June Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, with more from the colourful June Papermaze Kit.  Patterned papers, Bazzill card stock and a selection of embellishments, in a beautiful array of colours (yellows, pinks, oranges and fawn).

Here is the second pair of layouts I made with this lovely kit.

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 #7
Carta Bella - Silly Goose - Best of the Best Bunches
Graphic 45 - Scenic Route - Lemon Yellow Pattern & Solid
Graphic 45 - Always & Forever - Perfect Pink Pattern & Solid & Timeless Floral
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Lavender Fields - Almond

Photo below shows both sides of the paper sheets

Embellishments - Rosie's Studio - Heartfelt - glitter foam sentiments, Prima - Among the Wild Flowers - Flowers and Tickets, Cocoa Vanilla - Bloom & Grow - Puffy Heart, Paper Favourites - peony diecuts, Pinkfresh Studio - Gems - clear with gold dust, Ivory Ribbon. 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Bazzill White, Yukon Gold (included in kit), Chiffon, Tutu Pink, Stream and Quick Sand (in Extras pack).

Your Smile Makes My Heart Bounce - My daughter Emily having great fun on a bouncy castle.

The sheet of Bazzill White was chosen for this layout. I worked out where the patterned paper would go, then set about stencilling Distress Inks, through a bubble stencil onto the card.  

With the Perfect Pink Pattern paper, I cut up into the stripes - I counted three stripes for each cut, but cut them randomly to different lengths. I inked the edges, and stuck this to the top of the layout. 

My photo was double mounted using Chiffon & Stream Bazzill from the kit. This was placed onto the layout to the right side. The next stage was to select buttons in colours to match the papers and Bazzill. I stitched one button to the bottom of each stripe, using yellow DMC stranded cotton. 
 

I created my title and the date using the Cricut and the same two sheets of Bazzill cards stock. These were glued into place, and outlined with a fine black pen.

Finally, I scattered the Pinkfresh Studio - Gems - clear with gold dust from the kit, over the layout to add a touch of sparkle.


Pearly Queen - My granddaughter was taken with these pearls my daughter was given. Here she is wearing them and looking very pleased with herself!

For the background I chose the Lemon Yellow Pattern paper, I toned  down the pattern across the centre by dry brushing with some cream chalky finish paint. This was left to dry, while I made two large tags from the floral side of Best of the Best Bunches paper. I cut these using the Tim Holtz - Sizzix Thinlits Tag Collection die set. I inked the edges and placed them sideways on, halfway down the layout, with the holes facing each other near the centre. I joined the tags by tying them together with two strands of Baker's Twine. This was tied in a big bow. 

The two photos were trimmed and placed to the left of the layout overlapping the tag and each other. I made two journalling spots, using Tutu Pink & Stream Bazzill and a set of Sizzix Thinlit dies- Layering Frames. There were placed to the lower part of the right tag.

My title was cut with more dies - this time I used the Spellbinders Say Cheese Pooh's Alphabet and Numbers set. I cut the letters twice, once with some pearlescent card and the second set with the Stream Bazzill. These were layered up to create a shadow, and arranged onto the layout. Some letters were glued in place, others were applied with 3D foam pads. 

For the date I used Tim Holtz - Sizzix Thinlits - Alphanumerics Label set. These were cut from Chiffon Bazzill and applied to the oval journalling spot. I added my journalling to the square journalling spot. 

To embellish the tags I used several items from the kit - Embellishments - Prima - Among the Wild Flowers - Flowers and Tickets, Cocoa Vanilla - Bloom & Grow - Puffy Heart and Paper Favourites - peony die cuts. From my stash I added more paper flowers. I also added some pearls to the page in small clusters. 

That's all from the June kit. I'll be back with a new kit for July soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

July Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today, sharing my first two creations using the pretty, delicate Papermaze kit for July! 
Full of soft, natural colours, six double-sided patterned papers, two sheets Bazzill Basics cardstock and a whole bunch of co-ordinating embellishments. There is also a pack of four matching Bazzill Basics sheets, available to compliment the kit. 

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

The photo below shows both sides of the papers.

Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Joanne Bain - Little Celebrations - Whimsy & Luminous
P13 - Beautiful Moments - #02 & #06
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Woodlands - Let's Explore
Stamperia - Timeless Collection - Roses Tapestry

Embellishments:
Tim Holtz - Idea-ology clippings - Stickers
P13 - Chipboard Circles
G45 - Pearls
Prima - Return to Wonderland - 2 Vintage Wonderland Frames
Prima - A Mermaid's Tail - Flower
49 and Market - Moonlit Garden - washi tape - stamps
12" Lace

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Lagoon, Pigment (included in Kit), Tutu Pink, Powder Blue, Star Dust & Cinnamon Stick (in Extra pack).

Stitching Friends - Photos of my Mum and me, at my home, when we ran a stitching club. On the first birthday, the local paper came along to take photos and write a report.

I started making this layout by using the Whimsy paper as the background. Then using my Cricut I cut an embroidery hoop from the Cinnamon Stick Bazzill and some silver miri board. I placed this in the centre of the layout.

I mounted both photos onto some embroidery fabric scraps and frayed the edges. I added the mounted photos over the hoop.

