Oh Christmas Tree

Christmas 1973 wasn’t Bill’s first – he was all of 14 months old – but it was his first “aware” holiday. This is a snapshot I took of him with my mother-in-law on Christmas day.

I’ve wanted to scrap this photo for years; the Blue Fern Studios’ Christmas Cheer collection makes a perfect setting…

Layers and more layers and (did you notice?) no flowers make up the bulk of my layout…

I piled on and arranged a lot of the cut-aparts from the “Cheery Card” sheet along with bits and pieces from the ephemera pack to serve as matting behind my photo.

More layers, this time some fussy cut images from the “Delighted” sheet, inked and backed with thick foam tape to add dimension, replaced my normal flower cluster.

I dug into my Christmas stash and came up with a pine stem that I cut apart and tucked under the photo.

That Christmas stash also holds a lot of charms and trinkets. I selected a package of Adornments from last year that fit in with the paper. I altered them with Prima waxes, added matching strings of jute and “hung” them around the page.

As I was digging into the package of ephemera for a title for my “Christmas Mayhem” page, I saw another piece with a sentiment that would be perfect for this layout. I inked it, glued it to some packaging and put it aside, ready to serve as the title here.

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*****Supplies*****

***Très Jolie December Kit***

Blue Fern Studios – Christmas Cheer Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Jubilee #BFS-P-69579

Blue Fern Studios – Christmas Cheer Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Joyful #BFS-P-69587

Blue Fern Studios – Christmas Cheer Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Delighted #BFS-P-69567

Blue Fern Studios – Christmas Cheer Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Cheery Cards #BFS-P-69606

Blue Fern Studios – Christmas Cheer Collection – Ephemera – Die Cut Shapes #BFS-EPH-69617

***Other Embellishments***

Idea-ology – Tim Holtz – Christmas – Adornments #TH93764

American Crafts – Jute – 24 Pack #89424

Canadian Pine Stem

***Other Mediums***

Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Walnut Stain #TDP40279

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Aged Brass #963965

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Antique Brilliance – Fire Ruby #964306

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Antique Brilliance – Lucky Emerald #964344

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