Wedding Guests

My first post featuring the new Papermaze Kit for October. A beautiful collection in subtle colours. For my first post.

Wedding Guests - My daughter and her husband at a friend's wedding earlier this year.

 

From the kit I used:

Mintay Papers - Grandma's Attic - #05
American Crafts - Vicki Boutin - Print Shop - Typeset
flower
resin flower
5 wooden leaf fronds
leaf charm

From my stash I used:
Cosmic Shimmer, Shimmer Mists (Bronze Blush and Ocean Sunlight) 

chipboard frame (Scrapiniec)
pleated ribbon
Authentique Petit Type letter stickers
pearls, sequins, gems
Nuvo Glitter Drops 

 

That's all for today, I will be back tomorrow with more from this kit.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Golden Wedding

My next challenge layout celebrates my parents golden wedding anniversary, back in 2007. I created this layout for DAF - Let's Celebrate which alos involved a moodboard (see below) and the use of GOLD!

I also used this layout for the Peartree Cutfile challenge #11 to pair a cutfile with mixed media.

I used:
Metallic Gold cardstock
Black Bazzill
Peartree cutfile
Vicki Boutin - several collections
DAF flair x 3
Sequins
Pearls
Stickles Glitter Gel - Nebula
Distress Stains
Cosmic Shimmer Mist
Chalk Mist
Gold letter stickers - foam

the moodboard:

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Remember, Remember the 5th of November

My latest layout for the FTLOPP Cake Day (6th Birthday) challenge. This is #2 Lemon Drizzle and the options were mixed media, gems, sequins. nuvo drops etc. 

These photos show my greaat niece Scarlett enjoying sparklers in their lockdown fireworks celebrations.

I used a sheet of Black Bazzill, and splattered it with white acrylic paint and Cosmic Shimmer Mists in various colours.

I used a sheet of silver card and a Peartree Cutfile to cut the title. Then I prepared a sheet of watercolour paper with a selection of colours of Distress Oxide Inks.

I trimmed the two photos and backed them with more of the silver card. This was all arranged on the cardstock.

Then I added lots of star brads and gems. Nuvo Glitter Drops - Silver Moondust was added to the number 5.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Gold & White Christmas Card

Time to start making cards for Christmas. I made this card for some of my friends and relatives, it was inspired by a card made by Inky Moose, that I saw on Pinterest.

 

I used gold miri card
White card
White card blanks
Greeting stamp by Stampin' Up
Cosmic Shimmer Mix
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Funky Floral #1
Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Festive Greens
Kaisercraft Decorative Dies - Sketch Circle
Flat Backed Pearls in white and gold

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Amanita Muscaria

I was actually in the right place at the right time to take in a workshop by Louise Collins at Papermaze on Wednesday morning! So along with a lovely group of ladies I created my page - well more of a picture for the wall as it's never going to fit into an album!

 My photo was taken in Rendlesham Forest in November 2011

We were given some corrugated card in the form of a pizza box to cut into a circle, and strip back to show the 'ribs'.

The twigs, fir cones and acorns had been gathered by Lou in advance of the class.

There were brads (Prima Sunrise-sunset Mechanicals Vintage Trinkets), white Bazzill card stock, Kaisercraft flat backed pearls in red, two Studio Calico clock faces and a sheet of Heidi Swapp Vintage Chic Textbook paper.

Also a Kars wooden ornament house which I swapped for a toadstall from my stash when I got home.

We were able to use some leaf punches, a Cheery Lynn die - Window A, distressing ink, cheesecloth, Stampendous Frantage Embossing Enamel and three different sprays, varying makes - to add colour to the punched leaves in yellow orange and brown. We also used a hot glue gun and a heat gun.

 
The leaves were punched from Bazzill and coloured with spray inks, distresses and inked again.

Thanks to Louise and Vanessa for a great workshop.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Wedding Canvas

My brother, Rob married the lovely Elaine in Brazil back in May 2012. I made them a canvas for Christmas, but am only able to give it to them today as they have been away over Christmas and the New Year.

I used a 16"x16" deep canvas, and the Basic Grey Serenade collection. I picked out three papers - 50 Pence, Peacock and Chemise together with some alphabet stickers for the date. I made the base by painting the canvas with Opal Jo Sonia's acrylic paint and tearing, inking and arranging the BG papers.

The photo was 20 x 25 cm, but trimmed down. I used a Buzz and Bloom 'On the Grapevine' large die cut chipboard frame, this was also painted with the opal paint and then spritzed with Cosmic Shimmer Mist - Ancient Copper and Tattered Angels Chalkboard Glimmer Mist - Teal High Heal.  There are a few splodges of Tim Holtz Distress Stain, on the frame and papers.

I added three clusters of paper roses, cherry blossoms and leaves - these were all from Wild Orchid Crafts.
My title was made with Amy Tangerine American Crafts Everyday printed chipboard alphabet stickers.

