Saturday, September 14, 2013

Kraftie Kre8ations Celebrations and Thankfulness Blog Hop (DAY 3)



Welcome to Day 3 of the Kraftie Kre8ations 


Celebrations and Thankfulness Blog Hop!




To view the lineup for all four days of the hop, visit the Kraftie Kre8ations blogOne random winner will receive a gift from Kraftie Kre8ations! To be eligible you must:

1become a follower of the Kraftie Kre8ations blog
2leave a comment on each participants blog, all 4 days of the hop
3. Join the FB Group (http://facebook.com/groups/kraftiekre8ations)
4. Have FUN!


***EXTRA blog candy from me!!! Follow my blog (let me know you did in the comments) to win some American Crafts baker's twine! So you can make a wreath of your own!***  

As you hop along with the Kraftie Kre8ations Design Team and Facebook group members, we hope you will be inspired to create your own fall project and link up using the inLinkz on the Kraftie Kre8ations blog sidebar.  Our color palette (see below) is an amazing representation of the changing colors of fall leaves.  Create ANY fall project (including Thanksgiving).  It can be a layout, card, mixed media project or an altered item. The sky is the limit!

For the occasion I created a fall wreath adorned with Cricut cuts and wrapped in twine, burlap ribbon (from The Paper Studio) and baker's twine for my craft room door. It was truly a labor of love!

I've always wanted to create a wreath like this but knew it would be time consuming. Although it's only 7 1/5" across it took FOREVER to cover in twine. It took more than 15 small spools of American Crafts twine to cover the form. To boot, I used a floral ring from the dollar tree and it was very difficult to work with. Next time I will get the styrofoam wreath (and stop playing LOL). 




The title is cut at 3.25" from the Celebrate with Flourish Cricut Cartridge using American Crafts foil cardstock, red linen cardstock (stash) and blue and brown cardstock from Bazzill.

Using the Cricut Imagine, I printed and cut the leaves and their layers from the Nursery Tails cartridge at 5.5" and added red glittered accents and yellow bling from Recollections. Instead of layering the leaves, I used the layer as a separate fern adornment for the wreath. Blue wired ribbon completed the look.

Thanks for hoppin' by! I hope to see your entry in the challenge! Your next stop is Carolyn's blog for more fall fun! 


La-Vie

19 comments:

  1. I love the wreath and the use of the colors. Someone was just tell me about this techinique and I could not imagine it now I know. TFS.

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  2. I love the wreath. I have been wanting to create a wreath for every season and this gives me inspiration. I did follow your blog so I can follow all your wonderful projects!!!

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind comments and for following me! If you're blogging, I'd love to follow you as well.

      La-Vie

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    2. Guess what? You win!! I'd love to send you some twine! I just need to know the colors you love (I'll do my best) and your address. Email me to lavie_bordeperry @YAHOO.COM. Congrats!

      La-Vie

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  3. What a great idea! I am still new to using baker's twine but this is awesome!
    I follow you here :) Thanks for a chance to win extra blog candy!

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    1. Thank you so much! I am new to it too. It's not my go to item, that's why I chose to use it. I love getting into new crafty situations. You're welcome. I will announce the winner soon so stay tuned!

      La-Vie

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    2. Guess what? You win!! I'd love to send you some twine! I just need to know the colors you love (I'll do my best) and your address. Email me to lavie_bordeperry @YAHOO.COM. Congrats!

      La-Vie

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  4. Beautiful wreath La-Vie! It would take me forever to finish a project like this, but I'd say it is well worth the time!

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    1. Thank you so much! It DID take forever! LOL. But in the end it was worth it.

      La-Vie

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  5. Love the twine wreath! I have tons of twine and I have been trying to figure out what to do with it all! Fun idea!

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    1. Thank you so much! Pull out what ya have and start wrappin'!! It's a lot of work but so worth it!

      La-Vie

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  6. Nice....I think I'm going to take the first step and take my Cricut out the box!

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    1. Thank you so much! GIRL, do I have to come over and help you set that thang up?! With your style and the die cutting machine you'd be double unstoppable!!

      La-Vie

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Your comments bring me SO much Joy! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and view my creations. If you love what you see, please share my posts and invite your friends to follow me as well! ~XXX La-Vie B.