Letters To Santa DSP

Another page for the Twelve collection - for the subject of Rituals.  I like the idea of documenting the traditions for our family - and as I have written the list of pages to complete it is amazing how many of these traditions happen at Christmas.

This page is about our Christmas Letter writing ritual.  Started 9 years ago when we emigrated to Australia we write an annual letter and include it within our Christmas card.  Several years ago I came across Picasa so now I also include a collage of photos too.

As demonstrators we receive a monthly publication called Impressions with ideas and inspiration to help run a Stampin' Up! business.  This month I spied an envelope that had been run through an embossing folder and thought it would be perfect for this page.  

The Delightful Decorations have been stamped in Riding Hood Red, covered completely with Versamark and Heat and Stick powder.  Once this powder has been melted with heat gun I've then added Dazzling Diamonds - they are so sparkly.  And I've created the little bows with the new Bakers Twine in the Summer Mini.

Another Summer Mini item is the Glittery Paper - this is even more sparkly than the Dazzling Diamonds - its like Dazzling Diamonds on caffeine shots!  The little piece of Old Olive ribbon is my colour for the category Rituals - and yes it matches the Letters to Santa DSP.

And here's a close up of the photo - amazing how much everyone changes over the course of the year.

Happy scrapping.

Nikki

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Stampamemory Challenge - January 2011

Happy New Year to everyone, I love New Year ... a time for reflection, new beginnings and dare I say it resolutions - certainly a great time for some reflective scrapbooking, but you will have to wait for another day to see what I have been up to.

Stampamemory's challenge for January 2011 is to produce a page using this sketch. I love using sketches because no matter how you interpret it - it always works.

I really struggled with the title of this layout - I wanted to write Veggie Patch but it wouldn't fit ... so Veg it is!  I chose photos that would remind us just how fast things can grow in your garden and the end result - our veggie patch is providing us with endless hours of entertainment (well Paul and I, the kids don't quite get their mother when she runs around pointing out baby cucumbers or spends hours on the net researching solutions for whitefly LOL).

This little embellishment was made using the Every Moment set, watercolour paper and a blender pen - regular viewers of my blog will remember this technique for a birthday card - very easy to do - the hardest part is the cutting out!

The colours are Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Poppy Parade.  The little strawberry is from the Tart and Tangy set - I've used Crystal Effects to give it a glossy finish.  I've also edged the designer series papers from the Subtles pack using some Linen Thread - which I simply stapled into place.

The Poppy Parade patterned paper is from the paper stack that is available as a Hostess Level One benefit when you hold a workshop - it matched perfectly with the first tomatoes of the season.  I also used the Spritzer and and Early Espresso pen to speckle the paper - I was thinking it should be a bit grubby as I always end up covered in soil when I am gardening LOL

So now its your turn to have a go - you can enter your pages at Stampamemory - the challege is open for three weeks and we would love to see your creations.

Nikki

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NOTE:  Two posts in one day from me today ... two birthday cards coming later today :)