To the flowers and frame I added some Glitz Stickles - Ancient Copper. I used a few flat-backed pearls and some pale blue organza ribbon with a heart hat pin.

I added a few very tiny blue flowers with leaves here and there on the chipboard vine frame.

Congratulations to Rob and Elaine, thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Jelly Time

I purchased a kit from the July Papermaze Crop, as I didn't have all the tools from the class, I put it together a little differently.

The papers in the kit are Crate Paper - Pretty Party - Tag Cuts, Stitch and Streamers.

Bazzill - Topaz

Pink Cotton Candy Twine

Pink dew drops

I didn't use the the Tando Creative Butterfly as I didn't have the means to emboss it, but I will save it for another page.

I used several Martha Stewart punches - round the page, deep edge, border and butterfly.

I added Cosmic Mist instead of paint

I added some flat backed pearls, ribbon, American Carfts Thickers for 'Time' and I used the Cuttlebug to cut Jelly from paper.

The photograph is of me at the age of two years in our back garden at a gathering to celebrate my sister's Christening. I'm sure I don't remember the occasion and the things from that day, but I do remember several things in this picture from my childhood.

The journalling reads:

I remember the:
Green glass sundae dishes

Silver spoons Mum's jellies

Blue frilly party dress

Hair bows.

Close up of butterflies:

Here is Vanessa's original page.

Thanks for looking.

Lynn x

C.S.I. #31 - Down By The Sea

I recently came across the C.S.I. (Colour Stories, Inspiration) challenge blog and I love the concept and the clever colour combinations. I wanted to have a go but haven't had much time, however I have a few days away at the moment so decided to give challenge 31 a try last night (with 24 hours to go to the closing date and time and very limited supplies). It did make me use papers from different collections and manufacturers together, which I must admit I don't often do.

 

My photo shows me on the beach with my Nan and Suzie the corgi in about 1962, and is scanned from a colour slide. I think it is Woolacombe in Cornwall but will check when I go home. Someone (Mum or Dad I expect had built some sand castles and written my mane in shells. 

My journalling reads:

Memories of childhood seaside holidays

* My Nan always came on holiday with us

* Suzie the dog on the beach

*The multi-coloured rubber bucket

* Someone writing my name in shells

* Building sandcastles

* That skirt with bunnies on!

Here is the inspirational case file #31

THE EVIDENCE FROM WHICH YOU NEED TO CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS

I have highlighted in pink the elements I chose to include, and what I used:

wood/woodgrain

liquid medium (paint, mist, etc.) - Cosmic Shimmer Mists in Blue Lime and Mallow Blush and Colorbox Chalk Ink in Deep Lagoon.

distressing, 

Use repetition of an element.

umbrella accents

furniture accents

circles (inspired by the stools) - Large ring circle cut on the Cricut with George & Basic Shapes cartridge, EK Success deep border punch - scalloped border with circles, Echo Park dots and stripes paper in Peony.

Use a solid background (inspired by the cloudless sky) - White Bazzill

Include parallel lines (inspired by the pier railing) - Echo Park Dots and Stripes papers in Peony and Robin's Egg

I also used:

Magnolia Ink - Butterfly Dreams - Butterfly Kisses paper
Pink Paislee - Spring Jubilee - Celebration paper
Bazzil in a colour unknown to match the Caribbean Sea element

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

Cricut for Tags using same cart.

Star buttons

Flat backed Pearls

Lace daisies

Blossoms for a child's hairband

Pleased ribbon from Webster's Pages

Ribbon

American Crafts Thickers for title - Lovely foam rubber stickers by Any Tangerine

THE TESTIMONY FROM WHICH YOU NEED TO CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT

Again I have highlighted in pink the elements I have included. 
Document a vacation.

Write your journaling in the form of an itinerary (doesn't have to actually be about a vacation).

This photo is called "Key West Umbrellas." Begin your journaling with, "The key to ___ is..."

Use repetition in your journaling.

Add something to the top of your journaling spot, sort of like an umbrella or canopy.

Inspiration Words: colour, bright, vacation -- use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title.

THE COLOURS  - YOU NEED TO USE ALL 5

Island Sky - cyan blue, taken from the second table

Tropical Sunshine - bright yellow, taken from the first table

Key Lime - chartreuse, taken from the umbrellas

Paradise Pink - Persian pink, (a shade lighter than Barbie pink, but the same kind of color, taken from the first pink stool

Caribbean Sea - bright teal blue, taken from the shadowy part of the cyan stool

THE COORDINATES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD IF YOU WANT THEM

The deadline for completing Case File No. 31

is Sunday, August 12, 11:59 p.m. EST.

I have had great fun scrapping this layout and look forward to doing the next challenge when I can get a few more items of stash together.

Thanks for looking.

Quintessentially English

This is my layout for the December challenge over on Scrapology.

December's choice of layout brings you the scrapping skills of Pamela Young and this pretty page created for Miss Fancy Pants on http://www.scrapbook.com/.

