February Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Hello, Lynn with you today, sharing details and layouts using the new February kit from Papermaze. Pretty romantic papers , together with Bazzill cardstock and embellishments. Both of these first two layouts, were based on stitching ideas.

Before seeing how these layouts were created, please see below, what you will find in the kit.

Patterned Papers:
Mintay Papers - See You in Paris! collection - #04 & #05
P13 - Love Stories collection - #01 & #05
49 and Market - Vintage Orchard collection - Solids Paper 1
Echo Park - Marry Me collection - Blush Floral

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments - P13 Light Chipboard Embellishments, P13 Dear Love Stickers, Craft Consortium 2 Belle Fleur butterflies, P13 Stitched With Love labels, 3 Prima flowers, Doodlebug Designs 5 puffy heart stickers, Little Birdie 3 heart stickers, 12" Pink Mesh ribbon, Papermania Bare Basics wooden dots.

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Sweetheart and Stonehenge (included in kit). Peach Creme, Dusk, Tutu Pink, Guacamole (in extra Bazzill match kit).

Family Gathering - This photo shows us all gathering for Easter and an Egg hunt in the garden.



I gutted the Blush Floral paper to make a 1" frame, then I trimmed the Tutu Pink Bazzill to 11" x 11", and mounted it over the frame. I splatted the cardstock with pink, green and brown shades of Distress Oxide Inks.

Using Tim Holtz Stacked Tiles - Hearts Sizzix Die set, I cut 16 of the largest hearts from a thin cork sheet. I arranged these in four rows of four across the page. With the next two sizes of heart die from the same set, I cut 16 more hearts from the green side, and 16 more from the pink side of the Blush Floral paper. These were laid on top of the cork hearts, and I ran the sewing machine from top to bottom over each row, without any thread and set to a long stitch length.

I used 2 strands of DMC Embroidery thread, and stitched through the holes, catching in sequins here and there as I went. The photo was mounted to the bottom left of the page.

With Rosie's Studio, Simply Charming Puffy Alphabet Stickers, I placed a title onto the layout.
Then I added the date with Sizzix Alphanumeric Label die set.

Mary Jane Billington - This old photo was given to us recently; the lady is my husband's grandmother.

I started by drawing an 11" circle in pencil onto the Stonehenge Bazzill. I pricked holes around the circumference of the circle, roughly 0.75" apart. Using the P13 Love Stories #05 paper, I cut a piece 10" x 8.75", distressed the edges and placed it in the centre of the Bazzill near to the top.

With brown seam binding ribbon on the top of the circle, I caught this in place through the punched holes, using DMC embroidery thread.

I used scraps of other papers, used in previous layouts to embellish this page. P13 Love Stories #01 paper, cut to 5.5" x 6", which I placed at the centre base of the ribbon. The photo was mounted onto a piece of Blush Floral paper, and placed to the right side of the previous piece.

I also cut several pieces from the P13 Love Stories #01 paper, using the floral side, and some panels from the #05 paper, these were all distressed and tucked around the photo. I used some of the panels as a journalling spot.

I found some old metal flowers, with pearl brads in my stash, and added them to the ribbon circle. The photo was embellished with two pieces from the P13 Light Chipboard Embellishments.

Using the Cricut I cut the lettering for the date and title using both the Sweetheart and Dusk Bazzill.

That is all for today, I will be back with two more layouts using this kit soon.
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

April Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Hi, Lynn here today with the second set of layouts using the very pretty April Papermaze Kit.

As with the first pair, I have a heritage and a wedding layout to share with you.

A quick reminder of what you will find in the kit see the photo below. For full details, see my previous post.

April Papermaze Kit

Rebecca Mary Wilmott 1797 - 1869 - A layout for another heritage photo from my father's family. I have printed the details of Rebecca's life out and stuck them to the back of the layout for reference.

For this page I used both sides of 'Clock' paper from Stamperia. I started by carefully cutting around the clock with the roses from the centre of the paper with a craft knife. Then I flipped the paper over and trimmed back the planks to create a frame for the layout. I inked the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Inks.
 

I distressed some cotton lace with the same ink and used small pieces to stick to the frame paper, so it peeps from behind. I attached both frame and clock to the Walnut Bazzill with some 3D foam tape to created some dimension.

The Tando Chipboard clock was embossed with the Ranger Distress Embossing Dabber

and Stampendous Frantage Embossing Enamel - Aged Teal, this was placed towards the nutop left of the clock on the paper. I trimmed the photo and mounted onto some of the Lagoon Bazzill. I applied it to the layout overlapping the Tando clock using more foam tape.

My title was cut from Lagoon Bazzill with a Sizzlits Boxed Brush alphabet die set. The letters were arranged around the clock face then I added a coat of Glossy Accents.

I added some cherry blossom flowers, arranging them in clusters in the gaps around the clock. 

With a Martha Stewart leaf punch and the green side of 'Dozen Roses' paper I added leaf fronds to the flowers, and added a touch of sparkle with some  Diamond Stickles.

Our Wedding Guests - Another layout for my daughter's wedding, this one showing the wooden mannequins I decorated for each of the guests as place settings and table numbers. If you would like to know more about this project, please see this post here.  

I started with the 'Cubbies' paper, using it as a display case for all my little wooden figures. I printed a selection of photos in different sizes, and trimmed them to fit from one to six of the boxes.

I used the Maya Road envelope to display a few more photos. Then with a black pen I added some numbers to the label holders printed on the paper.

The cork butterflies were glued to the page and I added some tiny dots of white gloss Nuvo Crystal Drops.

The title was cut from Quartz Bazzill using the Alphanumeric Cutout Script Thinlits dies.

I made some leaf fronds using the 'Dozen Roses' paper and a Martha Stewart punch, I used them to decorate the resin rose on the front of the envelope.

I will be back soon with the May Kit, thanks for looking.
Lynn x