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

July Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here with the latest kit from Papermaze. The July kit is available from the shop or online from today. Here are my first two layouts using the bright colourful papers, cardstock and embellishments from the kit.

 

Before looking at how each layout was made, here are full details of what you will find in the kit.

Patterned Papers:
49 & Market - Spectrum Gardenia - Painted Foundations - Pinwheel
Echo Park - Our Story Matters - Happy Plaid
Echo Park - Here Comes the Sun - Brighten your Day Dots
Echo Park - Life is Beautiful - Beautiful Butterflies
Maggie Holmes - Woodland & Grove - Field Notes
Vicki Boutin - Where to Next - One Way Ticket
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - CS White & Pear

Embellishments:
2 Doodlebug doilies, 12" Carta Bella washi tape, 2 - 49 & Market Filmstrip Frames, 6 Prima paper flowers, 50cm ribbon, 6 Jen Hadfield puffy flower stickers, selection of Rosie's Studio puffy sentiments, pinch of Pinkfresh Glitter Drops, 6 Prima Say It In crystals.

 

Matching Bazzill Basics Cardstock Pack - Mauve Ice, Grenadine, Peach Creme & Blue Star

Bloom Where You Are Planted - this photo shows my daughter, day dreaming on her bed.

This super 'Pinwheel' paper from 49 and Market, needs very little work to make it into a layout.

I prepared all the elements before sticking anything in place. First, I backed my photo with some Black Bazzill cardstock. Then I used a die from a Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits set called Wild Stems #2, I cut eight stems in Black and one each in eight colours to match the segments on the patterned paper.

I used a black and white die cut element from a bag of Ephemera Bits, and cut this into two pieces so it would be seen above and below the photo. From this collection I also chose a heart element for each of the eight colours.

Once I had all this ready, I arranged them on the page. When everything was stuck in place, I chose the title from a set of Pretty Little Studio, Sunkissed Word Titles. I placed some 3D foam pads under this to give it some dimension and attached it to the page.

I selected Dew Drops in eight colours and scattered them around each segment of the design.

Postman Pat and Emily - My little Emily when we visited the local children's farm and she had a ride with Postman Pat in his van!

I started this layout by cutting a star onto a sheet of scrap paper, using the 'Star Pieces' cutfile from Peartree Cutfiles.

I trimmed the white Bazzill from the kit to measure 11.5" x 11.5", then using my cut-out star, I stencilled it onto the white card using Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink. I also inked the edges of the cardstock.

I mounted my photo onto the black and white side of Happy Plaid paper, and set this aside.

I made a template, by adding tow of the cut-out triangles together, and making a kite shape. I used this to draw round and cut out five shapes from patterned papers from the kit (Happy Plaid and Brighten your Day Dots). The edges were inked and arranged in place on the layout along with the photo.

With a fine black marker pen, I doodled around the outer edge of the layout, and the edges of all the shapes.

I embellished the layout with the puffy flower stickers from the kit, and small dots, created with a selection of different colours of Nuvo Crystal Drops.

The title was created with stickers from my stash (Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup and Pinkfresh Studio The Best Day)

Finally, I mounted the white cardstock centrally onto the Grenadine Bazzill.

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

Jen Hadfield - Flower Child - Bloomin Lovely

Hi everyone!

How are we passed the middle of June already?! Time is flying by so quickly but i'm definitely a fan of this warmer weather!

I've been spending lots of time outdoors, and of course, scrapping! Today, I'm sharing my second layout made with the new Jen Hadfield collection called Flower Child. You can find it in the shop here.

For this page, i'm focusing on the b side of the Groove Thing paper - I love it! A big statement multicoloured swoosh that makes creating an impactful page effortless!

I fussy cut the stripes picking out only the yellow and orange tones to echo the colours in my photographs.

Before adhering them to my page, I distressed each edge and added a row of machine stitching before raising on foam in a vertical design going from top to bottom.

I wanted my photographs to extend across the stripes, so I chose 3 small photographs and printed them in a single horizontal strip.

To bring in some pink, I double mounted them, using cardstock from the Bazzill Matchmaker Pack and the Fab Flowers paper which echos all the beautiful colours of this collection.

Next, I set about creating two large floral clusters for opposite corners of my photo strip.   To help them stand out, I first applied a small amount of mixed media, adding Distress Oxide in Saltwater Taffy with a dry brush, complemented with a few wet splatters.

Once the mixed media had dried, I started to gather the flowers, using the Ephemera pack and Mini Puffy Stickers to create each cluster.

I added Nuvo Drops to the centres of some of the flowers and punched some small stars from the pink sections of the Groove Thing paper for a little extra interest.

