X-Mas 2019

Mixing Patterns and Layering Papers

Hi everyone! I hope you all have have your Christmas shopping done because the holidays are almost here!

This week I bring you a festive page with some rare Christmas photos. We forget to take photos every year but last year my husband and I snapped a few photos in front of the tree right before opening presents.

I never do Christmas layouts (because I forget to take the photos!) so this gave me a change to use some seasonal embellishments that have been in my stash for quite a while. I started with a piece of green paper that had the text from ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ on it (even though I ended up covering most of it) and paired it with a piece of red satin print paper. Both of these were loose papers I had bought years ago. I try not to buy too many loose papers anymore since I tend to gravitate towards paper stacks instead. Plus, my single sheets tend to get bent up even though I try to store them carefully. How do you store your papers? I bought some plastic holders made for 12 X 12 papers and printed some homemade labels to organize them by color. I’ve included a photo below in case you’re looking for some inspiration.

I used some paper scraps and matted them with red, beige or white cardstock. There was so much paper layering on this layout that it came out very stiff and doesn’t bend at all! I had some ancient K & Company Christmas chipboard stickers I knew I want to use. I cut and matted small squares of bronze metallic paper and placed some of the smaller embellishments on them. I used two tags from Making Memories Mixed and Stitched Tags as frames for the larger embellishments. I finished up with some black and white enamel dots (of course), some golden stars by Jolee’s Boutique, and some fuzzy felt hearts. I’ve had these last two hearts for a very long time and finally used them up here. Doesn’t it feel good to use up old products in your stash? (That means I get to buy new stuff now, right?)

This page was created for the Scrap Our Stash December sketch challenge. Glittery embellishments and holiday paper also needed to be used. The chipboard stickers, gold stars, and alpha stickers I used for my title and date all are glittery. Sparkle overload! The background paper with text while subtle, I still counted as my holiday paper. I really loved the their designer Sherri DeKnight Caramico’s take on the sketch so I did a semi scrap lift while adding my own touches.

This page was also made for Color, Stories, Inspiration’s December challenge. I used the following “evidence:”

Plaid
Stripes
Text Patterns
Christmas/Winter Themed Elements
Ribbon
Something Fuzzy
Glitter
Baker’s Twine

That’s all for now. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!