Christmas Day 2011 Mini Album

A mini album is a great way to use up scrap pieces of paper, ribbon, cardstock, and embellishments !
Here is a Christmas Day 2011 mini album I made using up the last of my October Afternoon Holiday Style DT pack...

And here are just a few detail shots of some of the pages. This was very quick and easy to put together, as I basically just stuck things down as I went, and once a page seemed "finished" or filled, I moved on to the next one.

The photos I have used are quite small. They are "contact sheet" and "passport" size from the Picasa program. The largest photo is wallet size !

As you can see above, I also showed no mercy to some of the word stickers - so that they fit on my pages, I cut them up !

The supplies for this mini are available from the Scraploot Online Store:

OA Holiday Style Papers - Deck the Halls, Ring-A-Ling, Merry & Bright
OA Holiday Style 12x12 Alpha Stickers
OA Holiday Style Journal Cards
OA Holiday Style Word Stickers
OA Holiday Style Miscellany Pack
OA Holiday Style Little Flyers
GT Jute - Ivory
MA Burlap String - Red
CI Organza - Dark Green with Swirls
Textured Cardstock - Crimson
Flat Cardstock - Kraft
Other: Ink, Dymo Labels, Kaisercraft Rhinestones.

Until next time - Happy Scrapping !

Christmas Morning - Michelle

Oh how I have enjoyed scrapping all of this year's Christmas photos !
And it has been so easy with the gorgeous October Afternoon Holiday Style range.
Using up the last pieces of paper and cardstock, I have this layout: Christmas Morning, featuring Jacob.

A close up of the Green Tara Ivory Jute - perfect for tying bows ! And a close up of the chippie iceskate from the OA Holiday Style Miscellany pack, and a few of the word stickers as well.

Here I have used the small word stickers as a version of journaling. I still have quite a few left, and I am working on one final OA Holiday Style project, which I will share when complete !

I hope you're having as much fun scrapping your Christmas and holiday photos as I am !
Until next time - Happy Scrapping !

Supplies for this page from the Scraploot Online Store:

OA Holiday Style Papers - Deck the Halls; Figgy Pudding; Merry & Bright
OA Holiday Style 12x12 Alpha Stickers
OA Holiday Style Word Stickers
OA Holiday Style Miscellany Pack (Iceskate)
Green Tara Jute - Ivory
Textured Cardstock - Charcoal
Magic Mount
Other: Ink, Dymo Labels

Opening Presents - Michelle

Have you scrapped your Christmas photos yet ? October Afternoon Holiday Style could be the perfect range for you to use...and it's 20% off until 8th January - better hurry ! Here is a layout of Caden...the meticulous present unwrapper (or should that be ripper) ?

How pretty are these Prima Holiday Flowers ? And I just love these Zva Creative Bling Flourishes !

The Little Flyers make a perfect addition to a page...and they are so cute ! This calendar was from the journal cards, but to add more interest (because of it's great shape) I cut it out !

October Afternoon Holiday Style and other products used for this page can be found in the Scraploot Online Store.

Supplies:

OA Holiday Style Papers - Ring-A-Ling, Figgy Pudding

OA Holiday Style 12x12 Alpha Stickers

OA Holiday Style Journal Cards

OA Holiday Style Word Stickers

OA Holiday Style Little Flyers

CI Organza Ribbon - Dark Green Swirl

Textured Cardstock - Pine

Prima Holiday Flowers - Crimson

Zva Lovely Red Crystal Flourish

Other: Ink, Dymo Labels

Happy Scrapping !

Cardstock Match Ups

With quite a few new collections in store right now we thought it would be helpful for our customers to share with you some of our textured cardstock matches for each of the new collections. We know that sometimes colours from the computer screen can vary to the real product, so hopefully this will make it easier for you.

Echo Park - Yours Truly Collection
- Black
- White
- Vanilla
- Crimson
- Bubblegum
- Charcoal

October Afternoon - Holiday Style Collection
- Vanilla
- Leaf
- Pine
- Crimson
- Charcoal
- Robin's Egg

Little Yellow Bicycle - Head of the Class Collection
- White
- Marine
- Ash
- Crimson
- Pine
- Black

Kaisercraft - Sweet Nothings Collection
- Coffee
- Chestnut
- Vanilla
- Olive
- Blue Jay
- Clay
- White

Don't forget to pop on over to the store, where everything excluding pre-orders is on Sale at 20% off, which is a saving of upto 30% on some products. Be quick sale ends of January 8th.

Traditional Christmas

Over the weekend just passed, we were lucky enough to have Michelle showcasing the gorgeous new Christmas collection from October Afternoon, Holiday Style. To mix things up a little, today we are sharing a layout designed by Sue, using the same collection with a more vintage/heritage feel to it,  and also in the more traditional Christmas colours of red and green. I personally have been totally surprised at the variety that this collection brings, with traditional and brights there is something for everyone in this collection, and even better for you right now, the entire collection, along with the entire Scraploot online store everything is 20% off, up till January 8th. So be sure to pop on over to Scraploot and grab yourself some amazing savings.
So here is Sue's Cute Elves layout.....

