The cover is made from an 8x10 inch postcard that we got in Dollywood. If you're not familiar with Dollywood, it's a theme park designed and owned by Dolly Parton, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, which is where Dolly is from. I just loved this huge postcard of Dolly...
I was going to use my bind-it-all to bind the album, but it got too thick, so instead I used these huge rings. Each charm has significance to the trip. The green plastic thing is a room key from Nashville that is shaped like a guitar...
Click on any of the images to see more detail. Johnny always gets into the luggage when we are trying to pack...
Michael contributed to the journal during the trip too, which makes it so much more special!
Our first stop was Nashville! I tried to make use of ephemera we collected on the trip, like this road map on the left, and hotel map on the right that I used for background pages...
I'm a huge Willie Nelson fan, so it was super fun to stop by the Willie Nelson museum in Nashville...
Where they make Gibson guitars...
Going to the Grand Ol' Opry was a highlight for both of us! We went to the Opry's 83rd Birthday Bash! The background paper on the right is the bag that our souvenirs came in...
After the Opry, we headed from Nashville to Pigeon Forge, to stay at a cabin in the Smoky Mountains...
Here are some photos taken at our cabin. On the right is a Hambly transparency. I colored the backside of the rose so it stands out a little more...
I had to leave some of the strips on the bottom of the October Afternoon papers, since the trip was in October!
pictures of our cabin in the mountains...
Tomorrow I will be back with part two of the journal - Dollywood and Smokey Mountain National Park.
Thanks so much for visiting and I will see you tomorrow!
What a fun bright and colourful journal.....again such inspiration to get creative. thanks for sharing with us
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ReplyDeleteOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wow wow wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww Michelle!! This is AMAZING! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that postcard for the front...and loveeeeeeeeeeeee all the fun photos! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteMichelle.... WOWZAH! What a stunning journal!!! I looked at it with extra special interest since my boy was in Nashville a few weeks back - wondering if he saw what you saw and maybe took similar pictures? And Michael is so sweet to contribute to the journal. LOVE his notes!!! Can't wait to see the rest of this album!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog. The journal is definitely a major WOW!
ReplyDeleteSo inspiring.
Oooh Michelle.... you made such a gorgeous journal about your 2nd honeymoon!!! A true treasure and I think the both of you will often take a look at the wonderful book!! LOVE it!!
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