The Kiff Family

Here is my second layout made with the romantic February Papermaze Kit. This beautiful collection is ideal for Heritage layouts. I came across this lovely group photo from our family ancestors. I have added details of these characters at the end of this blog post.

This photo was sent to me by a someone I have linked up with through Ancestry. It shows George and Irene Kiff with Charles, Leonard, Irene, Thomas and Dorothy.

For details on making the layout, please see the Papermaze blog.

From the February Kit, I used the following items:
49 and Market - Dennis Burton - Nostalgic Memories collection - Moment
Graphic 45 - Journalling Through Time collection - Golden Rod Pattern & Solid Sheet
49 and Market Colourswatch Tickets, 12" lace ribbon

From my own stash, I have used:
Cream velvet ricrac trim 
Skeleton leaves 
Paper flowers and leaves
Key embellishments 
3D foam pads
Domed resin alphabet stickers
Alpha stickers

Charles Kiff was the husband of my Great Aunt Florence 
Charles was born on 27th August 1898 in Lambeth, his parents were Thomas George Kiff (1859 -1936) & Irene Leonora Eaton (1869 – 1956)

Charlie married Florence Dorothy Holder (1894 – 1962) in Bromley in 1921. After Florences death her married Marietta Wheatley (1908 – 1982) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 31st August 1963

Charlie and Florrie had one child - Vera Enid Kiff (1922 – 2021), and three grandchildren - Patricia, Doreen & Sheila.

Char;es had seven siblings - Frank, May, Alice, Leonard, Thomas George, Irene Leonora & Dorothy Amy.

Charlie died on 28th June 1995in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 97.

Charlie and Florrie emigrated to Canada, setting sail from Southampton to Quebec on 20th July 1926. The sailed on the 'Antonia' - Cunard Line

The photo in this layout shows George and Irene with Charles, Leonard, Irene, Thomas and Dorothy C1907

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

Seeds and Bulbs

Here is my second layout, made with the April Papermaze kit. This month's kit has a selection of photo papers, making it suitable for a selection of masculine, heritage and floral designs. The first two layouts are based on photo papers as the main feature of the page. This layout called 'Seeds and Bulbs' - Showing a collection of spring flowers, photographed in my garden this year.

For details about how I made the layout, please see the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog.

From the kit, I used:
P13 - Love Stories collection - #06

Tim Holtz filmstrip ribbon 
Tim Holtz brads
Cinnamon Stick Bazzill

From my own stash, I used:
Scraps of Bazzill Basics cardstocck
Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Tim Holtz Sizzix dies - Alphanumeric Tiny Type Upper, Collector and Specimen
Tim Holtz Sizzix Decorative Strip - Sizzlit mini filmstrip and mini tickets
Brads
3D foam pads
Lolly sticks
Wooden leave fronds
Skeleton leaves
Twine
Key charms
Stickers

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

Red Roses for a Blue Lady

For National Scrapbooking Weekend, The Bramford Monthly Scrapbook Crop, which of course is a virtual crop in the current situation. Here is my solution to challenge 3, which was to use 3 patterned papers, white cardstock, die cuts and flowers. 

 
For this layout I chose a photo of my girls and their dance class, in the summer show The Silvera School of Dance held at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford every year.

I used:
Old Prima patterned papers from my stash
White Bazzill cardstock
Spellbinders dies to make the journalling block
Gold glitter foam letter stickers
Sn@p letter stickers
Selection of paper and ribbon roses
Red ribbbon
Festive Berries Distress Ink
Paper leaves

Thanks for looking,
Lynn x

Crazy Girl

Here is my design team layout for the November Scrapology Scraplift challenge.

The photos are of my daughter Emily, we were out for the evening for a meal to celebrate my husbands birthday while staying in Fairlight. She had just started wearing glasses.

This month we are scraplifting the lovely Lou who is a fellow design team member. This is her original Layout.

Here is our sketch

Here is how I made my page:
The papers are from My Mind's Eye, The Sweetest Thing - Honey Collection

Gut the pink Bazzill to give me a frame 1" deep (12" x 12").

Trim the bee patterned paper to 11" x 11". Gut some of the cream paper from under where the photo mat will be placed about 3" x 3". Also cut the lettering strip 'One of a Kind' from the background and set aside. Stick this paper centrally over the gold frame.

Cut the floral paper to measure 6" x 4" round the corners and stick to right of honeycomb and roses detail.

Cut chicken wire to measure about 8" x 5" and attach to page with the two decorative brads near the top corners.

With four small photos, stick to white cardstock to appear like a photo-booth strip. Stick to centre of wire with 3D foam pads. 

Using the Cricut I the Journalling plates and mats then stuck as shown to the left of the photo with 3D foam pads.  (All cut using the Lacy Labels cartridge. Cut in Cream 'To From' @ 3", Cut in Gold 'To From Shift' @ 3", Cut in Cream 'Hugs' @ 3", Cut in Pink 'Hugs Shift' @ 3". Also cut in Floral 'Welocme' @ 1 3/4", Cut in Gold 'Welocme shift' @ 1 3/4".)

Cut a bee in black cardstock and add to bottom of plates (Cut with Home Decor Cricut cartridge).

Punch a flower from the gutted paper, honeycomb side up, ink and curl petals and apply on top of title block to the right side with a sticky fixer pad. Cut title and add this over the top of the flower. (I used the Cricut and the 'Paisley' cartridge to cut the word  'Crazy'.) Apply off the edge of bottom right of wire using 3D foam Pads.

Make some clay flowers using Fimo Light and a Martha Stewart mold.  When dry paint these with the pink and yellow acrylic paints and glaze. Arrange on layout, sticking down with 3D foam pads or wet glue. Decorate these with the wired leaves, curling the wires round a pencil as you go.

Add some journalling by cutting patterned paper into 9mm strips to feed through the Dymo gun. cut into short lengths sand to reveal the white core where the letters are, then ink. Stick in place over the journalling plates.

Pop over to scrapology to see what the rest of the design team created and for more detials of the challenge and prize.