Papermaze January Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, and I'm back with my second post using the January kit. This is available in the shop or on the website. Plenty of wintery papers, embellishments and cardstock to create new year and winter themed layouts.

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

Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Cottagecore - Moments
Carta Bella - Winter Wonderland - Snowy Swirls
Echo Park - Cool Wood Grains - Pale Wood Grain
Mintay - By The Lake - #05
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Fresh Snow - Cabin Fever & Chasing Snowflakes

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments: 6 x 6" Mintay Snowflake Vellum, 2 Craft Consortium - It's Gnome Time 2 x snowflake charms, 7 x 49 & Market Color Swatch Inkwell - Ticket Essentials, Simple Stories Simple Vintage Fresh Snow - 7 x Floral Bits & Piece, 25cm navy organza ribbon, Prima - the Home Baker 1 x rose, Crate Paper silver glittery acrylic heart, Carta Bella 12" Winter Wonderland  Washi Tape and 49 and Market Moonlight Garden strip of Wishing Bubbles and Baubles.

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: Rain Forest and Pigment (in kit). Moody Blue, Bark, CS White and Pear (in extra matched Bazzill Pack).

Kew at Christmas - A lovely evening at Kew Gardens for the Christmas lights.

To create the wooden background for this layout, I cut the By The Lake - #05 paper, into 1" x 11 1/2" strips, and distressed all the edges. I arranged these onto the sheet of Bark Bazzill.

I cut a 8.25" circle of  Snowy Swirls paper, and an 8.75" circle of Moody Blue Bazzill. I distressed the edges and mounted the paper onto the card, then placed the double circle into the centre of the layout.

My photo was mounted onto more of the Moody Blue Bazzill, then I wrapped the navy organza ribbon around the base of the photo, and attached one of the snowflake charms to the knot in the bow, with sewing thread.

For my title I used some old stash - Chipboard Glitter Thickers (Bonjour) and Foam Thickers (Root beer Float). I also used some Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letters in Silver and White. I added the Crate Paper silver glittery acrylic heart from the kit.

Finally, I scattered iridescent white sequins over the circle, and nail head stickers where the wood slats overlap.

The Great Avunculi - These photos were taken at the garden centre cafe, when Florence was taken to meet up with her uncle and two aunties.

I chose the 49 and Market Moments paper as the background for this layout. I picked a Dusty Attic chipboard Vine, and painted it with a coat of gesso. Then I painted it with brown and green acrylic paints. This was glued across the top of the paper.

With jute twine tied in four places along the vine, I trailed them down the length of the layout, and tied each one to a rusty metal star or heart from my stash. I tied further tiny scraps of twine to the longer lengths.

I printed four small photos and placed one on to each of the lengths of twine. I stuck them to the page with 3D foam pads.

The title was created with a selection of alphabet stickers from my stash. I added my journalling under the title.

Using embellishments from the kit I added the Prima rose, the Wishing Bubbles and Baubles, and the Simple Stories Fresh Snow -  Floral Bits & Piece. I also chose some cardstock stickers from the same collection.

That's all from the January kit, I'll be back soon with the February kit.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Mixing The Old With The New

 Hello!!

Lisa here today.

I'm chatting about mixing the old with the new.

Let's start with the OLD.

I transformed this old vintage book into a journal last year.

You can see the video where I did this here.

And today I'm adding some new pieces from Echo park to tell my story.

I was inspired today by this paper here.

I loved the fact that it would help me share the stories from this Disney day.

I used an original page in this book which has amazing illustrations. It's so colourful.

I wasn't sure how this would work with the new scrapbooking papers but it turned out so well and was so complimentary. 

I added some of the paper and also some stickers from this 12x12 sheet. 

The stickers 'full of love' were actually just one sticker and I cut it to make 2 and this worked so well as a title : )

  

On the other side I wanted to add more photos and stories.

This square piece was cut and I created a little flip.

Revealing more photos and another story.

I added a few more of the stickers too.

 I'm so happy with how this page turned out.

The mix of old and new just go so well together.  

I'm in love with those colours.

I hope you like this mix too.

I do have a video here if you'd like to watch it coming together.

And if you want to check out this Echo Park collection, it's here.

love

Lisa x

Simple Stories ~ For the Record #2 💛

Hi everyone, it’s Anna back with you today. 

I’m here to share my second layout I’ve created using Simple Stories For the Record. 

You can find the collection in the shop - here. 

For my second layout I am creating a title page for my 2025 album. I like to use a photo from around the start of the year and create a page to have at the front of my album. There are lots of yearly themed cutfiles which will help you document this, alternatively you could create your own large title with alpha stickers. 

I used the b side of ‘Don’t forget this’ as my base. I then tore two pieces of ‘It’s all good’ and adhered a piece to each side of my layout. 

I used a cutfile ‘Happy New Year 2025’ by Paige Evans. I backed all of the letters using ‘the best part’ and ‘Just the Details’ as well as some coordinating cardstock. 

I adhered it to the centre of the page and mounted my photo in coordinating cardstock. 

I added cardstock stickers in three clusters to balance the layout. 

Thanks so much for looking. See you again next month!

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna 

Winter - Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Fresh Snow Collection

Hi everyone,

Rebecca here, back on the blog today to share my second layout of the year! This month, I’ve been working with the gorgeous Simple Vintage Fresh Snow collection from Simple Stories, and it’s absolutely perfect for winter. I’ve been hoping for snow every week just to gather some beautiful photos to scrapbook with it! (I'm still hoping!!) You can find the full collection in the shop here.

