Tree Shopping Together

I was on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors blog yesterday, sharing the DT layouts I have made with the January Papermaze kit. The lovely colours in this kit lend themselves beautifully to winter and Christmas layouts. Here is the second layout I made with this lovely wintery kit. Please see the blog for details on making the layout.

Tree Shopping Together - A family tradition, to go Christmas tree shopping on 1st December.

From the January Kit, I used:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Curiosities in Willow Grove - Starters Paper 7
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Jade and Aqua.

From the December kit I used:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Believe collection - Tag Elements

From my own stash, I used:
Cricut
Peartree Cutfile 
Emboss It Clear Dabber
Stampendous Frantage Shabby White Embossing Enamel
Rose gold glitter card 
White acrylic paint 
Ivory organza ribbon 
Die cut snowflake
Gold wire and bead holly bough from an old Christmas card
White card
Forest Moss Distress Ink
Jute twine
49 and Market Evergreen Season - Chipboard words
White Pearls
Wooden trees
Sizzix Thinlits Alphanumerics 'Label' die set

That's all for today, back with more from this kit soon.
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

It's A Girl Thing!

today I have a new post on the Papermaze Blog, featuring the summery August kit. It is available to buy from the store and online. Here is the first of the layouts in that post, the photos here show four generations of females in our family. 



For the details on making the layout please see the blog. 

From the kit, I used:
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Fussy, Aqua, Granny Smith, Tangelo, Pollen and Coconut Swirl 
Echo Park - Have a Great Summer collection - Best Life Butterflies
Doodlebug Designs - Butterfly Kisses collection - Garden Party
Lawn Fawn - Bitsy Blooms collection - Begonia
Doodlebug Designs cupcake doily

From my own stash, I used:
Distress Inks
White Cardstock
Doodlebug Designs Foam Stamps 'Simply Sweet' 
Black acrylic paint
Doodlebug Designs Rub-ons 'All Mixed Up' Large, Medium and Small Beetle Black
Doodlebug Designs Sew-Easy Rub-on Stitches
Bazzill Scraps
Leaf and flower dies

I'll be back with the last layout from this kit tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

The Great Avunculi

On the Papermaze Blog you will find the second post using the January kit. This is my final layout and it features these photos taken at the garden centre cafe, when Florence was taken to meet up with her uncle and two aunties.

From the kit, I used:
49 and Market - Cottagecore - Moments
Simple Stories Simple Vintage Fresh Snow Floral Bits & Piece
Prima - the Home Baker 1 x rose
49 and Market Moonlight Garden strip of Wishing Bubbles and Baubles.

From my stash, I used:
Dusty Attic chipboard Vine
Gesso
Brown and green acrylic paints
Jute Twine
Rusty metal stars and hearts
Simple Stories Simply Fresh Snow - cardstock stickers   

That's all from the January kit, I'll be back soon with the February kit.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Holiday Magic

I was over on the Papermaze Blog  yesterday, with my last two Christmas layouts, using the December Kit. Here I am sharing my Holiday Magic layout - This super photo shows a professional photo of my great nieces, Christmas 2023. Please go to the Papermaze blog for full details of how the layout was made.

From the kit I used:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Yuletide collection - Holiday Wishes
Carta Bella - A Vintage Christmas collection - Holiday Floral
Rosie's Studio - All Wrapped Up - Puffy Word Stickers
Strip of gold pearls
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Natural, Pomegranate Splash and Aspen

From my stash I used:
Winter Berries Peartree Cutfile
Marker Pens
3-D Foam Pads
White Acrylic Paint
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup Gold

That's all from me for the December kit, I'll be back later with the January kit.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Oh, Christmas Tree

Here is the second of my December kit, design team layouts for the Papermaze Blog.The traditional colours and traditional themes in this kit are ideal for Christmas Tree shopping layout. Here you can see Florence picking her first Christmas Tree!



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

From the kit, I used:
49 and Market - Evergreen Season collection - Ceremonious Poinsettias
2 Holly Berry stems
Prima flowers
sequins
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Aspen and Parakeet

From my stash, I used:
White acrylic paint
Sizzix Woodlands Thinlits set
Gold metallic thread
Gold metallic card
Cream card
AC Foam and cardstock Thickers - Sugarplum Wishes

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

Alf

I had a good day at the Papermaze Crop today and created this layout, designed by Vanessa. It shows by Great Uncle Alf (Alfted William Humm).

The Crop kit contained:
Kraft Bazzill
49 and Market - Ticket paper
49 and MArket Stripe paper
Stamperia Coffee and Chocolate Labels
Simple Stories - The Simple Life - Tags
49 and MArket - blue paper
49 and MArket - Nature Study - Coloured Foundations #1
2 49 and Market tickets
Paper flower
blue dew drop
12" twine
washi tape

The shared equipment included:
Distress Ink
Mask
Cream Acrylic Paint

Sizzix die

From my stash:
Alphabet stickers

From my Ancestry research and talking to family:

Alfred William Humm
Known as 'Alf'

Born 8th February 1902 in Wandsworth, London to Henry William Humm and Susan Dunn. Alf was one of six children.

Alf married Edna Ellaline Bryan Holder on 26th May 1928.

They had two daughters Joyce and Janet.

Alf died in May 1994 in Eastbourne, Sussex

The complication in our family tree is that Edna's brother Ernest married Alf's sister Winifred (my grandparents)."

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

The Wedding of Bert and Bertha

Another Twilight Crafts Summer Cyber Crop layout and challenge #13 - Tic Tac Toe - I chose PAint and Texture Paste, Inks and Flowers.
The photo is from 1938 and shows my great Uncle Bert marrying Bertha.    

I used:
Prima - Aquarelle Dreams - Bloom and Blossom
Gabriella Polloco Stencil
Texture Paste
White Acrylic Paint
Distress Inks
Purple cardstock
Doilies
Fabric flowers
Flat backed pearls
Gems
Cricut title
LDRS Creative - One Fine Day - puffy letter stickers

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Me and My Girls

I registered for this online class with Paige Evans - accordian butterflies. With a selection of papers and stickers from Basic Grey, mostly from the Sweet Threads collection.

Other items I used are
Nuvo Crystal Drops
White DMC thread
Bazzill Basics cardstock
Bo Bunny letter stickers
Gems
Acrylic paint

I have also made the second layout in this class - Rolled paper, which I will share tomorrow.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x