Travel Junque- Photoplay

 Hi everyone!

I am so excited to be new to the Papermaze design team this month! As a relatively recent scrapbooker since 2019 my scrapbooking style seems to have settled into colourful layouts with a messy or grungy edge, but I still really enjoy to play with pretty pinks and fresh florals too when the mood strikes!

For my first month on the team, I have been using the Travel Junque collection by Photoplay . As my family and I tend to take holidays within the United Kingdom, the colours and images in this collection fit our UK holiday photos so well!

For my first layout I have made a feature of the cut apart tags in the Explore paper, adding eyelets and some twine for added texture.

As a continuation of the tag theme, I cut a large 6x8" photograph into four equal sized tags as a large feature across the bottom half of the page. I also added two smaller 2.5x3" photos  matted onto the tag cut-apart tags. Behind the photo I have tucked some of the tag ephemera fussy cut from the A side of the Roam paper. 

 

The alphas and phrases on the B side of the Roam paper from the collection lend themselves excellently to being cut apart and used as my layout title. Finally I have added some leaf charms and some of the phrases from the Element Stickers over the photo tags to add interest.

I hope you join me again to see what else I have created with this gorgeous collection and I hope I have inspired you to create with some of your UK holiday photographs. 

Bye for now! 

Rebecca Bee 

@scrap_paper_uk

XOXO

Doodlebug Designs ~ Butterfly Kisses 🦋

 Hi everyone! 

This month I’m working with Doodlebug designs Butterfly Kisses which you can find in the shop here. 

This collection has been out for a little while now, but it caught my attention in the shop recently and I was keen to have a play! 

If you’re a regular visitor to the blog, you will know I love a multi photo layout and the tags on ‘Happy Thoughts’ gave me the inspiration to create a multi photo layout to document my birthday!

 

I had lots of photos from the day and if I used lots of them singularly on a layout, I’d have so many pages of one day. Multi photo layouts are really great for not only telling stories but using less space in your albums. 

I began by cutting out all of the tags from ‘Happy Thoughts’. I then adhered them onto a sheet of white bazzill cardstock. I then printed out a selection of photos and began arranging them onto the tags. I mounted some if the onto coordinating bazzill cardstock. 

I added some of the This and That stickers and some of the Puffy word stickers to embellish each of the tags. 

🏷️ Thanks so much for looking! 🏷️ 

See you later on in the month for a second layout using this collection. 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

Lighthouse by the Sea - Mintay Papers - Lighthouse Collection

Hi everyone,

It’s Rebecca here on the blog today, and I’m so excited to share my first layout using the brand-new Lighthouse collection by Mintay Papers. As a lifelong lover of lighthouses, I was absolutely thrilled to get my hands on this stunning collection! You can find the collection in the store, here.

To begin, I chose the beautiful dark blue woodgrain paper and cut a section roughly 7 inches wide. I tore along the top and bottom edges, then added extra texture by distressing them with my fingernails. On either side of this main panel, I added slightly shorter strips of a striped woodgrain paper from the 6x8 Paper Pad to bring in a bit of contrast and visual interest.

I matted my photo on a lighter paper from the 6x8 paper pad, then layered it on top of the background. I love how the contrast between the dark and light papers really helps the photo stand out!

Behind the photo, I tucked in one of the large tags from the Paper Elements pack, and added two smaller tag-shaped die cuts above the photo, also from the same pack.

To the right of the photo, I added a large fussy-cut lighthouse. It fits the layout perfectly — especially since the photo was taken with the Needles Lighthouse in the background! 

I built a small cluster of coordinating Paper Die Cuts on that same side to add balance and depth.

For the title, I used stickers from the Paper Sticker Words, sticking them onto white cardstock first and then fussy cutting around them. This gives them a bit more sturdiness and helps them pop on the page.

I was so tempted to add some white paint splatters to tie the layout together — but I couldn’t quite decide! I might still add them before this page finds its home in my album.

I hope you’ve enjoyed a look at my first layout using this gorgeous collection. 

Thanks so much for stopping by — I’ll be back later in the month with more inspiration!

Take care,

Rebecca xx

@preciouspagespapercraft. 

Mintay Papers Wildwood Secrets - Nature's Playground

Hello , Karen here to share another new scrapbook layout I created using the beautiful Wildwood Secret's collection by Mintay.

