Me being creative: December 2023

Sunday, December 17, 2023

{Awesome together...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!

Welcome to the blog today.

Wishing you a Happy New Year with the hope that you will have many blessings in the year to come.

I am sharing my first layout for 2024 using the ARToptions Spice 12x12 collection. This was my son and daughter-in-law's engagement photo shoot.

For this layout, I used the Fuschia Grove paper and the Colored Foundation Paper 3. The Fuschia paper was cut in half for the sides and glued to cardstock and the Colored Foundation Paper 3 was glued to the center of the layout.

A lace strip was cut into four pieces and glued to the Colored Foundation Paper 3. I layered the photos on lots of pieces from the Ephemera Bits. The 12x12 Collection pack includes a fussy cut elements sheet, and I used some of the elements.

For the title, I used two sentiments from the 12x12 sheet of rub-on transfers. They are pretty and colourful. I also added rub-ons from the Spectrum Sherbet 6x8 Palettes rub-on transfer set. I am always amazed at how the different collections work perfectly together, even the older ones.

Here is my layout.

Here is one of the clusters from the amazing Cluster Kit. I replaced the orange butterfly with a pink butterfly from the Spectrum Gardenia Butterfly laser cut elements to suit my photos. I added a leaf stem from the Ephemera Bits, a word title from the Chipboard Word Set, and a ribbon from the Laser Cut Elements. A few leaves were added from the Laser Cut Mix

Media Leaves set.

For the rest of the clusters, I used elements from the Ephemera Bits, Chipboard Word Set, Laser Cut Elements, Chipboard Set and Laser Cut Mix Media Leaves set. The cute bicycle and white picket fence are from the Vintage Artistry Countryside

Laser Cut Elements.

For the layering of this cluster, I used a frame from The Ultimate Page Kit, Vintage Artistry Essentials Square File Frame, and Ephemera Bits. This beautiful pink butterfly is from the Spectrum Gardenia Butterfly laser cut elements and the phrase from the Chipboard Set.

I then randomly added wishing baubles and buttons to my layout. I also glued a few more chipboard words and phrases to my layout.

The final touches to this layout included washi stickers and splatters with diluted

white gesso.

49 and Market products used.

ARToptions Spice 12x12 Collection Pack

ARToptions Fuschia Grove Paper

ARToptions Spice Colored Foundation Paper 3

ARToptions Spice Ultimate Page Kit

ARToptions Spice Cluster Kits

ARToption Spice Ephemera Bits

ARToptions Spice Chipboard Set

ARToptions Spice Chipboard Word Set

ARToptions Spice Laser Cut Elements

ARToptions Spice Laser Cut Mixed Media Leaves

ARToptions Spice 12x12 Sentiments Rub-on Transfer Sheet

ARToptions Spice Wishing Bubbles

Vintage Artistry Countryside – Laser Cut Elements

Spectrum Gardenia – Butterfly Laser Cut Elements

Spectrum Gardenia – Botanical Washi Sticker Roll

Spectrum Gardenia – Butterfly Washi Sticker Roll

Spectrum Sherbet – 6×8 Palettes Rub-on Transfer Set

Vintage Artistry Essentials – Square File Frame Set

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

Saturday, December 9, 2023

{Magical Moments...}

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the blog today.

My December design team layout and the last layout for 2023 are filled with beautiful Dusty Attic Christmas chipboard pieces.

I hope your Christmas Day was everything you expected and more. I love everything about Christmas, especially the time that we spend together as a family.

I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year, full of love, light, and blessings!

This layout features my granddaughter Mila. She was only four months old when I took this photo and it was her first Christmas.

Here is my layout.

I started on the background using the Starry Night stencil with Ranger Distress Oxide in Picked Raspberry. On my layout, I glued jute and ric rac cut with my Silhouette as if wrapping a Christmas present.

All the chippies were first primed with a layer of white acrylic paint and then painted with Americana Acrylic paint.

I painted the title with Tuscan Red and the mini caption with Hauser Light Green.

What is a Christmas layout without stars? The stars were painted with Tuscan Red, Boysenberry Pink, and Hauser Light Green, and then lightly rubbed with gold glitter glue. I then covered all the stars with glossy accents.

The bow was painted with Boysenberry Pink and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

The ornate and mini Christmas trees were painted with Hauser Light Green and dry brushed with white acrylic paint.

I dry brushed the houses with Slate Grey and the edges with Ranger Black Zoot. Some of the mini stars were glued around the houses.

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

Dusty Attic products used.

DA3448 - Magical Moments

DA2378 - Get Framed – Star

DA3138 - Ornate Christmas Trees

DA0652 - Mini Christmas Trees

DA0774 -Bows

DA2736 - Houses – by Nuneka

DA1763 - Starry Night Stencil

DA3197 - Mini Captions #24

Thank you for visiting the blog today. Visit the Dusty Attic online shop for more amazing chipboard designs.

Happy crafting!

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

{Reindeer kisses...}

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the blog. Here is my layout inspired by the beautiful festive December mood board which features beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.

This is a photo of my precious son and daughter-in-law I took a few years ago during one of our photoshoots.

Here is the mood board.

and here is my layout.

All the chippies were first primed with a layer of white acrylic paint and then painted with Americana Acrylic paint.

I used the Oh My Heart ABC Set and Teeny Tiny ABC Set to create the title. I love the little laser-cut hearts on the letters. I painted the letters with Hauser Light Green and the one red "E" with Tuscan Red, and then lightly rubbed the letters with Platinum Stickles. To the Reindeer word, I added glossy accents.

I lightly painted the Wordpl@y Festive Green and Hauser Light Green making sure I didn't cover the engraved words. The edges were dry brushed with Tuscan Red and white acrylic paint. How stunning are these Christmas labels? The ho ho ho and Bali border were also painted with Tuscan Red.

I painted the stars with Sour Apple and Tuscan Red, and then lightly rubbed them with Platinum Stickles, and glossy accents.

The berries and mistletoe were painted with Tuscan Red and Hauser Light Green. The berries were covered with glossy accents.

I painted the Christmas Stockings with Tuscan Red and the Mini Scroll with white acrylic paint.

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

Dusty Attic products used.

DA3056 - Oh My Heart ABC Set

DA0983 - Teeny Tiny ABC Set

DA2310 - Ho Ho Ho

DA3187 - Christmas Stockings

DA3159 - Christmas Labels – black

DA3143 - Christmas Berries #1

DA1685 - Wordpl@y #5

DA0933 - Stars #1

DA3196 - Mistletoe #2

DA2569 - Bali Border #3

DA0750 - Mini Scrolls #2

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.

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

Happy crafting!

{Dear Santa...}

Hello, 49 and Market fans!

Welcome to the blog today.

I am sharing my first layout using the Christmas Spectacular 12x12 Collection.

This layout is of my cute little grandson at a Christmas picnic. The joy on his little face is priceless.

For this layout, I used the Christmas Spectacular Welcome paper and the ARToptions Holiday Wishes, The Village paper. The Welcome paper was cut in half for the sides and glued to cardstock and the Village paper was glued to the center of the layout.

Here is my layout.

I added washi tape from the Christmas Spectacular Washi Tape Set to the edges of the

Village paper. I layered the matted photos on pieces from the ephemera bits, ticket ephemera, and film strips.

To create the cluster between the two photos I used one of the pattern papers from the 6x8 paper collection and trimmed it to 6x4 inches. I embellished it with elements from the general laser cut sheets, chipboard words, ephemera bits, and chipboard sets. Most of the elements were raised with foam tape for dimension.