iNSD - You Colour Our World

Florence as a one month old baby surrounded by rainbows. This is challenge #7 set by Monique for the Paige Evans iNSD facebook page. MIX IT UP! This challenge is all about combining two or more collections on one layout.

To create this layout - I used:
Paige Evans Painted Rainbow cutfile
Smooth White Bazzill Cardstock
Stamperia - Daisy Art collection 
Basic Grey - Various collections
Acetate
Distress Inks
Doodlebug Designs - Alphabet Soup Letter Stickers - various colours

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Henry Charles Edwards

Here is my last design team layout made with the April Papermaze Kit. This one is rather a contrast to the pretty purple and lilac laypus made with this kit so far. I love this Mintay Papers - Man Cave collection - #5 paper, from the kit. I wanted to use it for a masculine layout using my new Vault Watch Gears Sizzix die set. I decided to scrap this photo of my husband's grandfather.

Please pop over to the Scrap, Paper Scissors Blog for full details of this layout. 

Here is a list of the items I chose from the kit:

Mintay Papers - Man Cave collection - #5
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Date Swirl 

From my own collection of supplies, I used the following items:
Pearlised and metallic card
Chipboard
Stitched Rectangles Sizzix Die Set
Distress Inks 
Watercolour paper
A6 Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Folder - Numbered
Distress Mica Sprays
Gilding wax 
Black Bazzill 
Acetate
Brads
Chain
3D foam 
49 and Market Krafty Garden Acetate Assortment
Tickets and stamps  
Embossing Powders

That's all from the April kit, although I still have papers, cardstock and embellishments left to use. 
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Kool Kiwi

Peartree Cutfiles are holding 'Pear it Up challenge for iNSD this year, where there are a series of challenges asking you to pair up two different techniques, cutfiles or embellishments. This one is in response to 'Hidden journalling and one or more flair'.

The photo shows Andrew on the doorstep, ready for school with Kool Kiwi. (the journalling is hidden under the photo, whith a pull tab. (please see below to read journalling).

I used papers (Undisturbed Brilliance), Acetate Assortments and Lasercut Wildflowers from the 49 and Market, Krafty Garden collection.
My title was cut using the Sizzix BIGZXL Handmade Alphabet and more paper from the collection.
The flair are from Peartree, I liked the globe to demonstrate the fact the gift of Kool Kiwi had travelled to us from the otherside of the world. I outlined each flair with some Jute twine.

The Journalling reads:
"Kool Kiwi

When Andrew, Catherine and Emily were in year 1 at school, their teacher; Miss Hunt went off on long term sick leave. There was no-one in the small school to take over teaching the class, so after a few weeks of being taught by the head teacher, Mr Vinall, a temporary teacher came from New Zealand.  Mr. Sparling was an instant success, and ended up teaching the class for two terms, moving up into year 2 with them. He was an excellent teacher and will always be remembered.

Mr Sparling taught the children many interesting things including much about life New Zealand and many Māori traditions. One day he introduced a system for rewarding achievement, effort or good behaviour. At the end of each day the child who stood out the most was allowed to take ‘Kool Kiwi’ home for the night. This was extremely popular and resulted in the children striving to ‘win’ the honour. 

Kool Kiwi was a mascot for the New Zealand All Blacks. He was a soft toy rugby ball that unzipped and turned inside-out to become a kiwi dressed in rugby kit.  With three children in the class, he came home with us a few times.

The kids loved Kool Kiwi and Nan wrote to her sister in New Zealand telling her about the teacher and the toy. Sometime later the New Zealand cousins tracked one down and sent it to us, so we had our very own Kool Kiwi"

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Spring, Spring, Spring

I created this layout using a Wednesday Sketch (5/2/25) from Paper Issues, Facebook page. I chose this photo of my dayghter, Catherine dressed for a ballet dance to the song - Spring, Spring, Spring. This was part of the Silvera School of Dance, Summer show held at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford. The show was called ' A Date to Dance'

I chose the 49 and Market Krafty Garden collection to work with Catherine's yellow dress and floral headdress. The background paper is 'Tranquil Blossom'.