You are challenged to create a page using 'filters', These can be purchased from Fancy Pants, or you can create your own with coffee filter paper, tissue or other papers. They can be used as they are, or they can be coloured with mists or paints. They can be pleated, cut or scrunched. We are looking forward to seeing what you do with yours.

Here is the sketch for this month:

My page was made using a photo of my daughter, Emily taken when we visited our friend Frances in Devon back in August. She took us along to a charity garden party run by her WI friends. We had tea and cake in the beautiful garden and Frances even found has for us all to wear. We had a great afternoon, enjoying this very English occupation. For more details see HERE.

I used:

Coffee filter paper

Cosmic Shimmer Mists

Butcher's Twine

Perfect Pearls

Gems

Decorative eyelet

Prima letter stickers

Cosmo Cricket - Odds and Ends Collection - Remnant, Scraps, From A to Z, Sampler, trinkets. I have been waiting to use these papers for some time and they were perfect for this photo, the colours were ideal and the roses are a perfect march for those in the garden.

I took my coffee filter paper and sprayed it with Cosmic Shimmer mists in green and bronze. I left this to dry while cutting the patterned papers.

I chose the striped side of 'Sampler' as my background.

I cut a large circle from 'Remnant' using the roses side and the outer edge of the very large Creative Memories circle template. This was set overlapping the bottom and right side of the layout, then trimmed the edges level with the base page, but not stuck down yet. 

I cut another circle from the red polka dot side of  'Fom A to Z' using the inside of the template. I cut this in half and took 1/4"of the straight side of each. I stuck these semi circles to a piece of 'Trinckets' about 1/2" apart and cut out leaving a border of about 1/2" around the outside. This was then mounted onto the 'Remnant' Circle. This also needs trimming where it overlaps the edge of the layout.

I chose and cut out the elements I wanted from 'Scraps' paper.

I added journalling to one, made a second into a tag (with a large flower eyelet and butcher's twine), and cut a third with a short quote. I set these aside and flipped the paper over to the green side. From here I cut a strip about 10" x 2" and trimmed this with a Marthar Stewart Border punch.

When the coffee filter papers were dry I cut one into 1" strips, pleated it ans stuck it to the edge of the largest circle of patterned paper to make a frilly edging. This could then be stuck to the layout, and the other circular pieces stuck in place on top.  Attach the scalloped border about 1" up from the bottom of the page, about 2" in from the left.

Next I arranged my photos according to the sketch, and added the three elements cut from the 'Scraps' paper. I stuck these all in place when happy with the arrangement.

I used Linda's Tattered Flowers die and the Sizzix to cut a lot of  flowers from the second filter paper and scrunched these up and smoothed them out again. Then I layered them up to make three flowers adding a gem to the centre of each. These were then arranged and stuck to the layout.

I added my title with the Prima letter stickers before adding more gems and some perfect pearls to decorate the elements already on the page.

Thank you for looking and do visit Scrapology for more details of this challenge 'F is for Filter'.

The Story Teller's Chair

Over on Scrapology this month we have scraplifted a page by Liz Qualman. The technique we selected is using masks.

Here is my layout using a photograph from 1996'ish. Alan, Barbara (SIL) and me with the children at the Wild Flower Centre in Holt, Norfolk.  We had just completed one of the many nature trails and were taking a break by the big wooden story tellers chair.

Here is Liz's original layout. 

This is the sketch we worked from.

I started with a sheet of white textured Bazzill. Using the Creative Expressions Leaves mask and Cosmic Shimmer Mist (Blue Lime, Ocean Sunlight & Aqua Lagoon), I sprayed the cardstock to create the background.

These are the Bo Bunny papers used, all from the Ad Lib Collection. I selected the green, blue and yellow areas of these papers.

Pebbles

Stripe

Wild Thing

and Vertigo

I cut a band of three stripes for the horizontal band from the Vertigo paper.

The three vertical strips were cut as follows:

Yellow side of Pebbles paper 2x9"

Green side of Vertigo paper 2x11"

blue side of Wild Thing paper 2x8.5"

After working out the placement of photos and patterned papers, I gutted a panel from the cardstock. From this piece I cut four retro flowers using an EK Success punch. I stamped a journalling block onto the blue lined paper and matted it onto one of the patterned papers. The flowers were shaped with the scissor blade and attached with 3D foam pads to add dimension. Then I drew in detail with a black pen. The centres were created using the Bo Bunny Ad Lib rubber stamps, cutting the circles and adding them with more 3D foam pads.

For the photo mount I used the blue side of the Stripe paper cut to 5x7", decorating the corners with the Jazz corner punch.

I added doodles lines and patterns to the edges of the patterned papers and the cardstock.

The title letters were cut using the Cricut. The letters were cut in white and the shadows in patterned papers.

Pop over to the Scrapology blog to take part in this month's challenge and be in with a chance of winning a prize.

Bazzill, Bo Bunny papers & stamps, Cosmic Shimmer Mists, Cricut cart and punches all available from Cardinal Colours.