{My big sister...}

 

Hello 49 and Market fans!

Today I have a layout of my precious grandchildren, Janco and Mila.  These two are best friends and love each other dearly. 

I used the Curators Botanical Les Fleurs Paper for the background of this layout.  To create the strip in the middle, I used the Curators Essential 4" Washi Tape  Adverts.  The layers were created using offcuts from the ARToptions Avesta collection Butterfly Kisses, Sweet Romance and Flutterbies papers. I distressed and inked the edges.  An edge from the Curators Essential Laser Cut Elements was also added.

Here is my layout.

Next, I added rub-ons from the Curators Botanical 6x8 Botanical and the ARToptions Avesta 6x8 Rub-on Transfer Sets. 

The matted photo is layered on pieces from the Curators Essential Remnants. They have the most amazing edges.  ARToptions Avesta laser cut elements and Curators Botanical ephemera bits were also used.

For the flower clusters, I used a variety of pretty blooms, laser cuts, and die cuts. The Majestic Bouquet Mango flowers were painted with a thin layer of Americana Acrylic Paint in Peaches 'n Cream. The edges of the flowers were dry brushed with white gesso and acrylic paint. I added a V/A arrow clip and a few Dusty Attic chippies. I also used wishing bubbles from the V/A Sage collection.

Also included in the layout are beautiful ARToptions Avesta chipboard elements.  

Here is a close-up of the Dusty Attic chippies that I have used.

To finish off my layout I added glass beads, glitter, and splatters with diluted white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Curators Botanical – 12×12 Collection Paper Pack

Curators Botanical – Les Fleurs Paper

Curators Essential – 4″ Washi Tape Roll – Adverts

Curators Essential – Laser Cut Elements

Curators Botanical – Ephemera Bits

Curators Botanical – 6×8 Botanical Rub-on Transfer Set

ARToptions Avesta – 6×8 Rub-on Transfer Set

ARToptions Avesta – Laser Cut Elements

ARToptions Avesta – Chipboard Set

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Shaped Clips – White

Curators Essential – Remnants

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Sage

Royal Posies – Mango Paper Flowers

Majestic Bouquet – Mango Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Tomato Paper Flowers

Sugar Posies – Fluff

Sugar Posies – Tutti Frutti

Dusty Attic products used.

DA2115 - Mini Captions #19

DA1786 - Wordpl@y #2 BLACK

DA1808 - Mini Tabs #6 BLACK

DA1568 - Quoted Sentiments #1

DA1181 - String Frame Set

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

{Country life...}

 Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a blessed Easter.

Here is my layout inspired by the stunning April mood board, and featuring Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.  

I took this photo of this beautiful horse and her cute foal a few years ago when we visited

 the Dunkeld Country and Equestrian Estate in Dullstroom.

This is the mood board.

 

and here is my layout.

I painted the barb wire frame using a sponge brush and Americana Acrylic paint in 

Burnt Umber, and Georgia Clay.

The title, paddock fence, pumpkins, and gourds were primed with a thin layer of white 

gesso.

  

I painted the edges of the title and paddock fence Americana Acrylic Paint in Slate Grey 

and a brown ink pad.

The pumpkins and gourds were coloured with Versa Magic Chalk Ink in Cloud White, 

Aloe Vera, and Persimmon.

Next, I covered the grass clusters, branches, hay bales, and gecko with a layer 

of clear gesso and then Distress Oxide in Black Soot, Walnut Stain, and Iced Spruce 

and Mowed Lawn.  Press the four Distress Oxide Ink pads onto a craft mat and spritz 

with water creating small droplets.  I started with Iced Spruce for the base color and slid

 the chippies through the droplets a few times and dry with a heat tool. Repeat with all the 

colors and dry in between. 

The little nest was inked with a brown ink pad and the eggs were painted with 

Americana Acrylic paint in Grey Slate and dry brushed with white gesso.

To colour the hay bales I used the same method as mentioned above using Distress 

Oxide in Frayed Burlap and Crushed Olive. I inked the edges with a brown ink pad.

The weather vane and spider web were painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Lamp 

Black.  Here you can see how I used the quoted sentiment.

