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Saturday, 17 January 2026

Tree Shopping Together

I was on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors blog yesterday, sharing the DT layouts I have made with the January Papermaze kit. The lovely colours in this kit lend themselves beautifully to winter and Christmas layouts. Here is the second layout I made with this lovely wintery kit. Please see the blog for details on making the layout.

Tree Shopping Together - A family tradition, to go Christmas tree shopping on 1st December.


From the January Kit, I used:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Curiosities in Willow Grove - Starters Paper 7
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Jade and Aqua.

From the December kit I used:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Believe collection - Tag Elements

From my own stash, I used:
Cricut
Peartree Cutfile 
Emboss It Clear Dabber
Stampendous Frantage Shabby White Embossing Enamel
Rose gold glitter card 
White acrylic paint 
Ivory organza ribbon 
Die cut snowflake
Gold wire and bead holly bough from an old Christmas card
White card
Forest Moss Distress Ink
Jute twine
49 and Market Evergreen Season - Chipboard words
White Pearls
Wooden trees
Sizzix Thinlits Alphanumerics 'Label' die set








That's all for today, back with more from this kit soon.
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Friday, 16 January 2026

Happy Moments

I'm over on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors blog today, sharing the DT layouts I have made with the January Papermaze kit. The lovely colours in this kit lend themselves beautifully to winter and Christmas layouts. 

Happy Moments - A moment in time captured by my daughter, of her daughter playing.



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

From the kit, I used the following items:
Mintay Papers - Cottage Heart - #06
Echo Park - Snow Day - Cozy Plaid
 

From my stash, I used:
Heart Template
Cricut
Cutfile
Pearls and gems
49 and Market Vintage Artistry - Serenity Rub-ons and the Rub-ons Transfer sets









That's all for today, back with more from this kit soon.
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Saturday, 3 January 2026

Our Dear Reindeer!

This is the last layout I have made with the Papermaze December kit. It shows our granddaughter last Christmas sporting a set of reindeer antlers, and enjoying a spear of asparagus. this Christmas themed kit is full of traditional colours, papers, Bazzill cardstock and a selection of embellishments.



To create this layout, I used the following items from the kit:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Believe collection - Holiday Traditions & Tag Elements
Simple Stories - All Wrapped Up collection - Magical Season
Graphic 45 - Deck the Halls collection - A Little Sparkle
Mintay Chippies - Xmas Wreath
Bazzill Basics -  Grenadine & Cinnamon Stick


I added the following items from my own stash:
Kraft Bazzill
Barn Door  and Picket Fence Distress Ink 
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Sparkle
Distress Paints - Lumberjack PlaidPeeled Paint & Shabby Shutters
Glossy Accents 
Decorative Pins
3D foam pads
Simple Stories Vintage Christmas Lodge Farm Foam Stickers








That's all from the December kit. I'll be back with a new wintery kit for January in a few weeks' time.
Thanks for looking,
Lynn x

Friday, 2 January 2026

Lapland - Merry & Bright

A layout showing my nephew and his family on a trip to Lapland UK last December, this layout shows a group photo from this exciting day out.  I'm back with my second post sharing Christmas layouts for this year. The December kit is available in the shop, it has a traditional red, green and white colour pallet. The papers are beautiful and include Mintay, Simple Stories and Graphic 45.  



To read about how I made the layout, please visit the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog.

To create this page, I selected the following items from the kit:
Graphic 45 - Deck the Halls collection - A Little Sparkle
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Believe collection - Tag Elements
Doilies Ladybug
Gold enamel dots
Divine Twine - Green Apple
Rosie's Studio - Oh Joyful Day - Button
Pretty Little Studio - Comfort and Joy - Holly Jolly Word Titles 

I selected the following from my own stash:
Bazzill Basics Bazzill White
Distress Ink Barn Door and Rustic Wilderness
Eyelets
Simple Stories Vintage Christmas Lodge Farm Foam Stickers
Clay gingerbread man
Basic Grey Alphabet Stickers



 




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