Under The Sea

Here is my entry for the Peartree Cutfile July Colour Challenge - This month the colour is turquoise.
I have chosen these photos of Florence at the Sensory Group when the theme was 'Under the Sea'. 

To make this layout I used:
Vitamin SEA peartree Cutfile 
Stormy Seas Peartree Cutfile
Metallic Cardstock - Turquoise
Bazzill Cardstock - Lagoon, Jade and Julep
Sizzix Diecut Set - Sea Animals
Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers
Doodlebug Designs - Alphabet Soup - Swimming Pool & Mint
Sequins
Scraps of Simple Stories patterned paper
Pinkfresh Studio Jewels - Sapphire & Ocean Breeze

Thanks for looking,
Lynn x

Your Smile Makes My Heart Bounce

The second pair of my layouts using the June Papermaze Kit was published on the blog today. Please take a look their for full details about how the layouts were made. 
Here is the first of the two pages - My daughter Emily having great fun on a bouncy castle.

From the kit - I used:
Patterned Papers - 
Graphic 45 - Always & Forever - Perfect Pink Pattern & Solid 

Pinkfresh Studio - Gems - clear with gold dust
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Bazzill White, Chiffon, Tutu Pink & Stream 

From my own stash - I used:
Distress Oxide Inks
Bubble stencil
Buttons
DMC Stranded Embroidery Thread
Cricut 
Fine black pen

That's all for today. I'll be back with the last layout tomorrow.
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

Autumn Beauty

Here is the second design team layout I have made using the November Papermaze kit. this month's kit is packed with autumn colour! Such a lovely kit to work with, includes patterned papers, Bassill cardstock and embellishments. Here is my second pumpkin related layout. 

Autumn Beauty - Dressed for autumn, Florence at her favourite bench at the Abbey Ruins.

Before looking at how the layouts were made, here is what you will find in the kit.

Please see the blog for details of how the layout is made.

I used the following items from the kit:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze collection - Welcome Fall & Falling Leaves
Photoplay - Autumn Junque collection - Harvest
Pretty Little Studio gingersnap die-cut leaves
Pretty Little Studio gingersnap cozy weather banner
Little birdie flower
Pinkfresh Studio garden bouquet enamel dots
Hemptique yarn
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Yukon Gold, Pinecone, Twill, & Pumpkin Patch

From my own stash, I used:
Distress Oxide Inks - Ground Espresso and Carved Pumpkin
Cricut
White card
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letter stickers - Gold 

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

Capital Yacht Club

A new post went live on the Papermaze Blog yesterday, with the new kit for the new year. The January kit is now available in the shop or on the website. Plenty of wintery papers, embellishments and cardstock to create Christmas, new year and winter themed layouts. Here is the second layout I made using this kit.

The photos on this layout were taken in Washington DC at the yacht club on the bank of the Potomac River. A very cold, crisp but sunny winter day.

Please see how the layout was made, by heading over to the Papermaze Blog.

From the kit, I used:
Echo Park - Cool Wood Grains - Pale Wood Grain
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Fresh Snow - Chasing Snowflakes
49 & Market Color Swatch Inkwell - Ticket Essentials
Bazzill Basics Cardstock: Pigment, Moody Blue

From my stash, I used:
Funky Nordic Sizzix Thinlits die set
Foam pads
Tag Collection Sizzix Thinlits die set
Baker's twine
Basic Grey Alphabet Stickers - Aged and Confused and Blitzen
Authentique Sticker sheet
Water droplets
Pinkfresh Studio Jewels

That's all for today, I will be back with another pair of layouts from the January kit soon.
Thanks for looking,
Lynn x

Prescious Memories Quilt

I have a new post over on the Papermaze Blog today, with the lovely new kit for September.  A combination of geometric patterns and floral papers. For my first two layouts I have used some subtle stencilling on the background Bazzill, linking it to the colours in the papers. Here is my first layout.

The photo I used shows my son on his tricycle showing off the quilt made by the stitching club I belonged to. We made this quilt to raffle for the Stuart Martin Memorial Fund. There were links between our twins' club, and the children's hospice.

 

For full details of the kit and making the layout, please see the blog.

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Beeswax
Paige Evans - Adventurous collection  #24
Echo Park - Happy as Can Bee collection - Busy Busy Bees
Echo Park - Sunny Days Ahead collection - 3x4 Journalling Cards
Pinkfresh Making the Best of it alpha sheet

From my stash I used:
Vicki Boutin Stencil (Art for Everyone Set)
Distress inks (Wild Honey and Broken China)
Eyelet
Twine

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

Majestic Birds

I have a post on the Papermaze blog with my first two layouts using the July Papermaze kit.
The kit is available online and in the shop. Full of summery, colourful papers, card and embellishments. As always there is an additional pack of carefully matched Bazzill cardstock available to purchase.

This is my second layout - These beautiful peacocks lived in the grounds of the hotel we stayed in a few months ago, while travelling in the Lake District.

For full details of making the layout please see the Papermaze blog.

From the kit I used:
Photoplay - Cocoa Paradise - Paradise Found & Tropical Floral
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Whirlpool

From my stash I used:
Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron and Evergreen Bough
Peartree Cutfile
Large gems
Pinkfresh Studio - The Best Day Puffy Letter stickers

 

That's all for today, I'll be back with the next two layouts soon.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

The Show Must Go On - Whatever the Weather

Here is another layout made using the Papermaze Kit for June. Catherine and her colleague working on the summer show for children in the Abbey ruins near where she lives. Mostly the weather was good to them, but there were a few days of rain!

Please see the blog and the shop website for more detials of the kit and the layout.

From the kit I used:

Patterned papers:
American Crafts - Rainbow Avenue - My Feelings
Echo Park - My Little Girl - Pretty Girl Plaid
Pinkfresh Studio - Picture Perfect - Write your Story
Paige Evans Blooming Wild puffy stickers

From my own stash I used:
Purple machine sewing thread
Cricut
Black Card
White Card
Assorted Water Droplets

That's all for today, I will return with part two soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Welcome to our New Home

My second layout made with the January Papermaze Kit is now available in store. I have created four layouts with this kit of wintery, muted colours. This shows my nephew peeping out of the window of the new house the family have just moved into.



Please see the Papermaze blog for more details of the kit.

From the kit I used:
Pinkfresh Studios - Holiday Dreams collection - Under the Tree
49 and Market - Moonlit Garden collection - Reflections
Bazzill Basics - Avalanche
Simple Stories foam stickers

From my stash I used:
Weathered Wood Distress Oxide Spray
Other letter stickers
Baker's Twine
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Plaquette
old key
 

That's all for today, I will be back with a pair of heritage layouts using this kit soon.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Disney on Ice

My first layout with a new kit for a new year! The January Papermaze Kit is now available in store. I have created four layouts with this kit of wintery, muted colours, here is the first layout, showing my nephew and his family at Disney on Ice at the O2 last month.



Please see the Papermaze blog for more details of the kit.

From the kit I used:
Pinkfresh Studios - Holiday Dreams collection - Under the Tree
Bazzill Basics - Date Swirl & Avalanche
heart enamel stickers
49 & Market chipboard words.

From my stash I used:
Tim Holtz Layering Stencils THS003 Rays and THS170 Spellbound
Distress Oxide Ink (Weathered Wood, Iced Spruce and Speckled Egg)
Fine black marker pen
Mickey Sketched Head cutfile (Disney Creative Co.) and the Date Swirl Bazzill
Thickers Bonjour glitter chipboard letter stickers
Doodlebug Designs Inc. Alphabet Soup puffy letter stickers in Silver and Mint
Sequins, pearls and gems
Mickey paperclip

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