All Dressed Up

The July Number challenge over on Peartree Cutfile is to use seven of the same shape. I chose tags and anchors. 

The photo is Alan and me in Kassiopi on Corfu, we needed to create a costume for a fancy dress party held at the final group meal of the two week sailing holiday.

I used:
Simple Stories - Simply Vintage Sand & Sea collection - Stay Salty, Tides & Treasures, Tag Elements & Cardstock Stickers
Distress Inks
Peartree Acrylic Anchors
Peartree Cutfiles Flairs
Peartree Cutfiles All Dressed Up Cutfile
Twine

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

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

Outdoor Girl

Part two of the March Papermaze Kit is being shared on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog today. I have created two more layouts using papers, cardstock and embellishments from the kit, together with items from my own stash. Today Im sharing the first of these layouts.

Having seen many layouts created with tags as a main element, I wanted to try this idea. My granddaughter loves to be outside, whatever the weather. Here she is in one of her favourite places to explore - Abbey Wood Ruins.

For full details to make the layout, plese see the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog. 

To make this layout, I used the following items from my stash and the kit:

From the Kit:
Carta Bella - Feels Like Home collection - Cottage Floral
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Junk Drawer collection - Willow
Prima Cherry Sweet flowers
Uniquely Creative Bohemian Escape Vellum
Kaisercraft Frames
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Classic Smooth White

My Stash:
Gathered Twigs Distressed Ink
Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag Collection Die Set
Ribbon 
Tim Holtz - Sizzix Alphanumeric Bold 
Bazzill from a selection of scraps
Carta Bella - Feels Like Home - Element Stickers
Green gems

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

Can't Wait To Meet You

This is my layout for the Peartree Cutfile March Number challenge. This month the challenge is to use 3 photographs on your layout. 
These three scan photos have been sitting on my desk wiating to be scrapped. So it was just the opportunity I needed. 

To make the layout - I used:
Basic Grey - Kioshi collection - papers element stickers and Alphabet stickers
Distress Inks

DMC Threads
Metallic Thread
Sizzix Tag Collection Dies

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Welly Weather

There are two challenges over on the Peartree Cutfile for the month of February. This one is the number challenge - Use 2 Tags and only two!

After a few days of being cooped up indoors due to the bad weather, we went out for a stroll along the Thames Path, at Woolwich. Florence enjoyed splashing in the puddles in her new wellies.
 

The following is a lsit of items used to make this layout:
Papers from the Simple Stories - Say Cheese Classic Pooh - Better with Friends, Oh, Bother!, Sweet as Honey, Splendiferous!,Tag Elements and the Cardstock Stickers. 
Welly Weather Peartree Cutfile
Distress Inks
Eyelets
Ribbon
Water drops
Aspen Bazzill

Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup - Bon Bon

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Family Fun

This layout is my version of the Peartree Cutfiles January Number Challenge - this month it's #1 - The idea is to use one cutfile. 

I selected this photo of the babies with me, their cousin, and aunties in a local park.

I used the Family Fun Peartree Cutfile
Patterned papers and element stickers are all from Basic Grey - Sweet Threads:
Boutique Shopping, I Want, Retro Clutch, Mix & Match, Knotted Shirt and Edgy Stripe
Tags, borders, labels and flower stickers all from the Sweet Threads cardstock sticker sheet
Gold / white Baker's twine
3D Foam Pads
Purple flat-backed pearls

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Emily as Jessie

The new Papermaze Kit for May is available from the shop today. The kit is full of bold and bright coloured papers and Bazzill Cardstock. Great for fun filled summer, kids and holiday layouts. My first lyout show our daughter in costume. Emily loved Toy Story and her favourite character was Jessie, so when the school had a Disney themed Christmas fair, She wanted to dress so, with the hat from the Disney Store, I made her the rest of the costume.

Please see the blog for full details of how the kit was made.

From the kit, I used:
Echo Park - Little Things Mean a Lot - Bright Butterflies
Simple Stories - For the Record - Just the Details
Rosie's Studio Bayfair Sentiments Ephemera
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Bazzill White, Admiral, Mexican Poppy, Grenadine

From my stash, I used:
Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Candied Apple and Blueprint Sketch Distress Inks
Filmstrip washi tape
Heavy jute twine
3D stickers (cowboy boots and horseshoe)
Cricut
3D foam pads
Baker's twine
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup in Blue Jeans
Star puffy stickers

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