I saw this over on Modge Podge Rocks … and was going to gt it printed out at Persnickety Prints. It would be such a fun addition to my Christmas decor. I think it would look awesome with a white or a red frame ….
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Journaling Christmas
December 1, 2010Like a lot of scrappers out there I’m doing a version of December Daily … where you scrap/chronicle your month and how it relates to the season. I won a seat in Shimelle’s “Journal your Christmas” class, so I’m using that for my prompts. I like this class ’cause it’s more about the writing and if you have pictures to add … then great.
I’m using Tiffany Tilman’s 25 Days of Templates course to do all my layouts, which are 100% digital. I decided a few weeks back to sign up of Tiffany’s template class because I figured I could actually document all of December if I did it digitally. If I tried to do it traditionally, I don’t think I’d make it past day three!
Above is the layout for Day 1 (December 1, 2010). I am doing my album 8 1/2 x 11, which is a different for me. I’m very much a 12 x 12 scrapper. But I thought this particular topic lends itself better to the smaller size.
Journaling reads:
Christmas is my most favorite time of the year is Christmas. I love the smells. I love the sounds. I love the feeling that no matter how bad things might be in my life, for a few weeks, everything is alright. Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of money, but I have the best memories of Christmas … goes to show you that Christmas doesn’t require a lot of money. It requires heart, soul and dedication to family.
Now that I’m a mama, I’m making my own memories with my own little family. I love to watch the joy my children have for Christmas — every decoration, every present, every story, every cookie — brings them an immeasurable amount of joy.
This year I want Christmas to be more meaningful for my family. I want it to focus on the true meaning of the season. I want to teach my children to share with others; to find ways to give; and to open their hearts to those around them. I want Christmas 2010 to be less about things and more about people and feelings. We don’t need lots of stuff. We need lots of love.
Christmas 2010 I will recapture the season. I will harness the joy my children have for the holiday and share that joy with others and remind myself each day what Christmas is all about.
(supplies used: BrandyBuffington_2ps_Mixtape_Paper_Kraft; SP_HolidayMagic_Tree-Gree SP_HolidayMagic_Tree-Red; SP_HolidayMagic_Tree-Multi; paislee-serendipity-pp1; SP_HolidayMagic_GreenBrad; Tiffany Tilman Template)
December Layouts: Grace Rocks
January 8, 2010Christmas has come and gone .. but I’m sure if you are anything like me, you’re just getting started on scrapping your holiday photos and stories. I’ll be honest, I have yet to finish any of the Christmas related scrapping I started … I have lots of projects in various stages of readiness. I was looking at Grace’s pages below and was feeling a tad but guilty I haven’t done more, but mostly feeling motivated to commit my stories to something permanent … since my memory will fail me sooner, rather than later.
So if you’re a little like me and need a crafty kick in the pants, check out what Grace Tolman did with our December Main kit. Then, get out your photos. Start journaling. And remember all the wonderful things that happened over the last month. Isn’t that what scrapbooking is all about?
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1. Christmas baking
“The kit definitely helped me feel the ‘festive’ appeal of the season with its bright and fun colors and products. This page was brought by that inspiration. I used a lot of the products in the kit here like the papers, Prima letter stickers, flower, brad, the fun Kaiser scrapbook rubons and the stamp set.
I used the rubons to create my visual triangle. I love the ease to transfer of these rubons.”
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2. Light show
“Continuing my goal to show you that the products in this kit can absolutely work with double page spread, here’s mine for this month. I love that the papers are double sided and provides lots of ways to add them to the layouts.
Since my pictures were on the dark side, I used a white background and kept the pattern papers to simple designs so they don’t overpower the pictures.
I used the Kaiser rubons to hold my journaling and played around with my stitching as well combining the zigzag and regular straight stitch.
I also created a cluster of embellishments on the right corner of the two page spread to add some interest.”
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3. Santa and Me
“This page is about my daughter’s preschool party last year. I love that this kit contained so much products and inspiration that I was able to dive into a lot of my last year’s Holiday pictures and get a lot of them scrapped.
The Santa ribbon was perfect for this page. I also used the ornament glitter stickers to emphasize the theme.”
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4. Trimming the tree
“This one was inspired by the big ornament design on one of the Making Memories Mistletoe papers. I cut them out and used them as accents on the page. I also loved the Christmas tree ribbon which I used as a border here.”
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5. Splish Splash
“Who said that you can’t use a Christmas kit for a summer page? Well, I sure didn’t listen. LOL.
I was inspired by the green scalloped paper, I cut the inside part and used the outside as a frame for my pictures and papers. It was a little challenge to get the pictures on there and trim the edges but with a few tricks with the adhesive, I was able to get them to stick together seamlessly.
I added a cluster of embellishments on the top corner so the eye can go all the way around the page.”
December Kits are here!
December 3, 2009
Sorry for the delay, but I promise it’s more than worth it. The December kits are here and you are gonna love ‘em.
With the arrival of our December 2009 Main Kit, Christmas is officially here! Our main kit features the very latest Christmas collections from Crate Paper, Making Memories and We R Memory Keepers, which include several specialty die-cut, flocked and glitter papers. This month’s sparkly album has a flocked cover and embossed chipboard pages and would be absolutely perfect for all your holiday memories.
Here’s a close up of this month’s album … can you say adorable? I just love it … it has so much texture, personality and flair. It will be perfect for all your holiday memories.
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In addition to our main kit for December, we also have some Holiday-Themed Grab Bags. Each bag includes a winter themed mini album from American Crafts and are stuffed full of lots of fun paper and product.
We’ll be closed for the month of January, so that means there will be no January kits. Make sure you stock up before the end of December, so you don’t run out of supplies. After a much needed vacation and a trip to CHA, we’ll be back in action for February.
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