May Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today, with the pretty spring Papermaze kit for the month of May. The kit is available from the store and online from today.

Here are my first two layouts. I have worked with some recent photos, a hen party and a spring garden outing.

Here is what you will find in the sunny kit:

Patterned Papers:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Spring Garden collection - Scatter Sunshine
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Essentials Colour Palate - Yellow & Green Tags
P13 - Naturalist collection - #04
Mintay Papers - Spring is Here collection - #05
American Crafts - Cedar House collection - Headliners
Carta Belle - Here Comes Easter collection - Pretty Plaid

Embellishments:
Doily, Prima flower, Divine Twine, 3 postage washi stamps, 6 Simple Stories Floral Bits & Pieces, Vicki Boutin Layered paper clip, 1 strip Prima Say it in Crystals, selection of Pinkfresh Studio Chipboard Frame Stickers and 2 Pretty Little Studios Die cut labels

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:
Yukon Gold & CS White (in kit). Lily Pond, Blossom, Rosewood & Coffee Roast (extra Bazzill pack).

Hen Party - Photos from a recent hen party my daughter attended, at a spa in Norfolk.

I love both sides of the delightful 'Scatter Sunshine' paper from the Simple Stories, Simple Vintage Spring Garden collection; so, I decided to divide it in half diagonally and use both sides. With the floral edge, along the base, I glued both pieces to a scrap piece of 12" x 12" paper.

With three photos arranged along the join between both papers, I continued to cover the join with the Floral Bits & Pieces ephemera from the kit (and a few from my own stash).  I curved the pieces with the scissor blade and attached them with 3D foam pads.

I added my main title using Doodlebug Designs Sunshine Cardstock Alphabet Stickers in Bumblebee. Then with Doodlebug Designs Teensy Type Alphabet Stickers also in Bumblebee, I added the date and a mini title.  These last two details were placed onto the Pretty Little Studio die cut labels from the kit. To make the letters pop from the background, I drew a fine black line around each letter.

My journalling was typed onto white card, then cut into fine strips, inked with fossilized Amber Distress Ink and glued to the page.

Spring Blossom - These photos were taken on a recent trip to Bressingham Gardens in Norfolk.

I used the Cedar House Headliners paper as the base for this layout. Then with the Spring is Here #05 paper, I cur around the clouds, creating two pieces 12" wide, and added these to the top of the page to create sky! I overlapped the two layers with some foam in-between to raise the top layer over the lower one.

I trimmed my photos into 3.5" squares and mounted them onto some white card. Then arranged all three in a row onto a strip of the Coffee Roast Bazzill. This was placed to the right side of the photo. I placed more foam under the bottom half of the cardstock, to match the higher level of the cloud paper.

With more of the Coffee Roast cardstock, I cut two branches using the Sizzix Tim Holtz, Thinlits set - Mini Tattered Florals set. Then I made blossom using a Martha Stewart punch and scraps of the Romance Bazzill. I arranged all the die-cuts onto the page to look like falling blossom. A small dot of Nuvo Crystals Drops (Metallic Caramel Cream), to the centre of each bloom.

For my title I used two different sets of glitter Thickers - Lindsay and 'Be Kind'.

That's all for today, there will be more from this kit in a few weeks.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

May Crop

It's that time of the month again!  Saturday is our crop, at Otley Village Hall, from 10am until 4pm. This month, our beautiful kit has been designed by Janina...

If you would like to join us, drop me an email at enquiries@papermaze.co.uk - there's tea and coffee on tap and homemade cakes - plus a selection of punches and dies for you to use.

Pretty Little Studio - Good Vibrations - This is Our Happy Place

Hello, Karen here. Today I have a layout to share using the new Good Vibrations collection from Pretty Little Studio. This collection was created by Ashley Horton and is all about feeling good. With bright cheerful colours, hearts, flowers and happy phrases it is perfect for summer scrapbooking.

For my layout today I used one sheet of paper from the 12x12 single sided paper pack and die cuts from the wildflower and frames packs plus a flair button and some enamel dots.

I started by trimming ¼" from each edge of the Play it Cool paper and matted this onto a sheet of 12x12 smooth white cardstock. On top of the paper I placed my large 11½" by 8½"  photo and then using white thread I machine stitched round the edges of the paper and the photo.

