August Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Hello, Lynn here today, with the Papermaze kit for the month of August. Full of tropical papers, card and embellishments. For my first post I decided to make a double page layout to feature a flamingo themed BBQ my daughter and her husband held. This was when the lockdown rules started to change in August 2020, and we could meet outside in groups of six.

 
Before looking at how the layout was made, here is what you will find in the kit.

Patterned Papers:
Prima Marketing Inc. - Postcards from Paradise collection - Floral Paradise & Tropical Vibes
Pinkfresh Studio - Sunshine on my Mind collection - Love This Day & Paradise Found
Pinkfresh Studio - Tourist Mode collection - Sightseeing
49 and Market - Spectrum Gardenia collection - Classics Pink Skies
Bazzill Basics - Avalanche & Aqua

Reverse side of papers

Embellishments: 10 Prima Ephemera Pieces, Prima Harmony Flower, 4 Prima Chipboard phrase stickers, 49 and Market Color Swatch Blossom Tickets Essential, enamel flamingo charm, 5 Doodlebug puffy heart stickers, Rosie's Studio Puffy Scatter Stickers, Pinch of Pinkfresh Studio Jewel Essentials, 2 Rosie's Studio chipboard frames.

Extra Bazzill Basics Pack: Pastel Blue, Watermelon Sensation, Ivy & Pinkini.

For this layout I used a sketch by Allison Davis, for Scrapbook & Cards Today Papercraft Magazine. It is Allison's #4 sketch in the 2023 Summer collection.

To start the process, I created the background for both pages at the same time. I used two sheets of scrap 12" x 12" paper. I the trimmed the patterned papers and cardstock and stuck them to the scrap papers. I created 12" horizontal bands using the following depth measurements - from top to bottom and the same on both pages:

2" Floral Paradise paper
2 1/2" Pastel Blue Bazzill
1/2" Floral Paradise paper
2 1/2" Pinkini Bazzill
1/2" Floral Paradise paper
2 1/2" Pastel Blue Bazzill
1 1/2" Floral Paradise paper

The patterned paper has gold foiling detail, so I wanted to stitch between the bands with gold metallic thread. I used the sewing machine without thread to make a very large zig-zag stitch, which I then stitched by hand.

Six of my photos were mounted with a variety of White, Watermelon Sensation and Pinkini Bazzill.  I then fussy cut a flamingo and balloon from another photo and added them to the photo I had chosen for the bottom right of the layout.

From the 'Tropical Vibes' paper I cut two of the 3" x 4" cards, for my journalling and date and these were placed between the two landscape photos on the right-hand page.

There is a delightful enamel flamingo charm in the kit, which I hang from a length of Baker's twine and wrapped around the first photo of the left-hand page. With Tim Holtz Modern Floristry Thinlits Sizzix die set, I created clusters of leaves and flowers which I placed in various places over the layout. I used the reverse side of both patterned papers to cut the pieces and inked the edges with Distress Inks. With some 3D foam pads, some of the flower parts were raised up off the base of the page. I tucked in a few fluffy lime green feathers among the clusters.

With Tim's Gladys Sizzix Thinlits die set, I created two flamingos from Bazzill and added one to each page.

The title was created with Simply Charming puffy alpha stickers from Rosie's Studio, and Lindsay glitter Thickers.

I scattered Pinkfresh Studio Jewel Essentials - Ocean Breeze over the blue bands of the pages.

That's all for today, back with more another day.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x