Mintay Papers - Autumn Splendor - The Golden Hour

Hello, Karen here with another layout using papers and embelishments from the Autumn Splendor collection from Mintay Papers, and this time I have also teamed the collection with a sheet of paper from Echo Park's Woodgrain collection. 

This layout was inspired by an older sketch I found on Pinterest which was created for Scrapbook Werkstatt. I can't remember ever using triangles on a layout before but thought it was an interesting sketch and would work well with the supplies I have. 

I started but gutting the centre from a sheet of Echo Park's Warm Wood Grains - Tan Wood Grain paper and then layered an 11.5" piece of smooth white cardstock on top. Using some brown thread I machine stitched round the outside edge of the white cardstock.

Using my mini brayer I rolled some watered down Dried Marigold Distress Oxide Ink onto areas of the layout where I planned to added other elements and when the ink was dry I splatted some Spiced Marmalade ink on top. The Dried Marmalade ink was more yellow in colour than I had expected but I think it still works well with the layout, adding a bit of contrast to the orange and brown in the patterned papers.

From papers #2 & #4 I cut some triangles - 2 large and 4 small. I machine stitched round the edges of each triangle and then stuck them to the layout with 3D foam underneath.

In my stash I found some bronze metalic washi tape and tucked some torn pieces of this under the edges of some of the triangles.

My 4x6 photo was printed with a white border and this was placed on top of the triangles. I love the lighting in this photo - I think it gives the photo a real cosy feel.

From the leftover Echo Park Woodgrain paper, I die cut the title using a cut file on the Silhouette Cameo. The title was placed above the photo.

Paper die cuts and images fussy cut from paper #9 were used to embellish the layout, creating a cluster in the bottom left corner with some washi tape and on the corner of the photo.

Brown word strips were created and printed on the computer and placed below some of the triangles.

Finally I scattered a few bronze coloured sequins here and there and added the date with some tiny letter stickers.

Thank you for popping by today. I'll be back soon with another project and in the meantime, please take care.

Karen x 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

Mini Books Make The Best Gifts

 Yes they do!!

Hi, Lisa here.

I've started making Christmas gifts. Have you?

I love making gifts. I think it's such a special thing to do for someone.

We went to Disneyworld as a family last month, so I thought it would be really nice to make a mini book for my Mum as a Christmas gift and then fill it with photos.

I'm using some pieces from this collection here.

It's such an easy way to make a mini book.

I used this piece here for the front and back cover sticking them on cardboard for extra strength.

I then cut my papers to size, a little smaller than the covers.

And I put them in order.

Then using the Cinch Binder I pieced them together with the wires.

I did create some flips and pockets and I used these cute stickers here too.

I will be printing off some photos to add and decorating it, so that will be in a new video.

If you would like to check out this video and see it being made, it's here. 

I hope this has inspired you to make some Christmas gifts too.

Using a collection like this makes it so quick and easy.

Have fun.

Lisa x

Simple Stories ~ Say Cheese Classic Mouse #2 🐭

Hello! It’s Anna back again sharing my second layout this month using Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Mouse. You can find this collection in the shop here. 

I used a Mickey head cutfile as a background on top of my white bazzill cardstock base. 

I mounted my two 3x4 photos with the b side of the 4x6 elements paper and then chose a couple of pieces from the journal bits and pieces pack. I layered all of these together across the centre of the page. 

I then chose a couple of tags from the tag elements paper and layered them underneath my two photos. I punched a hole in the top and added some thread. 

I added some stickers from the cardstock stickers around my layout. 

I used a star punch to add some little stars to my layout from black cardstock. 

Finally, I added my title, I used three different colours of Doodlebug Alphabet Soup.

Thanks so much for looking! 

See you next month.

Anna

@acraftylifewithanna

Halloween - Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Scary Stories

Hi everyone,

It’s Rebecca back with you today and as we edge closer to the end of October, my Halloween preparations are well underway! It’s the perfect time to be sharing another layout created with the Simple Vintage Scary Stories collection by Simple Stories. You’ll find the full collection in the shop here. 

I love the patterned papers in this collection and wanted to feature several of them on my layout. I find the best way to do this, without overloading the page, is to use small amounts of each paper. I selected 6 papers to use, and cut a 6 x 6 inch square from each. I layered the papers in the centre of a sheet of Premium White Cardstock, and staggered them slightly so that only the corners of each were visible. I purposely selected the lighter pattern for the top piece as I knew that more of this paper would be visible. 

To the right of my papers, I’ve added my photo, matted with a dark patterned paper from the collection. 

For my title, I selected one of the Foam Stickers. I opted for an orange worded sticker to help bring a bit of brightness to the page as my photo is quite dark and has a lot of black in it. I positioned the title above my photo. 

This left me a nice open space to the left of my photo for embellishing. I selected a pumpkin cluster from the Cardstock Stickers and raised it up on foam pads. I like to adhere my stickers to white cardstock first to make them a tad sturdier. 

To the right of my photo I’ve introduced some die cuts from the Bits and Pieces and some of the adhesive Decorative Brads. I love how easy these are to use - no need to pierce holes and split pins open on the back - just stick and go!  

I finished off with a few glossy Enamel Dots in two clusters to add a little more texture to the page. 

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you like my layout and it offers you some inspiration.  Don’t forget this collection is available in the store now so grab it before it’s all gone! 

Take care,

Rebecca x

@preciouspagespapercraft 

Bella Blvd - One Fall Day - Fun Fall

Hi everyone,

Claire back here today sharing my second layout with the One Fall Day collection from Bella Blvd. 

You can find it in the shop here.

For this page, I'm focusing on concentric circles and pulling together all the beautiful colours this collection has to offer.

I cut 3 circles of different sizes from the Leaf Pile, Hello Fall and Falling for You papers. I distressed the edges and layered each piece one on top of the other, but stacked them all towards the left of the circle, rather than layering them centrally one on top of the other. I hope that makes sense! Please shout if it doesn't.

I mounted my photo with the Grateful and Borders papers, again distressing the edges before adding this on top of the circles. I also layered a piece of the borders paper along the top of the photo, using a notebook punch to add extra texture.

To anchor the design, I created three ephemera clusters - the largest of which was to the right had side of the photos using those statement trees and some other pieces from the  Ephemera Icons pack.

Then, on the left side of the design, I wanted to create two smaller clusters, following the circular edge and tucking and layering leaves from the Ephemera Icons Pack and Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers in between the edges of each circle.

Then, my favourite - a mixed font title! It's been a while since I've done this and I always love the effect. Both of these titles were from the Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers and I love how it pulls all the colours together. For placement, I followed the circular edge again to keep the design cohesive. 

As a final touch I added some phrase stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock Stickers and sprinkled some Pinkfresh Studio Jewel Essentials into each cluster. 

I hope you've enjoyed this layout. It was so much fun to make and I'd highly recommend this fun collection for your autumn scrapbook pages. 

Until next month, happy scrapping! 

Claire x

@scrappysoulmate