Scrapbooking Christmas with Vintage Artistry Noel
Christmas is a time of year full of family traditions, and it’s so important to record them in our scrapbooks! So today I’m sharing a scrapbook layout recording my mother passing on to my daughter a cherished holiday tradition from my childhood.
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I was so excited to try this beautiful vintage Christmas look from the Vintage Artistry line by Katie Pertiet from 49 and Market!
I started my layout with these two photos - one showing my mom teaching my daughter to make the cookies, and one showing them ready to go in the oven. The Vintage Artistry paper has a stitched outline block in the center that would be perfect for the main photo, but it left me with no good place to put the cookie photo. So I offset it above.
Rub-ons are getting trendy again, and I couldn’t resist ordering these ones! They are similar to the digital brush designs that Vintage Artistry designer Katie Pertiet does that I love, so I could just had to have some of that look for my paper scrapbooks too!
This was my first time using 49 and Market rub-ons and like everything else they produce, they are fabulous. The rub-ons go on easily and perfectly. The finish on the rub-ons is nice and matte. Once they are in place, the rub-ons look like they are part of the paper! Even running a finger over this one I can barely tell where the paper stops and the rub-on starts.
To provide a title and some embellishment, I added a kraft paper block next. I distressed it with some Picket Fence Distress Ink, so it matched the background paper better. The Christmas tree stamp is from the Vintage Artistry Noel stamp set and embossed in clear to give it dimension. The title is embossed with Red Tinsel because if you can’t use sparkle at Christmas, when can you?
I try to always add journaling to my layouts and the big open area at the bottom seemed like a good choice. Instead of making a big heavy block, I made 3/8” wide strips to write my journaling on. (Writing on strips is also a cheater way to get my lines straight without having to get out a pencil and ruler!)
For a final touch, I added some more bling! I left room when writing my journaling for some little pearls (sequins would have worked too). And I scattered white and silver seed beads around the tree like falling snow. And a cluster of red and green buttons accents the title and pulls together the red and green theme!
What family holiday tradition haven’t you scrapbooked yet? Make 2020 the year you record it!
