I went bright and airy for my first layout, using many of the candy embellishments from the collection. I thought it would be fun to substitute a few of the polka-dots in my paper for peppermints. To help them stand out, I popped them up with foam dots and then layered them with the coordinating epoxy sprinkles from the collection.
I repeated the idea of layering, taking the holly berry sprinkles and layering them over my patterned paper border.
These photos of my daughter were taken on our sofa so I couldn't resist sneaking in my favorite image from the collection with the little Santa in the big overstuffed chair. It makes me smile every time I see it. ;)
For my gumdrop border I layered the clear acrylic gumdrops from the Odds & Ends pack with the gumdrops from the Icon Sticker sheet. Love how the two look when mixed together!
To create my title I turned to the new Abigail alphabet stickers to spell out the word "favorite" and paired them with a word sticker from the This & That sticker sheet. Since it was a bit tiny, I helped it stand out by mounting it on a banner and a little heart sprinkle. Love how it all came together!
For my second layout today I couldn't resist using all the adorable gingerbread men from the collection to document our annual tradition of making a cookie house that my husband brings back from Japan each year.
I dressed up my gingerbread men using some of the tiny heart sprinkles found in the Milk & Cookies sprinkle set and paired the "sweet" word from the icon stickers with the word "tradition" spelled out with more of the cute Abigail alphabet stickers.
To give my page a little color and an extra touch of sweetness, I create a patchwork scalloped border (using THIS die). You could also achieve similar results by cutting apart a scalloped border from different prints and piecing it back together. When I had it adhered to my page, I added a zig-zag stitch between each piece to continue the fun homespun feel.
I hope I've inspired you to pull out that box of Christmas photos from years past and document some of your sweet holiday memories. Make sure to check out the Doodlebug blog for some super cute ideas from the rest of the team using the Milk & Cookies collection.
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OMG What Adprable, Sweet and Precious Layouts!! I'm in awe over your total creations....you so did a super Incredible and Creative job and the stories that are shared thru your journaling are priceless...your layouts definitely preserve the memories of these special moments and times in the most endearing way forever!! Your layouts melted my heart! You so did a Super Outstanding Scraptabulous job!! You sure are one talented Scrapper and how blest are we that we get to see what you created. Wishing your a Tremendously Terrific Thursday!! YOU so ROCK!
ReplyDeleteThank you Joan. Your sweet feedback totally brightens my rainy day. :)
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