49 & Market - Vintage Artistry Moonlit Garden - Magical Memory

Hello there,

Claire here today and I have a layout to share using the Vintage Artistry Moonlit Garden collection from 49 & Market.

This really is a beautiful collection - I'm a little bit obsessed with it! It's very versatile and can be easily adapted to winter, spring, outdoorsy photos and has such a soft romantic feel. I really love it. 

Here, I'm using it to scrap a photo of Mr. Claire and I deep in a bamboo forest whilst away on holiday. 

I started with the b side of the Thoughtful paper which has a pre-made mixed media type background with an obvious placeholder for your photo to sit. That what I love so much about these designs from Katie Pertiet, a lot of the design work is done for you so you can just dive straight in!

Using the Ephemera Bits, I selected two large frames. The largest I backed with the Wispy patterned paper, whilst I used the second to frame my photograph. 

I positioned some of the black wire laser cuts from the Cluster Kit so that it would poke out from underneath and I love this effect! It's very delicate but really packs a punch.

I also took a blue layering piece of ephemera, tore the end off to shorten it a little and layered all three together, using foam to create depth,

Along the right hand side, I added a small ephemera label 'Love This', and a butterfly from the Laser Cut Outs, before adding leaves and 'The Good Life' tab to the corner.

To balance the layout, I added a tag stitched heart butterfly (Ephemera Bits) and foliage (Laser Cut Outs) to the left side of my photo.  Again, I raised some on foam and adhered some flat, helping build layers and interest.

I also adhered a few stems from the laser cuts and Cluster Kit to the right of my photo which creates the feel of being in amongst the bamboo forest.

For my title, I opted for two pieces form the Ephemera Bits, offsetting each element to draw your eye across the page.

I hope you've enjoyed this layout - it's been so lovely to make, and I still have so many pieces left to create so much more.

You can check out the collection in full here. Happy shopping!

Claire.

@scrappysoulmate

49 & Market - Moonlit Garden - Favourite Photo

Hello there, and welcome back to the Papermaze Blog!

Firstly, a very happy new year to you all! I hope you enjoyed the holiday season and are ready to start a brand new year full of endless possibilities!

For this month, I'm looking back to some of the collections I fell in love with but never got the time to use, and in this blog, I'm starting with the Moonlit Garden collection from 49 & Market.  There is still stock of this collection in the shop and boy it's a stunner! So many pretty elements that can be used to make the most beautiful wintery crafting projects.

I'm starting with the Zen paper - very appropriately titled for New Year , and pairing this with the Cluster Kit. The kit is packed with chipboard, ephemera, laser cut elements, buttons, paperclips and string - everything you need to create some really stunning projects, and it comes in a handy plastic wallet so you avoid losing those delicate pieces that often go astray.

I haven't stuck exactly to the designs shown on the cluster pack, but instead used these to help inspire my page. The Zen paper has an obvious space for photos to sit, so this also inspired the final layout.

Taking a blue layering piece from the pack, I inked the edges with Distress Oxide in shade Tea Dye and raised this on foam to create an anchor for my page. On top of this, I added some of the doily edges in opposite corners so that the pretty frilly edges will show as a layer.

Next, I took two of the adhesive chipboard frames from the Cluster Kit and used these to mount my photos, layering them on foam before adhering to the page.

To create a small cluster to the right, I chose a ticket, heart, bow, swirl, button and sentiment from the kit and layered these around my photo, adding some on foam and sticking some flat to create dimension.

To the top and bottom of the photos, I added laser cut leaves and a small paperclip, plus a few Nuvo Drops in black.

Finally, I added a small sentiment, button and die cut leaf from the Wildflower Laser Cuts pack to frame the left side of the photo, leaving the lacey edge of the doily to just pop through. As a last small touch, I also selected a small dragonfly from the Wildflower laser cut pack to sit amongst the foliage at the top of my photo.

This layout has been such a joy to create. It's such a stunning collection. Check out the elements still in the store here - and don't forget, you'll currently get 20% off in the January sale!

Happy Shopping!! :)

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate