Mintay Paper Blossom Serenity - Flowers For Mummy

Mintay Papers' Blossom Serenity collection. is described as 'A celebration of Spring's beauty and charm! A joyful collection filled with soft sunlight, juicy shades of pink, and blooming flowers, capturing the essence of a warm and inviting garden atmosphere. Perfect for creating projects that bring a touch of serenity, hope, and happiness, Blossom Serenity invites to craft with the magic of springtime.' Basically, it's all the best parts of spring in paper form!

My layout today is very simple to recreate and whilst I cut into whole sheets of paper it could easily be made using scraps.




To start my layout, I took a black sheet of 12x12 cardstock and placed a trimmed-down sheet of white cardstock on top, ensuring a thin border remained around the edges.

Using my sewing machine I stitched a straight stitch round the edges of the white cardstock with white thread to add some texture.



Next, I used 1-inch and 2-inch square punches to cut squares from papers #1, #2, and #3. I then arranged these squares in a grid pattern at the centre of my layout trying to distribute the colours evenly. After finalising the placement, I glued the squares in place.



Then, I added my black and white photos. I printed a 2-inch square and a 4-inch square photo, both with white borders, and placed them on top of the paper squares. I used 3D foam underneath the photos to make them pop a bit.



I added die cuts from the Die Cut Pack, tucking them behind the photos.



Using small pink puffy alphabet stickers I added a title beside the larger photo and a butterfly die cut was placed next to it.



Finally I added some yellow enamel dots and some splatters of grey ink.

Mintay Paper Blossom Serenity - Spring Snapshots

Recently I've been crafting with Mintay Paper's beautiful Blossom Serenity collection. The pastel colours and lovely spring-themed images, like flowers, birds, and butterflies, are just perfect for scrapbooking my spring memories.

To start my layout, I took a pink sheet of cardstock from the Bazzill Matchmaker Pack and placed a trimmed-down sheet of paper #5 on top, ensuring a thin border remained around the edges.

Using my sewing machine I stitched a straight stitch round the edges of the paper with white thread to add some texture.

With my Silhouette, I cut a long white picket fence from smooth white cardstock, designed to stretch almost the full length of the layout. I then mounted it along the bottom edge of the layout using 3D foam to create a raised effect.

I embellished the fence with flower and birdhouse die cuts from the Paper Die Cuts Pack. The Paper Die Cut Pack contains 60 die cuts so there were lots to choose from.

A two-part title was cut with my Silhouette: 'Spring' in yellow cardstock and 'Snapshots' in green. These were then arranged and affixed to the top of the white picket fence. Two die cut butterflies were also added to the title.

I printed four 2"x3" photos, matted them with white cardstock, and stuck them to yellow cardstock tags using 3D foam for dimension. The completed tags were then attached to the layout, and strung on white twine.

From the Paper Sticker Words sheet, I chose appropriate words and added them to the tags.



Journaling strips were typed on my computer, printed onto white cardstock, and then glued along the left-hand edge of the layout.



To finish, I added a sprinkling of pink sequins.