Project | Mixed Media Layout with 49 & Market Patterned Paper

Ever since I first saw 49 and Market at Creativation last year, I've been dying to try out their beautiful papers. I finally got around to ordering some of their beautiful goodies, and this is the result!

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49 & Market Remember layout

One of my favorite things about 49 and Market - besides their beautiful vintage design - is the nice heavy weight of their paper. I couldn't resist putting it to the test on this layout. So I hauled out the texture paste for a mixed media technique.

Supplies Needed:

• 49 and Market "Vintage Artistry-Seeds of Love" patterned paper (Scrapbook.com)

• 49 and Market "Seaside" Blooms - Natural Blush (Scrapbook.com, Amazon)

• 49 and Market "Vintage Artistry" stamps (Scrapbook.com, Simon Says Stamp, Amazon)

• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink:

  • Old Paper (Scrapbook.com, Simon Says Stamp, Amazon)

  • Pumice Stone (Scrapbook.com, Simon Says Stamp, Amazon)

  • Ranger Texture Paste (Scrapbook.com, Simon Says Stamp, Amazon)

  • Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Reinker:

    • Tattered Rose (Scrapbook.com, Simon Says Stamp, Amazon)

    • The Crafter's Workshop "Mini Damask" stencil (Amazon)

    • black pen

    • white & gray cardstock

    • hot glue gun

To get started on this layout, I mixed some texture paste with some Tattered Rose Distress re-inker until I got the color that I wanted. Then I spread the paste through my Mini Damask stencil in several areas of my Vintage Artistry paper, and let it dry.

49 and Market Flowers

Once the background was dry, it was time to create the centerpiece of the layout! First I matted the photo with gray cardstock and adhered it to the center of the page. Then I carefully began arranging my 49 and Market Seaside flowers around the bottom left of the photo, starting at the corner and building out from there.After attaching all the flowers, I went back added the foliage and other elements around them.

Although I don't normally use one on my scrapbook layouts, I used a hot glue gun attaching the flowers. It is a good way to attach large items like this that don't have a flat bottom. It also holds firmly almost instantly, allowing me to work quickly.

49 and Market stamp for title

I felt a large title was a bit much for this layout along with all the other large items. So instead I chose to use a 49 and Market text stamp at the top of the layout. It provides something of a title but without being too dominant visually.

Strip Journaling

This is a really old picture and so I don't remember a lot about the day it was taken. Because of that, there was no real need for a large journaling space on the layout. Instead, I just used paper strips (one of my favorite ways to journal). This gave me just enough room to provide the who-what-where-when with no need for the detail I forgot long ago.

I'm so happy to have this photo in my album now, and I can't wait to play with more 49 and Market!