New Home Gift - So Berry Sweet

I have two layouts over on the Papermaze Blog, made using the lovely September Papermaze Kit. Yesterday I shared the first of these two layouts, today, I'm back with the second. My daughter loves strawberries and anything decorated with them - so when she moved into her new home, I made her this strawberry hamper with card and gift tag.

For full details about how the layouts were made, please see the Papermaze blog.

From the kit, I used:
Carta Bella - On The Farm collection - Farm Life Floral 
Mintay Papers - Wildwood Secrets collection - MT-WIS-04 & MT-WIS-05
Mintay Papers - Music Garden collection - MT-MUS-04
Selection of Laser Cuts - 49 and Market - Nature's Haven
Little Birdie Flower
Little Birdie butterfly
P13 Till We Meet Again alpha sheet
pink twine

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Hibiscus, & Avocardo

From my stash, I used:
Peartree Cutfile 'So Berry Sweet'
3D foam pads

That's all for the September Kit, I'll be back with the new Kit for October soon. 
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Minnie Mouse

I have two layouts over on the Papermaze blog today, they were both created with the new  September kit. The kit has six double-sided patterned papers, a selection of embellishments and 2 sheets of Bazzill Basics Cardstock. There is also an extra pack of 4 sheets of Bazzill, selected to match the colours in the kit. 

For full details to make up the layou, please see the Papermaze Blog.

From the kit, I used:
Carta Bella - On The Farm collection - Farm Life Floral 
Mintay Papers - Wildwood Secrets collection - MT-WIS-05
Mintay Papers - Music Garden collection - MT-MUS-04

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Hibiscus, 

From my own stash, I used:

Smooth White, Blackberry Swirl & Sunshine Yellow Bazzill

Tim Holtz, Layering Stencil THS132
Distress Ink - Festive Berries  and Black Soot Bazzill
Distress Mica Stain - Crooked Broomstick
Spellbinder, Simple Stories, Say Cheese, Classic Mouse Die Sets - Alphabet, Steamboat Willie Duo and Flags & Banners 
Red buttons 
Black gems

That's all for today, I'll be back with the next page tomorrow. 
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Sizzix Eileen Hull Collection - Rainbow Wheel

I recently purchased a set of Sizzix products designed by Elaine Hull from Papermaze. They included: A5 Clear Stamps Set 24PK - Swatch Cards, Thinlits 9PK Die Set - Rainbow Wheels and Layered Stencils 3PK - Colour Wheel. This collection together with my Distress Inks gave me a variety of possibilities. There are plenty of ideas on the Sizzix web site including links to some You Tube videos. 

Here is a selection of things I made using these new tools:



First of all I made a layout, based on an idea by Jess Jones of Sizzix and changed to meet my plans. 



I cut some scrap paper down to 11" x 11" and placed it in the centre of the 12" x 12" Smooth White Bazzill, I had selected for the layout. I used the smaller piece as a mask, and with a blending tool I inked Distress Inks around the edge of the layout in a rainbow sequence. I removed the mask and flicked some of the colours over the page.  

I stamped the above image onto watercolour paper, and  cut it out with the largest circle die. Then I used Distress Inks, watered down on the craft mat and painted the segments. 

With the stencils I created the colour wheel above onto watercolour paper, then covered it by cutting the overlay from white cardstock and sticking it in place over the top. I trimmed the stencilled wheel from under the die. I stamped the small wheel with 12 sections (also watercolour paper), and cut it out with the smallest circle die. I painted each section with more Distress Inks.  I cut three silver arrows using the dies, and attached them to the colour wheel centres, with small brads. 

I stamped the swatch card onto watercolour paper, and painted each panel as before, I stamped the 'colour swatch' phrase into place. I cut the card out with scissors. I also stamped three paintbrushes, painted them and cut them out. 

With a set of alphabet dies I cut my title from more watercolour paper, and painted each letter with a different colour of Distress Ink. All the elements and the photo were arranged onto the page and stuck in place. I added the date with some Doodlebug Designs Rubons. 

Next, I made a set of three Birthday cards using similar techniques to the layout, various card blanks and some scrap patterned papers. 

