Jingle Christmas scrapbook layout

My 11 little scrapbook club ladies may only be ages 5-10, but they are hard-core scrappers!  We’re pulling out all the stops, not to mention glitter, snowflakes, and even some freehand drawing.  This is one of the two layouts we completed at our last meeting New Year’s Day.  Gotta love the Jingle paper from Close to my Heart.  Who knew red and pink could work together?  CTMH’s Building Block stamp set (“Merry”) is probably the set I use the most.  I just realized I DIDN’T use my Cricut on this page.  I guess there’s hope for me afterall!…

Christmas tags

A quick little blog tonight to get back in it- it’s been a long time since I’ve uploaded anything, but I’ve got some good stuff coming.

Getting Christmas cards in the mail makes me giddy, especially photo cards.  They go on our “wall of love” as seen here…

…and after the holidays, it’s a tradition to turn them into a cool craft I’m sure I’ll blog later.  The traditional Christmas cards may not get the same display space, but we love them too.  By punching out tag shapes and cutting out large images, we turn them into next year’s gift tags.  Here’s the pile it produced this year.


I hope everyone had a full and happy holiday!  Thanks for looking.

Joy Display

 
The other side of the “Thanks” display is “Joyful,” besides CTMH’s Mix’n’Mingle acrylic album and Mistletoe paper, you’ll also need:

• gold glitter sticky paper
• sander/distresser
• pine tree stamps
• stickles
• gold pigment ink
• corner rounder
• red ribbon
• adhesive
• Christmas Cheer cricut cartridge
• Plantin Schoolbook cricut cartridge for the letters
• paper piercer

Thanksgiving Display

  

This is a workshop I did using CTMH’s Mix’n’Mingle  acrylic album and the Olivia paper pack.  You’ll also need:

• chocolate ink
  
• sander and distresser
  
• pewter brads
  
• twine
  
• adhesive
  
• cricut to cut out the letter with the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge
  
• chocolate ribbon
  
• gold pigment ink
  
• gold thread
  
• paper piercer
  
• “Playful Flourishes” CTMH stamp set and any leaf stamp set will do

Owl & Nature Bedroom

     Our major project this summer was switching around bedrooms.  The 2 1/2 year-old’s nursery became my 7 year-old’s OWN big girl room, something she had been “requesting” for some time.  Little bug was just too happy to move into “the princess” room, and my 5 year-old got to move up to the TOP bunk.  Something for everyone!
     After I put the brakes on a very teenage looking peace sign room, Lexi decided she liked the Owl and Nature line from Target.  (Thank God- Target is definitely doable.)  Here’s what we came up with.

My favorite piece in the room is the hedgehog bean bag, although the only occupants are usually stuffies.

     The walls are left over from Little Bug’s Pottery Barn “Under the Sea” nursery.  Since it didn’t completely clash, we just left them.  We’ll be moving in a year or two anyway.

     We had fun decorating this corkboard, edging the whole thing in funky ribbons…

…and making fun magnets with cardstock stickers.

     The Life’s Delights paper pack from CTMH leant itself well to the colors and tone of the room with name frames…

…as well as a yucky brown clock I got at a yardsale we took apart and completely redid.  It’s a work in progress, but she is happy so far with her own “grown-up” space.

James River Gypsy- Dancing Skirts

     My girls are rich with dancing attire, although throw on some leggings with these skirts my sister made, and they can be worn every day.  These are just a spattering of what I could round up, all the girls have one in each of the themes.  I just couldn’t put my hands on the Christmas elf skirts.  SO cute!  When Halloween is over and I’m bummed about putting away the embroidered pocket skirts- BAM!  It’s time to get out the holiday ones.  (Speaking of which…add it to my to-do list…)

Magnifique mini journals

     This year I sent little first-day-of-school treats to the girls’ teachers.  They got paper cones full of chocolate, treats, and these mini altered journal sets using Close to My Heart’s beautiful Magnifique paper.

     I paid $2 a piece for the little journals at Staples thinking I was getting a pretty good deal until I found TWO PACKS at the DOLLAR STORE!  So  of course I loaded up, and if I know you personally, guess what you’re getting for your anniversary??  : )

     My favorite trick/tip with this set is the matching pen.  I get RSVP pens (the medium point are my favorite) specifically.  That’s because you can unscrew the top, take out the ink, shove in a 6” x 1/2” piece of rolled up scrap paper, put the ink back in a voila!  People will think you’re a genius!

     Miss Pam, Mrs. P., and Mrs. Clark- you guys are the best!