Joy by Michelle Van Oudtshoorn

Hello,

Today I am back on the blog with my first October project using the Vintage Artistry Noel collection.

I have used the Vintage Artistry Noel Painted Season paper to do my layout on. The lasercuts in this collection are truly gorgeous – with poinsettias, leaves, Santa’s, pine cones – soooo many gorgeous elements to use. There is also a lovely window frame with the laser cuts and I have used this on my photo adhered to the photo with foam tape, and then adhered this to the paper also with foam tape to allow for flowers and laser cut pieces to be tucked under. I have used the Vintage Artistry Noel Euphorbia Garden and fussy cut one of the large poinsettia out and this is tucked under the photo at the bottom left corner, and then layered flowers (Floral Mixology Blood Orange and using only the red flowers in this pack), laser cuts leaves, Dusty Attic chipboard leaves into clusters in the corners.

I have added pine cones from the laser cut sheets, but rounding these to give a cone effect and adhered to the cluster using foam tape and adhering the edges with glue to keep the rounded shape.
The Santa’s have been added with foam tape. I have then added Stickles to the Christmas tree to lighten it up, and finished off with Art Stones to create that wintery snow feel of a White Christmas.