Supply List

Cardstock: Leaf

October Afternoon Holiday Style Papers

- Oh What Fun!

- Silver Bells

- Snow & Mistletoe

- Toyland

October Afternoon Holiday Style Miscellany

Prima Holiday Crimson

2Crafty Flourish 2

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Ranger Inkssentials Blending Tool 

Bella Distressing Tool

Sitting With Santa - Michelle

Welcome to the New Year !
A quick, late post from me...once again, showcasing October Afternoon Holiday Style.

I have used quite a few techniques in this layout, even though it comes across as relatively simple ! Firstly, I have used a 10 year old photograph - nothing like using up those older photos ! I have also used the May Arts Red Burlap String to make bows for the decorations.

I have used "fussy cutting" to make the decorations and then mounted them using Magic Mount to give them dimension off the page.

I have used lots of different alphas from the alpha sticker sheet and traced around them with a black pen to make them stand out against the green cardstock.

And finally, I added a Prima flower to the journal card to give a 3D effect (there is actually a printed poinsettia on the journal card), and I used the Prima Flower packaging to decorate the chipboard bell !

Supplies for this layout from the Scraploot Online Store, where you can also get 20% off storewide until 8th January 2012 - don't miss some great prices:
OA Holiday Style Papers - Deck the Halls, Merry & Bright
OA Holiday Style 12x12 Alpha Stickers
OA Holiday Style Word Stickers
OA Holiday Style Journal Cards
OA Holiday Style Miscellany (Chipboard Bell)
OA Holiday Style Little Flyers
May Arts Burlap String - Red
Textured Cardstock - Leaf
Prima Holiday Flowers - Crimson
Magic Mount
Other: Ink, Dymo Label

Hope your New Years Day has been a good one.
Happy Scrapping.

Santa Photo - Michelle

Not long now and we will be ringing in the New Year.
2012.
Can you believe it ?
From all of us here at Scraploot... HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Have a great night, whatever your plans.
And now back to scrapping:

This is our 2011 Santa Photo, and what an easy photo to scrap using October Afternoon Holiday Style. I didn't really add much to this layout - the OA City Sidewalks did the hard work for me!

A little bling always looks good on a Christmas layout, and this Zva Creative - Flourish is no exception. I was impressed with how easy it was to use this flourish and remove it from the backing plastic!

It may not snow here for Christmas, but these diecut flakes made a quick and attractive addition to the page. I popped them up with Magic Mount, and as you can see, it added to the overall effect. I also cut up some longer stickers and traced around them to go with the dymo label title.

IMPORTANT TIP: If you intend to submit layouts for publication using professional photographs, you must first seek permission from the photographer and/or company - it's all about copyright ! You should also give credit to the photographer and /or company when displaying layouts in galleries, on blogs or the internet.
Our 2011 Santa Photo is courtesy of "Scene Too Believe", Chatswood NSW.

The Scraploot Online Store is having a 20% off EVERYTHING sale, so why not grab some October Afternoon Holiday Style for a bargain price and scrap that Santa Photo!

Supplies:
OA Holiday Style Papers - City Sidewalks and Ring-A-Ling
OA Holiday Style Word Stickers
OA Holiday Style 12x12 Alpha Stickers
OA Holiday Style Miscellany (Snow Flakes)
Textured Cardstock - Robins Egg
Zva Lovely Red Crystal Flourish
SI Magic Mount
Other: Ink, MR Calendar, Dymo Label

Happy New Year and Happy Scrapping!

December 25th - Michelle

With Christmas done and dusted and the New Year just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get scrapping all those Christmas pics! And what better range to use than October Afternoon Holiday Style...

December 25th is a layout showing Jacob & Caden on Christmas morning about to unwrap all of their presents from Santa Claus! My favourite embellies on this page would have to be the gorgeous Prima Holiday Flowers and the October Afternoon Holiday Style Little Flyers - they're so cute!

All of the supplies needed for this layout can be found in the Scraploot Online Store, which has 20% off the entire website until 8th January 2012 - don't miss out on a bargain!
You will need:
OA Holiday Style Paper - Feliz Navidad
OA Holiday Style 12x12 Alpha Stickers
OA Holiday Style Word Stickers
OA Holiday Style Miscellany (Santa Claus)
OA Holiday Style Little Flyers
Green Tara Jute - Ivory
Cardstock Textured - Vanilla
Prima Holiday Flowers - Crimson
Other: Ink, MS Butterfly Punch, MR Calendar

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and I look forward to seeing a lot of Christmas layouts in the coming days and weeks.
Happy Scrapping!