February Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Hello, Lynn with you today, sharing details and layouts using the new February kit from Papermaze. Pretty romantic papers , together with Bazzill cardstock and embellishments. Both of these first two layouts, were based on stitching ideas.

Before seeing how these layouts were created, please see below, what you will find in the kit.

Patterned Papers:
Mintay Papers - See You in Paris! collection - #04 & #05
P13 - Love Stories collection - #01 & #05
49 and Market - Vintage Orchard collection - Solids Paper 1
Echo Park - Marry Me collection - Blush Floral

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments - P13 Light Chipboard Embellishments, P13 Dear Love Stickers, Craft Consortium 2 Belle Fleur butterflies, P13 Stitched With Love labels, 3 Prima flowers, Doodlebug Designs 5 puffy heart stickers, Little Birdie 3 heart stickers, 12" Pink Mesh ribbon, Papermania Bare Basics wooden dots.

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Sweetheart and Stonehenge (included in kit). Peach Creme, Dusk, Tutu Pink, Guacamole (in extra Bazzill match kit).

Family Gathering - This photo shows us all gathering for Easter and an Egg hunt in the garden.



I gutted the Blush Floral paper to make a 1" frame, then I trimmed the Tutu Pink Bazzill to 11" x 11", and mounted it over the frame. I splatted the cardstock with pink, green and brown shades of Distress Oxide Inks.

Using Tim Holtz Stacked Tiles - Hearts Sizzix Die set, I cut 16 of the largest hearts from a thin cork sheet. I arranged these in four rows of four across the page. With the next two sizes of heart die from the same set, I cut 16 more hearts from the green side, and 16 more from the pink side of the Blush Floral paper. These were laid on top of the cork hearts, and I ran the sewing machine from top to bottom over each row, without any thread and set to a long stitch length.

I used 2 strands of DMC Embroidery thread, and stitched through the holes, catching in sequins here and there as I went. The photo was mounted to the bottom left of the page.

With Rosie's Studio, Simply Charming Puffy Alphabet Stickers, I placed a title onto the layout.
Then I added the date with Sizzix Alphanumeric Label die set.

Mary Jane Billington - This old photo was given to us recently; the lady is my husband's grandmother.

I started by drawing an 11" circle in pencil onto the Stonehenge Bazzill. I pricked holes around the circumference of the circle, roughly 0.75" apart. Using the P13 Love Stories #05 paper, I cut a piece 10" x 8.75", distressed the edges and placed it in the centre of the Bazzill near to the top.

With brown seam binding ribbon on the top of the circle, I caught this in place through the punched holes, using DMC embroidery thread.

I used scraps of other papers, used in previous layouts to embellish this page. P13 Love Stories #01 paper, cut to 5.5" x 6", which I placed at the centre base of the ribbon. The photo was mounted onto a piece of Blush Floral paper, and placed to the right side of the previous piece.

I also cut several pieces from the P13 Love Stories #01 paper, using the floral side, and some panels from the #05 paper, these were all distressed and tucked around the photo. I used some of the panels as a journalling spot.

I found some old metal flowers, with pearl brads in my stash, and added them to the ribbon circle. The photo was embellished with two pieces from the P13 Light Chipboard Embellishments.

Using the Cricut I cut the lettering for the date and title using both the Sweetheart and Dusk Bazzill.

That is all for today, I will be back with two more layouts using this kit soon.
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Echo Park - Chilling With My Snowmies - Snowflakes are like Kisses

Hello, Karen here again to share another layout using the Chilling With My Snowmies collection from Echo Park. I've enjoyed working with this collection and love the colours in it.

I started with a sheet of smooth white cardstock and onto the middle of the page I applied some watered down Distress Oxide Ink in Faded Jeans using the packaging technique. Once the ink had dried I then added some splatters too. 

Using some white acrylic paint and the Creative Expressions Mini Snowflakes Stencil I added some snowflakes on top of the blue ink. Once the layout was completed not much of the mixed media shows, but it does give a subtle background to the patterned papers.

I layered pieces of the Colorful Snowflakes, Feeling Frosty Snowflakes and Penguins & Snowballs patterned papers onto the layout, distressed the edges and machine stitched round the edges with white thread.

My 6x4 photo was matted with the Winter Floral paper and placed on the layout with 3D foam underneath to add some dimension. In my stash I found some white pom-pom trim and glued this to the bottom of the photo.

