November Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Hello! - Lynn here today, with my second post using the pretty November Papermaze Kit. This month the kit includes florals, pastels and woodland themed papers. One of my layouts is a heritage page the other uses very recent photos.

Here are the details of what you will find in the kit:

 
Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Birdsong collection - Sweet Notes & Songs of Hope
49 and Market - Vintage Orchard collection - Woodgrained
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Meadow Flowers collection - Seeds of Kindness & Wild & Beautiful
Mintay - In My Craftroom collection - #05
The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Meadow Flowers Foam Stickers and Bits & Pieces, Cocoa Vanilla Storyteller Wood Epoxy Button, Little Birdie Flower, Marianne rosebuds, Rosie's Studio Belleview Butterfly, chipboard frame and jute twine.

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:
Touch of Pink and Lily Pond (in kit) and Bark, Evening Surf, Crepe and Wild Pansy (in extra pack)

Happy First Father's Day - Florence and Mummy went to Greenwich Park to meet up with Daddy when he finished work on his first Father's Day.

For this layout I chose the 'Touch of Pink' Bazzill Basics cardstock from the kit. I planned to use the Mintay 'In My Craftroom' - #05 paper, so I matched the colours to pick out some Distress Inks for stencilling. I used Cracked Pistachio and worn Lipstick, with a Tim Holtz Layering stencil - THS097 Plaid. I stencilled onto the card so the design would show around the papers and photos.

With the #05 paper I cut round some of the printed fabric pieces to make a mat for all the photos together. With some DMC thread I blanket stitched around the papers. This was placed over the stencilling and the photos were arranged on top.

I cut several 12" x 1" strips of the paper, and with a scalloped border punch. I worked along the long edges. I placed a whole strip to each side of the layout. Then I cut some shorter pieces and tucked these randomly under the longer pieces.

I found some old chipboard letters, and painted them with Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint. Once this was dry, I sponged Worn Lipstick Distress Paint over the green. Once the letters were arranged on the layout, I added a layer of Glossy Accents to each letter.

From the kit, I added the Belleview Butterfly, Wood Epoxy Button, the Marianne rosebuds and the Little Birdie Flower.

From my stash I found a foam phrase sticker 'celebrate'.

I added the date using a set of Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits, Label and some of the left-over papers. 


Mary Roberts Banks - A heritage layout using a photo I was given recently of one of my father's ancestors. I have added all the details I have discovered about Mary, to the back of the layout.

For this page I used the beautiful sheet of Songs of Hope from 49 and Market. I started by stamping some script over the page using Stampers Anonymous Entomology stamp set and Coffee Archival Ink. 

Then with the jute twine from the kit, I ran lengths across the middle of the layout, adhering it on each side at the back of the paper.

I built up the background with the remaining scrap of Woodgrained paper, and two filmstrips from the 49 and Market Krafty Garden Acetate Assortment. I also used a piece of lime green jute mesh from my stash.

A very fine photo mat was made with a scrap of #05 paper, then I mounted the photo onto the page using 3D foam tape, to help raise the photo over the twine. 

I used a selection of images from a pack of 49 and Market Krafty Garden Laser Cut Outs, to embellish the page further.

I found a ticket left over from last month's kit, and cut it into two pieces. I attached one piece under the photo for the date and the other to the right of the photo.

My title was die cut from Bark Bazzill, and the Windsor Alphabet set from Tonic Studio.

Finally, I made my date using more Bazzill and the Sizzix Alphanumeric, Tiny Type set.

That's all for the November kit, I'll be back with the December Kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

October Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Lynn here, back with the second post using the beautiful, autumn themed kit from Papermaze for October. Here are the second pair of layouts made using autumn themed photos.

Here are the details of what you will find in the kit:

Patterned Papers:
Carta Bella - Harvest collection - Fall Floral Bunches & Multi Journalling Cards
49 and Market - Academia collection - Great Job
Jen Hadfield - Groovy Darlin' collection - Mellow
Simple Stories - Cider & Donuts collection - Tag Elements
Graphic 45- Autumn Greetings collection - Fall Foliage

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
3" x 12" Jen Hadfield Groovy Darlin' acetate, 2 Echo Park Sweater Weather chipboard phrases, 1 Prima nature academia flower, 1 strip Doodlebug gold sprinkles, 4 Bare Basics labels, 2 lines of Rosie's Studio Wildwood chipboard and selection of 49 and Market perforated tickets (peach).

Bazzill Basics - CS White and Beeswax (included in kit). Rain Forest, Quartz, Mocha Divine and Tangelo (Extra Bazzill Match pack).

Autumn Days - This layout shows my daughter and her friend during a visit to Castle Farm in Kent during October last year.

I started this layout with a sheet of scrap 12" x 12" paper on which to build my layout.

With Great Job paper I tore down the paper at 8" wide, for the left of the page and another piece 1 1/2" wide for the right side. I punched 7 holes about 1/2" in from the torn edges, and about 2" apart. I inked all the edges with Distress Ink. Brown eyelets from my stash were placed in the holes.

I covered the scrap paper by placing a 3 1/2" strip of the plaid side of Fall Foliage paper under the prepared pieces. Then I joined the eyelets together with some jute twine.

