Ornament Card by Esther

I cut a rectangle with the ornaments from the Fancy Pants Tradition group of Trim the Tree to feature the two ornaments. The brown side of Stripe-n-Scallop was cut a little larger for contrast. The soothing blues lend themselves to sparkle. The ornaments were so pretty that I thought just clear sparkle was all that was needed for one ornament. A satin bow is adhered at the top of the ornament. Having things in odd numbers is a standard rule. This design is an exception and adding another ornament would have thrown the balance off. I mounted the sentiment, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" the Tradition Strips cardstock leaving a touch of green at the top. The base of the card is a red Bazzill cardstock. A white shaped piece of cardstock was added inside that allows space for writing a personal sentiment. "And A Happy New Year!" from the Strip cardstock finishes the title from the front. Enjoy the season!

Santa? by Esther

This is my offering for the page map for December. The main feature is a single photo from 1972 showing my daughter at two years old in a plaid pant outfit with a questioning, worried look about Santa. She was really excited to visit him until she sat on his knee for the photo.

The cardstock base is Brrr from Traditions that has been adorned with a piece of Stripe-n-Scallop that was cut along its diagonal with the stripe. The left side features the lovely tree from the Fancy Pants collection called Shimmer with the lettering removed. The large rectangle used to mount the photo is from the remaining piece of cardstock.

At the top are three blocks from Tradition Cards showing sentiments related to the holiday. They were shaped with the Fiskars Deckle Scissors. Green ribbon was placed just below the sentiments. The title and journaling were computer generated on white cardstock.

Holly was made using brown coffee filters dyed with a Copic green marker. Red cardstock and beads were applied to center of holly to form the berries. The leaves are raised with glue dots to give dimension.