First Day of School - Emily

A layout for the  Peartree Cutfiles 2nd Birthday Crop - Challenge #1 Letter 'P' to use Paint and Patterned Paper on your layout.

This is Emily's first day at school, back in 1996.

I used:
Basic Grey letter stickers and papers
Black and White pen
!st Day At School cutfile
Distress Paint - Picket Fence
Doodlebug Designs Foam letter stamps
Bazzill Basics Cardstock

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

Sew Much Fun

This layout shows a picture of me at Magic Kingdom, sitting at Minnie Mouse's sewing machine.
The Dotty about Flair challenge #19 was a sketch (see below). The Peartree Cutfile challenge was to pear up a cutfile with stitching.

I used:
Bo Bunny Double Dot cardstock
Dood;ebug Designs alphabet stickers
Coloured cardstock scraps
Machine stitching
Baker's Twine
Bramble Fox piece
Pearls
DAF flair

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Family Together

A new layout covering two challenges. The Dotty About Flair Surprise challenge #4, challenge #1 Be inspired by this quote:

“Celebrate what you want to see more of”
 
I want to see more of my family, all together. Especially after the Covid 19 lockdown kept us all apart for so long. This photo shows us all together between lockdowns 2 and 3.

For the Peartree Cutfiles challenge #2 was to pear up a cutfile with torn paper.

I used:
Basic Grey - Green at Heart collection
DAF flair
Gems
white gel pen

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x
 

Big Friendly Giant - Helen's Dream

Catherine and I walked the Big Friendly Giant Trail back in 2016 - well the London bit anyway. She clocked up 35000 steps that day! Here she is with Helen's Dream (Helen Mirren) - I dream of England which features an oak tree. This jar was situated in Soho's golden Square.



The layout answers the brief of two challenges - PEartree cutfile and DAF.
The Peartree Cutfile challenge was to use Green - I used two cutfiles 'Dream Big' and the 'Jar of Hearts'.
The DAF challenge was a Grab 5 challenge and the items to include were:
Flair - 2
Alphas - the cutfile, letter and number thickers and Hobbycraft stickers
Rainbows - on the flair
Washi tape - green dots from Lidl
Patterned paper - Vicki Boutin - Color Study

I also used:
Distress Oxide Inks
Watercolour paper
Vellum
Nuvo Glitter Drops
Gems

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Remember This Day

The HMV dog and gramaphone stained glass window on display in the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Another layout for two challenges.

DAF - Surprise #4, challenge #4 - Moodboard (see below)
Peartree Cutfile - PEar it up with a Go Go Get Away challenge - Sketch (see below)

I used:
Basic Grey - June Bug and Lauderdale collections
Black Bazzill
Peartree cutfile 'Remember This Day'
Gems
DAF flair x 2
Border Punch - EK Success
Rubber Stamps - Kaisercraft (grid) and 49 and Market (stitches)

The Sketch:

The Mood Board:

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Bath Time Fun

Bath Time Fun was created for DAF and Peartree Cutfile challenges.
DAF  Adam's Birthday challenge #4 - More Flair
PTCF Pear up a cutfile with Sparkle

I used photos from bath time when the triplets were about a year old. This one will be for Andrew's Album.

I used:
Papers from K & Company
Glittery cardstock
Sequins
Distress Inks
Foam Glitter Alphabet Stickers
7 x Duck DAF flair

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Life is Better with a Cat

Morty is my daughter's rescue cat, he came to live with them late last year. This layout was created for two challenges. DAF Surprize #4 - 2 which is a sketch (see below). PEartree Cutfile #5 PEar up a cutfile with patterned paper.

I used:
Basic Grey - Max and Whiskers collection - papers and stickers
Doodlebug Designs alphabet stickers
Gems
Peartree Cutfile
Distress Ink
2 x DAF flair

The sketch:

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Completely Puzzled!

Challenge #10 in the FTLOPP Journey of Change is to use something in a different way. I chose to use this Peartree Cutfile as a stencil. I also used some pieces from the die cut too. 

Mum loves jigsaws, so finding this shop in Ambleside, when we took her to the Lake District for a holiday was a treasure trove for her.

I used:
12" x 12" watercolour paper
white cardstock
Peartree cutfile
Distress Oxide Inks
Glossy Accents
 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Girl Guide

Challenge 5 in the Peartree Cutfile January Online Crop, was set by Lorraine Morris. Lorraine challenged us to use more than one photo on a page. I decided to ues these three photos take of me back in 1975. I was about to be awared my Queen's Guide Award and Dad took me into the garden to take these photos with my sister's guinea pig 'Fella'. I have written my memories from this day on the back of the layout.

I used some old papers from Authentique.
Red and Blue Bazzill
Nuvo Crystal Drops
Basic Grey number stickers
Bakers Twine
Sizzix Bigz XL Handmade Alphabet die
Funky foam
Eyelets
Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink

I used this cutfile:

This is Lorraine's original layout:

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Welly Weather

Here is my layout for challenge 7 set by Terri Morris for the Peartree Cutfile Online Crop. The challenge was a moodboard. I went with the autumnal theme and chose some of the colours from the board.

My photo is an old on I have been meaning to scrap for some time. It was around 1982, when I hadn't know Alan long and we were at the Hoo Ness Yacht Club. The boots and jacket were the first sailing gear I had, and which Alan got for me.

I used:
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Great Escape collection
Bo Bunny - Bella Rosa collection
Bazzill
Gatherd Twigs Distress Ink

This is the cutfile I chose:

This is Terri's mood board:

This is Terri's original layout:

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Just Me and the Road

I'm back again with another layout for the Peartree Cutfiles Online Crop. This was for challenge 11 set by the lovely Claire Louise - which is a colour challenge.

This is a photo of my daughter in December last year running, one of her theripies helping her cope with the last year of  the pandemic. She finds herelf in a stressful job she is not trained for as she is unable to follow her normal adventures in her role as a stage manager.

She knows she is lucky to have found temporary employment, but it is not a happy job and leaves her very stressed every day. She wrote a very moving piece about how she copes and what she is grateful for, which I have printed out and added to the back of the layout.

These are the colours Claire gave us to work with:

Here is the details of the trainers

I used:
Bazzill cardstock in colours to match Claire's spectrum
Bo Bunny - Broadwalk Collection - Sandcastles paper
Sand Acrylic paint for the letters
Gold eyelets
Martha Stewart - punch around the page punche set - Cherish
Tea Dye Distress Ink
Basic Grey Alphabet stickers

This is the Peartree Cutfile I used:

Loving these cutfiles.
Back with more soon
Thanks for looking
Lynn x