Right at Home Scrapbooking

Holiday Hours

Our hours over the Holiday's...

Wednesday, December 23rd  10AM-5PM

Thursday, December 24th  10AM-2PM

Friday, December 25th  Store Closed

Saturday, December 26th  Store Closed

Sunday, December 27th  12PM-4PM

Ho, Ho, Ho

Nothing truly gets you into the holiday spirit than some colorful scrapbooking paper!
The new North Pole Collection from Crate Paper got me so giddy about Christmas that I couldn't wait for new pictures from the big day, I scrapped some from last year!

On this first layout I wanted to add some texture to my layout so I spritzed the paper with water, crumbled it up and distressed it with some sandpaper.  Be sure to let the paper dry before adhering to the cardstock. I made the "pleated" paper with the candy cane striped paper and then added some different sized scalloped paper for some added dimension.  A little bit if Stickes in Icicle was the perfect touch to complete the layout.

Ho Ho Ho

For the next layout I just knew I had to use the adorable chipboard tree as the center of my page.  These picture of my girls decorating a gingerbread tree were perfect.  I added some buttons to the tree to look like ornaments!

Changing Up Tradition

The next layout was made using larger pieces of the paper collection.

3 Santa's

 

And, finally I used a large chipboard candy cane and quote for a card.  Again I added some Stickles in Icicle to the letter for some sparkle!  So fun & so easy!

May Your Christmas Be Merry and Bright

Be sure to pick up some NORTH POLE COLLECTION by CRATE PAPER for your holiday pictures!

Store Closed-Sunday, December 20th

    Our store will be closed today, Sunday, December 20th due to weather conditions.  Be safe and warm!

More December Details...

As promised...here are some layouts using Bella Blvd's December Details line.  The papers are so much fun to work with, the colors, the patterns and there are some great coordinating stickers!

My first layout is my daughter with Santa from last year... It was a bit difficult, but I finally convinced her to sit with him!!

Next, I created a layout featuring my daughter and her best friends on the last day of school before the Christmas break.  They could not wait to exchange gifts, so we had an impromptu get together at our house.  It was so much fun, we have plans to do something similar this year!!

I used strips of the different papers to create a frame and made "flowers" by distressing and layering punched circles and buttons.  I finished it off with some doodling with a silver pen. 

I'm off to finish my holiday shopping... stop by the Right at Home soon and check out the great papers by Bella Blvd and the other holiday goodies!  I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday!

Kathy

How about a December Sketch with 6 photos??

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"...and if you are like me the pictures are already piling up!!  Well, I am here to save the day.  How about a single-page sketch with 6 pictures...yea, you heard me 6 PICTURES!!!!  Take a look...

December Sketch

...and here is my take on the sketch using my December goodies from Right at Home.  This month Lisa sent me My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas Collection and it is caaa-ute! 

"Watchful Eye"

Hope this helps with the mountain of photos.  Make sure to post your layout in the gallery so we can take a peek at what you create...Happy Holidays!

Fun with Eskimo Kisses !!

As most of you know, I LOVE Basic Grey papers and goodies !! So I was beyond excited to be able to use the Eskimo Kisses collection for my December projects !! Even though the collection is predominantly for Christmas themed pages  I was able to create and non-Christmas page with these yummy papers and embellies to highlight my photos of Lilly "trying" to walk my 80 lb. dog Simba !!

I distressed and inked all the papers (shocking, I know ... LOL !!) and I printed the photos on matte paper so I could ink the edges of them as well. The chipboard and sticker elements were also inked - nothing was safe from the ink pad on this page !!! I used Basic Grey's "Take Note" which are fun journaling cards and transparencies that coordinate with their collections. I used one of these transparencies to cover the main photo with had alot of "Grey" space around the subject. The chipboard elements are always fun and I used them in the title, as parenthesis around the smaller photos and as a flower center.

 
 

My next page is a Christmas-themed layout. The photos are from Snow's, one of my Favorite stores in Eastham that always has great Christmas decorations.

I inked, once again, and was less distressed on this page !! I layered lovely velvety green ribbon over the striped paper and used a notebook punch for texture and wove some white tinsel ribbon through the punches ... I also added some pearls to the element sticker border below the notebook-punched paper.

For the title, I used a chipboard piece and framed it with "Pops", another fun layered sticker embellishment that goes with the collection !!

The simple journaling was placed around some scalloped punched circles and a chipboard snowflake with a pearl center.

I finished off by applying stickles to the tiny snowflakes on the background paper ... that doesn't show up well in the photos so you'll HAVE to stop by the store to see in person and scoop up this great collection from Basic Grey !! TFL !!    

Phew . . . Day 12

of the Christmas Countdown Calendar!  Only one more thing left to do.  Mail the Christmas cards.  And just in the "Nick" of time.

Well, that's all folks!  Have a Merry Christmas.  I'll be back after the holidays with some Christmas layouts using Collage Press's Joyride line.   

one stamp set... three ways

I used one image from this stamp set designed by Kim Hughes for Cornish HEritage Farms. I  stamped the tree image several times and  filled them in using various copic  markers to fill in the images

Then I was able to use some of the fun  papers from Cosmo Crickets Jolly Be Golly line of papers and some Crate paper NOrth Pole line of papers to put together three different sets of cards using just one image

In this one, the image is cut out and layered onto patterned papers...some cardboard thickers give it dimension and bakers twine ties it all together.

In this card, I cut out the title from  patterned paper, also cut out the image and used phrases from the papers with t he THickers to make  it whimsical and more casual.

In this third card, I went away from the traditional "holiday" colors all together and used the winter elements from the patterned papers... I even added some stickles to the trees to make them glisten with snow.
I also softened the colors a bit to blend in better with the pink and teal color scheme.

One set of stamps.. . one image and countless possiblities for cards, projects and scrapbooks...Try seeing how many cards or accents you can make with your favorite stamp set... there are many at t he store to choose from.

All projects can be found at Right At Home and make great last minute gifts for you!

Day 11

Today's countdown calendar page says "Visit Family and Friends."  Ahh, how refreshing!  Which is exactly why I included a snowflake swirl, a snowman, and two snowflakes.

Enjoy!  See you tomorrow for the final day of the countdown. 

Sweet Love by Little Yellow Bicycle...

I know were knee deep into the Holiday Season...but this new collection, Sweet Love, just arrived from Little Yellow Bicycle so I had to share.

"Is there anything sweeter than first love? We don't think so, so we know you'll fall in love with our heartfelt Valentine release. Lacy accent papers, foiled and glittered pieces -- even sweet cards to sent to our favorite loved ones -- are included in this lovely collection. This set will steal they key to your heart with little love birds, delicate flowers and whimsical hearts all lovingly fathered for your sweetest project." ...from LYB

Here's a couple projects too to get you inspired...