I started this layout with a 12 x12 sheet of smooth white cardstock. To create my background, I grabbed some green acrylic paint and a chevron stencil. I applied the paint through the stencil and then flipped the wet painty stencil over and pressed it onto the cardstock to create a messy, imperfect imprint.

Next, I took some papers from the 6x8 Add-on Paper Pad and cut out chevron shapes. I stuck these onto the layout and, to add extra texture, I machine stitched over them with white thread.

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To complete the background, I added some splatters of green paint. Then, after slightly trimming the 12x12 sheet, I attached it to a sheet of brown cardstock, leaving a narrow border around the edge.

Next, I matted my 3.5" x 5" photo onto some  woodgrain paper from the collection. I positioned it slightly off-center on the layout, adding a bit of dimension by tucking some pizza box card underneath to raise it up.

To embellish the layout I created a scene on the bottom right corner of the photo using die cuts from the Paper Die Cuts Pack. The images in this collection are so cute and I went to town using the foxes, mushrooms, etc.

More card was placed underneath the die cuts to raise them up too. 

Other dies cuts were also used elsewhere on the layout as well as some of the phrase stickers from the Sticker Sheet.

I die cut the title from brown cardstock (Thickers or other letter stickers could also be used) and placed this at the bottom of the layout.

I printed paper journaling strips on the computer and added them to the bottom left corner of the layout.

Finally, as I often do, I finished the layout with a scattering of sequins (I used sequins from the Woodlands mix from Picket Fence Studios) and also machine stitched around the outside edge of the entire layout to complete it.

Thank you for dropping by today. I hope you like this layout and love the Wildwood Secrets collection as much as I do.

Until next time, Take Care.

Karen x x

June Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, sharing my next two creations using the delightful Papermaze kit for the month of June!  The kit is comprised of six double-sided patterned papers, two sheets Bazzill Basics cardstock and a whole bunch of co-ordinating embellishments. There is also a pack of four extra Bazzill Basics matching available to purchase to compliment the kit. Two  new layouts featuring baby Florence. this time I added some non-traditional elements to the layouts, in the form of cake toppers and playing cards.

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).

Happy Beeday - A few days after Florence's first birthday, she came to stay and we celebrated with a cake. 

The background for this layout is the Powder Blue Bazzill from the kit. Distress Oxide Inks (Faded Jeans, Wild Honey & Mustard Seed), were stencilled using a Vicki Boutin honeycomb stencil from her 'Art for Everyone' set. I sprinkled a little water over this to oxidise the inks. 

I cut a selection of 1.24" hexagons using a Memory Box die set. I used both sides of Bright Floral & Shining Daisies for the hexagons, I inked the edges and arranged them over the layout. 

I cut a piece of Soak It Up! 3.25" x 9", with the orange side up, and mounted my three small photos onto this. My photos were placed to the right side of the page, just over half way down.

For the title I used the cake topper I had for the cake, I also used bees from some cupcake toppers.

From the kit, I used the Rosie's Studio - Keeping Cool - Puffy Stickers and the Cocoa Vanilla - Storyteller - Wood Button. 

My journalling was added directly to the Bazzill with a fine black marker pen. The date was added using Doodlebug Designs Sunshine Alphabet Stickers - Bumblebee.

Daddy's Girl - Happy Families - Florence went to visit Daddy at work at the Butcher's in Blackheath. 

For this layout I used both sheets of 49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - The Flower Emporium - Starters Paper 3 & Starters Paper 9. I started by using the #3 paper as the base, and I cut apart #9 paper into the seperate sections to be used as photo mats and a journalling spot.

I trimmed my photos to fit within two pieces selected and cut from #9 paper, I rounded the corners using a punch, and inked the edges with Distress Ink. I also chose the postcard piece and treated this as before. I used some bronze alphabet stickers for a sub-title and added journalling to the postcard.

I cut my title using a Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet die and some fine corrugated cardboard. I inked the edges and fronts of the letters. 

I found a children's 'Happy Families' card game, and selected the butcher family, I arranged these down the right side of the layout, together with some smaller traditional playing cards for the back view. 

Once all arranged, I stuck the pieces in place and added a date to the little banner flag on one of the photo mats, using a Sizzix Alphanumeric Tiny Type upper and lower die set. 

That's all for the June kit, I'll be back with the July kit soon. 
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

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