Echo Park - Feels Like Fall - Step Into Autumn

Hello! Karen here, sharing a brand-new autumnal layout created with Echo Park’s fabulous Feels Like Fall collection. This collection has a colour palette of rich red, mustard yellow, burnt orange, forest green, warm brown, slate grey, and creamy off-white neutrals and has images of leaves, pumpkins, gourds, wheelbarrows, pies, and florals. It’s the perfect collection for documenting all your favourite autumn memories.

Quilting and patchwork-style layouts are having a massive moment in scrapbooking right now - I've been seeing so many gorgeous ones popping up on my Instagram feed! Since it’s been quite a while since I last tried my hand at one, I figured now was the perfect time to change that.

To get started, I cut 2" squares out of white cardstock and various patterned papers (Autumnal Plaid, 

Wheelbarrows & Leaves and Harvest Bakery) then cut each square in half diagonally to form triangles.

I arranged the triangles across a 12" x 12" sheet of cardstock, and once I was happy with the overall layout, I secured them in place using a light layer of glue.

Once all the triangles were secure, I used white thread to machine-stitch a zigzag border around each one. Though it was a bit time-consuming, I love the finished look and the texture it adds to the layout.

I cut a narrow frame from a sheet of orange cardstock from the Bazzill Matchmaker Pack, then layered it over the background along with some gold mirror cardstock.

I double-matted my photo using white cardstock and a bit more gold cardstock, then positioned it in the centre of the layout with some 3D foam to lift it up and add dimension.

Using my Silhouette Cameo, I cut the title from gold cardstock and created a cream cardstock mat to back it. I positioned the title just below the bottom edge of the photo, overlapping it slightly.

I fussy-cut several flowers from the Harvest Blossoms paper and paired them with a few die-cut leaves to build two clusters around the photo.

The date was added to the bottom right corner with more die cuts.

The layout was completed with a scattering of gold sequins. 

Thank you so much for dropping by today. I hope you like my layout and feel inspired to document your favourite autumn memories and maybe even give paper quilting a go on your next scrapbook layout.

Until next time, Take Care.

Karen x x

Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Timeless Harmony - Always

Hello

Claire here and today I'm continuing to document some of my recent wedding snaps using the Simple Vintage Timeless Harmony collection from Simple Stories.

This super quick layout started with some white Bazzill cardstock. I added some stencilling through the Quatrefall stencil from Arden Creative Studio, using this to anchor my design.

I created a large cluster of circles with some circular nesting dies. To draw the eye across the page, i used lots of different patterned papers, raising on foam of various depths for interest and texture. 

The papers I used were Combo Elements (b side), 3x4/4x6 Elements (b side), Perfect Harmony (b side) and Cherished Moments.

To follow the design, I made my photo circular and added some gold Nuvo Drops around the outer edge to provide an extra frame for the photo.

There are so many pretty embellishment options and in this collection, i used a combination of elements from the Cardstock Stickers Icons,  Floral Bits & Pieces, Page Pieces and some puffy hearts from the Foam Stickers.

To capture the feeling of the day, i added some sentiments from the cardstock stickers along with a few splashes of gold ink for a bit of extra sparkle.

To balance the page, i added a small cluster of patterned paper semi-circles to the bottom edge of the page, mirroring some of the heart elements and gold nuvo drops for cohesion.

I also used this space to house my 'always' title from the Foam Stickers.

Thank you for joining me on the blog today - I hope it's inspired you to check out this gorgeous collection. You can find it in the shop here.

Claire x

@scrappysoulmate

Graphic 45 - Bootiful Greetings - Autumn Magic

Lynn here today, with another layout using the Graphic 45 BOOtiful Greetings collection. This time I have selected patterns suitable for autumn as opposed to Halloween. I love these three photos of my daughter and her daughter, among the falling leaves in Greenwich Park.

I started by gutting the Floral and Plaid sheet, creating a 1" border to frame my 11" x 11" piece of Walnut Cream Bazzill. I inked the edges of my cut papers with Black soot Distress Ink throughout this project. 

I cut four strips of patterned paper 1.5" x 8" - one each from Pumpkins & Polkadots, Bewitching Layout, Floral and Plaid and Rusty Orange Pattern & Solid Sheet. I  cut a strip of BOOtiful Borders 1" x 10" and trimmed my photos to 4.75" x 2.5". Then all of these pieces were mounted onto Blackberry Swirl Bazzill, cut 0.25" larger than the measurements given above. 

The four strips of patterned paper were arranged vertically across the page, at slightly different heights. The longer strip was place horizontally across the layout about 2.5" up from the bottom. I arranged the three photos across the paper strips.  

For the title I designed the lettering on the Cricut and cut it in both Blackberry Swirl and Tangelo Bazzill, then mounted them towards the top of the layout. 

