Spooky

I made this layout for challenge #3 of the Peardrop October Crop. This was Niki's Colour Challenge and I chose to scrap these photos of Scarlett and friends enjoying dressing up for Halloween this year.

To create this page I used:
American Crafts - Vicki Boutin - Color Study collection - Pretty Things
Patterned papers from Bo Bunny, Doodlebug Designs and Basic Grey
Stickles
Sequins
Bazzill - Black
Halloween Label - Junkitz
gems

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

October 2020

For the October DT Challenge over on the Peartree Cutfile group, the challenge this month is to use the  Autumn Hexagons cutfile.

I scrapped this photo of Scarlett enjoying the crisp autumn leaves last autumn.

From my stash I used:
Echo Park - The Story of Fall collection - papers and stickers
Bazzill Cardstock
Gold metallic card
Stickles
Sequins
Acetate
Vellum
Tonic Studios die cut month and number sets.
 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Mistletoe Kisses

I recently scanned some old photos and found this treasure of my sister and me. With some delightful  papers from Pinkfresh Studio's 'Oh What Fun!' collection.

I used:
Bazzill Cardstock
Paige Evans Cutfile
Pinkfresh Studio 'Oh What Fun!' papers
Pinkfresh Studio Puffy Letter Stickers - Joyful Day and Mini Indigo Hills 2
Thickers Glitter Cardstock Numbers
Distress Ink Pad - Iced Spruce & Evergreen Bough
Stickles -Diamond
Flair button from my stash

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

All Dressed Up

Here is my last layout using the Papermaze kit for February. This time I have used the teal / turquoise / aqua papers together with the Echo Park, Coffee and Friends - Whiteboard paper.

The photos show my daughter and her husband ready to go to a friend's evening wedding reception.

Please see the Scrap, Paper, Scissors Blog for process details.

From the Kit I used:
Echo Park Coffee and Friends collection - Letterboard
Simple Stories - Apron Strings collection - Live Love Eat & What's For Dinner
American Crafts - Vicki Boutin - Storyteller collection - Bohemian
Prima flower
Websters mini alphabet stickers
strip of black gems

From my own stash I used:
Dylusions Black Marble and White Linen Ink spray

white cardstock
small paper flowers
pearl stamen
Evergreen Bough Distress Ink
Ribbon
Tim Holtz, Handmade Sizzix BigzXL die
Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops
Gloss Simply White Nuvo Crystal Nuvo Drops
Turquoise Stickles

That's all for the February kit, although I still have plenty more paper and other bits left, so I may make more at a later date. Off to start work on the March kit now!

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Happy 50th Birthday Elaine

My brother asked me to make a card for his wife Elaine's 50th birthday earlier this month. I took inspiration from Kath Evans on the Sizzix website and Cathie Cowles on her blog.

I used watercolour paper and a selection of Distress Oxide Inks. The dies are a Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits set called Happy Hour.

I used Glossy Accents to make the glasses look shine, and a touch of Stickles to add sparkle to the ice cubes and fizzy drinks.

I splashed some Dylusions Black Marble Ink spray over the background paper, before adding the elements.

The letters were cut using Tonic Studios Windsor letter and number dies, and a Hero Arts greeting die.

Happy Birthday Elaine.
Thanks for looking
Lynn xxx

Happy Birthday Scarlett

Today is Scarlett's 3rd Birthday and I made her a clock and a card. They were based on the theme of a layout I made recently with a photo of her dressed as a ladybird.

I have already shared the layout. But today I'm sharing the card and clock.
I had some clock mechanisms and the chipboard clock faces left from projects I had done at Cardinal colours a few years ago. So together with the Cricut and Doodlebug Designs papers. I created a birthday set for little Scarlett's 3rd birthday. 

I made a gift box in which to keep the box safe.

Happy birthday Scarlett. xxx

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Daisy Girls

Here is the second layout I have created with the July kit for the Papermaze Design Team.  

These photos of my girls were taken in 1993 in the garden when Nanny was visiting and she made them each a daisy chain.

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

From the kit I used:
Pansy and  Purple Pallisades BazzillPink Paislee - Bloom Street collection - #08 paper 
Kaisercraft - Amethyst collection - Flutter

From my stash I used:
Vicki Boutin Wildflower and Honey Stencil
Texture paste


Wilted Violet Distress Ink
Pearl stamen
Diamond Stickles
Gold pearls

Tonic Studios Uppercase Alpha Die Set - Windsor.

So that's all for today! I will be back with more from the July kit in two weeks time.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Rebecca Mary Wilmott

Here is the thrid layout I created using the romantic April Papermaze Kit.

A layout for another heritage photo from my father's family. I have printed the details of Rebecca's life out and stuck them to the back of the layout for reference.

For more details of how the layout was made and links to the shop for products used, please see the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog.

From the kit I used:

Stamperia - House of Roses collection - Clock SBB674
Bazzill Cardstock Walnut and LagoonThe Tando Chipboard clock

From my stash I used:Gathered Twigs Distress Inks.

