Echo Park A Slice of Summer - Summer Memories

Here is my  first layout for the Papermaze Blog using Echo Park's A Slice of Summer collection. The layout I'm sharing today features a photo of me taken one summer when I was a child. The photo was originally an old style transparency slide but I was able to make quite a good copy of it by laying it on my light box and taking a photo of it.

I started with a piece of 11¾" x 11¾" white textured Bazzil Cardstock which I matted in the corner of a sheet of the Squeeze the Day paper so that pieces of the paper showed on two edges. I distressed the edges of the white cardstock and machine stitched all the way around using white thread.

I cut a  9" x 8" piece of the Fun in the Sun paper, distressed and machine stitched the edges and attached it to the centre of the layout at an angle.

I then cut a 9" x 8" piece of the Lemons paper and sliced this into 1.5" strips. I distressed and machine stitched the edges of each paper strip and then pieced  the strips back together on top of the blue paper leaving a slight gap between each piece. 

My photo was matted onto some more of the Fun in the Sun paper and placed on the Lemons paper.

Underneath the photo I tucked some white paper doilies and a tag, and on the corner of the photo I added a Chipboard Sun Shine from the Chipboard Frames pack. I added a red reinforcing ring to the tag to pick up on the red in my photo.

From the sheet of Multi Journalling Cards I cut some tabs and tucked these between the strips of the Lemons paper. I put some 3D foam squares underneath the edges to raise them up a little. I wanted to bring some more red into the layout so some scalloped circles were also punched from some of the Summer Floral Paper, folded in half and also tucked under the paper strips. 

For the title I used a Glitter Foam Title Sticker from Cocoa Vanilla which I had left over from a  previous DT project. 

Finally, I added journalling strips printed on the computer to the bottom of the layout and dotted a few gold sequins around for added sparkle.

Carta Bella Our Travel Adventure - Summer Getaway

Today I have one final bonus layout using the Our Travel Adventure collection from Carta Bella. With people starting to be able to enjoy overseas travel from the UK again, I decided to use a photo on my layout of mum & dad taken a couple of years ago as they were getting ready to jet off to a sunnier clime.

After already creating two layouts from my design team kit I started by trimming roughly a quarter of an inch off of all four sides of the only remaining full sheet of paper I had - the Luggage Tags paper, and matted the B side of this onto a sheet of navy blue cardstock. I then layered strips of the Wanderlust and Travel Strips paper and very narrow strips of the navy blue cardstock on top. 

A 4x6 photo was matted onto a piece of the Wanderlust paper (B side), then onto a scrap of the B side of the Journaling Cards cut apart paper and finally onto a piece of the navy blue cardstock. The matted photo was then placed on the left of the layout with 3D foam underneath for added dimension. I added a piece of knotted ribbon below the photo and a journaling strip typed on the computer.

I matted three of the journaling cards onto white cardstock and a fourth card with an image of a passport was made into a card which when open reveals hidden journaling. I added a ribbon tab to the side of that card to make it easier to open. The four cards were then cascaded down the side of the layout with 3D foam underneath.

The title words were die cut from yellow and navy blue cardstock and nestled together.

Two word strips were cut from the Travel Strips paper and placed below the title.

The layout was completed with the addition of a wood veneer plane, from my stash, to the tail of the letter Y.

A Few Cards

I've been making a few cards recently.  I find cardmaking quite relaxing and I like the smaller size of a 6x6 card compared to the sometimes daunting 12x12 scrapbook page. The cards have been fairly simple and quick to make and mainly I've made them from scraps from my craft room.

The first card I made was a new baby card for a friend who has become a grandma for the first time.

I used an image downloaded from the Internet and embellished with lace, stars and lettering die cut from glittery fun foam and sequins.

The next card was a birthday card for a crafty friend.

I layered patterned papers and gold glitter card. I added a card from a Pink Paislee cut apart sheet and stars die cut from gold glitter card.

Finally, today I made a card for no particular person. I just felt like making something.

