{Sweet moments...}

 Hello everyone!

Here is my layout inspired by the beautiful October mood board and featuring Dusty Attic  chipboard pieces.

This is my granddaughter Mila on her first birthday.  She is now five years old.  Unbelievable how time flies.

Here is my layout.

and here is the mood board.

All the chippies were first covered with white gesso.

I painted the polaroid frame and words with Americana Acrylic paint in Boysenberry Pink and Poodleskirt Pink.

On these stunning flags I used American Acrylic Paint in Boysenberry Pink and Poodleskirt Pink, Whispering Turquoise, Bubblegum Pink and Dusty Rose. I dry brushed the edges with white gesso. Before I glued the banners down, I thread through pink twine.

Foliage #23 and the Leaves #23 were heat embossed with Ranger white embossing powder.

Mini Foliage #1 were painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Mint Julep Green.

One of my favourite additions to add to my layouts are these stunning Wordpl@y elements.  I dry brushed them with white gesso and then Americana Acrylic paint in Bubblegum and Whispering Turquoise.

After everything was glued down, I added beads, glitter and splatters with diluted white gesso.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I have used.

DA1077 - Word Pack #4

DA0484 - Flags

DA0932 - Polaroid Frames

DA1342 - Leaves #2

DA1165 - Word Pack #7

DA1688 - Wordpl@y #8

DA2594 - Foliage #23

DA2440 - Mini Foliage #1

Thank you for visiting the blog.  I hope you find time to play along with this beautiful mood board.

Visit the Dusty Attic online shop for more amazing chipboard designs.

Happy crafting!

{Cherished memories...}

Hello 49 and Market fans!

Here is my first layout for October featuring the beautiful Vintage Artistry Essentials 12x12 collection. A few years ago, I had this photoshoot with my daughter wearing vintage clothes.  I changed the colour cast of the photo to sepia for a more vintage look.  This collection is perfect for vintage photos.

For this layout I used the Essence paper. To create the background, I used two script stamps.  I then primed the background with a layer of clear gesso.  I added colour to the background using Distress Oxide in Tattered Rose and Frayed Burlap. 

Here is my layout.

Next, I added rub-on transfers from the V/A Coral / Natural to the background. The images on these rub-on transfers are just beautiful. 

I layered my photo on pieces from the V/A Essentials Ephemera Bits and the V/A Everyday Ephemera Stack. I framed the photo with a V/A Essentials 4x6 File Frame. From the V/A Natural laser cut sheets I used three of the lace die cuts at the top and bottom of the layout as well as one on the photo.

To create the flowers clusters, I used Sugar Posies in Tutti Fruitti and Fluff which I painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Dusty Rose, Majestic Bouquet and Royal Posies in Marble.  I dry brushed the edges of the flowers with white gesso and Americana Acrylic Paint in Dusty Rose and Melon.

Here you can also see how I used the beautiful Wishing Bubbles and Baubles in Sage and Coral.

After everything was glued down, I added splatters with diluted white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Essence

Vintage Artistry Essentials – 4×6 File Frame Set

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Ephemera Bits

Vintage Artistry Coral / Natural Rub-On Transfers

Vintage Artistry Everyday Ephemera Stack

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Sage

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Coral

Majestic Bouquet – Marble Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Marble Paper Flowers

Sugar Posies – Fluff

Sugar Posies – Tutti Frutti

Vintage Artistry Natural 12×12 Collection Pack

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

{You are one of a kind...}

 Hello everyone!

Here is my layout inspired by the beautiful September mood board featuring some beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard pieces. I added ahdes of blue to my layout. 

This is my grandson James.  He is super cute and definitely one of a kind. A baby boy arrives, and just like that, everything changes.  The world gets bigger, hearts grow fuller, and life means more because he's in it.

Here is my layout.

and here is the mood board.

All the chippies were first covered with white gesso and painted with acrylic paint.  Very simple this time.

I love making these cute tear bears.

These are the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces that I have used.

DA2751 - One of a kind

DA1068 - Chevron Panel Small

DA1756 - Perfect Moment

DA2499 - Brackets

DA1809 - Mini Tabs #7 BLACK

Thank you for visiting the blog.  I hope you find time to play along with this beautiful mood board.

Visit the Dusty Attic online shop for more amazing chipboard designs.

Happy crafting!

{A walk on the beach...}

 Hello 49 and Market fans!

Here is my layout featuring the Vintage Artistry Shore 12x12 collection and the laser cuts, ephemera stack and rub-ons from the same collection.  I changed the colour cast of the photos to sepia to suit this very colourful layout.

For this layout I used the Tritons Shell A and B side (I had two of these) and the sides of the Barrier Reef.

To create the texture on the background I randomly stamped with a bubble stamp.  Next, I primed the background (only the Barrier Reef paper) with clear gesso.  I added a design with a stencil and white crackle texture paste.  Once cracked and dry, I added colour using Distress Oxide in Broken China and Faded Denim. 

Here is my layout.

I layered the matted photos on pieces from the V/A Shore Ephemera stack.  I glued a 4x6 frame from the V/A Essentials File Frame Set to the middle photo.  Here you can see how I used rub-ons on the tabs.

Next, I worked on the three clusters.  The Shore collection included two stunning laser-cut sheets.  I used elements from both sheets with a few different chippies and die cuts.

For the fish and fishnet, I used foam tape for dimension.  I used some of the beautiful rub-on elements as well.

Here is a close up of a few of the chippies that I have used.

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

49 and Market products used.

Vintage Artistry Shore 12×12 Collection Pack

Vintage Artistry Shore- Triton’s

Vintage Artistry Shore- Barrier Reef

Vintage Artistry Shore Ephemera Stack

Vintage Artistry Shore Rub-Ons

Vintage Artistry Essentials – 4×6 File Frame Set

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

{cherish yesterday...}

 Hello everyone!

I am sharing my September design team layout with you, featuring beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard pieces. 

Here is my layout.

All the chippies were first covered with white gesso.

I painted the Scalloped Circle with Heritage Acrylic Paint in Quilt Blue and dry brushed with white acrylic paint. On the background I used the Leaves Stencil and Distress Oxide in Mowed Lawn.

I painted the mini titles with Americana Acrylic Paint in White Wash, the "yesterday"  with Heritage Acrylic Paint in Quilt Blue and "cherish" with America Acrylic Paint in Wild Orchid.

The leafy stem and foliage were painted with Americana Acrylic Paint in Arbor Green, Mint Julep Green and Plum.

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

Dusty Attic chipboard pieces used.

DA1299 - Cherish Yesterday

DA0112 - Scalloped Circles

DA2544 - Mini Titles #1

DA0566 - Leafy Stem #2

DA2785 - Foliage #28

DA1760 - Leaves #3 Stencil

DA1195 - Word Disks #1

Thank you for visiting the blog.

Happy crafting!

{Beautiful moment...}

Hello 49 and Market fans!

Here is my layout featuring the beautiful Vintage Artistry Coral, Vintage Artistry Sage and Vintage Artistry Butter.  I love that I can mix and match the different collections, they all go so well together.

For this layout, I used V/A Coral Love Letters on the sides, the B-side of the V/A Coral Fleur and the B-side of the V/A Sage Echoes paper in the centre of my layout. I left the bar strip on the bottom of the V/A Sage Echoes paper and trimmed the equivalent off the top of the page.

Here is my layout.

Next, I added rub-on transfers from the V/A Butter/Lilac, Blush/Sage and Coral/Natural to the background.

I layered my matted photos on pieces from the V/A Sage Nouveau Ephemera Stack. Here you can also see the beautiful Dusty Attic title that I have added to my layout.

To create the flower clusters, I used Royal Posies in Mango, Olive, Sunshine, Sugar Posies in Fluff and Tutti Frutti, Blossom Blends in Cantaloupe and Majestic Bouquet in Mango. I dry brushed the edges of the flowers with white gesso, acrylic paint, gold rub and gold glitter.

I added foliage die cuts and Dusty Attic chippies.

I glued these beautiful Wishing Bubbles and Baubles from the V/A Coral and Sage Collection to the Rosette flowers.

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

49 and Market products used.

Vintage Artistry Coral - Love Letters

Vintage Artistry Coral - Fleur

Vintage Artistry Sage - Echoes

Vintage Artistry Coral / Natural Rub-On Transfers

Vintage Artistry Butter / Lilac Rub-On Transfers

Vintage Artistry Blush / Sage Rub-On Transfers

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Coral

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles – Sage

Vintage Artistry Sage Nouveau Ephemera Stack

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Square File Frame Set

Royal Posies – Mango Paper Flowers

Sugar Posies – Fluff

Royal Posies – Olive Paper Flowers

Blossom Blends – Cantaloupe

Majestic Bouquet – Mango Paper Flowers

Sugar Posies – Tutti Frutti

Royal Posies – Sunshine Paper Flowers

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting.