Reverse Box Canvas - Bo Bunny Soirée

Hello Lynn here with you today - and another project with the Bo Bunny Soirée papers together with JOFY stamps and Sizzix dies.

I turned the box canvas around to made a three-dimensional piece. I created the setting with stencils, texture paste, acrylic paints and embossing powder. I worked the over the sides as well as the face of the box. These are the materials I used:

Papermaze Mask - reverse brickwork 

Crafters Workshop Template - Mini Chickenwire Reversed 
Ranger Texture Paste
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Acrylic Paints, I did some dry brushing with lighter colour over the brickwork.
Stampendous Frantage Embossing Enamel - Shabby White 
I rubbed some gilding wax over the chicken wire to bring out the detail.

I created the background with Bo Bunny Soirée - Charm paper covering the back and then layering up flowers which were cut from the edges of the paper. I stamped with a stamp from PaperArtsy JOFY stamp set 38 and embossed with a fine detail embossing powder. 

The Hive, bees, and flowers were stamped using PaperArtsy JOFY Stamp Sets 30, 33 & 38 and coloured with Distress Markers. I used the page from an old book for the hive. The flower stems were strengthened with some acetate to help it hang or stand from the box. 

The bunting (top left) and button tab (bottom right) were made with Bo Bunny Soirée - Buttons and some DMC stranded cotton threadg

My trellis was cut using Sizzix Frameworks die, and the tiny flowers were cut using the Sizzlets Decorative Strip - Tattered Flower Garland, and more JOFY stamped leaves. Flat-backed pearls were added to the centre of the flowers and a few paper roses were added to the frame.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Ma Cherie

Hello, Lynn here today to round off the month with a layout using the lovely Kaisercraft Ma Cherie collection and some Chipboard pieces. The photograph shows my Grandfather as Best Man to his Brother Frank, when he married Maud in 1913.

First of all I gutted a sheet of Beauty, to make a 1" frame 12"x12". I used this with the black patterned side up. Then I cut down a sheet of Glamour to 11"x11" and distressed the edges, tearing into the paper about 2" in from the left of the bottom edge, folding back the edges. All the edges were inked with Black Soot Distress Ink.

I stuck the pink paper to the black, leaving a narrow black border. I tore a piece about 2"x2" from the remainder of the Beauty paper, and tucked it under the tear with the floral side showing.

Using some Golden Gel Medium - Regular Matt Gel, mixed with a tiny amount of black mica powder to add colour and luster, I worked this through a Crafter's Workshop Stencil - Complicated Heart. I used the row of hearts near the left side of the layout and a single heart towards the bottom right. These were left to dry while preparing the chipboard pieces.

The Dusty Attic Chipboard Embellishments - Scroll #2 and Fancy Flourish #2 were painted with Ranger Distress Acrylic Paint - Black Soot and left to dry. They were then dry brushed lightly with Picket Fence. The Blue Fern Chipboard Embellishment - from the Romantic Page Dangles set, was painted with various colours to pick out metal work and the ribbon. I added a little gilding wax to the padlock and chain. A little Stickles was painted onto the outer heart and the inner heart was treated with some Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint.

Once everything was dry the photo and the chipboard embellishments were stuck to the page. Arrange the Ribbon Roses at the base of the photo and other blossoms around the base and up the sides of the photo. I decorated the blossoms and the chipboard with pearls and gems. Some silver micro beads were sprinkled on the chipboard swirl.

I cut a butterfly from the Exquisite paper and curled the wings with the scissor blade, adding some Stickles to the body and antenna made of flower stamen.

I tucked a little lace into the the tear at the bottom of the page and added some more flower stamen and a single blossom.

To finish off, my title was cut from the black side of the Exquisite paper, using a Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlets Sizzix dies - 'Handwritten Love'

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

DIY - Part #1

Hello and a happy Sunday to you lovely scrappers!!

I have a little post all about DIY for you today.
I'm talking scrapbooking obviously and not housey stuff : )

Now this weekend is a free postage and packing weekend incase you didn't see.
(all orders over £10) I just wanted to mention that before I carry on with my post.

Back to the DIY.
Simple Stories have this really fun collection. DIY BOUTIQUE.
I love it!!
I used these really colourful frames - Insta Frames - that also come with all these cards on my LO.

And whilst we are talking DIY, I also made my own background using plain white cardstock, one of the new Craftersworkshop stencils and some pastels.

 

Layering up a couple of the Simple Stories frames and the little cards, I made this layout.

 

 

I love how fun and bright this collection is. And you get a lot to play with for £3.99.

 

 

I think I look like I was actually enjoying myself a lot more than my lovely hubby, but he promises me that he was supposed to be looking 'loving'. We were having a really nice family lunch out when that photo was taken I promise you and we honestly weren't in the middle of an argument when a camera was suddenly thrust in to our faces. I can assure you : )

 

 Back to the layout.

I doodled with a black pen around the edges of everything to help it stand out.

 

 

I wrapped a little twine around one of the frames.

(I love that Crafters Workshop Stencil - Art Deco Leaves)

 

 

And finished off with some flat backed sticky pearls, a little stamping and some blobs of mist. Always a great way to add a little extra colour.

 

 

I hope you are able to squeeze in some scrappy time in this weekend and don't forget to make use of the free shipping this weekend : )

 

I have some more DIY to share with you later this week.

 

Lisa x 

 

 

 

 

  

A Little Bit of Sunshine

Today is day 3. The last day of my masks and stencils tutorial weekend.
Have you grabbed yourself a bargain whilst they have 25% off?
See here.

This is what we are making today.

 

Today we are taking a break from the lovely Dear Lizzy from American Crafts and playing with the very colourful Daily Grind from Simple Stories.

I didn't go a gathering for this one today. I was quite content with my 12x12 Simple Stories Sticker Sheets. They gave me so much to work with already. I didn't feel the need to reach for much else other than a piece of matching chipboard.

This whole LO starts off with a mask today.
The sunshine mask.
Now I call this technique, controlled misting. I don't know if it actually has a name, that's just what I call it when teaching. Misting can be a little unpredictable. Some (like me) like that, but that's not for everyone. This way is more suitable to the 'cleaner' scrapper.
So, lay your mask where you want it to be on your page. I laid my photo on top so I would get it exactly in place. I didn't want any excess misting going on today.
Now cover up EVERYWHERE else with scrap paper where you don't want to see any misting.
Like this.

 

Now you can mist over your mask.

 

 

You are left with this.

 

 

Once it's dry you can add your photo and stickers.

 

 

To finish it off I take another mask. One with small stars this time and lay over the LO.

I use a dauber pressed in ink and use that to press through the mask.

 

 

I love these stars.

 

 



 

My weekend blogging has come to an end here at Papermaze. I hope you have enjoyed.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Masking

 

Lisa x

 

 

Believe

I hope you enjoyed the first of the 'Masking' posts yesterday.
I am here with a second for you today.

Today we will be getting a little messy with out masks.
We are using this 6x6 Crafters Workshop Mask. Mini Vine.
Remember, we have 25% off all masks & stencils this weekend.

The LO I've made is this one here.

 

I started off in the same way as I did yesterday. I gathered and collected. I'd decided on my colour combo already and set off on my search to find things that matched. Again as yesterday I used the American Crafts - Dear Lizzy - Polka Dot Party paper, stickers and this time I did use the Thickers to match too. 

 

Back to the mask.

You need a base that can take a little water. Some paperstock is a little thin and you'll find that it ends up wharping, so make sure you use a good cardstock. I like Bazzill for this.
Lay your mask in place and rub over using Inktense blocks. These are my favourite for this but you could try watercolour pencils too.

 

I warn you, it does get a little messy with the inktense blocks. They are like chalks and you end up with dust and powder everywhere. Once you remove your mask you are left with this.

 

 

At this point I like to give my hands a good wash otherwise you end up getting the coloured dust everywhere. I also like to have a clean rubber to hand to rub away an excess marks that I don't want on my cardstock.

 

 

Now taking a decent sized wide and flat paint brush, I load it up with water and brush down the pattern. I stop at the end of each line. Load up with clean water and brush up in the other direction, stopping at the top again. The water will form a small puddle at the end of the line where you stop, that's good. Don't try to dry it up. You can now see why you need decent cardstock to work on.

 

 

Once I finished, as my paint brush was wet, I flicked it and let it drip down on to my page. I now leave it to dry.

 

 

I've started to work on the photo and the layers. It's now time to work on the next part with the mask. As the card is dry, I lay the same mask back on the page and take a black journal pen and use the mask as a stencil for doodling. As the mask is chalky from before, either clean it off before doing this or like me, just wipe the photo after and use the rubber to rub out any unwanted smears.

 

 

The LO can now be finished.

 

 

I added some of the Elle's Studio Tidbits to the LO. I inked around the edges of these.

 

 

The orange drops are Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam.

I've dipped a long, thin paint brush in to the pot and let it drop. You get nice big drops by doing this and not the little splatters you get from flicking. It feels slightly more controlled too. It looks wet on the photo, that's how it looks when it dries.

 

 

And lastly a close up of the mask work.

 

 

 

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you have enjoyed these techniques. Please come back and visit me here tomorrow where I will have a third LO to share with you and more mask & stencil techniques.

 

 

Lisa xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Few of my Favourite Things

That's what todays blog post is about.
A few of my favourite things.

The secret to a good LO for me is to collate a few of my favourite things before starting.
For me a good colour combo is necessary.
I like to have one in mind and then start gathering.
It's blue, aqua with pops of hot pink and sunshine yellow today.

I'm like a little squirrel, I start gathering pretty things from around my studio that all fit my colour combo and set them on my desk altogether.
Then I stand back to see what I have and start piecing it together.

This is what I made.

Today on my desk I had some pretty American Crafts - Dear Lizzy - Polka Dot Party Papers, the matching pretty stickers, A pack of Thickers, some pink gems,  Twine, a couple of heart topped pins, along with mists and a tag and glassine envelope.
Everything laid out in front of me ready to use.
I love this way of scrapping. It makes it so fun.
And just because it's on my desk it doesn't mean I will always use it.

I started with using my favourite scrapbooking tool. A mask.
I use these on pretty much all of my LO's. I have so many now in loads of different sizes.
You will be pleased to hear that we have 25% off all masks & stencils for the whole of this weekend.
Take a look at the large range that we stock. (discount gets taken off at checkout)
I used to loose my masks, so now I keep them all in a 12x12 pizza box. The kind that companies like Papermaze deliver their wonderful products in. They make great storage for masks.

This is the mask I used today. Crafters Wokshop - Kaleidoscope. Designed by the very lovely Ronda Palazzari.

 

I thought I'd show you a fun technique using a mask and some moulding paste.

Place a blob of paste on your base. I then like to take an old credit card to spread it around the area where I want it.

I then lay the 6x6 mask half over the paste and half on the part that doesn't have any paste.

As my credit card still has some paste on it, I start scraping and pressing down  on the mask over the area with no moulding paste underneath. I then continue scraping hard over the area that is sitting on the paste. It should look like this. If you need to add more paste you can.   

 

 

Then for the good bit. Carefully peel off the mask.

 

 

The area with no paste underneath now has the pattern of the mask showing and the pasted area has the indentations of the mask. Leave to dry.

 

Once the base is dry it time for my other favourite technique. Layering. I love adding bits and pieces and building up layers.

 

 

I've used the American Crafts, Dear Lizzy papers, cutting them up and stacking them. The stickers that match make a perfect addition and add the pops of colour that I need to bring this LO to life. It would look quite plain and bland without them.

 

 

To help your stickers stand out more, stick a 3d foam pad to it. They really stand out from the page then.

 

 

I start adding the final bits and pieces. I go with 1 pin and 3 diamantes. I decide that I want a little more of the pink so grab a stamp and some hot pink ink. I've just stamped in a couple of areas.

Time for a little mist. I've unscrewed the top and literally let it drip drop on to the LO.

 

The LO is now finished and I used one last favourite of mine..

A photo of my family : )

 

 

Like I said, just because I laid out everything on my desk to use, it doesn't mean I have to use it. I left off the Thickers and the twine.

 

I really love this way of scrapping. I find it a really good way of finding things that I'd forgotten I had. It's like a little personal challenge each time I scrap.

Why don't you give it a go : )

 

Don't forget to grab yourself a bargain this weekend with the 25% off all masks and stencils.

I will be back for more ideas and tips using masks over the weekend. 

 

Lisa xx