Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challege Blog ~Challenge #3 - Vintage or Retro Style~

Hi Sweet Friends,  Welcome to Challenge #3 for Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog!!

Challenge #3 is a challenge to create something "Vintage or Retro".  Graphic 45 is our sponsor for this month, so let's see what you can make in a vintage or retro style.  Do you hoard lace or vintage hat pins?  Do you snap up all the postcards at yard sales?  Do you love mid-century modern?  Do you long for avocado appliances and orange shag carpets?  Show your vintage or retro spin on a paper crafting project.

One lucky winner will receive this prize donated by our sponsor for March, Graphic 45!  Graphic 45 is an award-winning scrapbook and paper crafting company - owed and operated by a mother (Diane Schultz) and her 2 daughters (Aimee and Charee Filimoehala).  Together they create vintage-inspired crafting products that capture the flamboyant style of the 1920s and 30s - with vibrant color, irresistible texture, and imaginative design to create products with decades-old appeal that's both fresh and familiar.  Let their products inspire your next scrapbook layout, card, album, or home decor project.  Please visit the Graphic 45 website or facebook page for more information.

How fun is that...my favorite things!!  For this project I decided to use Graphic 45's 12 x 12 Matchbook Box and alter it to sort of a travel keepsake box with some Tim Hotlz Feet, which includes a mini album and some postcards.  I love using G45 and Tim Holtz together so I decided to use papers from two of his collections and I found myself thinking of a family from the States moving to Paris to open a bakery..so that's what I created a kind of memory box to have on a desk in the library, and had so much fun with it that I hated to quit!!!  Here's a couple of photos of the Matchbook Box

And now I'd like to share the cover of the mini album and inside pages.  Hope you enjoy!!

Materials I used:

Ranger Patinas Earth, Verdigris, Moss

Tim Holtz Distress Stains Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain

Folk Art Paint Raw Umber

Graphic 45 12 x12 matchbox box

Graphic 45 metal pieces

Tim Holtz French Industrial Paper Collection
Tim Holtz Destinations Paper Collection and stickers
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Metal Time Pieces-Clock Face and game spinners
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Metal Ornate Plates
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Metal Type Charms (new oval ones)
Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain
Tim Holtz Alteration-Vintage Valise Die Cut
Imaginarium Designs "Travel" chipboard

Challenge Rules are HERE.  Make sure to link your project using the link tool on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog.

Here's the Design Team list for you to visit and see what everyone else has created for this Challenge.
Donna Idlet
Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel
Karen Zueger YOU ARE HERE
Pam Brey
Amber Milone
Christy Butters
Debbie Seyer
Ginny Nemchak
Jan Marie Ennenga
Kathy Clement
Tammy Bennett

Thanks again for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you enjoy!!  Good luck to everyone!!