i {heart} papers and Zva Creative Joint Blog Hop

 Today I’m teaming up with some of my fellow design team members from Zva Creative and designers form i {heart} papers to share a new project using Zva’s beautiful crystals and fall patterned paper that is available at i {heart} papers.

We are celebrating a week-long event that is happening over at Paper Craft Planet.  The Planet’s design team, the Super Novas, are hosting special fall challenges all week that feature both Zva Creative and paper from i {heart} papers. Be sure to stop by, see their lovely creations and be inspired to join in on the fun!
 

My projects today were created with a wonderful My Minds Eye Come Away With Me (Six by Six 2) 6x6 pad, that I received from  i {heart} papers.I can totally see this paper pad used for a travel mini!! Paired with some wonderful flowers and bling from Zva Creative, I created 2 cards and a framed  photo for display on my scraproom sideboard.

I chose to use the more solid colors from the pack for my projects but saved all of the other pages to create a cute little travel journal to add vacation photo's for the future.

 

 The flourishes are Flourishes- White Pearl -[CRW-05CB-114]
 The Blue flower is 1.5" graceful roses -Blue - [FL-04CA-133]
 The tiny rose buds are Elegant Rose Buds 1/4w x 3/8h" or 6wx10h mm - White[FLBK-03CB-145]

The crystal flourishes on this next card are  Flourishes - Iridescent Crystal - [CRW-05CB-118]
And the white flowers are the Sweet Rose's in 1 3/8 or 35mm size.

Here is a closer view of the flourishes. I wish the camera could capture their true sparkling beauty.

 This photo piece has a crystal flourish CRS-04CA-114.
The flowers are  mini rose -1/2" or 12mm - Classic Red [FLBK-03CB-104]

Here is the front of my mini. I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alterations die Vintage Valise to create my mini.

It seemed a shame to take apart a small Zva pearl flourish for my studs, but this is a designer suitcase, so it seemed fitting to do so...lol..I found the perfect pack. Imagine - White Pearl -[CR-05CA-111]
And I also added a couple of rhinestone flourishes Symmetrical Flourishes - small (M) - Smoke Crystal -[CRW-05CA-154]

This is the back of the mini. I thought this paper pack was perfect for the suitcase style because it had all of those very cool designs that looked like the stickers you placed on old luggage. I just cut them all out and adhered  them on the front and back.

I only have one page created for the inside, but plenty of paper left in the pack to create more pages for the future. 6x6 paper packs are PERFECT for mini album projects. I love them. And  i{heart} papers has plenty of styles to choose from.

 
If you are just joining the hop you can start at the beginning at Zva Creative’s blog! You will also find a complete list of all the participating blogs there (in case there is a glitch along the way).  

Please leave our designers lots of love and comments along the way because Zva Creative will be selecting one lucky winner who comments along the blog hop to win a Zva prize package worth $30.  All comments must be received by 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 19^th. Winners will be announced on Zva’s blog on Thursday, September 20^th.

i {heart} papers retails the industry's best paper crafting supplies from your favorite manufacturers while offering stellar customer service and super fast and FREE US shipping with any $60 order. (They also ship internationally.) We are proud to offer our exclusive i {stick} papers redline tape, which is manufactured just for us in long-lasting 60 yard rolls, at an amazing price! We also provide a publication incentive for our three private stamp lines, Mint Motif, The Petal Press and Chicken Girl. Visit our website and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and our blog for news, sales, coupons and more!

Zva Creative produces many beautiful color groupings of high quality pearls, flowers and crystal embellishments that can be used on scrapbooking, card making and mixed media projects. Visit Zva’s gallery or blog for great project ideas and to find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva click HERE.

From here, you're visiting GretchenBelknap  Thanks for visiting, and enjoy the hop!  And don’t forget to also visit Paper Craft Planet every day this week for much more inspiration and fun challenges!