JYC 2009: Day 5

Today's prompt is about advent calendars or in general, the ways to count the days until Christmas. I don't count them in any specific way and I don't do advent calendars, so I thought to replicate a child's advent calendar, the one that is filled with chocolate.
Then I wanted to use a tree image, it is a freebie from Dover Publications, so I printed the tree and scanned a photo when I was a child and positioned it in front of the tree. Then I needed a carpet, so I adhered some "Flower Soft" on a piece of chipboard. Then I needed some presents (LOL!) and I made them using a Cuttlebug embossing little folder.
The advent calendar was tricky to make but the result is sweet and nostalgic, it worthed the trouble.

JYC 2009: Day 4

Day 4 is about a perfect day so I did a layout about a perfect day in the holidays.
I did the "perfect planner" on my pc and then printed it on Gina K's PLW 80 lbs cardstock, then wrote the entries and then used distress inks in blue, green and yellow.
Next step, I sketched this perfect day, it actually is a combination of different pieces of the same day, and I colored it with my copics. I also used a dark brown cardstock to mat the drawing.
Then I used the letters that were in the paper pack and did the title, I also covered them with the Sakura Stardust pen in blue and finally I used Glossy Accents on top.
And voila!

JYC 2009: Day 3

The third day is about handwritten letters and cards, so I wrote a letter to Santa Claus!!!LOL!!!
I used Gina K's PLW 80lbs cardstock to make the envelope and the letter and then I used yellow distress ink. For the decoration of the envelope I used a Cuttlebug die and then a stamp from Inkadinkado "Winter Wonderland" clear stamps set, then I colored it with Copic markers. Then I used a HOTP journaling template to imitate the curved lines that the post office stamps on the stamps (I hope this makes sense!).
I made the card using the Noel Faith stamp from Stampavie and colored it with my copics. Then I cut an oval window on a thin chipboard piece and colored it in red with distress inks.
That's what I did so far, if I have time in the weekend I'll add some embellishments.

JYC 2009: Day 2

The second day is about weather and I wrote the journaling in a doc that I printed on Gina K's Pure luxury 80 lbs white cardstock. I prefer this paper when I want to print something for my LOs or cards because it is sturdy enough so I can distress it, stamp it etc. I wanted to incorporate a winter view, so I did the window (I used the tiny rectangle nestabillity die on chipboard, not easy to cut but I did it!) then painted with my copic markers. Then I sketched the "view" and colored it, and adhered it on an acetate piece that I adhered on the back of the window. Then I thought that it needed something more, so I did the curtain and finaly I sketched and colored the armchair and the little table.

Finally I added the photos on the left and it was ready.

JYC 2009: Day 1

Today was the first day of the Journal Your Christmas online class and we were supposed to write something like an introduction to the journal.

I incorporated a photo of the cover of my favorite christmas book and the title is a phrase from the book, I used the Cuttlebug "Baby Face" and "Harmony" alphabets.

I also used the Martha Stewart Flower Bed deep edge punch for the embellishments.

The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey "Figgy" collection and the cardstock is from Coredinations "Elements" assorthment.

Probably at some point I will add some more embellishments but this is for now!

Oh gosh! I just realized I 've blundered the "Christmas"!!! LOL!!!

I just hope I won't tear the paper when I'll attempt to fix it...