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Documenting the Beauty in Holiday Chaos with Bella Blvd's Merry Mingle Scrapbook Collection | Erika

Hi friends!  After scrapbooking for 5 years, I've realized that for me it’s about capturing the unique moments that make life special. During Christmastime, that moment isn’t the perfect gift wrap or pristine tree. It’s the “aftermath” – the deep parental exhalation when gifts are unwrapped, and the kids dive into playtime. This is the real “calm and bright,” when we can finally relax and watch them soak up the magic. 

 

Each year, I snap a photo of this beautiful chaos, and this year, I turned it into a 12x12 scrapbook page with Bella Blvd’s Merry Mingle collection. I went a bit outside the box with the design to capture that delightful disorder that makes our holidays special.

 

I titled the page “Our Beautiful Fun Christ-Mess” as a playful nod to the holiday chaos. To bring this concept to life, I started by cutting my two photos and an acetate sheet from the collection into different-sized circles to mimic ornaments. These photos and acetate circles add a touch of whimsy, as if they’re dangling ornaments on a Christmas tree of memories.

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Next, I took half-inch strips of each color in the Merry Mingle pack to assemble alphabet letters for my title. Each letter is stitched and popped up on foam adhesive to create dimension. To convey the joyful chaos, I tucked loose black thread behind some letters and added green fringe strips as “garland” for a hint of holiday greenery.

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Finally, I layered in white cording as a tangled “Christmas light” string across the title, along with some epoxy stickers of cookies, stars, trees, and hearts. This page is my version of an authentic Christmas – because there’s genuine small-moment beauty in the mess. I hope this inspires you to capture your own unique moments, and remember, not every holiday memory needs to be picture-perfect!

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Supplies Used:

  • 12x12 Paper- Clear Cuts Cheerful, Colorful Christmas, String the Lights, Cookie Exchange, Making Spirits Bright, Bella Besties, Merry Mingle, Daily Details 
  • Stickers- Epoxy, Puffy, Chipboard, Doohickey
  • Luna alpha- green
  • Ephemera-Words

November 14, 2024

October 14, 2024