Looking Cute

Today was the Papermaze crop and I designed the crop kit layout this month. This one shows my daughter and her daughter, having fun exploring their image in the mirror. It was fun to get the old foam stamps out for a play too! 

Kit Content:
12” x 12” Smooth White Bazzill
A4 white card
6” x 12” Pink Paislee –#03
6” x 12” Maggie Holmes Round Trip – Passage
3” x 3” Heidi Swapp – Sunchaser – Sunshine
5” Doodlebug Designs Washi Tape
10” Jute twine
A sprinkle of sequins

*** It’s worth reading through before cutting or sticking! ***

Stencil small hearts across the layout using both colours of Distress Oxide Inks and the VB Stencil. (Wipe the stencil clean between colours to prevent the colours getting messy!) Splatter a little wet ink over the page too. See positioning on sample layout. Tear a piece from the top of the Bazzill.

Use the inks provided to ink the edges of the photo mounts, tags and other cut pieces (optional).

Prepare your photo - depending on the size of your photo, (I started with a photo 4” x 5.25”, so the following measurements reflect this, please adapt to your own photo size).
First layer is white card 4.25” x 5.5”, Black and white floral side of #03 paper 4.5” x 5.75”, and pink ombre side of #03 paper 4.75” x slightly deeper at 6.25”. Don’t stick the photo down yet.

From the Passage paper die cut 2 tags (one yellow side up and one rainbow stripe side up). Cut a piece 3” x 2.25” yellow side up and a piece to fill the tear at the top of the page, rainbow side up.

Cut a piece of white card 2” x 3.75” and apply to the rainbow tag, write your journaling onto this tag. Die cut two rings from the scraps of #03 paper, and apply to the tags. Thread a length of twine through the hole in each tag. 

Using the rest of the A4 white card stamp the letters needed to make your title / part of your title. Use the paintbrush and the Distress Paint, then allow to dry. Cut the letters out with a fine white border, then ink the edges with the pink ink. 

Build the layout by placing everything into position before sticking down. Once happy with the arrangement, stick the small pieces of patterned paper at top left of photo, and the yellow tag into position so that about 1.5” show beside the photo. Make the mounted photo into a pocket for the journaling tag - put adhesive onto three edges of the photo, so it is only glued down at the top, bottom and left side, allowing room for the journaling tag to be slipped in and out easily. 

Arranging the title letters along the base of the photo, stick some flat, and others raised with 3D foam pads. Add other words to the title with your own choice of lettering.

Divide the washi tape, and place a piece at the base of the torn cardstock area, and the other piece at the top of the photo.

Scatter the sequins, randomly over the page. 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Lynn Cooper for www.papermaze.co.uk 2025

Double Celebration

It's the Scrap A Sketch 2nd birthday this month, so there is a week of challenges. Here is my layout for Day 1. There is also a list of items for the challenges and you are asked to include at least 5 items from this list (see end of post for sketch and list).

This shows both my daughters at a family gathering in London for Heather and Nicholas' 10th anniversary and Nicole and Chris' 50th anniversary.



From the list I used:
1. Flowers
2. 3 patterned papers - Simple Stories Wildflower collection
3. Multi-font title - Thickers and Pink Paislee
4. Tag - Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlit die set
5. Fussy cutting from patterned papers

Other items used:
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil
Distress Oxide Ink - Fossilized Amber & Worn Lipstick
Ribbon
Bazzill Cardstock

Back with more soon
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Family Reunion

The new Papermaze kit for June is available from today in the shop, and online. An amazing collection of travel and floral papers in a selection of blues and oranges. Plenty of embellishments and Bazzill cardstock. There are two sheets of card stock in the kit, and a pack of four colour matched sheets in the extra pack. Here is the first of my four layouts made using this kit.

This photo was taken when we met up with family rediscovered through Ancestry. We took the opportunity to share a meal when visiting Harrogate recently.

