March Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today to show you the March Papermaze kit, which is now available in the shop and online. A varied collection of papers, embellishments and cardstock. I have two layouts to share, one with the pretty Carta Bella floral paper and the other with Vicki Boutin Fernwood collection.

 Before looking at how the layouts were made here are the details of the kit:

American Crafts - Vicki Boutin - Fernwood - Focused & Climbing Vines
Carta Bella - Sunflower Market - Busy Buzzing
Carta Bella - Gather At Home - Fresh Floral
Echo Park - Wedding - Pretty In Pink
Simple Stories - Happy Hearts - Happy Heart Day
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Pigment & Rain

Reverse side of papers

Embellishments

12" black lace, Dusty Attic chipboard heart banner, 2 heart doilies, Carta Bella Chipboard Frame, Kaisercraft Curio, Puffy Camera Sticker, 4 wooden heart buttons, 2 Prima flowers, 7 Rosie's Studio puffy stickers & pinch of Pinkfresh Studio Jewel Essentials

Extra Bazzill Basics Pack - Coral Cream, CS White, Capers & Blackberry Swirl


Janet - This photo from the 1950's is another for the family history album.

I used the Blackberry Swirl Bazzill as a background for this layout, flicking some Peeled Paint and Iced Spruce Distress Oxide Spray onto the surface. 

An 11cm strip was torn from the Carta Bella - Gather At Home - Fresh Floral, was placed down the centre of the card, with the floral side up. Then I tore two more strips from the same paper, just 2.5cm wide and these were flipped to the green check side and placed either side of the floral band. I cut one of the heart doilies in half and tucked each piece either side of the layout.

I picked out some Distress Oxide Inks in colours to match the flowers and leaves on the paper, and then with water colour paper, I placed colour and water to the craft mat to allow me to build up colour in layers onto the papers. I created several small sheets of peachy pink and blue /green colour, with water marks and flicked colourful stains. Once I was happy with the colours, and they were fully dry, I selected the dies I wanted to use, cut the layers and built my blooms and foliage. (I used Tim Holtz, Sizzix, Thinlits sets - Brushstroke Flowers #1 and Bloom Colorize.)

The photo was placed to the right for the central band and then the flowers were arranged in three clusters. Some pieces were raised with 3D foam tape, creating different levels.

 

I cut my title on my Cricut using scraps of the Distress Oxide Inked paper.

 

Finally I scattered some grey pearls over the black cardstock areas of the page.

Every Picture Tells A Story - Someone caught me on camera, photographing Lacock Abbey.

I started with the White Bazzill from the kit as a base this time. With Distress Texture Paste and a Vicki Boutin stencil from the Bountiful Mixed Media set, I created some textured circles on the layout. Then I added colour with Blackcurrant and Royal Blood Infusions from Paper Artsy - lightly shaking the crystals onto the page, before adding a little water and allowing the magic to happen!

I trimmed my photo and then two pieces of Vicki Boutin - Fernwood - Climbing Vines paper cut to the same size. I arranged the three items on the page, showing both sides of the paper with the photo on top. 

 

I cut the 'Every Picture Tells A Story' cutfile from the Rain Bazzill, then backed the open letters with more of the Climbing Vines paper. This was arranged under the photo. 

From the Vicki Boutin - Fernwood - Focused I trimmed some of the info. strip off the bottom and placed this to the left of the photo, I added a length of acetate Filmstrip Ribbon from Idea-ology.

I used some American Craft Thickers to add the word 'Click!' over a punched label, also to the left of the photo. Then I fussy cut two camera images from the Focused paper, and added these either side of the cutfile.
 

Finally I scattered the Pinkfresh Studio Jewel Essentials across the page.

That's all for today, I'll be back with more from this kit soon
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

@lynn_paperpixie