Happy, Happy New Year! I am excited to share this layout with you today! I was inspired by all the love I feel at this time of year, and I loved using the Let us Adore Him collection, along with Bella Blvd cut files, to help bring this message forward in my layout.
I started by blending distress oxides on the background in colors that coordinate with this collection (picked raspberry, candied apple, mustard seed, mowed lawn, salvaged patina, & prize ribbon). I then added splatters of these same colors using distress ink. I added the striped pattern paper on the far right side of the layout. I distressed the edges of that before I glued it down.
I then used the Scattered Hearts Background cut file to anchor my layout. I cut this out of the striped paper with an offset layer in white. The white layer helps the cut file stand out from the background.
I added my sweet photos capturing a couple of our favorite Christmas Eve traditions. Above the photos, I added a cluster of hearts. I cut three hearts out of patterned paper and distressed the edges of those. I also cut one heart from the background cut file and sliced it out on my Cricut. I enlarged that to turn it into a shaker pocket. I filled it with lots of sequins and shiny bits that coordinate with the colors in this collection.
Above the photos, I also added a few phrases from the collection. Two are stickers from the Doohickey sheet and one is cut out of the Borders patterned paper. I placed a few enamel dots and a Cute Clip Festive bow to finish off that section.
Below the photos, I used two cut files to create the title. The Merry Word cut file I cut in two layers of white. I left the back layer white and used distress oxides (in the same colors as the background) to blend across the top. I love how happy this merry word looks! I also cut the Memories cut file and used the contour tool in Cricut to back it. I added a few more phrases from the Borders patterned paper, enamel dots, and my journaling to finish up this layout.
As an added bonus for my Christmas album, I made this tree by cutting a giant triangle and covered it in phrases, capturing our favorite Christmas Eve traditions, to coordinate with the layout above! I made the phrases using a combination of Let Us Adore Him ephemera, Doohickey stickers, words I typed up to match, puffy stickers, patterned paper, and Florence Alphas. I popped each phrase up using a little bit of foam. At the top, I created a cluster of stars using Trinkets Puffy Stickers. The insert is just over 8 in. wide. I simply used a 12 x 12 plastic sleeve, put my page in it, all the way to the left, and trimmed off the excess part of the sleeve. I used the red trim and some hand-stitching to close up the side. On the back, I added a few more photos of our traditions.
I hope these pages have inspired you in some way! Happy creating!
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