November Crop Kit

 

We are cropping again this coming Saturday, 13th November - the months seem to fly by!  This month's kit uses Prima and P13 papers.

As usual we'll be at Otley Village Hall between 10am and 4pm with delicious homemade cakes, the tool table and the shop will be open too!

We have a couple of spaces left if you would like to join us - booking is essential as places are limited, so please send a message to enquiries@papermaze.co.uk.

Pumpkin Harvest - Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Country Harvest Collection

Hello, Rebecca with you today sharing my first layout for November. I'm really excited to be working with the Simple Vintage Country Harvest collection from Simple Stories this month. It's a stunning collection full of Autumnal elements. You can find the collection in the shop here.

I'd seen a few layouts recently on social media where people had folded over patterned papers and I really wanted to give it a go. I love to have lots of dimension on my layouts and this was the perfect way to achieve that, whilst getting lots of the beautiful patterned papers onto one page.

I selected several papers from the collection including (from Left to Right on the layout) Autumn Glory (A Side), Autumn Glory (B Side), Journal Elements (B Side), Changing Seasons (A Side), Just Thankful (B Side), Happy Harvest (B Side), Give Thanks (A Side) and Journal Elements (B Side). I cut the papers in strips of varying widths and lengths and then folded them back on themselves. 

I arranged the strips diagonally across the top half of the page, with the tops at varying heights so that they weren't so uniform. I then machine-stitched across the top of them all using black thread.

I wanted something to balance the page so I selected some elements from the Bits & Pieces and Harvest Bits & Pieces packs and built a small cluster on the bottom right of my page. 

I added a layer of the Journal Elements (B Side) paper behind my photo and secured this on top of my folded paper banners. I added a couple of tags/tickets from the Bits & Pieces pack and added them along the top and stitched them in place. My title was selected from the Foam Stickers and added along the top of the banners, above my photo. I added to this using some alphabet stickers from my stash.

I decided I wanted to add a little mixed media to my background, so I selected a Distress Ink Pad in 'Peacock Feathers' and added it under the banners and cluster using a blending brush.

To embellish further, I added some stickers from the Combo Stickers - a ticket to the cluster in the bottom right corner, and a phrase sticker to the left of my photo.  I added a few more pumpkins along with the stickers and then also some hearts from the Foam Stickers. 

I trimmed the white cardstock down slightly and added a border around the edge of the layout using the Changing Seasons patterned paper. I really like the way this adds a dark frame to the layout.

I finished the layout with some sequins and white splatters. 

I hope you've enjoyed this layout. I really enjoyed making it and I am loving working with this stunning collection. If you'd like to watch the layout come together, there is a process video up on my YouTube channel here.

I'll be back later in the month with another Country Harvest layout.

Until then, take care.

Rebecca x

Echo Park ~ Fall #2

 Hello all and welcome back to the Papermaze blog! 

It’s Anna back today sharing my second layout using Echo Park’s Fall collection. This collection has been perfect for scrapping my autumn/pumpkin patch photos. Take a look it it in the shop here. 

Last time I shared a double page layout with you, using several photos. Today I’m doing the complete opposite and I have scrapbooked one large 12x12 photo!

I began with the b side of leaf pile as my background. I trimmed down a large 12x12 photo by roughly 1cm each side to allow a boarder for the photograph. 

I then used various element stickers to embellish the layout. I added a boarder sticker to the right hand side and then layered on top of it, forming a cluster on that side of the layout. 

When using a 12x12 print, make sure to use a picture that allows for a bit of space to add your embellishments. 

As well as using various stickers from the elements stickers, I also added a foam ‘hello’ word sticker from this sheet by Simple Stories, some pink paislee sequins and florals from the embossed puffy stickers by Jen Hadfield. 

I added a freckled fawn arrow paper clip to the bottom left hand side along with some Bella Blvd alpha stickers. 

It’s quite a simple layout, allowing the larger photo to be showcased. With some finishing touches to add texture and interest. 

Why not give a 12x12 photo layout a try? 

Thanks so much for looking! 

See you again soon! 

Anna 

X

Echo Park - Fall - Pics Amongst The Pumpkins

Hi everyone, and a very happy November!

I love Autumn - the crisp air, clear blue skies and all the colours that the season brings.  One of my favourite activities is to go Pumpkin picking and when I saw the Echo Park Fall collection in the shop, I knew it would be perfect for documenting my last trip.

