December Calendar page

 Hello all! I have my December calendar page to share today! I started with the November double page sketch from Stick It Down:

I bought a Christmas warehouse box last year from Simple Stories and this layout was finally my chance to play with the more Christmassy stuff. I started by finding some patterned papers that went well with my photos. Once I had attached the banners across the bottom half of both pages, I used my sewing machine to create the frame with white thread. I wanted my photos to pop, so I matted them on white cardstock. For my journaling, I typed it up and printed it on white cardstock that I cut into strips. To embellish the page, I found some frames to add to a couple of the photos and then used some die cuts and brads to finish off the clusters. To add a bit of dimension, I added Glossy Accents to the little hearts in my clusters.

I am entering this in the Lasting Memories Thankful for Words challenge since I used lots of them and used a list form for my journaling to list off everything we did last December.