{Love and laughter...}

 Hello everyone!

Welcome to the blog today. My November design team layout features beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.  For this layout, I used pattern paper from the ARToptions Alena collection from 49 and Market and Ephemera bits and rub-ons from various other 49 and Market collections. I love the wreath on the Dramatic paper and the colors are vibrant and beautiful.

I love the laughter and happiness in this photo of my daughter, Juan, and Jamesie. This is pure joy and warms my heart. 

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

I painted the title and brackets with Americana Acrylic paint in Peaches 'n Cream, Desert Turquoise, and Bahama Blue and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

The flower cluster is made up of a variety of pretty blooms and die-cut foliage and flowers. 

I painted the Foliage #10 in Mint Julep Green and the Botanic Runner in Peaches 'n Cream.

Bahama Blue acrylic paint was used to paint the polaroid frames and white acrylic paint was dry brushed over them.

Peaches 'n Cream and Bahama Blue were painted on the Botanic Buttons, and then dry brushed with white acrylic paint.  White acrylic paint was used on Leaves #2.

To finish off my layout I added art stones and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA2087 - Love and Laughter

DA3331 - Botanic Runners #3

DA1342 - Leaves #2

DA1808 - Mini Tabs #6 BLACK

DA2454 - Polaroid Frame Set #1

DA3315 - Botanic Buttons #1

DA1972 - Foliage #10

DA2442 - Mini Brackets

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{Remember this...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!

I would like to share a layout I have created using the beautiful new ARToptions Alena 12x12 collection. The colors in this collection are vibrant and beautiful. This layout was inspired by a Scrapbook Generation sketch.

This is my daughter and her beautiful family.

For this layout, I used the Happy Dancers and Flirty papers from the Alena collection pack.  A few pieces of washi tape have been added along the sides, bottom, and top of the layout. I used Alena rub-on transfers in the top left corner and bottom right corner.  The images are stunning! I also added beads from the V/A Tea and Mango rub-on transfers.

The matted photos are layered on strips from the Spektrum Sherbet solids collections. I then added tickets, tabs, and die-cuts pieces from the Alena Ephemera bits, notebook edgers from the Curators Essential laser-cut elements, Spectrum Sherbet tidal wave frames, and a Vintage Artistry Essentials square file frame.  

The Alena collection includes beautiful chipboard elements. I have glued some of them to my photos. 

The flower clusters are made up of a variety of pretty blooms, foliage die-cuts, butterfly die-cuts, and Spectrum Sherbet acetate leaves. I also used two V/A Essentials whitewash chipboard frames. The frames were also layered on pieces from the Alena Ephemera bits. In the flower clusters, I tucked a few of the laser-cut mushrooms from the Curators Meadow.

Here and in the photo above you can see the beautiful rub-ons.  A Dusty Attic chipboard title has been added to my layout.

some close-ups.

To finish off my layout I added art stones and splatters with diluted 

white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

ARToptions Alena – 12×12 Collection Pack

ARToptions Alena – Flirty

ARToptions Alena – Happy Dancers

ARToptions Alena – Ephemera Bits

ARToptions Alena – 6×8 Rub-on Transfer Set

ARToptions Alena – Tag Set

ARToptions Alena – Chipboard Pieces

Curators Essential – Curators – Washi Tape Stitch Set

Curators Essential – Laser Cut Elements

Curators Meadow – Laser Cut Elements

Vintage Artistry Teal and Mango – Rub-On Transfers

Spectrum Sherbet – 12×12 Sherbet Solids Pack

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Whitewash Chipboard Frames

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Square File Frame Set

Spectrum Sherbet – Tidal Wave Frame Set

Spectrum Sherbet – Strawberry Lemonade Acetate Leaves

Garden Petals – Salmon

Royal Spray – Olive Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Ivory Paper Flowers

Majestic Bouquet – Mango Paper Flowers

Sugar Posies – Butterscotch

Curators Essential – 4″ Washi Tape Roll – Botanical

Dusty Attic products used.

DA1850 - Remember This

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{Outlaw wanted...}

 Hello everyone!

Here is my layout inspired by the October mood board loaded with stunning Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.  

We visited Namibia in 2017. Solitaire is one of Namibia's most enigmatic destinations, a very small desert town with only a diner, church, petrol station, and small shop. The first thing to catch a visitor's attention when arriving at Solitaire is the treasure trove of rusted vintage car wrecks. 

Despite not being from the same era, I think cowboys and vintage cars go well together.

Here is the beautiful mood board.

and here is my layout.

Unless otherwise stated, chipboard pieces are painted with Americana Acrylic paint.

I covered the gecko, cowboy hats, boots, rifle, and Sheriff's badge with a layer of clear gesso and then Distress Oxide in Black Soot, Walnut Stain, and Iced Spruce.  Press the three Distress Oxide Ink pads onto a craft mat and spritz them 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 dried them with a heat tool. Repeat with all the colors and dry in between. I edged the chippies with black ink.

Cactus #2 was coloured in the same manner as above using Distress Oxide in Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn, and Crackling Campfire.

The rest of the Cactus was first covered with a thin layer of white acrylic paint and then painted with Sour Apple, Hauser Light Green, Festive Green Arbor Green, and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

I covered the saloon doors, paddock fence, and wagon wheels with a thin layer of white acrylic paint and then Sand, Milk Chocolate, Burnt Umber, and Grey Storm.  To create the weathered wood effect I used a small sponge brush and dry-brushed the paint from left to right. 