Cotton laceStampendous Frantage Embossing Enamel - Aged Teal,
Sizzlits Boxed Brush alphabet die set
Glossy Accents.
Cherry blossom flowers
Martha Stewart leaf punch
Diamond Stickles.

I will be back soon with the last layout, thanks for looking.
Lynn x

With These Rings

Here is the second layout I created with the very pretty April Papermaze Kit.

With These Rings - Is another layout created for my daughter Catherine and her husband George's wedding album. The official photo of their hands with the wedding bands.

Items I used from the kit:
Carta Bella - Farm House Market collection - WreathsPhoto Play - Be Mine Collection - Dozen RosesBazzill - Quartz
Wooden Leaves
Gem Centered flowers


From my own stash I used:
Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours Puffy Alpha Stickers
Finally with Crystal Stickles
Lace
For details on how I made the layout, please go to the Scrap Paper Scissors Blog.

I will be back soon with two more layouts, thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Star Spangled Banner

When in Washington last December we visited the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. In the entrance hall we saw this amazing sculpture representing the flag that inspired the National Anthem.This is for this weekend's challenge on The Bramford's Monthly Scrapbooking Crop Challenge No. 2 - STRIPES (and lots of stars on mine!).

For this layout I used a SVG file designed by Paige Evans called 'Star Wreath', I cut this on the Cricut in red white and blue.

With a sheet of Maja Designs - Life By The Sea - Marina paper I gutted a frame for the layout using the star side uppermost. saving the remaining piece for later.

I mounted a sheet of white Bazzill over the frame, and placed the blue star wreath just left of the centre. I made two photo mats using the spare Marina Paper. I placed on piece star side upper most under the photo and off set the other with the stripes uppermost beneath. These were placed to the bottom right of the layout and wreath.

The I took some of the stars from all three wreaths and placed them randomly around the wreath, some were made dimensional with foam tape. I added Stickles to all the white stars.

From my stash of alphabet stickers I found three different glittery alphas one each in red, white and blue to spell out the title. Finally I added a smattering of clear gems over the page.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Teriffic Trio

Here is my second layout made using bright March Papermaze Kit. This layout features a photograph of a pencil drawing of the triplets, drawn by my father in 1995 when they were three years old. 

Please visit the Papermaze blog - Scrap Paper Scissors to see details of the kit, and how the layout was made.  The kit is available from the shop.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Confetti Magic

Here is another layout from a Papermaze crop, I just needed to finish off. This time it was designed by Michelle and was from a crop I missed in September as I was travelling around Scotland.

I have used a photo from my daughter Emily's wedding two years ago for this layout and it shows them covered in confetti.

The kit included Natural and White Bazzill, and Kaisercraft Morning Dew papers and sequins.

At the crop the materials provided to complete the page were - Distress Oxide Ink Pads, stencil, White Nuvo Crystal Drops, twine, punch and alphabet dies.

From my stash I used Stickles for the word 'confetti' and a die from the Simple Stories Say Cheese 4 - Happy Words die set for the word 'magic'. I added a touch of shine to the latter with Glossy Accents.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Uncle Peter

This is my layout made at the October 2019 Papermaze Crop - I have only just added the final details! I'm having a New Year effort at finishing off and /or blogging some of the things I have made in recent months. This layout was designed by Vanessa.

I used this recently acquired photo of my Uncle Peter when he was a young man. This lovely masculine design was ideal to create a tribute to this lovely man who died a few weeks short of his 90th birthday in 2018.

The papers are from Fabscraps Fantasy Flight and Simple Stories Autumn Splendor. The kit contained corrugated kraft card, ric-rac, and a paper flower.  A Tim Holtz Layering Stencil, Forest Moss Distress Stain and Vintage Photo Distress Ink were available to use at the crop. I added Stickles to the butterfly wings and journalling to a spare piece of patterned paper. I fussy cut the bee from the spare paper too.

For my title I used the revers side of some of the scrap paper and the Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz XL alphabet die - Wonderland. I also used some tiny letter stickers from my stash.

Peter Charles Holder 1928 - 2018

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Christingle

Hello - Lynn back with the last of my Christmas layouts made with the December Papermaze kit. To purchase the kit and have a look at the other products please see the new shop website. If you are interested in how the layout was made please see the Papermaze Blog.



For this layout I used this old favourite photo from 1995, when the children were dressed up for the Christingle Service at our local church. I have scrapped this again so I can place a layout in each of the children's scrapbook albums.  I'm not sure the photo does justice to the amount of sparkle in these trees!
 

