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Sunday, 19 October 2025

On The Boardwalk

I was over on the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog on Friday with two design team layouts I have created using the pretty October Papermaze Kit. Here is the second of the pair of layouts. The photos in this layout are from our recent trip to Snape. We took scenic route from Iken to Snape along the boardwalk. 





Please see the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog for full details to make the layout.

From the Kit, I used:
49 and Market - Botanical Buzz collection - Fresh
49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection - Sunshine
Simple Stories - Meadow Flowers foam stickers
Sunbeam Bazzill

From my own stash, I used:
Burlap 
Small doilies
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup letter stickers - Bon-bon
woodgrain paper
Spellbinders - Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Classic Mouse Alphabet
Wild Honey Distress Ink
3D foam
Tim Holtz - Sizzix Thinlits dies - Tag Collection
Twine  
49 and Market Laser Cut Elements Natures Haven, Nature's Garden Wildflowers and Krafty Garden 








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

Saturday, 18 October 2025

Paradise

Today was the Papermaze crop and I designed the crop kit layout this month. This time I used some summery, tropical papers from the shop to created a layout with photos from my daughter's honeymoon.

Kit Content:
12” x 12” Vicki Boutin – Sweet Rush - Under the Palms
12” x 12” Kiwi Crush Bazzill
12” x 12” Smooth White Bazzill
3” x 12” Jillibean Soup – Bohemian Brew – Calm
3” x 12” Heidi Swapp – Sunchaser – Sunshine
A4 white card
Selection of black gems


Prepare all the papers:
- Cut the detail strip from the base of the paper, and trim into 4 pieces. Gut a piece about 4”
   x 4” from the centre of the Under The Palms paper. This will give you about 8 orange slices
   to fussy cut, and set aside for later.
- Using the templates, cut a 9” circle from the Kiwi Crush Bazzill, and another - 8.75” circle,   
   from the White Bazzill.
- Die cut a selection of flowers in different colours from the boldly Striped side of the
   Sunshine paper. You should get 2 larger flowers and one small flower from each band of
   colour.
- From the remains of the Kiwi Crush Bazzill, die cut at least 6 leaf fronds and the letters for
   your title (using your own choice of dies). 


With the Distress Oxide ink. and the VB Stencil, stencil the pattern to the top right and bottom left of the White Bazzill circle. Distress the outer edge of the circle and stick to the Kiwi Crush Bazzill circle.


Place the Clam paper (choose which side up), across the middle of the Under the Palms paper. Arrange the circle onto the layout. 


Mount your photos onto the white card to make a fine border. Arrange the photos across the middle of the page, stick in place, but don’t glue the edges down, allowing room to tuck elements underneath later. Using the four sections cut from the details strip, place these above and below the Calm paper band, to shoe the fern leaves. 


Arrange the orange slices, leaves and flowers around the circle and photos. Once happy with your arrangement, glue into place. Add your title to the top of the circle, and journaling to the bottom of the circle. Finally pop the gems onto the flower centres.

Lynn Cooper for
www.papermaze.co.uk 2025


thanks for looking
Lynn x

Friday, 17 October 2025

DIY

I'm over on the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog today with two design team layouts I have created using the pretty October Papermaze Kit. Each of these layouts feature different events, but both are made using papers and elements from 49 and Market. Here is the first of the pair - titled DIY -This layout shows my daughter helping us decorate the cart lodge at our new home. 


Please see the 
Scrap Paper Scissors Blog for full details to make the layout.

From the Kit, I used:
49 and Market - Botanical Buzz collection - Cheerful
Bazzill Basics Cardstock: Lagoon and Peach Creme 

From mys own stash, I used:
Memory Box Hexagon Layer dies
Wild Honey or Evergreen Bough Distress Ink
Sewing machine 
Spellbinders - Simple Stories - Say Cheese - Classic Mouse Alphabet
49 and Market Laser Cut Elements
3D foam pads

 





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

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Wild by Nature

The October challenge over on the Peartree Cutfile Facebook Group, is to create a layout using nature as your inspiration. There is also a free cutfile to download, which I chose to use for my layout. 

I used a photo of my daughter Emily in Holt Country Park back in 2000, when we were on holiday nearby. She was very fond of the character Jessie from Toy Story, and wore her hat everywhere. 




For my layout I used:
Peartree Cutfile - Wild by Nature
49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection - Happy Place, Berry Delight and Busy Bee
49 and Market - Nature's Haven collection (and others) Laser Cuts 
Jolee's Boutique - Cowboy embellishments
Burlap
Twine
Distress Inks






Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Thursday, 2 October 2025

New Home Gift - So Berry Sweet

I have two layouts over on the Papermaze Blog, made using the lovely September Papermaze Kit. Yesterday I shared the first of these two layouts, today, I'm back with the second. My daughter loves strawberries and anything decorated with them - so when she moved into her new home, I made her this strawberry hamper with card and gift tag.


