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 Birthday

Today I'm sharing may second DT layout using the pretty spring colours in the May Papermaze Kit. The kit includes papers and embellishments in a selection of geometric patterns, hearts, rainbows and shells.

These photos are from Scarlett's 2nd birthday she was fascinated with this wooden birthday cake and it keeps her entertained for hours! 

This layout was based on a sketch from Pagemaps.
 

From the kit I used:

Pink Paislee - Paige Evans - Bloom Street collection - #10
Dear Lizzy Enamel Stickers 
Avalanche Bazzill

From my stash I used:
Gesso 
Tando Creative Balloons
Chipboard Bird Branch
Distress Paint
fine marker pen
Sizzix Bigz Die - Handmade
Stickles
Glossy Accents 

I'll be back with more from this kit soon.
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

#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

Christmas Village

I had a great day yesterday at a Tando Creative workshop, led by Di Oliver and held at Albright Crafts of Diss.

Here is my finished village. We worked with MDF and Chipboard shapes precut and ready for building and painting with a selection of different medium. These included Distress Inks, fluid acrylics, Gesso, Snow Flux, crackle paint, antiquing cream and more.

I added some finishing touches at home. Sparkle was added to the numbers & snowflakes with Stickles. I also made the letters and berries shine with some Glossy Accents.

Thanks for a great workshop and I look forward to attending more.
Lynn x

Night & Day

The October Papermaze kit has been released and I have made four new layouts to share. Here is the first page, for which I have chosen to feature a day and night time photo from my first Brownie pack holiday!

I used lots of clocks from the Bo Bunny Early Bird paper together with a Tando Creative clock face. The contracs of the gold Glitter Kiss on the dark blue Bazzill through a stencil.  For full detials of the papers and embellishments used together with full instructions, please see the Papermaze shop and the blog.

Thanks for looking.
Back with more soon.
Lynn x

Carta Bella - Old World Travel - INDIA

My thrid page using the Old World Travel papers from Carta Bella, is on the Papermaze Blog today. This time I wanted to record the fact my Grandfather spent some time in India during the First World War. I recently discovered he put together an album of his travel photos. Selecting a few of these to scan I was able to add them to his portrait for this layout.

I used
Carta Bella Old World Travel papers, Element Stickers and Ephemera (selecting all the camera images)
Kraft Bazzill
Tando Creative chipboard clock,
Sizzix Frame die & Bigz Alphabet Die - Block Talk
Distress Paint
Glossy Accents
Gilding Wax
Stampendous Frantage Aged Teal Embossing Enamel
charms
lace
twine,
pleated ribbon
acetate doily

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Florence Piggott Banks (Driver)

Florence Piggott Banks Driver

This layout has taken a while, I seem to have had several attempts at moving forward with it. 

Papers - Maja Designs 

Stencils with texture paste.

Sizzix die and Kraft Bazzill decorated with flat backed pearls

Various blossoms and leaves from my stash.

Tando Clock face

Acetate doily's

Scallop edge scissors and Liquid Pearls

Here is the history bit:

Florence is My 3^rd cousin x 3 removed

Birth 28 May 1857 in West Hampshire, Essex, England
Died 28 December 1939 Seekonk, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A

Father – Alfred Joseph Humbley Banks 1828 – 1866

Mother – Louisa Andrew Ferris  1824 - ?

3^rd child
Older brother Montague 1849 – 1902 and sister Ferrisa Banks 1851 - ? and Egan C. A. 1856,
Younger brother Gerald Lay 1860 – 1907, sister Eliza Ada Littler 1867 -1895Married Joseph Driver in 1881Emigrated to Canada and lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba 1881South Dufferin, Manitoba 1887 Stanley Manitoba 1891Morden, Selkirk, ManitobaCamp Hughes Winnipeg in 1916 (Camp Hughes was a Canadian military training camp, located in the Rural Municipality of North Cypress west of the town of Carberry in Manitoba, Canada. It was actively used for Army training from 1909 to 1934)Two sons Joseph Ferris Driver and William North Driver

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

February Maja Mood Board - Charlotte

Charlotte Allen is my great, great, grandmother on my mother's side. She looks as if she was a cheerful, loving lady and I just love these two photos of her. I would love to have met her. The pictures were given to me by my cousin Nina recently. Then, together with my friend Frances, and the help of several on-line family tree websites, we discovered her name and some dates. I will treasure these photographs and am in the process of sharing them all with my family too.

A little history -

Charlotte was born on 9th March 1838 in Deal, Kent.

She married David Williams (1837 - 1889).
They had seven children, six boys and a girl.
Their daughter was my great grandmother, Emma Jane Florence  Williams born 1866. Emma Jane married Frederick Holder (1861 - 1940) on 9th June 1886.
Emma Jane and Frederick had fourteen children, their fourth child was my grandfather, Ernest Charles Holder (1891 - 1971).
Ernest married Winifred Humm (1900 - 1974) on 11th September 1926 and their youngest child is Mary Susan (b 1934) - my mother!

Using these treasures I created this layout for the February Maja Mood Board Challenge.

For details of the Maja Design / February Mood board  CLICK HERE to go to Maja Design Blog and be inspired by these  dreamy romantic colors

I really enjoyed playing with these delightful papers and the lovely photographs, I am away from home and don't have my usual supplies so I had to adapt my original plans.

I only have papers from one range by Maja Designs and so I was delighted that the challenge called for the colours in this particular collection. Translated is called 'Let's have some coffee'. The two papers I used from the 'Ska vi ta en Fika' collection were Söders Höjder and Sockerkaka.

 

I added two images from Magic Moonlight Free Images.

Doily
Clock face from Tando Creative
American Craft Thickers - letter stickers

Acrylic paint

Distress Inks in several colours
Deep embroidered lace trim from my grandmother's sewing box
Velvet ribbon

Heart Charm

Purple Frame phone charm from Primark & Initial 'C' from Making Memories alphabet

Flat Backed Pearls
Gem brads
Selection of blossoms from my stash
Rose buds from Snape

Martha Stewart Frond punch


Hope you like the story of Charlotte Allen.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Notebook - Art Journal Style

At the Papermaze Christmas crop there were two 'Make and Take' projects to take part in.This note book was made with Carol. We were given a notebook and some Kraft cardstock to make a cover.

The background was created with acrylic paints. the stamp I chose was from Jofy. then details were painted in and picked out in white and black gel pens. The butterfly is chipboard from Tando and is treated in the same way as the background and stamped designs. I added a touch of Stickles for sparkle.