Christmas morning 2010

papers: Basic Grey, Pink Paislee, Bazzill
tools: Martha Stewart border punches

Merry Christmas!

papers: Making Memories, Rusty Pickle
trim: Paper Studio
flowers: Jolee's

"family"

This is our annual family photo from Christmas morning 2009. When we took this year's picture my husband & I told our son that he's getting too big for our laps ... I'm really going to need to learn to use the timer on my camera. :D

I used Pink Paislee's Mistletoe & Co. line for this page. I cut the embellishment in the bottom right corner from one of the papers and used Pop Dots for dimension. The "family" embellishment is from Making Memories. I added some Michaels dollar bin bling to the scalloped circle for a little more sparkle.

"Merry Christmas" 2009

This page is from Christmas morning of 2009. I'm only a year behind ... that isn't too bad I guess :D

All of the papers and the ribbon is from Pink Paislee's Tinsel Town line. (This line is one of their first releases.) I cut the "Merry Christmas" tag and base from the papers and used Pop Dots for dimension. I also used my Sakura Stardust on the tag for a little sparkle.

"snow" kusudama flower ball

I decided to make a kusudama flower ball for my Christmas tree using my favorite color and theme. I'm really happy with how it turned out!

I used older papers from DCWV, Creative Imaginations glitter glue, Zip Dry Paper Glue, Celebrate It! ribbon and some snowflake embellishments I had received in a swap on the Cricut Messageboard.





I hope you like it!

"Christmas monkey bread" 2009

My family's Christmas morning breakfast had been cinnamon rolls for quite some time. A couple of years ago I decided that my son & I would start making Monkey Bread for our Christmas breakfast while my husband took the pictures to remember this tradition. We open our presents while the Monkey Bread is baking and then have our breakfast when we are done.





papers: Basic Grey Figgy Pudding
cardstock: Bazzill
embellishment: Sakura Stardust pen
title: Cricut, Gypsy, Calligraphy Collection cartridge

"Holiday Traditions" 2009

Since my parents' death, Christmas Eve has been celebrated with my sister and her daughter. Each year I take a picture of my son and niece as part of our "holiday tradition". They are both getting to the age where they visibly cringe when I bring out my camera for this picture but they humor me anyway. :D





patterned papers: Basic Grey Wassail
cardstock: Bazzill
embellishments: Studio16 bling, Cosmo Cricket
ribbon: Celebrate It! from Michaels (last year)
tools: Martha Stewart corner and border punches

more for GIBBS 5

This is the last item I have to post from Tracy's goodies. I will soon be posting some of the layouts I did at the weekend crop I went to Veteran's Day weekend.

This project was "treats for your partner and family". I made this treat basket from some embossed AC cardstock and used some of the leaves from the wreath as embellishments with button centers to look like holly and berries.

Christmas wreath

This is the next to last project for Tracy that I have to share with you.



I used the same papers for the wreath that I used for the banner as well as the same Glimmer Mists. I found the little pearls at Hobby Lobby in the bridal department and decided to tuck them in between the leaves in various spots. All of the leaves were cut using my Cricut and Walk in My Garden cartridge.

Christmas tags

.... more goodies made for Tracy's box :)



I used papers and die cuts from Making Memories' Fa La La line for the tags above. I used my Cricut to cut the tag bases, holly & berries, poinsettias and "Happy Holidays" with various cartridges. I decided to 'pretty' the tags up by using Creative Imaginations glitter glue and Sakura glaze pens along with various ribbons.

For the tags below I used Reminisce's Snow Globe line. I used my Cricut for these tag bases as well along with the holly & berries, tree and the sayings. I 'prettied' these tags up with Creative Imaginations glitter glue, Sakura Glaze pens and Sakura Stardust pens.

Christmas cards

I made these for Tracy's box as well. :)



The papers are from K & Company's Evergreen line that was designed by Brenda Walton. I used some Creative Imaginations Glitter Glue, a Viva Decor Pearl Pen and my Sakura Stardust pen to embellish the papers.

Kusudama/Origami

I made this Kusudama flower ball for my GIBBS 5 partner, Tracy.



The papers are from Karen Foster Designs, Paper Studio and Paper Pizazz. The ribbon is from Offray and the beads are from the $1 bead rack at JoAnn Fabrics.

"Peace" banner

This is a banner I made for Tracy for the GIBBS 5 swap on the Cricut Messageboard.





I used my Cricut to cut all of the pieces with the Lacy Labels and Storybook cartridges. The letters are cut from Storybook and I used Lacy Labels for all of the layers. I made 3 cuts of each letter to make them more dimensional by stacking them on top of each other.

letters ~ basic cardstock, Creative Imaginations Glitter Glue
snowflake frame ~ AC Cardstock, Holo Iridescent Viva Decor Glitter Liner
sweet base ~ Moxxie Winter Wishes patterned paper, Frost Glimmer Mist
flower base ~ Reminisce Snow Globe patterned cardstock, Pearl Glimmer Mist
flower shadow base ~ AC Cardstock
tulle ~ glitter tulle from Hobby Lobby

ornaments

These are part of Tracy's box as well.

I bought some ornaments from Hobby Lobby, disassembled them and made these from the bits & pieces.

"a heart full of thanks"

Every year as the Christmas tree is being decorated my husband takes a picture of our son and me. It's a wonderful tradition he started ... it ensures at least one picture I'm in each year LOL

patterned paper: Bo-Bunny Press
ribbon: Creative Imaginations
accent: Warm Red Color Box chalk ink pad

"Believe"

It's a wonderful thing to have your child believe. This is my son and Santa in December 2007.

papers: Bo-Bunny
stickers: Bo-Bunny
accent on "Believe": Stardust pen by Sakura

"Tradition"

I would take a picture of my nieces and son on Christmas Eve night at my parents house. I had the joy of being able to add my great-niece in 2008. This tradition sadly ended when my parents died. This picture is from our last Christmas together.

papers: Bo-Bunny
stickers: Bo-Bunny
flower: Heidi Swapp

Christmas Morning

Christmas Morning 2008 ~ One happy dad + one happy mom + one happy son + one happy dog = ONE HAPPY FAMILY

patterned papers - DCWV Glitter Christmas
lace - Paper Studio
bling - Studio 18

page w/ Pink Paislee products

This is another one of our infamous "family portrait" shots. LOL
I love Pink Paislee products!!!! They have such wonderful papers and embellishments. Visit them at http://www.pinkpaislee.com/.
I chose the papers and ribbon from their "Tinsel Town" line for this page since I took this picture on Christmas Morning 2007. The only non-Pink Paislee item is the glitter accent which is from FancyPants Designs.

Christmas Wreath

This is a Christmas wreath that my son & I made for his teacher. We cut the leaves out using my Cricut, inked the edges and used Mod Podge to glue it all down. The patterned paper is Reminisce's Snow Globe line which is actually a patterned cardstock. The flowers and brads are from Hobby Lobby.