Sun Kissed Explosion Box

Hi There

Its Anita here, sharing my explosion box with you today....made using the last of my left overs of  the gorgeous G45 Sun Kissed!

I haven't made one of these for the longest time, but they are so simple and great fun. You can fill them with various layers if you wish and add lots of photos. They make great gifts for people and can be created in any theme and for any occasion.

I followed this basic plan, measuring in cms. I cut and removed the shaded areas on the top diagram to make the drop down base. The smaller diagram is for creating the lid to pop on the box. I followed the dotted lines to crease and fold in the right place for a good fit.

I used a sheet of orange cardstock for the base and a sheet of navy for the lid although you could of course use the same colour cardstock for both.

I used little bits and pieces throughout the inside and outside of the box from various sheets of paper I had left over. Here is a list of those used.
Sail Away
Turtle Time
Kids at Play
Floating Floral
Splish Splash

I had a good rummage through my blossom stash at home....I really wished I had some shells of some sort, but alas no! I also added some hessian and mini scrabble tiles to the box for some decor.

I wanted to create the feeling of the turtles swimming about, however, I didn't actually have any acetate available. Not a problem though, one of my lovely cropping friends had been eating a punnet of grapes, so I cut a couple of lengths from the side of the punnet....and voila!! Swimming turtles and starfish!

                                                     Here are a couple of close ups xx

I cut one of the tags from the sheet of Kids at Play and added some ribbons of orange mesh and a few light blue half pearls.

And some die cuts and mini wooden scrabble tiles from my stash.

This has been a really enjoyable project to make and as I said before, these boxes can be themed to anything. if you haven't had a try at one of these dear little albums, the please do go and have a look about and have a play.

Thank you very much for looking at my post, I hope maybe it inspired you a little. Everything you need is available over on the shop site
And don't forget, there is a huge SUMMER SALE on over at the shop too....so grab a bargain whilst you can!!
Happy Scrapping

Warmest wishes
Anita xxx

July's Crop

Tomorrow is crop day here in Otley, and we're getting the paint out again for our crop kit!

Cakes are in the oven, and there will be the usual biscuits and drinks available too, and a discount in the shop :)  If you would like to come along and join us, just drop us an email!

Travel Mini Book - Here & There

 

 

Hi, it's Lisa here today. I've just realised. As I type this up and schedule in for the month ahead, this post is going up when I'm actually in Savannah. Funny!!

I'm trying to be super organised. Not only have all my projects created and the blog posts and videos edited and scheduled before I head off on my travels, but I also wanted to make some mini books ahead of time. So when I get back I can just print off photos and add our stories.

You can watch me creating this mini book here on my YouTube channel.

 

 

I've used the collection 'Here and Now' from Crate Paper which you can see and order here.

 

This is a great collection to use. What I love about it, is that it's not overly 'travellerly'. I think I just made up that word!!  You know what I mean though. It's travel themed, but easy to use on other projects too. It's quite versatile which I think is a must in a collection.

 

 

 



    I choose the 12x12 papers but there is also a smaller 6x6 paper pad which I also love.

I've folded my papers to make a very basic mini book. I've used a long reach stapler with green staples to secure the pages together. To add extra interest I've added glassine envelopes for pockets to hold memorabilia that I collect and also I've used the Ephemera pack and stuck pieces in so they stick over and out.

 

 

Like this here.

I really like this look.

 

 

I've made sure that there's plenty of space for photos and journaling throughout.

I've cut the leaves and the arrows from the papers to add on each page as embellishments.

 

 

I really hope you like this mini book. I think a mini book is the best way to capture a short trip. We are only here for 2 nights and I'm sure there will be lots of photos and stories to document.

 

Don't forget the video here.

 

Thanks so much. Lisa x

 

 

 

 

 

Bo Bunny - Summer Mood

Hello, Karen here. Isn't it hot????  I like to scrapbook with the seasons and for my layout today I used the wonderfully bright summery Summer Mood collection from Bo Bunny. This collection screams SUMMER with gorgeous yellow, blue and pink tones. I was so excited when Vanessa sent me the collection to work with and knew immediately that I wanted to scrapbook a photo of my daughter taken on the beach several years ago.

I trimmed a sheet of the Surprise paper to approx 11.5" x 11.5" and matted this to a sheet of 12" x 12" white Bazzill cardstock.

Some of the Let's Go paper was used to create a sunburst effect behind my 5" x 7" photo which I had already matted on some white cardstock and a piece of the Freshly Squeezed paper. I machine stitched the edges of the sunbursts with yellow thread and roughed up the edges with my finger nails to give them some dimension. Bakers Twine was twirled on top of the sunbursts and glued here and there with some wet adhesive to keep it in place.

As the Surprise paper had pictures of pinwheels on it I felt that some homemade pinwheels would be the ideal embelishments for my layout. I made these from some scraps of paper which matched the blues in the Bo Bunny papers. I used brads as centres.

I added some of the stickers from the Combo Sticker Sheet to the layout including thee little banner stickers at the top left corner. I also added some bunting from the sticker sheet and some which I fussy cut from the Beat the Heat paper.

I die cut some lettering for my title and also used a Wood Veneer wood chip from Freckled Fawn which I painted with some blue acrylic paint.