Once the clusters were in place, I felt like I needed something else around the photo. I created some tags using plain white cardstock, colouring them in coordinating Distress Oxide colours to complement the tones of the collection. Here, I used Peacock Feathers and Saltwater Taffy, spritzing with water to create the water marks and adding eyelets and thread from my stash.

As a final touch, I added a few black Nuvo Drops and a Bramble Fox Perspextive for my title.

I hope you've enjoyed the pages I've made with this fun collection - it's certainly been a joy to create with!

See you next month with some more papercraft projects.

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

June Papermaze Kit - Part 1

The new Papermaze kit for June is now available in the shop, and online. An amazing collection of travel and floral papers in a selection of blues and oranges. Plenty of embellishments and Bazzill cardstock. There are two sheets of card stock in the kit, and a pack of four colour matched sheets in the extra pack. Here are the first two of my four layouts made using this kit, both with a summery vibe.

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

Patterned Papers:
49 & Market - Vintage Artistry collection - Everywhere - Ticket Montage
49 & Market - Colour Swatch Inkwell collection - Paper 3
Heidi Swapp - Set Sail collection - Ledger Peach & Circles
Jen Hadfield - Flower Child collection - Keeping Tabs
Prima Marketing - The Plant Department collection - Fleur
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Pigment & Typhoon

Reverse side of papers

 

Embellishments: 7 Rosie's Studio puffy stickers, 2 49 & market frames, 10 water droplets, 10 Crate Paper enamel dots, 2 Prima tickets, 3 Prima tags, 4 lines of Pretty Little Studio stickers, 50cm peach twine.

 Extra Bazzill Basics pack - Bazzill White, Quartz, Powder Blue & Pear

Family Reunion - This photo was taken when we met up with family rediscovered through Ancestry. We took the opportunity to share a meal when visiting Harrogate recently.

To make a base for this layout, I stared with a spare sheet of 12" x 12" paper. This meant I could use both sides of the patterned paper. All my cut papers were inked with Saltwater Taffy Distress Ink. I cut two panels 4" x 12" from the wooden plank side of the Heidi Swapp Set Sail - 'Ledger Peach' paper. I placed these either side of the base paper.

I then cut a flowery panel from Jen Hadfield's Flower Child - 'Keeping Tabs' paper, this was 5" x 12". I placed the floral panel in the centre of the page. I cut 2 pieces 1" x 12" from the ledger side of the Set Sail Paper, I used a border punch to create a pattern along the length of the strips and tucked them just under the centre paper.

My photo was mounted onto a piece of Powder Blue Bazzill. I cut two of the ledger pieces from the other side of the Flower Child paper, and all three pieces were arranged to the left side of the layout.

With two more smaller pieces from the Flower Child paper, I wrote my journalling on one and mounted it onto the other. These were placed to the right bottom area of the layout. I made a small tag with more of the same paper and added the date to my journalling with some Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup puffy stickers in Mint.

The title was made with more puffy alpha stickers from my stash - Pink Paislee Happy Life Thickers and Pinkfresh The Best Days.

I added a heart phrase embellishment I had left over from a previous Papermaze kit to the top right. A Peartree Flair was positioned near the journalling.

Finally, I added clusters of paper roses in four different colours, together with some leaf fronds cut using a Tim Holtz - Sizzix Thinlits Funky Floral die set. To cut the leaves I used Powder Blue and Pigment Bazzill.

 
Life is Good - Photo taken at the start of our two-week Greek Island sailing trip.

I used the beautiful 'Ticket Montage' paper as the backdrop for this layout. Then I tore a panel from 'Circles' paper 12" x approx. 5 1/2" and placed this, stripe side up, across the centre of the page. I tore two more narrow strips and with the circle side up, I placed these above and below the centre panel.

I cut two wreaths using Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits set - Funky Wreaths and Pigment Bazzill. I plaited three lengths of jute twine and tied the finished plait into a circle. The three circles were placed to the left of the page so they would peek out from under the photo.

The photo was placed to the left of the layout on foam to give it dimension and allow it to sit over the jute twine.

I placed four acrylic seagulls from Bramble Fox at the top of the layout. A Peartree acrylic title was placed to the right of the stripe paper to make the title.

The date was made with Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup puffy stickers in Lily White. I cut the words 'Set Sail' from the detail strip of the patterned paper and placed it just under my title.

My journalling was written to the bottom right of the layout, and embellished with the enamel (heart) dots from the kit. I also added a Rosie's Studio puffy sticker, to my photo (also from the kit).

That's all for today, I have two more layouts to share soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x