Trying Something Different Today

 

Hello!!

I was so inspired this week and I'm excited to share with you.

It all started off by this one paper.

 It's from Pretty Little Studio and it's the Love is Kind collection which you can see here. 

I wasn't quite sure how I was going to use it first, but I knew I NEEDED it LOL.

You know that feeling right?!

As it was, I decided to do something different to what I'd imagined.

And this is it.

I had loads of photos of Disney snacks.

I don't like just adding lots of photos to a page, I like to see a page and have a design, so I decided to cut out the banners and try out this idea instead.

I've layered up the banners using clear tape. 

The kraft paper that I've journaled on, the RR sticker and the sting bow at the top were all on the packaging of the donut in the photo : )

  Then on the other side I added 4 of the banners.

And each banner then flips up.

It's a great way to add lots of photos and journaling and keeping the page so tidy looking.

I also wanted to share the cute ephemera that I've used here.

I've decorated this page using some pieces but look how much is still left over.

And if you are wondering about this cute little container, it had our banana loaf in that we had in Disney. So cute : )

Theres so many cute pieces in this collection.

Take a look at everything here. 

I love it all so much. 

If you'd like to see the page coming together, I have a video here.

I hope this has inspired you.

Happy Scrapping.

love

Lisa xx

Simple Stories - Sunny Days - Cool

Hello,

Claire here today with my second layout using the Sunny Days collection from Simple Stories. Check it out in full here.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this collection - Summer in all its bright, bold and colourful glory! It's perfect for days out, lazing at the beach, ice cream and all the fun of summer adventures!

 

In this page, I'm documenting the biggest milkshake I've ever seen - found on a recent holiday to Singapore. It came with hundreds and thousands, a huge lollipop and a mountain of candy floss on top!!

The patterns and colours in this collection were just perfect - they really helped convey the fun of the photographs.

On to a piece of plain white cardstock I cut a 10" circle from the Sunny Times paper and distressed the edges with my scissors before adhering to the page. Next, I cut a strip of the 4x6 Elements patterned paper cutting fishtails into each end to create a banner. Again I distressed the edges and before adhering to the page, I added a small strip of the green Happy Days paper and a pop of yellow cardstock from the Matchmaker Pack layered on either side of the banner for that extra pop of colour.

I mounted my three photos with the 2x2/4x4 Elements paper and positioned these across the centre of the banner, raised on foam for dimension.

Then the fun part - the embellishing! As the papers are relatively busy, I kept the embellishing to three small clusters to help draw your eye across the page.

I layered florals and icons from the Bits & Pieces and Floral Bits & Pieces packs, laying some flat and some raised on foam to create depth in the design.

I of course used the Cool title from the Foam Stickers which I just love in Simple Stories collections and it seemed especially fitting for these photos!

And for one more fun element - a bright pop of yellow Nuvo Drops for that extra hint of sunshine!

I hope you've enjoyed this blog and it's inspired you to get all your Sunny Days experiences documented :)

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

Paige Evans - Happy Haven #2

Hi everyone, it’s Anna back with you today and I’m sharing my second layout using Paige Evans Happy Haven. You can find the collection in the shop here. 

I wanted to make use of the lovely patterned boarders on paper #2, so I decided to cut out the inner section, just leaving the scalloped edge boarder. I filled the gap with some white bazzill cardstock. 

I had three photos I wanted to include on this layout, I also added in a jounaling card from paper #12.

I mounted my photos on to Paper #3.

I fussy cut some florals from paper #1 and tucked them behind my photos. 

I then added some cardstock stickers around the layout including ‘best day’ under my largest photo. 

Finally I added my title using Doodlebug Alpha stickers and a word and arrows from Vicki Boutin Where to Next, travel notes phrase stickers.

Thanks so much for looking! 

See you next month when I’ll be working with Doodlebug design Butterfly Kisses. 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

Great Outdoors Adventure - Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Woodlands Collection

Hi everyone!

It’s Rebecca here, sharing my second layout of the month with you. With the heat this week, it’s been lovely to escape indoors and scrap some cosy autumnal photos using the Simple Vintage Woodlands collection. You can check out the full Simple Stories collection here.

There are so many gorgeous patterned papers in this collection! After picking a few of my favourites, I cut them into 3.5 x 3.5-inch squares. I arranged them slightly off-centre and overlapped them a little to give the page a more relaxed, layered look. I then mounted my photo on white cardstock, followed by a darker patterned paper to create contrast, and placed it on top of the squares.

