July Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, with the pretty pastel July Papermaze Kit, and my second pair of Design Team layouts. Such a lovely kit with double-sided papers, Bazzill cardstock and a selection of embellishments. This second pair of layouts, are from two different children's farm visits, back in the 1990's.

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

49 and Market - From The Garden collection - Wildflower & Foxglove
49 and Market - Travel Diaries collection - Sheet 1
Graphic 45 - Always & Forever collection - Regency Blue Pattern & Solid Sheet
Uniquely Creative - Tea & Tranquillity collection - Quiet Daydreams & Garden Sanctuary

This photo shows both side of the papers:

Embellishments:
2 Petaloo Flowers
1 Craft Consortium Dragonflies
1 Dovecraft Frame
3 Rosie’s Studio Jubilee Wax Seals
3 Uniquely Creative Ticket Washi Tape Stickers
50cm Twine
1 Mintay Chipboard Clock

Bazzill Basics Cardstock
Lagoon, Twig (included in kit), Avalanche, Smoky, Petunia & Nixon (extra Bazzill pack)

Farmyard Fun - My daughter Emily enjoying an evening at the children's petting farm, in the Wheatsheaf Inn in the village of West Beckham, Norfolk.

The base for this layout is a sheet of white cardstock, I used a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil THS070 to create a soft background, with Distress oxide inks. Then I tore two strips from the Uniquely Creative - Tea & Tranquillity collection - Quiet Daydreams. The wider stripe border was approx. 12" x 2" and the pink script side 12" x 1.5". these were placed to the right side of the layout, with the polka dot, barcode strip from the same paper, positioned in-between the two papers. 

I tore six of the large squares from the Garden Sanctuary paper, then layered these over-lapping one another in two rows at the centre of the layout. I did not add glue to the very edges of these squares as I wanted to tuck embellishments around the edges later. 

From the other side of the Garden Sanctuary I selected and fussy cut tags and tickets. I punched holes into the top of the tags. These were arranged around the squares. I placed two photos onto the squares, leaving room for the title. 

The title was cut twice on the Cricut, once in Nixon Bazzill and the second time, in the striped side of Quiet Daydreams paper. These were layered up to create a shadow, and placed above the photos.

I added a little Baker's Twine to two of the tags. 

The date was added with some puffy number stickers. Finally, I decorated the layout with 49 and Market, Laser cut elements from the Whispering Way collection.

Down on the Farm - My girls at Godstone farm, a twins club outing, we were accompanied by their Aunty and her girls.

I gutted the 49 and Market - Travel Diaries collection - Sheet 1 paper, to make a 1" border, over this I machine stitched a 11" x 11" piece of Regency Blue Pattern & Solid Sheet paper. I rounded the corners of this paper before stitching it in place. The cut edges of all the papers were inked with Distress Ink.

With the piece gutted from the Travel Diaries collection - Sheet 1, (beige side up), trimmed down to 8" x 8", also with the corners rounded. I stitched this onto the centre of the layout. 

A scrap of the Regency Blue Pattern & Solid Sheet paper, trimmed to 1" x 10.5" was arranged across the middle of the page. on top of this and slightly lower I added a scrap of Foxglove paper after trimming one edge with a scalloped border punch. Both these pieces were inked with Distress ink.

I selected two photos, one was mounted onto a scrap of Quiet Daydreams paper, the other was mounted under the metallic copper Dovecraft Frame from the kit. These were arranged onto the page.

I fussy cut three more tags from the Garden Sanctuary paper, punched holes in the tops and tied them together with some natural twine. these were spread out and stuck to the bottom right of the photos, ready for my journalling. 

I used a selection of alphabet stickers to create my title, which I placed under the photos. To embellish, I used two Rosie’s Studio Jubilee Wax Seals from the kit and more of the 49 and Market, Laser cut elements from the Whispering Way collection.

