RETRO CHRISTMAS WITH NEW BLING

 

    Hello, 

        Week 8 is here, wowzers! I can't believe the Big Day is coming so fast. I am not even close to ready, how about you ? This week we are making Scrapbook Layout Pages so we are ready to just add in those photos we took over the holidays. So with the Retro Christmas Series some of these products are now retired from Stampin' Up! ® product collection but like me, you may have them hanging about just for this special occasion:) 

    The 12x12 DSP is from retired pack called Come to Gather, I love the wood grain barnboard look, that set me off to gather natural looking elements from my craft collection. I also found a very retired Trim the Tree DSP Stack that had crumb cake and green polka dots. To which I accented our New Eden's Garden DSP with as I thought they tied together nicely. 

    The next elements I found were the retired Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Card Pack. I liked the larger card with the Sentiment on it and decided that would be my title, and I would die cut it out with the scallop circle, also in that pack I found a card I could add my journaling to with the branches, flowers and greenery, which by chance paired perfectly with the Eden's Garden DSP  I pulled as a layer piece for my photos I will add in later.  

    Retired Burlap ribbon because its amazing, and it needs to come back, and I might have 4 rolls :) Done in a swoop beind the sentiment. Layer that with Gold Shimmer Vellum die cut with the Beautiful Leaves Dies, and Gold Genial Gems to pop some bling to the neutral look.   

    So I popped some Cherry Cobbler Card Stock in just as a hint of color, once my picture is added, it will be not so in your face :) but pairs amazing with the Cinnamon Cider accents. I wrapped the Burlap Ribbon around my matting to create the look of presents as this may become a gift wrapping and opening type memory page. I embellished with the 2020-22 In Color Square Gems as I have them and have never used them yet. What, I know! So many things people... hence why I can bring you this Retro Series with retired goodies. 

    I created smaller mats below and used the Gold Shimmer Ribbon to create the same present look as above with the same embellishment as I loved how it looked on the larger mat, and you do want consistency in your overall Layout. 

    I am pretty happy with the overall look and feel of this Layout page, I can't wait to add in pictures and show it off for years to come. What are your Favorite Christmas Traditions? Do you have some strange ones? Post in the comments I would love to maybe add some new ones to what our family does.  I hope your inspired to create a page to honour them and tell that story to the generations in your families. Come back next week for some Gift Card Ideas to help you put cute packaging on those cards you have to buy for the hard to buy for, trust me I have many of those in my life:) 

    Til next time Paper Hugs, 

Shanna