Easter Egg Hunt

This layout was made for the Peartree Cutfile April Number Challenge - To use 4 patterned papers. 

Catherine and I set up a little egg hunt for Florence at The Hollies. She had a great time in her wellies and Easter bonnet, with a bunny basket to collect the eggs from the garden. 

To make the layout, I did some more stash busting, and sorted some Basic Grey papers.

Basic Grey - June Bug papers, element stickers and alphabet stickers.
White Bazzill cardstock
Flower sequins
Nuvo Crystal Drops
Nuvo Glitter Drops
Black fine liner pen
Cricut

Back with the Peartree Colour challenge soon.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Playtime

I was over on the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog yesterday with two more design team layouts created using the October Papermaze Kit. Here is the last of the pair - My little granddaughter, playing on the slide in the local park.

Please see the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog for full details to make the layout.

From the kit, I used:

49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection - Sunshine
Echo Park - Winnie The Pooh Baby collection - Oh Baby Daises 
American Crafts butterfly clip
49 and Market - willow frames
Echo Park - washi tape
Bazzill Basics Cardstock Sunbeam and Patch

From my own stash, I used:
Powder Blue Bazzill
White Card 
Nuvo Crystal Drops - Dandelion Yellow
Flower Punch
Spellbinders - Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Classic Mouse Alphabet
Simple Stories - Say Cheese Classic Pooh Cardstock Stickers
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup Stickers in Bumblebee

That's all for the October kit, I'll be back with the November kit soon. 
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Knit One, Purl Two, Teach Three

I have a post over on the PApermaze blog today with my second two layouts using the lovely kit from Papermaze for September. Here isthe first of these two layouts, the photos show my three children on holiday in Norfolk, Aunty Barbara was showing them how to knit.

For full details of the kit and how I made the layout, please see the Papermaze Blog.

From the kit I used:
Vicki Boutin - Bold + Bright collection - Great Day
Pinkfresh Matte Gold Pearls
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - White, Beeswax and Whirlpool

From my own stash I used:
Vicki Boutin Stencil from the Fernwood collection (Greenery set)
Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Broken China and Spiced Marmalade)
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits set - Funky Foliage
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup puffy letter stickers (Bubblegum, Swimming Pool and Coral
Nuvo Glitter drops
Distress Paint

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

Caught on Film

Here is my second layout made with the Papermaze kit for April. There is a lovely range of colour, papers and embellishments included in this kit. The photo shows my daughter on The Great Orme, trying out the video camera.

For full details, please see the Papermaze Blog.

From the kit I used:
3 wooden butterflies
Rosie's Studio floral ephemera
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Coconut Swirl and Jade

From my stash I used:
Peartree Cutfiles
Distress Oxide Inks (Villainous Potion, Shaded Lilac, Salvaged Patina and Salvaged Patina)
blending tool.
white card
black marker pen
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup puffy stickers in Swimming Pool
DMC embroidery thread
3D foam pads
Leaf punch
Nuvo Glitter Drops
Nuvo Crystal Drops

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

October 2023

Back with my second design team layout using the new Papermaze Kit for November. Papers, card and embellishments in a collection of bright, cheery colours. This layout shows my great nieces enjoying a day out at Tully's farm, to collect some pumpkins.

From the kit I used:
Simple Stories - What's Cookin' - Let's Eat
Bazzill Basics - African Violet
flair

From my stash I used:
Distress Paint (Pumpkin Spice, Picket Fence and Black Soot)
3D foam tape
black cardstock
Sizzix BigzXL Society Alphabet Die
Nuvo Glitter Drops
Nuvo Crystal Drops

That's all for today, I have more to share soon.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Pig Parade

I designed this layout for Today's Papermaze Crop Kit.
It shows my daughter with her pig collection, all displayed on her pig quilt.

 

In the kit:Smooth White Bazzill
Smooth White Cardstock
We R Memory Keepers – Love Struck – Love Lines
We R Memory Keepers – Love Struck – Love Blossoms

Available at the crop:
Nuvo Crystal glitter drops – Sherbet Shimmer
Nuvo Jewel Drops - Sea Breeze
JOFY Stamp Set 62
Distress Oxide Ink – Broken China, Tumbled Glass and Kitsch Flamingo
Black Permanent Dye Ink

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Life is a Beautiful Ride

A layout for both the Peartree Cutfile and Hey Little Magpie National Scrapbook Day challenges.
PTCF - challenge #2 - Patterned Papers
HLM - challenge #4 - Scraplift - Sheena scraplifts Julie (see both layouts at the end of post)

Two photos of me on my new bicycle in our back garden when I was 9 years old.
 

I used:
49 and Market - Art Options Viken paper colletion
Mintay - Lavender Farm collection
Stamperia - Provance Chipboard Ephemera
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup
Nuvo Crystal Drops

 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Sisters - Rhoda and Hilda

I'm over on the Papermaze blog today with the pretty new kit for March. Full of papers, cardstock and embellishments, in a purple and aqua colour scheme. Here is first two layout, I felt the papers were idea for some heritage pages, and so I celebrated these family members for my husband's ancestry.

From the kit I used:
Prima Marketing - Aquarelle Dreams collection -  Forget Me Not
Bazzill Basics cardstock
Prima Dreams dragonflies
49 & Market chipboard pieces
49 & Market tags
mini flower

From my stash I used:
Lace
Grosgrain ribbon
Seam binding ribbon
Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Tim Holtz, Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Brushstroke Flowers #2
Nuvo Glitter Drops - Silver Crystals
Tim Holtz, Sizzix Thinlits Die Sets - Alphanumeric Tiny Type - Upper and Lower

Back with the second layout tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x