Thursday, March 19, 2020

Love you to the Beach and Back


My turn again on the  49 and Market  blog. I love this piece of patterned paper Discovery Cove, it's from the Shipwreck Collection by 49 and Market and have been waiting for the right photo to go with it. 
I was lucky enough to get a new photo printer and the software enable me to print smaller photos on one sheet of 6x4 photo paper. So this is a fun, quick layout for me and I really enjoyed doing it. 
Don't you just love the distressed look to such a bright and fun stripe. Those little cracks on its pattern, I love the look to it. 

 The photos are of my granddaughter and her little dog Daisy. I thought it fitting to use the daisies from the Wild Things Embellishment Sheet, just for her. 


Add a little depth to your page by layering laser cuts. Try using a stylus tool to put a curve to the shapes from behind so they don't lie too flat. Use mounting tape, liquid scrap dots or even scrap chippy for height.


I like to mat most of my photos and on this page I chose to add a coloured mat behind the photo to make the blue on the patterned paper pop! 
To attach the tiny micro beads to the page I made a puddle of pva glue where I wanted the beads to sit. Pour the beads over the glue and carefully tap off the excess beads. 

49 and Market  - Products Used:



Laser cuts part of the Shipwreck 12x12 Mini Collection




Wild Things Layered Embellishment Sheet

Until Next Time
Happy Creating

Audrey






Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Moments

Vintage!! Now not your 1970's type of vintage. Think way back vintage. Like your great great grandmother's type of vintage. When the photos, papers, lace and fabric are so old there is a tinge of yellow/brown to them, yeah that kind of vintage, which I love. Well 49 and Market has those papers for you. The new Vintage Artistry - Natural is the perfect aged looking paper or neutral colour scheme to match just about any photos. 
I chose these photos of my dog Lola Boo and my granddaughter. With the little brown spots on Lola and Cadence's blonde hair and creamy complexion it seemed a perfect match. 




I stamped the Moments stamp on a piece of clear acetate using StazOn - Timber Brown ink. It's a fast drying solvent based ink. 
It may take a little practice to stamp the image, especially because it's on a smooth, slippery surface. It's best to put the stamp on a block. Ink up the stamp and while trying keep the stamp steady stamp it onto the acetate. Depending on the wetness of the stamp the stamp may stick to the acetate, just peel them apart. Cut your acetate to size and stick or staple in place on your layout.






49 and Market Products Used:
Vintage Artistry

 

Snapshots of Yesterday  Stamp Set   Vintage Remnants - Labels Stamp Set   

  
Enchanted Petals - Parchment              Cottage Blooms - Linen                  
                                                                              
Vintage Remnants Collections
Laser Cut Shapes - Frame Set 2

Until Next time
Happy Creating

Audrey x







Saturday, February 22, 2020

Sunset Swing

While going through old photos I discovered these photos that my son took of my granddaughter Cadence. I thought, why haven't I scrapped these photos, I love them!
 I love the tone in the photos, taken at sunset at one of our local parks. I love the pure joy on her face on the swing. 
The only reason I can think of is that at the time I didn't have a paper or embellishments to compliment them and along came Irrevocable Beauty - Petrarch and the laser cut shapes to match Irrevocable Beauty - Laser Cut Shapes 



I know I raved about the laser cut shapes in my last blog post,,,, but for an aging scrapbooker, who's eyes aren't what they use to be, either that or I need new glasses. These laser cut pieces are a god send.


I'm in love with the new stamps that go with the Irrevocable Beauty range  Irrevocable Beauty - Wander - Stamp Set  and mixed Snapshots of Yesterday - Stamp Set I felt they were perfect!
I'm terrible at getting the sewing machine out when I'm in the throws of creating. The Crazy Stitch - Stamp Set is the cheats way of putting stitches on your layout and I'm all for cheating in this way!
I stamped the Camera and the word 'snapshots' on patterned paper and cut them out. Once glued down I decided that corner of the page needed a little more, so I masked the images of the camera and the word and stamped the daisies over the top. 
Masking is a technique used when stamping. Place a piece of scrap paper over what you don't want stamped and the stamped image looks like it's behind the original image. 




Omgosh,,, the teeny, tiny ladybugs are adorable on the Irrevocable Beauty - Laser Cut Shapes I just added a little curve to the shapes and popped them on the page.



                                                      Vintage Artistry - Sky Collection Pack





 Snapshots of Yesterday      Crazy Stitching           Irrevocable Beauty       Vintage Artistry - Natural
        Stamp Set                        Stamp Set              Wander - Stamp Set              Washi Tape Vintage 
  

Till next time

Happy Creating



























      
                                  



Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Love

My turn up on the 49 and Market blog again with a layout using another of the new release paper from 49 and Market - Vintage Artistry - Sky, released at Creativation 2020. 
I used a thin mat around the photo in white card, leaving more card showing along the bottom edge, which I ripped rather than trimmed. 
The photo is of my daughter Erin on her wedding day. I was lucky enough to get to play with the new release and to have my layout as part of the display at Creativation. I have scrapped this photo before, it's one of my favourites of her. I thought it perfect for this paper and the display.



The subtle green tones in the paper were brought out by using green flowers from 49 and Market


I tend to keep working on embellishment corners until I feel they're done. A little bit here and a little bit there. Until I feel the layout is balanced. I'll cut up bits of chippy and glue it in place. Cut a flower in half, if I need to and let it poke out from somewhere. 
I don't like things too flat, I like to give things life. So dragonflies and butterflies wings need to look like they are in flight. So I add a curve to the wings. 

Part of the embellishments used on my page is from the Serendipitous Collection  
I've fallen in love with these and all of the beautiful die cuts. Genius!!,,, I love myself a little fussy cutting now and again, but the fact that 49 and Market have got such fine detail already cut, to pop out and use instantly is insane!!! And not only that they have given you elements on the page so that you can layer. Even little arrows to tell you just which ones were designed to layer..... Love, love, love :0)


 Other 49 and Market  products used:

 

Paper - Vintage Artistry - Sky                                         Blossom Blends - Aloe

  
           6×6 Archival Board                         6×6 Archival Board                        Seaside Blooms
              Love - White                                    Treasure - White                                 Cotton


Until Next Time
Happy Creating

 

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Little Treasure

Little Treasure
Creativation 2020 is happen right now,,, If you've been around a while, scrapping wise, Creativation was once known as C.H.A. A trade show in the U.S where craft wholesalers gather to showcase what's new in the industry. 49 and Market were there once again showcasing their beautiful products.
I was lucky enough to get to make some samples for the booth. 

So let me introduce one of the beautiful papers launched at Creativation, Vintage Artistry - Sky collection which was perfect  to go with Little Miss Cadence's,  eyes and onesie she is wearing in this photo.

I only used on piece of patterned paper and some white card for this layout as I wanted to show off the beautiful paper. 
To add some depth to the layout I cut a piece off the patterned paper from about the center, behind where my photo was to sit. I popped some scrap card in the empty spot o the paper still had some support. 



Before you throw the ends of any lace away think about using it amongst any flowers or embellishment area. Depending on how much you have it could be folded with the ends under another embellishment. It just add another texture to the collection. 


Products by 49 and Market 

Vintage Artistry Sky Bibliophil

   

 

  
        
Until Next time,
Happy Creating

Audrey