finally. a new layout to share. it's been a while since i scrapped anything, layout wise. this one went up on the bella blvd blog today.
i knew i had a layout to get done for this week, and wasn't really sure what i wanted to do it on. since i'm the one that writes the bella blog, and sees all the assignments coming in, i've loved seeing all the great christmas layouts from the design team. i'm sure i've mentioned this before, but i'm just not a huge christmas scrapper. no idea why not, since i have lots of photos from every christmas. maybe it's the daunting task of narrowing down all those photos and working them onto a layout.
but i decided to go for it, and i knew i would start with a good photo collage. i've gotten away from my photo collages that i love and used to use ALL the time. i miss them. so this layout started with a collage of 16 photos from our 2010 christmas get together with my side of the family. i printed this out at 7.5 x 7.5 inches, and rounded the corners.
i started with pieces from the christmas wishes collection. i knew i wanted to use the red chipboard "christmas" alphas, which would add a nice amount of red to the layout. next, i went looking for greens and browns. i ended up pulling the brown woodgrain paper from the tail waggers and cat naps collection, because i loved the way the collage looked against it. once i had my main colors of red, green, and brown, i added in some touches of aqua and yellow, using the stickers and chipboard border piece.
it was a very last minute decision to add this little chipboard reindeer. i had this empty space, and figured i would add the date or a few more stickers. but the reindeer was so cute in the package, and he fit nicely there, so i added him.
this journaling could go with just about any christmas get together with my family. and i love that. we have our traditions, and our way of doing things, and i love doing those things every year.
and a quick photo of us from this christmas. it was a busy holiday weekend, with three family get togethers in three days. we were all so tired yesterday, and spend the majority of the day trying to recover from all the hustle and bustle of the festivities.
Love the layout and the family pic...the hair looks great on you ;)
Posted by: Heather Crawford | December 28, 2011 at 07:11 AM
Great LO and your family photo is awesome! Your hair looks so cute!
Posted by: kathy (krolski) | December 28, 2011 at 07:17 AM
love your layout and how you fit so many photos on there, very nice! Your family photo is beautiful, you have GREAT hair!! I am jealous, I have nothing for hair, it's so fine...hope you had a great Christmas! :)
Posted by: Laurie LaRiviere | December 28, 2011 at 07:59 AM
Great family photo... I had to do a double take, though, Joe looks SO DIFFERENT without his facial hair :) Love the layout as always.
Posted by: Yvonne | December 28, 2011 at 08:26 AM
okay that paper is ADORABLE--I really like how you used it and made a simple grid of your pictures--might just have to copy this idea! :) CUTE family picture too!
Posted by: Diana Waite | December 28, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Ohhh, that's a really good family pic and yes, I like your hair too!! You're lookin' good, girl!! :) The reindeer is very cute on the layout...love the whole thing. Not sure I've ever seen anything you've done that I didn't love! lol
Posted by: Sandy Andriese | December 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM
love the layout -- the colors, the photo collage, and the reindeer! Happy scrapping!
Posted by: Jessica Lamb | December 28, 2011 at 06:24 PM
What a cute layout, perfect for getting all those Christmas memories on one page.
What a great family photo, you look beautiful and Joe does look different but handsome. The girls look pretty. I think everyone is recovering this week from all the holiday hoop-la, so much fun yet tiring!!
Posted by: dawn | December 29, 2011 at 02:54 AM
Such a beautiful layout!
Posted by: Shir Benovich | December 29, 2011 at 04:45 AM
Love this page, Laura! I love grid designs too...great for getting lots of photos on a page! Great to hear that you all had a fun Christmas! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | December 29, 2011 at 04:54 AM
This is such a great page! I love collages too. I love all the photos you have but it isn't cluttered or too busy. I too am happy to read you had a wonderful holiday. I love your new hair cut! ;) Great family photo as well! Have a Happy New Year! I can't believe this year is over!!!
Posted by: Michelle | December 29, 2011 at 05:04 AM
omg, this LO is so adorable! I love the college and the colors are so pretty!
Cute family portrait too, came out terrific!
Posted by: Carla T | December 29, 2011 at 07:56 AM
Love the collage...perfect way to scrap Christmas! This is such a fantastic page!!!! CUTE product that you scrapped perfectly:-)
Posted by: Jamie Harder | December 30, 2011 at 06:33 PM
LOVE LOVE LOVE the LO!! I need to scrap Christmas--I haven't scrapped any at all!!
BTW--Got the Silhouette for Christmas! WOO-HOO!!
Wishing you a Happy New Year!!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | December 31, 2011 at 08:05 PM
great, clean design with a touch of whimsy. love it!
Posted by: Krista Lund | January 05, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Super cute layout Laura. I love the collage, and the adorable reindeer. It looks so uncluttered, and you have a ton of pics on there. Thank you so much for the inspiration. Take care. :)
Posted by: Kim Thomas | November 28, 2012 at 05:11 PM