Lovely

My second pair of layouts made with the Papermaze January kit are available to view on the Papermaze blog today. The first of these shows a photo of Liquorice when she first came to live with us, so about 10 weeks old here.

From the kit I used:
American Crafts - Vicki Boutin - Print Shoppe collection - Floral Display
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Capers & Aqua
Woodware clear stamp
strip heart pearls
Dusty Attic chipboard trim
Type print phrases

From my stash I used:
Distress paint
Distress Ink
Memento Dye Ink pad in Tuxedo Black
Vicki Boutin's Story Teller collection Thickers set

That's all for today, back with my second page tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Reunion

Today I'm sharing my last layout made using the May Papermaze Kit - A pretty mix of soft colours with a variety of themes. Available from Vanessa both in the store or online. Please see the Papermaze Blog for full details.

Our first family get together in 2020 after the second lockdown, little did we know we wouldn't be able to all be together again that year!

Cocoa From the kit I used:
Cocoa anilla Studio - No Limits - Nebula & Latitude
Simple Stories - Full Bloom - Simply Spring & Snailed It!
Echo Park - It's A Boy - Mushroom Forest
Bazzill Basics: White
Clear stamp
Exclusive acrylic leaf shapes
Washi tape
Strip of pearls
Rosie's Studio gold puffy sentiments stickers


From my stash I used:
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil (Dot Fade THS006)
Distress Oxide Inks (Iced Spruce, Dried Marigold, Broken China and Spiced Marmalade)
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz stamps
Black Tuxedo Memento Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Tag collection die set
Jute twine
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlit die - Simple Plaid
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits - Alphanumeric Tiny Type Upper
black cardstock
Tim Holtz Cling Foam Alpha Stamps
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Funky Foliage die set

  

That's all from the May kit, I will be back soon with a new kit for the month of June.
Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Wedding Card for Nicola and George

Today is the wedding day of Nicola (my cousin's daughter) and George.

I made this 8" x 8" card for them.

I layered up white and pink cardstock, together with silver Miri card, the top embossed layer has a paisley pattern and is from doodlebug Designs Inc. 

I cut the scalloped circles using the Cricut, and some digital card. The stamp is from Lili of the Valley and is stamped in Memento Ink and coloured with Promarkers. 

The lettering with shadows cut using the Cricut and pink and white card, and lots of Stickles.

My flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the leaves are made with a Martha Stewart punch, green card and stickles.

I dded a butterfly from my stash.

The inside was decorated and another Lili of the Valley stamp used to create the greeting, but I forgot to photograph it!

I wish Nicola and George a very happy day today.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Happy Birthday Catherine!

Here is the card I made for Cath. This stamp from Quixotic Paperie appealed to me for her as she is mad about all things 'STRAWBERRY'!

Papers - Bo-Bunny, Doodlebug Designs
Cardstock - Bazzill
Stamps - Lili of the Valley & Berry Sweet by Tiddly Inks (from Quixotic Paperie)
Punches - Stampin' Up & Martha Stewart, Woodware
Markers - Copic
Letter dies - Sizzix Sizzlets
Inks - Memento & Distress Inks

Glossy Accents & Stickles

Happy Birthday for last week Cath.

Thanks for looking.

Lynn x

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to you all.

Here are the cards I made for family and friends.

I used some papers I had in my stash, I think they are Echo Park.

Cardstock - Bazzill
Dies - Sizzix Sizzlets decorative strip - Tattered Florals

Pearls and Gems
Punches - Martha Stewart, Stampin' Up & Woodware
Stickles and Liquid Pearls

Ink - Distress Inks, Memento
Stamp - Lili of the Valley

Happy Easter
Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Medieval Munchers

Last weekend I went to the Papermaze monthly crop. Vanessa had designed the crop kit and I worked on this with a photo of my three children with their friends at their Medieval school fete back in 1999 enjoying their chocolate bars.

St Paulinus Primary School with Matthew, Emma, Catherine, Emily Cooper, Beth and Ellie.

The kit contained: Lace Bazzill,
Basic Grey - Highline - Perfect,
Bo Bunny - Apple Cider - Hickory and Cider Dot,
12" ribbon.

We could use:
Spiced Marmalade Distress Spray Stain,
Couture Creations Super Powder Puff Embossing Folder,
Variety of Circle punches in different sizes
Distress Ink - Vintage Photo & Tea Dye
Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa
Prima Mask - Netting
Kaisercraft Stamp - Tiny Dots
Woodware Stampn- Zigzag

I added:
Simple Stories DIY - Stickers Typeset
Martha Stewart Punch - Leaves and Branch (Vine Trim)

Thanks for the design and kit Vanessa.

Here is Vanessa's original design called ' Off to Prom':

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Week Card Challenge - Week 32

For the challenge last week I made a birthday card using a new Pink Paislee stamps and die set - Hello Sunshine from Papermaze for the umbrella. 

This week was time for another colour prompt using this photo for inspiration. Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge and here is the colour prompt photo:

Patterned papers - My Mind's Eye
Dies - Sizzix, Elizabeth Craft Designs - 'Happy Birthday'
Punches - Martha Stewart
Inks - Distress Ink & Memento
Other - ribbon, flat-backed pearls, 3D foam pads

Back soon with the Christmas version
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

First and Last Guinness!