I decided as the small colour wheel has sixteen little pallets and the Distress Ink and Distress Watercolour Pencil tins each hold the same number of inks or pencils, that I would use the stamps and dies to organise and label my tins.

The pencil tins already have an acetate sheet to protect them, so I attached the colour wheels to this, so it shows through the lid. I wrote the initials of each colour over the inked colour. For the Distress Inks, I cut a piece of acetate to fit over the inks, and rounded the corners with a punch. I used this to attach the colour wheels.

I hope this has been useful and interesting. 
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Mudchute Park & Farm - Enjoy Today

I have two layouts to share over on the Papermaze Blog, using the new September kit. This pair show photos from the same day, at two different places visited, because I used papers and embellishments from the same lovely 49 and Market collection, they also make a good double layout. 

For full details of how the layouts were made, please see the blog.  

From the kit, I used:
49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection - Busy Bee & Happy Place
Laser Cuts - 49 and Market - Nature's Haven
Exclusive Acrylic phrase

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Touch of Pink & Hibiscus

From my own stash, I used:

49 and Market - Nature's Haven Wildflowers Laser Cuts & Laser Cut Elements
3D foam pads
Basic Grey alphabet stickers
Tim Holtz, Tag Collection Sizzix die set
Distress Ink - Festive Berries
Baker's Twine

That's all for today, I will be back with more from this kit in a couple of weeks. 
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Bathing Bea Bee

This fun layout was created using the bright, summery August Papermaze kit, which has been great fun to work with. Hereis the final layout I have created with this kit. These photos were from a few weeks ago, and show Florence helping her Mummy wash her favourite soft toy. 

For full details of how I made the layout, please see the Papermaze Blog. 

From the kit, I used:
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Coconut Swirl & Pollen 
Lawn Fawn - Bitsy Blooms collection - Begonia
Doodlebug Designs - Butterfly Kisses collection - Garden Party
Simple Stories - Crafty Babe collection - Live. Love,.Scrap
Echo Park - Have a Great Summer collection - Best Life Butterflies
Doodlebug Designs cupcake doily
Flair button
Pretty Little Studio Berry Sweet Word Stickers
Strip of jewels
SS Simple Vintage Flower Shoppe Sentiment Bits & Pieces
Rosie's Studio 2 chipboard pieces Born to Bloom 

From my stash, I used:
Distress Oxide Ink - Speckled Egg
Black Bazzill
Spellbinders - Simple Stories - Say Cheese Classic Mouse Alphabet Die Set

I'll be back with the September kit very soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

It's A Girl Thing!

today I have a new post on the Papermaze Blog, featuring the summery August kit. It is available to buy from the store and online. Here is the first of the layouts in that post, the photos here show four generations of females in our family. 



For the details on making the layout please see the blog. 

From the kit, I used:
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Fussy, Aqua, Granny Smith, Tangelo, Pollen and Coconut Swirl 
Echo Park - Have a Great Summer collection - Best Life Butterflies
Doodlebug Designs - Butterfly Kisses collection - Garden Party
Lawn Fawn - Bitsy Blooms collection - Begonia
Doodlebug Designs cupcake doily

From my own stash, I used:
Distress Inks
White Cardstock
Doodlebug Designs Foam Stamps 'Simply Sweet' 
Black acrylic paint
Doodlebug Designs Rub-ons 'All Mixed Up' Large, Medium and Small Beetle Black
Doodlebug Designs Sew-Easy Rub-on Stitches
Bazzill Scraps
Leaf and flower dies

I'll be back with the last layout from this kit tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Peartree's 5th Birthday Celebrations: Challenge Five - Cinderellabration

Challenge 5 from Peartree's 5th Birthday celebration challenges, is to use the number five on your layout. I used these photo from my day in Disney World Florida, during the 50th celebrations of the opening of the first park. I just happened to be there on 5th May 2005 (05/05/05). the photos show Cinderella's castle.

For this page I used the Floating Birthday Balloons Peartree Cutfile. I cut this from Fussy Bazzill and backed it with scraps of Bazzill in pinks, greens, blues and yellows.

The papers are from Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Fantasy at the Park collection.

The title was cut on the Cricut with paper, then again with Bazzill, and the Storybook font.

I also used cardstock stickers from the same collection. 

 

 Thanks for looking.
Lynn x