Oh What Fun! - Crafty Christmas Layout

I'm over on the Papermaze blog today, with a little extra post for Christmas. I purchased a selection of Doodlebug Designs - Oh What Fun! papers and embellishments when I attended the Papermaze Christmas crop last week. I wanted to capture some of Florence's Christmas adventures this season.

The layout shows an afternoon with Florence, making Christmas cards, we cut her a star and a tree from a sweet potato - we didn't have a potato handy! With poster paint, glue, pom-poms and stickers, she had a lovely time with a little help from Mummy and Nana!

I decided to use a double page layout sketch from Pagemaps (June 2024).

I used:
Doodlebug Designs Inc. - Oh What Fun! - Deck The Halls, Merry Magic & Festive Flannel 
Doodlebug Designs Inc. - Oh What Fun! - This & That Cardstock Stickers 
Doodlebug Designs Inc. - Cute & Crafty - Chit Chat
Doodlebug Designs Inc. Alphabet Soup - Bubblegum, Bumblebee & Blue Jean 
Distress Inks - Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn & Mustard Seed
Smooth white Bazzill 
Gold enamel dots

With the two sheets of cardstock and the Distress Inks, I splattered watered down ink over the cardstock. I inked all my papers with more of the Candied Apple Distress Ink.

I cut the Deck The Halls paper into two pieces 6" x 12", these were placed 3" down from the top of the cardstock on both sheets of cardstock.

From the top of the Festive Flannel paper (avoiding the 24 icons), I cut two strips 10" x 1". These were placed above the previous papers. Then I topped this with one of the scalloped 12" stickers (cut in two), from the This and That sticker sheet. I cut a smaller scalloped sticker and placed it beneath the paper. 

I cut the 'Christmas Memories' piece from the Merry Magic paper, and placed it vertically on the left page. 

My photos were mounted onto some white card and arranged in place. I added details to my journalling spot and the date at the bottom with the Alphabet Soup stickers. 

I selected more stickers from the sticker sheet adding hearts, stars, a few phrases and the large 'Merry Christmas' sticker to the layout. 

From a pack of Chit Chat, I selected two words to use as a title and sub title. Then I embellished with gold enamel dots from my stash. 

Thanks for looking
Merry Christmas
Lynn x

Christmas Elf

For this layout I have used several photos of my granddaughter under the Christmas tree, in her red and white Christmas outfit, last Christmas. This is my second Christmas layout using the Papermaze December kit. The kit contains beautiful papers from Mintay, Simple Stories and Graphic 45.  

Please see the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog for details of how the layout was made.

The layout was made using the following items from the kit:
Mintay Papers - Holly Jolly collection - #02 & #04
Simple Stories - Vintage Believe - Foam Stickers 
Gold enamel dots

I used some additional items from my own stash:
49 and Market - Evergreen Season Chipboard Words
P13 Christmas Treats, Alpha Stickers

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

Victorian Day

This layout is about my son dressed for Victorian Day at his primary school. He decided to dress up as John Callcott Horsley, who designed the first Christmas card in 1843. This is one of my two design team layouts being shared on the Papermaze Blog today - using the December kit. The kit is now available in the shop, with its traditional colour pallet. 

 

For details of how the layout was made, please see the Scrap Paper Scissors blog.

To make this layout, I chose the following items from the kit:
Mintay Papers - Holly Jolly collection - #02
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Believe collection - Holiday Traditions
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Christmas Lodge Foam Stickers

Bazzill Basics - Coconut Swirl, Grenadine, Parakeet, Aspen and Parakeet 

From my own stash, I chose:
Distress Oxide Inks
TH Layering Stencil (Ornate THS076) 
Distress Mica Spray Stain Harvest Moon and Tart Cranberry 
Stampers Anonymous Cosy Christmas set CMS444 
Versafine Black Ink Pad
3D Foam Pads
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits 'Holiday Greens' die set
49 and Market - Evergreen Season Chipboard Words

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

Charles and Aditha

My second pair of layouts using the November Papermaze kit was shared on the blog yesterday, here is the final layout made using the kit. This time a heritage layout using this photo from circa 1920 of Charles and Aditha Banks in Australia. 

