Artists at Work

Yesterday, I was on the Papermaze Blog with the May kit (a little later than usual due to holidays). This kit is bursting with brightly coloured patterned papers and other elemets. Perfect fror amny fun loving activities and especially children's layouts - which is what I have done! Here is my second design team layout, showing the children at work with their paints in the garden. 

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

From the Kit, I have used - 
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Artful Moments - Starters Paper #9
Simple Stories - Colour Me Happy - The Details
Bazzill Basics - Raven, Ocean Oasis and Bazzill White 

Studio Light Essentials washi tape

Adding from my own stash:
Clear Stamps by Eileen Hull Swatch Cards 
Tonic Studio Alphabet - upper and lower & Numbers dies - Windsor

 

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

Looking Cute

Today was the Papermaze crop and I designed the crop kit layout this month. This one shows my daughter and her daughter, having fun exploring their image in the mirror. It was fun to get the old foam stamps out for a play too! 

Kit Content:
12” x 12” Smooth White Bazzill
A4 white card
6” x 12” Pink Paislee –#03
6” x 12” Maggie Holmes Round Trip – Passage
3” x 3” Heidi Swapp – Sunchaser – Sunshine
5” Doodlebug Designs Washi Tape
10” Jute twine
A sprinkle of sequins

*** It’s worth reading through before cutting or sticking! ***

Stencil small hearts across the layout using both colours of Distress Oxide Inks and the VB Stencil. (Wipe the stencil clean between colours to prevent the colours getting messy!) Splatter a little wet ink over the page too. See positioning on sample layout. Tear a piece from the top of the Bazzill.

Use the inks provided to ink the edges of the photo mounts, tags and other cut pieces (optional).

Prepare your photo - depending on the size of your photo, (I started with a photo 4” x 5.25”, so the following measurements reflect this, please adapt to your own photo size).
First layer is white card 4.25” x 5.5”, Black and white floral side of #03 paper 4.5” x 5.75”, and pink ombre side of #03 paper 4.75” x slightly deeper at 6.25”. Don’t stick the photo down yet.

From the Passage paper die cut 2 tags (one yellow side up and one rainbow stripe side up). Cut a piece 3” x 2.25” yellow side up and a piece to fill the tear at the top of the page, rainbow side up.

Cut a piece of white card 2” x 3.75” and apply to the rainbow tag, write your journaling onto this tag. Die cut two rings from the scraps of #03 paper, and apply to the tags. Thread a length of twine through the hole in each tag. 

Using the rest of the A4 white card stamp the letters needed to make your title / part of your title. Use the paintbrush and the Distress Paint, then allow to dry. Cut the letters out with a fine white border, then ink the edges with the pink ink. 

Build the layout by placing everything into position before sticking down. Once happy with the arrangement, stick the small pieces of patterned paper at top left of photo, and the yellow tag into position so that about 1.5” show beside the photo. Make the mounted photo into a pocket for the journaling tag - put adhesive onto three edges of the photo, so it is only glued down at the top, bottom and left side, allowing room for the journaling tag to be slipped in and out easily. 

Arranging the title letters along the base of the photo, stick some flat, and others raised with 3D foam pads. Add other words to the title with your own choice of lettering.

Divide the washi tape, and place a piece at the base of the torn cardstock area, and the other piece at the top of the photo.

Scatter the sequins, randomly over the page. 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Lynn Cooper for www.papermaze.co.uk 2025

St. Patrick's Day

Here is my second layout using the colourful June Papermaze kit . Details of how the layout was made was published on the blog yesterday. 

This layout shows another baby sensory session, this time it was to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. I made Florence and her little friends knitted hats with large shamrocks. 

