Merry and Bright

I have two layouts over on the Papermaze Blog using the December Kit today. Here is the first one of them. For full details please see the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog.

I found this colour slide picture of my sister by the Christmas tree with new Pinky and Perky toys - Christmas 1964. Brought back memories of our childhood home and Christmases.

From the kit I used:
Photo Play - Christmas Cheer collection - Silent Night
Simple Stories - Winter Cottage collection - Season of Wonder
Ruby Slipper & Fig Swirl Bazzill
Washi Tape

From my Stash I used:
Silver embroidery thread
MDF bauble
acrylic paints
Glossy Accents
silver ric-rac
silver ribbon
silver bells
3D foam tape
Sizzix Thinlits - Shadow Script Christmas die set.
Cricut
Distress Ink

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Tea Chest

A cup of tea anyone?

I purchased box of drawers in a sale at Papermaze a few months ago and have just got around to making it into a tea chest to store all the different teas I have acquired.

The papers I selected had a tea theme, but they are also floral so will go well on my dresser with my china. The papers are from Graphic 45 'Botanical Tea Collection'.

Each drawer was covered with a different piece of patterned paper. Thin I did some fussy cutting to add more detail to each drawer and inked all the edges.

The top was treated with several pieces to make a collage as it was slightly longer than 12". Again I added cut out details.

Both ends were treated in the same was with the same sheet of paper.

The was the back is arranged made it a perfect size for a sheet of 12" paper from side to side, I only had to trim the bottom of the page off. 

I added the Kaisercraft metal label pulls in brass. with tiny labels I printed myself on the computer. there is a selection of templates for this in the pack with the pulls. These can easily be changed if I decide to use the box to store something else.

The box itself was painted with acrylic paint, then distressed with inks.

Pleased with the finished result and the box is stocked up and ready to use. My grocery cupboard is now much tidier too!

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Letter Holder - Beyond The Page Project

Working at organisation within the study / craft room. This was one of the 'Beyond the Page' projects from last summer's Merly Impressions Retreat. I finished it a few weeks ago and have only just found time to tell you about it.

This project was designed by Chrissy Tingey using Kaisercraft Art of Life Collection. I thought it would be great for storing scrapbook materials if not used for letter writing bits and pieces.

The kit included:

BTP Letter Holder made of MDF Kaisercraft

Patterned papers - Kaisercraft Art of Life collection
Wooden flourishes and Silver drawer knobs - Kaisercraft

Edges Stamp Set - Kaisercraft

I also used Glossy Accents. black acrylic paint, metal label holder and brads and wood glue.

I swapped the fussy cutting of flowers for a metal label holder, and printed the lettering to go inside in my computer. I also added a metal key to match.

It was good fun to make this box up, the drawers are a little tricky to get them to look neat but very effective when complete.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x