That's all for today, back with more from this kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

The Happiest Place & DIY Cute Paper Clips

 

Hiya,

Lisa here playing with my new travel journal and the cute collection from Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Happiest Place, which you can see here. 

I do also have a YouTube video making this spread which you can see here.

This is the paper that inspired this journal spread.

I had a lot of photos from our Disneyland California trip but I didn't want to overload the page with photos, so I created lots of flips. Lots of places to hide them.

This is when the DIY clips also came in as I needed them to hold things down in place LOL
I had a lot going on.
The clips are so fun. I have 2 on this page.
And I added one to this tag too.
Just using paperclips and a hot glue gun to attach fun things to make the clip.

Here I have a flair button, I also used a button and a fabric embellishment. 

These tags are so handy. I've used them a lot for hidden journaling and photos.

The top piece then flips up and there's lots of photos underneath.

And more underneath.

I love all the bits and pieces.

 

I used these pieces a lot which were so handy.
I created this flip with the Mickey piece. 

And then on the other side.

Another flip at the bottom.

You can see more of the clips that I made too here.

4 more : )

And I've used lots of these matching stickers too.

They really make the page.

I love adding extra colours and details.

I hot glued a piece of ribbon to create a bellyband and this held in more photos and journaling.

  There is a lot going on here, but I love a busy full journal with lots of colour, so I love it : )

I hope this has inspired you today.

Have fun

Lisa x

Simple Stories - Open Road - Explore

Hello!

Claire here, and I'm back with another layout documenting my adventures with the Open Road collection from Simple Stories. 

This time, rather than focusing on Road trip photos, I've opted to document the outdoors.

I just love the colours and patterns in this collection so set about creating mountains from patterned papers. I used Journal Elements, You Are Here and Roadside Memories for thr two smaller pink mounting that are slightly hidden behind my photos.

To anchor the page, and add more colour, i really wanted to incorporate the map patterned paper called On Our Way! It seemed very fitting for an outdoor page and conveys the 'explore' theme of the layout.

I mounted my photos with the Adventure Awaits paper, offsetting them across the mountain scape.

To help balance the page, I added a tag under one photo to stretch the design out to the right, which i cut from the Tag paper.

Next, I went to the Cardstock Stickers Icons, adding trees, mountains, geotags and clouds to help bring the page to life. I also used the Edplore sticker for my title.

From the Floral Bits & Pieces, i chose a few leaves and flowers and clustered these on either side of my photos.

As a finishing touch I added some Nuvo drops to the top of the mountains to mimic snow.

Thank you for joining me on the blog today. You can check out the Open Road collection in the shop here.

Happy scrapping!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate 

Simple Stories ~ Sweet Summertime #2

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Papermaze blog. 

Today I'm sharing my second layout using Simple Stories, Sweet Summertime - which you can find in the shop here. 

To create this layout I began with a sheet of white bazzill cardstock. 

I then cut out a circle from the b side of  Backyard Memories and adhered it to the centre of the cardstock, leaving a gap around the edge so I could tuck in the florals. 

I fussy cut lots of flowers from Backyard Memories and began tucking them around the edge of the circle. It didn't matter if they weren't full flower shapes as just half was showing. So it's a good opportunity to use flowers from the edges of the patterned paper. 

I then printed my three photos and positioned them in the circle. I used an alphabet medal die to cut out the letters for my title on white cardstock. 

I then added some stickers from the cardstock stickers around the layout including some more florals!

A simple layout that came together quite quickly! But hopefully quite effective and easily replicated. 

Thanks so much for looking! 

See you again next month. 

Anna

x

@acraftylifewithanna

July Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today, with the pretty pastel July Papermaze Kit. Such a lovely kit with double-sided papers, Bazzill cardstock and a selection of embellishments. I have created my first two layouts using the 49 and Market - 'From The Garden' papers included in the kit. 

