October Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today, sharing two layouts I have created using the pretty October Papermaze Kit. Each of these layouts feature different events, but both are made using papers and elements from 49 and Market. 

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

Patterned papers:
49 and Market - Botanical Buzz collection - Cheerful & Fresh
49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection - Sunshine
Memory Place - Pet Life collection - Pure Love 03 & Today 05
Echo Park - Winnie The Pooh Baby collection - Oh Baby Daises 

The photo below, shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
Simple Stories - Meadow Flowers foam stickers, Little Birdie flower, American Crafts butterfly clip, Krafty Kids - wooden buttons, Leane Creatief - brads, 49 and Market - willow frames, Pinkfresh Studio - glitter drops leaf and Echo Park - washi tape. 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:
Lagoon, Peach Creme (included in kit), and Marmalade Blast, Sunbeam, Walnut and Patch (in extra pack).

DIY - This layout shows my daughter helping us decorate the cart lodge at our new home. 

I used a set of Memory Box Hexagon Layer dies, to cut my photos and cardstock. The cardstock from the kit, I chose for journalling spots and photo mats is Lagoon and Peach Creme. I inked all the cardstock edges with Wild Honey or Evergreen Bough Distress Ink. Once I had mounted the journalling spots and photos onto their mats, I used a sewing machine and a zig-zag stitch to attach the two together, stitching around all six sides.  

I wrote the journalling onto one of the spots, and a title to another. I made my title by die cutting from cardstock and left-over scraps of a wood effect print paper. The dies are used are Spellbinders - Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Classic Mouse Alphabet.

The finished hexagons were arranged onto the background which is the 49 and Market - Botanical Buzz collection - Cheerful paper. 

I embellished the page with a selection of 49 and Market Laser Cut Elements from several collections, choosing images which worked well with the colours and flowers on the Cheerful paper. Several of these were raised using 3D foam pads. 

On The Boardwalk - The photos in this layout are from our recent trip to Snape. We took scenic route from Iken to Snape. 

My background for this layout is the sheet of 49 and Market - Botanical Buzz collection - Fresh paper. This paper already has some layering printed onto it. To complement this, I added a strip of Burlap across the middle of the page, and a couple of small doilies. 

I trimmed my photos and mounted them onto Sunbeam Bazzill from the kit. I inked the edges with Wild Honey Distress Ink. I arranged the photos onto the layout, sticking one down and raising the other with some foam. 

I made part of my title with Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letter stickers - Bon-bon. Then, I gutted the 49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection - Sunshine paper, to make a 1" border, which I set aside for the next layout. Using the dotty side, cut from the middle of the frame, I cut the letters for the word 'Boardwalk'. I cut the letters again using more of the woodgrain paper. The dies are my current favourite - Spellbinders - Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Classic Mouse Alphabet.

I made a mini tag with a scrap of white card, and the Tim Holtz - Sizzix Thinlits dies - Tag Collection. I inked the edges, wrote on some journalling and ties some twine through the hole. 

I used two of the Simple Stories Meadow Flowers foam stickers from the kit as subtitles. 

As before I used a selection of 49 and Market Laser Cut Elements from several collections, choosing wooden elements, flowers and woodland creatures. I used laser cuts from Natures Haven, Nature's Garden Wildflowers and Krafty Garden Several of these were raised using 3D foam pads. 

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

Papermaze June Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today, introducing the Papermaze Kit for June. Lots of bright colours this month for those summery layouts.
Here are my first two layouts, both with some machine stitching.

 
Patterned papers:
American Crafts - Rainbow Avenue - My Feelings
Echo Park - My Little Girl - Pretty Girl Plaid & Bright Floral
Pinkfresh Studio - Picture Perfect - Write your Story
Pinkfresh Studio - The simple things - Rays of Sunshine
Simple Stories - Summer Snapshots - Take the Shot

The image below shows both sides of each of the papers included in the kit.

Embellishments: 1/2 sheet Paige Evans Blooming Wild puffy stickers, Strip of Vicki Boutin Speciality Acetate Discover and Create, 1 Paige Evans Blooming Wild Chipboard Mini Frame, 4 Doodlebug Designs All Aflutter butterfly shape stickers, 3 Masterpiece Design '12 months label mix', 3 Pretty Little Studio ephemera pieces Sunkissed - Smell the Flowers, Pinch of Pinkfresh clear drops - Blush, & Strip of Doodlebug Designs washi tape - Bunny Hop Pastel Plaid.

Bazzill Basics - Coconut Swirl & Classic Yellow (included in kit). Passionate, Aqua, Marmalade Blast & Wild Pansy (in Extra Bazzill Pack)

Merry Go Round - A recent trip to Bressingham Gardens and Steam Museum with my brother and SIL, we just had to ride on the Gallopers!

I started this layout, by trimming the white Bazzill to 11" x 11", then I cut a 7.5" circle from the cardstock, roughly 1" in from the top and the left. I used a sewing machine and orange thread to sew a line around the edge of the card, and wavy lines around t cut-out. The cardstock was then mounted over the PFS Rays of Sunshine paper.

I positioned my photos to the right of the layout, and set about the embellishments and title.

I cut small triangles from the scraps of cardstock left from preparing the original piece. Cutting more from the Marmalade Blast Bazzill. These were doubled up to create a shadow under each flag, I strung them over the top of the circle to create a bunting effect, adding some twine. I used 3D foam pads to raise the flags from the page. I used Mint Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup stickers to add part of the title to the flags.

