Blog Hop {Authentique Paper & The Twinery}

The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Authentique Paper's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!


If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at the Authentique Paper blog.


Here's the full hop order for today:
Authentique Paper – http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/
Tifany DeGough - http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/
Julie Ranae Murray - http://juliesopenwindow.blogspot.com/
Natalie Dever - http://dougnat.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Johnson - http://www.parkersprints.blogspot.com/
Emily Lanham - http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Hera Frei - http://cappuccinoandcolour.blogspot.com/
Heather Conklin - http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/
Deena Neimat - http://www.imakestuff.typepad.com/
Janeen Shember - http://suburbngypsy.blogspot.com/
Ivona Foster - http://blog.sugarsticksparties.com/
The Twinery – http://www.thetwineryblog.com/

The Prizes:
Authentique Paper is giving away a prize pack ($20 retail value)
The Twinery is giving away a Colorful Bunch Sampler pack ($20 retail value)


The Details:
Leave a comment on each blog along the hop. The winners will be chosen randomly from all comments on the manufacturer blogs AND the designer blogs.
{Winners must have a US/Canada address.}


Blog comments close on Monday, November 14th at 11:59pm (Pacific) and the winners will be announced Wednesday, November 16th on the Authentique Paper blog and The Twinery's blog.


The Project:
This hop is so exciting for me because not only am I the DT Coordinator for Authentique Paper - I am also a member of the Design Team for The Twinery.

I am a BIG fan of both companies and the products they create and I LOVE to use them on a daily basis. I share many of my creations here on my blog...but there are so many things I use the products for that I don't share here (usually because I forget to take a few pictures before an item is given away).


I loved combining the beautiful papers from Authentique Paper's Gathering line with the fabulous twine from The Twinery.

I started out just creating some placecards for a Thanksgiving table setting, but once I started creating and I just couldn't stop...so I created some coordinating napkin rings and a box that can be used to hold some pinecones or a small gift.


If you've already been to the Authentique Paper blog, you read about how I created the box - so I'll share with you here how easy it was to make these placecards.
(And then be sure to work your way through the hop to The Twinery's blog to read a little more about the napkin rings).


For each placecard I started by using one of the papers from the Gathering collection 6x6 Bundle and scored it down the middle to create the "tent".

I created the turkeys from another piece of the 6x6 Bundle using a round squeeze punch and added the fun "feathers" with The Twinery's Cappuccino, Caribbean, and Mandarin twine.
(I cut a little beak for each turkey from a small scrap of paper.)


I didn't want the decor to scream "TURKEYS!!!" so I left the little guys without eyes to just give the hint of turkey without it being over the top.

Although I must admit, I think these would be so much fun with some little googly eyes. :o)


While you can definitely add in the names of the Thanksgiving guests, I thought it would be fun to add a few phrases to the placecards with Authentique Paper's Petite Type - easy and fun!

Thanks for stopping by today!
The Next Stop:
Julie Ranae Murray's blog


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Gathering - 6x6 Bundle, Grow);
Stickers: Authentique Paper (Petite Type Square);
Twine: The Twinery (Cappuccino, Mandarin, Caribbean);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Scalloped Sentiment Border Punch, Round N Round Squeeze Punch); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);