Blackbury Camp Layout

Last year I posted (see here) about a visit to Iron Age Blackbury Camp in Devon. I finally created a layout of the event while at Debden this April. The photo shows Alan and me at the car, taken by our lovely friend Frances.

I used Basic Grey, Hopscotch papers and element stickers.

Prima and American Craft letter stickers.

Lots of machine stitching, stickles and perfect pearls.

A large feather butterfly and a length of antique lace.

Thanks for looking

The Road Less Travelled

I got the idea for this title and the quote from a layout by Gabrielle Polloco. My layout however is very different. The wording suits my daughter Emily's attitude to life and the things she is busy trying to achieve above and beyond her degree. The wording says:

"As you journey through life you will find many paths open to you. You will find that choosing a road less travelled can prove to be harder but in the end more rewarding and will ultimately bring you the most happiness"

                                                                                                                    Matthew 7: 13-14


I took this photo of her at home one afternoon when she had been busy taking Photos of her sister.

The papers I used are from the Basic Grey Plumeria collection. The print paper is from another project which I can't share yet, but all will be revealed in a few days!

The lettering is made up of Basic Grey letter stickers, two different American Craft's foam alphabets and some Prima letters. I added some stickers and a clip from my stash. The journalling stamp is a custom made one which I use quite a lot. The bakers twine has been bound round the photo and is holding the flower charm in place (thanks to Linda for the charm). 

Thanks for looking.

Lynn x

Medieval Princess

This layout shows Catherine dressed for the Medieval School Summer fete back in a 1999. It was one very hot day to be dressed up like this! I made the costumes for all of us to wear, more of the other another day. Do you like the bedroom slippers? They just happened to be the right colours for the outfit!

Another project I completed at Debden last month.

I saw a layout in Scrapbook Magazine Issue 63 by Elaine Rolfe which I loved and so adapted it to make my layout. I really like the big decorative circle, and all the hearts.

The papers I used were all from Basic Grey's Kissing Booth collection.

Butterfly Kisses, Heartbreaker, Lip Lock, Pucker Up and Sweet Nothings.

I gutted the Lip Lock papers so I ended up with a 12" x 12" - 1" frame, then I cut the Pucker Up paper to 11" x 11" distressed and inked the edges and mounted in the centre of the frame.

I cut an 8" circle from Lip Lock distressed the edges and added to the top left of the layout. I cut a 10" circle from Butterfly Kisses and then cut an 8" circle out from the centre. I then went round the outer circle with a Martha Stewart corner punch. I inked the finished circle and added it to the layout with 3D foam pads to add some dimension.

I added my photo to the right of the inside of the big circle.

The hearts for the bunting were cut from Heart Breaker. The edges were inked and then I added two pink eyelets to the top of each one. They were then strung together with pink and white baker's twine.

Then with the George and Basic shapes Cartridge and the Cricut I cut lots of hearts in different shapes and sizes. I inked the hearts and added them to the layout.

I added a crown charm with a pearl brad, and the silver glitter letters are American Crafts and were kindly given to me by Anita - thanks.

I also added some ribbon roses, heart shaped lace, wired paper blossoms and a lot of flat backed gems.

Thanks for looking.

Lynn x

1950's Style

Here are my Mum and Dad, on holiday with my Nan and Grandad back in the mid 1950's before they were married in 1957. These photos were taken at St. Mary's Bay in Kent.

This is another layout created from one of Anita's class kit designs - please see her original here. It is another project I completed at Debden in April.

The papers are from My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Amazing collection.
The kit included the flat backed pearls, twine and papers. We used a Martha Stewart punch for the butterflies.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Hexagons for Emily

This photo shows Emily when she first arrived home, she was two months premature (being one of triplets and was the smallest of the three). Here she is at about four weeks.

The layout is created with one of my lovely friend Anita's class kits. I made the layout while at out retreat at Debden back in April. Anita's original page can be found here.

The papers are from My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy collection. Ther letters are Sizzlets. The kit also contained gems and thick twine.
I added a little antique lace.

Wedding Tea

I was asked to make another of the wedding boxes I made last year, for my sister's friend. This time the theme was to be tea party and the colours navy and cream. Geraldine and Richard were married at the end of April.

I purchased several sheets of pearlised navy wrapping paper from Paperchase and lots of navy and cream Bazzill cardstock. Then using the 'Once Upon a Princess' Cricut cartridge and a Martha Steward 'round the page' punch set, I came up with this box.

Sylvia also wanted a card to send Geraldine and Richard for their wedding day. I made one using some of the same items and some Basic Grey papers. 

For the card I also used a Craft Creations card blank in navy, perfect pearls gems and the Designer's Calender Cartridge for lettering.

For the greeting I used a Lili of the Valley greeting stamp, Stampin' Up ink and circle punch and a Woodware scalloped circle punch..

Best wishes to Geraldine and Richard. x

Rhoda and Nelly!

Over on Scrapology for the month of May, we are challenging you to use a few charms on your layouts. See 'C is for Charms' post on the Scrapology Blog.

The photo is my mother-in-law Rhoda standing outside the house next to her treasured clematis - Nelly Mosa. May 1984

We are scraplifting this gorgeous page by Karola Witczak

and here is our sketch

I used these lovely products:

1 Sheet Cream Bazzill cardstock

3 x 12” x 12” Patterned Papers - Basic Grey Kissing Booth – Kiss, lip lock and butterfly kisses

Key and clock charms from Kitty Pink and a dragonfly charm from Wild Orchid Crafts

A mix of pink and white hellebores, sweetheart blossoms and gardenia from Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearl beads, pink green and white

How I made my page:
Cut two strips of ‘butterfly kisses’ to 12” x 2.5”, stick this to top and bottom of cardstock.


Cut ‘kiss’ to 12” x 9.5” and trim long sides with deep edge punch. Using the side you don’t intend to use for the layout lay along the pink strips and dab with ink using the paper as a mask.
Flip lace edged paper over to the right side and stick horizontally to centre of the layout overlapping the borders.

Cut a photo mat from pink scraps, and music paper the same size as the photo and mount the mat and photo off setting them from one another.

Cut ‘Weathered Clock’ face using Tim Holts die and Big Shot.
Stamp a Stampin’ Up ‘Sense of Time’ clock face.
Stamp a journaling block onto a plain light coloured paper scrap. Add this to the centre left behind by cutting the clock face. Add journalling.

Cut a ‘Madera Corner’ using Memory Box die and Big Shot.
Punch a butterfly with the Martha Stewart punch.

Make some layered flowers by cutting tattered flowers with the Big Shot from music paper and add pearl beads to the centres.

Arrange all these die cuts and the charms and flowers over the page. When happy with the arrangement attach everything to the layout.

Thank you for looking and please pop over to Scrapology for more details of the challenge and prize.