structure.  I worked with the 6x6 Explore pad, as the patterns were sized perfectly for this tiny wonder.  I was thrilled to find that the Blue Fancy Trims were such happy playmates for this great vintage color palette, and used the 1.5" crocheted lace to create a belly band on the album cover.   Once the cover art was added, I filled up the lower left hand corner with a field of my favorite Darjeeling flowers.  The various textures, colors, sizes and shapes really made the album come to life.  I even customized a binder clip with paper and a Petite Darjeeling blossom, and then used it to hold this chunky little album closed.

The inside of the album is interactive, with flip down pages, pockets and room for lots of photos. I topped this tag with more Fancy Trims and a Petite Darjeeling Blossom, making it pop right off the page.

 

This flip down page has room for a photo, and a journaling spot made with one of the stickers from the collection.

How fun will it be to capture summer vacation memories on these pages? And, the page on the left folds out to reveal even more room for photos and journaling.

Tucking a mini Darjeeling Blossom in with this embellishment cluster was the perfect finishing touch.  Remove the paper clip, and you'll find another flip down page with room for a full sized photo and a journaling spot.

 

Here's a slash pocket page with several cute journaling tags tucked inside.  You can write on one side, and add small photos on the other.

 

Here's a view of the album opened up on one side.  The "Not all who wander are lost" quote opens to reveal a mini album within a mini album! Petite Darjeeling blossoms add so much to the design of these pages, but they are small enough to allow the album to close well.

And here's the cover side opened out.  Even though it's tiny, this little album packs a visual punch and has more than enough room to hold the memories from a special trip this summer.  I had such fun working with these Darjeeling flowers and Explore paper from Authentique that I decided to make a card to go along with my mini album.

For this 5x7 graduation card, I layered up papers from the 12x12 Explore Collection Kit along with more Darjeeling Blooms.  I love how the Yellow Dahlias pull out the gold tones from the paper collection, while the Red and Blue Mini Mix flowers pull out the blues and reds in the plaid background paper.  The Blue Fancy Trim Belly Band adds wonderful texture and lifts the focal image from the background. 

The inside of the card is finished with a gift card pocket, a tag that's topped with more Fancy Trim crocheted lace and a Petite Blue Darjeeling Blossom. Again, the petite size of these flowers makes them perfect to use on the inside of a project because they add beauty without bulk. 

What a great way to capture summer memories!  These Authentique papers and Petaloo flowers are the perfect traveling companions!

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Kathy

Petaloo Products Used:

Petaloo Fancy Trims: Blue Crochet Lace Trims 1482-103

Darjeeling Mini Mix Teastained Blue1462103R

Darjeeling Mini Mix Teastained Red 1462101R

Darjeeling Petitles Teastained Blue 1465103R

Darjeeling Teastained Cream Dahlias 1467105

Darjeeling Teastained Yellow Dahlias 1467109

 

Other Products Used

Authentique Explore

Natural Burlap String

Blue,Gold, Ivory Plaid Ribbon

Gold Satin Ribbon

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Want to win?

PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS ...

We are giving away Design Team kits to FOUR lucky winners!!

 

2 ~ EXPLORE Prize Packs 
Authentique paper (either 12x12 or 8x8 paper packs) stickers & chipboard ...
PLUS 10 packs of Petaloo flowers and coordinating trims! That's a $75.00 prize! ...

2~ UTOPIA Prize Packs

FIVE WAYS TO ENTER :
1. Leave us a message on the Petaloo BLOG ...
(scroll to the bottoms of each days post)

2. LIKE US & enter the contest ...
on our Petaloo FB page ~ here

3. Post our giveaway on ... your FB page
& let us know you have done so

4. Follow us on INSTAGRAM ... here

5. Re pin a project from PINTEREST .... here

6. BONUS: Hop over to Authentique & enter their contest ... here

Good luck, have fun & enjoy all the summer fun!
Your Friends at Petaloo
xxxooo

 

Comments

[Dorina Denton]

Pinned https://www.pinterest.com/pin/209980401354957928/

[Dorina Denton]

WOW! Fabulous album and so cute and the graduation card is fantastic. Great job

[Katie B.]

So cool and detailed! Love your design. Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

[Janis]

Pinned this amazing mini here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/476114991837896681/
<3 J

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[Janis]

Loving the retro look!! Fabulous work.
<3 J

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HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

[Shartl]

Entered on Authentique too!

[Shartl]

shared on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/284712007671920484/

[Shartl]

Following on Instagram as shartl83

[Shartl]

I shared on FB here; http://petaloo.typepad.com/blog/2016/04/petaloo-and-authentique-with-kathy.html

[Shartl]

I follow on FB and entered the giveaway.

[Shartl]

I always love Kathy's projects and her wonderful way with color. This mini album is so fun with all the pockets and beautiful layered papers and flowers! Wow!

[Linsey R]

I posted Kathy's stunning 5x7 card to my 2016 Pinterest Inspiration board here: https://www.pinterest.com/scrappygirl21/petaloo-inspiration-2016/

[Linsey R]

My, oh My!! Kathy has knocked it out of the park yet again with this magnificent project!!! This card is truly a gift in and of itself!! What a beautiful showcase of the new Explore collection and Petaloo's fabulous floral adornments!! So much amazing inspiration today! Thanks for it all!!!

[Marylouh]

The album is so bright and colorful.
It makes you happy just to look
at the wonderful pages.
thanks for sharing.

[Jen]

Kathy is without a doubt one of THE most talented crafters I know. this album is the perfect example!!

I love all of the gorgeous elements she added to create such a wonderful project! papers and flowers come together in exquisite detail. love everything about it!

[TracyM #6773]

I’m already a follower on Facebook and entered via the FB Sweepstakes tab – THANK YOU for the chance to win :)

[TracyM #6773]

I’m already a follower on Pinterest and I pinned Kathy’s card https://au.pinterest.com/pin/247275835769325382/

[TracyM #6773]

I’m already a follower on Pinterest and I pinned Kathy’s mini album https://au.pinterest.com/pin/247275835769325380/

[TracyM #6773]

I follow you on IG - my name there is tracym6773 :)

[TracyM #6773]

I'm already a fan & follower on Facebook and it was a pleasure to share about Day Five of the Blog Hop with all my crafty friends :)
https://www.facebook.com/tracy.moloney.71/posts/1289732857721755

[TracyM #6773]

WOW - ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS mini album - LOVE IT, LOVE your card too!!!
THANK YOU for sharing :)

[Beccawinsalot]

I pinned here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/108579040994629558/

[Beccawinsalot]

I shared the giveaway on my FB page. :-)

[Beccawinsalot]

Gorgeous projects! I cant believe the album is so small - it's stunning!

[Jackie Peduzzi]

Going to check out the Authentique blog for some great projects today!