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

49 and Market - From The Garden collection - Wildflower & Foxglove
49 and Market - Travel Diaries collection - Sheet 1
Graphic 45 - Always & Forever collection - Regency Blue Pattern & Solid Sheet
Uniquely Creative - Tea & Tranquillity collection - Quiet Daydreams & Garden Sanctuary

This photo shows both side of the papers:

Embellishments:
2 Petaloo Flowers
1 Craft Consortium Dragonflies
1 Dovecraft Frame
3 Rosie’s Studio Jubilee Wax Seals
3 Uniquely Creative Ticket Washi Tape Stickers
50cm Twine
1 Mintay Chipboard Clock

Bazzill Basics Cardstock
Lagoon, Twig (included in kit), Avalanche, Smoky, Petunia & Nixon (extra Bazzill pack)

Polly - Mary who was always known as 'Polly', her maiden name was Edwards, and her married name was Pond (Polly Pond). This is one of my husband's relatives, an interesting photo for the detail including her rather large wrist watch. 

The base of this layout is the Twig Bazzill with torn strips of both sides of Wildflower paper, to both sides of the page. I mounted the photo onto another piece cut from the scraps of the Wildflower paper.  

With the title letters cut from some chipboard and the Mintay clock face from the kit, (cut in two pieces), I set about dry embossing everything with copper embossing powder. I also cut the title letters from Nixon Bazzill. The letters were cut using a Tim Holtz - Sizzix Bigz XL Die - Wonderland.  

I created three different sized tags using the Tim Holtz, Sizzix Thinlits - Tag collection die set. I cut these from more of the Wildflower paper. 

I selected some Laser Cut Elements from the 49 and Market - From The Garden collection. This included a wooden hanging sign, which I made into a date plaque - cutting the numbers on my Cricut using Petunia & Nixon Bazzill.

I inked the edges of my cut shapes and elements, using Gathered Twigs Distress ink. I used some green seam binding ribbon to tie at the tops of the tags.

I selected the Uniquely Creative Ticket Washi Tape Stickers from the kit. All the elements, papers photo, tags etc were arranged on the page then help in place with either glue or 3D foam pads. 

Journalling was added to the larger tag. Finally, I placed the Petaloo Flowers and leaf to the top left of the photo. 

Feeding the Ducks - This cute picture of the triplets, was an ideal match for the pretty colours in these papers. The layout is a scrap lift of my own work - a page I made a few weeks ago. (included at the bottom of this post). 

This time, I used the smooth side of the Avalanche Bazzill for the base. I chose the Tim Holtz Layering Stencil THS077, and a selection of Distress Oxide Inks. With brushes I applied colour through the stencil, then lightly spritzed the page with water to allow the ink to wick slightly. I also splattered some of the wet ink over the page. 

I tore pieces from the Foxglove paper, selecting areas from the paper I wanted to feature. I layered these up on the page (see photos), together with pieces cut from the Nixon Bazzill.

The photo was mounted on more of the Foxglove paper. The above was all arranged on the dry background card. I added two doilies, left over from a previous Papermaze kit. 

I created a title on the Cricut, and cut it twice - with Nixon Bazzill and Foxglove paper scraps. These were mounted over one another to create a shadow, and arranged down the centre of the layout. 

The little dragonfly charm was tied to the paper beneath the photo using twine (both from the kit). My journalling was added to a tag, also made from the Foxglove paper. 

I selected the three flag banners from the 49 and Market 'From The Garden' Laser Cut Elements pack, and strung them along the top of the layout. To the right side of the layout, I added one of the Rosie’s Studio Jubilee Wax Seals from the kit and another laser cut element. 

Three clusters of paper flowers were created using blossoms from my stash. Finally, I dotted some Raspberry Pink Nuvo Crystals Drops over the layout.


Here is my original layout, showing my daughter as St Valentine at a flower festival (LARP event). The papers are from my stash and the Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Sand and Sea - Rest & Relax paper.

That's all for today, back with more from this kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x