 

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

From the kit I used:
Heidi Swapp - Set Sail collection - Ledger Peach
Jen Hadfield - Flower Child collection- Keeping Tabs
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Pigment & Powder Blue

From my stash I used:
Peartree Cutfiles Flair
Saltwater Taffy Distress Ink
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup puffy stickers Mint
Pink Paislee Happy Life Thickers
Pinkfresh The Best Days alpha stickers
heart phrase embellishment I had left over from a previous Papermaze kit
paper roses
Sizzix Thinlits Funky Floral die set  

That's all for today, I have another layout to share tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Friends Together

Today I'm sharing another layout using the pretty, floral July Papermaze Kit. Which is available in the shop or online.

Another photo from the same holiday as yesterdays layout, Catherine with her friend.

From the kit I used:
Pinkfresh Studio - Keeping it Real collection - Deep Breath
Bazzill Bazics Cardstock - Wildberry Pie
5 silver heart stickers

From my stash I used:
Distress Oxide Ink
two paper doilies
Tim Holtz Brushstroke Flowers #1 Sizzix Thinlits die set
Puffy letter stickers (Truly Grateful - Paige Evans - Pink Paisley and Just A Little Lovely - Pinkfresh Studio)

 

Thanks for looking, I have quite a lot of paper, card and embellishments left, so will see what else I can create.
Lynn x

Happy 3rd Birthday

This little girl is a very colourful character, and so this photo of her having (wooden) birthday cake for breakfast on her birthday was ideal for this week's FTLOPP challenge.

The task for week 10 of the Be Colourful challenge was to use all nine colours from the previous weeks. So I have used - Sapphire, fuchsia, yellow, white, tangerine, purple, purple, teal and scarlet.

I used a rainbow cut file by Paige Taylor Evans - Paige by Page, cut from white Bazzill. I also used white Bazzill for the base of the layout.

Some of the papers are also by Paige Taylor Evans - Pink Paislee Horizon #12 for the frame, and scraps of #3 for backing the cutfile.

The star paper backing the clouds is from Shimelle's Field Trip collection - Stay Curious.

The title is created with American Crafts Foam Thickers.

The coloured areas of the rainbow have been given a sparkle with some Nuvy Crystal Drops - Gold Coast. Finally I added a smatterine of timy gems.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Curiosity

When our kitten, Liquorice first arrived she spent the day just exploring the house and investigating everything. She was fascinated by the washing machine.

I used Navy Bazzill cardstock to make a frame for the page, and a mat for the photo. White Bazzill was used for the main background and the stars.
The patterned papers are scraps from Cocoa Vanilla's Legendary collection.
Pinkfresh Studio Indigo Hills 2 - Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers
Star stickers from my stash
Pink Paislee Paige Evans Truly Grateful - Happy Thoughts Foam Thickers

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

 

 

Loved

This layout was made at a recent crop, it's one that I kitted up and have been carrying around in my craft bag for a while. The photo is of my nephew Sam and his niece and nephew Jessica and Jamie. The occasion was my parents' golden wedding anniversary in 2007.

The papers are from Crate Paper - Flourish collection - Anne and Charming.
Stickers and embellishments from Pink Paislee - Truly Grateful collection.

I added some additional embellishments from my stash.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

A Field of Sunshine

This is the last of my DT layouts made with the colourful August Papermaze Kit. For this page I selected one of my many photos of the Sunflower fields a little further along the lane where I live.

For full details of how the layout was made and the items used, please see the Papermaze Blog - Scrap, Paper, Scissors.;

From the kit I used:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Garden District - You Can Fly
Pink Paislee - Bloom Street - #14
Vicki Boutin - Let's Wander - Escape
Bazzill Basics Cardstock -Rain Forest, London Fog and Lemonade

P13 tag, 

2 yellow flowers
coral lace

From my stash I used:
Distress Ink.
Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page Set - Cherish.
Crafter's Companion die
Pink Paislee Paige Evans Truly Grateful Puffy Word Stickers.

Tim Holtz Sizzix Alphanumeric Label die set

jute twine

That's all from this kit, although I still have plenty of embellishments, cardstock and some scraps of patterned paper. This month I did use some of all twelve sheets of paper and card.

I'm sure I can made another layout with what I have left. I'm keen to use more of my sunflower photos.

Thanks for looking,
Lynn x

Dream Come True

Today I have the last of my layouts using the July Papermaze kit.

For full details of how the layout was made and the kit please see my post on the Papermaze Blog.

My daughter and son-in-law love to travel and for their honeymoon a year ago they travelled to their dream destination - Bali. So here is a photo of them relaxing in this beautiful destination.