I used Distress Paints to colour two dusty Attic Chipboard pieces from my stash - Picket Fence (small) and a small section of Chicken Wire (12" x 12"). Then I arranged my photos and the chipboard pieces onto the page. Before sticking anything down, I gathered together and arranged all the other embellishments. 

I fussy cut floral clusters from the Fall Floral Bunches paper. Then I cut two tags from Tag Elements paper, tucking one under each photo, with more jute twine tied through the eyelets set into the holes. I made a circle with more twine and added one of the labels from the kit in the centre. At this point I stuck the elements, photos and papers in place.

I used one of the chipboard phrase from the kit as my title. I added the date to the circle label, then with another label I added the place name. Tickets, stamps and other phrases from the kit were added to finish off.

Halloween Adventures at Chessington - When the children were about 13 year old, we went to Chessington during the Autumn half term.

My base for this layout is the Beeswax Bazzill. Over this I placed a 10" x 10" piece of Multi Journalling Cards, with the B side up. Then I placed the 3" x 12" Jen Hadfield Groovy Darlin' acetate sheet down the left side of the page.

I trimmed my photos to measure 3" x 3" and arranged them in a square slightly to the bottom right of the centre of the page.

With a Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits die set - Skeleton Leaves, I cut a selection of leaves from various shades of Bazzill  and some glitter card. I arranged these leaves diagonally across the page, tucking them under the photos.

The title is made up of old Paige Evans Thickers and some bronze metallic alpha stickers from my stash. I cut the word 'Adventures' on the cricut twice in two colours and overlapped them on the page, I highlighted the words with a black pen and a white marker. 

I used another label from the kit to add the date.

A selection of pearls in bronze, cream and gold were scattered over the leaves.

Finally, I covered the photos to protect them and flicked some Picket Fence Distress Paint over the page.

That is the last of the layouts using the October kit. I'll be back with the November kit later this month.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

October Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Look at this beautiful, crisp autumn themed kit from Papermaze for October. I have enjoyed making my design team layouts using this month's collection. Here are the first two pages using autumn themed photos.

Patterned Papers:
Carta Bella - Harvest collection - Fall Floral Bunches & Multi Journalling Cards
49 and Market - Academia collection - Great Job
Jen Hadfield - Groovy Darlin' collection - Mellow
Simple Stories - Cider & Donuts collection - Tag Elements
Graphic 45- Autumn Greetings collection - Fall Foliage

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
3" x 12" Jen Hadfield Groovy Darlin' acetate, 2 Echo Park Sweater Weather chipboard phrases, 1 Prima nature academia flower, 1 strip Doodlebug gold sprinkles, 4 Bare Basics labels, 2 lines of Rosie's Studio Wildwood chipboard and selection of 49 and Market perforated tickets (peach).

Bazzill Basics - CS White and Beeswax (included in kit). Rain Forest, Quartz, Mocha Divine and Tangelo (Extra Bazzill Match pack).

Autumn Wedding - This layout has been created for friends, following their wedding in Wales last November. It had been raining, but stopped during the ceremony, so they came out of the church to sunshine and a rainbow!



For the backdrop, I used the sheet of Mocha Divine Bazzill from the kit.  I cut the Peartree Cutfile from the Rain Forest Bazzill. Using Picket Fence Distress Ink and a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Festive THS029, I inked leaves and berries in a circle slightly larger than the cutfile, so I would see them popping out from under the finished wreath.

I backed the cutfile leaves using Bazzill from the kit and other scraps from my stash. I chose two tags from the Simple Stories Tag Elements, cut them out and punched a hole in the top of each one. They were threaded together with some seasonal ribbon, which I tied in a bow at the front. I attached this embellishment to the bottom right of the wreath. Then I mounted the wreath to the background with 3D foam pads.

I sprinkled some Distress Stain (Tarnished Brass) and Distress Paint (Picket Fence), over the page, and allowed this to dry.

The photos were added to the centre of the wreath.  

With embellishments from the kit, I added the Doodlebug gold sprinkles and the Prima flower.

Harvest Festival - The children ready to go to the Harvest Festival service at our church.

I gutted the B side of  Multi Journalling Cards paper to make a frame of 1". Over this I mounted a sheet of Cream Puff Bazzill, trimmed to 10.5" x 10.5" and inked with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. I sprayed some Distress Inks (Fossilised Amber, Gathered Twigs and Rusty Hinge) over the cardstock.

I chose six tags from the Simple Stories Tag Elements paper, and punched holes in the tops. After inking the edges, I arranged them across the bottom of the layout and threaded them together with Beautiful Baker's Twine (cream and gold). I ran the length of burlap from the kit across the layout just under the top of the tags.

The photos were added, tucking them under the burlap strip. I cut the two tag tops from the manufacturer's strip, and punched holes, then tied more of the twine through each hole and tied them in a bow. I placed one of these above the left-hand photo and the other up-side-down from the top right. I added tickets and labels from the kit to these tag tops to create small clusters.

My title was created with a word I created on the Cricut and cut from Bazzill and gold Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup stickers.

I wrote the date on the label. Finally, I used a few spots of glue to hold the looped twine in place.

That's all for today, I'll be back with more from this kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x