From white cardstock I die cut my title on the Silhouette Cameo using a cut file from the Silhouette Store. My title was attached to the top of the layout with 3D foam underneath.

Two embellishment clusters were created on opposite corners of the photo with all the elements raised on more 3D foam. In the bottom corner I used yellow/brown die cuts to echo the sand in the photo and in the top corner I used blue, to echo the sky.

I cut one of the Picture Day Die Cut Frames in half and used one half in each cluster. Phrases from the Seize the Day Die Cuts and frames pack were also added.

The Wildflower Die Cuts contain lots of circular flowers so I pulled out the yellow/brown and blue ones and added them to the layout. In the Be Seeing Ya Flair Buttons there was a blue heart which was the perfect addition.

Finally I scattered a few brown and blue enamel dots into the clusters.

I hope you like this layout. I really enjoy using large photos on my layouts and the papers and embelishments in the Good Vibrations collection were perfect for my beach photo.

Later in the month I'll be back with another layout which uses the more brighter papers in the collection and the full collection can be found here in the shop.

Take Care, Karen x x

Forever - 49 and Market - Krafty Garden Collection

Hi everyone, it's Rebecca with you and today I am sharing my first layout created using the beautiful Krafty Garden collection from 49 and Market. It's another stunning collection designed by Katie Pertiet, so it's full of the stunning florals and foliage I love so much! You can find the collection in the shop here.

I selected the Vintage Symphony patterned paper for my background - the 49 and Market papers are perfect for backgrounds because they have subtle details such as inking and faux stitching that help to elevate my layouts. To my background, I added some torn strips of patterned papers. I selected the gorgeous blue striped paper because the shade of blue matched my photo perfectly. I wanted my photo to be central on the page, and to help draw the eye to it, I've housed it in one of the Stacked Frames. 

Behind my photo, I've layered some of the Ephemera Bits, selecting larger pieces with some stamped text on them. I love to have lots of layers on my layouts as it helps to create depth and gives the eye so much to look at.

Either side of my photo, I've embellished using pieces from the Chipboard Set and Laser Cut Out Elements. I've built on these clusters using some tags and the gorgeous picket fence, which runs through the centre of my photo just like the fence in my photo. 

To add further detailing to my background, I've used the exciting new 49 and Market and Sizzix stamps. Using a Stazon Ink Pad in Dove Grey, I've stamped some leaves in two corners of my central design, and on the opposite outer corners of the background. On top of this, I've applied some of the Blendable Rub Ons. 

Thank you for reading. I hope my layout helps to inspire you. Don't forget to check out this beautiful collection in the shop, and also the full range of 49 and Market and Sizzix Dies and Stamps here.

Take care,

Rebecca x

@preciouspagespapercraft

Simple Stories - Pack Your Bags - Explore

Hello,

Happy iNSD and Bank Holiday weekend! I hope you've all been having a blast and finding a bit of time to squeeze in some scrappy fun!

I've had the pleasure of creating with the new travel collection from Simple Stories called Pack Your Bags. I love to take hundreds of photos whilst travelling, so I was excited to get my hands on this collection and it did not disappoint.

The collection is full of bold bright colours, perfect for travel photos. To break up the colour I opted for a white cardstock background, using a sheet of Bazzill Classic Smooth White from the Matchmaker Pack. 

To add some interest to the background, I grabbed a stencil from an older Simple Stories collection called Going Places. I used distress oxides (Blueprint Sketch, Wild Honey, and Candied Apple) and a blending brush in colours to match my patterned papers.

Next, I cut 3 pieces of patterned paper (Enjoying the View, Seeing the Sights and Lets Go Everywhere) roughly 4"x5", machine stitched around each piece and distressed the edges before raising on foam on my page. 

To bring in all the colours, I backed my photograph in the 4x6 Elements paper and then began to embellish! 

I created three small clusters using elements from the cardstock sticker sheet, ephemera bits and pieces, Foam Stickers and Journaling bits and pieces packs.  By mixing the colours and materials, laying some flat and raising some on foam, each cluster draws the eye into and across the layout, adding depth and interest. 

For my title, I used the Foam Stickers. These are just perfect! They're always my favourite element of a Simple Stories collection because they pull all the colours together. 

I hope you've enjoyed this colourful page. It was so much fun to make and I can't wait to share more with you later this month. 

