I don't tend to do as many people focused layouts so this WAS a real challenge! I have also done very few Christmas layouts, but I came across these photos of my mum and my niece celebrating her first Christmas.
All my Christmas stash is very old and this is the most ancient! I was working my way through it for Christmas cards, but here it is, used on a page. Someone kindly sent me a RAK of Christmas papers and bits many years ago, so it turns up here!
I decided to keep the background simple as the photos are busy enough - I really should have made the circles bigger. My niece grabbed the Santa hat off my mum's head, so my journalling reads " It has been Santa Grandma for many years now. Seems like there has been a turf war, and the leadership has changed!"
Papers, letters and stickers - Doodlebug, 2003. I matted everything in that Kelly Green to give it some definition. The "Baby" is using my Autumn Leaves freestyle alphabet, which was stamped, then embossed - some of it is coloured in white pen, and I stamped again onto scraps of patterned paper and used the inserts on the letters to give them a bit of impact. Stitching done in the form of scrapper's floss round the edge of the baubles. I even used the Christmas ribbon that was in the pack, too!
I do like the layout - it doesn't compare to some of the other stunning creations - but I strongly believe in using everything you have - even if it is out of fashion! (Other personal references really not necessary, :lol!)
Till next month from Scrapology.
This is lovely Ali. It is a shame that photographs don't show the true colour and beauty of layouts isn't it.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous layout Ali! Love the baubles! I have plenty of 'old' christmas paper too that I am planning on using. Actually I have loads of old everything because I am such a slow scrapbooker. I am so unfashionable lol! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is fab Ali, I was blown away by those letter you created, i really thought they were bought embellies. It was also really nice to see a totally different take on the layout, its really striking in real life in those colours too.xx
ReplyDeleteSorry its been a while since I visited anyones blogs but having be a netbook down, laptop time was a constant fight, as always there is something wonderful to see here
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Love the baubles, stitching and the lettering. Thanks for being part of the team and taking part in this first projet.
ReplyDeleteLove the papers and all the different elements - awesome!
ReplyDeletePretty LO - I especially love the photo's inside the baubles x
ReplyDeleteFabulous layout - I love the baubles, it's such a great idea.
ReplyDeleteFab layout Ali - love how you have done baubles to display your photos in and a lovely story about your niece and the santa hat.
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