belated... but, JBS Mercantile February 2013 kit layouts

I really enjoyed the February 2013 JBS Mercantile kits! So pretty this month, full of pinks and a little bit of blue and green. I bought three: the paper crafting kit, the artisan add-on, and always my personal favourite, the antiquarian add-on. These kits are so amazing, and I have no idea how Jenni finds such great vintage pieces to include!!

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Loved the Pebbles self-adhesive sequins that came with the kit! I added some more of my own, too. The feather stamp for the arrow is a JBS exclusive -- I've had a lot of fun with this one. The little brown tickers placed half under the title are one of those great vintage items Jenni always manages to include in her kits.

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I used the JBS exclusive cut file to cut out a text patterned paper feather for behind the photo, and used the left over "negative" space/feather stencil as a guide for watercolour painting a neon pink feather for behind the title. I painted the red Thickers included in the kit gold, with Martha Stewart acrylic paint.

Again, I used the exclusive JBS feather stamps on this page -- two different ways. I added the patterned one to a stick and tied with a piece of string to make a simple embellishment. I used the solid feather stamp, added matte gel and gold glass glitter, and tucked under the photo at the top of the page.

Will ta-ta for food.

This one is about how Ruby Sky learned to say "ta-ta" (roughly, means please), via cheesie bribery from my mom!

I used the vintage perforated ticket and lovely vintage metal bookplate from the Antiquarian add-on for this page. Also made a couple of extra feathers to go with the stamped JBS feather, to make a bouquet!