Snow Dog Layout

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Our dog, Steve, loves the snow. He seriously can't get enough of it. Between the kids and the dog, it's super easy to see the joy in all that white stuff on the ground. Last week I had fun scrapping the kids in the snow, this week it's the dog's turn with this Snow Dog Layout.

Bo Bunny always does some of my favorite winter collections and this year's Whiteout by Bo Bunny is no different. It's full of rich blues and pops of brow, but what I love the most is the glitter! Every sheet of paper has gold glitter accents on it that make this collection oh so pretty.

Even though there's a lot of glitter to be had Whiteout, it's not at all a girly collection. The deep blues keep it really gender neutral.

I decided to play up the gold in this collection by adding some gold glitter Thickers to create my title. Since my photos are quite white (what with all the snow), adding a layer of deep blue card stock behind each photo helps to make the photos stand out a bit on the layout.

With the way the forecast looks, I'm guessing I'll have a few more opportunities to use Whiteout to scrap some winter fun. I'm sure by spring I'll be ready for some warm temps and sunshine, but for now I'm going to enjoy my snow dog and some cold weather fun. 
Do you enjoy the snow, or would you rather head south when the temperatures drop?

Snow Day Layout

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We have had quite a bit of snow here in NW Iowa. After almost no snow last year, it's been a welcome sight. I don't think I scrapped with a single piece of winter paper last year. But this year's already a different story. We've had 3 Snow Days already this year...so with that in mind I bought a bunch of winter paper and here's my first Snow Day layout.

For this layout I chose Pebbles Inc Winter Wonderland Collection. This is a bright and joyful winter/snow collection that is super fun and easy to use. There's a bit of pink and purple in this collection as well as some snow princesses, but as you can see you can totally make a layout from just the frosty blues and silvers if you want.

I added in a few snowflake sequins from Pink Paislee's Yuletide collection and a bit of American Crafts Silver Glitter Tape to add some sparkle (because every snow layout needs at least a little sparkle).

This photo was taken on the first snow day of the school year (right before I put on my snow clothes and headed out to play, too). There's just something special about playing in the snow on a day off from school!

How's the winter weather in your neck of the woods this year? Will you be needing a lot of winter paper like me?

Layout with A Lot of Journaling

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Often I have layouts with a lot of photos and a little bit of journaling, but today I'm sharing a layout that's the opposite. Today, I'm sharing a layout with a lot of journaling and only one tiny photo. 

 I had a lot of story telling to do in this layout and only 1 small photo, and a bit of souvenir paper. I decided to use large journaling cards from Simple Stories Gold Snap Pack as focal points (as well as give myself plenty of space to tell my story).

I mixed and matched papers from Crate Paper, Ken Oliver, and Bo Bunny that I felt lent themselves not only to the feel of the photo, but the feel of the stories I was telling in my journaling. 

Usually I'm careful to keep my photos the focal point of my layouts, so it was kind of fun to do something different and make my journaling the focal point. How have you dealt with a lot of journaling on a layout? 

New Year's Eve Party Favor

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I wanted to share a quick New Year's Eve party favor that my kids and husband will get to open tomorrow night. These fun star mini piñatas from We R Memory Keepers will be hung above our dinner table.

 You can find a detailed tutorial on decorating a filling the piñatas here. I thought I'd break with the more traditional black, gold, and silver for New Year's Eve and go with some fun orange, turquoises, and silver fringe tape.

All you have to do is pull on the silver tassel and some caramel Hershey's Kisses will fall out.

These are a super fun way to ring in the New Year with kids or adults! 

 I hope you and yours have a fantastic New Year. 

Letterpress Coasters

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I have a really fun and fast hostess gift to share with you today, Letterpress Coaster. Package them up in a pretty box, and you have a really pretty and functional gift. I'm over on the We R Memory Keeper's blog today sharing some ideas for wrapping up these letterpress coasters with the 123 Punch Board, and here on my blog I'll show you just how to make the coasters.

I wanted to make Christmas themed coasters, but you could really make anything for any occasion; monograms, butterflies, flowers, wedding, graduation...so many fun possibilities!

You'll need some plain bar coasters. They come in round or square, I chose these square ones. You'll also need a manual die cutting machine (I by far love the We R Memory Keepers Evolution the best!), the We R Memory Keepers Letterpress Platform, some letterpress plates (I used Christmas ones), and some Letterpress Ink. I prefer the new letterpress ink pads, but more on that in a bit.

Get everything lined up, and ink up your plate. The new letterpress ink pads are super easy to use. The roll on ink system works great, but it is so messy. The ink pads cut waaay back on the mess. You just need to dab the ink pad directly onto the letterpress plate until the plate is covered.

Then run everything through the die cutting machine.

I made at least 4 of every coaster. If you're careful, you can even ink 2 or 3 different colors on the same plate, like I did with the holly and with "Merry Christmas".

Stack them up and package them up, and you have some pretty letterpress coasters to gift to someone, and don't forget to head over the the We R Memory Keepers blog to see how I wrapped them up!

Wildflower Layout

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I'm still fitting in some travel scrapping in between all the fun holiday activities and Christmas crafts. I just finished this 2 page Wildflower layout of our room in Belleek Castle, Ireland. 

We R Memory Keeper's Wildflower collection just felt like the right fit for these photos. It's a lovely, elegant collection and pops of gold throughout Wildflower add a special touch.

I used the WRMK Photo Fuse to add some extra space for photos and journaling with a waterfall sleeve. I love that I don't have to sacrifice design on a layout in order to fit all my photos, I can just add a waterfall photo sleeve or two!

There are lots of great stickers and embellishments in the collection to add little details to the photos and journaling cards. If you haven't check out Wildflower yet, go take a look at it! It's a really elegant and versatile collection!

Disney Gift Card Holder

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I have another fun gift card holder. Today I'm combining the 1-2-3 Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers and Pebbles Inc Winter Wonderland Collection to create the perfect Disney gift card holder for a Disney Frozen Gift Card I'll be giving to my sister this year for Christmas.

I used the 123 Punch Board to create a coin envelope (you can find a step by step tutorial for doing this here).  I wanted to use a 3x4 journaling card on the inside of the envelope to attach the gift card. You can use a Removable Glue Dot to attach the gift card directly to the journaling card.

The base of the envelope is created with My Mind's Eye's Frosty Pink Glimmer Card Stock. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the card stock shimmers. It's super pretty and perfect for a princess gift card holder.

I trimmed one of the snow princesses out of the Pebbles Winter Wonderland paper, because every Frozen gift card holder should have a princess on it!

This is the last gift card holder I needed to make for this holiday season. I hope your Christmas preparations are going well too!