I threaded one of the tags from the Frames and Tags pack with some blue ribbon and placed this in the bottom right corner of the photo.

Underneath the tag I tucked some flowers which I had fussy cut from the Winter Floral paper.

On the Silhouette I die cut the word 'Snowflakes' from some navy cardstock and together with some tiny blue foam Thickers I created a big title at the side of the layout.

Finally I decided to add a pop of colour to the left edge of the layout with a strip of the Penguins & Snowballs paper and also dotted some clear flat back gems around the layout to add some sparkle.

I hope you feel inspired to scrapbook you winter photos and Papermaze has a huge selection of papers, etc to help you. You can find them all here including the Chilling with my Snowmies collection from Echo Park. 

I'll be back soon, Take Care, Karen x x

Think Big - Stamperia - Create Happiness Dewdrops Collection

Hello everyone, 

It's Rebecca here, and I’m so excited to be sharing my first layout of the month with you. This time, I’m working with a brand I’ve never used before—Stamperia. To be honest, I’ve always found Stamperia a bit intimidating, so I’ve shied away from it in the past. But not this month! I’m so glad I decided to embrace it and dive in. It’s really exceeded my expectations and has reminded me of both the 49 and Market collections as well as the vintage collections from Simple Stories.

For this layout, I chose to work with the Create Happiness Dewdrops collection. The soft colours and beautiful patterns in the papers immediately drew me in. You can find the collection in the shop here.

As soon as I saw the B-side of the Bird patterned paper, I was captivated by its subtle, soft details. I decided to use this as my background paper. I then selected a couple of shimmering gold frames from the Adhesive Paper Ephemera to frame my photos, which created a central focal point for the layout.

To embellish around the photos, I pulled elements from both the Adhesive Paper Ephemera and the Die Cuts, choosing some gorgeous floral pieces. The Die Cuts really surprised me—made from a thin chipboard-like material, they’re sturdy and easy to layer. I even used foam pads to raise some of the embellishments, adding extra dimension to the layout.

To enhance my background, I added some rub-ons from both the Bird Rub-Ons and the Pinecones and Flowers Rub-Ons. I applied them around the edges of the photos, filling in the gaps created by the floral ephemera.

For the finishing touch, I added my title using a chipboard piece from the Die Cuts and completed the layout with a few Prima Paper Flowers from the Meadow Walk set. The colours in these flowers match the collection perfectly!

Thank you so much for reading! I hope my layout inspires you to try something new or different.

Take care,
Rebecca x

@preciouspagespapercraft

Paris - Carta Bella - I'll Meet You in Paris

Hi there

Claire here today sharing my first layout with the Paris collection by Carta Bella. 

I have a few photos from trips to Paris and have never really documented them so was excited to get stuck into this collection and it didn't disappoint! 

To start, I cut out a large circle from my white cardstock and added foam to the back before adhering a piece of Explore Paris paper to the back, letting the pretty blue B side pop through the aperture.

Next, I cut a large Eiffle Tower on my cricut, using a file from the Cricut library. I inked the file whilst still on the mat, adding depth and shade with three different Distress Oxides and some blending brushes.

To mount my photos, I cut up and layered some of the 3x4 Journalling cards paper picking different colours to frame my photos.

I used a selection of the Element Stickers around my photos to bring the page to life.

I also used these for my title, creating a small cluster at the top of my circular design. 

As a final touch, and to bring an extra pop of red, I framed the aperture with nuvo drops. 

This has been a fun collection to use and a great prompt to get those older holiday snaps documented! 

I'll be back later this month with a second project to share. 

Until then, happy scrapping! 

Claire x

@scrappysoulmate 

Echo Park - Chilling With My Snowmies - Let it Snow

Hello. Karen here today with a second layout using the Chilling with my Snowmies collection from Echo Park. As I write this, snow is forecast where I live in the next few days, so it's probably appropriate that I am scrapbooking photos of a previous snowy day.

I started with a sheet of white cardstock and onto this I placed strips of patterned paper from the collection - Feeling Frosty Snowflakes, Winter Floral (B side), Colorful Snowflakes (B side) and a piece of pale blue cardstock. I cut the papers and card on the diagonal so that they would stretch diagonally across my white cardstock leaving just a narrow gap between each strip and round the edges.