The date was created from two old sets of cardstock alphabet stickers from Doodlebug Designs - Teensy Type (Beetle black) and Double Takes (Hauntingly Halloween).

To embellish this layout I selected some images from the BOOtiful Greetings Ephemera Set, and a selection of gold and black gems. 

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

October Crop

 It's that time of the month when we come together and spend scrapbooking with like-minded people!  Yes, our crop is on Saturday and this month's kit has been created by Janina... 

There will be the usual homemade cakes, and punches for you to use, plus a discount in the shop on anything you buy.  If you'd like to join us, just drop me an email!

Carta Bella Paper ~ Greece 🌊 #2

 Hello everyone - welcome back to the Papermaze blog! It’s Anna with you today sharing my second layout using Carta Bella Greece. 

You can find the collection in the shop here! 

Needless to say this collection is perfect for documenting your travels to Greece. But Carta Bella have other collections for different destinations too. Which you can find in the shop here. 

However for this layout I’ve adapted the use of the collection slightly. Whilst the photos were taken in Greece, it isn’t immediately obvious and the focus is on the cruise ship that we were on. So I have used more of the elements from the collection that are less obviously Greek as well as combining a few pieces from an old Carta Bella cruise collection I had left over. 

I began with a sheet of white bazzill cardstock and used a wave stencil and some distress ink to create a background. I used the dark blue ink directly over the stencil and I used the packaging technique in a lighter shade of blue to add some more interest. 

I mounted my two photographs on to patterned paper from the collection and set them aside. Once my background had dried I added a vertical strip of the b side of 6x4 journaling cards to the left side of my background. 

I positioned my photos in place and then added a small cardstock circle to document where our room was in the photo. I added an arrow sticker from my stash and some alpha stickers to give reason to this added detail. 

I decided something was needed nice the top photo and with no suitable cardstock stickers left, I created my own sun using Bazzill cardstock - cutting a circle and some thin strips to create the rays.

I added a journalling card and some stickers to the bottom left of my large photo and that was my layout complete!

Thanks so much for looking! 

See you later in the month with one final layout using this collection.

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

Simple Stories - Timeless Harmony - Documented

Hi everyone!

I'm here today with probably the most exciting blog post I've ever written! This month, I'm creating with the stunning Timeless Harmony collection from Simple Stories and that's because this Summer was a really special one for me....I got married!!

As soon as I saw this collection, I immediately jumped at the chance to use it and get some of my wedding pictures documented.

Of course, I started with some premium white cardstock and added some soft stencilling to the background to offset my design.

I focused on lots of paper layers, opting for the pretty floral pattern of the Breathtaking paper as my base layer, followed by the beautiful green plaid on the reverse as my next layer.

To create by 'Documented' title, I cut the 3x4 and 6x4 Elements paper and positioned this to the left to draw the eye across the page.

I backed my photos with the neutral side of the Cherished Moments patterned paper, raising on foam to help them stand proud from the other layers.

Once all the layers were secured in place, I reached for the Floral Bits & Pieces. Gosh they're so beautiful!

To fill out the clusters, I added small hearts, banners and phrases from the Foam Stickers which I adore in Simple Stories collections as they add so much depth and texture.

Now with the photos being taken next to a grand piano, I absolutely HAD to use the floral piano in the floral bits & pieces pack - it was made for these photos and I love how cohesive this looks.

To finish, I opted for some subtle splashes of gold ink just through the floral clusters, and with that, my first wedding page is complete!

I hope you've enjoyed this blog post - ive certainly enjoyed creating it and reliving these special moments.

I look forward to sharing another layout with you soon.

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

Pinkfresh Studio - Fresh Start - Portmerion

Hello, Karen here again with a final layout using the Fresh Start collection from Pinkfresh Studio.

To create the background, I layered vertical strips of the 'Keep Moving' and 'Little Things' patterned papers (from the 12x12 paper pack) along with white cardstock onto a sheet of 'Fresh Start' paper, leaving a narrow 5mm border around the outer edge.

I tore the edges of the paper and cardstock to give the layout some texture.

Next, I printed six small photos and matted them in sets of three using white cardstock and Keep Moving paper to create two photo booth-style strips, which I adhered at an angle on the right side of the layout.

For the title above the photo strips, I dug into my stash for older Pinkfresh Studio mini multi-coloured puffy alphas, echoing the colours in the patterned papers and photos.

 

At the bottom of the page, I added my computer-printed journaling.

I embellished around the photo strips by tucking in pieces of the floral ephemera.

Puffy Stickers were also used.

On the left side of the layout, I added sentiment words from an older Pinkfresh Studio ephemera pack from my stash

I finished the layout off with a sprinkle of butterflies and more puffy stickers.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope this layout gives you some fun inspiration for layering patterned papers and using photo booth strips in your own memory keeping. You can find the Fresh Start collection used in today’s project over at Papermaze.