*A Jolly Merry Christmas*

Scoot over Adam...
It's Eve's turn!
Happy Christmas Eve, everyone!

Just dropping by for a quick post to share a layout I did using December's
Glad Tidings kit:

Our Christmas card this  year - I love how it turned out & it's perfect

with Glad Tidings!

I adore my kids - they were so sweet for pics!

Here's a couple of close ups:

 

Just a tiny quick tip:  Don't cut off and throw away your strips at the bottom of your
patterned papers. Not only do some have CUTE designs on them - they also have GREAT words
that apply to your project! I used to strips here on my layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas Eve today and
a  wonderful Christmas tomorrow!

~Leslie

December Memories Album Update

I'm slowly adding things to my December Memories album, but I so love the lack of pressure I have from having to keep up with each day in it! I'm adding things organically- ephemera as I receive it, photos as I print them, and lists as I need to make them. It's lovely and really a reflection of our month! 

Here's a sample of what a lot of the pages are looking like- I used the pages already in the planner to make a template and cut out new pages from patterned paper in the Glad Tidings kit. 

It's simple design, but all together is so fun! 

Happy Thursday!!

Hi guys!!

Can you believe that we are just a few days away from Christmas?!?
I can't believe it.
AT.ALL.

I'm so not prepared but I keep having to remind myself that what get's done, get's done...lol.

I'm still chuckling over today's layout.  The story behind it will forever be a favorite memory of mine from our Disney trip and I look forward to us laughing about it every Christmas from here on out.

And to be able to document this story like this is exactly why I scrapbook :)

I used the Glad Tidings Kit and especially used a lot of the embellishments that came in the kit.  For this layout, I really wanted the journaling to be the focus of the layout itself and even used the pictures almost as embellishments as well.

Here's the layout:

And here's the story: 

The story behind this year’s family ornament is quite the funny one. 

While we were at Disney, we attended “Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party”.  It was great, almost everyone that attended was dressed up and even the characters themselves were dressed up.  In Tomorrow Land, we noticed the Grinch (walking pretty fast I might add).  I desperately wanted the kids’ picture taken with him.  I mean, I couldn’t believe it!  Disney even had the Grinch roaming around.  So we started to jog and I waved the Grinch down and practically begged him to wait for where ever he was going (a photo area I presumed since special Disney characters were going to be located at different areas in the park for the special party guests).  “Please!” I said, and then motioned with my hands to my phone to let him know that I wanted to take a picture and pushed the kids in his direction.

I snapped the photo and thanked him over and over for the opportunity.  “How cool was that??” I asked the kids as if I had just accomplished some large feat in their eyes by chasing down Disney’s Grinch to take a picture with them.

And then it hit Michael and I!

Wait!

The Grinch isn’t Disney is he?

Hmm….don’t think so.

It was confirmed later when we saw the guy wearing the costume with the head piece off hanging out with his wife (dressed as a witch) and a few of his kids.

We cracked up then and we still crack up now.

So when I spotted the Grinch ornament at Target, I knew it had to be this year’s family ornament!

So yeah.

That's the day that the Grinch became more than just a character out of a book :)

I hope y'all have a fabulous holiday next week!!!

xo

A little "Elf Magic" . . .

Hello everyone!!  Can you believe it is less than a week until Christmas???  The month has flown by so fast for us, but I am enjoying reliving it through my recent pages.   My family has a number of traditions we like to do over the holiday season, but one of our favorites is our month-long visit from Zurt, our elf on the shelf.  My older son LOVES to search for him each morning & see what mischief he got into during the night.  I have snapped some fun pics of Zurt in action & was excited to use my Glad Tidings kit to scrap one :)



You may notice the strip of red chevron on the bottom of this close-up, as well as on the right side of the full page.  I was looking to add a pop of color in both these spots & the washi tape in the kit was so easy to stick across & fold under to the backside of the page :)



There are so many fun little bits in this kit - chipboard pieces, sequins, brads & buttons . . .  I couldn't resist sprinkling a bunch of these across my layout.  The shiny sequins scattered about seemed to go well with the "elf magic" title :)



Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Dashing through the snow...

Hello everyone!

I am so enjoying the Glad Tidings kit and I hope you are too! The colors of the papers are simply fabulous and so versatile. I've scrapped current and vintage photos with and it works so well with both of them. Love!

When I ran across a photo of my Mom and her siblings playing in the snow I knew it would look great with the Basic Grey papers and the big white snowflake included in the Glad Tidings kit. I took my inspiration from those two pieces of the kit and this is the result.

All supplies come from the Glad Tidings kit with the exception of the wood snowflakes, gold washi tape and flair, which is from {a flair for buttons}. Noel carries a nice selection of flair in the shop which mix and match great with the kits.

Here are a couple close-ups.

I hope you are finding some time to dig into this fabulous kit. Share what you are making over on the message board...I would love to see!

My Fave Snowman

 

Good morning, everyone!

Today I wanted to share a layout I did using the December

Glad Tidings kit - about one of my favorite outdoor Christmas

decorations.
Do you have a favorite? Maybe something that's been in

the family for a few years?
Or something you just added?

I'm a sucker for snowmen:

this guy is my very FAVE. He's been around at least 10 Christmases

on our front porch. We ADORE him. He's quite friendly. Greets our guests

as they come to the front door, shines brightly & is just the cutest guy.

This layout came together so fast. I knew I wanted to do some neutral

colors, yet have some pop of color to showcase how bright

and whimsical our snowman is.

 

Here's some closer shots:

I hope you're digging into your Glad Tidings kit and having a Christmas ball!

Have a great day!

~Leslie

 

Quick & Easy Christmas Gift

You know we all have them- those random little gifts we need to give someone- we don't need to spend a lot of money, but we do want to give them something special. 

I love these wood frames for times like that! They are $1 and easy peasy to customize! 

I painted this one pink and did red polka dots on it, covered in Stickles glitter. 

The sides are given a special touch with the decorative tape in the Glad Tidings kit. I think it's so much more fun to do that than to just paint them! :)

Even though all of these items are from a the Christmas themed "Glad Tidings" kit, they are not necessarily super Christmassy looking! This could be out in someone's home any time of the year, but is using supplies you have on hand right now. 

I love it! So much, that this one may stay with me... and I may make a new one for a gift. Hee!