I made a cluster of labels using the 3 Masterpiece Design '12 months label mix from the kit. I wrote my journalling onto these labels.

The word 'Merry' was cut three times using the Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlit set - Merry & Bright. I used Passionate, Marmalade Blast & Wild Pansy Bazzill from the kit. These words were glued together slightly off-set from one another. This was placed at the top of the circle.

Butterflies were added to the top right of the page using the All Aflutter butterfly shape stickers from the kit.

I created the 'The Gallopers' with more Alphabet Soup - this time the Tangerine set. Two tiny hearts from both sets of these alpha stickers were placed in the label cluster.

Finally, I scattered some iridescent sequins over the page in colours to match the papers.

The Show Must Go On - Whatever the Weather - Catherine and her colleague working on the summer show for children in the Abbey ruins near where she lives. Mostly the weather was good to them, but there were a few days of rain!

The base for this page is the 'B' side of EP Pretty Girl Plaid. I started by creating my rainbow using strips of paper cut from PSF Write your Story. I cut a stripe of each colour from this paper, then I chopped them into 1" long pieces. I arranged them into a rainbow arc and stuck them to the page. I machine stitched with purple thread over each colour.

With some black cardstock I created my title using the Cricut, and arranged some of these over the rainbow and some just beneath it.

My photo was mounted onto some white card and placed into position. I also cut a few clouds from white card to use as journalling blocks and added these to the right of the photo. I inked the edges first.

Rain was made, using Assorted Water Droplets also available at Papermaze.  I used two of flowers from the Paige Evans Blooming Wild puffy stickers fin the kit.

Finally, I cut some words from PFS Write your Story paper, I inked the edges and applied them around the top of the rainbow.

That's all for today, I will return with part two soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

April Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here with the pretty Papermaze kit for April. There is a lovely range of colours, purples, pinks, greens and blues in this month's selection. I have been experimenting with Distress Watercolour Pencils and Distress Oxide Inks.

 

 Here are the details of what is in the kit:

Patterned Papers (photo below shows both sides of each of the papers)
49 and Market - Colour Swatch Teal - Teal Paper 2
49 and Market - Spectrum Gardenia collection - Classics - Floral Serenade
American Crafts - Dreamer collection - Floral & Stamped Hearts
Pebbles - Cool Girl collection - Petals
Pebbles - Cool Boy collection - Tie Dye

Embellishments: 4 American Craft Puffy Icon Stickers, 2 paper tie on tags, 2 - 49 and Market acetate-filmstrips, 3 wooden butterflies, strip of pearls, 12" lace, 1 Woodware label clear stamp, 4 pieces Rosie's Studio floral ephemera

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Coconut Swirl and Blue Calypso included in kit. Twilight and Jade, Romance and Juneberry included in extra Bazzill pack.

Blinky the Owl - A photo from a trip to Hall Place Gardens and the Jamb Owl Centre.

On my most recent visit to Papermaze, I treated myself to a tin of Distress Watercolour Pencils (set 2). I was keen to try these out, so I selected the colours, I felt complimented the papers in this kit - Mermaid Lagoon, Prize Ribbon, Kitsch Flamingo, Seedless Preserve and Iced Spruce. I scribbled some rays radiating from the centre of the sheet of Coconut Swirl Bazzill, Mixing two or three colours in each ray. Then I took a water brush and ran it along the length of the rays, and the colours blended beautifully. Once dry I trimmed this cardstock to measure 11" x 11".

I cut nine wedge shaped pieces from 'Petals' and 'Floral' papers. I distressed all the edges, and inked them with Black Soot Distress Ink. These were attached, over the rays, radiating out from the centre. With black thread and the sewing machine, I stitched around the outside of the cardstock. Then I stitched along the centre of each of the wedge shaped pieces. I used a combination of zig-zag and straight stitches. 

The white cardstock was mounted over the Juneberry Bazzill from the kit, this was gutted first. I placed my photo into the centre of the photo. With a set of Memory Box feather dies, I cut six feathers from scraps of papers already used. I inked the edges with more Black Soot. The feathers were scattered around the photo, using 3D foam pads.

Using my Cricut and a scrap of the Juneberry Bazzill I created my title, and stuck this to the bottom right of the photo. Then I added journalling with a black marker pen.

Finally, I added the pearls from the kit, in clusters of three, all over the page.

Caught on Film - My daughter on The Great Orme, trying out the video camera.

This layout uses a combination of cutfiles and Distress Oxide Inks. First, I cut the 'Filmstrips Background' Peartree Cutfile from some scrap cardstock. This was placed onto a sheet of smooth white cardstock, to be used as a stencil.

With a combination of Distress Oxide Inks (Villainous Potion, Shaded Lilac, Salvaged Patina and Salvaged Patina), I worked the ink over the stencil with a blending tool. Once the stencil was removed, I spritzed a little water over the page.

My photos were mounted onto white card and placed in the centre of the page. Then I cut the 'Caught On Film' Peartree Cutfile using the Jade Bazzill. I backed the cutfile with one tiny image, and white card. I wrote my journalling onto the card with a black marker pen. The date was created with Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup puffy stickers in Swimming Pool.

I added the three wooden butterflies from the kit, adding some DMC embroidery thread through the holes and tying it to create antenna. I also place the Rosie's Studio flower ephemera around the photos using some 3D foam pads. I punched some leaves using more of the scrap papers and tucked these around the flowers.

I finished off with some Nuvo Glitter Drops to highlight the leaves and flowers. Dots of Nuvo Crystal Drops were added to the background of the layout.

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