The first kit of a selection from the recent Merly Retreat. I was unable to go myself this year, but was able to purchase some of the kits (thanks to Chrissy and Linda).

I chose this one to do first with a photo from our recent trip to Dublin (the reason I was not at the retreat). On the day we arrived we walked around the city exploring and ended up in the Temple Bar area. Catherine tried a sip of Alan's Guinness and decided that one was was enough!

The original layout was designed by Ali Parris for Kaisercraft and uses the Happy Snaps Collection (papers and stickers) on Coconut cardstock. The Hexagon stamp was randomly stamped with Memento Ink. I added some Glossy Accents and a few gems to the camera.

This layout is not my usual style but quick and fun to create and I have plenty of papers left over to make another one or two.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 29

Back with my Christmas card for week 29. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

This weeks challenge has been created by picking three items from the prompt jar:

I used:
Card Blank - Craft Creations
Patterned papers - My Mind's Eye - The Merry Days of Christmas - All Aglow
Cricut - Elegant Edges & Winter Frolic
Cardstock - Miri card & Bazzill
Ink - distress Ink & Memento
Stamp - Stampin' Up
Other - Flat-backed Pearls & 3D foam pads

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 27

Monday 30th June saw the start of the week 27 challenge and we are back to a colour prompt for inspiration. 

I was asked to make a card by my daughter to give a friend who is having a baby shower soon.

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog.
Look at the lovley colours to choose from in this image:

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While we don't have to use every single colour in the palette on the card, a simple selection of our choice of the colours is all that is required. 


I used:
Patterned papers Crate Paper - Emma's Shoppe collection
Card Blank - Craftwork Cards
Die - Sizzix
Ink - Memento and Distress Inks
Letter Stickers - Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Punches - Martha Stewart and Woodware
Other - Stickles, Liquid Pearls, roses, ribbon
Pens - Promarkers
Stamp - Kraftin' Kimmie

Thanks for looking.

Lynn x

Happy 3rd Birthday Annabelle!

I was asked to make a 3rd birthday card for a very girly little one call Annabelle. I found this Lili of the Valley stamp which I'm told is 'just her'!

I used:
Letter stickers - foam Thickers from American Crafts
Patterned paper - Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Cardstock - Bazzill
Inks - Memento and Distress Ink
Die - Sizzix, Sue Wilson Spellbinders Finishing Touches Classic Bows
Stamp - Lili of the Valley
Pens - Promarkers
Other - Ultrafine glitter

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 26

My Christmas card for this week's prompt is a sketch prompt but Nat didn't have a drawn sketch for us to follow, instead she had a card design for us to use as a jumping off point for the layout of our card. 

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog   Here is my card:

This is Natty's lovely wedding card offered as inspiration:

I used:
Dies - a very old die cut gingerbread man I cut years ago at a crop - Sizzix (Thanks Linz)
Patterned papers - Making Memories - Fa La La
Inks - Memento and Distress Ink
Punches - Martha Stewart
Stamps - Papermania
Other - ribbon, 3 D foam pads, flat- backed pearls, buttons, Twine, Liquid Pearls
Cardstock - Bazzill

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 25

Here is my card for the 25th challenge - details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

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Inspired by this Pinterest Pin - any form of weather needs to feature on the card, Natty says "go all cheery with rainbows and sun shines, feature cute puffy clouds, include an inspirational quote about silver linings and the like, and for winter you know what particular type of weather will work - snow!"

Here is my rainbow inspired card:

I used:
Papers and stickers by Echo Park - Summer Days Collection
Stamp - Hero Arts
Ink - Memento and Distress Inks
Pens - Promarkers and Gel Pen
Die - Sizzix
Cardstock for card blank - Bazzill


Thanks for looking
Back later with the Christmas version.
Lynn x

Freda Edith

Following on from yesterday's post and the layout featuring Winifred, I am back with this month's Papermaze crop kit and Winnie's daughter - Freda. This layout was designed by Lou Collins.

Freda Edith Williams was born in 1916 to Henry David Williams and Winifred Freda Holder (My great aunt). Freda married Sydney Kingswood in 1946 and they had one son, John born 1949.

The kit includes:

Simple Stories - Hello Baby - Wood Veneer/Music paper

October Afternoon Daily Flash 'Snapshots paper

Dotted Swiss Grey Bazzill Cardstock

Doily, dew drops, wooden chevrons. 

Available to use: 

Kaisercraft Postal Clear Stamp
Tattered Angels 'Seven Seas' Chalkboard Mist

Papermaze Coffee Stain Mask

I added a title cut on the Cricut using the Billionaire cartridge. 

Vintage photo distress ink.

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Great to catch up with good friends and have the day crafting - I actually managed to completer two pages and start a third.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

52 Card Challenge in 2014 - Week 23

This week the inspiration for the card challenge is in the form of a photo prompt chosen from Pinterest. For details please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

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Her is my interpretation:

I kept with the colour scheme as far as I could. Using this teapot image from the Everyday Pop-up Cards cartridge and my new Cricut Explore. I made a big gold rimmed label shape for behind my image rather than in front as in the photo (The First Few Years Cartridge). I have access to a lot of cartridges I don't own as a free trial on the Cricut Design Space programme.