I matted two 4x6 photos and a journaling card (from the sheet of multi journalling cards) onto dark blue cardstock and mounted these in a grid design onto another sheet of white cardstock which measured roughly 10" square. The square of cardstock was then matted with dark blue cardstock and placed in the centre of the layout.

Using the Silhouette Cameo I die cut my title from dark blue card, backed it with pink card and used it to fill the bottom right corner of the grid.

Then I started embellishing the layout using flowers fussy cut from the Winter Floral sheet of patterned paper.

I placed clusters of the flowers in two corners, overlapping them slightly.

In my stash I found some very old white wood veneer snowflakes and added these to the embellishment clusters.

In the bottom right corner of the layout I added the date which I had printed on the computer onto some white cardstock.

Finally, I added a few sequins and enamel dots to the embellishment clusters.

Thank you for letting me share this layout with you. Take care, and I'll be back again soon,

Karen x x

February Crop

 Our February crop is this coming Saturday, the 8th - as usual we are at Otley Village Hall from 10am until 4pm.  Our crop kit this month uses the Heart Eyes collection from Simple Stories.

We'll have some fabulous home-made cakes, with tea and coffee on tap, and there's a table of punches and dies for you to use.  If you'd like to come along, it costs £5 for the day, just drop me an email at enquiries@papermaze.co.uk 

Papermaze January Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, and I'm back with my second post using the January kit. This is available in the shop or on the website. Plenty of wintery papers, embellishments and cardstock to create new year and winter themed layouts.

Before looking at how the layouts were made, here is what you will find in the kit:

Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Cottagecore - Moments
Carta Bella - Winter Wonderland - Snowy Swirls
Echo Park - Cool Wood Grains - Pale Wood Grain
Mintay - By The Lake - #05
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Fresh Snow - Cabin Fever & Chasing Snowflakes

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments: 6 x 6" Mintay Snowflake Vellum, 2 Craft Consortium - It's Gnome Time 2 x snowflake charms, 7 x 49 & Market Color Swatch Inkwell - Ticket Essentials, Simple Stories Simple Vintage Fresh Snow - 7 x Floral Bits & Piece, 25cm navy organza ribbon, Prima - the Home Baker 1 x rose, Crate Paper silver glittery acrylic heart, Carta Bella 12" Winter Wonderland  Washi Tape and 49 and Market Moonlight Garden strip of Wishing Bubbles and Baubles.

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: Rain Forest and Pigment (in kit). Moody Blue, Bark, CS White and Pear (in extra matched Bazzill Pack).

Kew at Christmas - A lovely evening at Kew Gardens for the Christmas lights.

To create the wooden background for this layout, I cut the By The Lake - #05 paper, into 1" x 11 1/2" strips, and distressed all the edges. I arranged these onto the sheet of Bark Bazzill.

I cut a 8.25" circle of  Snowy Swirls paper, and an 8.75" circle of Moody Blue Bazzill. I distressed the edges and mounted the paper onto the card, then placed the double circle into the centre of the layout.

My photo was mounted onto more of the Moody Blue Bazzill, then I wrapped the navy organza ribbon around the base of the photo, and attached one of the snowflake charms to the knot in the bow, with sewing thread.

For my title I used some old stash - Chipboard Glitter Thickers (Bonjour) and Foam Thickers (Root beer Float). I also used some Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letters in Silver and White. I added the Crate Paper silver glittery acrylic heart from the kit.

Finally, I scattered iridescent white sequins over the circle, and nail head stickers where the wood slats overlap.

The Great Avunculi - These photos were taken at the garden centre cafe, when Florence was taken to meet up with her uncle and two aunties.

I chose the 49 and Market Moments paper as the background for this layout. I picked a Dusty Attic chipboard Vine, and painted it with a coat of gesso. Then I painted it with brown and green acrylic paints. This was glued across the top of the paper.

With jute twine tied in four places along the vine, I trailed them down the length of the layout, and tied each one to a rusty metal star or heart from my stash. I tied further tiny scraps of twine to the longer lengths.

I printed four small photos and placed one on to each of the lengths of twine. I stuck them to the page with 3D foam pads.

The title was created with a selection of alphabet stickers from my stash. I added my journalling under the title.

Using embellishments from the kit I added the Prima rose, the Wishing Bubbles and Baubles, and the Simple Stories Fresh Snow -  Floral Bits & Piece. I also chose some cardstock stickers from the same collection.

That's all from the January kit, I'll be back soon with the February kit.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x