Lazy Sunday Afternoon

If you pop over to the Papermaze Blog, you will see two layouts I published yesterday. Here is the second one of the pages I created.

This month I'm using 49 and Market's pretty pastel Glimmer & Glee collection. This collection has water colour style images, which are great for documenting parties, birthdays, babies, and garden gatherings. The palette is a clever mix of pretty corals, pinks, yellows, blues and greens. 

Here is my granddaughter, all dressed up and visiting her other grandparents for Sunday lunch.

Full details are on the Scrap, Paper Scissors Blog

The items I used:
49 and Market - Glimmer and Glee collection - Cheers, Toast & Laser Cut Elements 
Distress Ink - Faded Jeans
3D Foam Pads
Sizzix Tim Holtz Alphanumeric dies 'Tiny Type - upper and lower case
Cricut

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

Lynn x

Dunwich

I am over on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog this morning with something a little different for August. because Papermaze is taking a break from the usual monthly kit.  I have chosen to create my design team layouts with products from The Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Sand and Sea collection. 

On Wednesday 29^th July 2026, we spent a leisurely morning on the beach at Dunwich on the east coast. Little did we know that the surrounding heathland would catch fire later the same day.

A statement by the National Trust:
“On 29 July, a wildfire started, which later spread onto Dunwich Heath and the entire landscape was engulfed in flames. A place loved for its sweeping purple heather and rare wildlife has been left scarred almost beyond recognition.

The devastation is heart breaking.

Precious habitat is damaged and vulnerable; an area estimated to be the size of 210 football pitches has been affected. As one of the UK's most important coastal heathland landscapes, it is home to nightjars, Dartford warblers, adders, common lizards and rare heathland insects.”

I started by cutting the barcode strip from the Beach Life paper. Then I laid a 2" band of burlap across the middle of the layout.

From the Tag Elements paper, I selected four tags and cut them out. I chose tags in natural colours to complement the background paper. The tags were inked with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. I punched a hole in the top of each tag, applied an eyelet and arranged them across the layout, with the plain sides up. I attached the tags with 3D Foam pads. I threaded some thick Jute twine through the tags, catching it down with some wet glue in placed between the tags.

I trimmed three small photos and placed them evenly and ventrally across the tags, leaving a gap at each end. The gap on the right was filled with journalling. On the right I added an element from the Cardstock Sticker - Icons sheet.

I trimmed the phrase 'Salty Kisses + sandy Toes' from another tag on the Tag Elements sheet. These were inked and attached with more 3D pads to the bottom right of the layout. I attached a seahorse charm under the last word. 

I cut a title and a shadow using the Cricut, I used Seaside Smiles paper for the top layer, and Great Escape paper for the shadow layer.

The 'Enjoy the moment' sentiment across the top of the photos is from the Journal Bits pack.

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

Farmyard Fun

The second pair of layouts made with the July Papermaze Kit, have been posted on the Papermaze blog today. Both these layouts, are from two different children's farm visits, back in the 1990's.

Here is the first of these two layouts - My daughter Emily enjoying an evening at the children's petting farm, in the Wheatsheaf Inn in the village of West Beckham, Norfolk.

Please see the Scrap Paper Scissors - Papermaze Blog for details of how the layout was made. 

From the kit - I used the following items:
Uniquely Creative - Tea & Tranquillity collection - Quiet Daydreams & Garden Sanctuary
Nixon Bazzill

From my own stash - I used the following:
White Cardstock
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil THS070
Distress oxide inks
Cricut
Baker's Twine
Puffy number stickers
49 and Market, Laser cut elements from the Whispering Way collection

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

Your Smile Makes My Heart Bounce

The second pair of my layouts using the June Papermaze Kit was published on the blog today. Please take a look their for full details about how the layouts were made. 
Here is the first of the two pages - My daughter Emily having great fun on a bouncy castle.