To start, I cut strips from both the Snug & Warm and Winter Wishes patterned papers. After rolling one edge of each strip for added texture, I arranged them horizontally across a sheet of premium white cardstock, overlapping them slightly.

Next, I added my photo, which I matted with a lighter patterned paper to help it pop. To the left of the photo, I placed an element from the Ephemera Pack, and above it, I added a tag which I'd fussy-cut from the Tag Elements patterned paper.

At this point, I felt the white background was washing out the lighter grey woodgrain patterned paper, so I tested out a few patterned papers as my background before settling on the Cabin Fever paper. I really love the leafy pinecone detail in the corners, and wanted to incorporate more of that to help my design flow with the background. I chose some beautiful elements from the Floral Bits & Pieces and added them diagonally, following the natural design of the background. To add some dimension, I raised the edges of these pieces with foam.

To bring a touch of sparkle to the layout, I added a few clusters of metallic silver thread. I love using silver with snow layouts, as it reflects the silvery glisten that snow often has, creating a nice cohesive feel.

For the title, I chose the word "Winter" from the Bits & Pieces pack. The darker letters really stand out against the soft tones of the layout, making the title pop.

To finish the layout, I created two small clusters of stars and snowflakes using die cuts from the Floral Bits & Pieces and Foam Stickers, and added a couple of Rub Ons for that final touch.

Thank you so much for reading! I hope this layout has inspired you to create something beautiful. The Simple Vintage Fresh Snow collection is selling fast, so be sure to grab it before it’s gone!

Take care,
Rebecca x 
@preciouspagespapercraft

49 & Market - Vintage Artistry Moonlit Garden - Magical Memory

Hello there,

Claire here today and I have a layout to share using the Vintage Artistry Moonlit Garden collection from 49 & Market.

This really is a beautiful collection - I'm a little bit obsessed with it! It's very versatile and can be easily adapted to winter, spring, outdoorsy photos and has such a soft romantic feel. I really love it. 

Here, I'm using it to scrap a photo of Mr. Claire and I deep in a bamboo forest whilst away on holiday. 

I started with the b side of the Thoughtful paper which has a pre-made mixed media type background with an obvious placeholder for your photo to sit. That what I love so much about these designs from Katie Pertiet, a lot of the design work is done for you so you can just dive straight in!

Using the Ephemera Bits, I selected two large frames. The largest I backed with the Wispy patterned paper, whilst I used the second to frame my photograph. 

I positioned some of the black wire laser cuts from the Cluster Kit so that it would poke out from underneath and I love this effect! It's very delicate but really packs a punch.

I also took a blue layering piece of ephemera, tore the end off to shorten it a little and layered all three together, using foam to create depth,

Along the right hand side, I added a small ephemera label 'Love This', and a butterfly from the Laser Cut Outs, before adding leaves and 'The Good Life' tab to the corner.

To balance the layout, I added a tag stitched heart butterfly (Ephemera Bits) and foliage (Laser Cut Outs) to the left side of my photo.  Again, I raised some on foam and adhered some flat, helping build layers and interest.

I also adhered a few stems from the laser cuts and Cluster Kit to the right of my photo which creates the feel of being in amongst the bamboo forest.

For my title, I opted for two pieces form the Ephemera Bits, offsetting each element to draw your eye across the page.

I hope you've enjoyed this layout - it's been so lovely to make, and I still have so many pieces left to create so much more.

You can check out the collection in full here. Happy shopping!

Claire.

@scrappysoulmate

Echo Park - Chilling With My Snowmies - It's Snowtime

Hello, Karen here with a scrapbook layout using the Chilling With My Snowmies collection from Echo Park. This collection is such a bright collection with a predominantly red. white and blue colour scheme, with some pink and green thrown in too. It features cute snowmen and penguins as well as florals, snowflakes and snowglobes. Whether you're scrapbooking winter holidays spent on the ski slopes or the occasional flurry of snow in your back garden, this collection is perfect.

I started my layout by removing (gutting) the centre of a sheet of the Snow Globes paper and on top of the hole I stuck a 10" square piece of white cardstock. 

With a black fine liner pen I then doodled a line round the edge of the white cardstock.

Onto the white cardstock I layered rectangular pieces of the Feeling Frosty Snowflakes and the Snow Globes paper and added some horizontal strips of the Colorful Snowflakes, Winter Floral and B side of the Multi Journaling Cards papers. All the papers were lightly inked with black ink to add some definition and to make them stand out a bit against the white background.

My photo was matted on white cardstock and added on top of the paper layers.

In the top left corner of the layout I created a small cluster using more of the patterned papers and a die cut from the Ephemera Frames and Tags pack. 

Using some white twine and some triangles cut from some white glitter card, I created a banner to hang underneath my photo. 

I dug into my button box and found some buttons which matched the colours in the collection and added some to the ends of the banner and also to the cluster at the top of the page. When I first started scrapbooking, buttons were often used on scrapbook pages but I don't see then on pages very often now. I like the pop of colour a button can add and the texture they add. Bring Back The Button!

Using some mini foam alphabet stickers I placed the title directly onto the photo. By positioning it on top of the huge white snowball my son is holding in the picture, the title is easily seen.

Finally, using a manual die cutter, I die cut some snowflakes from more of the white glitter card and dotted these around the layout.

This is a very simple layout but I like how the combination of white cardstock and patterned papers make the colours pop.

Thank you for taking time to visit the blog today. The Chilling With my Snowmies collection can be found here in the shop and I hope I've inspired you to scrapbook your winter photos.

Take Care

Karen x x