Author: Jean Manis

Simple Scrapper December Premium Membership Blog Hop

Welcome! Today we’re hosting a Simple Scrapper Team blog hop using this month’s Simple Scrapper Premium Membership templates.

In keeping with my “scrapping with the seasons” approach, I scrapped three Christmas season layouts.

The first captures Christmas morning for my sons from 1994. My youngest was just a year-and-a-half old at the time. I created the flairs digitally using both elements and papers in my stash. I did a bit of hue and saturation modification so that they would match the colors in the paper.

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For my second layout, I used non-traditional holiday colors to bring out the colors in the photo. A few years ago, we toured Christmas Tree Lane in Oxnard, California’s historic district. Taking nighttime drives to view lights is one of our favorite holiday traditions.

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Lastly, I scrapped the Langley, Washington, holiday parade. We’ve been attending this the last couple of years. It’s small-town holiday fun at its best. The layout came together quickly with the new collab at Design House Digital “Here Comes Santa.”

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Check out the inspiration from the rest of the team:
Sue Althouse
Kate Christensen
Lisa Corbin-Polak
Ronnie Crowley
Michele Holcomb
Margrethe Aas Johnsen
Amy Kingsford
Pam Lozano
Aimee Maddern
Mandy Ross

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Neat + Tangled Holiday Tags

The Neat and Tangled Design Team are sharing holiday tags today on the blog. While you’re there, be sure to check out the amazing creations shared yesterday as well! And did you hear, Neat and Tangled was featured in the Moxie Fab Stamp of Approval!

In addition to the tag shared on the blog, I created a smaller tag using the presents and bows from the Elves at Work stamp set. I created this tag for my husband who prefers traditional holiday colors. I can imagine creating these tags with presents colored to match the gift wrap. Happy Friday and last day of November, everyone!

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Kraft, Red and Green

I’ve been enjoying myself this week in the Christmas in a Flurry class at Ellen Hutson’s. Julie has shared some fantastic projects and ideas. What’s emerged from the class for me is how much I like the combination of kraft cardstock with red and green inks. Maybe it’s the dark, or the frequent rains here in the Pacific Northwest, whatever the reason, the combination feels warm and cozy.

This CAS-style card came together quickly using the Hero Arts background stamp. I dipped the wood veneer tree in Versamark and then WOW embossing powder. I heat embossed the tree and then reapplied the ink and powder two more times for a smooth finish.

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I also crafted a couple of tags – super simple and fun.

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Supplies: WOW gold embossing powder

Greetings from the South Pole

A “just because” card combining stamped images from several Paper Smooches sets. After posting my cards for the Winter Groves set, I began to think about a card featuring penguins at the South Pole.  Here’s the result of that brainstorming. 🙂

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The Christmas in a Flurry! class with Julie Ebersole and guests starts tomorrow at Ellen Hutson. Can’t wait to find out what’s in store! Julie is a fantastic instructor who always has fabulous projects.

Supplies: Paper Smooches Winter Groves, Crystal Wilkerson papers