Natural Beauty by Antonia Moreno

Hello, 49 and Market fans!
Thanks for heading over the blog today. Have you played with Vintage Artistry collection in butter color yet? The layout I share with you is mainly done using the collection and the stacks, but also the great coordinating embellishments that 49&Market created: flowers and wishing bubbles! I do love to work with yellow and blue, so that was my first option when I started this new project. As I always tell you, the photo is your focus point, so it’s very important to check its colors and make it coordinate with the global layout. That’s why I added greens to the composition.

The very first thing I did was covering my chipboards with color: the big skeleton clock was painted in green with acrylic paint; the ornate chipboard was heat embossed with gold powders, and the title was covered with crackle paste and gold wax. Afterward, I prepared the background by applying a coat of clear gesso on a page from the wonderful Vintage Artistry collection. Before gluing it over a 2mm cardboard, I added some corrugated cardboard. Once this was done, I applied some crackle white paste onto the background through a stencil. Then, some stamping and splashes with white color before I started layering.

I was sure about using fussy cuts and laser cuts from the collection, so I took them and layered among lots of blue flowers from different packs. I decided to go with a two-tone of blue flowers to add interest. I also added some brown lace, which adds texture. The photo was mated with paper collage stacks, they are gorgeous!!!

To finish the project, I added some wishing bubbles in blue and yellow, along with art stones and some glamour dust.

49 and Market products:

Vintage Artistry Butter Serenity	Vintage Artistry Butter Ephemera Stack	Vintage Artistry Sage Ephemera Stack
Sugar Stems Blue raspberry	Botanical Blends Marina	Wildflowers Cobalt
Springtime Harmony Stamp set	Wishing Bubbles Fizz	Wishing Bubbles Blueberry