May Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, with the second post sharing very colourful May Papermaze kit. I have used the kit to make four layouts of my children's activities back in the 1990's. The photo below shows the second pair of these layouts.

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

Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Artful Moments - Starters Paper #2 & #9
Simple Stories - Colour Me Happy - Okie Dokie & The Details
Simple Stories - Say Cheese Happiest Place - Adventure
Simple Stories - Take Note - My Favourite Things

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
Doodlebug doilies - cupcake & mint, Pretty Little Studio - sunkissed word titles, Pebbles - Sun & Fun puffy dots, Jen Hadfield – Reaching Out – Rainbow Clip, P13 chipboard stars, Vicki Bouton – Bold & Bright puffy stickers, Rosies Studio – Jubilee diecut sentiments, Studio Light Essentials washi tape

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Raven, African Daisy (included in kit), Ocean Oasis, Bazzill White, Berry Sensation & Intense Kiwi (extra pack).

First Term - Here are the children during their first term at primary school. 

I made a 1" (12" x 12") frame using the pink grid side of The Details paper. I stuck this onto a scrap 12" x 12" paper. I  trimmed a sheet of Smooth White Bazzill to 11" x 11" and distressed the edges. With a set of Vicki Boutin Bold & Bright, Full Circle stamps, I created some circles and blots onto the cardstock, using Distress Oxide Inks in Mustard Seed, Broken China, Picked Raspberry and Bundled Sage (the nearest colour matches to the shades of Bazzill, supplied with the kit). I also diluted some of these inks and splashed them over the cardstock. 

Once dry, I attached the white Bazzill to the centre of the frame made earlier. I printed my photo and trimmed it to 5" x 6", then mounted it onto white and black Bazzill. I added the photo to the very top right of the layout.  

I cut some scalloped strips from the Okie Dokie paper, and tucked them under the white cardstock onto the frame. 

I cut the pencil border Peartree Cutfile from Raven Bazzill, then backfilled it with African Daisy, Ocean Oasis, Berry Sensation & Intense Kiwi Bazzill and scraps of white card. I placed this across the layout overlapping the photo. 

With a piece of lined paper and a notebook edge border punch, I made a little journalling spot for my title and the date. I used a selection of Doodlebug Designs - Alphabet Soup stickers for the title (Bubblegum, Bumblebee, Swimming Pool & Limeade) & other Doodlebug Designs Alphabet stickers from my stash. I added some black rubon numbers and letters to the stamping.

Finally, I trimmed the photo with a bulldog clip from 49 and Market Artful Moments Laser Cut Outs.


Wildlife - The children and I visited the Wildflower Centre near Holt in Norfolk for a very good day out - the first of many visits we made there over the years.




I purchased another sheet of Raven Bazzill and trimmed it to 11.5" x 11.5", I placed it over a 1" frame cut from the black and white floral side of My Favourite Things paper. I flicked some drops of colours I used for the previous layout over the Bazzill.

With the gutted remains of My Favourite Things paper, I fussy cut all the flowers, including some incomplete ones. Once they were all cut and shaped with the scissor blade, I set them aside for later.

I mounted my photos onto some white card and placed them in the centre of the layout without sticking them right to the edges, allowing room to tuck flowers under later. 

I created my title and subtitle with some old glittery Thickers from my stash I spelt out the word 'Wildlife', then with a pack of American Crafts Paige Evans Adventurous - Mini Alphabet Thickers I added 'Wildflower Centre' and the year. 

I added four paintbrushes from the 49 and Market Artful Moments Laser Cut Outs, two either side of the title. I then arranged all the flowers up the sides of the page to look as if they had been painted there. I matched the colours of the flowers to the paint on the brushes. Once all in place I punched some leaves from the Intense Kiwi Bazzill and scattered these among the flowers.

Finally, I scattered the butterflies from the 49 and Market Artful Moments Laser Cut Outs, along the top of the layout, matching up the colours as before. 


That's all for the May kit, I'll be back with the June kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x