Crazy Cosy Coupe

Today, I'm on the Papermaze Blog with the May kit (a little later than usual due to holidays). The kit this month is full of brightly coloured patterned papers and cardstock - great fun! I have used mine to make four layouts of my children's activities back in the 1990's. The photo below shows the first of these layouts. The children on their 3rd birthday, with the gift of a Little Tikes Cosy Coupe. 

Please visit Papermaze's Scrap Paper Scissors Blog for full details on making the layout. 

I selected the following items from the kit:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Artful Moments - Starters Paper #2
Pebbles - Sun & Fun puffy dots
Vicki Bouton – Bold & Bright puffy stickers
Rosie's Studio – Jubilee die cut sentiments
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Raven

I added my own items:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Artful Moments  Starters Paper #8
Black Soot Distress Ink
Spellbinders Dies Say Cheese Classic Mouse - Classic Mouse Alphabet set
Glossy photo paper
Black marker pen. 

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

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue ...

Today was the Papermaze Crop in Otley, and the crop kit was designed by Vanessa. I used these photos of my daughter Emily, dressed for a tap dancing performance at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford, back in 2003. Her dancing school's summer show was called Colour By Numbers, and the dance music for her class was 'Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue'. 



The kit contaied: Smooth White Bazzill
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Life in Bloom collection - Celebrate Life & Shine Bright
Maggie Holmes - Woodland Grove collection Garden Grove

To share at the crop:
Circle template
Distress Oxide Inks
Stamp

From my own stash, I added:
Gems
Pebbles Puffy Alphabet Stickers - fun in the Sun 
Ticket from Show
3D foam pads

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Vacay Vibes

Yesterday I was on the Papermaze blog with the first two of my layouts made using the August Papermaze Kit. This kit is full of bright and colourful scrapbook papers, embellishments and cardstock. Ideal for all those summer layouts. This one also features lots of doodling.

Vacay Vibes - Another photo from the early summer days with the children, Aboard Glisser in Woolverstone Marina. This is inspired by a layout from Paige Evans.



Please see the blog for full details.


From the kit I used:
Vicki Boutin - Bold + Bright collection - Spinning Wheels
Paige Evans - Adventurous collection - #21
Pebbles - Fun in the Sun collection - Picnic Plaid & Get Away
Pebbles puffy thickers
AALL & Create labels
water droplets
Bazzill Basics Cardstock Avalanche

From my stash I used:
Memory Box Hexagon die set
Black pen
Hole punch
Twine

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

Sandy Toes + Salty Kisses

I'm over on the Papermaze blog today with the first of my layouts made using the August Papermaze Kit. This kit is full of bright and colourful scrapbook papers, embellishments and cardstock. Ideal for summer and seaside layouts. The first of these layouts features lots of doodling.

Sandy Toes + Salty Kisses - My girls on the beach at Joss Bay, a hot August day way back when they were just 3 years old.



Please see the Papermaze blog and the store website for full details.

From the kit I used:
Vicki Boutin - Bold + Bright collection - Light of Day & Spinning Wheels
Pebbles puffy thickers
 
From my stash I used:
Circle Die
Black pen
Enamel Dots

I'll be back with my second layout tomorrow.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Catherine at Pecorama

My last pair of layouts using the Papermaze kit for April are now on the blog and the kit is still available in the Papermaze store. This is another layout I have updated from an older version I made many years ago. This one shows my daughter, Catherine on the zip wire at Pecorama, Devon.

Please see full details on the blog.

From the kit I used:

American Crafts - Dreamer collection - Stamped Hearts
Pebbles - Cool Girl collection - Petals
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Romance

From my stash I used:
Vicki Boutin Sweet Rush stencil
Distress Oxide Ink
Making Memories eyelet letters
coloured eyelets
3D foam pads
jute twine
Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits - Tags

That's all for the April Kit, back with the May kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Wash Day

The April Papermaze kit is still available, and here is my third layout. The kit contains a beautiful range of purples, pinks, greens and blues. This month I have updated two old layouts I made many years ago, this is the first of them.

This layout shows a photo of my Nan from the 1950's, she was looking around for something for my Dad to take a photo of in the back garden, while hanging out the washing!

For full details of how the layout was made, please see the Papermaze blog.

From the kit I used:
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Twilight
49 and Market - Colour Swatch Teal - Teal Paper 2
Pebbles - Cool Boy collection - Tie Dye

From my stash I used:
White cord
white card
mini wooden pegs
American Crafts Thickers - Dear Lizzie - glitter chipboard letter stickers.
Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits set - Small Tattered Flowers
Distress Inks
flat-backed pearls

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

Blinky the Owl

Here is my first layout using the pretty Papermaze kit for April. There is a lovely range of colours, purples, pinks, greens and blues in this month's selection.  I have been experimenting with Distress Watercolour Pencils.

I have used this photo of myself with Blinky the owl, from a trip to Hall Place Gardens and the Jamb Owl Centre in Bexley.

From the kit I used:
American Crafts - Dreamer collection - Floral
Pebbles - Cool Girl collection - Petals
strip of pearls
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Coconut Swirl and Juneberry

From my stash I used:
Distress Watercolour Pencils (set 2)
water brush
Black Soot Distress Ink
Black thread and the sewing machine
Memory Box feather dies
3D foam pads
Cricut
Black marker pen

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

Bee Happy

This is my entry for the Peartree Peardrop April challenge #1.

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain."
                                                                                                                Vivian Greene

I chose to scrap this photo of the Winnie the Pooh characters dancing in the parade at Disneyland Paris. I used the Peartree Cutfile 'Bee Happy'.

I used:
Magnolia Ink - Sweet Rainbow - Bumble Bee paper
Pebbles - Garden Party - Lily paper
3 DAF flair
American Crafts - Thickers - Happy Life
Vellum
Bazzill Basics Cardstock

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

The Prior's Pumpkin Patch

I'm back today with the forth of my DT layouts using the November Papermaze Kit.

For my last page I selected this photo of my little niece. She is sitting on the doorstep proudly showing off the carved pumpkins the family picked and carved the day before. 

This layout makes good use of the patterned paper left over from the previous three layouts. The base is the sheet of Fawn Bazzill. 

From the kit I used:

Cocoa Vanilla - Day Dream - Daisy Days and Sweet Serenity
Pebbles - Jen Hadfield - The Avenue - 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue
Vicki Boutin - Story Teller - Memoir
Pinkfresh Studio - Days of Splendor - My Favourite
Bazzill Basics Black and Fawn
mini black doily
wooden dots
Cocoa Vanilla Puffy Heart
Prima layered heart sticker

From my stash I used:
white card
Basic Grey alphabet sticker sheets
fine black pen
paper leaves

That's all for the November kit, although there is still plenty left over as usual. I'll be back with the December kit later in the month.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Autumn Leaves

Here is the third layout I have made for the Design Team using the November Papermaze Kit.The lovely soft colours in this collection are ideal for creating layouts displaying photos of russet, wind swept foliage, fallen fir cones, berries and fields of pumpkins.

This photo shows Emily during her red hair phase. She was visiting Hall Place, Bexley to do an autumn photo shoot together with a fellow A level photography student. The photo reminds me of the line about autumn leaves from the 'Windmills of your Mind' song. Although I slightly changed the words for my long title, otherwise it would have been even longer!

From the Kit I used:
Pinkfresh Studio - Days of Splendor - My Favourite
Pebbles - Jen Hadfield - The Avenue - 2nd Avenue
Cocoa Vanilla - Day Dream - Sweet Serenity
Black Bazzill
Tando Creative Mini Tags pack
6 dew drops
5 paper flowers
24" Twine

From my stash I used:
Antique Bronze Distress Paint "
Sizzix 'Vintage Lace' Sizzlit die
Gesso
Distress Oxide
Gilding flakes
Letter stickers

Once more from the November kit tomorrow.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Happy Halloween

Today I'm sharing my second layout using the new Papermaze kit for November. The colours are beautiful soft autumnal colours.

This page shows my nephew and his family at Tulley's Farm, up to their ankles in mud picking out pumpkins for halloween.

For full details of this layout please see the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog.

From the kit I used:
Cocoa Vanilla - Day Dream - Daisy Days
Pebbles - Jen Hadfield - The Avenue - 3rd Avenue
Vicki Boutin - Story Teller - Memoir
Bazzill Basics - Black, Guacamole, Kraft and Sea Water

From my stash I used:
Burlap
Distress Inks
Basic Grey letter stickers
DMC 310 Black Thread
Cut file from Handipaper

That's all for today, but I will be back with two more layouts from the November kit in a few weeks.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

A Room With A View

 It's my turn on the Papermaze Blog today with the second pair of layouts created with the October Papermaze kit.  This brightly coloured kit has been great fun to play with. Vanessa carefully selects patterned papers, cardstock and embellishments each month. It certainly challenges me to use papers I may not have selected if they hadn't been included in the kit.