You can shop the collection in full here.

Happy scrapping! 

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

Simple Stories ~ Just Beachy #1 ☀️

Hi, it’s Anna back with you today! This month I’m working with the fabulous, bright and summery ‘Just Beachy’ collection by Simple Stories. 

You can find all of the lovely pieces in the collection here. 

For this layout I’ve used a grid cutfile by Paige Evans. I love to create grid layouts and a grid style cutfile is right up my street too!

The cutfile did have an additional two images on it, but I trimmed those off so that I could get in a couple more pictures! I have so many photos from our Florida holiday, I need to get in as many as I can on my layouts! 

I started by printing out the pictures I wanted to use in squares and mounting them to the empty square sections of the cutfile. I then backed the images in the cutfile using patterned paper from the collection as well as coordinating cardstock. 

Once my cutfile was complete I adhered it onto bazzill cardstock, which was also in the cardstock matchmaker pack. I am normally a white background kind of girl, but I fancied trying something bolder! 

I then added a few pieces from the Bits and Pieces pack dotted on the grid around the photos.

I added a journaling circle from the Pretty Little Studio Good Vibrations Die Cuts, which fitted in the middle of the sun perfectly. I will add my journaling to this space. 

Thanks so much for looking!

 See you later in the month with another layout using this collection.

 

 Anna 

X

@acraftylifewithanna

April Papermaze Kit - Part 2

 

Lynn here with my second pair of layouts made with the pretty Papermaze kit for April. The kit contains a beautiful range of purples, pinks, greens and blues. This month I have updated two old layouts I made many years ago.

 Here is a reminder of what is in the kit:

Patterned Papers (photo below shows both sides of each of the papers)
49 and Market - Colour Swatch Teal - Teal Paper 2
49 and Market - Spectrum Gardenia collection - Classics - Floral Serenade
American Crafts - Dreamer collection - Floral & Stamped Hearts
Pebbles - Cool Girl collection - Petals
Pebbles - Cool Boy collection - Tie Dye

Embellishments: 4 American Craft Puffy Icon Stickers, 2 paper tie on tags, 2 - 49 and Market acetate-filmstrips, 3 wooden butterflies, strip of pearls, 12" lace, 1 Woodware label clear stamp, 4 pieces Rosie's Studio floral ephemera

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Coconut Swirl and Blue Calypso included in kit. Twilight and Jade, Romance and Juneberry included in extra Bazzill pack.

Wash Day - This layout shows a photo of my Nan from the 1950's, she was looking around for something for my Dad to take a photo of in the back garden, while hanging out the washing!

I gutted the Teal Paper 2 of 1.5" deep. Then I trimmed the Twilight Bazzill to measure 10" x 10" and placed it centrally over the teal frame. The Tie Dye paper was cut down to 9.75" x 9.75" and mounted over the blue cardstock.

With the large photo arranged to the left side of the photo, I attached a piece of white cord, across the page, so it would extend the washing line in the photo, to the edges of the layout. I printed my journalling onto some white card and cut it to resemble a towel waving in the breeze. This was hung to the washing line with some tiny wooden pegs. I added two more pegs to the line.

My title was made with American Crafts Thickers - Dear Lizzie - glitter chipboard letter stickers.

My flower clusters were made with scraps of papers from the kit, using the Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits set - Small Tattered Flowers. The edges were inked with Distress Inks.

Finally, I placed large flat-backed pearls into the centres of the flowers.



Catherine at Pecorama - Another layout remake. This one shows my daughter, Catherine on the zip wire at Pecorama, Devon.

I made this layout using the Romance Bazzill. The with the Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush stencil and several colours of Distress Oxide Ink, I created the background. Then I cut a wavy edge from two pieces of Stamped Hearts paper. These edges were distressed and placed at the top and bottom of the page.

As the name 'Catherine' has nine letters, I made nine tags, and with some old Making Memories eyelet letters, I inked the tags and attached the letters to the holes at the top of the tags. Then I added nine coloured eyelets along the top of the layout. Next the tags were attached with some 3D foam pads and joined to the eyelets with some jute twine.

The photos were trimmed to focus on Catherine as she twisted and turned on the zip wire. Then these were arranged across the layout.

That's all for the April Kit, back with the May kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x