From the kit, I used:
Simple Stories - Sunny Days - Soak It Up!
Pretty Little Studio - Love is Kind - Friends Forever Die Cut Titles
Rosie's Studio - Keeping Cool - Puffy Stickers 
Washi Tape
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Coconut Swirl, Patch & Yukon Gold 

From my stash, I used:
Martha Stewart border punch
Cricut
Heart Punch 
Buttons
Cord

  

 

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

Emily as Jessie

The new Papermaze Kit for May is available from the shop today. The kit is full of bold and bright coloured papers and Bazzill Cardstock. Great for fun filled summer, kids and holiday layouts. My first lyout show our daughter in costume. Emily loved Toy Story and her favourite character was Jessie, so when the school had a Disney themed Christmas fair, She wanted to dress so, with the hat from the Disney Store, I made her the rest of the costume.

Please see the blog for full details of how the kit was made.

From the kit, I used:
Echo Park - Little Things Mean a Lot - Bright Butterflies
Simple Stories - For the Record - Just the Details
Rosie's Studio Bayfair Sentiments Ephemera
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Bazzill White, Admiral, Mexican Poppy, Grenadine

From my stash, I used:
Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Candied Apple and Blueprint Sketch Distress Inks
Filmstrip washi tape
Heavy jute twine
3D stickers (cowboy boots and horseshoe)
Cricut
3D foam pads
Baker's twine
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup in Blue Jeans
Star puffy stickers

That's all for today, I will be back with the second layout tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Home Sweet Home

My second DT post, with two layouts made using the April Papermaze kit is available today on the Papermaze Blog.  As well as the six patterned papers, the kit has a collection of  embellishments. There are two sheets of Bazzill cardstock included, and you can also buy four more in the co-ordination pack. Here is the first of these two layouts, showing a photo of My son at 3 years old, helping to clean the Wendy house.

Please view the blog and the website for details of how the layout was made.

From the kit, I used:
Mintay Papers - Photographer collection  #05
Stamperia - Alterego collection - Turquoise Wallpaper
Stamperia - Create Happiness collection - Dewdrops - Wood
Cocoa Vanilla foam stickers
Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Cinnamon Stick

From my stash, I used:
Distress Inks
Filmstrip washi tape
Tiny letter stickers
3D foam pads
Cheesecloth
Wooden house, numbers and key
Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag collection set
Water drops.
 

That's all for today. Back with the next layout tomorrow.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Sunshine and Smiles

Peartree Cutfiles June Online Peardrop challenge #3. Let's be Adventurers!
From the kit list - choose at least 5 items.

Catherine and George with Louie and Lucy in Lindos for Jasmine and Tony's wedding.

I chose:
Patterned paper - Spectrum Sherbet - Solids - Cotton Candy
Wood Veneer - numbers
Thread - Twine
Metal - charms
Sequins or bling - lots of pearls, sequins and gems
Washi Tape

I also used:
Sizzix Moroccan Card Front die
Nuvo Crystal Drops
Vellum
Bazzill Basics cardstock

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Walt and Minnie

Another DAF challenge, this one is Adam's Grab 9
Wood Veneer - stars
Stencil - stars and Distress Ink
Nuvo Drops - yellow, red and gold
Branding Strips - from Simple Stories
Washi Tape - 4 types
Metallics - photo corners
Tags - which are also stickers
Chipboard - Making Magic speech bubble
Stickers - Tags, stars and alphas

 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Spring, Spring, Spring...

My last layout from the April Papermaze Kit. Spring, Spring, Spring ... - A layout for my daughters' dance album, showing them dressed for a dance school show.

From the kit I used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: African Daisy, Coral Cream, Nixon, Stonewash & Limeade
& White
Echo Park - My Favorite Easter - Picking Plaid
Lawn Fawn - Watercolor Wishes - Larimar
9" washi tape
Lace
Easter stickers
strip of enamel dots
5 Perspex domes
Rosie's Studio Puffy Stickers


From my stash I used:
Distress Oxide Inks
Sizzix Thinlits Varsity alphanumeric set
gems and pearls
I used a sketch from Pagemaps

 

 

This concludes my layouts from the April Kit, I will be back soon with mew layouts from the May Kit.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x