It is getting
dangerously close to Christmas! I say dangerously because some of us (ahem)
might not be 100% prepared with presents, decorating, crafting, and all that
good stuff. During busy weeks like this one, I am so happy that I didn’t decide
to do a December project like December Daily. I just don’t think I ‘m cut out
for that long-term kind of planning and commitment, haha. For those of you who
are doing it though, I applaud you!! Have you been able to keep up with it?
I got to a good start last night with some present wrapping,
complete with handmade paper bows inspired by Paige Evans’s tutorial. Here’s a little peek that I posted last night:
Since I’m always seasonally out of fashion when it comes to
scrapbooking, I have a few Thanksgiving layouts to share with you today. I
really don’t stress about being a bit “behind” because that kind of just takes
the fun out of things, don’t you think?
For my first layout, I used my absolute favorite picture
from my time in Austin.
The story behind it is pretty funny – we went out for a walk
and to take pictures, but I didn’t have a tripod and I wanted a picture with
the both of us… so I ended up putting my phone in one of my shoes and that’s
why I’m only standing on one foot in the picture ;)
For my embellishments, I used Dear Lizzy stickers but also
used twine, inspired by a recent GlitterGirl video.
Love these big, but still light and subtle, alphas from
Glitz Design. They fit perfectly under my photo!!
For my second layout, I selected a few pictures that I took
in a beautiful garden we visited. It was hard to narrow it down to two because
it was such a beautiful place and I took tons of pictures… but I will
definitely by scrapping more photos from the garden another time!
I stitched around my photos to give them a subtle frame, and
then punched some butterflies, which was appropriate since the garden had a
butterfly trail! :)
This layout was really quick and easy, with the simple grid
style I’ve been using a lot lately.
Have you been scrapping any holiday events? If you have any
tips for doing so, please share with me in the comments!!
One last thing before I leave – going back to getting things
done in time, if you’re still in need of some Christmas/holiday cards, I have a
bunch in stock at my Etsy store – they’ll only be available until the end of
the week, as I’ll be going home next week. And for my special blog readers… I’m
offering a promo code to get 10% off your order!! Just use HOLIDAY13 on any
order this week!! It’s one less thing to worry about completing, and you’ll
still have special, 100% handmade cards for friends and family!!
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