it's December

Yay! I'm so excited it's December. I've decorated the house, put up the tree and trimmed it with garland and lights. Just waiting to spend an evening with my kids so we can decorate it with ornaments at our own leisure (without homework or worrying about bedtime).

Today, I am delighted to share some projects with you. First off, a layout. Remember those Christmas ornaments I shared a few weeks back? Well, I decided to add them to my layout this time :)

Gives the layout lots of depth & texture. The blues, reds, greens & blacks mix so so Perfectly with this Christmas page...makes me happy!

And finally, I completed my December Daily album. I just love the reds, blues & blacks from this collection! It's pretty much the color scheme of the album with some creams & whites. I kept the cover simple by just adding rub-ons (I just love Santa carrying all those gifts) & the silver bookplate. I'm so ready to document this month & snapping away lots & lots of photos to share!

Enjoy creating with the Christmas Town collection this holiday season.

Cheers!!!

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Christmas Ornaments

It's almost that time...Christmas is around the corner & it's time for me to start decorating. Yes, I know it's a little early, but I can't help it. I'm ready to take down my fall decor & get ready for all the handmade Christmas decorations around the house.

I made these super easy & super fast ornaments, using three different size scallop punches. I LOVE them & love how Lily Bee's Christmas Town looks hanging from my kitchen window. So, so pretty!

I punched out seven circles for each ornament and folded them in half.

Double knotted the ends of twine to hold glass beads.

Then I adhered each scallop circle together using my tape runner and added the beaded twine while piecing ornament together.

I used masking tape to hang my pretties above my kitchen sink. It's hidden & no one will ever know. Well, anyone who enjoys this blow will know ;)

Super simple! Now I am thinking of making more & having them strung across the entire window area for fun!

Happy creating & I hope you are enjoying making handmade pretties this holiday season!

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Layering It Up!

I just can't get enough of the Catching Fall collection. The colors & patterns are just perfect & I love mixing them up and layering them together...gives so much texture & dimension to a layout or project. I've been truly inspired by layering shapes and patterns together, which is a nice change for me. So I mixed things up a bit!

I pleated my pattern papers together on 'My Lil Pumpkin' page. Instead of just using strips of patterns, pleating them added more interests & the texture I was looking for for. I really love the look of it & like how the mini photos are tucked, peeking out.

For my 'Swirl' layout, I wanted to play more on the monochromatic look, so my colorful photos were the main focus. I layered same pattern papers in circles to create a banner, to go along with the theme of the photos as my daughter spins around. Then I added them to the same pattern background and used chipboard letters in a similar color but different pattern. Added some kraft accents and layers of cardstock patterns using border punches.

Happy Creating!

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