Graphic 45 - BOOtiful Greetings - Happy Haunting

Hello, Lynn here today, I have selected some items from the Graphic 45 - BOOtiful Greetings collection, to create some layouts for October. I like the way this collection could be used for Halloween and autumn. The generic patterns and plains included in this collection make it suitable for other layouts too. 

For this layout I chose this photo of my nephew and his family enjoying at day out at Drucillas to celebrate Halloween. 

I started with a sheet of Blackbird Bazzill cardstock, them built up the layout onto this background. With a large label template from my stash, I cut half a label from Tangelo Bazzill, the edges were inked with Dried Marigold Distress Ink (I used this ink to edge all cut edges for this page).

Then I cut a slightly smaller half label shape from the Rusty Orange Pattern & Solid Sheet paper, and mounted this over the Tangelo Bazzill label with the check side up. Then stuck them both to the bottom half of the layout base. 

Cutting the top left corner of the Bewitching Layout sheet (about 10 x 13cm), I placed this to above the labels towards the left side of the page. I mounted my 4" x 6" photo onto Walnut Cream Bazzill, and placed it to the right side. 

I selected an area about 3cm deep from the Borders sheet, and placed this across the layout, just above the half labels. Above this strip I placed a length of glittery orange ribbon from my stash. 

From the Ephemera Set I selected a frame and placed this over a piece of the Walnut Cream Bazzill, with the smooth side up. I wrote my journalling onto this area, with a black pen, and two different sets of alphabet stickers from Doodlebug Designs (Alphabet Soup Puffy stickers Coral and Teensy Type Cardstock stickers Beetle Black). This I placed to the bottom left of the photo, overlapping the band of borders. I topped it off with a greeting phrase and title for the layout from the Ephemera Set, raised up with 3D foam pads.

I picked two phrases from the Ephemera Set, - placing 'SWEET and SPOOKY' at the top left of the photo, and 'WITCH WAY to the CANDY?' to the centre of the labels. I picked three ephemera pumpkins, and arranged them at the base of the photo with two of them stuck down with 3D foam.

The date was created with more Doodlebug Designs Puffy Alphabet Soup stickers. Finally, I added some Card Candy from my stash, three of each in cream, orange and black. 

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

Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Sand & Sea - Kypseli

Lynn here today with a new Papermaze DT layout using The Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Sand and Sea collection. Previously I created two layouts using the gentler colours from this collection, so here is a layout with the stronger blue and red colours.

This layout has a more nautical theme, a photo of my husband and me onboard the yacht 'Kypseli', our home for two weeks flotilla sailing in the Greek Ionian Islands last year. 

I used a sheet of Avalanche Bazzill cardstock, and with a scrap of polythene, I applied watered down Distress Oxide Ink (Uncharted Mariner) to the card. 

I cut pieces from the several papers from the collection:
1.75" x 10" Stay Salty (red & White stripe), 7" x 5" Shore is Fun (Blue & White spot) & 5.5" x 6" Great Escape (wooden board area). The edges were inked and arranged as seen in the image.

My photo was mounted onto white card, and place at the centre of the page. I added the date under the photo with Doodlebug Designs Teensy Type - Blue Jean alphabet stickers. The Yacht name title was made with Doodlebug Designs My Type Alphabet Stickers - Lily White. 

For embellishments I added:
A tag top selected from the Tag Elements paper, with a large white brad. stickers including 'Let's 'Sail Away' and the seagull from the Cardstock Sticker Icons sheet.
The seagull label and a red & white dot label from the Journal Bits pack.
I chose a section from the 3x4 / 4x6 Elements paper, and cut out the yacht and the phrase. 
With the 49 and Market - Summer Porch collection - Laser Cut Elements, I selected the net and the blue knotted rope. 
A few acrylic anchors from my stash. 

The net was placed to the left side of the layout, with the blue rope over the top. I cut a slot in the seagull label and threaded it through the rope. The rope was arranged over the net with the label to the top left of the layout. 

The yacht was placed to the bottom left and stuck down with 3D pads. The phrase 'set sale on new adventures' was placed to the right of the wood paper. the red and white dot label has journalling written on it and it was tucked into the top of the photo. It can be removed to read the details. 

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

May Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, with the second post sharing very colourful May Papermaze kit. I have used the kit to make four layouts of my children's activities back in the 1990's. The photo below shows the second pair of these layouts.

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

Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Artful Moments - Starters Paper #2 & #9
Simple Stories - Colour Me Happy - Okie Dokie & The Details
Simple Stories - Say Cheese Happiest Place - Adventure
Simple Stories - Take Note - My Favourite Things

The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
Doodlebug doilies - cupcake & mint, Pretty Little Studio - sunkissed word titles, Pebbles - Sun & Fun puffy dots, Jen Hadfield – Reaching Out – Rainbow Clip, P13 chipboard stars, Vicki Bouton – Bold & Bright puffy stickers, Rosies Studio – Jubilee diecut sentiments, Studio Light Essentials washi tape

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Raven, African Daisy (included in kit), Ocean Oasis, Bazzill White, Berry Sensation & Intense Kiwi (extra pack).

First Term - Here are the children during their first term at primary school. 

