Garths Croft

I designed the layout for the scrapbook kit today at the Papermaze Crop. This time I chose this photo from our holiday to Shetland earlier this year. We spent a day on Bressay, at Garths Croft learning all about the story of Shetland wool from sheep to knitting needle! Chris taught us all about the process as well as the history and his role in archaeology on the Islands. Here I am with one of the new born lambs.

In the kit you will find:
White Bazzill Cardstock 12” x 12”
Black Bazzill Cardstock 12” x 12”
Prima – Anna Marie collection – Anna Marie 4” x 4”
Prima – Anna Marie collection – Swiss Miss 4” x 4”
Kaisercraft – High Tea collection – Biscuit 6” x 2”
1 Mini Black Paper Doily fro Doodlebug Designs
1 Vaessan Creative Element Beaded Butterfly 
1 AC Chalkboard Label
5 Prima Flowers - Daisies

To share at the crop:
Templates
Black Archival Ink Pad
Distress Oxide Inks - Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Black Soot
Woodware Stamp Set - Leaves

I used:
Tim Holtz Sizzix Tiny Type Upper and Lower Case Alphanumeric Die Sets

Start by gutting the black cardstock, save the centre piece to mount your photo and cut the letters for the title.

Trim the white cardstock to measure 11” x 11”, use the template to draw a light pencil circle in the centre of the cardstock. Using the black archival ink pad and your choice of leaf stamps, create a wreath covering the pencil line. Add a few extra leaves where the flowers will be positioned. 

Splatter some of the Distress Oxide inks over the page allowing each colour to dry (you may wish to use your own colours, to complement your photo),

With both papers from the Anna Marie collection, cut each one into two 2” x 2” inch squares, then cut them all in half diagonally to create a total of eight triangles. Place one set on the corners of the black cardstock frame. Mount the white cardstock over the black frame. Then add the other four triangles over the corners of the white cardstock. 

Mount the photo onto some of the black cardstock and place to the left of the wreath, tucking the black doily under the top right corner of the photo. 

Create a journaling black from the wood effect side of the Biscuit paper, add your words, and attach to the left of the photo. Place the Chalkboard label to the bottom right of the photo.

Arrange a cluster of three flowers to the bottom right of the wreath. Add the other two flowers nearer the top of the wreath. Add the butterfly to one of the flowers.

Cut your title from the scraps of black cardstock and place in the centre of the wreath. Cut your date or a subtitle from scraps of the Biscuit paper and add this to the label.

thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Happy Haunting

I have selected some items from the Graphic 45 - BOOtiful Greetings collection, to create some layouts for the Papermaze Blog for October. I like the way this collection could be used for Halloween and autumn. The generic patterns and plains included in this collection make it suitable for other layouts too. 

For details on making this layout, please see the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog. 

I chose this photo of my nephew and his family enjoying at day out at Drucillas to celebrate Halloween. 

The items I used from Papermaze:
Blackbird Bazzill 
Tangelo Bazzill
Walnut Cream Bazzill
Dried Marigold Distress Ink 
Graphic 45 - BOOtiful Greetings collection - Rusty Orange Pattern & Solid Sheet, Bewitching Layout, Borders & Ephemera Set 
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup Puffy stickers Coral

The items from my own stash:
Large label templates
Glittery orange ribbon
Doodlebug Design Teensy Type Cardstock stickers Beetle Black
3D foam pads
Card Candi - Cream, Orange & Black

 

That's all for today, back with more soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Happy Cake Day

Here is my last layout for the Papermaze DT using the 49 and Market's Glimmer & Glee collection. As explained in the previous post, collection has water colour style images, which are great for documenting parties and birthdays. 

This layout shows my granddaughter celebrating her 2nd birthday at our house, a few weeks after her birthday.

Please see the Papermaze Blog for details of how the layout was made. 

I used:
49 and Market - Glimmer and Glee collection - Hooray, Toast &  Laser Cut Elements
3D foam Pads
Yukon Gold Bazzill 
Blue cardstock
Spellbinders- Classic Pooh - Pooh's Alphabet, Numbers & More die set
Paige Evans' Adventurous Thickers foam alphabet stickers 
Sequins

That's all from me with the Glimmer and Glee collection, I'll be back with a new collection soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Happy 3rd Birthday Poppy

My second post using the 49 and Market's pretty pastel Glimmer & Glee collection, is on the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog today. The collection has water colour style images, which are great for documenting parties and birthdays. The palette is a clever mix of pretty corals, pinks, yellows, blues and greens. Here is the first layout using this collection and featuring a birthday, cake and a celebration.

Please see the blog for details of how the layout was made. 

I used:
49 and Market - Glimmer and Glee collection -  Celebrate, Toast & Laser Cut Elements
Yukon Gold Bazzill
Cricut
Mustard Seed Distress Ink
3D foam pads
Multicoloured pastel gems and sequins
 

 

That's all for today, back with one more layout from the Glimmer and Glee collection tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Birthday Cards - Tim Holtz Mixed Media

Here is a small collection of cards I made using Tim Holtz products. It's amazing how different they all turned out, the beauty of the randomness of mixed media.

Items used for these cards:
Watercolour paper
Distress Mica Stain - Hocus Pocus
Distress Oxide Inks - Dusty Concord, Victorian Velvet, Seedless Preserves, Villainous Potion, Wilted Violet & Shaded Lilac
Distress Ink - Villainous Potion
Distress Paint - Picket Fence
Versafine Ink Pad - Black Onyx
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Dies - Detailed Butterflies, Festive Greens and Stacked Tiles - Hexagons
Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Pen nibs
Vellum
6" x 6" white card blanks & envelopes
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Stamp Sets - Papillon & Simple Sayings

Thanks for looking, back with more soon.
Lynn x

Autumn Term 2025

The Colour challenge over on the Peartree Cutfile Facebook page is to use mostly PURPLE on a layout.  Useing the alphabet cutfile and photos of my nieces' in their purple school uniforms at the start of autumn term last year.



I used the following items from my stash to make this layout:
Bazzill Cardstock
Metallic Cardstock
Alphabet Peartree Cutfile
Doodlebug Designs Puffy Alphabet Stickers Lilac
Sequins & PEarls
Element Stickers 

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Ahoy!

This month's number challenge from Peartree Cutfiles is to use NINE strips of paper on a layout. I chose these photos from a trip to Disneyland, Paris. I picked the Ahoy cutfile and some Disney themed papers. 

To make this layout, I used the following items from my scrapbooking stash:
Bazzill Cardstock
Ahoy Peartree Cutfile
Queen & Co. - Magic collection
Echo Park Mouse & Me Dots collection
Distress Stains - Mustard Seed, Blueprint Sketch, Black Soot & Festive Berries
Distress Ink - Blueprint Sketch
Doodlebug Designs - Sunshine Cardstock Alphabet Stickers - Ladybug
Doodlebug Designs - Teensy Type Cardstock Alphabet Stickers - Lily White & Blue Jean
Butcher's Twine
 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x