Monday, 3 February 2025

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