Mellennium Fun With Paint and Glass

The Journey for Change Challenge is still running on FTLOPP facebook group, and here is my answer to challenge #8 - Moving with the Times. So to make a layout with moving parts. I have chosen to make a folder to hold some newspaper reports and my journalling.

I started scrapping this photo some years ago and it has been unfinished in my craft room since. When I found it I decided to start again and usie it for this challenge.

Back in 2000, I was asked if I could design a stained glass window to go in the school hall. There was an old one put in when the school was built, but an extension meant there would be a similar window at the other end of the hall. So I set about designing the window, and ended up painting it with glass paints and the help of two other parents. Luckily we were able to do this before the panels were installed. 

With some Colour Study papers from Vicki Boutin's collection I made a folder for the cuttings. I used some mini tags from Doodlebug Designs Inc. I tied these together with some twine.

The letter stickers were also from Doodlebug Designs Inc.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

I have created this layout for a DAF challenge #13 - set by Sally and using a sketch. I used a photo of the girls in their dance school show, at Dartford Orchard Theatre. The show was called A Date to Dance and they did a tap dance to Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

I did some stash busting by using some Christmas papers from Basic Grey's Jovial collection.
I also selected letter stickers from Basic Grey.

Two DAF flair were placed over some BG bauble stickers and I added silver strings.

I used some sticky stars to add some sparkle.

This is the sketch:

Thanks for looking.
Lynn

Christine

I'm over on the Papermaze blog this week with the new July Kit and my first pair of layouts for this month. The pretty kit has a selection of dreamy, watercolour effect papers, which are great for feminine, romantic, family history (and many more) layouts. The kit is now available in the shop or online. Here is my second layout.

Another black and white negative found among my Dad's collection - this time his cousin Christine. Another relative found to add to my family scrapbook album. 

From the kit I used:
P13 - When We First Met collection - #03 & # 06
2 Prima Waltercolour Floral flowers
Boysenberry Delight Bazzill

From my stash I used:
lace
Distress Oxide Inks in Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans
black ink
burlap
corrugated card
cheesecloth
Prima paper roses
paper flowers
silver stamen
rose ribbon
owl charm
purple Baker's Twine
Sizzix Thinlits - Tim Holtz Wildflowers set

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Roses Around The Door

I'm over on the Papermaze Blog today with the beautiful July Kit and this is my first layout. The pretty kit has a selection of dreamy, watercolour effect papers, which are great for feminine, romantic, family history (and many more) layouts. The kit is now available in the shop or online.

The photo for this layout shows the progress of the climbing roses around the arbour in front of our door, after three years.

I used:
Prima - Watercolour Floral collection - Dreamy Florals
Aqua Bazzill 

From my stash I used:
Iced Spruce and worn lipstick Distress Ink
Distress Stain
paper roses
Tim Holtz, Layering Stencil - Scribbles
Texture Paste

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

Happy as a Unicorn Eating Cake on a Rainbow

I made this layout for two challenges - The FTLOPP - Journey of Change - butterflies challenge and The DAF - Rainbow of Colours and Title challenge (Use the colours of the rainbow and a long title).  The photo is my great niece, Scarlett on holiday last month having fun by the sea in Hastings.

I used:
12" x 12" watercolour paper
Distress Oxide Inks
Water spritzer
Cocoa Vanilla Studio - Happiness collection - Bright and Beautiful (fussycut butterflies)
DAF flair x 2
stamen
Silver miri card
Stickles
Nuvo Crystal and Glitter drops

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Changing Rooms

Over on the facebook group - FTLOPP - challenge #2 for the Journey of Change is to document Changing Rooms. So I decided to scrap photos of the changes we made to our living room. We moved into this house in 2018 and brought some old sofas and curtains to use until we got a chance to replace and decorate. Early 2021 finally saw these changes. It took some time to redecorate as there as four doors and two windows, and all the paintwork was badly painted before. The beams had paint slopped on them from previously and there were plenty of crackes in the plaster surrounding them. Once redecorated the room we had a wait for the sofas and I made new curtains.

I used:
My Mind's Eye - On the Bright Side collection
Making Memories - Die Cut Scallop Flower Patch
Echo Park - So Lovely stickers
Decorative pins & safety pin
Metal flowers

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Back to the Boards

The Facegroup FTLOPP Journey for Change challenge #4 - is a sketch by Kathryn (see sketch at end of post). The idea is to scrap how much our lives have changed over the last 18 months or so.

When my daughter shared this photo of herself on stage at The Theatre Royal, Bath last week. She has just returned to her job as Deputy Stage manager after 18 months of theatres being closed. She has rejoined the tour she was doing before Covid. Susan Hill's 'The Woman in Black'.

I used:
Mintay - Marina paper
Basic Grey - Stella Ruby collection - paper, die cut shapes & letters and alpha stickers
heart trim
ribbon
Distress Inks

Here is the sketch:

thanks for looking
Lynn x