Florence Blog Hop

August is here and that means it's time for Florence, the last of our Seasonal Expressions 2 blog hops.

If you've landed here from Vandra’s Virtual CTMH Craftroom, you're in the right place.

Florence is a gorgeous paper suite and retires this month. I'm sad to see it go!

My husband and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary this June and had dinner at a new restaurant across the street from our home. I thought the patterns in Florence were a bit on the Indian side, perfect for a buffet dinner of butter chicken and other curries!

I chose the Out of the Hat pattern (Magic pg 82) for this layout. I hadn't used this book yet so why not? I like the mix of photo sizes and clean lines of this design. The background panels are the backsides of some Sangria paper which I think offset the floral patterns nicely (use Pomegranate cardstock for a similar look).

I wasn't happy with the anniversary-ish embellishments in my stash, they just weren't working for me. So, I took matters into my own hands and I made my own embellishment. I love how I can do that with my collection of stamps and inks! I busted out Celebrate Australia to make this corner pop.

I stamped the starburst directly on the page, celebrate on a scrap piece, fussy cut, and stuck down. Perfect! An Australian themed stampset just accented an anniversary layout. Boom, double duty!

I don't have my photos printed yet. This is what it'll look like when they're printed later today. :)

To make this layout at home, you'll need the following materials. Click through the links to purchase or contact your consultant. Florence Paper Packet, Pomegranate and Colonial White Cardstocks, Magic™ (softcover) How To Book, Celebrate Australia My Acrylix® stampset, Flaxen Sapphire and Poppy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads.

I also used these essential items from my toolkit: SureCut™ Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer, Versamat™,  3" × 3" My Acrylix® Block, Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors, My Acrylix® Spritz Cleaner, My Acrylix® Stamp Scrubber, 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive, Ruler.

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