The collection contains some beautiful colours - full of warm red, yellow, orange and brown with some beautiful blue papers that offer a perfect contrasting colour.

I started my layout with a sheet of White Premium Cardstock. I love this smooth card - it's my 'go to' for every layout and a real staple of my craft stash. Next, I grabbed a sheet of red Bazzill from the Matchmaker Pack and made 3 rosettes in various sizes, by using different width strips of card and folding in hills and valleys to make a concertina.

To create a base for my design, I used two strips of paper. I used the 'b' sides of the Whisking Leaves paper (about 4" wide) and a much thinner strip of the 3x4 Journaling Cards paper (about 1" wide). I positioned these in the bottom half of my page, layering one against the other for contrast.

I stuck the orange paper flat and the blue strip on foam for dimension and interest.

Once they were in place, I grabbed my photos and mounted these with the blue 'b' side of the 4x4 Journaling Cards paper. For extra texture, I raised each photo on foam pads, overlapping them slightly to create depth.

The, the embellishing began!  I mostly used the Element Stickers for this - they are awesome! So many great elements on this sheet and so much fun to play with - a real must if you buy any of this collection.  I backed most of them on cheap copy paper so I could move them around the page while I decided on their final position.

I layered them with my rosettes, some gold leaves I have left from Jen Hadfield's The Avenue collection and some fussy cut wreaths from the 'b' side of the Journaling Cards paper.

 

To finish the page, I added a title using some mini alphas from my stash and added a few Nuvo Drops in Bright Gold.

I am really loving this collection and the contrast of the blue against the warmer orange tones. It's not a colour combination I would usually opt for but it is creating some really striking pages - perfect for all your Fall scrapping as the name suggests :)

I'll be back again later this month sharing another page with this collection. Until then, you can find it in the shop here.

See you soon.

Claire x

Carta Bella Welcome Autumn - Leaves are Falling.....

Hello, Karen here with another layout to share using the Carta Bella Welcome Autumn collection and a cut file from Paige Evans.

Using my Silhouette I cut the Leaf Banners Background cut file by Paige Evans from a 12x12 sheet of smooth white cardstock and backed the leaves with paper from the collection - Autumn Air, B side of Perfect Pie, B side of the 3x4 Journalling Cards and Crisp Leaves. 

I also backed some of the leaves with some rose gold glitter card that I had left over in my stash from making some cards.

The cut file was then stuck flat on top of a sheet of Simple Stories Sn@p Basics - Walnut/Cream Dot paper. I really love the Welcome Autumn collection but I wished it contained some woodgrain papers. I looooooooooooove woodgrain papers and think they are particularly good for autumnal layouts and the Simple Stories paper was perfect. The dark brown background really made the other colours and my photo pop.

My 5x7 photo was matted on some white cardstock and attached to the right side of the layout with some 3D foam underneath to give it some dimension. To make it look like the photo was hanging from the leaf banner, I added some small wooden pegs to the top of the photo and also tucked an image from the Seasonal Squares paper under one of the pegs.

Letters die cut from more of the glitter card were added along the banners for my long title.

I wanted to add some sequins to the layout (for extra sparkle) but unfortunately I didn't have any in the right colour, so I used a couple of hole punches to punch some dots from the glitter card and added these to the layout instead. Finally, watered down white acrylic paint was splattered over the layout.

The Welcome Autumn collection can be found in the shop as well as a tonne of other crafting goodies. Hop on over for a peek.

I will be back again later in t he month with another project, but in the meantime Take Care.

Karen x x

'My World' by Meg, with P13s Time to Relax

Hey all, I hope you've had a spooky fun weekend and I'm so glad you popped by today to see my new layout! Today I'm sharing my 'My World' page using P13s beautiful floral collection, Time to Relax. 

I started this page using a globe cutfile by Paige Taylor Evans, but unfortunately my Cricut misbehaved and only cut half the globe so I ended up freestyling the rest and cutting out out by hand! Which just goes to show you can try this layout without a cutting machine. I used an old wood grain paper I had in my stash already, from an older collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studio - it was one of the Unforgettable collection papers. The wood grain was a nice dark colour though that complimented the P13 collection nicely, so I wanted to pair it up. I think Time to Relax would suit any wood grain paper though, if you have any to hand! A solid colour cardstock would also look nice - Bazzill cardstock in the purple Bouquet matches Time to Relax perfectly! 

