Do What Makes You Happy

I love the Bold and Beautiful collection from 49 and Market that came in the June Très Jolie kit; it’s filled with soft grays and pinks and lavenders, perfect for a variety of styles.

I chose to use “The Lovely” to scrap these photos taken by my daughter-in-law last December. 

We’ve had a series of late winters here in the Northeast. Last year’s hunt for a Christmas tree was done in lightweight jackets and rubber boots, rather than the usual cold weather gear. The kids found a puddle that begged to be jumped into. 
These shots of Sophia are so filled with joy that I just had to scrap them…

I decided to borrow a few things from the June Cards, Tags and More kit, starting with a stamp and ink to create a little more texture around the page. I think these images blended in perfectly with the overall design of the paper.

I also borrowed the stencil to create even more texture with the chalk ink that came in the main kit.

I used another sheet of paper to cut out matting for my pictures and glued them to bits of chipboard, then to the photos. I added another layer of chipboard under each piece and then glued them to a strip of packaging to add even more dimension.

Once the photos were adhered to the paper, I started adding some of the beautiful 49 and Market flowers that came in the kit.

To celebrate the first anniversary of the Très Jolie Kit Club, Kim added a surprise bonus to our kits: a pad from Lemon Craft, filled with green patterned papers to die cut and punch and a lot of leafy images to cut out by hand. I’ve used several of these leaves and vines to embellish my flower clusters.

I’ve place a few of the laser cut shapes to fill in the “holes” around the photos.

Another “borrowing” – this time from the Mixed Media kit – using a few of the mini roses to match my purple flower and those awesome yellow boots…

And to finish it off – a polymer bird by Scrapberry’s and the title: part of the beautiful chipboard set by 49 and Market.

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*****Supplies*****

***Paper***

49 and Market – Bold and Beautiful Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – The Lovely #BB-88121

49 and Market – Bold and Beautiful Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – To the Point #BB-88176

***Embellishments***

49 and Market – Handmade Flowers – Blossom Blends – Bluebell #BB-96196

49 and Market – Handmade Flowers – Garden Seeds – Watermelon #GS-86288

49 and Market – Handmade Flowers – Seaside Blooms – Natural Blush #SB-86059

Darice – Floral Embellishment – Mini Sachet Roses – Pastel – 25 Pack #30062044

Lemon Craft – A2 Basic Paper Pad – Leaves #LZP-LVS01

Scrapberry’s – Polymer Embellishments – French Journey #SCB26001009

49 and Market – 6 x 6 Archival Chipboard – Treasure #AB-88718

***Mediums***

Prima – Ingvild Bolme – Chalk Fluid Edger – Pastel Violet #891749

Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pads – Mini – Black Soot #tdp39860

***Tools***

Prima – Finnabair – Cling Mounted Stamps – Old Paperwork #967031

Prima – Stencil Mask – 6 x 9 – Passiflora #966676

***Other***

Duncan Enterprises – Aleen’s Original Tacky Glue

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