Our Dear Reindeer!

This is the last layout I have made with the Papermaze December kit. It shows our granddaughter last Christmas sporting a set of reindeer antlers, and enjoying a spear of asparagus. this Christmas themed kit is full of traditional colours, papers, Bazzill cardstock and a selection of embellishments.

To create this layout, I used the following items from the kit:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Believe collection - Holiday Traditions & Tag Elements
Simple Stories - All Wrapped Up collection - Magical Season
Graphic 45 - Deck the Halls collection - A Little Sparkle
Mintay Chippies - Xmas Wreath
Bazzill Basics -  Grenadine & Cinnamon Stick

I added the following items from my own stash:
Kraft Bazzill

Barn Door  and Picket Fence Distress Ink 
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Sparkle
Distress Paints - Lumberjack Plaid, Peeled Paint & Shabby Shutters
Glossy Accents 
Decorative Pins
3D foam pads
Simple Stories Vintage Christmas Lodge Farm Foam Stickers

That's all from the December kit. I'll be back with a new wintery kit for January in a few weeks' time.
Thanks for looking,
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

Vault Winter Wishes - Sizzix Christmas Cards

Today I'm sharing some Christmas cards I made using one of the Vault Christmas Sizzix Die Sets from Tim Holtz. I added in another of Tim's die sets and some 3D Texture Fades. Then got busy creating backgrounds with some multi media.

I used:

Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Die - Vault Winter Wishes
Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Die - Merry and Bright
Sizzix 3D Texture Fades - Arched, Brickwork, Lumbar, Quilted, Sparkle and Woodgrain.
Distress Oxide Inks
Distress Inks
Tiny Bells
DMC Crochet Cotton
Watercolour Paper
Card Blanks and Envelopes
Selection of cardstock and metallic cardstock scraps
3D Foam Pads

      

For each card I trimmed a piece of watercolour paper to measure slightly smaller than my card blank. I placed a selection of colours of Distress Oxide ink onto a messy mat. spritzed them with water and ran the paper back and forth through the colours to create the background for the card.

While the paper was still slightly damp, I place it into the 3D Texture Fade folder, and passed it through the Sizzix Big Shot. Then this was set aside to dry off completely.

I highlighted the embossed patterns by rubbing over with some Distress Inks and a blending tool.

With the Winter Wishes Die set, I cut two ice skates, heels and blades and three snowflakes,  from a selection of the scraps of cardstock and metallic card I had collected together. I also used the Merry and Bright die set to cut the phrase in metallic card.

I applied the snowflakes to the background, overlapping the edges in places and trimmed off the excess. This was then stuck to the front of the card blank.

I added the greeting placing it as seen in the photos.

Next I made up the ice skates, stitching the crochet cotton through the tiny holes in the boots to make them appear to be laced up, leaving enough cotton to tie on the bells later. I placed one boot over the other at a slight angle so you can still see they are a pair. Then I tied the laces together in a knot. I threaded a tiny bell onto each lace, then tied the laces together into a bow, and trimmed the ends off neatly.

With 3D foam pads applied to the back of the ice skates, I attached them to the centre of the card.

Here is a closer view of each card.

That's all for today. Back with more for Christmas soon.
Lynn x

Little Elves

Last Christmas I made Santa and Mrs. Claus two characters designed by Larissa Holland (mmmcrafts), and part of the 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' tree decoration collection. This year I made the girl and boy elves. The patterns for these delightful ornaments is availabel on Etsy UK. I also made the 12 Days of Christmas collection last year while away on holiday - details of my makes HERE.

Looking forward to making more of Larissa's characters for next year.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

LEGO Christmas Tree

This is the 12 metre tree that we found at St. Pancras Street Station in December 2011, when I met Emily off the train from Nottingham. She was coming home for Christmas from University.

The layout is for challenge #7 on FTLOPP's Cake Day (6th Birthday) challenge - Carrot Cake. The options are to use triengles and lots of embellieshments.

For this page I used an old sheet of patterned paper, which I think is from a Christmas collection by Simple Stories. The triangles are cut from scraps of a lot of different christmas patterned papers - I used the Tim Holtz Stacked Tiles - Triangles Thinlits dies.

The film strip and photo mat were cut from dark brown Bazzill and I used the Cricut for the film strip. I used some green jute twine for the bunting.

The title and date are created with some old Basic Grey alphabet stickers.

Then I used a lot of gems to decorate the trees!

There is one more challenge in the Cake Day series, and so I may get around to completing that later in the week.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Mrs. Claus

 ... and now Mrs. Claus, completed to go with Santa. Another character designed by Larissa Holland (mmmcrafts), and part of the Twas The Night Before Christmas collection.

They now both hang on the tree togehter.

Next I hope to make the Little Elves.
Thanks for looking
Lynn

Santa Claus

Here is my version of Santa Claus tree decoration, designed by Larissa Holland - mmmcrafts

Having made the 12 days of Christmas decorations I was delighted to see that Larissa had added to her collection. He is made with wool felt, with pipe cleaners, beads, sequins and embroidery threads.

Difficult to get a good photo in today's fading light.

I have made a start on Mrs Claus and will add her to the blog when she is finished.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x