Wonderful Adventure - 49 and Market - Botanical Buzz Collection

Hi everyone,

It’s Rebecca here, back on the blog! Today I’m sharing my final layout using the beautiful Botanical Buzz collection from 49 and Market. This collection has been such a joy to work with—every single element is just gorgeous! You can find it in the shop here.

To start, I cut several small hexagons from different patterned papers in the 6x8 Paper Pad. I love having this smaller pad on hand—it means I don’t have to cut into the larger 12x12 sheets just for a small shape. After playing around with the layout a bit, I arranged the hexagons on a sheet of Premium White Cardstock. Some I adhered flat, while others I raised on foam pads to add a touch of my signature dimension.

On the left side of the design, I placed my photo inside one of the hexagonal frames from the Die Cut Elements. I also popped the photo up on foam for extra depth and to balance the overall layout.

Next, I added my title to the right of the photo, bridging the gap between the photo and the hexagons. The Chipboard Words in this collection are absolutely stunning and make it so easy to choose the perfect title for your page.

To draw more attention to my photo, I created three small floral clusters using the Laser Cut Elements, placing them in a triangle around the photo. It’s a classic design technique that helps guide the viewer’s eye—one I remember learning when I first started scrapbooking. That said, I don’t always stick to 'rules'. I like to do what feels right creatively!

To finish off the page, I added a few details to the white background. I used Rub-On Transfers around the edges of the layout and even applied a few directly onto the patterned paper hexagons. Then, for a final flourish, I added some metallic gold paint splatters.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you’ve enjoyed the layouts I’ve created with the Botanical Buzz collection and that they’ve inspired you to get crafty with this stunning range.

Take care,

Rebecca xx

@preciouspagespapercraft 

August Crop

 Our August crop is nearly upon us, and this month's kit features shades of blue!

We're at our usual venue of Otley Village Hall with tools and dies to use, homemade cakes and a discount in the shop.  Drop me a message if you'd like to come along!

Simple Stories ~ Fun Times #2 🎈

Hi everyone, it’s Anna back with you today. 

I’m sharing my second layout this month using Simple Stories Fun Times - take a look at the collection in the shop here. 

You can find my previous double page layout using this collection - here. 

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To create this layout I focused on the ‘Tag Elements’ paper. I chose 8 that would work well with my photos and cut them out. 

I chose to use mostly the plain side of the tags so that I could add a title, journaling and element stickers to them.

This collection is great for so many things, its main focus is to document theme parks/amusement parks. But with the balloons and other fun elements, I wanted to have a go at using it for a birthday layout.

I printed four pictures and mounted them on to coordinating cardstock. I then lay the tags out on my Bazzil white cardstock, with four along the top and four along the bottom. I left a gap in between the tags and placed the photos in the middle. 

I punched small holes in the tags and then threaded some twine through each tag. 

On one of the tags, which was lined, I added my journaling along with a couple of stickers from the element stickers. 

With the remaining tags, I added element stickers and a title. 

Thanks so much for looking! 

See you next month. 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna 

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August Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today with the bright, summery August kit, which has been great fun to work with. Here are the first two layouts I have created with this kit. The kit is now available in store and online. I have been working with photos of my granddaughter's recent visit to us in Suffolk. 

This is what you will find inside the kit:

Patterned Papers:
Doodlebug Designs - Butterfly Kisses collection - Happy Thoughts & Garden Party
Echo Park - Have a Great Summer collection - Best Life Butterflies
Lawn Fawn - Bitsy Blooms collection - Begonia
Photoplay - This Happy Life collection - Sweet Hello
Simple Stories - Crafty Babe collection - Live. Love,.Scrap

The photo above shows both sides of the papers.

2 Doodlebug Designs cupcake doilies, Pretty Little Studio Berry Sweet Word Stickers, flair button, strip of jewels, 6 SS Simple Vintage Flower Shoppe Sentiment Bits & Pieces, Pretty Little Studio Word Cut Aparts You Are My Sunshine, Rosie's Studio 2 chipboard pieces Born to Bloom and 6 Doodlebug Designs All Aflutter stickers

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Fussy, Aqua (included in kit), Granny Smith, Tangelo, Pollen and Coconut Swirl (in extra pack).