For a step by step guide to how the layouts were made, please pop over to the Papermaze Blog. 

The items from the kit I used for this layout:
Carta Bella - Honeybee Collection - Bees and Flowers & Honeycomb Clusters
Carta Bella - It's Autumn collection - Fall Flowers
Pinkfresh Studio garden bouquet enamel dots

I added from my own stash:

Wild Honey Distress Ink
Cream cardstock
Vicki Boutin stencil 
Wild Honey Distress Oxide Ink
Distress Stain - Walnut Stain and Forest Moss 
Tonic Studio Windsor Alphabet dies
Nuvo Glitter Drops
 

That's all for the November kit, I'll be back with the December kit and some Christmas layouts soon.
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Picking Pumpkins

I am on the Scrap, Paper Scissors Blog today with my second pair of layouts, made for the design team using this month's Papermaze kit. The kit is packed with the a beautiful selection of autumn-coloured papers and embellishments.This first layout shows my great nieces at Tulley's Pumpkin Festival with their family and friends this autumn.

For a step by step guide to how the layouts were made, please pop over to the Papermaze Blog. 

The items from the kit I used for this layout:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze collection - Falling Leaves
Pretty Little Studio gingersnap I heart fall stickers
Pinkfresh Studio garden bouquet enamel dots
Hemptique yarn
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Yukon Gold, Pinecone, Twill, & Pumpkin Patch

I added some items from my own stash:
Distress Ink - Carved Pumpkin, Rusty Hinge and Ground Espresso
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Skeleton Leaves die set
W Plus 9 Circle cie set
White card
Tangerine Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letter stickers
Spellbinders - Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Classic Pooh alphabet and numbers set

That's all for today, I'll be back with the last layout tomorrow.
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Autumn Beauty

Here is the second design team layout I have made using the November Papermaze kit. this month's kit is packed with autumn colour! Such a lovely kit to work with, includes patterned papers, Bassill cardstock and embellishments. Here is my second pumpkin related layout. 

Autumn Beauty - Dressed for autumn, Florence at her favourite bench at the Abbey Ruins.

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

Please see the blog for details of how the layout is made.

I used the following items from the kit:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze collection - Welcome Fall & Falling Leaves
Photoplay - Autumn Junque collection - Harvest
Pretty Little Studio gingersnap die-cut leaves
Pretty Little Studio gingersnap cozy weather banner
Little birdie flower
Pinkfresh Studio garden bouquet enamel dots
Hemptique yarn
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Yukon Gold, Pinecone, Twill, & Pumpkin Patch

From my own stash, I used:
Distress Oxide Inks - Ground Espresso and Carved Pumpkin
Cricut
White card
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letter stickers - Gold 

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

Thankful

Hi - I'm over on the Papermaze Blog today with my first tow layouts using this month's Papermaze kit. It is packed with papers and embellishments in the amazing colours of autumn. I have had so much fun working with the November selection. I have created  two pumpkin related layouts for my first post, here is the first of these two pages.

Thankful - This layout was inspired by a digital page that I saw on Pinterest (JoCee from Sweetshoppedesigns.com), however mine is made with paper and glue and it came out quite different! Catherine, George and Florence met up with friends at Spadework Charity PYO Pumpkins in West Malling.

For full details of how the layout was made, please see the blog.

From the kit, I used:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze collection - Welcome Fall 
Photoplay - Autumn Junque collection - Harvest
49 and Market VB Curiosities in Willow Grove chipboard bits
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Pinecone 

From my own stash, I used:
Scrap sheet of 12" x 12" paper
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Cardstock Stickers
 

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