Lapland - Merry & Bright

A layout showing my nephew and his family on a trip to Lapland UK last December, this layout shows a group photo from this exciting day out.  I'm back with my second post sharing Christmas layouts for this year. The December kit is available in the shop, it has a traditional red, green and white colour pallet. The papers are beautiful and include Mintay, Simple Stories and Graphic 45.  



To read about how I made the layout, please visit the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog.

To create this page, I selected the following items from the kit:
Graphic 45 - Deck the Halls collection - A Little Sparkle
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Believe collection - Tag Elements
Doilies Ladybug
Gold enamel dots
Divine Twine - Green Apple
Rosie's Studio - Oh Joyful Day - Button
Pretty Little Studio - Comfort and Joy - Holly Jolly Word Titles 

I selected the following from my own stash:
Bazzill Basics - Bazzill White
Distress Ink Barn Door and Rustic Wilderness
Eyelets
Simple Stories Vintage Christmas Lodge Farm Foam Stickers
Clay gingerbread man
Basic Grey Alphabet Stickers

 

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

Wild by Nature

The October challenge over on the Peartree Cutfile Facebook Group, is to create a layout using nature as your inspiration. There is also a free cutfile to download, which I chose to use for my layout. 

I used a photo of my daughter Emily in Holt Country Park back in 2000, when we were on holiday nearby. She was very fond of the character Jessie from Toy Story, and wore her hat everywhere. 

For my layout I used:
Peartree Cutfile - Wild by Nature
49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection - Happy Place, Berry Delight and Busy Bee
49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection (and others) Laser Cuts 
Jolee's Boutique - Cowboy embellishments
Burlap
Twine
Distress Inks

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Christmas Fairy

On Saturday we had an extended Papermaze Crop at Otley Village Hall. The reason for the extended time 10am to 7pm was to help raise funds for the new roof. Vanessa designed this crop layout kit for those who were able to stay into the evening. 

The photo shows Florence, dressed as the Christmas fairy, laying under the tree. 

The kit contained:
P13 - Into The Woods collection - #01
12" x 6" Woodgrain paper
Kraft tag
Matte Jewels
Flower

There were items to share
Fern leaf stamp
Distress Ink

I also used:
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letter stickers - gold
Marker pen
Gems and pearls

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

 

 

 

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

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Today the second pair of layouts made with the seasonal December Papermaze Kit went up on the Papermaze Blog. Here is the first of them, showing Catherine and I were given tickets to go to a Christmas craft fair at the O2 in London, we had a great day out together.

From this kit I used:
Kraft snowflake tag
5 wooden stars
Echo Park - Jingle All The Way collection - 6 x 4 Journalling Cards
Bazzill Basics Cardstock -  Dark Kraf


From my own stash I used:
Picket Fence Distress Ink
Distress Texture Paste
Carta Bella Snow Much Fun stencil
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil THS003
Fawn jute ribbon
Sizzix Thinlits Woodlands set
white vellum
Uni-ball Signo Broad white pen
snowflake eyelet
Baker's twine
white foam, glitter numbers
Happy Life foam letter stickers
old white letter stickers

punched white snowflakes
sequins, gems, pearls
Nuvo Crystal and Glitter Drops.

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

Sweet Moment

Lynn here today with my third layout created using the zesty kit for October from Papermaze. The colour pallet this month is lemon, black, white and jade. For full detials please see the blog post on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors blog.

This layout shows me and my sister in the garden on our bicycles, in what we called our 'sweetie' dresses.

From the kit I used:
Photo Play - Tulla and Norbert's Sweet As Honey collection - Sweet Pollen
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Lemon Twist collection -  Fresh Squeezed
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - White & Patch
Pack of Glitz Teeny Alpha Teal Woodgrain Stickers

From my stash I used:
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil #2 - Bubble
Distress Oxide Inks (Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade & Black Soot) 
Black Lace
Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
Black Bazzill
Sequins
Peartree Cutfile Sweet Moments
Tags
Ribbon
Gems

Back tomorrow with another layout using this kit.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Sew Much Fun

This layout shows a picture of me at Magic Kingdom, sitting at Minnie Mouse's sewing machine.
The Dotty about Flair challenge #19 was a sketch (see below). The Peartree Cutfile challenge was to pear up a cutfile with stitching.

I used:
Bo Bunny Double Dot cardstock
Dood;ebug Designs alphabet stickers
Coloured cardstock scraps
Machine stitching
Baker's Twine
Bramble Fox piece
Pearls
DAF flair

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Family Together

A new layout covering two challenges. The Dotty About Flair Surprise challenge #4, challenge #1 Be inspired by this quote:

“Celebrate what you want to see more of”
 
I want to see more of my family, all together. Especially after the Covid 19 lockdown kept us all apart for so long. This photo shows us all together between lockdowns 2 and 3.

For the Peartree Cutfiles challenge #2 was to pear up a cutfile with torn paper.

I used:
Basic Grey - Green at Heart collection
DAF flair
Gems
white gel pen

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x
 

Summer of Creative chemistry - 102 - Day 2

Back again with day 2 in the Tim Holtz Summer of Creative Chemistry - with  On Line Card Classes - & Creative Chemistry 102.

Here are the seven techniques tried out on day two using Layering Stencils.

With a bit more detail for each tag and a little information without giving too much away!

1. Mixed-Media Layering Technique

Distress Paint - picket fence

Distress Ink - salty ocean, blueprint, stormy sky

Distress Stains - faded jeans, tumbled glass

Re-inker with mica - Shaded lilac

Layering Stencils - 6, 28, 39, 50

Manila Tag #8

2. Embossing With Stencils Technique

Layering Stencils - 25

Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Framelits Tag Collection

3. Embossing Through Stencils Technique

Distress Ink - worn lipstick, aged mahogany

Layering Stencils - 36

Manila Tag #8

Clear Embossing Powder

4. Stencil Stamping Technique

Distress Ink - bundled sage, iced spruce, gathered twigs

Distress Stains - pumice stone

Layering Stencils - 3

Manila Tag #8

Versafine Ink Pad - onyx black

Stampers Anonymous Stamp - THJ002 - Butterfly Melange

5. Stencil Sketching Technique

Distress Ink - spiced marmalade

Distress Stains - dried marigold

Distress Markers - wild honey, spiced marmalade, fossilized amber, ripe persimmon

Layering Stencils - 103

Manila Tag #8

Versafine Ink Pad - onyx black

Stampers Anonymous Stamp - THJ002 - Butterfly Melange

6. Ink Monoprint Technique

Distress Ink - picked raspberry, mustard seed, mowed lawn, peacock feathers

Layering Stencils - 16

Manila Tag #8

7. Paint Monoprint Technique

Distress Paint - cracked pistachio, mermaid lagoon, peacock feathers, carved pumpkin, spiced marmalade

Distress Ink - twisted citron, peeled paint, squeezed lemonade, gathered twigs

Layering Stencils - 6, 13, 39, 41,44, 106

Manila Tag #8

Another successful 'Distressing' day!

Back with more another time.

Thank for looking

Lynn x

Summer of Creative Chemistry - 102 - Day 1

Having fun with the next series of classes in the Tim Holtz Summer of Creative Chemistry - with  On Line Card Classes - & Creative Chemistry 102. I am a week behind, but have been busy with a retreat last weekend and plenty of other things going on with family and friends - more of all that later.

Here are the six techniques tried out on day one using Distress Paints.

With  a bit more detail for each tag and a little information without giving too much away!

1. Distress Paint Marbelling Technique

Distress Paint - salty ocean, seedless preserve, mustard seed, mowed lawn, picked raspberry

Distress Ink - peacock feathers, mustard seen and picked raspberry

Ranger Manila Tag #8

2. Coloured Crackle Technique

Distress paint - mowed lawn, forest moss, bundled sage, peeled paint, evergreen bough, festive berries, mustard seed and brushed corduroy. 

Top leaf - Distress Ink - Forest Moss

Bottom leaf - Distress Stain - stormy sky and peeled paint

Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy

Kraft Tag #8

Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Die  - Tattered Leaves

Grungeboard

3. Altered Surface Technique

Jig saw pieces with glossy surface

Distress Paint - broken china, squeezed lemonade and abandoned coral

Kraft Tag #8

4. Eroded Metal Technique

Distress Paint - peeled paint, antiqued bronze, peeled paint, broken china evergreen bough, salty ocean

Manila Tag #8

5. Stamping Resist Technique

Distress Paint - brushed corduroy and antique linen

Distress Ink - dusty concord, wild honey, broken china, twisted citron and squeezed lemonade

Manila Tag #8

Carabelle Studio Art Stamp XXL - Négatif et Papillons

6. Industrial Technique

Distress Paint - black soot

Sizzix Tim holtz Alterations Tag Collection Dies

Metal Foil Tape

Couture Creations Texture Plate - Extra Confetti

Have enjoyed playing with paint and look forward to the next class.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x