Hi there.
Merry Christmas to you & yours.
Today I am sharing a project which is themed "Christmas morning"
I decided on a Project Life Scrapbook spread as I have so many photos of my kids over the years on Christmas morning.
We always make a big deal of the waking up & seeing what Santa has left. My kids are 19 & 16 now – so they don't really care for it so much these days lol but certainly still like to get presents.
So here is my spread which is a double project life layout.
I have done project life for a few years now – I don't always do complete weeks as such, rather use the layout format to capture lots of photos of one event. In my album I alternate both project life pages & traditional scrapbook pages.
My choice of adhesives for this project were…
As part of this tutorial I thought I'd show you how I start a PL spread.
I cut/trim all my photos to size ( I usually print 3×4)
I lay the photos out on top of the page protector to get an idea of what will go where & which photos i'll use.
After the photos I then start laying out some ephemera to figure out what looks good where.
Once I have roughly laid out the photos & ephemera I then choose matching patterned papers to fill in the gaps. I cut them to size & decide on layering & which items I may want to pop up with Liquid Scrap dots.
Once everything is set up I start gluing all the background papers & layers together.
I like to create a 3D look on some of the elements across the pages as it adds extra interest & helps bring everything together.
I love with Liquid Scrap Dots that I can decide the height of the item just by applying as much of the adhesive & or pressure when applying to suit my needs.
Here are lots of close ups of the completed spread – so you can get a really good look.
I hope you have enjoyed my share today & that you have a fabulous holiday season surrounded by the ones you love.
Merry Christmas from everyone at Helmar!!