Using more of the Cinnamon Stick Bazzill, I cut the title using some Tonic Studios 'Windsor' upper and lower case die sets. I arranged these around the top of the hoop.

My journalling was added with a marker pen directly onto the paper, inside the hoop and under the photos. 

With a pack of 49 and Market - One Perfect Day, Laser Cut Out Wildflower, I selected several flower clusters and added these to the layout with 3D foam pads. 

Happy 13th Birthday - We were on holiday in Suffolk when the triplets became teenagers. We spent the day at Aldeburgh.

I started this layout with the Star Dust Bazzill to create a frame 12" x 12" and 1" deep.  Over this I mounted a gutted piece of Let's Explore (plaid side up), this was trimmed to 11.5" x 11.5" and 1" deep. I distressed all the edges of this frame.

I trimmed the Luminous paper to 10.5" x 10.5" and distressed the edges. This was mounted into the centre of the plaid frame, without sticking down right to the edges. I trimmed off the top left corner, and glued this back in place on the Bazzill, then I folded back the cut edge of the larger piece. 

I tucked some narrow strips of burlap under the edges of the Luminous paper. With several pieces of Dusty Attic chipboard - Cosmic Wire and Wildgrass #3 Small as embellishments, I treated them with a coat of Gesso, then painted them all with acrylic paints in browns and gold, these were set aside to dry. 

I mounted my photo to the right side of the layout, and framed it with the Cosmic Wire chipboard piece. I cut a small piece of paper from the scraps of Luminous paper and made a small banner to add to the left side of the page. Then I mounted the wildgrass chipboard pieces, one over the banner, another peeking from the top of the folded corner, and two at the right of the photo. 

I added the Prima Flower from the kit to the bottom right of the photo. I cut the title using some Tonic Studios 'Windsor' upper and lower case die sets with scraps from the Luminous paper, I mounted these onto more scraps of the same paper, using the other side. After inking the edges with Distress Ink, I applied the words to the left of the photo. I added several of the Tim Holtz - Idea-ology clippings - Stickers from the kit. 

My subtitle and the date were spelt out with some old Basic Grey stickers from my stash. Finally I attached two 'brass' nautical charms, a lifebelt and an anchor. 

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

April Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Here is my second DT post, with two layouts made using the April Papermaze kit. As well as the six patterned papers, the kit has a collection of  embellishments. There are two sheets of Bazzill cardstock included, and you can also buy four more in the co-ordination pack. I have dipped back into the past for these two layouts with photos from 2008 and 1995.

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

 

Patterned Papers:
Mintay Papers - Photographer collection - #02 & #05
Stamperia - Alterego collection - Postcard & Turquoise Wallpaper
Stamperia - Create Happiness collection - Dewdrops - Wood
P13 - Love Stories collection - #06

2, 49 & Market frames, 6 pieces 49 & Market acetate ephemera, 1 strip Prima crystals, 1 sheet P13 alpha stickers, selection of Cocoa Vanilla foam stickers, 12" lace, 6" Tim Holtz filmstrip ribbon and 6x Tim Holtz brads

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Twig & Whirlpool (included in kit). Coastal, Avalanche, Jade & Cinnamon Stick (in extra Bazzill pack)

 

Home Sweet Home - My son at 3 years old, helping to clean the Wendy house

For the background I used the sheet of Turquoise Wallpaper paper. Onto this I added a strip of paper torn from Dewdrops - Wood, and placed this vertically onto the background, after inking the edges. I followed the line of the wood effect paper, with a strip of my own filmstrip washi tape.

I arranged my photo overlapping the strips, in the centre. Then I fussy cut some flowers from Mintay #05 (scraps leftover from previous layouts). I inked these and mounted them onto the page using 3D pads.

For my title I used the word 'HOME' from the Cocoa Vanilla foam stickers in the kit. I added the rest of the title using some tiny letter stickers from my stash.

I tucked some cheesecloth along the joins in the papers and around the flowers.

I added a little wooden house, numbers for the date and a key to the layout. 

I made a small journalling tag from Dewdrops - Wood paper, and a die from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag collection set.  I inked the edges, and wrote my journalling, then tucked it just under the flowers.

Finally, I added a scattering of water drops.

Memories - A photo of me with my husband on a family day out in Essex. We visited the Battlesbridge Antique Centre, and here we are at the very top of the building in the café.

I started this layout with the sheet of Whirlpool Bazzill. Then I added torn pieces to the top and bottom of this cardstock, leaving a gap of the Bazzill in-between. The top area is from Postcard, and the bottom area from the Dewdrops - Wood paper. I tore some small triangular pieces from the scrap cut away from the #02 camera paper. These pieces were placed over the other papers, to give the appearance of small tears.

I cut a two complete and two incomplete postcards from the remains of the Postcard paper. I mounted my photo onto some corrugated card. I arranged the photo and postcards in a fan overlapping each other, so it appeared the postcards were all complete. I placed these in the centre of the layout.

I decorated the layout with the 49 & Market acetate ephemera from the kit. The title was made with Cocoa Vanilla foam stickers which are also included in the kit.

I used a Tim Holtz Idea-ology label holder from my stash, to add the date with some alpha stickers.

Finally, I scattered the Prima crystals from the kit, around the page.

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