With Freya - Pretty Little Studio

I am totally smitten with my great niece and the Christmas Cheer by Pretty Little Studios.
I love the wreath style idea, Boughs of Holly, but didn't want to use it as it was. I decided I only wanted to use half of it and wasn't sure how that was going work until I tried playing around.  

Head on over to the Pretty Little Studio Blog.

Christmas - Pretty Little Studio

Have you seen the new Christmas Cheer collection? It is fabulous, colorful, loaded with patterns and super charming. I loved creating with this newest collection. The vintage vibe is right up my alley with all of the jolly Santas. Head over to the Pretty Little Studio Shop to grab it for yourself.

I started with a couple 6x6 colorful pattern papers. Added my photos the Santa. I knew I wanted to have the dog peeking over the photo, similar to what my pup is doing in my photos. You can barely see him. But you can see my boy snoozing on the ride.

The Stocking Stuffers Die Cuts were the perfect color pop that the neutral background needed. I did layer some and back others with foam for dimension. I'm thinking the teal is a new holiday favorite.

I used the banners with some of my moms thread to create a swirl at the bottom of my layout, mixing the colors and patterns to draw your eyes around even more. I then stapled a few stars and my layout was put together quite simply. Thats what happens when you start with inspiring product.

To Be Happy - Fancy Pants

Today is my first ever blog post over at Fancy Pants Designs.  

I have been a fan of this manufacturer for a very long time and have had tons of fun playing with their products over the years.  Recently I was lucky enough to be asked to be on their DT. 

Of course!!!  Next, a box came in the mail and I was giddy with delight.  I created my  first layout using the brand spankin new collection - Flutter.  Sounds girly but nope - it can be used in so many ways.  You MUST go to the Fancy Pants blog to see this layout in its entirety.  I love real photos and real, super real journaling!

i know him - A Flair for Buttons

I have this Christmas layout over on the A Flair for Buttons Blog today too!  

This was a fun day at the Festival of Trees here in town.  

We found out that Santa was in the house when we walked in!  

Check out this awesome clump of flair!

Be sure to stop over to the AFB blog to see more close up photos of the layout.  

White Christmas - The Cut Shoppe

EEEEK!  This fun layout is over on The Cut Shoppe blog today!  Be sure to stop over for more close ups of the cut files I used and the amazing Felicity Jane kit.  It is all pretty spectacular.

Over on ETSY, The Cut Shoppe is offering a 25% off code for the entire month of December.  Be sure to add the below code to your order!

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