Me and Mine: 2021

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The Joy of December

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it. Such a magical time of year for most. These photos of my granddaughter were captured by my son a few years ago as she took a break from helping me decorate the tree that year. I love them so much.

Did you know it's not to late to join the 49 and Market Sketch Challenge for this month. I often use the sketches as a mojo kick starter. I start off following the sketch and in the end it quite often turns out nothing like it!! The pure fact that I actually got a layout finished or that I sat and created at all and thought of nothing more that what I was doing in those exact moments, I find is food for my soul. If I get a layout or project completed it's a bonus. I hope you too, can find some creating time real soon.

This time though I stuck with the sketch BUT rotated it and this is what I created. After seeing the sketch I knew exactly what paper I wanted to use. Well actually, the first thing that came to mind when I seen the sketch and thought of doing it, was those fabulous frames in the Vintage Artistry Ephemera Bits!!! I started by using the Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - Starry Paper as my base. I trimmed the Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - Holly Paper so that I could see a border of the Starry paper then ripped a strip and stuck it to the bottom of the main page leaving a border. I didn't apply any glue or tape to the ripped edge so that I could tuck bits behind it, including a strip of the Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy Yuletide paper. As usual I played with placement of things and tucked frames, laser cuts, bows etc in between all the papers. I added some Wishing Bubbles and Trinkets and to finish off some rub on transfers from Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy.

Product from 49 and Market

⮝ Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - 12x12 Collection Pack ⮝

⮝⮟ The awesome laser cut sheets in the Collection ⮝⮟

⮝ Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - Starry Paper ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - Yuletide Paper ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - Holly Paper ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - Ephemera Bits ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - 6x8 Collection Pack ⮝

⮝⮟ The awesome laser cuts in the Peace and Joy 8x6 Collection ⮝⮟

⮝ Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy - Wishing Bubbles and Trinkets ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy Rub-on Transfers ⮝

Until next time

Merry Christmas

Audrey x

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Life is For Living

Hi Audrey here with a layout to share. I created this layout while scrapping with some special friends, my creative soul sisters. I joked about how I was scrapping a weed!!! But a very special weed! I love dandelions and as a child in Ireland we called them Jinnie Joes,,, don't ask me why. We even had a little song that was sung when you blew away the seeds of the Dandelion. Don't ask me to sing it either lol!!

While on a visit back to Ireland a few years ago my my Aunties and Uncle took me to a place called Lissadell House in County Sligo and that's where the snap of the dandelion was captured. So it's not just a weed, it has some very sentiment attached to it.

So when I seen the beautiful tones of 49 and Market, Vintage Artistry Naturalist I may have done a little squeal for joy!! But they also inspired me to scrap this photo.

I started by using Vintage Artistry In the Leaves - Seasoned as my base page. I trimmed and ripped the floral piece from the Naturalist 12x12 Collection Pack so you could still see the brown behind. I played with placement of the photos and the Whitewashed chipboard frames and once happy stuck them in place. I've used laser cuts from both Vintage Artistry Nauralist and In the Leaves to embellish around the photo and frames. Tucked some Lacey Trim amongst them, some rub on transfers here and there and a camera from the Vintage Artistry Essentials Shaped Clips in White to finish it off.

49 and Market Products Used

⮝ Vintage Artistry Naturalist - 12x12 Collection Pack ⮝

⮝⮟ A closer look at the awesome Laser cuts sheet in the Vintage Artistry Naturalist ⮝⮟

⮝ Vintage Artistry Essentials Shaped Clips - White ⮝ Vintage Artistry Essentials - Whitewash Chipboard Frames

⮝ Vintage Artistry Hike More 12x12 Collection ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Hike More 6x8 Collection Pack ⮝

⮝ A closer look at the awesome Laser cuts sheet in the Vintage Artistry ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry In the Leaves - Seasoned ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Hike More Rub on Transfers ⮝

⮝ Lacey Trim - White ⮝

Until Next Time

Happy Creating

Audrey x

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Merry and Bright Album

What a beautiful combination of Christmas tones with some lovely shades of blue, combine to make Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy Collection. My favourite Christmas collection yet, from 49 and Market.

I really enjoyed putting this album together all ready for this season's family photos. The 6x8 papers from Peace and Joy made it so easy. Not to mention all the beautiful laser cuts and ephemera bits to match.

I was a little hesitant to use the Foundations 2" Portrait Album in black but I love how it turned out. It really sets off the colours of the Paper range.

I began by picking which paper I wanted for the front, stuck in down then stuck papers to each page throughout the album except one, which I reserved for the Foundations Waterfall Enclosure 6x8 in Black. It's the perfect size for this album.

I cut paper to fit the cover of the waterfall enclosure then pieces for inside the enclosure leaving a little frame of black on the edges of each page. When cutting the paper I kept any little leftover strips to use to decorate pages. I also cut paper to add as pockets on pages to tuck tags and ephemera bits. I've even used pieces of ephemera as pockets also. From there I played with placement of the laser cuts and ephemera to decorate the pages of the album and the waterfall enclosure and stuck them down once happy. Tucking some lacey trim here and there. I just played until I felt I'd decorated enough. This included the Vintage Artistry Essentials Whitewash chipboard Frames and the Rub on transfers from Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy and Vintage Artistry Noel, which glide on just like butter.

I decorated the front of the album with more from the Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy Ephemera Bits {I love those frames!!!} and laser cuts from the 6x8 Collection pack. A sprig of berries, some Lacey Trim in White and paper flowers from Royal Posies and Majestic Bouquet in the colour Tomato.