Day 202: It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Yes, I know it is July, but I needed to make a page for a picture of my kids with Santa. I used some designer series paper from Stampin' Up!; snowflakes, title, and journaling stickers from October Afternoon; and red "dew drops" from The Robin's Nest. The aqua and red give a little lighter twist to Christmas pages, and the patterns of the papers meld well with the colors the kids are wearing and Santa's patterned vest.  This page is for my son.  I made a similar page for my daughter, see Day 141, A Pastel Christmas.

Day 143: A Pastel Christmas

Products from Stampin' Up! (SU), October Afternoon (OA), and K & Co. (K) give this page a soft, warm, Christmas-y feeling. For the background paper, I selected the "Swell Noel Tiny Ornaments Flat Paper" (K) because the design pulled out the pattern on Santa Claus's vest, really drawing the eye to the photo of Santa and the children. I used "Pool Party" (SU) card stock as my background for the photo and the side border.  The velvet trim (K) adds texture and grounds the photo and side border to the page.  The letter from Santa and the Christmas traditions journaling blocks (OA) add interest and memories. Felt snowflakes (SU), a Santa cut-out (K), and a decorative Christmas gift tag (?) help to round out the page.

Day 114: A Visit With Santa Page: Day 2

After a weekend away, I finally got back home and back to my son's scrapbook page.  I cut a title from Santa words paper by October Afternoon.  I used the Curlie Girlie alphabet die set by Sizzix and my Big Shot machine to cut the letters for the first part of the title, "A Visit With".  I ran the letters through my Xyron and attached them to Cherry Cobbler card stock from Stampin' Up.  I used a "Santa" crystal embellishment from Me and My Big Eyes to finish my title.  In order to further decorate the page, I added a Santa metal sign embellishment by Tim Coffey and tied a scrap of ribbon to it.  I also added a Santa scene from Jolee's, and even wrote my son's name in the "nice" column.