For full details about how the layouts were made, please see the Papermaze blog.

From the kit, I used:
Carta Bella - On The Farm collection - Farm Life Floral 
Mintay Papers - Wildwood Secrets collection - MT-WIS-04 & MT-WIS-05
Mintay Papers - Music Garden collection - MT-MUS-04
Selection of Laser Cuts - 49 and Market - Nature's Haven
Little Birdie Flower
Little Birdie butterfly
P13 Till We Meet Again alpha sheet
pink twine
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Hibiscus, & Avocardo

From my stash, I used:
Peartree Cutfile 'So Berry Sweet'
3D foam pads








That's all for the September Kit, I'll be back with the new Kit for October soon. 
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Minnie Mouse

I have two layouts over on the Papermaze blog today, they were both created with the new  September kit. The kit has six double-sided patterned papers, a selection of embellishments and 2 sheets of Bazzill Basics Cardstock. There is also an extra pack of 4 sheets of Bazzill, selected to match the colours in the kit. 


For full details to make up the layou, please see the Papermaze Blog.

From the kit, I used:
Carta Bella - On The Farm collection - Farm Life Floral 
Mintay Papers - Wildwood Secrets collection - MT-WIS-05
Mintay Papers - Music Garden collection - MT-MUS-04
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Hibiscus, 

From my own stash, I used:
Smooth White, Blackberry Swirl & Sunshine Yellow Bazzill
Tim Holtz, Layering Stencil THS132
Distress Ink - Festive Berries  and Black Soot Bazzill
Distress Mica Stain - Crooked Broomstick
Spellbinder, Simple Stories, Say Cheese, Classic Mouse Die Sets - AlphabetSteamboat Willie Duo and Flags & Banners 
Red buttons 
Black gems








That's all for today, I'll be back with the next page tomorrow. 
Thank you for looking.
Lynn x

Sunday, 28 September 2025

Sizzix Eileen Hull Collection - Rainbow Wheel

I recently purchased a set of Sizzix products designed by Elaine Hull from Papermaze. They included: A5 Clear Stamps Set 24PK - Swatch Cards, Thinlits 9PK Die Set - Rainbow Wheels and Layered Stencils 3PK - Colour Wheel. This collection together with my Distress Inks gave me a variety of possibilities. There are plenty of ideas on the Sizzix web site including links to some You Tube videos. 

Here is a selection of things I made using these new tools:



First of all I made a layout, based on an idea by Jess Jones of Sizzix and changed to meet my plans. 



I cut some scrap paper down to 11" x 11" and placed it in the centre of the 12" x 12" Smooth White Bazzill, I had selected for the layout. I used the smaller piece as a mask, and with a blending tool I inked Distress Inks around the edge of the layout in a rainbow sequence. I removed the mask and flicked some of the colours over the page.  

I stamped the above image onto watercolour paper, and  cut it out with the largest circle die. Then I used Distress Inks, watered down on the craft mat and painted the segments. 



With the stencils I created the colour wheel above onto watercolour paper, then covered it by cutting the overlay from white cardstock and sticking it in place over the top. I trimmed the stencilled wheel from under the die. I stamped the small wheel with 12 sections (also watercolour paper), and cut it out with the smallest circle die. I painted each section with more Distress Inks.  I cut three silver arrows using the dies, and attached them to the colour wheel centres, with small brads. 



I stamped the swatch card onto watercolour paper, and painted each panel as before, I stamped the 'colour swatch' phrase into place. I cut the card out with scissors. I also stamped three paintbrushes, painted them and cut them out. 


With a set of alphabet dies I cut my title from more watercolour paper, and painted each letter with a different colour of Distress Ink. All the elements and the photo were arranged onto the page and stuck in place. I added the date with some Doodlebug Designs Rubons. 

Next, I made a set of three Birthday cards using similar techniques to the layout, various card blanks and some scrap patterned papers. 





I decided as the small colour wheel has sixteen little pallets and the Distress Ink and Distress Watercolour Pencil tins each hold the same number of inks or pencils, that I would use the stamps and dies to organise and label my tins.



The pencil tins already have an acetate sheet to protect them, so I attached the colour wheels to this, so it shows through the lid. I wrote the initials of each colour over the inked colour. For the Distress Inks, I cut a piece of acetate to fit over the inks, and rounded the corners with a punch. I used this to attach the colour wheels.


I hope this has been useful and interesting. 
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x