The First Day of Christmas Layout

For these photos from Christmas morning 2015, I chose to use one of my older sketches and mirrored it for the left and right hand pages. I also decided to use two pocket cards in place of the circle photos on the left hand page, and I placed my journaling on another pocket card that will go on the pocket page that fits between the two sides of the layout.

Recipe:
Pear & Partridge, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet & Felicity Alphabet stamp sets
Pear & Partridge and White Pines papers
Desert Sand & White Daisy cardstock
Desert Sand, Cranberry, New England Ivy & Versamark ink
White embossing powder
Pear & Partridge PML cards
White pearls
Licorice Opaques pearls
Cranberry grosgrain ribbon
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped border
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #80

Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Challenges A Few of My Favorite Things (patterned paper, ribbon, die-cuts, stamping and lots of photos); Festive Friday Challenge #124 (Partridge, Christmas, Red & Heat Embossing)

Christmas Eve Layout

Another Christmas 2011 layout down. I got the basic idea for this one from a layout done by the uber-talent Wendy on Splitcoast Stampers. I was participating in a scraplift challenge, and since she was the person ahead of me in the list, I went searching through her gallery to find the perfect page. On her Ice Skating layout, I loved how she created a grid but let some elements break out, so I went with that concept. She also had a little scene, so I added a scene, and I outlined my title letters as she did. Because she was digi-scrapping, she could easily add many layers of paper, while I had to limit myself to three, but I loved the inspiration. Thanks Wendy!

Recipe:
A Timber & Pear & Partridge stamp sets
Mistletoe Level 2 & Creative Basics papers
White Daisy cardstock
New England Ivy, Cocoa, Garden Green & Cranberry ink
England Ivy, Cocoa & Cranberry markers
Red Glitz Glitter Gel
Woodgrain washi tape
Challenges: Sketch 'n Scrap Color challenge (the challenge is long over but I loved the colors so I decided to use them on my layout anyway!)