Hello there again amazing crafty friends! It’s Lydia Cost today, and I’m sharing a fun and simple 8 ½ x 11 layout. I love the simplicity of this size of layout, because you aren’t so overwhelmed by the size of the layout. It’s the perfect size for memory-keeping on a smaller scale.
The Silent Night collection is filled with faith-based Christmas sentiments, and it was perfect for documenting my little’s trip to the live action manger scene. He certainly had a blast seeing all the animals surrounding the manger. The goats and the horse were wily, and it so fun to see that represented in the photos from that day. I couldn’t wait to get them on a layout.
I knew that I wanted to do two photos for this layout, so after getting them backed with some patterned paper, I started thinking about how I might arrange some patterned paper on the layout. I decided I wanted to do an emulation of a present on the layout. I pulled out some glitter tape to make that happen.
After taping off my present design with glitter tape, I pulled out the new Scalloped 3D Bow die set. I knew this would fit perfectly on my “present” layout. After cutting it out on some patterned and solid papers from the collection, I set it aside. I chose the manger animals illustrated patterned paper, for my main background paper. I even fussy-cut a few of the animals to act as ephemera.
I stitched around my two rectangles of patterned paper, and then positioned them alongside my tied present design. I then fluffed up the edges, to add a little more dimension to the layout. Next, I adhered my die-cut bow onto the intersection of my glitter tape. It made the whole layout look like a pretty, little present with a giant bow, and I love it!
To finish off the layout, I typed out my journaling with my typewriter on some white cardstock. I then popped up it with foam squares and added a paperclip for extra character. All that was left was to pop on my two photos near the top of the layout. It was such a simple and pretty layout to create, and the Silent Night collection was the perfect addition.
Supplies:
Silent Night “Journaling Cards” Paper
Silent Night “4x4 Journaling Cards” Paper
Silent Night Element Sticker Sheet
