Christmas 2011 Holiday Paper Collections Roundup

In the scrapping world, Christmas journaling season is in full swing. Whether you follow Journal Your Christmas, December Daily, or your own form of holiday memory keeping, I'm betting that you - like many other scrappers out there - are searching for the perfect new paper line to complement your seasonal photos.

Rest assured that Scrapbook Update is on the case! I've spent hours combing manufacturer web sites, blogs, online catalogs, and promotional images to bring you a massive informational resource. Every Christmas line released at or since CHA Summer 2011 is listed here along with a sampling of images of the line's papers and coordinating embellishments (where applicable). Yes, that's right! From 3 Bugs in a Rug to Webster's Pages, I've scoured the scrapbook industry to bring all things Christmas right to your computer's monitor.

Additionally, I've attempted to categorize each line based on color palette and style. I've kept the number of categories to a minimum to make things simple (keep in mind that some lines may span multiple categories). Here's a little information to help you decode what each label means:

• Traditional Color Palette - Each of these lines stays true to the red and greens that are the hallmark of Christmas lines (exclusive of any neutrals). Additionally, I've allowed lines that include blue as an additional color into this category due to the prevalence of red, green, and blue lines this year. The presence of any other color, though, such as yellow or pink, earns the line a nontraditional label.
• Nontraditional Color Palette - While these lines may contain heavy amounts of red, green, and blue amongst their colors, they also include other shades such as purple, pink, or yellow.
• Vintage Style - These lines are characterized by one or both of the following: heavy distressing, or the presence of vintage imagery. Additionally, an "aged" color palette may earn a line a spot in the vintage category.
• Whimsical Style - These lines contain some of those adorable images that we associate with Christmas: smiling snowmen, scarf-adorned penguins, and a general line-art style to the illustrations are some of the hallmarks of this category.
• Graphic Style - These lines are characterized by clean lines and may contain heavy amounts of dot, stripe, and lattice prints. Additionally, traditional Christmas icons that are depicted using clean lines and a lack of distressing will earn a line a spot in this category. The graphic style category is the most likely to be combined with one of the other two styles.

If you want to find a particular line based on either style or color palette, I recommend that you use your browser's search function to find lines that fall into the categories listed above. Otherwise, all lines are listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer.

3 Bugs in a Rug

Deck the Halls 

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical

Available at Scrapbook.com

American Crafts

Holly Day 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Anna Griffin

Twinkle Bright Christmas

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Authentique

Wonder 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at TwoPeasInABucket.com

Basic Grey

Nordic Holiday

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Bazzill Basics Paper

Holiday Style

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Bella Blvd

Christmas Wishes

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Bo Bunny

Father Christmas 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Cosmo Cricket

Dear Mr. Claus 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage, Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Crate Paper

Peppermint

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Creative Imaginations

Dear Santa 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Whimsical

Available at Scrapbook.com

Sweets for Santa 

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical

Available at Scrapbook.com

Die Cuts With a View

The Merry Christmas Stack 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at

The Christmas & Winter Stack 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at

The Mrs. Claus's Kitchen Stack 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage, Whimsical

Available at

Doodlebug Designs

Santa's Workshop 

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Echo Park

Dots and Stripes Christmas 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Holly Jolly Christmas

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Season's Greetings 

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Fancy Pants

Saint Nick

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Graphic 45

Christmas Emporium

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Hambly Screen Prints

Holiday Deer

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Imaginisce

Santa's Little Helper

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Jenni Bowlin

Christmas 2011

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Jillibean Soup

Christmas Eve Chowder

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

K & Company

Visions of Christmas

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com

Wintertide

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Graphic

Available at

Kaisercraft

December 25th

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com

Silly Season

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Karen Foster Design

Christmas Cooking

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical

Available at Scrapbook.com

Christmas

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical

Available at Scrapbook.com

Lily Bee Design

Jingle

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Little Yellow Bicycle

Wonder & Wishes

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Making Memories

Twinkle

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage, Graphic

Available at

Martha Stewart Crafts

Snow Lace

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Woodland

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Melissa Frances

Deck the Halls

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com

My Mind's Eye

12 Days of Christmas

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Lost and Found Christmas

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Nikki Sivils

Gingerbread Land

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical

Available at Scrapbook.com

October Afternoon

Holiday Style

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage, Graphic

Available at

Pebbles

Welcome Christmas

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Prima

North Country

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Queen and Company

Christmas

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Reminisce

A Christmas Story

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com

Dear Santa

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com

SEI

Holiday Cheer

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Simple Stories

25 Days of Christmas

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

TaDa Creative Studios

Frozen Tozen

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Whimsical, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com

Teresa Collins

Christmas Home

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com

Tim Holtz

Paper Stash and Christmas Adornments

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

We R Memory Keepers

Peppermint Twist

Color Palette: Traditional; Style: Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Webster's Pages

Botanical Christmas

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Vintage

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

Winter Fairy Tale

Color Palette: Nontraditional; Style: Vintage, Graphic

Available at Scrapbook.com and TwoPeasInABucket.com

There's lots of options to choose from, whether your style is vintage or graphic or classic...what is your favorite collection this holiday season?