Once again I layered pieces of patterned paper and this time used gold mirror card too.  A card from a Simple Stories cut apart sheet was added and some gold die cut stars. I finished the card off with some Card Candi.

I've noticed I use stars quite a lot!

Carta Bella Our Travel Adventure - Just Plane Fun

Today on the Papermaze blog I have a second layout using Carta Bella's Our Travel Adventure collection.

For this layout about a trip to an aviation museum, I started with the journalling cards cut apart sheet but choose to use the B Side which has a ledger design. Near the bottom of the page I placed three horizontal strips of paper cut from the Travel Strips paper and also a border punched piece of navy spot washi tape.

Two 4x6 photos were triple matted as a block onto white cardstock, a piece of the Wanderlust paper and finally a piece of yellow cardstock and attached to the right side of the layout. 

I made a tag from one of the Multi Journalling cards , threaded this with a piece of red bakers twine and attached it next to the photos. The twine was secured in place with some wet glue to make sure it stayed put.

The layout was embellished with Chipboard Accents from the collection.

I wanted to include an extra touch of yellow to the embellishment clusters and managed to find in my stash a yellow word strip which matched this collection perfectly.

White foam mini alpha stickers from Pink Paislee were added to one of the photos.

The title was created using navy foam mini alpha stickers from Pink Paislee and the word 'Plane' was cut from a scrap of the red patterned paper using my Silhouette. I also added three airplanes cut from one of the branding strips and three yellow Puffy Dots from Doodlebug. 

Finally journalling was typed on white paper, cut into strips and glued underneath the title.

Carta Bella Our Travel Adventure - An Amazing Adventure

Today I have a layout using the new Our Travel Adventure collection from Carta Bella. This primary coloured collection is all about airplanes, tickets, passports, maps and more. It would be perfect for scrapbooking an amazing trip to some far flung place but would equally be great for layouts about trips to air museums, air shows, children playing with toy planes and lots more.

In 2017 Lara won a competition at school and her prize was a flight in a vintage airplane. It was an amazing experience for her and when I saw the papers in this collection I knew they would be prefect to create a layout of that day.

I started by trimming a quarter of an inch from each side of a sheet of the Away We Go paper and then matted this onto a piece of yellow Bazzill cardstock. Using black thread I machine stitched round the edge.

Using my Silhouette Cameo I cut the 'Adventure' title cut file by Paige Evans from smooth white cardstock and backed this with scraps of yellow, red and navy blue cardstock. Using the Offset Tool in the Silhouette Studio I cut a slightly larger mat for the title from black cardstock and stuck both to the centre of the layout with 3D foam underneath to add some dimension.

I managed to squeeze five 3x4 photos onto the layout. These were matted onto black cardstock and placed round the outside of the cut file with more 3D foam underneath.

The title was completed with the addition of letters cut from red fun foam.

The sheet of chipboard accents were perfect for embellishing the layout. I added an airplane and banner at the bottom of the layout....

..... a camera to the left ....

.... and an arrow on one of the photos to pinpoint the plane in the sky.

I found a few wood veneer airplanes in my stash and used these to embellish the title.

Finally I typed my journalling onto some white paper, cut it into strips and attached these to the left of the layout, staggering them to give extra interest.

Cocoa Vanilla Studio Sunkissed - Sweet & Sassy

Today I have a final layout using Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Sunkissed collection on the Papermaze blog. Among the bright zesty coloured papers in the collection, there is a gorgeous woodgrain patterned paper called Just Chillin and that paper is the base for the layout I'm sharing with you today.

I started by trimming an eighth of an inch off of each side of the Just Chillin paper and matted this on a sheet of white Bazzil cardstock. Using white thread I then machine stitched a straight stitch round the edges.

Using my Silhouette Cameo I cut the 'Heart Background' cut file by Paige Evans from smooth white cardstock and backed this with the Sunny Days and Growing Wild papers. The backed cut file was then attached to the layout with 3D foam underneath to raise it up.

My photo was matted on white cardstock and placed on top of the cut file with a white paper doilie tucked underneath. I also tucked two pocket cards underneath the photo to give a grounding for the title.

The title was cut twice, once a second sheet of the Just Chillin paper and once from black cardstock. By layering the two pieces on top of each other but slightly offset, it created a shadow effect and made the title stand out more. 

A sub title was created using letters die cut from some pink fun foam.

I embellished the layout with some of the die cut ephemera and In my stash I found a very old flair badge which was also added. I thought the words and colour of the flair were appropriate for this layout and couldn't think of when else I might use it.

The date and place were added to the bottom left corner of the layout using clear letter stickers which I stuck onto a scrap of pink paper and then cut into separate tiles.

For a finishing touch I added a few iridescent pink sequins to the layout.

Cocoa Vanilla Studio Sunkissed - Fun in the Sun

Another layout using the bright & sunny Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Sunkissed collection.

For my layout today I started with a 12"x12" sheet of white Bazzill cardstock which, after trimming 1/8 inch off of each edge, I matted onto a sheet of black cardstock.

In the centre of the layout I layered 7"x7" squares of the Sunny Days and Just Chillin papers. I also cut some strips from the Good Vibrations paper and tucked these underneath the sides of the squares. My photo was matted on black cardstock and placed on top of the layout with some 3D foam underneath to raise it up a little.

One of the Pocket Cards was attached to the layout next to the photo, with more 3D foam underneath.

Some of the gorgeous Glitter Foam Title Stickers were used for the title. I really like these foam stickers. The glitter really stays put and doesn't come off on your layout like some older glitter stickers do.

At the top and bottom of the layout I added strips of the Good Vibrations paper and some tags made from some of the Pocket Cards were used to ground clusters of embelishments.

White Twine was added to the tags and tied in bows. I then added some phrase strips and hearts from the die cut ephemera pack, Glitter Foam hearts, some Puffy Dots from Doodlebug and some stars punched from glitter card.

On the corner of the photo I stuck a clear sticker from a Me & My Big Ideas clear sticker book I had in my stash. I don't think the particular sticker book I have is now available, but there are many more similar sticker books still in the shop.

Tiny letter stickers were used to add the place name and date at the bottom of the layout and gold sequins were scattered around the layout.

To complete the layout I used a black gel pen to draw round the edges of the layout as well as the patterned papers and elements.

Cocoa Vanilla Studio Sunkissed - The Beach Life

I have another layout using Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Sunkissed collection on the Papermaze blog today. My previous layout picked out the colours in the Feeling Fine paper - pink, orange, yellow and a tiny bit of blue. Today's layout is based on the blue/green Good Vibrations Ombre paper and other blue elements in the collection. Although my layout isn't a 'boy' layout I hope it shows that the collection could be used for feminine or masculine layouts.

I trimmed 1/8 inch off of each edge of a sheet of the Good Vibrations paper and mounted it on a 12 x 12 sheet of white Bazzill cardstock. Using white thread I machine stitched round all the edges of the paper and also round the edges of five of the blue/green pocket cards and an extra card I made from a piece of the Sunny Days paper.

The pockets cards were placed on the left half of the layout cascading from top to bottom. Some were raised slightly with 3D foam beneath them and I also added some bakers twine to one of the cards to add some extra texture to the layout.

Die cuts from the die cut ephemera pack were scattered among the pockets cards as well as the words 'Love This' which were cut from the Fun in the Sun cut apart sheet. My photo was matted on white cardstock and attached to the top right of the layout.

Using my Silhouette I cut the word 'Beach' five times from smooth white cardstock and using a wet glue I glued the pieces on top of each other to create a thick chipboard-like title. The title was placed near the bottom of the layout and was completed with the addition of more die cut letters and some blue puffy alphas from my stash.

A die cut of a pair of sunglasses was added to the title as well as a little pennant to the photo.

My DT kit contained some Puffy Dots from Doodlebug, These are like enamel dots except they are soft and squishy and have a matt finish. I dotted a few of the dots around the pocket cards.

The layout was completed with the addition of the date and place using some blue alpha stickers from my stash and some blue iridescent sequins.