Day 3 - Three French Hens

Today I'm up on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog with the Day 3 prompt. For more information about our Daily Prompt please go to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog

To find more about The 12 Days of Christmas prompts and how we are doing thigs this month go here,(December 1, 2022 post here - explaining the month of December.)

Here is my page kit for 'On the third day of Christmas" 

I'm using a 12x12 piece of paper from American Craft - Christmas (paper pad from 2016), a few scraps from my scrap pile, Cricut Cartridge - Country Life, December 2022 Ali Edwars Stories by the Month - the stamp set that was included and, a sticker work sheet (unknow).

My layout is about Christmas Past. Growing up on the ranch, one of use would drive into town to pick up our grandma. When we did this, we always stopped at the stores for whatever supplies we needed. It was not uncommon for us to get snowed in and not be able to make it to town for a while. Grandma always came prepared. She would bake before she came, pies, cookies, cakes, breads even make cany. But she always made sure that she had what she wanted for backing at the ranch. 

Unfortunately, I have no pictures of us girls and Grandma making the pies, but I do have an old picture of her at Christmas time at the ranch (year unknown) which I am using on this layout. 

I have done both the story and the technique for this page. I didn't have any "food" icons, so I pulled out my Cricut and cut a pie and rolling pin. I added and Apron as Grandma always put on an apron while cooking. 

I have a few more pictures that I added to a pocket page. I pulled more scraps from the Christmas bin and a Christmas gift (unknown). I made a second page kit by pulling more scraps from the Christmas bin, Christmas gifts cut file and a few Glitter Domes.

Here is page two:

(Sorry for the glare, lighting is really bad with another snowstorm coming). I backed the cut file with the scraps. I'm using the 6x6 Christmas words paper to my journaling spot.

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Christmas Past Layout

Master Forger Laura from the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog post about documenting Christmas Past. Today I'm sharing a layout about Christmas Past. I received a small box of pictures from my sister this summer and there were a few from 1985, one of my Grandma Jessie, one of my parents and one of Dale and I. Now I know that my guys do not have these pictures in their albums so I what better way to tell a story than to get them onto a layout.

I pulled out a few papers and embellishments for my layouts. I have green cardstock, a tan linen paper, three Christmas papers, two alphas as I can not make the titles 3 times out of one set, a few silver snowflakes, snowflake dots, jewels and two sizes of Glitter domes. Essentially I made a mini kit for three scrapbook pages.

My Christmas papers have a tan background to go with my pictures (there is tan paneling in the front room at the ranch). I scanned and printed the pictures at 4x6 then matted onto white cardstock with the edges inked in antique linen.

 I used on old Pink Paislee alphabet for my oldest son's layout (which is the alphabet on the top in the picture of my supplies). I sprinkled the small Glitter domes before and after the title and the large Glitter domes as a berry on holly, the center of the snowflake and under my journaling.

For my youngest son's layout, I reprinted the pictures at 3x5, I just did not like the 4x6 pictures so I'll add those 4x6 pictures into a pocket page for him. I used the Basic Grey alphabet on his and my layout.   

I did add in a couple of punches to my kit, a photo corner and a border punch. My journaling is typed and then printed out and I have a pocket on the back of the layouts with the ages of everyone.

I've been following along with Janet at RTS Scrapbooking and she was talking about the band as one of her Go 2 Designs. After watching the video I has all thee layouts out within a couple of hours.

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Recipe:
Paper: DCWV - Holiday Collection "The Christmas Stack" the three Christmas Papers, "Photoreal" 2016 - is the linen paper; Unknow Cardstock green and red.

Embellishments: Crafters Square - green rhinestones, snowflake stickers; Crystal Stickers - Glitter Domes; Unknown felt holly leaves
Alphabets - Basic Grey - Recess and Pink Paislee unknown
Ink: Distress Ink -  antique linen
Punches: Martha Stewart - Photo Corner punch; Stampin' Up - Eyelet Border 
Misc.: Adhesive and Zots

Christmas Card Album

I have another project done for the Yahoo groups Scrappers Challenge.  I have finished adding the Christmas Cards, letters and photos we get every year from family and friend to my album.  I started this album with the 2008 Christmas cards and letters.  We get several letters so I had to make something to hold an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper.  I didn't want to fold it as there can be stuff on the back so I wanted to use sheet protectors. 

I start off the year with a divider and the Christmas letter we send out.  After that it's just punching holes for the cards and adding them.  If I have a letter and card I keep them together along with any photos that were sent.  If there is writing on the back I use a piece of Acetate and photo corners to hold the pictures on then we can read what was on the back. 

I hold the envelopes in a sheet protector in the back of the album until I send out next years Christmas cards so that I have a quick reference if I lost an address.

This was not in my unfinished scrapbook pile but it is a scrapbooking project and it was unfinished so I'm counting it as a Finish It Friday project. 

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Christmas Wine Glass Shades

Here's the wine glass shade I made for a couple of Christmas Baskets. 

Recollections - Bright and Jolly
Trim: Celebrate It Holiday Noel 6mm (the white and silver beaded), Simplicity Beaded Fringe
Misc.: Adhesive, hot glue gun, Wine Glasses and Flameless Tea Light Candles

6x6 Merry Christmas Mini Album

The 6x6 Mini Album is a great project when you have some left over papers.  The chip board center is from a cereal box. I paper pieced the front of the album to get the tree and Merry Christmas where I wanted them.  I then added a little bit of lace under Merry Christmas to help hide one of my cuts.

The photo mats are cut from the Accent Essentials at 4 1/8" from blue cardstock.  I inked around the edges with VersaMagic Aegean Blue.

I punched the bird from a scrap of blue cardstock and inked around all the pieces. The ornament is also punched from a scrap of off white cardstock.  Instead of using a stamp as a the decoration on the ornament I used a piece of decorated tape.   I have pop up dots behind the bird, wings and ornaments.

From a scrap of red  cardstock I punched the Swirling Lace.  To finish off I used a piece of blue pom pom ribbon and Stampin' Up 1/2" ribbon stitched poly. 

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Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Recipe:
Paper: Pattern Paper: DCWV Holiday Collection - The Christmas Stack; Cardstock Scraps in Blue, red and off white. 
Punches: Stampin' Up - Ornament Punch, Two Step Bird Punch; Martha Stewart - Swirling Lace edge punch
Ribbon: Stampin' Up - Stitched Poly 1/2" - Pear Pizzaz for binding and inside, scrap of white lace for front, scraps of blue pom pom for inside.
Ink: VersaMagic Aegean Blue
Cricut Cartridge: Accent Essentials
Misc.: Adhesive, pop up dots, designer tape, chipboard

Glitter Photo Ornament

This year I made these photo ornaments for the kids.

 I used white cardstock for my base, stamped and embossed with red embossing powder.  For the red glitter framed I cut it twice and ran both pieces through my Xyron.  After gluing then together and leaving the top with adhesive I sprinkled with red glitter, pushed is down to get a nice coverage and shook the rest of it off.  I did the same thing with "Joy" using gray cardstock and silver glitter.  I have pop up dots behind the frame so that their picture can slide behind.  I welded the 2011 together with Design Studio and attached it to the scroll.  There is a pop up dot behind the scroll.  For the hanger I used half of a pipe cleaner and have a button on each side of the base where the pipe cleaner goes through. 

I am entering this in Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge and they want to see Glitter on your projects. 

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Recipe:

Paper: Recollections cardstock - white, red, gray, scraps of black; Iron Orchard Design - Flirty Little Secret - Breezy for the flocked leaves Cricut Cartridges: Accent Essentials, George, Heritage, Lacy Labels,Winter Woodland

Stamp: Stampin' Up - Swirled Snow

Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo; Stampin' Up - Rose Red; VersaMark Embossing Ink Glitter - Red, Silver (unknown actual color or kind as it is from Mom's stash)

Embossing Powder - Red (unknown what color as it's from Mom's stash)

Misc: adhesive, liquid adhesive, pop up dot, Prima Flowers, Organdy Ribbon 7/8" wide, Xyron, 1/2 of a pipe cleaner, 4 clear button (only tow of mine matched), hot glue gun, hald pearl

Gingerbread Man Place Card - Day 3

I pulled out my scraps to make this place card.  I used Design Studio to weld the shapes together to make the base.  The white rectangle is from the George and the Basic shapes and the Gingerbread man is From my Kitchen. 

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Click here for the cut file.

Recipe:

Paper: Cardstock - unknown scraps - white, red; Pattern Paper - K&I Memories - scrapbook kit (it's a couple of years old)

Cricut Cartridges: Accent Essentials, From my Kitchen, George and Basic Shapes, Plantin Schoolbook

Ink: Autumn Leaves - Brown

Misc: buttons, adhesive, foam tape