{happy...adore...love...}

Hello 49 and Market fans!

For this project, I used an altered embroidery hoop. My project features the new Vintage Artistry Collectors Edition Volume 2. Paper 3 was used.  It is a perfect combination of pretty flowers and bright colors on this paper and I love the picture of my granddaughter on it.

Here is my project.

The matted photo is layered over pieces from the Vintage Artistry Lilac Ephemera stacks. 

The V/A Collectors Edition Volume 2 includes 4 beautiful 12x12 inch laser cut elements 

sheets are also included in both the left and right clusters. I also used die cut pieces from the Curators Botanical Ephemera Bits.

I added two doily rub-ons and beads from the V/A Blush/Sage Rub-On Transfers and 

the words "You make me happy" from the Art Options Avesta Rub-On Transfers.

I used a variety of pretty blooms, laser cuts, and die cuts to create the flower 

clusters. The edges of the flowers were dry brushed with white gesso and 

acrylic paint.

The final touches to this layout included wishing bubbles and baubles also from the 

V/A Lilac and Butter 12x12 collection.  I also added art stones and splatters with diluted 

white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Vintage Artistry Collectors Edition Volume 2 – Collection Pack

Vintage Artistry Collectors Edition Volume 2 – Paper 3

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Square File Frame Set

Curators Botanical – Ephemera Bits

Vintage Artistry Blush / Sage Rub-On Transfers

Vintage Artistry Lilac Ephemera Stack

Garden Petals – Twilight

Royal Spray – Sunshine Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Sunshine Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Bashful Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Passion Pink Paper Flowers

Royal Spray – Orchid Paper Flowers

Sugar Posies – Fluff

Sugar Posies – Tutti Frutti

Rustic Blooms – White Heron

Enchanted Petals – Twilight

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Butter

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Lilac

ARToptions Avesta – 6×8 Rub-on Transfer Set

Dusty Attic chipboard pieces used.

DA 2544 - Mini Titles #1 – Love

DA2758 - Foliage #28

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

{All smiles...}

 Hello 49 and Market fans!

You have to check out the 49 and Market shop and view the absolutely amazing new products designed by Katie Pertiet.  I am totally speechless!

Today I have a layout of my beautiful precious granddaughter.  I am very blessed that she is always willing to pose for me.

For this layout, I used Paper 2 from the V/A Collectors Edition Volume 2 as well as Solid paper 3 from the Curators Botanical collection. Where the two papers join in the middle, I added washi tape from the Curators Essential Stitch Set, strips from the Curators Essential laser cut elements, and lace from the laser cut elements. I also used rub-ons from the V/A Blush set.

Here is my layout.

Here is a close-up of the beautiful washi tape. 

Before gluing the Whitewash Chipboard Frame to the photo I dry brushed the frame with pink and yellow acrylic paint.

Next, I layered my framed photo on Curators Botanical Laser Cut elements, Ephemera Bits, and V/A Essentials Square File Frames. All the edges were distressed and inked.

The title is from Dusty Attic.

I used a variety of pretty blooms, laser cuts, and die cuts to create the flower clusters. 

The edges of the flowers were dry brushed with white gesso and acrylic paint.

The Fluff Sugar posies were painted with purple acrylic paint. The beauty of these

 flowers is that you can paint them in any color you want.

The large purple butterfly and crochet banner are from the laser cut sheets included in the V/A Collectors Edition Volume 2.

The final touches to this layout included wishing bubbles and baubles from the V/A Butter, Blush, and Lilac.  I also added beads, glitter, and splatters with diluted white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Vintage Artistry Collectors Edition Volume 2 – Collection Pack

Vintage Artistry Collectors Edition Volume 2 – Paper 2

Curators Botanical – Solids 3 Paper

Curators Essential – Curators – Washi Tape Stitch Set

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Whitewash Chipboard Frames

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Square File Frame Set

Curators Botanical – Ephemera Bits

Curators Botanical – Laser Cut Elements

Curators Essential – Laser Cut Elements

Vintage Artistry Blush / Sage Rub-On Transfers

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Lilac

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Butter

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Blush

ARToptions Avesta – 6×8 Rub-on Transfer Set

Royal Spray – Bashful Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Bashful Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Sunshine Paper Flowers

Royal Spray – Sunshine Paper Flowers

Sugar Posies – Fluff

Enchanted Petals – Twilight

Garden Petals – Twilight

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

{She sees in black and white...}

     Hello everyone!

What an amazing and challenging March mood board for March!  I loved creating this layout using some beautiful Dusty Attic.  

Here is a lovely quote by Ted Grant. "When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes.  But when you photograph them in black and white, you photograph their souls."  This is a photo of my daughter that I took many years ago.

This is the mood board.

And here is my layout.

All the chippies, except for the mini tab and wordpl@y were first covered with white gesso.

Lindy's Groovy Granite embossing powder was used to heat emboss the Iron Garnish, which was a perfect match for the mood board.

The butterflies were covered with Art Alchemy Metallique wax in Brushed Iron and edged with black ink.  Here you can see where I used the mini tab "just be you."

I only used the sentiment from the "She loves" title pack.  The sentiment was dry brushed with Americana Acrylic paint in White and Slate Grey and edged with Distress Oxide in Black Soot. The large butterfly that I used here is a serviette from my stash.

I inked the Flower buds with Distress Oxide in Iced Spruce and edged them with Distress Oxide in Black Soot.  The Foliage and Mini Scrolls were painted with  Americana Acrylic paint in White.  

The final touches to this layout included pearl beads, glitter, and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA1767 - She loves…

DA0766 - Flutterbies #3

DA1805 - mini Tabs #3 BLACK

DA0750 - Mini Scrolls #2

DA1406 - Flower Buds #2

DA2594 - Foliage #23

DA2136 - Iron Garnish #6

DA1786 - Wordpl@y #2 BLACK

Thank you for visiting the blog today.  I hope you find time to play along with this mood board.  Share your projects on our Facebook Page here for your chance to win a $50 (AUD) credit for two lucky winners to the Dusty Attic online shop so you can choose your very own chippies you would like to use.

Happy crafting!