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Tuesday 15 October 2024

Harvest Festival

Here is my second layout using the beautiful, crisp autumn themed kit from Papermaze for October. I have enjoyed making my design team layouts using this month's collection. This layout shows my children ready to go to the Harvest Festival service at our church.

From the kit I used:

Carta Bella - Harvest collection Multi Journalling Cards
Simple Stories - Cider & Donuts collection - Tag Elements

Bare Basics labels
49 and Market perforated tickets (peach)

Burlap

From my stash I used:
Bazzill Basics -
Cream Puff
Distress Inks (Fossilised Amber, Gathered Twigs and Rusty Hinge)
Beautiful Baker's Twine (cream and gold)
Cricut
gold Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup stickers








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

Monday 14 October 2024

Autumn Wedding

I'm over on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog today with the Autumn themed kit from Papermaze for October. Here is the first of the layouts I created for friends, following their wedding in Wales last November. It had been raining, but stopped during the ceremony. The wedding party came out of the church to sunshine and a rainbow! I plan to frame this layout as a gift.

Please see the the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog for full details of how the layout was made.

From the kit I used:
Simple Stories - Cider & Donuts collection - Tag Elements
1 Prima nature academia flower
1 strip Doodlebug gold sprinkles
Bazzill Basics - Beeswax, Rain Forest, Mocha Divine and Tangelo (Extra Bazzill Match pack)
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From my stash I used:
Peartree Cutfile
Picket Fence Distress Ink 
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Festive THS029
ribbon
3D foam pads
Distress Stain (Tarnished Brass)
Distress Paint (Picket Fence)

 




 

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

Thursday 3 October 2024

Inverewe Gardens

Today I'm sharing my last layout made using the lovely kit from Papermaze for September.  There is a clever combination of geometric patterns and floral papers. The photos are from our trip to Scotland earlier this year we stayed near Loch Ewe. These photos were taken in the walled garden of Inverewe Gardens.



For full details of what you will find in the kit, and how to make the layout, please see the Papermaze blog.

From the kit I used:
Paige Evans - Adventurous collection - #10
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Beeswax and Whirlpool

From my stash I used:
chipboard scalloped circle frame by Technique Tuesday
Evergreen Bough, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Spun Sugar, Broken China and Picket Fence Distress Paint
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits die set - Funky Floral
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlit Alphanumeric Theory Die Set.
Aqua pearls








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

Wednesday 2 October 2024

Knit One, Purl Two, Teach Three

I have a post over on the PApermaze blog today with my second two layouts using the lovely kit from Papermaze for September. Here isthe first of these two layouts, the photos show my three children on holiday in Norfolk, Aunty Barbara was showing them how to knit.



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

From the kit I used:
Vicki Boutin - Bold + Bright collection - Great Day
Pinkfresh Matte Gold Pearls
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - White, Beeswax and Whirlpool

From my own stash I used:
Vicki Boutin Stencil from the Fernwood collection (Greenery set)
Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Broken China and Spiced Marmalade)
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits set - Funky Foliage
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup puffy letter stickers (Bubblegum, Swimming Pool and Coral
Nuvo Glitter drops
Distress Paint










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

Thursday 19 September 2024

Smile

Back today with the second layout using the lovely new kit from Papermaze for September.  The photo shows me with my Mum in the local park, back in the early 1960's.

 

Please see the Papeermaze Blog for full details of the layout and the kit.

From the kit I used:
P13 - Travel Journal collection - #03
Bazzill -
Fig Swirl, Twig, Whirlpool and Beeswax Bazzill
Prima In Full Bloom Flower
frames 49 and Market Colour Swatch Ochre
Rosie's Studio Born to Bloom acetate words

From my stash I used:
Vicki Boutin stencil 
Distress Inks - Old Paper & Fossilized Amber
Tim Holtz Bloom Colourize Sizzix Thinlits set
Lace Butterfly


 


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

Monday 16 September 2024

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

Tuesday 3 September 2024

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Here is my last design team layout made using the August Papermaze Kit. Such a warm, bright, bold collection of papers, card and embellishments, ideal for those August pages. For this page I chose photos of my great niece dressed up as Mary Poppins for World Book day earlier this year.



For full details on making the layout, please see the Papermaze blog.

From the kit I used:
Echo Park - Sunny Days Ahead collection - Shine on Sunshine
Bazzill Basics Cardstock

From my stash I used:

Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup puffy stickers (Blue Jean, Ladybug and Limeade)
Brads








That's all from the August Kit, back with a new kit for September soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x