December 2021 | Joyful Collection | Melissa Vining

Hi everyone, it’s Melissa here and I’m so happy to be back with you today with a Christmas themed layout.  I’m using last years gorgeous Joyful collection. The cut file is from Confessions of A Paper Addict.

I knew that I wanted to use a patterned paper for my background, and chose Very Merry because I love the gold sprinkles. I painted the cut file with a sparkly powder activated with water.  The powder is pink but has hidden colour in it, which is why there is a mix of pink tones.  I actually love that it is uneven.  I used a gold powder for the present.

I fussy cut several flowers from Tis’ The Season for embellishment.  I bended up the edges of the petals for extra dimension and I love how they look scattered throughout my page. I used a couple of Accessory Stickers to help tell my story.

I backed the cut file present with papers from the A5 Paper Stack.  They were perfect with their small repeating patterns.

I hope I’ve encouraged you to dig into an older Christmas collection to document your memories.

Thanks for looking

Melissa xx