This is the sketch:

I made two tags using the Sixxix Tim Holtz Tag Collection thinlits die set, and the cover sheet from the Krafty Garden Solids collection pack. I looped some yellow jute twine through the top of the tags.

For embellishments I used two film strips from the Krafty Garden Acetate Assortment and flowers from the Lasercut Wildflowers elements pack.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Oh Snap!

Over on the Papermaze Blog today you will see more layouts using the Papermaze Kit for June. This kit gives you Bazzill and patterned papers in bright cheerful colours. Here is my first of the two layouts featuring 70's Kodak square format photos.

Photos I took myself with my first camera at the age of 11 on a year 6 school trip to The Isle of Wight. These appear to be the only two photos that have survived from that holiday. So, the Vicki Boutin Speciality Acetate and the Simple Stories Take the Shot paper was ideal for recording the memory.

From the kit I used:
Simple Stories - Summer Snapshots - Take the Shot
Vicki Boutin Speciality Acetate Discover and Create
Bazzill Basics - Coconut Swirl

From my stash I used:
Distress Oxide Ink (Carved Pumpkin and Salvaged Patina)
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Filmstrip Ribbon
Thickers (Dear Lizzie Cordial)
LDRS One Fine Day small puffy alpha stickers

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

Happy First Birthday

My first two layouts made with the March Papermaze Kit are now on the Papermaze blog.  With lovely pastel spring colours making it ideal for birthday and Easter themed layouts.

My first layout is all about Poppy's first birthday party, featuring the balloons and cake, which were a great match for the cardstock in the kit.

For details of what you will find in the kit and how the layout was made, please see the Papermaze blog:

From the kit I used:
selection of P13 stickers
Bazzill Basics cardstock - Aqua, Coconut Swirl, Blossom, Purple Palisades and Pollen

From my own stash I used:
Distress Inks
Tim Holtz Layering (Brush Arch THS168) stencil
Peartree Cutfile
glittery silver cardstock
acetate
white card
Rosie's Studio Simply Charming Sprinkles
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup in Silver
 

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

Colour by Numbers Show - Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

A layout for the National Scrapbooking Day Peartree Cutfiles challenge #6. This time the challenge is to use acetate. 

I chose this group photo of my daughters tap dancing to 'Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue' in their Colour By Numbers show at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford.

 

I used:
Peartree Cutfile - Numbers Background
Paige Evans - Garden Shoppe - #03
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letter stickers in many colours
Various stickers
Hot Off The Press - Paper Pizazz 12" x 12" Acetate Sheet

 

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Just Having Fun - Carnaby Street

Cat and her friend Kit visiting Carnaby Street - Carnaby Kaleidoscope, Christmas 2022. This layout was for two iNSD challenges - Peartree Cutfile challenge 11 - Tags. Hey Little Magpie challenge 7 - Julie scraplifts Wendy (images at end of post).

 

I used:
Peartree Cutfile - Just Having Fun
Maggie Holmes - Round Trip - Snapshot, Tickets and Explore papers
Dusty Attic Dragonflies Stencil
Cocoa Vanilla - These Days - Wood Buttons
Butterflies - Peartree Bits
Baker's Twine

 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Bertha's Bridesmaids

Here is my third layout using the beautiful Papermaze kit for March. Full of papers, cardstock and embellishments, in a purple and aqua colour scheme.

This layout shows my Aunt Bertha, and her bridesmaids Nancy and Audery.

For full details of the layout and the kit, please see the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog for Papermaze.

From the kit I used:

Prima Marketing - Aquarelle Dreams collection - Timeless Tales
Bazzill Basics: Wisteria & Grape Delight 
Prima Dreams dragonflies

From my stash I used:
Tim Holtz Thinlits die set - Funky Floral Large
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits die set Postale
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits die set Alphanumeric Tiny Type
purple vellum
large blooms from an artificial flower
large flat backed pearls
Lilac pearls
Purple gems
mini flowers
LDRS One Fine Day puffy alpha stickers

Back with more tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.

Lynn x