Pony Trekking Adventure

Today I'm sharing my final Papermaze Design Team layout, using the March Kit. You can see full details for making this layout on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog. Here I am in the 1970's riding on the Isle of Wight, through the woods and along the beach at Seaview.

The items used from the kit:
Carta Bella - Pressed Floral collection - 3 x 4 Journalling Cards
Carta Bella - Feels Like Home collection - Floral Frame 
Mintay Chippies Title
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Twig

From my own stash, I used the following:
TH Layering Stencil THS002
Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink
Scrap cardstock
Walnut Stain Embossing Glaze
Sizzix die sets by Tim Holtz - Alphanumeric Tiny Type - Upper and Lower case
49 and Market - Whispering Way - Laser Cut Elements

That's all from the March kit. I'll be back with the April kit soon.
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

Can't Wait To Meet You

This is my layout for the Peartree Cutfile March Number challenge. This month the challenge is to use 3 photographs on your layout. 
These three scan photos have been sitting on my desk wiating to be scrapped. So it was just the opportunity I needed. 

To make the layout - I used:
Basic Grey - Kioshi collection - papers element stickers and Alphabet stickers
Distress Inks

DMC Threads
Metallic Thread
Sizzix Tag Collection Dies

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Looking Cute

Today was the Papermaze crop and I designed the crop kit layout this month. This one shows my daughter and her daughter, having fun exploring their image in the mirror. It was fun to get the old foam stamps out for a play too! 

Kit Content:
12” x 12” Smooth White Bazzill
A4 white card
6” x 12” Pink Paislee –#03
6” x 12” Maggie Holmes Round Trip – Passage
3” x 3” Heidi Swapp – Sunchaser – Sunshine
5” Doodlebug Designs Washi Tape
10” Jute twine
A sprinkle of sequins

*** It’s worth reading through before cutting or sticking! ***

Stencil small hearts across the layout using both colours of Distress Oxide Inks and the VB Stencil. (Wipe the stencil clean between colours to prevent the colours getting messy!) Splatter a little wet ink over the page too. See positioning on sample layout. Tear a piece from the top of the Bazzill.

Use the inks provided to ink the edges of the photo mounts, tags and other cut pieces (optional).

Prepare your photo - depending on the size of your photo, (I started with a photo 4” x 5.25”, so the following measurements reflect this, please adapt to your own photo size).
First layer is white card 4.25” x 5.5”, Black and white floral side of #03 paper 4.5” x 5.75”, and pink ombre side of #03 paper 4.75” x slightly deeper at 6.25”. Don’t stick the photo down yet.

From the Passage paper die cut 2 tags (one yellow side up and one rainbow stripe side up). Cut a piece 3” x 2.25” yellow side up and a piece to fill the tear at the top of the page, rainbow side up.

Cut a piece of white card 2” x 3.75” and apply to the rainbow tag, write your journaling onto this tag. Die cut two rings from the scraps of #03 paper, and apply to the tags. Thread a length of twine through the hole in each tag. 

Using the rest of the A4 white card stamp the letters needed to make your title / part of your title. Use the paintbrush and the Distress Paint, then allow to dry. Cut the letters out with a fine white border, then ink the edges with the pink ink. 

Build the layout by placing everything into position before sticking down. Once happy with the arrangement, stick the small pieces of patterned paper at top left of photo, and the yellow tag into position so that about 1.5” show beside the photo. Make the mounted photo into a pocket for the journaling tag - put adhesive onto three edges of the photo, so it is only glued down at the top, bottom and left side, allowing room for the journaling tag to be slipped in and out easily. 

Arranging the title letters along the base of the photo, stick some flat, and others raised with 3D foam pads. Add other words to the title with your own choice of lettering.

Divide the washi tape, and place a piece at the base of the torn cardstock area, and the other piece at the top of the photo.

Scatter the sequins, randomly over the page. 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Lynn Cooper for www.papermaze.co.uk 2025

2025 - A year in the Life of Florence

This is my layout for the Peartree Cutfile March Colour Challenge. The colour this month is pink.
I used the Calendar cutfile to make this page to front the 2024 layouts for Florence's scrapbook. 



For this layout I did some stash busting, and went into my box of Basic Grey collections. 
I used:
Basic Grey - Out Of Print collection - papers and alphabet stickers
Bazzill - Cream PuffStar stencil
Distress Inks
Star gems

While I was, making the above layout, I decided to make another for the first page of the album, as Florence was born in May, I just needed to trim off the first row (4 months).

For this layout I used:
49 and Market - Spectrum Sherbet Foundation Rainbows paper
Cricut
Scraps from the first layout
Bazzill - pink and blue scraps
Autumn Leaves rubons - dates years months
Distress Stains

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Badsell Farm Park

Yesterday my first two layouts created using the March Papermaze Kit were published on the Papermaze Blog. Here is the second of those farm themed ayouts, with a photo of my son on and old tractor, taken on a day out at the Badsell Farm Park, Paddock Wood. 

Please check out the Papermake blog for full instructions for making the layout. 

From the kit, I used the following items:
49 and Market - Whispering Way collection -  Sunshine Days

From my own stash, I used:
Brushed Corduroy & Aged Mahogany Distress Paint
Texture Paste
Stencil (TCW259S)
Sizzix BIGZ XL die (Block Tall Capital)
Greyboard
49 and Market Laser Cut elements (Krafty Garden and Whispering Way)
49 and Market Vintage Bits Essential Tickets - Sunbeam
Alphabet Rub-ons
 

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

Cobtree Museum

Im over on the Papermaze Blog today with two layouts created using the March Papermaze Kit. Full of pretty floral and rustic papers, colour matched cardstock and embellishments. For my first two layouts I have picked the farmyard style papers from 49 and Market's Whispering Way collection. Here is the first of those layouts, featuring the Cobtree Museum.  When the children were on their school summer holiday, we spent a Day at The Cobtree Museum of Kent Life, in Maidstone. They all enjoyed playing in 'The Darling Buds of May' film set. Here is my daughter Catherine, on Pop Larkin's Truck.

For full details to make the layout, please head over to the Papermaze Blog.

The items I selected from the kit:
49 and Market - Whispering Way collection - Farm Fresh 
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Yukon Gold

From my own stash, I used:
Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink
BIGZ XL alphabet die (Wonderland) 
Greyboard
Distress Paint (Ground Espresso and Brushed Corduroy)
Cracking Medium
Glossy Accents
Sizzix Thinlits Alphanumeric Label letters die set
Sizzix Framelits Tag Collection Die set
Fine jute twine
49 and Market Laser Cut Elements - Whispering Way 
3D foam pads
Raffia 

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