The final touches to this layout included art stone and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA2544 - Country Life

DA2546 - Quoted Sentiments #2 BLACK

DA0612 - Spiders and Webs Set

DA0401 - Paddock Fence Set Large

DA2595 - Geckos

DA1151 - Barb Wire Frames

DA0866 - Grass Clusters #2

DA0660 - Grass Cluster #1

DA0721 - Bird Nests #2

DA0744 - Weather Vane

DA3094 - Pumpkins & Gourds

DA1184 - Branch #4 small

DA2795 - Hay Bales

DA0722 - Mini Eggs

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!

{Just me...}

 

Hello everyone!

I am sharing my April design team layout with you.  My layout features a selection 

of beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.  I used pattern paper from the 49 and Market Vintage Artistry Wedgewood collection. 

We had a wonderful and memorable family photo shoot the week before my daughter 

and her family immigrated to Australia. This is a photo of me. This is the first time I have 

ever made a layout of myself. I do not have many photos of myself, just the random 

snapshot here and there.

Please listen to the words of this beautiful song by Lauren Daigle, You say.

Here is my layout.

All the chippies were first covered with a layer of white gesso.

For the Ombre effect on this beautiful title, I used Americana Acrylic paint in Bahama 

Blue and Heritage Acrylic paint in French Navy. I added this beautiful and very true Quoted Sentiment.

I covered the Botanical Ringlet with Americana Acrylic paint in Green Mist and dry 

brushed it with white acrylic paint.

The three mini titles were painted with white acrylic paint.

The Word Disk, foliage, and grass clusters were also painted with Americana Acrylic 

paint in Green Mist, Bahama Blue, Peaches 'n Cream, Sour Apple, and Heritage Acrylic 

paint in French Navy.  All the chippies were then dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

Some close ups.

On the background I used rub-ons from the 49 and Market Vintage Artistry 

Wedgewood collection.

The final touches to this layout included art stones and splatters with diluted 

white gesso.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA1095 - Just Me

DA1195 - Word Discs #1

DA2583 - Quoted Sentiments #3 BLACK

DA2654 - Mini Titles #3 – Unique

DA2926 - Botanical Ringlets #4

DA0866 - Grass Clusters #2

DA1294 - Foliage #4

DA2784 - Foliage #27

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Happy crafting!

{beautiful...}

 

Hello 49 and Market fans!

I have created a layout using the older but still beautiful Vintage Artistry Sky 
Collection.  For this layout, I used the Collector paper. The background of this paper 

is stunning.

This is a photo of my daughter I took some year ago.

On the left side of the background, I used a strip of Curators Essential 4" Fabric Tape

 in Vintage Plaid. The fabric tape is repositionable and very easy to use and creates a 

great look.

Here is my layout.

I layered my matted photo on pieces from the V/A Teal Ephemera Stack, 

V/A Everyday Ephemera Stack, V/A Natural Collage Stack, and the Curators 

Essential Remnants. The banners under the photo and top right corner are from 

the V/A Natural Collage Stack.

Next, I added rub-ons from the V/A Sky/Navy and Curators Botanical 6x8 Botanical 
Rub-on Transfer set.  The coffee stains are gorgeous.

I used a variety of pretty blooms, 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 from the 

V/A Teal collection.  I also added splatters with diluted 

white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Vintage Artistry Sky – Collector

Vintage Artistry Sky / Navy Rub-On Transfers

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Teal

Vintage Artistry Teal Ephemera Stacks

Vintage Artistry Everyday Ephemera Stack

Vintage Artistry Natural Collage Stack

Curators Essential – 4″ Fabric Tape Vintage Plaid

Curators Essential – Remnants

Curators Essential – Laser Cut Elements

Curators Botanical – 6×8 Botanical Rub-on Transfer Set

Royal Spray – Bashful Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Bashful Paper Flowers

Royal Spray – Ocean Jade Paper Flowers

Sugar Posies – Fluff

Sugar Posies – Blue Raspberry

Sugar Stems – Blue Raspberry

Blossom Blends – Sea Breeze

Dusty Attic products used.

DA1217 - Word Pack #9

DA2586 - Quoted Sentiments #4 BLACK

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!