What A Beautiful Mess: November 2023

Hello Lovelies. Today, I am sharing a layout I have created with the beautiful, sunny, Vintage Artistry Sunburst. This collection is perfect for those summer photos. Think sunshine, seashells and seahorses!!! Oh my... The bright sunny colors and nautical theme is perfect. Sprinkle in some butterflies and plumeria flowers and you can almost smell a tropical paradise! There is so much to appreciate with this collection. Even if you just purchased the Ultimate Page kit, I promise you will be wanting more.

The layout is 12x12, starting with The Ray Of Sunshine paper from the Colored Foundations paper pack for my base. Of course, the fun part is layering all of the beautiful elements to create your projects. Whether it is minimal and simple, or elaborate and full of product, you can't go wrong with any of the 49 and Market collections,, and Sunburst is no exception. The colors alone will make you smile.

I used the rusty porthole door laser cut for the frame. I backed it with a black and white photo of my granddaughter at the beach. I used the Wildflowers in 2 different colors along with laser cuts to surround the frame. I dry brushed some white acrylic paint over the flowers and leaves. I tucked in a laser cut seahorse and butterflies as well.

I love the chipboard sentiment strips from the Cluster Kit. I backed it with some plain chipboard and adhered it to the background so they pop off the page a bit. Each sentiment is a memory of that day at the beach.

If you haven't tried the 49 and Market Rub Ons, then you are truly missing out. They rub on like butter. And you can use them on a variety of surfaces. Even Fabric!! I used the 12x12 Sunburst rub-ons on the background on the paper. They make the perfect fill in for a title!! I finished off the layout with the blue half beads from the Cluster kit. The possibilities in designing your projects are endless, when you mx and match from the collection. There is so much beauty in it all.

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Hello Lovelies. I am so excited about 49 and Markets new collection. ARToptions Spice!!! Autumn has made her colorful entrance in some parts of the world, and the colors are glorious!! Same with Spice. All of the gorgeous colors of Autumn in one beautiful collection. And if you collect the Color Swatch Collections, they coordinate with so many of the collections you probably already have. I incorporated the brand new, Color Swatch Grove. The beautiful greens really pop on the fiery colors of Spice. I know I will be using Grove for a long time to come. Mt layout featured photos of my granddaughter. Every year I decorate the gazebo in my yard for Autumn photos. I can't wait to do it this year for more photo ops of my grandkids. Funny how some of us dress our kids according to paper collections. I know I do!!

Here is a close up of the 12x12 layout. To finish it off, I chose 3 different paints and sprays that matched the paper, and spattered in 2 corners, for more texture. Then I scattered some Spice Bubbles and Baubles around the spatters.

If you haven't tried the rub-ons transfers, then you must!! They glide on your paper like butter!! But you are not limited to paper only, try hard surfaces like plastic and glass, they even rub beautifully on fabric. The book plate is from the Spice Chipboard set. You can interchange the colors for contrast. The sentiment pops out.

I love floral clusters. These flowers are from 3 different collections. Royal Posies, Royal Spray, and Natures Bounty. I love mixing and matching the different flowers, just like in a real arrangement! I tucked in some laser cut pumpkins, and popped them off of the page with pop dots. The acetate leaves are my favorite. I make sure to have each and every color that comes out. I used Grove on this layout.

once again, the Rub-ons are used, and they are beautiful! I used both the 12x12 and the 6x8 Rub-On collections. I also used the Washi Tape Stickers. Check out the sweet little paper clip! Yes, that is the Spice Washi Tape Sticker on the photo frame.

For the photo frames, I used the Color Wash Grove Frame set. For the orange mats, I used a piece of paper from the 6x8 set, and die cut the photo mats, then layered them over the Grove Frames. This is a closeup of both of the frames on this layout. The sweet moth on the frame is a laser cut element. And the Rose bud on the other frame is from the chipboard set. Love the Binder clip Washi Tape sticks.

Thank you for joining me today on this creative journey! I hope you are inspired to pull out your favorite Fall photos and use them in your ARToptions spice projects. I know I will use it for many projects. A Banner would be awesome!! I challenge you to create one!