I painted the title and subtitles with the same colours as the saloon doors, this time just dabbing the paint with a sponge brush. This created a beautiful rust effect.

The cow skull and driftwood were painted with white acrylic paint, Grey Storm and Burnt Umber.  I painted the hay bales with Sand and the edges with Burnt Umber.

The horseshoe was painted with metallic silver acrylic paint and rubbed with Prima Art Alchemy Old Silver metallique wax.

The industrial chains were painted with Burnt Umber, Georgia Clay, and True Ochre.

How stunning are these bullets? I glued black cardstock to the back of the bullets and painted them with metallic silver acrylic paint and rubbed them with Prima Art Alchemy Old Silver metallique wax.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA2977 - Cowboy Hats

DA3005 - Cowboy Boots #2

DA3025 - Mini Bullet Holes

DA3010 - Sheriff’s Badge

DA2987 - Horseshoes #2

DA2009 - Cow Skulls #2

DA2978 - Pistols and Rifles

DA2803 - Mini Wagon Wheels

DA2795 - Hay Bales

DA0405 - Mini Chains

DA1938 - Industrial Chains

DA1797 - Wordpl@y #12 BLACK

DA3013 - Cactus #4 Small

DA3012 - Cactus #4

DA2981 - Cactus #1 Small

DA2984 - Cactus #3

DA3001 - Saloon Doors

DA2982 - Cactus #2

DA2595 - Geckos

DA2193 - Drift Wood #2

DA0401 - Paddock Fence Set Large

DA2986 - Word Pack #49

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{Jingle bells...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans! 

Here is my layout featuring the beautiful new ARToptions Holiday Wishes 12x12 

collection.  This collection is just beautiful.

I can hardly believe that it is almost December.  Christmas is without a doubt my favourite 

time of the year.  It is the season to be jolly.  And, if you have children and grandchildren, 

then you have even more reasons to be excited about the upcoming festive season.

This was my granddaughter Mila's first Christmas.  She was only five months old.

For this layout, I used the Wreath of Hope paper. The wreath and colours on this paper 

are beautiful.

The matted photo is layered on various pieces from the Holiday Wished ephemera pack 

and laser-cut elements.  The green piece is from the Spectrum Sherbet remnants. The 

edges of these pieces have been distressed.  I added a photo wrap from the laser-cut 

sheet and glued a paper ribbon to the photo wrap.

A packet of beautiful chipboard bits is included in this collection.  Here is how I made 

them part of the flower clusters.

In the top left corner and next to the title, I used rub-ons from the 6x8 set.  

Both the title and the stars are Dusty Attic chipboard.

The flower clusters are made up of a variety of pretty blooms, Dusty Attic Mistletoe, 

flowers and leaves from the laser-cut elements. I used Majestic Bouquet and Royal Posies 

in Tomato, Royal Spray, and Royal Posies in Olive.  I painted the Olive flowers with a thin

 layer of white acrylic paint and then with DecoArt in Whispering Turquoise. I then dry 

brushed the edges of the flowers with white acrylic paint, gold rub, and 

Ranger Stickles in Platinum.

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

49 and Market products used.

ARToptions Holiday Wishes – 12×12 Collection Pack 

ARToptions Holiday Wishes – Wreath of Hope

ARToptions Holiday Wishes – Laser Cut Elements

ARToptions Holiday Wishes – Ephemera Bits

ARToptions Holiday Wishes – 6×8 Rub-on Transfer Set

ARToptions Holiday Wishes – Chipboard Bits

Spectrum Sherbet – Remnants

Majestic Bouquet – Tomato Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Tomato Paper Flowers

Royal Spray – Olive Paper Flowers

Royal Posies – Olive Paper Flowers

Dusty Attic products used.

DA3215 - Jingle Bells Title

DA3196 - Mistletoe #2

DA2441 - Stars #4

DA1040 - Mini Stars

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{Love these photos...}

Hello everyone!

I am sharing my October design team layout with you, using stunning Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.

For this layout, I used pattern paper from the Vintage Artistry Serenity collection from 49 and Market and Ephemera bits and rub-ons from various other 49 and Market collections.

These photos are of my daughter and the famous teddy.

 

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

Chipboard pieces were painted with Americana Acrylic paint.

The scalloped circle and title were painted with Whispering Turquoise and dry brushed 

with white acrylic paint. On the scalloped circle I used a stamp and added a few rub-ons.

The foliage DA2783 (leaves) was painted with Mint Julep Green and dry brushed with

 white acrylic paint.

I painted the foliage DA2238 with Coral 'n Peaches and Cream and dry brushed it 

with white acrylic paint.

The botanic runners were painted with Uniform and Whispering Turquoise, cut in half, 

and tuck into the flower clusters.

The two mini titles were painted with white acrylic paint.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA1755 - Love These Photos

DA0112 - Scalloped Circles

DA3330 - Botanic Runners #2

DA2784 - Foliage #27

DA2654 - Mini Titles #3 – Unique

DA2238 - Foliage #18

DA1800 - Mini Tabs #3

DA2585 - Quoted Sentiments #4

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