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

iNSD - Playtime

This layout is for challenge #8 in Paige Evans set of challenges for iNSD 2026. This challenge was set by Nicole Santos and is to complete a fun challenge called 1, 2, 3! This is where you include 1 of an element on your layout, 2 of another element on your layout, and 3 of another element on your layout. 

I created this page using a post card, sent to my for my birthday from a Children's Rediffusion Television Programme I used to enjoy. The 15 minute programme was called Playtime and was hosted by Gwyneth and Jenny. I used 1 sheet of Bazzill cardstock, 2 tags and 3 different patterned papers.

Items used in creating this layout:
Smooth White Bazzill
Simple Stories - Fun Times - Best Day, This Way & Main Attraction
From the same collection - 2 tags & Cardstock Stickers
Bakers Twine
Distress Ink
Black Marker Pen

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

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

Piglet Mania!

Today I created this layout of my baby granddaughter, Florence. When I visited her recently I took along a whole bunch of soft toy Piglets. They were a gift to her from my sister, shehas collected them over the years and decided to give them to Flo.

I selected some papers from the Simple Stories - Life in Bloom collection. The 'Dream On' paper is the main pink paper, with butterflies on the B side. I cut this to 12" x 5", and 12" x 7", and placed them sisd by side on a piece of scrap 12" x 12" paper, jist sticking along the far left and far right. Then I placed a panel of 12" x 7" of the B side of 'Journal Elements' paper onto the scrap paper, to cover where the top papers meet. Then I folded the top layers back on both sides, top and bottom.

I placed my photo over the place where the papers meet. I cut two tags from the 'Tag Elements' paper, punched holes in the tops, added pink brads (with little hooks attached). and threaded some jute twine through the hooks.

My tilte was made with Be Kind Foam Glitter Thickers.

Using the 'Combo Stickers' sheet, I embellished the layout with bunting, phrases and flowers.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Pecorama

Twilight Crafts Summer Cyber Crop - Challenge #8 - Taste the Rainbow - Use at least 7 colours on the page.

These photos show Emily on the zip wire at Pecorama in Devon.

I used:
Pinkfresh Studio - Happy Heart - Happy Days
Doodlebug Designs - Alphabet Soup - Puffy Letter Stickers - Bumblebee, Cupcake, Limeade and Mint
Distress Inks
Making Memories tags, eyelets and letter charms

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Island Hopping

My second pair of layouts using the July Papermaze Kit went live on the blog today and the kit is available in the shop and online. Featuring greens, blues, white and a touch of yellow papers and cardstock. A pretty and useful selection of embellishments are also included.

Island Hopping - This layout shows photos of our sailing holiday last year.

 

From the kit I used:
American Crafts - Maggie Holmes - Round Trip -  Documented
American Crafts - Paige Evans - Splendid - #10
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - White
Authentique Petite Type alpha stickers
tag

From my stash I used:
Vicki Boutin Color Study Stencil
Clear Embossing Ink 
clear embossing powder
Distress Oxide Ink Pads (Chipped Sapphire, Salvaged Patina and Mermaid Lagoon)
Light and navy-blue jute twine
3D pads
eyelet
Glittery foam letter stickers 

Back with my last layout tomorrow.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Walt and Minnie

Another DAF challenge, this one is Adam's Grab 9
Wood Veneer - stars
Stencil - stars and Distress Ink
Nuvo Drops - yellow, red and gold
Branding Strips - from Simple Stories
Washi Tape - 4 types
Metallics - photo corners
Tags - which are also stickers
Chipboard - Making Magic speech bubble
Stickers - Tags, stars and alphas

 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Pony Trekking

I attended the Papermaze crop on Saturday, and this is my version of the crop kit designed by Vanessa.

I used this old photo from 1972, when my sister and I went pony trekking on the Isle of Wight. This one is for my sister's album.

 

The kit included:
Bazzill cardstock
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Weathered Garden collection papers
Kaisercraft - Fallen Leaves - Crisp Air
small tags
twine
butterfly

Use of:
Butterfly stamps
Distress Oxide Ink
Notebook Punch

I used:
Tonic Studio - Windsor - Alphabet (Upper, Lower and numbers sets)

A great crop day as always.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Mellennium Fun With Paint and Glass

The Journey for Change Challenge is still running on FTLOPP facebook group, and here is my answer to challenge #8 - Moving with the Times. So to make a layout with moving parts. I have chosen to make a folder to hold some newspaper reports and my journalling.

I started scrapping this photo some years ago and it has been unfinished in my craft room since. When I found it I decided to start again and usie it for this challenge.

Back in 2000, I was asked if I could design a stained glass window to go in the school hall. There was an old one put in when the school was built, but an extension meant there would be a similar window at the other end of the hall. So I set about designing the window, and ended up painting it with glass paints and the help of two other parents. Luckily we were able to do this before the panels were installed. 

With some Colour Study papers from Vicki Boutin's collection I made a folder for the cuttings. I used some mini tags from Doodlebug Designs Inc. I tied these together with some twine.

The letter stickers were also from Doodlebug Designs Inc.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x