I made a 1" (12" x 12") frame using the pink grid side of The Details paper. I stuck this onto a scrap 12" x 12" paper. I  trimmed a sheet of Smooth White Bazzill to 11" x 11" and distressed the edges. With a set of Vicki Boutin Bold & Bright, Full Circle stamps, I created some circles and blots onto the cardstock, using Distress Oxide Inks in Mustard Seed, Broken China, Picked Raspberry and Bundled Sage (the nearest colour matches to the shades of Bazzill, supplied with the kit). I also diluted some of these inks and splashed them over the cardstock. 

Once dry, I attached the white Bazzill to the centre of the frame made earlier. I printed my photo and trimmed it to 5" x 6", then mounted it onto white and black Bazzill. I added the photo to the very top right of the layout.  

I cut some scalloped strips from the Okie Dokie paper, and tucked them under the white cardstock onto the frame. 

I cut the pencil border Peartree Cutfile from Raven Bazzill, then backfilled it with African Daisy, Ocean Oasis, Berry Sensation & Intense Kiwi Bazzill and scraps of white card. I placed this across the layout overlapping the photo. 

With a piece of lined paper and a notebook edge border punch, I made a little journalling spot for my title and the date. I used a selection of Doodlebug Designs - Alphabet Soup stickers for the title (Bubblegum, Bumblebee, Swimming Pool & Limeade) & other Doodlebug Designs Alphabet stickers from my stash. I added some black rubon numbers and letters to the stamping.

Finally, I trimmed the photo with a bulldog clip from 49 and Market Artful Moments Laser Cut Outs.


Wildlife - The children and I visited the Wildflower Centre near Holt in Norfolk for a very good day out - the first of many visits we made there over the years.




I purchased another sheet of Raven Bazzill and trimmed it to 11.5" x 11.5", I placed it over a 1" frame cut from the black and white floral side of My Favourite Things paper. I flicked some drops of colours I used for the previous layout over the Bazzill.

With the gutted remains of My Favourite Things paper, I fussy cut all the flowers, including some incomplete ones. Once they were all cut and shaped with the scissor blade, I set them aside for later.

I mounted my photos onto some white card and placed them in the centre of the layout without sticking them right to the edges, allowing room to tuck flowers under later. 

I created my title and subtitle with some old glittery Thickers from my stash I spelt out the word 'Wildlife', then with a pack of American Crafts Paige Evans Adventurous - Mini Alphabet Thickers I added 'Wildflower Centre' and the year. 

I added four paintbrushes from the 49 and Market Artful Moments Laser Cut Outs, two either side of the title. I then arranged all the flowers up the sides of the page to look as if they had been painted there. I matched the colours of the flowers to the paint on the brushes. Once all in place I punched some leaves from the Intense Kiwi Bazzill and scattered these among the flowers.

Finally, I scattered the butterflies from the 49 and Market Artful Moments Laser Cut Outs, along the top of the layout, matching up the colours as before. 


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

October Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Lynn here today, sharing two more layouts created using the October Papermaze Kit. Two recent events, but very different themes and styles this time. 

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).

Remy - This is My Story - My daughter dressed for a recent Larp event. 

The first task for this layout was to build the background, I used a scrap sheet of 12" x 12" paper, which I covered with papers from the kit. The top of the page is a piece of Memory Place - Pet Life collection - Pure Love 03 cut to 8" x 12". Under this I placed a 4" x 12" piece of Today 05 paper from the same collection. I cut a strip of trellis 0.5" x 12" from the same paper, I placed this where the papers meet, to complete the frame around the piece. 

With a 12" length of lace, I trimmed the join between papers.

I fussy cut flowers from the other side of the Pure Love 03 paper, these were mounted to the right of the join. 

My journalling was printed onto scraps of the Today 05 paper. The photos and journalling were mounted onto some scraps of Bazzill from my stash to match the pink in the outfit. There were arranged across the top part of the layout.

Before the sticking things down, I made six small tags from scraps of papers already used. I also cut some strips of the white wood panel from the Today 05 paper. All these elements with the photos and journalling were arranged and stuck in place. I threaded some twine through the tag holes, and looped this in place with a few dabs of glue. 

I added the Little Birdie flower, to the fussy cut arrangement. The Krafty Kids - wooden buttons were added to the page, together with two foam stickers from the Simple Stories - The Little Things collection.

Playtime - My little granddaughter, playing on the slide in the local park.

I retrieved the frame I cut by gutting the 49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection - Sunshine paper from an earlier layout. I backfilled this with strips of torn cardstock. I selected Powder Blue Bazzill for the sky and Patch Bazzill for the grass. 

I used some scrap white card to cut tiny clouds and punch little daisies, to scatter over the sky and grass. The centre of each daisy is a blob of Nuvo Crystal Drops - Dandelion Yellow. 

I printed five small photos, three of these were frames with the 49 and Market - willow frames included in the kit. Two photos were mounted onto Echo Park - Winnie The Pooh Baby collection - Oh Baby Daises paper. 

The photos were mounted side by side across the layout. I used small pieces of the washi tape and the AC butterfly clip to embellish the photos. 

My title was cut with Spellbinders - Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Classic Mouse Alphabet. and more of the Oh Baby Daisies paper, with Patch Bazzill used for the shadows. 

The characters and phrase embellishments are from a sheet of Simple Stories - Say Cheese Classic Pooh Cardstock Stickers. 

The date was placed at the base of the layout using Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup Stickers in Bumblebee.

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

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