Hello and Happy New Year! Kim here with a quick layout share using Creative Scrapbooker Magazineβs December Sketchy Challenge. Decemberβs wreath sketch was once again designed by the talented Kerry Engel and easily spoke to our holiday brains as a backdrop to holiday pictures. My brain quickly went to winter, Christmas, green, red and gold when I initially saw the designβ¦thatβs when my hand went up and said NO! I like to challenge the sketches by thinking outside of my gut feelings. I had all kinds of winter themed product on my desk and couldnβt get my brain away from a Christmas wreath vision, so I cleared it ALL off my table and pulled out the first collection of paper I had that was NOT Christmas. It just happened to be Simple Storiesβ Forever Fall collection. First off, I LOVE autumn and I LOVE autumn colours. My brain started chugging…
Are you feeling merry today? Well, itβs November now and you might as well get used to the Christmas jingles and dΓ©cor every way you look. For me, the Christmas season doesnβt start until a certain coffee shop releases their holiday cupsβ¦ Thatβs right. I get giddy inside and I instantly want to hoard keep my first empty cup in order to scrapbook it later. I am immediately ready to tackle the season head on while I fill up my planner with parties and traditions. Itβs pretty much the most exciting time of the year! Isnβt that right? Fa La La La La! You should be singing Fa La La La La, if you noticed how the branches of the tree were raised in the photo above. Thatβs right, its an amazing framelit from Stampinβ Up! that coordinates with the Peaceful Pines stamp set. Quite easy and quite amazing. Christmas…