Ball Pit Fun - We took Florence along to a toddler group where she loved playing in the big ball pit. These colourful photos were ideal for the papers in this kit.

 

I stared by cutting out the tags on the Doodlebug Design Inc. Happy Thoughts paper, and matching them with my Distress Inks. 

Once I selected the colours, I diluted a little ink of each colour on the craft mat with some water. I used a small jar top, to mimic the balls, and stamped circles all over the Coconut Swirl Bazzill. I wriggled the jars a little on the cardstock to make the ink move around. I also flicked some of the wet ink over the page.

The 6 tags were all treated in the same way, using the corresponding colour ink and other items. I inked the edges of the tags, punched a hole in the top, and attached an acrylic flower (which I have had in my stash some time, but I think were from Doodlebug Design Inc.), with a matching brad.  

A photo was placed onto three of the tags, my journalling was written on the fourth. The other  two were used to add the date and the title. For the lettering I used Doodlebug Designs Inc. Alphabet Soup puffy letter stickers in colours to match the tags, inks and other items. 

I found some Bakers twine in my stash in yellow and pink and used a length of each to join the rows of tags together.

I decorated each tag with a phrase from the Berry Sweet Word Stickers supplied in the kit.

Finally, with a black pen I did a little doodling and added the Doodlebug Designs All Aflutter butterfly stickers, from the kit.

Pebbles - Florence discovering pebbles on the beach at Aldeburgh. 

For this layout I selected the Aqua Bazzill from the kit for the background. Then using some scrap white, I found this cutfile on the Cricut and cut the whole image to use as a stencil for placing the coloured pieces into place. Then I cut the pieces I wanted from the Tangelo and Pollen Bazzill as well as the Live. Love,.Scrap and Begonia papers. I distressed and inked all the pieces before putting them in place on the Aqua Bazzill.

I mounted the photos onto some white card, and arranged them onto the layout. 

I made a banner from a length of Baker's Twine and the Word Cut Aparts You Are My Sunshine from the kit. I raised the flags on 3D foam pads.

My title was made with Dear Lizzy Thickers Treasure.

With a selection of pearls and gems, I added a little sparkle to the layout.

That's all for today, I'll be back with more from this kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

American Crafts Vicki Boutins Cut & Paste - Follow Your Dreams

Hello! It's Karen, and I'm back with another layout. Again I am using the vibrant Cut & Paste collection by Vicki Boutin for American Crafts. The bright colours in this collection are so versatile and are perfect for any scrapbooking project.

I began the layout with a 12x12 sheet of black cardstock. On top of this, I layered pieces of white and teal cardstock, leaving a thin border around each.

Next, I used black thread to machine-stitch a zigzag line where the white and teal cardstock met. This detail adds texture and interest to the page.

Then, I used a mini brayer and teal acrylic paint to add three short horizontal stripes to the layout. I intentionally kept the application a bit messy to create a more textured, relaxed look.

Using paper #7 from the collection, I fussy cut some scallop border strips. I used these to create  "shelves" beneath each of the painted stripes.

I matted three photos with pink cardstock and placed one on each shelf. To embellish each shelf, I used a combination of die cuts from the Ephemera Icons pack and fussy-cut flowers from paper #2. I added 3D foam underneath some of the elements to raise them slightly.

Using my Silhouette machine, I die-cut the title words from black cardstock and placed a word next to each of the three photos.

Finally I added a scattering of acrylic dots and sequins to the layout.

I hope you like this layout. I think the combination of white space and touches of black really helps the other colours stand out.

Enjoy the reast of the summer and I'll be back again soon.

Karen x x

Photoplay Paper -Travel Junque- Girlie Weekend

 Hi everyone! Rebecca Bee here today! For my final layout using Photoplay Paper Travel Junque collection, I wanted to focus on some of the softer colours and images in the collection. While the collection itself is generally quite vintage and grungy (which I love!) there are also some softer pink and yellow hues which I felt suited my girlie caravanning weekend away absolutely perfectly! 

The caravan image on the sticker sheet was crying out to be used for this layout, as it perfectly matches the caravan we were away in. The caravan is nicknamed Esther so a girlie layout featuring Esther the cute caravan just had to be made!

I've isolated the more feminine colours and images from the cut aparts in the Post Card & Roam patterned papers and sticker sheet, and paper-pieced an envelope shape from the Tickets paper.