I only used the stand part of the globe on my page in the end and decided I would use the globe part as a template (seeing as it was only half-cut!) for hand stitching. I drew in the squares on the globe using pencil and used a pointy tool to poke holes, before hand stitching across the squares in a random pattern using gold metallic thread. The white background paper was Paper 02 and I'd added a little 'Shaded Lilac' Distress Ink by Tim Holtz, which adds a little more colour on the globe. 

I decided to create two clusters opposite each other on the globe and so began positioning fussy cut flowers around my photo on the lower left. The fussy cut flowers were from Paper 07, Paper 01 and some of the purple foliage came from Paper 05. I used a frame from Paper 05 to back my photo (which was printed in black and white and contrasted against the rest of the colours on the page) and a banner from the paper die-cut garland pack, to give some more depth behind the photo. I finished this large cluster with some small pieces of chipboard which came from my stash, but P13 released some chipboard embellishments as part of the Time to Relax collection (including these leaves here) which are ideal! I tucked in a few brassy toned charms and a small purple cutfile (again from Paige Taylor Evans, cut in the pile Bazzill Bouquet cardstock) behind the whole cluster for some added interest. 

For the smaller cluster opposite, I used some more fussy cut flowers, some fussy cut pillows from Paper 07, a purple scooter sticker from the pack of Stickers 03 and I created my title using white alphas for the 'My' and a banner from the paper die-cut garland pack cut apart for the 'World'. 

Finally I added some journaling around the edge of the globe. 

I'm really pleased with how this turned out and I just loved fussy cutting those florals - they really are a big bang for your buck! They create such soft and pretty page and I can't wait to make something else with them! 

I hope you enjoyed my page today and thank you ever so much for reading. Take care and I'll be back again soon, 

Meg x

October Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today with two more layouts I have created using the zesty kit for October from Papermaze. The colour pallet this month is lemon, black, white and jade. Both of the layouts I'm sharing today use a cut file.

Before the instructions, here is a reminder of what is in the October kit:

Please see Part 1 for full details of the kit.

Sweet Moment - Me and my sister in the garden on our bicycles, in what we called our 'sweetie' dresses.

I started with the half sheet of white Bazzill left over from a previous layout. I stuck this vertically to the centre of a spare piece of 12" x 12" paper. With a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil #2 - Bubble and Distress Oxide Inks (Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade). I also flicked some of the ink and water over the panel, with the addition of a little Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink. 

I tore two strips of 'Sweet Pollen' paper (4" x 12"), and applied one either side of the white Bazzill. I tucked a strip of black cotton lace under the edge of each paper panel.

My photo was placed in the centre of the layout with foam tape underneath to raise it up over the lace.

I used a Peartree cutfile 'Sweet Moments' and cut this from Patch Bazzill. I backed the word Moment with scraps of 'Fresh Squeezed' paper. The date is made from the Glitz alpha stickers included in the kit. I found two small tags in my stash to add some journalling. A short length of organza ribbon was attached to each tag.

The central panel was decorated with sequins, gems and tiny punched butterflies.

Hollins Hall - This layout uses a photo of my sister enjoying the garden swing at our brother's wedding.

The base for this layout is the Blackberry Swirl Bazzill. I cut the Overlapping Circles Peartree Cutfile across the whole sheet of  'Shine Bright paper. The first step was to apply the main pattern onto the Bazzill, then all the pieces were inked with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink, and shaped with a ball tool to give some dimension. I then glued each shape into place - a bit like making a jig-saw!

My photo was mounted onto Kachina Bazzill, and placed towards the right of the layout. Before sticking the photo down I embellished the left side of the photo by tucking in the Fancy Pants flash card, and a black doily (cut into two pieces). All these pieces were then glued into place. 

I added my title with some black and white foam, glittery alpha stickers. I added five paper roses and some glittery black ribbon.

The Dusty Attic Chipboard Adornment was treated with a coat of Gesso, and then Black Soot Distress Paint and finally some Nuvo Glitter Drops - Night Sky.

With a Martha Stewart leaf punch and some Patch Bazzill, I made leaf fronds to add to the rose cluster. Finally I popped black gems to the points were the circles overlap on the cut file background.

I have enough papers, and cardstock leftover to make at least one more layout.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x