Adding Non-photo Christmas Cards to my Layout

 Hi Friends,

I am sure some of you remember a few weeks ago where I shared these layouts I did in my Christmas Album.   

Today I am back to share with you how I added cards without pictures to my album.   Here is what it looks like: 

I used the Becky Higgins 5 x 7 page protectors.  Then I used some redline tape to adhere it to the layout & covered the strip with a strip of paper to match the layout.

Here is a close up of the tab of the finished edge of the 5 x 7 page protector. 

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Merry & Bright Layout

 Hey Friends,

 

Woo HOO!  It's Wednesday!  

 

For Christmas, I usually do a Mini Album to document the Holiday Season, but this year I didn't follow through.  Which means, I don't have that many pictures to complete a mini album and no where to put the cards I have received.  When I receive a card from family & friend during the Holidays, I always keep them.  I never throw them away.  I decided I wanted to create another page to go on the other side of the layout I showed you on Monday 8/11/2014.  A bonus is that all the makings of the last layout is still on my desk- so I just put it together.   

 

This page is using the same paper line and embellishments that I used in my Monday's layout.  All are from Heidi Swapp's Christmas line for 2013 & some Martha Stewart embellishments. 

 

This layout only has 3 pictures on it.  I have more pictures & cards that are from Friends and I am not sure how I want to do them in my album.  Once I decide, I'll be sure to show you here - on the blog. 

 

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Christmas 2013 Layout

Hey There Friends,

I was able to finally carve out some time to make a scrapbook page for my Christmas album.  A few years ago I purchased an album that I have designated just for the Holiday.  My Christmas Album is a Creative Memories original style album (not the true fit) and it is just like the one pictured below.  Since Creative Memories has closed its doors and is no longer making products, I went ahead and purchased another one (different style) just so I can have it on hand for when I fill this one up.  I am a creature of habit and want my Christmas Albums to look alike is size.

Every year I try to get one picture of the hubby & I on Christmas and create a page with that one picture.  Sometimes I have 2 or 3.  As for this year I didn't get even one picture of us.  Shame on me. 

 

Being that I didn't get a picture of us- I had to improvise and use what I had.  I couldn't NOT do a page for this year.  So...  Since living in NJ and living in our very small apartment for the past 8 years we have only had room for a small tree.  So excited that 2013 I was able to get a nice & somewhat narrow 7 foot tree...  It is artificial but I love it.  So my page is a focus of the tree & my favorite ornament for this year.

For this page I used Heidi Swapp's Christmas Collection for last year.  Since the Project Life craze-I wanted to use the cut out page of the 3 x 4 cards and use it on a regular card stock in the format of Project Life without using Project Life page protectors.  And I needed to make the page fit my Old Traditional Size Creative Memories pages.  After everything was cut & layered I added some embellishments through out the page to get your eye to follow the page.   The sentiment was typed up on my computer, printed and adhered to the center of the page.  Some of the embellishments used were from Martha Stewarts Christmas line.  I am not sure the year or the name of the collection it came from though.  Sorry.

 

FYI: For my Creative Memories Albums I do not work directly out of the book or directly on the page.  I do a separate page then adhere it onto the page itself once I am sure this is the place I want it to be.  Since it is a little difficult to just change the pages up. 

 

This layout is ready to be added to my book.  It is only 8 months after Christmas.. but I am ok with it just being done.  (Smile)

 

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