This layout features a photo I have had on my desk for a while, I found it whilst sorting out some old photos. Late on the night triplets were delivered at St. Thomas' Hospital, they were transferred to SCBU. I was moved to a post natal ward and woke to this amazing view the next morning.

Please see full details of this layout on the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog.

From the kit I used:
Ocean Bazzill
Pinkfresh Studio - Let's Stay Home collection - Better Things Are Ahead
Paige Evans - Go The Scenic Route collection - #17
Photo Play - We Can Just Stay Home collection - 'Pillow Fight'
3 mini tags
Pebbles puffy dots
Puffy camera stickers

From my stash I used:
Salty Ocean Distress Ink
Circle punch
Sizzix Thinlits Alphanumeric Shadow Upper die set
Pinkfresh Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers
Charm
Baker's Twine
Back tomorrow with the last layout.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

New Rules

Here is my second Design Team layout for the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog using the October Papermaze kit. Lots of bright colours this month and several papers ideal for recording your adventures during the pandemic lock-down.

New Rules - This photo shows my sister and her colleagues with their visors and masks, following the new rules from the Health and Social Secretary's Covid 19 Alert. 

From the kit I used:
African Daisy, Lava, Petunia and Whirlpool Bazzill
Pebbles - Live Life Happy collection - Happy Rainbows
Photo Play - Can We Just Stay Home collection - Pillow Fight
Heart Button
Paige Evans - Go The Scenic Route collection - #12 and #17

From mys stash I used:
Ribbon
Button
Brad
Sizzix Bigz XL Wonderland Alphabet die
Candied Apple Distress Ink

That's all for today, I have more to share from this colourful kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Making Rainbows

I'm over on the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog today with two new layouts using the October Papermaze kit. Lots of bright colours this month and several papers ideal for recording your adventures during the pandemic lock-down.

This is my first Design Team layout using this kit and it's called Making Rainbows - It shows my daughter with her rainbow pin, and some smaller photos of the pins and some magnets we made to cheer family and friends during the earlier stages of the lockdown. 

From the kit I used:
Paige Evans - Go The Scenic Route collection - #12
Photo Play - Can We Just Stay Home collection - Pillow Fight
Pebbles - Live Life Happy collection - Happy Rainbows
Petunia Bazzil
Yellow doily

From my stash I used:
Worn Lipstick Distress Ink
FIMO clay
Glitter foam letter stickers
Pinkfresh Studio Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers
Heart stickers
Sequins
Nuvo Crystal Drops

I have more to share from this colourful kit tomorrow
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Wonder

Hello, It's Lynn here today with the last layout made using the June Papermaze Kit. This month I have been able to make a total of six layouts. The picture was taken in 1996, my daughter on holiday in North Norfolk.
 

For full details of how the layout was made please see the Papermaze Blog - Scrap Paper Scissors.


From the kit I used:Pebbles - Sun & Fun - Make A Wish
Hilary and Rain Bazzill


From my stash I used:
White card stockMemory Box dies
Sizzix dies
Distress InkTruly Grateful Puffy Phrase & Accent stickers - Thickers



That's all from the June kit, I will be back with the July kit soon.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Merry Christmas Cousins

Merry Christmas - This layout features a photograph of my daughter Catherine, having breakfast with her cousins on Christmas Eve when she was doing Panto in Bromley in 2017.
This layout is the first of six I have created for the Papermaze DT for December.

For full details of how the layout was made please see the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog.

From the kit I used:
Simple Stories - Jolly Holly collection - Cosy ChristmasAuthentique - Rejoice #22
Butter Mints and Safari Bazzill Papermaze exclusive star stencil
Glittery chipboard star

From my stash I used: Distress Oxide Ink Pads - Aged Mahogany, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint and Crushed Olive.
red dew dropsPebbles - Merry, Merry puffy stickers
Gold and white paper straw
Tim Holtz Ideology Quote Chip
Yellow star pins.
Sizzix Thinlit set - Retro Merry Christmas
Glossy Accents.
Crystal Stickles


Back with more soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x