November Papermaze Kit - Part 2

Hello! - Lynn here today, with my second post using the pretty November Papermaze Kit. This month the kit includes florals, pastels and woodland themed papers. One of my layouts is a heritage page the other uses very recent photos.

Here are the details of what you will find in the kit:

 
Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Birdsong collection - Sweet Notes & Songs of Hope
49 and Market - Vintage Orchard collection - Woodgrained
Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Meadow Flowers collection - Seeds of Kindness & Wild & Beautiful
Mintay - In My Craftroom collection - #05
The photo below shows both sides of the papers:

Embellishments:
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Meadow Flowers Foam Stickers and Bits & Pieces, Cocoa Vanilla Storyteller Wood Epoxy Button, Little Birdie Flower, Marianne rosebuds, Rosie's Studio Belleview Butterfly, chipboard frame and jute twine.

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:
Touch of Pink and Lily Pond (in kit) and Bark, Evening Surf, Crepe and Wild Pansy (in extra pack)

Happy First Father's Day - Florence and Mummy went to Greenwich Park to meet up with Daddy when he finished work on his first Father's Day.

For this layout I chose the 'Touch of Pink' Bazzill Basics cardstock from the kit. I planned to use the Mintay 'In My Craftroom' - #05 paper, so I matched the colours to pick out some Distress Inks for stencilling. I used Cracked Pistachio and worn Lipstick, with a Tim Holtz Layering stencil - THS097 Plaid. I stencilled onto the card so the design would show around the papers and photos.

With the #05 paper I cut round some of the printed fabric pieces to make a mat for all the photos together. With some DMC thread I blanket stitched around the papers. This was placed over the stencilling and the photos were arranged on top.

I cut several 12" x 1" strips of the paper, and with a scalloped border punch. I worked along the long edges. I placed a whole strip to each side of the layout. Then I cut some shorter pieces and tucked these randomly under the longer pieces.

I found some old chipboard letters, and painted them with Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint. Once this was dry, I sponged Worn Lipstick Distress Paint over the green. Once the letters were arranged on the layout, I added a layer of Glossy Accents to each letter.

From the kit, I added the Belleview Butterfly, Wood Epoxy Button, the Marianne rosebuds and the Little Birdie Flower.

From my stash I found a foam phrase sticker 'celebrate'.

I added the date using a set of Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits, Label and some of the left-over papers. 


Mary Roberts Banks - A heritage layout using a photo I was given recently of one of my father's ancestors. I have added all the details I have discovered about Mary, to the back of the layout.

For this page I used the beautiful sheet of Songs of Hope from 49 and Market. I started by stamping some script over the page using Stampers Anonymous Entomology stamp set and Coffee Archival Ink. 

Then with the jute twine from the kit, I ran lengths across the middle of the layout, adhering it on each side at the back of the paper.

I built up the background with the remaining scrap of Woodgrained paper, and two filmstrips from the 49 and Market Krafty Garden Acetate Assortment. I also used a piece of lime green jute mesh from my stash.

A very fine photo mat was made with a scrap of #05 paper, then I mounted the photo onto the page using 3D foam tape, to help raise the photo over the twine. 

I used a selection of images from a pack of 49 and Market Krafty Garden Laser Cut Outs, to embellish the page further.

I found a ticket left over from last month's kit, and cut it into two pieces. I attached one piece under the photo for the date and the other to the right of the photo.

My title was die cut from Bark Bazzill, and the Windsor Alphabet set from Tonic Studio.

Finally, I made my date using more Bazzill and the Sizzix Alphanumeric, Tiny Type set.

That's all for the November kit, I'll be back with the December Kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

September Papermaze Kit

Hello, Lynn here to introduce the versatile September Papermaze Kit - with a mix of papers and embellishments in soft neutral colours. Ideal for many different themes including heritage, nautical, masculine or feminine.

I have created four layouts, two heritage and two with very recent photos. I have used chipboard in all of my layouts, from three different companies, all available from Papermaze.

Before we start making the pages - here are the details of the kit:

Patterned Paper's:
Prima Marketing - Nature Lover collection - In Flight
Ciao Bella - Delta collection - River Wood & Seagrass
Simple Stories - Happily Ever After - We Do!
Kaisercraft - Explorer collection - Roam
Jen Hadfield - Reaching Out collection - Over The Rainbow
P13 - Soulmate collection #02
Bazzill - Truffle & White

This shows the flip side of the patterned papers:

Embellishments:
Simple Stories Colour Vibe Alphabet Sticker sheet, 25cm lace, Prima butterfly, rainbow clip, 3 Prima flowers, 5 Stamperia Chipboard Quotes, P13 film card and 5x gems

Extra Bazzill Pack:
Yukon Gold, Powder Blue, Pigment & Dusk.

Ferrisa Banks - (1850 - 1934) The details of this ancestor's life will be on my personal blog, and I will put them on the back of the layout for future generations to find.

For this layout I used a Tumbled Glass Distress Ink pad to ink the edges of the papers and card.

I built up the page using a sheet of scrap 12" x 12" paper as a base. Working from the outer edges I first placed 2.5cm strips of Dusk Bazzill. Next came strips of 'We Do!' paper cut to 2.5cm and trimmed with a Martha Stewart border punch - I used the pale blue side. I flipped this paper to the brown floral side and tore 2.5cm strips.  With the blue side of the 'In Flight' paper I cut 3cm wide pieces for each side and trimmed them with another Martha Stewart border punch.

To these paper layers I added strips of lace.

The gap between the strips of paper and lace were filled with a piece of Powder Blue Bazzill trimmed to 21cm wide. I stamped this randomly with the script stamp from the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Entomology stamp, using an Archival Ink Pad - Potting Soil.

I tied two lengths of pale blue seam binding ribbon around the cardstock with a bow to the right side.

I selected a chipboard clock face from Tando Creative and treated this with clear embossing ink and Stampendous Shabby Blue Embossing Enamel.

My photo was trimmed and attached to the film strip card from the kit.

The Flower Buds piece from a chipboard set by Dusty Attic, was treated with a coat of Gesso. Then I added Walnut Stain and Antique Linen Distress Paints.

All the above pieces and the photo were arranged onto the page, then I embellished with Tim Holtz Idea-ology Filmstrip ribbon, fussy cut butterflies from the 'In Flight' paper, and the quote chips from the kit.

I die cut a title from the Dusk Bazzill and finally added Nuvo Glitter Drops to the butterfly wings and the flower buds.

Elizabeth Humbley Banks - (1796 - 1861) - Another ancestor from the same family line as Ferrisa.

With the Pigment Bazzill as my base, I used a stencil by That Special Touch and several Distress Ink Pads in shades of brown, to create a script background. I inked the edges with more Distress Ink. 

I tore the top from the Soulmate #02 paper at an angle, then trimmed a tiny strip from the other three sides. This was mounted towards the bottom of the Bazzill.

I chose two Scrapiniec Chipboard pieces, a lantern and a frame. These were both treated with clear embossing ink and some copper embossing powder. 

My photo was trimmed and mounted inside the frame before attaching it to the top left, overlapping the card and paper. I used the lace from the kit to tuck along the top edge of the paper. I also tucked half a small doily under the edge of the paper, to the right of the photo. Onto this I added the butterfly from the kit.

I placed the lantern to the bottom right of the page. With a selection of paper flowers from my stash I created floral clusters over the page. To these I added some pearls to the flower centres. The leaves were made from Dusk Bazzill using a die from Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Funky Foliage set.  

I cut my title on the Cricut and embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it a little shine. x

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