July Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Greens, blues and a touch of yellow is the colour scheme of this delightful Papermaze Kit for the month of July. Some wonderful patterned papers, Bazzill cardstock and a selection of embellishments including an exclusive honeycomb piece cut from chipboard.

Lynn here today with my first pair of layouts using this kit. 

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

Patterned Paper:
American Crafts - Vicki Boutin - Sweet Rush - Garden Variety & Sprinkles
American Crafts - Paige Evans - Splendid - #10 & #16
American Crafts - Maggie Holmes - Round Trip -  Documented
49 & Market - Spectrum Sherbet - Cotton Candy
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Parakeet & Arctic

Reverse side of papers

Embellishments:
Sheet of petite type alphas, reel of mini washi tape, Prima flower, strip pearls, 2 - P13 tags, 5 Doodlebug heart sprinkles, exclusive hexagon honeycomb chipboard piece

An extra Bazzill Basics cardstock pack to match is also available with Jetstream, Whirlpool, White & Pollen

Holiday Memories - an early outing to Snape when my son was little. The colours were perfect for his outfit!

For inking the edges of the papers, tag, mats and chipboard I used Blueprint Sketch and Twisted Citron Distress Ink.

I used the Whirlpool Bazzill as the base for this layout. To add some interest to the cardstock I used some diluted Distress Paints, to flick over the surface - I matched the colours from the papers - Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Picket Fence and Twisted Citron.

With the 'Sprinkles' paper, I selected a large area and cut around the hexagons to create a piece for the lower area of the page. Then I cut smaller groups of hexagons to arrange elsewhere on the page and some single hexagons to superimpose over those already selected.

I used the Hexagon Layers dies from Memory Box to cut my photo and a photo mat from a scrap of white card. Once all this was ready, I placed everything into position together with the exclusive chipboard honeycomb piece and the tiny drop out hexagon pieces. I stuck everything in place, layering up some of the hexagon paper shapes with 3D foam pads. 

I made my title with the Authentique Petite Type alpha stickers and one of the tags from the kit. I tied two lengths of hemp twine to make a tie for the tag. 

I scattered a selection on Dew Drops (Clear, Aqua and Green) and some Nuvo Crystal Drops (Simply White Gloss, Apple Green Gloss and Caribbean Ocean) to finish off.

Happy Soul - My daughter on holiday in Lindos this summer for a friend's wedding.

For this design I used a mix of papers - choosing the denim side of Paige Evans Splendid '#16' paper as the backdrop.

I used both sides of Vicky Boutin 'Garden Variety' paper. I trimmed off the detail strip and saved this for later. With a template I drew the large frame shape onto the OXOX side and cut this out with my craft knife.

Stormy Sky Distress Ink was the colour of choice here to ink all the edges of my cut papers, I also distressed the straight edges of cut papers.

The large photo mat was cut from the OXOX side of the paper too, this measures 12.5cm x 16cm. I trimmed my photo to a square shape 10cm x 10cm and mounted it near the top of the mount.

From the scraps of 'Sprinkles' paper, used above, I cut a piece 9cm x 19cm. The frame, photo and papers were arranged and stuck to the '#16' paper. I cut a length from the detail strip, and ran this along the page under the photo.

I fussy cut some flowers form the remains of the 'Garden Variety' paper, curved the petals with the scissor blade and arranged them around the frame. I found a pearl swirl from my stash and placed this to the left of the photo.

For title and details I used the Authentique Petite Type alpha stickers and a phrase and hearts from my VB Storyteller Puffy Phrase Stickers. 

I used a die and the Parakeet and Whirlpool Bazzill, to add leaves to my flowers. I decorated the frame with aqua gems and the flower centres with Nuvo Glitter Drops - Blue Lagoon.

That's all for part 1, I'll be back with more soon
Thanks for looking
Lynn x