Feeding the Ducks

Here is the second layout from my first Design Team post on the Papermaze Blog, using the July Papermaze Kit. More of the pretty 49 and Market 'From the Garden' collection, together with other elements from the kit and my own stash.

This cute picture of the triplets, was an ideal match for the pretty colours in these papers. The layout is a scrap lift of my own work - a page I made a few weeks ago. (included at the bottom of this post). Full details of this layout are also on my blog and can be found HERE.

To see how the layouts were made please see the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog. 

From the kit, I used:

49 and Market - From The Garden collection - Foxglove
Craft Consortium Dragonfly
Rosie’s Studio Jubilee Wax Seal
50cm Twine
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Avalanche & Nixon 

From my own stash, I used:

Tim Holtz Layering Stencil THS077
Distress Oxide Inks
Doilies
Cricut
49 and Market 'From The Garden' Laser Cut Elements 
Paper flowers 
Raspberry Pink Nuvo Crystals Drops
 

Here is my original layout, showing my daughter as St Valentine at a flower festival (LARP event). The papers are from my stash and the Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Sand and Sea - Rest & Relax paper.

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

Fruit Cake

This layout was the last kit of the day at the fund raising Papermaze Crop today. Designed by Vanessa, and was a quick one to make at the late hour.

I chose this photo of my granddaughter enjoying her birthday cake, on holiday in Greece. I was literally made of fruit - and only fruit! Mostly different types of melon and blueberries.

The kit contained:
white cardstock
Vicki Boutin Smile Bright
Moonlight Magic Pixie Dust
Bo Bunny Dark Denim Lace

To share:
Distress Oxide Inks
Nuvo Crystal Drops Berry Blue

From my stash:
White card
Foam Letter Stickers

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

St. Valentine

I created this layout while at the Papermaze crop today - however, just for a change, this was not a challenge or a D.T. piece. I loved this photo of my daughter at a recent LARP event. She was playing St. Valentine and was handing out flowers at a festival. 

When I saw the Simple Stories, Simple Vintage Sand and Sea collection - Rest & Relax paper, I  knew it was ideal for the colours and the flowers in the photo.




I used:
Smooth White & Dark Blue Bazzill Cardstock
Simple Stories, Simple Vintage Sand and Sea collection - Rest & Relax & Cardstock Stickers 
Stamperia - Alice Kit
Doodlebug Designs Cardstock Stickers - Ladybug
Layering Stencil THS 077
Distress Oxide Inks
Nuvo Crystal Drops - Berry Blue
Paper blossoms

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

Peartree's 5th Birthday Celebrations: Challenge Four - Lynn's 6th Birthday Party

Challenge 4 from Peartree's 5th Birthday celebration challenges, is to use just five colours on your layout.I used this photo of my own 6th birthday party showing a few of my girldriends with our heads together over a book. Look at those hair ribbons! 

For this layout I cut the Treat 1 freebie cutfile for the 5th birthday celebrations. Thi!s has five candles, but maybe I should have added another one. 

I used a sheet of 49 and Market paper - Spectrum Gardenia - Painted Foundations - Backdrop. The cut file was cut using black Bazzill, and I backed it with three shades of red and white Bazzill, as well as gold and silver card. 

My title was made with Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letters in Silver. I added a touch of Nuvo Glitter Drops to the dots on one of the candles. 

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Geisha Girl

The second pair of layouts has been posted on the Papermaze Blog today, where I am sharing my layouts using the Papermaze Kit for May. Here is the first of these layouts, using lovely cherry blossom paper.

The photo in this layout is one of a series my father took while experimenting with a camera and colour photo processing back in the 1950's

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

From the Kit, I used:
Photo Play - Lucky Cat - Cherry Blossoms
Doilies
Rosie's Studio Bayfair dragonfly
Bazzill White & Grenadine Bazzill Cardstock

From my stash, I used:
Black & Tutu Pink Bazzill cardstock
Lace
Gold Cardstock
Gold Coast, Nuvo Glitter Drops

That's all for today, I will be back with the last layout for May tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Every Day Life

Here is another layout for the iNSD challenges, this one is for two different challenges:

Peartree Cutfiles 'Rainbow colours and Nuvo Drops'. 

Paige Evans 'Scraplift' - I have included an image of the layout I have scraplifted, but I can't trace the creator. If you recognise the maker, please let me know.

Here is my layout with a photo from 1977 when colour Polaroid cameras were popular, my friend brought one to school, to record a few events of sixth form life.

"After the popular black-and-white prints came the peel-apart color prints in 1963, and non-peel-apart color prints followed in 1972. By 1977, the height of its popularity, Polaroid held two-thirds of the instant camera market, despite competition from Kodak."

I used a sheet of Smooth White Bazzill for the background. and flicked some Black Soot Distress Paint over the cardstock in the areas where the paper blocks will go.

From Vicki Boutin's Bold + Bright collection I cut some squares from the Picnic Blanket sheet, in a series of rainbow colours. I cur an extra oeange one, and turned this into a tag.

Will a collection of buttons, Card Candi, and other ephemera, I decorated each square, matching the colour scheme. I used a flair from Peartree Cutfiles. I cut phrases from Simple Stories - For the Record - Just the Details paper.

The title is some old Cafe Rojo alphabet stickers from Basic Grey.

I finished off with a rainbow of different coloured Nuvo Drops.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Sweetheart

Saturday was crop day at Papermaze, and Vanessa had designed the crop layout kit this month.
It's a great design for February being the month of Valentine's day.

Here is my version, showing my baby granddaughter at her sensory group - Love Bug themed session.



The kit contained:
Bazzill White and Carrot Cake
Simple Stories - Hearts Eyes - Kissing Booth
Pieces of pink and teal patterned papers
Heart sequins
Sheet of old Bazzill to make a heart template

Tools and media available at the crop to share:
Distress Oxide Inks
Border punch
Alphabet die

My additions:
Nuvo Glitter Drops

Here is Vanessa's original layout:

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Nativity

I am over on the Papermaze Blog today, with my last two Christmas layouts, using the December Kit. Here I am sharing the Nativity layout - The photo shows the children all dressed up for the annual Christingle service. For full details on how the layout was made, please go to the Papermaze blog.



Here is what I used from the kit:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Yuletide collection - Holiday Wishes and Filled with Wonder
Carta Bella - A Vintage Christmas collection - 3x4 Journalling Cards
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Pomegranate Splash and Aspen

From my stash I used:
Festive Berries Distress Ink
Cream Bazzill
Gold Metallic Card
Holiday Traditions, die cut alphabet stickers from K and Co.
Seam binding ribbon
Tim Holtz, Sizzix Thinlits Seasonal Sketch set
Nuvo Crystal Drops 

That's all from me for today. I'll be back with the last December layout tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x