Me and Mine: January 2023

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Home - Album - Front Cover

Hi Audrey here to share once again. Here's another beautiful collection from 49 and Market, Vintage Artistry Countryside and just as versatile as previous collections. I used the Foundations Memory Keeper Quad Folio in Black to create this album and would like to share how I decorated the front after I'd added the gingham patterned paper. You'll find a tutorial video on the 49 and Market YouTube channel HERE

I used the Sunny Days paper from Vintage Artistry - Countryside 12x12 Collection Pack the whole of the outside of the folio, Leaving a frame of black folio showing. I just love the gingham prints in the pack. Matched it up with the Vintage Bits Essentials Filmstrips - Pewter.

I mounted the frame film strip to the full strip using foam mount then used double sided tape to adhere it to the album front. I hid the tape behind where a letter or laser cut would be.

I think the hardest was choosing a title for the front. I wanted to show you how I like to use the NEW 12x12 rub on transfer words as title on scrapbook layouts and other creation. You can also see this in the video. Basically I rubbed the word I chose onto white cardstock then carefully cut it out with a sharp blade, ink the edges and in the case of the 'Home' word from Vintage Artistry - Countryside 12x12 Rub on Transfer Sheet. I then weaved some laser cut greenery through the word.

Once the film strip was in place I rubbed various Vintage Artistry - Countryside 6x8 Rub on Transfer patterns in place.

I then place an arrangement of the beautiful Vintage Artistry - Countryside Laser Cut Wildflowers, it actually made putting this cover together reasonably easy. Weaving little bits through the film strip and tucking others behind some. Followed by the 'Home' title.

To finish off I tucked some more rub ons behind some laser cuts and on the film strip and place the lase cut bees and butterflies here and there.

49 and Market - Products Used:

Foundations Memory Keeper Quad Folio - BlackVintage Artistry - Countryside 12x12 Collection PackI used Sunny Days from Vintage Artistry - Countryside 12x12 Collection PackVintage Artistry - Countryside Laser Cut WildflowersVintage Artistry - Countryside 12x12 Rub on Transfer SheetVintage Bits Essentials Filmstrips - Pewter Vintage Artistry - Countryside 6x8 Rub on Transfer Sheet

Until Next Time

Happy Creating

Audrey x

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Sk8er Girl Layout

Hi Audrey here and so glad and grateful to be back to share with you in 2023. Happy New Year and Welcome back for another jam packed year of 49 and Market inspiration from all of the Design Team and creators for this beautiful product. I can't wait to see what's planned for new products. Follow 49 and Market on Instagram Facebook and the Fans Facebook YouTube and Pinterest to keep up with all the new goodies to come and lots of inspiration. You can even see videos on their YouTube Channel HERE

Today I've created a fun layout of my Granddaughter Cadence, our own little Sk8ter Girl. She loves to try out her roller-skates and skateboard whenever she can and now she's even a keen surfer!!

I used ARToptions Alena for most of this layout. To start off I stuck the Curators Essential Key Lined Chipboard Frame to my photo. They're adhesive and I love that. I cut any excess photo from around the frame, then matted it to some pink card from the ARToptions Alena - 6x8 Collection Pack and set it aside for a moment. I trimmed a small amount of paper from the ARToptions Alena - Exquisite from the 12x12 Collection Pack and stuck it to the Flirty piece of paper from the same pack so a small frame of pink can be seen framing the main paper. I did stick some more 6x8 papers to the base page but once my page was complete you can hardly see them. I then applied a few layers of foam tape to the centre back of my main photo and adhered it to the centre left of the page. I only apply tape to the centre back so that I can tuck more goodies behind the main photo if I wish. If the piece need more securing once I finished I will add more adhesive.

to the right of the photo I stuck down some Vintage Bits Lace Washi - Salsa and later added some to the bottom left of the layout.

I mounted ARToptions Alena - Ephemera Bits, behind and around the main photo. Added some curve to the lace from ARToptions Alena - Laser Cut Outs and glued that underneath the photo along with the laser cut elastic across the photo from the same pack.

Tucked pieces of the Keylined Frames behind also, along with strips of Vintage Bits Essential Filmstrips - Fern, tickets from the Ticket Essentials - Sage.

Chipboard tabs to the right of the photo, along with frames, words and tags from ARToptions Alena - Chipboard Pieces. I then used hot glue to adhere the flowers . As usual I just played and tucked until I was happy with the placement. To finish off I stuck the 'Hello' word from ARToptions Plum Grove - Chipboard Word Set.