From the kit - I used:
Patterned Papers - 
Graphic 45 - Always & Forever - Perfect Pink Pattern & Solid 

Pinkfresh Studio - Gems - clear with gold dust
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Bazzill White, Chiffon, Tutu Pink & Stream 

From my own stash - I used:
Distress Oxide Inks
Bubble stencil
Buttons
DMC Stranded Embroidery Thread
Cricut 
Fine black pen

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

Afternoon Tea

I am introducing the colourful June Papermaze Kit over on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog starting today. This month's kit is packed with a beautiful colour collection of yellows, pinks, oranges and fawn. Patterned papers, Bazzill card stock and a selection of embellishments. 

Here is the first layout I made with this lovely kit.

In 2014 my Mum turned 80 and we took her to The Ritz for afternoon Tea, this photo shows me with my daughter at the famous venue.
 

For full details on how I made the kit, please visit the Papermaze Blog.

From the Kit, I used:

 
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin Artful Moments - Starters Paper #7

Pinkfresh Studio - Gems - clear with gold dust
Ivory Lace Ribbon
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Stream & Chiffon

From My own stash, I used:

White card
Distress Inks
Yellow Twine
Starters Paper 8
Glittery Brads
Cricut and an Art Nouveau font
Artful Moments Laser Cut Elements
3D foam pads 

That's all for today, more from this kit tomorrow.
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

2025 - A year in the Life of Florence

This is my layout for the Peartree Cutfile March Colour Challenge. The colour this month is pink.
I used the Calendar cutfile to make this page to front the 2024 layouts for Florence's scrapbook. 



For this layout I did some stash busting, and went into my box of Basic Grey collections. 
I used:
Basic Grey - Out Of Print collection - papers and alphabet stickers
Bazzill - Cream PuffStar stencil
Distress Inks
Star gems

While I was, making the above layout, I decided to make another for the first page of the album, as Florence was born in May, I just needed to trim off the first row (4 months).

For this layout I used:
49 and Market - Spectrum Sherbet Foundation Rainbows paper
Cricut
Scraps from the first layout
Bazzill - pink and blue scraps
Autumn Leaves rubons - dates years months
Distress Stains

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Irene and Dorothy

Take a look on the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog today, where you will see two new layouts I have made using the February Papermaze Kit. With this beautiful collection I have made a total of four heritage layouts. This shows sisters Irene and Dorothy, I came across these lovely photos of our family ancestors through Ancestry. I will add details of these twenties ladies at the end of this post. 

From the February kit, I used:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Junk Drawer collection - Notes And Things
49 and Market - Dennis Burton - Nostalgic Memories collection - Forever
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Mocha Divine, Apricot & Beeswax 

From my own stash, I used:
Cricut 
Scrap cardstock
Copper embossing powder
Thick black embossing powder
Kraft Bazzill
Large brad
3D foam pads
Paper flowers and leaves 
Typewriter key alphabet stickers

 

Irene (1903 – 1998) and Dorothy (1905 – 1958)Kiff are they the youngest sisters of Charles Kiff (who married my great aunt Florence Dorothy Holder)

Parents – Thomas George Kiff (1859 - 1936)and Irene Leonora Eaton (1869 – 1956)

Irene Leonora
Born - 9^th August 1903 Lambeth, London (Twin to Thomas George)
Census – 1911 & 1921 – see below same as Dorothy
Marriage – July 1928 to Horace William Hale (1901 – 1968)
Death – 14^th May 1998 (94) Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Dorothy Amy
Born – 1^st July 1905 Lambeth
Marriage 19^th January 1930 to Douglas D Castell (1896 - 1977) Wandsworth, London
Death - 22^nd December 1959 Bromley, Kent

Siblings – 1. Frank Kiff (1889 – ), 2. May Kiff (1890 - ), 3. Alice Kiff (1891 - ),
4. Charles (1898 – 1995) 97, 5. Leonard Kiff (1899 – 1974) (75)
6. Thomas George Kiff (1903-1946)(43) Twin to Irene

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