The November kit was pure magic and let me tell you, for me to say that takes a lot - I haven't scrapped a Christmas layout in like a decade - I don't know why or what has me so averse to the idea, but this kit was themed Christmas and I decided to accept the challenge and just do it. I scrapped photos from this year, from the 70's, the 80's and the 90's. I went nuts - in a good way. I did add in a few things from my stash and also pulled in the leftovers from the October kit (especially the blue alphas you see a few pieces of paper) and that made me really happy to use it and make it work.
The result - 16 pages. yes, 16. And they are all journaled and dated. I used some sketches and some ideas from the internet but most are completely my own. Lots of double spreads which are my jam.
Here goes -
Ah, the 90's and big sweaters and leggings, oh wait that's back in style. Hid the journaling in the photo holder. And yes, I included both of the photos, cause, why not? What else am I going to do with it?
Fast forward to the 2000's to me taking my own children to the mall. This layout captures the stress and joy of being the mom in the Santa photo world.
This double captures just the highlights of a Christmas from little traditions to just the general things I saw that year that I wanted to remember. Love that hot cocoa smile.
Back to 2009 and the perspective from Santa's camera. And yes, I had them do separate photos of each kiddo as well as one of them together. Cause I like to remember that they are siblings and also individuals - that's just me.
I have had these two photos sitting around for about 6 years and now they are on a page - yay! My trouble - the blue of the school uniforms always makes them hard to scrap. These letters combined with the pink fresh studio paper was perfect. The pink tree paper was a scrap from the thank you note layout. Worked perfectly to frame these cute photos.
Here is that layout - I used a tree shape to mimic them sitting under the tree. And that snowman - perfect for this layout. It is not a photo but actually an extra thank you card that I had made that year for the kids to write their thank you notes. Every now and then, I get things done on time! The snowflake mask has been in my stash for years - finally it has been used! I also pulled all of the presents from the stickers and embellishments to add some impact to this page.
Back to the 70's - and great old school Santa photos. I just had to include the photo holder - it was just too fabulous not to keep. 1973-1976. Lots of plaid, tears and hideous Santa chairs.
This was actually the first page I made with the November kit. I used the sketch that is shown below the layout. This documents an actual snow that happened in Houston this year. Goodness, we have had more than our fair share of crazy weather this year. Between Harvey and then a snow storm and an ice storm I am done with weather. I am ready for summer and sunshine.
That little Christmas kitty stocking inspired this whole layout. Elsie is always taking or having me take photos of Wooley, he's a big part of our home life so I guess he deserves a page. Glad I had a prompt to make that happen.
This was a copy of a layout from Mercy Tiara - it was just too cute so I couldn't help myself. I added the snowflakes for a little more embellishment on the page.
The last of my childhood Christmas photos are now scrapped. As the layout indicates, these are the last two photos we have with Santa. I fussy cut the ornament from the cover of the photo holder cause yet again, it was just too 80's fabulous not to include.
Here is a page about this year! I used the sketch that was posted on the The Hip Kit blog. Perfect for these instagram photos. This page reminds me that I need to take more photos - just little everyday moment photos. I enjoy these a lot.
Tip - I tape the sketch I use to the back of the layout to help me remember where I got the inspiration.
Determined to use the supplies from the kit and not put them away until next year, I decided to make some cards with the left over embellishments and scraps of paper. I had to pull some cardstock from my stash but it worked great. I know I will be happy when Christmas rolls around next year and I have this little stash of cards. Why don't I did this more often?
Here's my "kill a kit" photo. This is what was left over when I finished. Just a few letter stickers, NO chipboard or puffy stickers left, just a few enamel dots and a few small scraps of paper. I am thrilled that I have basically nothing to add to my stash after this kit was killed. The scraps are all going in the trash except the one piece of paper that is about 6 x 12. I will keep the leftover letters just in case I can use them.
