{Welcome to the world...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!  

Welcome to the blog today. 

I am sharing a layout I created using the absolutely adorable Little Celebrations collection. The soft, muted pastels give this collection a very gentle, dreamy look that’s perfect for baby-themed projects. It has a vintage and whimsical feel, which is timeless and elegant.

For this layout, I used the Bundle of Joy paper, it perfectly captures the innocence and sweetness of a newborn. 

My next step was to build layers under my photo. The photo was layered on strips from the 6x8 One Perfect Day Collection Pack and the 12x12 Building Blocks paper, which I die-cut with tab dies.  All the edges were distressed with brown ink.

For the title, I selected sentiments "Welcome to the World", and "Look out world here I come",  from the Rub-on Transfer Set which add such warmth and are subtly blended into the photo, enhancing without overpowering it.

More rub-ons were added to the background.

A gorgeous set of Laser Cut Elements is included in his collection and I layered and adhered them around the photo.

Adding the die-cut banner at the bottom to echo the top banner creates a lovely visual balance and frames the photo perfectly.

The final touches to this layout included wishing bubbles, dots and splatters with diluted white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Little Dreamer Paper – Bundle of Joy

Little Dreamer Collection Bundle

Little Dreamer Laser Cut Element Set

Little Dreamer 6×12 Rub-on Transfer Set

Little Dreamer Paper – Building Blocks

One Perfect Day – 6 x 8 Collection Pack

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{Handsome, strong and brave...}

 Hello, 49 and Market fans!  

Welcome to the blog today. 

I am so excited to share my layout designed with the amazing Rust & Revs 2.0 collection. I love the industrial and mechanical motifs.  The textures and color palette give a natural feel perfect for masculine layouts and adventure themes.

This layout is a tribute to this awesome man I married 42 years ago. He is not perfect, but to me he is, and he will do anything for me.  He brings balance to my life. He makes me laugh, and at the same time he drives me crazy. He is such an optimist and the most positive person I know.  His attitude is that every day is going to be a great day, that there is always something to be happy and thankful about. He never gives up on anyone or anything. He knows how to say sorry, forgive and he is known for his mercy...

Thank God every day for your husband.  Hug him, hold hands, say I love you daily and above all, pray for your husband every day asking God to care for and bless your husband. There is no husband on earth who cannot benefit from the prayers of his wife.

For this layout, I used the Dashing Paper. The giant gear and chain motif reflects a rugged, mechanical tone, ideal for portraying strength and character.   The base page of my layout is Solid Sheet 1 from the Solids Collection Pack. I then trimmed the Dashing Paper down to 11.5x11.5" to make a frame around my layout.

My next step was to build layers under my photo. The photo was layered on strips from the 6x8 Collection Pack, which I die-cut with tab and torn paper dies.  All the edges were distressed with brown ink. I used this beautiful rub-on from the Rub-on Transfer Set.  They are perfect and easy to use on a photo. This set is filled with beautiful and inspirational words and quotes.

 

For the title, I selected the words Handsome, Strong and Brave from the Chipboard Words. Some more rub-ons were added to the background.

To create the clusters, I chose several pieces from the Lasercut Elements set along with pieces from the Die-cut Elements pack. The vintage Land Rover, gas pump and toolbox elements elements add rugged charm and perfectly reflect character and resilience.  I also used two frames from the previous Rust and Revs Collection. Foam tape was used underneath some of the elements to create dimension. I then added several phrase and word chipboard pieces to my layout. 

49 and Market product used.

Rust & Revs 2.0 – 12 x12 Collection Pack

Rust & Revs 2.0 Paper – Dashing

Rust & Revs 2.0 Solids Sheet – 1

Rust & Revs 2.0 6×12 Rub-on Transfer Set

Rust & Revs 2.0 Laser Cut Element Set

Rust & Revs 2.0 Die-cut Elements

Rust & Revs 2.0 Chipboard Set

Rust and Revs Die-cut Elements

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{Isn't she lovely...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!  

Welcome to the blog today. 

I am sharing a layout using the beautiful new One Perfect Day collection. I love the soft pastel colors, and romantic vintage style with lace and florals. 

There is just something about seeing the bride walk down the aisle to marry the love of her life.  This is my beautiful daughter on her wedding day.

For this layout I used the Beloved and Eternity Paper.

I layered the photos on strips from the 6x8 Collection Pack. All the edges were distressed 

with brown ink.

I selected words from the chipboard collection for the title.

To create the clusters, I used Laser Cut Elements, Wildflower Laser Cuts, die cuts and chipboard words.  I glued the wedding dress and frame on a piece of the brick paper from the 6x8 Collection Pack. Next, I glued the window frame onto the "brick wall" with foam strips for dimension.  I then decorated the window frame with more laser cuts, raising most of them with foam tape.

The final touches to this layout included wishing bubbles, and splatters with diluted 

white gesso.

49 and Market product used.