Next, I fussy-cut a couple of tags from the Tag Elements patterned paper, punched a gold metal eyelet through the top of each, and threaded some gold metallic thread through them for a touch of texture and shimmer.

For my title, I chose a Foam Sticker and placed it just beneath the photo, extending it with a die-cut phrase (from the Bits & Pieces) to read ‘Great Outdoors Adventure.’ I love mixing different textures and materials when building my titles — it adds so much interest and is always fun to experiment with!

I used Floral Bits & Pieces and Element Stickers to create clusters on either side of the photo. I chose several of the toadstool designs since we spotted so many of them on that woodland walk — such a fun way to bring the memory into the layout!

To finish the layout, I added a few fussy-cut butterflies and tore a section on the right side of the background. I backed the torn area with a coordinating patterned paper, which really helped balance the layout and tie everything together.

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading! I’ve really enjoyed working with the Simple Vintage Woodlands collection this month — it’s such a lovely range. It’s available in the shop now, so be sure to grab it while you can!

Take care,
Rebecca xx

@preciouspagespapercraft 

Mintay Papers Wildwood Secrets - Embrace Nature

Hello! Karen here, ready to share a new layout. I'm so excited to be working with Mintay's new Wildwood Secrets collection – it's beautiful!

If you're like me and love countryside walks, this collection is made for you. It's spot-on for scrapbooking all your outdoor adventures, nature strolls, and woodland memories. The collection's theme is the forest/woods, with a gorgeous, warm, and organic colour palette. Think mossy greens, soft browns, natural tones, and a vibrant pop of red. Plus, it's filled with beautiful images of woodland creatures, wild strawberries, mushrooms, and other forest details.

To start this layout, I took a sheet of smooth white cardstock. Then, I used a mini brayer to spread some green acrylic paint right in the middle. 

Using a brayer with a good, thick paint creates wonderful texture, which I just love for adding dimension to my backgrounds.

When the green paint was dry, I also splatted some white paint on top. 

I wanted to frame my layout with a wide green border. Usually, I'd just trim my white cardstock down and mount it on a larger piece of green card. But this time, I gutted a 12x12 sheet of green cardstock to create a 1-inch frame. This let me position the frame directly on top of my white cardstock, giving me the flexibility to perfectly centre it around the painted area before I committed to sticking it down. 

Next, I took my 5x3.5 inch photo and matted it with a piece of patterned paper #5, leaving just a narrow border. As paper #5 is red this helps the photo really stand out. Then, I placed the matted photo onto my layout, overlapping a piece of green patterned paper from the 6x8 add-on paper pad.

Next, I turned to the paper die-cuts pack to add some embellishments. I arranged these in clusters, placing one on each of two corners of my photo. My choices weren't random – I specifically picked wild strawberry die-cuts to pick up on the red paper I used to mat the photo. 

Alongside these, I added images of a deer, a bird, and a ladybird on a log. These elements highlight the woodland theme of both my photograph and the overall design.

I added a delicate dragonfly die-cut near the top of the layout and to add more texture, I used my sewing machine and white thread to straight stitch around the edge of the white cardstock.

I created the title "Embrace Nature" by placing green mini alphabet stickers from my stash (for "Embrace") above the word "Nature" from the 6x12 sticker sheet.

I also added a couple of word strips from the sticker sheet near the bottom of the layout.

I printed the date and place onto white cardstock and placed it near the bottom of the layout.

Finally to give the layout a bit of sparkle I scattered some green and cream sequins here and there.

Thanks so much for checking out this post! If you're interested in grabbing any of the supplies I used, you can find them in the shop together with several other brand new collections from Mintay Papers.

Until next time, Take Care. Karen    x x

June's Fundraising Crop!

 It's our monthly crop this coming Saturday, the 21st - and this month we're doing things a little differently!  Recently, the Village Hall that we meet in has had some extra expense for a new roof, so on Saturday we are helping to raise some money towards this!

We are having an extended crop, starting at our usual time of 10am, but with the option to stay until 7pm!  We are adding £1 to the crop fee, to make it £6, and if you stay later than usual, then it's £7.50.  Jane, our fabulous baker, is planning some extra special goodies for the day - savouries in the morning and sweet treats for the afternoon - these will cost £1.  

Instead of one, we have two gorgeous crop kits, designed by Lorraine and Esther:

And there will be a limited third kit only available for anyone who stays late, and a raffle too, with crafting prizes of course.

The local Scout group are coincidentally having their Hog Roast & BBQ from 6pm on the playing field, for anyone who wants to grab a bite to eat!

If you'd like to come along on Saturday, then just drop me an email at enquiries@papermaze.co.uk.

June Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today, sharing my first two creations using the delightful Papermaze kit for sunny June! Both of these layouts depict my granddaughter at her baby sensory group.

Here is what you will find in the kit:

Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - The Flower Emporium - Starters Paper 3 & Starters Paper 9 
Echo Park - Firefly - Bright Floral & Shining Daisies
Simple Stories - Sunny Days - Happy Days & Soak It Up!

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
Pretty Little Studio - Love is Kind - Friends Forever Die Cut Titles
Pinkfresh - Chrysanthemum - Chipboard Flair
Rosie's Studio - Keeping Cool - Puffy Stickers & Frames
Cocoa Vanilla - Storyteller - Wood Button
Doodlebug Designs - puffy hearts - Bumblebee
Washi Tape

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Coconut Swirl, Patch (included in Kit), Petunia, Powder Blue, Tangelo & Yukon Gold (in Extra pack).

Teddy Bear's Picnic - This sensory session involved teddy bear's picnic songs and activities. Lots of teddies and teacups! This layout was fun to create and I love the colour scheme. 

I started by gutting the Happy Days paper to create a border 12" x 12" and 1" deep. I gutted  a 10.5" x 10.5" piece of the Yukon Gold Bazzill to make a 1" frame and placed this over the paper. The Coconut Swirl Bazzill was trimmed to 10.25" x 10.25", I splattered Distress Ink over the cardstock using Wild Honey, Worn Lipstick and Faded Jeans. The Coconut Swirl was then mounted over the Yukon Gold and the paper. 

I selected two 4" x 6" photos, and cut a piece of Bright Floral paper to the same size and placed the three items across the layout.  

I used both the Rosie's Studio - Keeping Cool - Frames from the kit. I backed them both with some scrap white cardstock. I wrote my journalling into the single film frame, and placed this to the bottom right of the layout. The three-photo film strip was placed vertically to the right side.

I used all the Bazzill Basics Cardstock colours from the kit and some scraps in different shades from my stash to die cut the cups and animals. The animals were from a Katie Skilton Sizzix Thinlits set called 'Animal Portraits'. The Tea cups and saucers were cut from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Papercut Cafe set. 

After cutting all the pieces and layering them up, I placed the cat above the first photo, the rabbit under the same photo, and the bear to the far right of the page. I added a cup to each section on the film frame, and I stacked two more beside the cat. I attached them all with 3D foam pads. 

With a selection of Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup Puffy stickers (Bumblebee, Swimming Pool and Cupcake), I spelt out the date. 

Using more of the Yukon Gold Bazzill, I cut the title using a Die-Namics alphabet die set. 

Finally, I used the Doodlebug Designs - puffy hearts - Bumblebee from the kit in both top corners of the layout.

St. Patrick's Day - Another baby sensory session, this time it was to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. I made Florence and her little friends knitted hats with large shamrocks. 

I started making this layout by gutting the Patch Bazzill to give me a 1" frame. I cut a sheet of Smooth White Bazzill to 10.5" x 10.5" and placed this over the green frame. I selected the area of the Soak It Up! paper I wanted to feature (the yellow sun section and some of the colourful rays), and trimmed this to 10.5" x 6" and used this to cover the top half of the white card. 

  

I cut a 12" x 1" strip of the Happy Days paper and trimmed it with a Martha Stewart border punch, and placed this directly under the patterned paper onto the white card. The washi tape from the kit was used over the join of thetwo papers. 

Three small photos arranged in a row to the left of the layout and overlapping the papers. I cut the title using the Cricut in Yukon Gold and Patch Bazzill and offset one over the other, to the bottom right of the layout. 

I made a shamrock with more of the Patch Bazzill and a heart punch. I cut 6 hearts, folded them all in half and arranged them to create the leaf. I popped a few 3D foam pads under the folds, to prevent them from laying too flat. I cut a stalk freehand from the Bazzill, then arranged the leaf and stalk to the right of the page. I threaded some green cord through a heart shaped button to add to the centre of the shamrock.

Selecting one of the Pretty Little Studio - Love is Kind - Friends Forever Die Cut Titles from the kit, I placed this with 3D foam pads to the top left of the layout, then added my journalling underneath. 

I happened to have some pretty little flower buttons on my desk from another project. The colours went well with the papers, so I strung them onto more of the cord. I arranged them, bunting style across the layout. I took three more buttons and some cord to place some flowers in the bottom right corner near the title. 

A few of the Rosie's Studio - Keeping Cool - Puffy Stickers were added to the photos.

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