My layout was completed with a scattering of sequins, some tiny letters stickers and a few enamel dots.

I can't tell you how much I love this Bo Bunny collection and you can find all the products I've used in the Papermaze shop plus lots more.

I'll be back later in the month with another project using this collection but in the mean time take care and stay cool!

Karen
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Photoplay ~Those Summer Days #3

Hi, it's Anna back with you today and its now July! The weeks really are flying by and what beautiful weather we've been having! This month I am going to continue using Photoplay's Those Summer Days collection (its perfect for this weather). Take a look at the collection in the shop here and you can see my previous two posts using this range here and here.

Here's what I've been working with...

This time, I have a project life page to show you. I love using project life pages in my albums to compliment and extend my traditional 12x12 pages. Sometimes I create a layout using one photo, but I still have others that I want to use, so project life pages are really handy for this! Take a look at Papermaze's Project Life products here.

I chose two of the 4x6 cards to go in the top left and bottom right pockets and one of the 3x4 cards. I mounted smaller pictures onto cardstock and project life cards to go in the middle pockets. I chose two 6x4 photos to fill the remaining pockets. Once all of the pockets where filled I began to add embellishments. You can vary how simple or more detailed you do this, but I like to add a few stickers, some words in the corners of the photos and any other odd bits and pieces. This time I've used some enamel dots and washi tape too.

Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend.

Anna

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Carta Bella Spring Market

After creating two layouts with my recent design team kit I had lots of left overs from the Carta Bella Spring Market collection so I decided to use these to make a few cards. I've recently go into the habit of making a few cards each month with my leftovers. It's a good way to increase my stock of hand made cards for when I need one and is the perfect way of using up those scraps.

I used a cut file from the Silhouette studio to cut  6" x 6" hexagon backgrounds from white cardstock.

I filled the open spaces with scraps of the patterned papers and mounted these onto 6" x 6" square card blanks.

I used some of the die cuts , journaling cards and stickers (matted on cardstock or patterned paper) to decorate the cards as well as some Studio Calico wood veneer butterflies , Freckled Fawn Wood Chips - Words, bakers twine , enamel dots and stamped sentiments.

Thank you for looking.

Karen x x

June Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Hi - Lynn here, kicking off July - showing you what I made with the rest of the very beautiful June kit.

For this first layout I have chosen a photograph of my sister when she was celebrating her 30th birthday. This page was made with a lot of paper and card left over from the previous two layouts.

The base is created with the Avalanche (white), and Heidi (mauve) Bazzill left over from the Edna May layout. I also used the reverse side of the gutted piece of Kaisercraft Moody paper. Kaisercraft Marbled paper left over from the Happy Ever After Layout were used for stamping.

All the edges were inked with Seedless Preserve Distress Ink.

I worked out the placement of the photo, patterned paper etc. before doing the stamping. 
 
The Heidi Bazzill is 25cm x 25cm. The Moody paper was trimmed to 13.5cm x 18.5cm. I made a very thin mat for the photo using some left over Avalanche Bazzill. 

Stick the Heidi card to the centre of the Avalanche card, and place the Moody paper into position.

I used two sets of PaperArtsy JOFY Stamps - No.13 and No. 22 together with Jet Black Archival Ink. I stamped my images onto the Marbled paper and cut them out, then because you lose some of the detail when the images are cut out, I stamped the same images onto the page in position. Stick the cut-out images over the layout images. Use a fine black permanent parker to extend some of the stamping lines or add additional detail and any journalling. 

Add the matted photo, then for embellishment add some of the Prima tickets and a sentiment I cut from the Prima Lavender paper.
Buttons from the kit were added to the flower centres.

The next two layouts feature my great niece - Scarlett Rose, who appears to enjoy a good photo session!

The first layout was made with a sheet of pink Bazzill from the kit. I dabbed a few splodges of Distress Stain into alternate corners, using worn lipstick and weathered wood. Then once dry I added a few drips of Dylusions Ink Spray in black marble.

With scraps from the bird side of Kaisercraft Primrose paper. I cut a piece 23cm x 10.5cm and mounted this to the left of the page. I cut some strips of patterned paper from various papers, in different lengths and widths and mounted them to the top left and bottom right of the Primrose paper, together with a little of the washi tape. I arranged three photos as shown and added a sentiment I cut from the Prima Lavender paper.
 
I added the acetate title with a few dots of Diamond Glaze. 


Then I cut a few butterflies from the Primrose paper, arranged them on the stained area and made them glossy with more Diamond Glaze. 
 

Finally I trimmed the layout with a strip of lace from my stash.

 
For my last layout, I used the sheet of Thunder Bazzill as my base.

Using the roses side of the Lavender Prima paper, I cut a series of diamonds shapes, 3.5cm wide and 7cm tall. I inked them with Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick and arranged them on the page. Then I tied a bow in a piece of pink organza ribbon and stretched this across the width of the page.

I cut my photos and mounted them on scraps of Avalanche Bazzill. then stuck them to the page. I cut the title form Avalanche Bazzill using a Sizzix Thinlit alpha die.

To embellish I used the Prima ribbon flower, charm, sequins and gems all from the kit.

See you next time, thanks for looking.
Lynn x