I used:
Patterned papers - Basic Grey - Nook and Pantry
Cardstock - Bazzill and Miri card.
Punches - Stampin' Up - large oval and scalloped oval
Stamp - Stampin' Up - Tea Shoppe
Card Blank - Craftwork Cards
Ink - Memento and Distress Ink
Other - Gems, 3D foam pads

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Prom Night Card ...

...or it could be for an anniversary or an engagement - I will add a greeting when I know what the card will be used to celebrate.

The card is my contribution to the design team for the May card challenge sponsored by Visible Image. Mark and Helen have offered a brilliant prize for the winner of this challenge - pop over to Scrapology to see what they are giving away. We are challenging you to use any character stamp on your card. 

I have used:

Stamps - Visible Image - Elegant Emma and Debonair Bradley using a mask so I could stamp them together / overlapping

Patterned papers - free with Simply Homemade Magazine - Vintage Haberdasery

Promarkers for colouring the images

Ink - Memento Ink for stamping, Colorbox chalk ink for inking the edges

Vellum for Emma's dress, two layers and some shading on the first layer

Cricut Craft room, Freshly Picked and Paper Doll Dress Up cartridges

Liquid Pearls

8" x 8" scalloped Card Blank - Craftwork Cards

From my stash - blossoms, 3D foam pads

This challenge runs until 15th June so plenty of time to have a go.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 18

A photo challenge this week has been chosen from Pinterest. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

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Here is my card
Cool Cat with rosy cheeks on a cushion!

I took my inspiration from the following elements of the photo.

• The geometric pattern of the wall paper - my background paper from My Mind's Eye - The Sweetest Thing collection
• The Cat - Cricut Paisley Cartridge
• The bright pastel shades from the image combined with a vivid colour of the cushion for pop - Bazzill cardstock
• A touch of gold and mint - Gold in the tiara and mint in the background pattern and sunglasses
• The sunglasses - also from the Paisley cartridge
• Tiny circles of the drawer knobs and items on the floor - gems

I also used Wplus9 - Basic Banners stamps

Ranger Distress Ink - Broken Glass
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

3D foam pads and a card blank - 4" x 8"

So now I have a card for my cat loving friend Lesley who has a birthday later this month.

Thanks for looking

Happy birthday Lesley

Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 14

Back with my Christmas version of the Kool Kitty Musings challenge for week 14 with the photo inspiration prompt.

Details of this challenge can be found on the Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

A reminder of the prompt:

Here are a few ideas from Natty to kick start creating thinking:

• Clean and Simple design
• Herringbone/chevron pattern
• Muted/natural tones with one bold colour
• Real wood effect background
• Use a stencil/stencil techniques (original pic is created from a stencil)

I used:

* Patterned papers - K & Company 6" x 6" paper pad (Herringbone/chevron pattern - turned into irregular checkered pattern!, Muted/natural tones)

* Stickers - Anita's Dimensions Poinsettia and holly leaves - dimensional effect as stickers are only sticky in centre and have fold lines, they are pose-able (free with a magazine years ago). (with one bold colour)

* Greeting stamp - Lili of the Valley
* Punches - Woodware and Stampin' Up

* Inks - Memento and Distress Ink - Old Paper (Muted tones)

* Stickles - Silver to coordinate with the silver on the stickers.

* 3D foam pads
* Card Blank - Kraft Cardstock

Thanks for looking

New challenge tomorrow.

Lynn x

Gingerbread House Fun - Under Construction!

My great niece and nephew - Jessica and Jamie came to see us at the beginning of February and we had fun building an (IKEA) gingerbread house and decorating it. Although J & J spent a lot of time mixing icing with different colours and flavours until some of them were inedible! I took a few pictures of the event and made a scrapbook page while away at crop weekend last weekend.

I used the Cricut to create the background shapes and the little house.

I used:

Patterned papers, Number Stickers & Element Stickers by Basic Grey - Hopscotch

Swirly Stamps by Basic Grey
Cardstock by Bazzill
Ink - Memento & Distress Ink
Letter stickers by American Crafts - Foam Thickers
Other - Flat-backed pearls, Liquid Pearls, Stickles

I was inspired by this page by Mitsue Iwata which I saw on the Basic Grey website some time ago.

Thanks for looking.
What shall we make next time J & J?

Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 8

Week 8 and the challenge this week is a sketch - for details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

My card has been made ready for a friend's birthday later next month.

 

I USED:

 Patterned papers & Element Stickers - Basic Grey Kissing Booth
Card Blank - Craft Creations
Die - Sizzix - Doily, Jewel Heart Set

Punch - Martha Stewart - leaves

Stamp - Stampin' Up - Happiest Birthday Wishes

Ink - Memento & Distress Ink

Embellished with - Stickles & Liquid Pearls

Here is the original sketch:

 

Thanks for looking.

Lynn x