One Perfect Day 12x12 collection

One Perfect Day Beloved Paper

One Perfect Day Eternity

One Perfect Day Die Cuts

One Perfect Day Chipboard Words

One Perfect Day Wildflower Laser Cuts

One Perfect Day Laser Cut Elements

One Perfect Day 6x8 Collection Pack

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{Sing your own song...}

 Hello, 49 and Market fans!  

Welcome to the blog today. 

I am sharing a layout using the beautiful Birdsong collection. My daughter-in-law and I had a photoshoot a few years ago, and this is one of my favorite photos.

For this layout, I used the Tweets of Peace paper.

Starting with the background, I used the Sizzix Bird Song stamp set. I also added rub-ons from the Blendable and Essentials Rub-on Transfer Sets.

I layered the matted photo on one of the stacked frames from the Vintage Orchard collection as well as a frame from the Color Swatch Ocher Frame Set. For the rest of the layering, I used Birdsong Ephemera Bits. The beautiful yellow lace border on the photo comes from the Color Swatch Ochre Laser Cut Elements.

To create the title I used the Sizzix Tab Stamp Alpha set and stamped the words on plain cardstock and I selected the word Sing from the Chipboard Mixed Set. 

For the two clusters on the right side of the photo I used elements from the Ephemera Bits, and Chipboard Mixed Set.

I used a variety of pretty blooms to create the flower clusters. The edges of the flowers were dry brushed with white gesso and acrylic paint. I also added flowers and foliage from the Wildflower Laser Cut set. The green leaves are from the Sizzix Forever Leaves stamp and die set, which I also used in the background. I added foliage from the Fine Stems stamp and die set.  The stems were stamped with Distress Oxide in Fired Brick.

The final touches to this layout included wishing bubbles, washi stickers, and splatters with diluted white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Birdsong Collection

Birdsong Paper – Tweets of Peace

Birdsong Ephemera Bits

Birdsong Blendable Rub-on Transfer Set

Birdsong Essentials Rub-on Transfer Set

Birdsong Laser Cut Elements

Birdsong Wildflower Laser Cuts

Birdsong Chipboard Mixed Set

Birdsong Wishing Bubbles

Color Swatch Ochre Laser Cut Elements

Color Swatch Ochre Frame Set

Vintage Orchard Stacked Frames

Royal Posies – Tomato

Nature’s Bounty – Salsa

Nature’s Bounty – Canary

Wild Flowers – Pacific

Sizzix A5 Clear Stamps 8PK w/8PK Framelits Die - Forever Leaves by 49 and Market

Sizzix A5 Clear Stamps 60PK w/10PK Framelits Die - Tab Stamp Alpha by 49 and Market

Sizzix A5 Clear Stamps 23PK w/5PK Framelits Die - Bird Song by 49 and Market

Sizzix Framelits 9PK Die Set - Fine Stems 02 by 49 and Market

Sizzix A5 Clear Stamps Set 9PK Fine Stems 01 by 49 and Market

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{This summer...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!  

Welcome to the blog today. 

I am excited to share a layout using the gorgeous Summer Porch collection Page Kit.  This collection is stunning and will be perfect for your summer memories.  

These kits are so easy to use, and the paper, layers, and embellishments are fabulous. There's everything you need for fabulous layering, right down to the smallest detail. There is so much more than what is shown in the examples! I followed the instructions but also added my own touches. I also added a few yellow elements from the Vintage Artistry Sunburst Collection to suit my photos.

The Summer Porch collection has stunning rub-on transfer sets.  I used elements from the Essentials Rub-on Transfer Set and V/A Sunburst Rub-on Transfer Set on the background.

I glued word strips from the Ephemera Bits, chipboard words from the Summer Porch chipboard words set, and the V/A Sunburst chipboard set to my layout.

The yellow word disk is from the V/A Sunburst chipboard set.  Here you can see how I used the starfish chipboard pieces. 

I used chipboard words for the title, and the final touches to this layout included Wishing Bubbles and Baubles from the V/A Sunburst Collection and enamel dots from the Summer Porch Essentials Project Tote.

49 and Market products used.

Summer Porch Page Kit

Summer Porch By Land Laser Cuts

Summer Porch Essentials Rub-on Transfer Set

Summer Porch Ephemera Bits

Summer Porch Chipboard Words

Summer Porch Essentials Project Tote

Vintage Artistry Sunburst – Wishing Bubbles and Baubles

Vintage Artistry Sunburst – Chipboard Set

Vintage Artistry Sunburst – 6×8 Rub-on Transfer Set

Vintage Artistry Sunburst – Ephemera Bits

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{Cherish...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!  

Welcome to the blog today. 

This is my husband and I posing with the very handsome Antonio.

I used the beautiful Krafty Garden 12x12 Collection. I used the Engaging Florals paper and from the Vintage Orchard 12x12 collection the reverse side of the Journal Cards paper. I have torn the Engaging Florals paper into two pieces and a strip of the Journal Cards paper and glued everything together.

I then added rub-ons from the Blendable, Botanicals, and Essentials transfer sets to the background.

