LOAD #3 + EMS Sketch Challenge 33 - Deck the Halls

Anybody interested in a sketch? This one has spots for 8 photos, 5 standard size 4" x 6" and three 3" x 4", but you could probably replace the smaller photos with two cropped 4" x6" photos if you wanted to. If you use the sketch, please let me know how your layout turns out. I realized I forgot to add the fancy border across the lower section of the page, but you can see it looks okay without it.

The sketch:

My layout:

Recipe:
Adorn-able stamp set
Mistletoe papers
New England Ivy & Cranberry cardstock
New England Ivy ink
Black marker
Stickles (ranger)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title, ornament, holly

LOAD #4 - Decorate

After looking through a bunch of catalogs and scrapbook magazines, I have come to the conclusion that it's hard to get creative with a tree trimming title. All the layouts were either titled O Christmas Tree, Trimming the Tree, or Deck the Halls. I did find one that was a little different, so I borrowed the title "Decorate" from a layout in Scrapbooks Etc. I usually use a lot of CTMH product, but for this one I decided to go with a KI Memories kit from several years back, mixed with stamped images from the Adorn-able set from CTMH. The Thursday Scrapbooking Challenge at Split Coast Stampers last week was to use an item you usually pass over, so I pulled out some Stickles that I had bought a while back and never used. I love the sparkle they add to the page! The pattern for the layout is Bottom Border - Title from Jeanette Lynton's Reflections book.



Recipe:
Adorn-able stamp set
Traditional Christmas papers & Stickers (KI Memories)
Topiary & White Daisy cardstock
Pear, Topiary, Bubblegum, Cranberry, Barn Red & Cocoa ink
Sparkles
Stickles (Ranger)