Papermaze January Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, sharing the second set of DT layouts I have made with the January Papermaze kit. This time I extended my first layout over two pages to make a double, featuring Christmas and a single with a winter theme. 

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

Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Curiosities in Willow Grove - Starters Paper 7
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Mistletoe & Memories - Staples Paper 5
Mintay Papers - Cottage Heart - #04 & #06
Echo Park - Snow Day - Cozy Plaid
Graphic 45 - Deck the Halls - Calm and Bright 

The photo below shows both sides of the patterned papers:

Embellishments: 
Pink Paislee - 5th & Monaco - Puffy Words
Craft Consortium - Enamel Dots
Rosie's Studio - Full of Wonder - Snowflake
Nellies Choice - Snowflake Stamps
Buttons Galore Sparklets - Starry Sky
Prima - The Home Baker - Ephemera
Super Ribbons - Blue Ribbon 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Touch of Pink, Evening Surf (included in kit), Jade, Aqua, Twill and Coconut Swirl.

Merry & Bright - Several photos of my grand-daughter at home on Christmas day, with her mum and dad. I had plenty of papers left over after the first page, so changed the orientation and with another sheet of white Bazzill, I made a second layout to include my favourite five photos of the day. 

I will describe how I made the first page, the second is more or less the same, but with the papers laid horizontally across the page.

With the Coconut Swirl Bazzill from the kit, and without sticking anything down, I cut and arranged the placing of papers, before proceeding to the stencilling. I tore a strip (about 4" wide, spot side up), from the sheet of Staples Paper 5 and placed this vertically down the centre of the Bazzill. Then I turned the Staples Paper 5 to the textile side and tore another narrower strip to tuck under the first. I also used a scrap of Cozy Plaid left over from my first two layouts. I tucked this in line with the others. 

I removed these papers from the Bazzill, and with the Tim Holtz Layering stencil (THS029 Festive), I worked some berries, leaves and cones onto the white background, vertically down the page so it will flow from under the papers. Distress Oxide inks and a blending tool was used for this - I chose Iced Spruce, Weathered Wood and Peeled Paint. I spritzed more of the inks watered down, over the left side of the page. 

While the ink was drying, I stitched along the straight side of the Staples Paper 5 with some gold metallic thread. Then all the papers were glued into place , together with the photos.

The title and some phrases for both pages are chipboard words from 49 and Market's Evergreen Season collection. 

I made some bauble decorations for the layout using some Scrapiniec light chipboard pieces. I inked them with Distress Embossing Ink then coated them with several coats of Distress Embossing Glaze in Weathered Wood and Peeled Paint. 

I glued the baubles to the page, and added narrow gold ribbon hangers down the page to each bauble. I cut bows using the Jade Bazzill, and Tim Holtz, Sizzix, Thinlits Wreath and Snowflake Set. I placed a gold dome sticker in the centre of each bow.

Finally, I scattered the Buttons Galore Sparklets - Starry Sky over the page. 

The two layouts side by side. 

Winter Wonderland - Florence loves to be outside, whatever the weather, here she is all rosy cheeked on a cold day early in January.

I chose the  Calm and Bright paper for this layout, and liking both sides, I cut  the paper in two! I used the white print at the top of the page (12" x 5"), and the blue print at the bottom (12" x 7"). I glued these to a spare piece of 12" x 12" paper, to hold them back in place as one sheet.

I mounted my photo onto some white card, and glued this in place onto the layout, omitting any glue from the edges, allowing me to tuck embellishments in later. 

Here is where I went to town with some stash busting from my winter / Christmas stash. I used some cardstock stickers from Doodlebug Designs Frosty Friends collection for the scalloped border and the trees. I chose white pom-pom braid, and used this with the scalloped border sticker across the centre of the page where the papers were joined.

I created Mr Frost with a Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits die set and a selection of scrap cardstock. I selected colours to match Flo's hat and coat and the papers. I attached him with 3D foam pads.

From the kit, I chose the Craft Consortium - Enamel Dots to add decorations to the trees, and the Rosie's Studio - Full of Wonder - Snowflake was placed at the top left of the photo.

I created my title with some silver glitter paper and the Spellbinders, Say Cheese, Classic Mouse Alphabet die set for the word 'Winter'. Then I added ' Wonderland' with some Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup alphabet stickers in Lily White. 

In my stash I found some old 'peel-off' snowflake stickers, and scattered these over the blue area of the paper.

That's all from the January kit, off to make a start on the February kit now!
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

October Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Lynn here today, with my first two layouts made using the new Papermaze Kit for October. A beautiful collection in subtle colours. For my first post, I made a wedding layout and a heritage page.

 

 Before looking at how the layouts were made, here is a look at what's in the kit. 

Patterned Papers:
49 & Market - Serenity - Brief Glimpse & Fluttering Trio
Mintay Papers - Grandma's Attic - #05 & #06
P13 - Lady's Diary - #02
American Crafts - Vicki Boutin - Print Shop - Typeset

Bazzill Basics - Touch of Pink & Rain

Reverse side of papers

Embellishments:
12" cream lace, Mintay Clock Chippie, vintage label plate, pinch of clear gems, large Prima flower, 3 large pearls, resin flower, 4 pearl hearts, 5 wooden leaves, Thought Token, leaf charm

Extra Bazzill Pack - Aloe Vera, Blue Star, Almond Cream & Casa

Wedding Guests - My daughter and her husband at a friend's wedding earlier this year.

I used a spare sheet of 12" x 12" paper as a base for the layout, then set about building the background with papers from the kit. I trimmed the 'Typeset' paper to 15cm deep and tore along the bottom edge. At about 12cm in from the right, I tore up from the bottom by a few cm.

From the remaining piece of 'Typeset' I tore a turquoise strip from the flip side, and tucked this under the previous piece. The bottom area of the layout was filled with 'Grandma's Attic #05'.

There is already a flicked black ink design on the paper, I added to this by flicking Cosmic Shimmer, Shimmer Mists (Bronze Blush and Ocean Sunlight) over the page. 

The photo was mounted into a chipboard frame (Scrapiniec), and placed to the left side of the layout. I ran a length of pleated ribbon across the layout, 10cm down from the top. 

The large paper rose from the kit was fixed at the top of the tear in the paper, and I added three of the wooden ferns. With some embroidery thread I attached the leaf charm to dangle from the rose. 

I placed the resin rose at the base of the photo, together with the remaining two wooden fern leaves.

My title was created with some Authentique Petit Type letter stickers and some die cut letters, using more of the 'Typeset' paper. 

Finally I scattered pearls, sequins, gems and Nuvo Glitter Drops over the page. 

Herbert Claude Banks - A family history page made with this cute photo of Herbert as a small boy.

Using the P13 Lady's Diary paper, with the sage side uppermost, I used some Distress Mica Stain Sprays to age the backdrop.

From Grandma's Attic paper #06, I cut five of the frames, trimming around the shape of some with deckle edge scissors. Each of these frames were inked with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. I arranged these pieces onto the background paper, then mounted my photo in the centre.

I took the clockface from the kit, inked it with more of the Distress ink, then placed it onto the bottom right of the layout.

Flipping the remainder of the #06 paper over, I fussy cut lots of the elements, inked the edges and arranged them on the layout. I attached some with glue and others with 3D foam pads.

I used the Vintage Label Plate from the kit to add the dates of Herbert's life. I backed it with a scrap of the patterned paper, then added numbers cut from Bazzill with the Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Tiny Type set.

Using the Tiny Type upper and lower alpha dies, I cut the name and place titles. 

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