Pearly Queen

I had a post on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog yesterday, with the last two layouts from the June Papermaze Kit. Here is the last layout for June.

My granddaughter was taken with these pearls my daughter was given. Here she is wearing them and looking very pleased with herself!
For full details - please see the Blog.



From the kit - I used: 

Carta Bella - Silly Goose - Best of the Best Bunches
Graphic 45 - Scenic Route - Lemon Yellow Pattern & Solid

Prima - Among the Wild Flowers - Flowers and Tickets
Cocoa Vanilla - Bloom & Grow - Puffy Heart
Paper Favourites - peony diecuts
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Yukon Gold, Chiffon, Tutu Pink & Stream

From my stash I used:

Cream chalky finish paint

Tim Holtz - Sizzix Thinlits Tag Collection die set

Sizzix Thinlit dies- Layering Frames
Spellbinders Say Cheese Pooh's Alphabet and Numbers set

Baker's Twine 
Pearlescent card 
3D foam pads
Tim Holtz - Sizzix Thinlits - Alphanumerics Label set
Paper flowers
Pearls

That's all from the June kit. I'll be back with a new kit for July soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Your Smile Makes My Heart Bounce

The second pair of my layouts using the June Papermaze Kit was published on the blog today. Please take a look their for full details about how the layouts were made. 
Here is the first of the two pages - My daughter Emily having great fun on a bouncy castle.

From the kit - I used:
Patterned Papers - 
Graphic 45 - Always & Forever - Perfect Pink Pattern & Solid 

Pinkfresh Studio - Gems - clear with gold dust
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Bazzill White, Chiffon, Tutu Pink & Stream 

From my own stash - I used:
Distress Oxide Inks
Bubble stencil
Buttons
DMC Stranded Embroidery Thread
Cricut 
Fine black pen

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

A Very Hungry Caterpillar Thank You

Here is my second design team layout using the June Papermaze Kit.  for more details please see the Scrap, Paper Scissors Blog.

My daughter and I helped my granddaughter make thank you cards after her recent birthday. As she has several gifts and cards featuring the popular caterpillar, this was the theme we chose.

From the kit - I used:
Carta Bella - Silly Goose - Best of the Best Bunches
Graphic 45 - Always & Forever - Perfect Pink Pattern & Solid 
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Lavender Fields - Almond

From my own stash - I used:
Fine Black Marker
Artful Moments Laser Cut Elements
Glittery Thickers and some puffy alphabet stickers from my stash. 
Green paper
Hole punch 
Rubber Stamp
Pom-poms
Googly eyes

That's all for today, more from this kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Afternoon Tea

I am introducing the colourful June Papermaze Kit over on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog starting today. This month's kit is packed with a beautiful colour collection of yellows, pinks, oranges and fawn. Patterned papers, Bazzill card stock and a selection of embellishments. 

Here is the first layout I made with this lovely kit.

In 2014 my Mum turned 80 and we took her to The Ritz for afternoon Tea, this photo shows me with my daughter at the famous venue.
 

For full details on how I made the kit, please visit the Papermaze Blog.

From the Kit, I used:

 
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin Artful Moments - Starters Paper #7

Pinkfresh Studio - Gems - clear with gold dust
Ivory Lace Ribbon
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Stream & Chiffon

From My own stash, I used:

White card
Distress Inks
Yellow Twine
Starters Paper 8
Glittery Brads
Cricut and an Art Nouveau font
Artful Moments Laser Cut Elements
3D foam pads 

That's all for today, more from this kit tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Swiss Cottage

Here is the layout I designed for today's Papermaze Crop, based on a layout I made years ago for Scrapology. The photo shows my girls enjoying a visit to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

Kit Content:
12” x 12” Quartz Bazzill
12” x 12” White Smooth Bazzill
4” x 6” Black Bazzill
12” x 6” Websters Pages – These Are The Days  - Daily Essentials
Buttons
40cm Stranded Cotton

Other items used:
Black & Pink Distress Oxide Ink
Flower Dies

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Wild Life - Wild Flower Centre

Yesterday I shared my second post on the Papermaze Blog with the May Papermaze kit. A kit full of bright and bold coloured papers and cardstock. I have used the kit to make layouts of my children's activities back in the 1990's. This is the last layout using this kit,  A visit to the Wildflower Centre near Holt in Norfolk for a very good day out - the first of many visits we made there over the years.

For details on making the layout, please see the Papermaze Blog.

From the kit, I used:
Simple Stories - Take Note - My Favourite Things
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Raven & Intense Kiwi

From my own supplies, I used:
Glittery Thickers 
American Crafts Paige Evans Adventurous - Mini Alphabet Thickers
49 and Market Artful Moments Laser Cut Outs
Watercolour paints
Leaf punch

That's all for the May kit, I'll be back with the June kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

First Term

Today I shared my second post on the Papermaze Blog with the very colourful May Papermaze kit. I have used the kit to make layouts of my children's activities back in the 1990's. This is the first of the two, here the children during their first term at primary school. 

For details on making the layout, please see the Papermaze Blog.

From the kit, I used:
Simple Stories - Colour Me Happy - Okie Dokie & The Details
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Raven, African Daisy, Ocean Oasis, Berry Sensation & Intense Kiwi 

From my own craft room, I used:
Bazzill - Smooth White
Vicki Boutin Bold & Bright, Full Circle stamps
Distress Oxide Inks in Mustard Seed, Broken China, Picked Raspberry and Bundled Sage
Peartree Cutfile 
Lined paper 
Notebook edge border punch
Doodlebug Designs - Alphabet Soup (Bubblegum, Bumblebee, Swimming Pool & Limeade)  Doodlebug Designs Alphabet stickers
49 and Market Artful Moments Laser Cut Outs

That's all for Today, I'll be back with the last layout tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x