Week 1 Christmas Countdown & Retro Christmas Series

Hello, 

        Welcome back to week 1, yes we are in the final stretch it is ONE WEEK til Santa arrives!!!!!!!!!

         I don't know about you but I've been a busy little elf getting all the last minute things ready for Christmas, and our new catalouge that releases January 4th. 2022. Can you believe what we have endured again this year? I see 2022 looking way better than the last two years, and we are going to start living our best new normal lives to the fullest :) 

        I wanted to doccument this with Scrapbook pages this week, I have done two different ones to focus on this years christmas tree and all the new & old ornaments I have added to my collection, yes I have a hoard of different theamed decorations too, I mean come on , are you the least bit surprized ? Have you seen my craft room LOL.  And the other page is to ring in 2022, with a bang! I had so much fun going into my stash of  DSP papers, embellishment and stamp sets to bring together the look I wanted. Now these will have photos added in later, once I get my phone and photo printer to communicate with eachother, oh you gotta love technology when you have deadlines to meet. But I know you will enjoy them anyways, and I hope you are inspired to doccument some of your holiday traditions & celebrations in Scrapbook Pages. 

    The Beauty of the Earth DSP sheet of paper just spoke wintery to me and that is why I choose it to be my backdrop, I trimmed of an inch around and attached it to a Crumb Cake 12x12 DSP, which I stamped in Crumb Cake ink with the pine bough from the Merriest Moments Stamp Set. I had to Be Dazzel it up with the shimmer and shine of the Retired Be Dazzling DSP  die cut with the Christmas Pinecone Dies. I just Love the Bling it gives tucked in behind my mat for my Christmas tree picture ( to be added later).

    You see here an up close of some vellum circles I die cut with the cirles dies and then embossed with the snowflake Wintery 3D Embossing Folder, my plan is to layer over a few of these some of my Favorite ornamanets, again die cut with the circle dies. But I love the effect it created in dimention of a snowy effect layered over the Background DSP. I cut tree diecuts with the Christmas Tree Dies, Snowy White Velvet Sheets and 2021-2022 In Color Shimmer Vellum in Soft Succulent. 

        Here is the Mat layer for my Christmas tree picture cut with the Stitched Greenery Die on Night of Navy Card Stock. My Tree is a soft vintage look with brushed tin ornaments, silvers, whites, and burlap. so I think the colors are muted enough with this layout to really make a statement in my memory keeping scrapbook. 

        For my New Years page I went to my DSP Retired Stash and pulled out some fun patterns as I wanted it to reflect the "Party" of the New Year ringin. Although we will be home again this year, my In Laws will be spending it with us, so we have a little party planned to celebrate together with appies and champagene. I used a retired host Stamp Set called Seasons of Whimsy , the sparkler is what inspired me to bring this page to life. I have some Party decor that i have also picked up in the golds, whites and blacks. So everything will be matchy matchy :) Cause you know that is how our crafty brains work! 

        I have had so much fun doing this series for you, and a new one is in the works for the January - June Catalouge Release, I hope you will Subcribe to my Blog and tune in for the wonderful creations I come up with to share with you. As Always Comment & Share what you make with me, I love to see how I might have inspired you, just a little bit :) If you haven't been following my FaceBook Page, Carrot Top's Creative Co head over there, as my Elf on the Shelf has been up to some fun this month and you can join in on what he's up to next. 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna