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

Artists at Work

Yesterday, I was on the Papermaze Blog with the May kit (a little later than usual due to holidays). This kit is bursting with brightly coloured patterned papers and other elemets. Perfect fror amny fun loving activities and especially children's layouts - which is what I have done! Here is my second design team layout, showing the children at work with their paints in the garden. 

Please visit Papermaze's Scrap Paper Scissors Blog for full details on making the layout. 

From the Kit, I have used - 
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Artful Moments - Starters Paper #9
Simple Stories - Colour Me Happy - The Details
Bazzill Basics - Raven, Ocean Oasis and Bazzill White 

Studio Light Essentials washi tape

Adding from my own stash:
Clear Stamps by Eileen Hull Swatch Cards 
Tonic Studio Alphabet - upper and lower & Numbers dies - Windsor

 

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

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

I'm Gonna Learn How To Fly

Here is the last layout made using the Papermaze Kit for May. This time I chose the travel themed paper. These photos were taken when we celebrated my father's 70th birthday with a Tiger Moth flight. After the flight, the grandchildren were allowed to sit in the cockpit for a photo.

You will find details of how the layout was made, by following the link to the Papermaze Blog.

From the kit, I used:

Echo Park - Born to Travel - Postcard
Woodware junk Label Stamps
Dress It Up red hearts
Rosie's Studio Bayfair Sentiments Ephemera
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Admiral & Wildberry Pie

From my stash, I used:
Tim Holtz, Thinlits, Sizzix die sets - Vault World Travel, Vault Noteworthy & The Destination
Red, white and blue twine
Black Archival Ink
Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink

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