My next step was to build layers under my photo using Ephemera Bits, Laser Cut Elements, and a frame from the Vintage Orchard Stacked Frames Set and Color Swatch Ochre Frame. I also used elements from the Color Swatch Ochre and Willow Ephemera Stackers. All the edges were inked with brown ink.

I glued word strips and phrases from the Laser Cut Elements, Ephemera Bits, Chipboard Words, and Chipboard Set on the photo and the cluster on the right.

For the clusters, I used laser-cut and wildflower elements. I glued pieces of the paddock fence on either side of the photo. I glued word strips from the chipboard set to the photo.

49 and Market products used.

 Krafty Garden 12×12 Paper Collection Pack

Krafty Garden Paper – Engaging Florals

Krafty Garden Blendable Rub-on Transfer Set

Krafty Garden Botanicals Rub-on Transfer Set

Krafty Garden Essentials Rub-on Transfer Set

Krafty Garden Laser Cut Elements

Krafty Garden Wildflower Laser Cuts

Krafty Garden Ephemera Bits

Krafty Garden Chipboard Set

Krafty Garden Chipboard Words

Krafty Garden Washi Sticker Roll

Vintage Orchard Paper – Journal Cards

Vintage Orchard Stacked Frames

Color Swatch Ochre Ephemera Stackers

Color Swatch Willow Ephemera Stackers

Color Swatch Ochre Frame Set

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{Believe...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!  

Welcome to the blog. 

I am sharing another layout with the gorgeous Evergreen Season collection. 

For this layout, I used the reverse side of the Festive Tradition, Ceremonious Poinsettias, and Solids Paper 4 and 5.  I chose the Solids Paper 5 as the background paper. From the Festive Traditions paper, I cut a strip of 4,5 inches, and from the Solids Paper 4 and the reverse side of the Ceremonious Poinsettias 1,5 inches strips for layering under the Festive Traditions Paper. This was then glued to the Solids Paper 5.

The matted photo was layered on a Vintage Orchard Stacked frame. These frames create a stunning layered look. I also added a chipboard frame.  The red frame with the red and white twine is from the Summer Porch By Land Laser cuts.

To create this cluster I filled a green pocket from the Vintage Orchard Ephemera Bits with Evergreen laser-cut elements.  The two Christmas Bingo cards are from the Christmas Spectacular Ephemera Bits. The pocket was then decorated with chipboard words.

"Believe" is one of the Chipboard Words I used for the title. I also used Essential 

Rub-ons here.

Here is another cluster using Essential and Botanical rub-ons, laser-cut elements, and words.

Some more sentiments and a chipboard word, as well as wishing bubbles.

49 and Market products used.

Evergreen Season 12×12 Paper Collection Pack

Evergreen Season Paper – Festive Traditions

Evergreen Season Solids Paper 4

Evergreen Season Paper – Ceremonious Poinsettias

Evergreen Season Solids Paper 5

Evergreen Season Essentials Rub-on Transfer Set

Evergreen Season Botanical Rub-on Transfer Set

Evergreen Season Laser Cut Elements

Evergreen Season Wishing Bubble Epoxy Stickers

Evergreen Season Chipboard Frames

Evergreen Season Chipboard Words

Evergreen Season Mini Laser Cut Elements

Summer Porch By Land Laser Cuts

Christmas Spectacular 2023 – Ephemera Bits

Vintage Orchard Stacked Frames

Christmas Spectacular 2023 – General Laser Cut Elements

Vintage Orchard Ephemera Bits

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{Sweet moments...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!  

Welcome to the blog today. 

I am sharing a layout using the beautiful Birdsong collection.  It is such a pretty collection with all the amazing images. This is a photo of my daughter and her family.

For this layout, I used the Songs of Hope paper. 

I layered the matted photo on Ephemera Bits and Ephemera pieces I had left from the Birdsong page kit. I inked all the edges.

I used a variety of pretty blooms, and laser cuts to create the flower clusters. The edges of the flowers were dry brushed with white gesso and acrylic paint. I also added flowers and foliage from the Wildflower Laser Cuts set and Laser Cut Elements.  The craft leaves are from the Sizzix Forever Leaves stamp and die set.  

For the title, I selected words from the Chipboard Mixed Set.  Here you can also see how I used the Blendable Rub-on Transfer Set.

The cute nest, ribbon, and words are from the Laser Cut Elements sheet. 

49 and Market products used.

Birdsong 12×12 Paper Collection Pack

Birdsong Paper – Songs of Hope

Birdsong Ephemera Bits

Birdsong Blendable Rub-on Transfer Set

Birdsong Laser Cut Elements

Birdsong Wildflower Laser Cuts

Birdsong Chipboard Mixed Set

Nature’s Bounty – Cornflower

Royal Spray – Bashful

Wild Flowers – Pacific

Wildflowers – Plum

Florets – Cornflower

Florets – Plum

Florets – Pacific

Florets – Mango

Sizzix A5 Clear Stamps 8PK w/8PK Framelits Die - Forever Leaves by 49 and Market

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