Items used from the kit: 
Grenadine, Safari, Mocha Divine,and Fawn Bazzill
Kaisercraft - Under the Gum Leaves collection - Protea
Doily


From my stash I added: 
Dylusions - Ink Spray - White Line

Woodlands Sizzix Thinlits set
Versamark Ink
Super Sparkle embossing powder
Wanted Sizzix Sizzlit alphabet die
Crystals Stickles.
three wooden stars

That's all for the December kit, and I will be back next with the January kit.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Holly Fairy

Happy New Year! - Here is my fifth Christmas layout made with the December Papermaze kit. This kit has proved to be amazing value for money, I have just added an extra sheet of Bazzill. To purchase the kit and have a look at the other products please see the new Papermaze shop website. The step by step of how to make the layout is on the Scrap Paper Scissors blog.

This layout was made to celebrate the costume Emily and I made for her to wear for Book Week in the year 2000.

Items I used from the kit:
Mocha Divine and Safari Bazzill
Simple Stories - Holly Jolly collection - Home for the Holidays & Cozy Christmas
Authentique - Rejoice collection - Rejoice #22
self adhesive domes 

From my stash I used:
A sheet of cream cardstock
Martha Stewart PATP Cherish punch set
Green DMC Thread 
Sizzix Holiday Greens Thinlits set
Sizzix Bigz XL Handmade alphabet die 
Versamark Ink 
Stampendous Frantage Shabby White Embossing Enamel
Crystal Stickles 
Distress Oxide Ink in Forest Green and Aged Mahogany

There is just one more layout to share from this kit, back tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

The Legend of the Icelandic Yule Lads

This is my 4th Christmas layout made with the December Papermaze kit. This time I have used photos from our holiday to Iceland last Christmas. We learnt much about the legends and folk law surrounding the festivities from the tour guides, one of them read the fairy stories to us on the long journeys through the snow covered mountains. 




To purchase the kit have a look at the great new shop website, you will find all the products used on my post, and much, much more.  To see how the layouts were made - please see the blog.

From the kit I used: Fawn & Crabapple Dark Bazzill
Simple Stories - Holly Jolly collection - Home for the Holidays lacy/velvet ribbon2 paper fern leavesPrima paper flower
2 heart buttons
3 tiny paper roses

From my own stash I used:
3 wooden buttons
DMC Thread3D foam tape
Burton's Nightmare font and my Cricut
Pink Fresh Studio Tiny Puffy Alpha Stickers - Everyday Musings. 
White Linen Dylusions Ink spray Stickles


I still have plenty of papers left so will be back with two more layouts soon.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

2015 Christmas Lego - Gingerbread House

Today I'm back with my third Christmas layout made with the December Papermaze kit. To purchase the kit have a look at the great new shop website, you will find all the products used on my post, and much, much more.  Details of how the layout was made can be found on the Scrap Paper Scissors blog.

This layout using the Mistletoe Kisses SVG file from Pink Fresh Studio, shows photos of a Christmas Lego project my big kids enjoyed building - Christmas eve 2015.

From the kit I used:Kaisercraft - Enchanted collection - Imagine 
Simple Stories - Holly Jolly collection - Cozy Christmas
Authentique - Rejoice collection - Rejoice #22Fawn, Buttermint & Safari Bazzill



From my own stash:
Fired Brick Distress Inks3D foam padsPink Fresh Studio Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers - Just a Little Lovely.
Bigz XL Alphabet Sizzix die WonderlandCrystal Stickles & Xmas Red Stickles
Chipboard 'Merry Christmas'
Glossy Accents

I still have plenty of papers left so will be back with three more layouts 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

#happilyevermarshall

This week I was on the Papermaze blog with the Papermaze October Kit!  I used the kit to create some layout's for my daughter's wedding and the pretty, subtle colours are ideal for Catherine and George's special day. So here is my second layout for October.
The photo I have used is one of the professional pictures taken by Richard of The Other Day Photography in the evening after the wedding at Cooling Castle Barn.
Please see the blog for details on how the layout was made.


The items from the kit I used are:
White Bazzill
Cocoa Vanilla Studio - More Than Words -  Precious
2 Tando chipboard butterflies, 1 mini butterfly stamp
I added: Distress Oxide Inks, Stickles, Gesso, Glossy Accents, Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Cut Out Script set and Skeleton Leaves set.

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

Handfasting - CSI #274

This month's cold case (#274) over on CSI involves winter colours and using old papers. The photo from Emily and Jack's hand fasting last year was perfect for this challenge. Here they are as Veve or Geniveve d'Tensel and Arden, cutting their cake made by The Woodwich Harts or bridesmaids. The colours and the image from the challenge made me think of the photos from this occasion straight away.

The Basic Grey 'Fruitcake' collection was perfect for this and an example of using Christmas papers for a non Christmas layout.
I also used:
M & C Boutique Craft Vine from The Works
Mini Tuscan Wall Stencil by Gabrielle Pollacco
Owl charm from my stash
Distress Ink Pads
Stickles
Cherry Blossom Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Rose brads
Martha Stewart Fern punch
Glitter Thickers Alphabet Stickers from American Crafts
Red ribbon
Here are the clues:


Thanks for looking:
Lynn x