Preserving Christmas

I can't tell you how many pictures we take at Christmas and every holiday we celebrate. This Christmas I decided that I was definitely going to preserve our memories by scrapping them. As I finish up the pages I'll share them with y'all.

Here are some of the first Christmas 2010 pages...

Mom and I on Christmas Eve...

I love old colorful record covers, so I've been trying to incorporate them into my art. This was the result. The wording was perfect for a Christmas Eve page.

Hopefully the closeups will show you the random stitching I did with my sewing machine. You know how I love to add stitching to stuff!

And, I found some great embellishments on sale after Christmas at JoAnn Fabric! They were K&Company (I love that stuff)!!!

And, the next page...

Did I tell you how very much I love Stampin' Up!'s Christmas Designer Series Paper! Deck the Halls and Jolly Holiday ROCK!!!! It's almost too beautiful to use!

And, the final page of the day...

More sewing and embellishments with the Jolly Holiday paper! Of course I had to add some vintage sheet music too!

Have a great weekend, everyone!! They say more snow next week for us! Better get some biking in this weekend then!

Been working on some Christmas cards

I thought I'd share some of the Christmas cards I've made! Hopefully, you've been handmaking your cards too!! Enjoy!!!

Birthday queen

My niece turned 21 recently, so this was the card I made for her. This card is actually a little larger than I usually make, which I like. There's more surface to work with. I think it's about 5x7 or so. I wanted it to be sophisticated because 21 is a big year! I used mostly Stampin' Up! goodies including: chocolate chip, very vanilla, and cherry cobbler cardstocks, artistic etchings stamp set, cherry cobbler and chocolate chip classic stampin' pads, and deck the halls designer series paper.

The "happy birthday" sentiment is from Close to My Heart.  The lace and sheet music are thrifted items.

Here's another view of the card...

I really like the crown over the sentiment!