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.