I offset a piece of Bazzil cardstock in the shade Touch of Pink onto the Away We Go Ledger paper to add a softer background for my photographs. I've added two 2x3" photographs and tucked all my fussycut elements into my paper- pieced envelope. Finally to create my title I've used some of the cut apart letters in the Roam paper coupled with a perspex piece to finish off my title. 

I hope you've enjoyed the layouts I have created using Travel Junque or been inspired by them in some way. Until next time XOXO

49 & Market - Beach Vibes - Meet Me Seaside

Hi guys,

Claire here today and this month I'm creating with the Beach Vibes collection from 49 & Market. 

This is such a fun collection. Beautiful patterned paper and so many different ephemera choices, you'll have as much fun scrapping the memories as you did making them! 

The patterned paper is so pretty in this collection that for this layout, I didn't reach for my usual white cardstock staple! Instead I'm using the Solids #1 paper.

Using two frames from the Die Cut Elements, I mounted my photos, adding foam to the frame before adding my photo so it's set back inside the frame, creating a drop shadow.

I offset them vertically and then began to build a beach scene. I added a rub-on to each side of the photos to act as a base later for the embellishment clusters.

Next, I pulled some pieces from the Laser Cut Elements Laser Cut Elements and Die Cut Elements, building depth my laying some flat and adhering others on foam pads.

For my title, I reached for the Chipboard Words, using the graphical piece for my main title and some of the word phrases to create subtitles. 

I really love the extra pops of colour this brings to the layout.

And with that, the layout is complete! 

Thank you for joining me on the blog. I hope you've enjoyed seeing this gorgeous Beach Vibes collection! Check it out on the blog here before it's all gone! 

Until next time, happy scrapping! 

Claire x

@scrappysoulmate 

Let’s Explore Together - 49 and Market - Botanical Buzz Collection

 Hi everyone!

It’s Rebecca here, and I’m so excited to be sharing my first layout for August. This month, I’m working with the absolutely stunning Botanical Buzz collection by 49 and Market. Designed by the incredibly talented Dennis Bruton, this collection truly left me in awe. You can find the full range in the shop here.

To get started, I chose a couple of large hexagon frames from the Die Cut Elements pack. This pack includes three sets of nesting hexagons, each in a different colourway. I wanted two frames of the same size, so I trimmed a larger one down and pieced it back together—problem solved! I set the hexagons aside and flipped through the 6x8 Paper Pad to select a couple of papers for layering.

I cut a fishtail-ended strip, distressed the edges, and placed it in the centre of a sheet of Premium White Cardstock, along with the two hexagon frames. I then added my photo, which I matted with a couple of contrasting papers to make it pop. As always, I backed the photo with foam to give it some dimension and ensure it stands out.

For the title, I used one of the Chipboard Words, positioning it in the bottom corner of my photo. I layered some Laser Cut florals and leaves behind the title—and to balance the design, I added similar florals to the opposite side of the photo.

To add depth and texture, I tucked a Laser Cut wooden fence behind the paper layers and hexagons. While it looks like the fence runs all the way across the page, I actually cut it into two smaller pieces and placed them on either side of the photo—saving the centre piece for another project!

Above the photo, I layered in a tag, a ticket stub, and the cutest little lamppost. While it doesn’t relate to the photo or memory, it was too adorable not to use! All of these pieces came from the Die Cut Elements  pack.

Although I loved the colours on the layout, the bright white background felt a bit stark—so I turned to mixed media to soften things. I started by applying Distress Oxide in the shade ‘Speckled Egg’ using the tried-and-true ‘packaging technique.’ I then used the same ink to add splatters with a paintbrush. For a touch of shimmer, I added some metallic gold splatters as well.

To add even more texture, I brought in some stamping. Since black ink would have been too harsh against the soft tones, I chose Stazon Ink in the shade Stone Grey. Using a mix of 49 and Market and Sizzix stamps, I stamped several images around the edges of my design.

Finally, I finished off the background with some of the gorgeous Rub-On Transfers—opting for several yellow and green hexagons to tie the whole page together.

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading! Botanical Buzz has quickly become one of my all-time favourite 49 and Market collections, and I can’t wait to see what you all create with it.

Take care,
Rebecca xx

@preciouspagespapercraft