From the kit I used:

Pink Paislee - Bloom Street collection - #19.
Wooden Feathers
Pansy Bazzill
Flowers


From my stash I used:
Distress Inks
Embroidery floss
Iridescent beads

Gesso

Distress Paints

Large Gem

Pinkfresh Joyful Day Puffy Alpha Stickers

That's all for the July kit, and I'm now working on the August kit and with be back with this in a few weeks.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Daisy Girls

Here is the second layout I have created with the July kit for the Papermaze Design Team.  

These photos of my girls were taken in 1993 in the garden when Nanny was visiting and she made them each a daisy chain.

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

From the kit I used:
Pansy and  Purple Pallisades BazzillPink Paislee - Bloom Street collection - #08 paper 
Kaisercraft - Amethyst collection - Flutter

From my stash I used:
Vicki Boutin Wildflower and Honey Stencil
Texture paste


Wilted Violet Distress Ink
Pearl stamen
Diamond Stickles
Gold pearls

Tonic Studios Uppercase Alpha Die Set - Windsor.

So that's all for today! I will be back with more from the July kit in two weeks time.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Fun in the Park

Here is my third layout for the Bramford Monthly Crop Facebook challenge. This was a colour theme challenge. 

This photo of Scarlett was taken on the last visit to the park, just before the Clovid 19 lock down, in March. 

I used:
Splash Bazzill
Pink Paislee - Truly Grateful collection - #7 & #10
Pink Paislee - Truly Grateful Puffy Phrase & Accent Stickers
AC Foam Thickers Happy Thoughts Alpha Stickers
Distress Oxide Inks


Thanks for looking, one more to share tomorrow.
Lynn x

Terrific Trio

Here is my fourth layout using the pretty May Papermaze Kit.

Terrific Trio - This layout has a photo of a drawing my father created of my triplets when they were three years old. I have scrapped this before, so now all three of them have a layout of this photo for their collection.

For full details, please see the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog.
From the kit I used:
White, Heather, Limeade, Ocean Breeze and Blossom Bazzill
Pink Paislee - Paige Evans - Bloom Street collection - #06Washi tape
Doily
Wooden buttons
Strip of pearlsPaige Evans Puffy Phrase Thickers


From my own stash I used
Embossing Enamel
Cricut
Baker's Twine


This completes four layouts for May, but I do have two sheets of patterned paper and some Bazzill left over, so I will be able to make at least one more page, which I will be back with next week.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Sun, Sea & Sand

This was created as part of my DT work for Papermaze, using the May Kit. The photos for this layout show my daughters having fun on the beach at Falmouth in 2007. I love both sides of All The Shells paper, the pretty foiled shells and the waves, so I found a way to have some of each showing. 

Please see the Scrap Paper, Scissors Blog for full details of this layout.

From the kit I used:
Bazzill in Blossom and Ocean SprayPrima Marketing Inc. - Surfboard Collection - All The ShellsPink Paislee - Paige Evans - Bloom Street collection - #10Ribbon
CharmSpiral paper rose
Paige Evans Puffy Phrase ThickersPinkfresh Studio Flair Stickers
 
From my stash I used:
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Stampin' Up Border Punch

Sizzix Thinlits die set
Journalling block Stamp
Baker's twine m the kit. 
Thickers glitter foam stickers. 
Pink and blue gems
White Nuvo Crystal Drops

Back with another layout tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Happy Birthday

Today I'm sharing may second DT layout using the pretty spring colours in the May Papermaze Kit. The kit includes papers and embellishments in a selection of geometric patterns, hearts, rainbows and shells.

These photos are from Scarlett's 2nd birthday she was fascinated with this wooden birthday cake and it keeps her entertained for hours! 

This layout was based on a sketch from Pagemaps.
 

From the kit I used:

Pink Paislee - Paige Evans - Bloom Street collection - #10
Dear Lizzy Enamel Stickers 
Avalanche Bazzill

From my stash I used:
Gesso 
Tando Creative Balloons
Chipboard Bird Branch
Distress Paint
fine marker pen
Sizzix Bigz Die - Handmade
Stickles
Glossy Accents 

I'll be back with more from this kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x