Holiday Creating - Christmas Gifts: Altered Personal Journals, Post-It Note Holders and Gift Card Holders w/ Matching Ornaments

Hello ScrappersX Blog Readers,

It’s been a few weeks since my last submission due to a very busy Christmas and New Year’s. This year I wanted to give meaningful personal handmade gift to my family and friends straight from the heart. Below are some of the gifts I created:


One of the Ornaments


Inside each one of the Gift Card Holders is a blessing and the scripture John 3:16

Close-up of one of the Gift Card Holders

Six of the 16 Gift Card Holder w/ matching ornaments. Each of these have a theme based on a Christmas hymn.

One of the 12 Post-It Note Holders I created.

Just a few of the 12 small personal journals I altered.

Thank you for checking out my work!

Letty

Layout Design Plan

Hello All,

Since I am often asked how I come up with my layouts/projects I've decided to share the "Layout Design Plan" form that I've created and use on a regular basis. This form not only helps me create, but also repeat favorite layout designs without stress. The form has room for:
1) layout type
2) inspiration (theme or content)
3) picture
4) journaling note
5) embellishments
6) start & completion dates
7) duration to complete the layout/project
8) cardstock/paper line or manufacturer
9) room for 1" x 1" swatches
10) and a sketch


Right side of Layout Design Plan


Left side of Layout Design Plan


My whole layout design plan I used to sketch and create my scrapbook pages.

Letty

Autumn Leaves Blackbird Cards

Here's the VERY last installment from this mini kit. A couple of quickie cards. :)

Autumn Leaves Blackbird #3

Here's ANOTHER layout (the last one!) from this great kit! I loved the patterns in the papers so much!

Autumn Leaves Blackbird #2

Another quickie from this great kit. I love these papers :)

Product Spotlight: Stickles

I LOVE Stickles! They are GREAT for accenting. They add just enough texture/interest and bling. They come in SO many different colors, but I only use one (stardust) because I can add it over ANY color and it just adds some glitter interest, letting the original color show through.

Anyways, here's a few examples of them in action. On the first I 'stickled' a snowflake that I cut out from a patterned paper (and then I added a ghost snowflake over the top of it) and on the second I traced a pattern in the patterned paper to accent it with glitter.

I'd LOVE to see your creations using stickles -- please share!

you can find Stickles in the shop here:
http://stores.scrappersxchangetheshop.com/-strse-adhesives/Categories.bok

Autumn Leaves Blackbird

I got this GREAT kit from ScrappersXchange! This line is PERFECT for scrapping pics of my girls. Once I pulled the kit out I had this layout done in less then 20 minutes, and I love it. I've had this picture sitting around for 2 years waiting for the right paper -- and this was it!

I'll share more in a few days from this same kit :)