Amanda Lawrence - March DT Share

Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your long Easter weekend! 4 days off AND chocolate ... sounds like a great deal to me. I'm back with today to share my March Memory Maze projects.

 

Wonder

 

 

I had this really cute picture of my daughter getting up and personal with the camera so I wanted to create a fun and whimsical page to reflect her little personality. The clouds and hot air balloons are perfect for this style. I created the background by inking through a stencil, adding stamping with a background stamp and finally a splattering of mist.

 

 

The hot air balloons were inked in black and they I inlaid paper from the back. The clouds were covered with paper and then I simply doodled with a sharpie around the edge.

 

 

I made two seperate clusters and tucked flower petals in with the chipboard.

 

 

The title was made with a mini chipboard word in the script font and some dymo label.

 

Memory Maze products:

Wonder mini script word - G0212

Clouds - S0629

Hot Air Balloons - new product

 

Other products:

Crate Paper Maggie Holmes papers and canvas frame, D-lish Scraps flowers, pearl clusters, sequins and rhinestones, machine stitching, dymo label, ink, mist.

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Forever Friends

 



I love these girls to bits! They're my everything and when we're together the conversation just flows. I wanted to make something special to capture that special bond we have. I have use more of the hot air balloons and clouds ... I LOVE these! Can you tell??



I love the mini words from Memory Maze, they were one of the first products I found from the range. I think they are perfect for making mixed font titles. I have used the word Friends but left it raw and mixed it up with some alpha stickers.





As with the title, I also left the balloons raw, adding patterned paper from the back. The clouds were covered in paper and finished with a doodled line around the edge which adds a touch of whimsy.

 

Memory Maze products:

Friends mini script word - G0190

Clouds - S0629

Hot Air Balloons - new product

 

Other products used:

Echo Park papers, paper doiley, D-lish Scraps resin flowers, pin, twine and vintage rose, staples, hand dyed doiley.

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Basket Case

 





A cute little layout of my daughter going about her business. The background was made with paint and a stencil.

 

I have used one of the scalloped frames from the scalloped overlays pack. These are great value as you get a range of graduating sizes and can use the positives and negatives.

 



 

I have simply covered it in some patterned paper and then lightly sanded it to give a distressed look to the edges.

 

Memory Maze products:

Scalloped Overlays - L0092

 

Other products used:

Crate Paper Pretty Party papers, Kaisercraft rhinestones, D-lish Scraps roses, Green Tara tutu flower, alpha stickers, thread.

 

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Thanks for stopping by and remember to check back often. New projects and inspiration are uploaded every few days by the design team.

 

Hello...Hello...

Well with summer out of the way, i am hoping life slows down a bit...i would just like to catch up a little....LOL
With that being said, my scrappinghas beenslowly happening too which i'm hoping to change.
But i have managed to create for Memory Maze and i do love their chipboard.

BIG SMILES



I created this layout for a challenge site called Scrap your Story. I have alot of washi tape, so i decided to wrap my frame with multi colours....i just love the look i created!So you don't always have to ink or paint your chipboard.



Product ID : X0003

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EASTER CARD

Just love these 3D Stankum Cards....so quick and easy!!



And a close up:



Product ID : DS0053

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HERE AND NOW

This layout features some Vintage Corner chipboard. But you don't have to use them as corners. I have placed them above and below my photo to draw the eyes into the photo.



and a close up:



Product ID : C0139

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LADY'S CARDS



Product ID : DS0372
Product ID : DS0017

with a close up of all the layers:



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IT WAS A GOOD YEAR

This layout i created for this months challenge over at 123 Challenge.



At the moment i just love adding bits and pieces which may or may not match. The Barbed Wire is great for this type of stuff.



Product ID : L0174

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Well i hope i have inspired you with all my creations.
Until next time......

Bye...

Hi from Susan

Hi again from Susan and I have a few more ideas that you can use with chipboard.

It is quite versatile and can be used with layouts, cards and off the page projects.

MEMORIES

Chipboard looks good on projects such as mini albums and albums. I wanted somewhere to keep the layouts I am making with the Memory Maze products to showcase all their wonderful goodies. It didn't really show up in the photo but the album was misted with glimmermist before the patterned paper was adhered.

The frame was painted with Tim Holtz crackle paint in tea dye. Cream rub in gold was rubbed lightly over sections to create a shimmery effect. I used Helmar tacky glue to adhere the frame to the front of the album so it would be really secure. For smaller chipboard pieces I use double sided tape, acid free PVA glue or dimensional magic/crystal glaze.

I find chipboard so versatile to work with because you can alter and embellish it in so many ways. Just adding stick on pearls and small flowers really dresses it up.

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCTS USED

Vow Chandelier

Memories GO193

Other Products

Kaisercraft classic rhinestone flourish in silver & coloured with alcohol ink in lettuce, Bella 3D ring binder, crackle paint in tea dye, ink and stamps, K & Company-Que Sera Sera, flowers & leaves, Glimmermistin Mustard seed, pumpkin & cranberry zing.

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BLESSINGS

Easter time means different things to different people but I think it is a good time to reflect on the many blessing we do have in our lives regardless of what is going on around us. My family is my greatest blessing and the biggest part of my scrapbooking reflects this.....and they have all grown quite use to me photographing pretty much everything about them!! LOL!

As this is a layout of my grandson, I didn't want anything to flowery or swirly so the chick and eggs fitted perfectly in with the theme. They were first painted with LumiArte and the chicks were coated in distress stickles to give a textured look. The feathers were added to reflect the softness of the chicks. A gem was used for the eye of the chick.

On the sign I used Radiant Rain in nutmeg and smooch in molasses to give shadowing and depth to the piece. It was then coated in distress crackle paint in rock candy to give an aged look to it. I backed the opening of the sign with patterned paper stamped with the word blessings. A cute butterfly just dresses up the sign and butterflies are sometimes connected with Easter, like eggs, bringing new life.

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCTS USED

Vintage sign so459

Chick & eggs large

Chick & eggs small

easter eggs

Other Products

Basic Grey-rosales, We R Memory Keepers-elegant, felt leaves, Kaisercraft stickers, feathers, gems, tags, butterfly, handmade rosettes,Smooch, radiant rain, distress crackle paint & lumiarte.

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GRANDAD

This layout has special meaning for my hubby & myself as our grandson died when he was 4 months old from SIDS nearly 3 years ago now. It has taken me awhile to scrapbook these photos and even though it was a bit upsetting I found that by journalling about it helped and I put it on the tag tucked behind the photo. We only have a few precious photos and this is why I believe preserving our memories and everyday happenings (both good & bad) is so important. I love the expression on Cooper's face as if he is saying, "Don't talk to me Pop, I'm trying to sleep!"

To colour the old bike I used grey marker pen on the spokes of the wheel and Smooch for the seat, handle bars and frame. I like using smooch on the more detailed bits of the chipboard because it has a fine brush to keep it neat. Dimensional Magic was used on the tyres and frame to create a glossy look. Chipboard is great for layering under things as well as layering bits and pieces on top of it.

The border hook was simply coloured in with a marker pen. The beauty of the Memory Maze Designs chipboard is that it looks good plain or dressed up!

Clustering your elements together makes for a more unified look to your projects. I used acrylic paint to colour the balloon  and mist spray for the words. It's probably hard to see but I put distress stickels on the basket of the hot air balloon to add texture. It was all layered together with an inked & stamped tag and other embellishments. 

Grandad was sprayed with the same mist used on the other words and when dry was coated with distress stickles in denim

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCTS USED

Grandad SO579

Old bike SO606

Border hook1 SO147

precious GOO19

memoriesGOO14

hot air balloon

fob watch CO151

Other Products

Paper Inklings-Family-grandfather, Kaisercraft-Sears & Sons-moustache & Collectables,tags, various metal embellishments, memory mist, distress stickles, dimensional magic.

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I hope you enjoyed viewing these layouts as much as I enjoyed making them.

Happy crafting..........Susan.



Julene Matthews' March DT reveals

Hello everyone,

My first layout features our versatile circle misted with turquoise and has rhinestones added. I have also used the word "precious" misted as well. I made this for a sketch challenge at "Another Freakin Scrapping challenge".

 

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCT USED:

Circle M001.

Precious G0197

 

Next, I have a card made with a flourish dabbed with dark blue paint. It looks like marbling.

I painted some of the flowers on the card to match.

 

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCT USED:

Wrought Iron 49

 

Next, came our Easter Bunny Stackums card

What a cute face that bunny has! These cards are easy to make using magic mount and scissors.

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCT USED

DS0014

Then ,another Easter card featuring our cute chickens inked in yellow

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCT USED:

Chickens Easter pack of 10

Chickens and Eggs Easter pack of 10

 

And finally, another layout featuring our keys

I've inked the 2 keys in yellow ink, mounting one on a black hexagon to stand out. The key is one of the symbols you see everywhere in Venice. The Memory Maze key works well in a cluster or layering situation on a layout.

The papers are from Kaisercraft "Check-In"

.I've added the co-ordinating strips and stickers, plus chevron washi tape. Here's a close up

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCT USED:

Old Key C0030

 

Have fun using our wonderful products!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest designer Ally is back again today with some Memory Maze goodies

Unfortunately Ally doesn't have a pc so I will be posting for her each month, however I do see her a few times a week and I show her all your lovely comments.

"Mates"

Love hearts from the Heart Frame have been inked in distress metalic silver, a zip pen used to outline them and a few pearls added.

Mates word has also been treated the same at the hearts above.

Tribal 8 has been treated with a pale pink crackle paint.

More hearts also treated with crackle paint.

'Products Used'

Hearts Frame - Z0004

Mates word - G0073

Tribal 8 - S0501

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'Precious'

One of my Gorgeous grand daughters.

Flourish corner small treated with ink.

Precious word also treated with crackle paint.

Perfect Word has been treated with crackle paint.

Hearts from the Heart Frame have been inked and the smaller one white washed and pearls added.

'Products Used'

Heart Frame - Z0004

Flourish corner - E0015

Precious - G0197

Perfect -  G0196

Thanks for stopping by

Ally