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Julie's Article
Julie Kramer
Julie Kramer
Seasons Greetings
Seasonings Greetings, Happy Hanukah, Holiday Wishes, Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Happy Kwanzaa … Whatever your salutation, make it happy, merry and bright.
Although I vow to start preparing for the holidays earlier every year, it never happens. I don’t dare start the baking too early; I would be snacking on cookies ‘til they were gone. I don’t like to buy all my gifts to early either. I might change my mind or the kids may change their minds. One thing that I do is create a list. I have a little notebook in my purse that has names and lists that are added to, scratched off of, and revised constantly. This system works well for me. It helps me keep track of money spent, receipts and is also a great reference to use from previous years and for years to come.
I will be starting my celebrating with our local production of The Nutcracker in which my daughter is performing. This tradition is the kick off for me that gets me in the spirit of the season. This year I will also be going to see The Christmas Carol. There are so many things to do and ways to celebrate, be sure to take it all in and enjoy the warm feelings around you.
May all your wishes come true.
Julie
Project 1: Nutcracker
Supplies:
  • Christmas Traditions Creatable by KaeLynn Winn
  • 12x12 paper, Fresh Print Blueberry Weathered by Deja Views
  • Assorted 12x12 complimentary patterned paper
  • Cardstock, navy, cream, rust
  • Offray Ribbon, 7/8” Westbrook Green
  • Offray Ribbon, assorted 5mm
  • Pop Dots by All Night Media
  • Stapler
  • Circle punch, 1 ¼” – 1 ½” by Creative Memories
  • Glitter, gold, red, green
  • Sewing machine, optional
Instructions:
  1. Copy and paste the Nutcracker to a work space, I use Microsoft Word. Size to 6” tall and copy and paste to print 2 Nutcrackers. Print onto cream cardstock. Cut out one leaving a slight border. Cut out the shape of the Nutcracker on the second one and adhere using Pop Dots. Highlight areas of the Nutcracker with the glitter.
  2. Cut two strips of complimentary paper in varying widths and zig zag sew to the left side of the layout. Zigzag a length of ribbon next to the strips. Adhere Nutcracker embellishment onto stripped border.
  3. Mat photos using the navy and cream cardstock. Leave a wide mat border on the main picture and staple an assortment of ribbons to the edge. Arrange photos and adhere to layout.
  4. Create titles and punch out using the circle punch and adhere to layout.
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Project 2: Holiday Hound
Supplies:
  • Kimberly’s Kennel Creatable by Kimberly Montgomery
  • 12x12 background paper, brown (source unknown)
  • Cardstock, assorted neutral tans, black, white
  • Fonts: Cottilion, Baveuse, downloaded from internet
Instructions:
  1. Copy and paste the dog bone border to a workspace, I use Microsoft Word. In landscape format size the border to 10” long and copy to have 2 borders. Print onto white cardstock and cut out. Cut the paw prints off at the end of each border and mat onto black cardstock. Overlap the 2 borders to create one 12” strip and place 1” from the bottom of the layout.
  2. In landscape format create the title. I created shapes the size of my photo and paw prints and placed them on my workspace so I knew where to place my title. Once you have the title placed, delete the shapes and print onto 2 different sheets of cardstock. Tear the cardstock so each sheet contains one word from the title. Adhere to each other and place onto layout 1” from the top and even with the right side.
  3. Mat photo with black cardstock and adhere to layout along with the matted paw prints.
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Project 3: Family
Supplies:
  • Debbie Mumm’s Trim the Tree Scrapable by Debbie Mumm
  • Cardstock, white, red, green
  • Background paper, beige (source unknown)
  • Star eyelets, gold, by Stampin’ UP
  • Dymo Label Maker
  • Jewelry Hemp by the Beadery
  • 1/16” hole punch
  • Sewing Machine (optional)
Instructions:
  1. Copy and paste the snowflake and star toss background to a workspace, I use Microsoft Word. Size to fill the page and print onto white cardstock. Copy and paste the star alphabet letters to spell FAMILY and 2005. Copy and paste Border 01 and the Cardinal. Size to fit onto the layout and print onto white cardstock.
  2. Randomly cut rectangles from the background paper and arrange onto the top of the layout. Attach by sewing around the edges of each rectangle. Cut the border strip and attach to the bottom of the layout.
  3. Cut a 1” strip of green cardstock and adhere ¾” above the border strip. Cut out the FAMILY letter stars and punch holes in the top. Loosely thread jewelry hemp through the stars. Adhere to the bottom of the layout overlapping the green strip.
  4. Mat photo with red cardstock and adhere to layout.
  5. Cut out the cardinal and the 2005 stars and arrange onto the top of the layout.
  6. Create a label and adhere to the left side of photo. Randomly attach star eyelets to layout.
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Project 4: Over the River
Supplies:
  • Cold Hands Warm Heart 2 Creatable by Laurie Furnell
  • Assorted 12x12 papers in navy, light blue, red
  • Cardstock, navy, light blue, red, white
  • Lettering Stencil, Schwoop-De-Do by Cut-It-Up
Instructions:
  1. Copy and paste the banner scarf, check bird, and both snowflakes to a work space, I use Microsoft Word. Using landscape format, size the scarf to 10” wide, the bird to 3” and the snowflakes to 2”. Place a text box onto the scarf and create the “Over the river and through the” title. Be sure to format so the text box doesn’t have a background or border. Print onto white cardstock and cut out.
  2. Trace the word WOODS with the stencil onto white cardstock, cut out and mat onto navy cardstock and cut out.
  3. Mat the bird onto red and then white cardstock.
  4. Prepare background by cutting 2 different sheets of 12x12 paper in half and then taping a half of each sheet together.
  5. Cut a strip of red patterned paper 2” wide and mat onto white cardstock. Adhere to bottom of the layout 1” from bottom. Place the matted bird on top of the strip on the left side and a matted picture on the right.
  6. Mat remaining photos and arrange and adhere onto layout with the scarf banner, WOODS title and snowflakes.
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