“Like Eskimos”

I created this layout for one of the great challenges at our online crop at SavvynSassy.com. Monica challenged us to scrap the oldest Christmas photo we could find, and I chose this sweet one from 1959 of my mom and her little sister in the snow.
I was hoping to mimic the snow on [...]

Christmas 1991 Layout

I recently completed a Christmas book that someone requested me to do.  I used all Basic Grey fruitcake papers with lots of other embellishments on cream cardstock.  While some of them were challenging (using small polaroids) I’m happy with how it came out.  Here are the layouts, one by one, for a total of 20 [...]

Christmas 1992 Layout

Supplies Used: BG papers; Primas; Making Memories flower and rhinestone brad; beaded paper flowers-unknown; American Crafts and Ribbon FX ribbons; 7Gypsies photo turns and brads; American Crafts rubons; 7Gypsies stickers; The Paper Studio sticker and novelty buttons; Zig pen

Christmas 1993 Layout

Supplies Used: BG papers; Making Memories flower; beaded paper flower-unknown; Doodlebug cardstock number stickers; Zig Pen; Ribbon FX ribbon; 7Gypsies stickers; The Paper Studio novelty button

Christmas 1994 Layout

Circles and more circles!
Supplies Used: BG papers; American Crafts ribbon; Making Memories flower and rhinestone brad; Zig pen; ThePaper Studio buttons and reindeer; ProvoCraft eyelets; 7Gypsies stickers

Christmas 1995 Layout

Had fun with this whimsical Christmas tree. 
Supplies Used: BG papers; super fine glitter glue; Zig pen; The Paper Studio and walmart buttons; The Paper Studio chipboard star; Ranger distress embossing powder; BG cardstock number stickers; small beaded paper flower-unknown; American Crafts ricrac

Christmas 1996 Layout

I love the little ornament paper in the Fruitcake collection and for this layout I handcut and then embellished some of the ornaments for the border. 
Supplies Used: BG papers; 7Gypsies stickers; super fine glitter glue; 3D adhesive; American Crafts ribbons; Heidi Swapp flower; Zig pen; The Paper Studio and other buttons

Chistmas 1997 Layout

This paper is just too pretty to cut up.  Since I was using only a small polaroid photo, I didn’t have to.  :0)
Supplies Used: BG papers; super fine glitter glue; Sheerly Yours ribbon; velvet trim from Savvy n Sassy; Zig pen

Christmas 1998 Layout

Supplies Used: BG papers; Making Memories paper flower; Zig pen; super fine glitter glue; The Paper Studio button and sticker; BG cardstock number stickers; American Crafts and Ribbon FX ribbons

Christmas 1999 Layout

First time I’ve used Ranger Distress Embossing Powder.  It’s pretty, but I still think embossing is too messy to do very often.
Supplies Used: BG papers; Ranger Distress Emboss powder; Heidi Swapp flowers; Sheerly Yours ribbon; RibbonFX ribbon; Purple Onion number stamps; The Paper Studio Button; American Crafts ricrac