Echo Park ~ Christmas Joy 🎄

Happy New Year! 

It’s Anna back with you today sharing a layout using Echo Park Christmas Joy. You can find the collection in the shop here.

 

I previously made an advent calendar using this collection, so I created this layout using lots of left over papers and stickers from the collection. 

For this layout I was documenting choosing our Christmas tree.

 I was inspired by Paige Evans to create her folded paper tree that she recently shared on a layout on her social media platforms. 

I began with a sheet of white bazzill 12x12 cardstock. I then mounted my photographs on to patterned papers from the collection. 

I then set about making the folded sheets paper tree. Paige has created a YouTube process video to show how to do this as well as a blog post. So you can find the details of how to make it on her socials. But it is simple to do, just some paper trimming and folding. 

I used patterned papers ‘Christmas Time Tartan’ and the b side of ‘Red Snowflakes’ to make my version. 

After cutting all of the paper strips, I placed my photos where I wanted them first before starting to arrange the tree.

I added a boarder sticker down the left side and then added my title. 

I took a photo of a sign at the Christmas tree field, so I fussy cut it and then mounted it on 3D foam pads and added it to my layout.  

I finished the layout by adding various Element Stickers, including a snowflake on top of the tree, again I used 3D foam pads to adhere it to aline with the folded paper tree.

Thanks so much for looking. 

Don’t forget to check out the Papermaze January sale - 20% off in the shop. 

See you soon with a brand new collection. 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

Echo Park ~ Christmas Joy #1 🎅🏻

 Hello, it’s Anna back with you today. For my final post this month I’m sharing an advent calendar that I have created using Echo Park ~ Christmas Joy. 

You can find the collection {here}

I used a pre made paper advent bunting from Hobbycraft as my starting point…

I then cut 24 squares of coordinating cardstock from the matchmaker pack and adhered them on to each of the bunting pouches. 

I used the Simple Vintage Holly Jolly Number Bits to add a number to each of the bunting squares. I placed them on to start with and then gradually began embellishing each one.

 

I used stickers from the Element Stickers to embellish some of my pockets. 

I also fussy cut some florals and candy canes from patterned paper in the collection -

Festive Floral 

Popular Poinsettia 

Candy Cane Gifts

I also used Nuvo Drops to add some extra detail to some of the pockets. 

I added some chocolate coins to each of the pockets and then strung it across my mantle piece and now it’s all ready to go for the 1st of December. 

Why not have a go yourself? 

For everything you need to document and create for Christmas, Papermaze has a dedicated Christmas section on the website which you can find here. 

Thanks so much for looking! 

🎄See you next month 🎄

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna