My 3 Sweet Little Peas in A Pod

Today was the Papermaze crop and I designed the crop kit layout this month. This one shows a photo of by children as babies. This was a scraplift of a layout I made years ago - and it was a scraplift of a layout made by Ingvild Bolme. (Pphoto of her layout and the those I made at the end of this post.) This is a great layout for a long title, and to stash bust your alphabet stickers.

 

Kit Content:

12” x 12” Basic Grey – Hillside – Orchard
P13 - Truly Yours - #04
2” x 12” Hillary Bazzill
20cm Stranded Cotton
5 Cherry Blossom Flowers

Other Items used:
Distress Inks
Selection of Alphabet Stickers

Here are the tree layouts I made - one for each of the children's albums

This is Ingrid's Layout:

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

The Wedding of Douglas & Dorothy

Today, I'm sharing a layout I have created using the beautiful April Papermaze Kit.  The kit is full of pretty purple, lilac and grey papers. There is also a selection of embellishments and Bazzill cardstock to compliment the papers. Please see the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog to find out how the layout was made. 

This time I made a heritage layout using a photo found on ancestry of a 1930s wedding. 

From the kit, I selected:
49 and Market - Plume & Petal collection - Joy 
Uniquely Creative - Ultra Violet Delight collection - Layers in Lilac
Uniquely Creative - Bohemian Escape collection - Lazy Afternooon
Laser Cut Wildflowers
P13 Word Stickers
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Velvet & Heidi

I added to these papers etc. from my own supplies:
Tim Holtz - Sizzix Framelits - Tag Collection die set
DMC embroidery threads
Gold metallic thread
49 and Market - Plume and Petal Laser Cut Elements pack
White card 
Tonic Studios - Windsor Simple Type - Upper case, Lower case and Numbers Die Sets
Heart shaped doilies 
Purple and lilac gems and pearls

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

The Ritz

I am on the Papermaze Blog today, with two design team layouts I have created using the beautiful April Papermaze Kit.  The kit is full of pretty purple, lilac and grey papers. There is also a selection of embellishments and Bazzill cardstock to compliment the papers.

Here is the first of my layouts - My sister and her husband on a family trip to The Ritz to celebrate Mum's 80th Birthday. The papers matched perfectly with their outfits.

Please check out the Papermaze Blog for full details to make the layout.

From the Papermaze Kit, I chose the following items:

Uniquely Creative - Ultra Violet Delight collection - Layers in Lilac
Uniquely Creative - Bohemian Escape collection - Lazy Afternoon
Laser Cut Wildflowers
P13 Word Stickers 
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Velvet & Heidi

I added itesm from my own stash:
1 sheet of scrap 12" x 12" paper
49 and Market - Plume and Petal Laser Cut Elements  
Art Deco font & Cricut
Metallic gold card 
Gold Letter Stickers

That's all for today, I will be back with more tomorrow. 
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Best Buddies - Florence & Gregory Goose

Here is my layout for the Peartree Cutfile April colour challenge. This month the colour is 'white'. 

My granddaughter with her goose toy.

For this layout, I used:
49 and Market - Tranquility - Sweet Nothings 
White Vellum
Irridescent Vellum
Fern Embossed Vellum
The Craft Factory - Cup Sequins - 5mm White
Bella BLVD Buddies - Besties Letter Scramble - White
Foam Glitter Letter Stickers
Doilies
Best Buddies Peartree Cutfile
White Pearls 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Easter Egg Hunt

This layout was made for the Peartree Cutfile April Number Challenge - To use 4 patterned papers. 

Catherine and I set up a little egg hunt for Florence at The Hollies. She had a great time in her wellies and Easter bonnet, with a bunny basket to collect the eggs from the garden. 

To make the layout, I did some more stash busting, and sorted some Basic Grey papers.

Basic Grey - June Bug papers, element stickers and alphabet stickers.
White Bazzill cardstock
Flower sequins
Nuvo Crystal Drops
Nuvo Glitter Drops
Black fine liner pen
Cricut

Back with the Peartree Colour challenge soon.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

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