Christmas Crafts Have Begun

I am not a big fan of Christmas decor.  Probably because it requires me to take it out and put it away all within 5 weeks of time.  That just seems like a lot of work.  Also, the stuff I see at stores is typically too commercial and not really that cute.  This year I decided to make a few new things for our Christmas decor collection.  I think the homemade touch will be just the motivation I need to get it out each year.

Here is a paper tree I made inspired by Pinterest, although I have seen these in scrapbooking magazines long before Pinterest became a part of my daily life.  I used a MME mini pad of double sided Christmas papers to make this.  Now that I look at it, I think it needs a little star on top.  I'll have to get to that ASAP.

 

This is a little framed sign I made using my Cricut.  I have seen various printables with this saying on it for Christmas, but I thought it would be richer if I cut the words out instead of just printing the whole thing off on the printer.  I used the Christmas Village cartridge (it was a free cuts of the week) to make the wise man and the camel.

I have a few more things in the works and will share them as soon as they are finished.  I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas season!

Andrea

Return to Digiland...

I recently took the time to get my desktop computer dusted off and back in working order.  This prompted my return to digital scrapbooking.  Oh how I missed playing with digital papers and photos!

Here are some of my recent digital scrapbook page creations...

Thanksgiving Wreath

I created a Thanksgiving wreath to hang on our front door.  I'm not sure what I put there in years past, but I thought we could use something specific to Thanksgiving since we host the big turkey dinner.  I found the idea on Pinterest of course and couldn't wait to make one of my own.  Here it is proudly hanging on our front door.

It was not that difficult of a project.  However, it has a few elements to tackle, so it did take some time.  I did it over the course of a few days though.  The wreath had to be covered in burlap, the turkey had to be created, the banner had to be made and the felt flowers had to be created as well.  I am pleased with how it turned out!

Andrea