This is what I started with:
It is a 9 by 9 inch accordion mini album by CTMH. I have had it it my stash for years and never knew what to do with it. It really is not my style. I just have it because it was a promo one year. I turned it into this:
The first holiday that we celebrate that never has a good LO after the fact is Thanksgiving, so I made this:
I know it is not the typical Fall colors, but...well....ummmmmm....I am sick of the typical fall colors, so I pulled out this line from Basic Gray that I had in my stash and used it. I also threw in the typical fall PP from Cosmo Cricket that I have tons of to make it a little more Thanksgivingish!
Sorry this is out of order. I had a hard time uploading today and some of the pictures did not even upload correct, so sorry. I hope you can get the idea though! Anyways, I sealed up the accordion and made it into a pocket for the kids' letters to Santa. We have a tradition (it is actually a German tradition) in which the kids write letters to Santa, stick them in their shoe, and then wake up the next morning to find a small toy or treat as a hint to what Santa will bring them on Christmas.
Here is a close up of the Beaver on the Thanksgiving page (again sorry about it being out of order)
My boys have their Birthday a week a part from each other. Logan's is right after Thanksgiving! We have a big party for them between the two days (yes on their day they still get a cake, balloons, their choice of meal, and their presents from us)and we call it Brother's Day. I always like to include it in the Holiday album.
Here is the Christmas page. I really like this one for this year. I stink at designing Holiday pages, but this year I love it!
A close up of my tree and girl.
I stamped her (CTMH), used my tonic markers to color her in, and used this puffy type stuff to make the snow. I then pop dotted her and placed her on the page making sure to leave an open space to slip a picture under it.
The following photos show how I made my pocket. First I used my oval cutter and cut half an oval on one of the flaps:
Next, I placed a continuous strip of adhesive around the edges:
Finally I sealed it up! Now, instead of an accordion album I have a useful 4 page mini album!
I look forward to seeing what you create for your holiday LOs! Make sure you upload your link in my comment sections so I can go leave you some love! I will post the next challenge on Nov. 12 and it is a fun one in which you will be altering ;-)
8 comments:
Great challenge!! I think I'll try to work on a Thanksgiving layout and get that out of the way. And I sooo totally love the girl and tree! Is that a stamp? I refuse to buy more stamps, but cute things like that sooo tempt me.
Yes! It is a CTMH stamp. If you want, I can stamp you a few images of it and mail it to you, or you can buy it, or you can borrow it when you come out here in Feb! LMK! :-)
I am on a non buying restriction right now... I have two out of town crops in the future (one in AZ and I already did the LO for that one) ... I would love to either play with it when I come or to get a couple stamped images mailed to me... either way works.
thanks!!!
OR I can just mail you the stamp set now and you can return it to me in Feb. I did not even think of that option! DUH! It is a clear stamp set so all you need is blocks and you can play away! There are some other cute stamps with the set. I will just mail you the set and you can return in when you get here ;-)
Really love your Christmas LO with the girl and the tree! Now I am inspired. Great challenge.
I know I won't be doing this challenge, but it's a great one! I also love love that girl and tree! nice touches to the images, too. :)
The banner on the LO on my blog is cut from PP by October Afternoon the seaside collection.
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Lots of good work here girl. You sure keep busy!!!
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