The holidays are a time of cherished family memories and gorgeous winter days. Scrapbook your most precious moments with these unique ideas from three fabulous designers.

The Magic of Christmas
By Shauna Berglund-Immel

	Die-cut ornaments from metallic gold papers, embellish with glitter and hang from a side border for a magical Christmas layout sure to delight!
		Supplies: patterned Paper Pizazz®: stitched green diamonds w/stripe side border: Christmas Collage Papers specialty Paper Pizazz®: gold/green trees, gold/red roses, gold/ivory flourishes, gold: Metallic Gold Papers, ivory; vellum (available by the sheet) solid Paper Pizazz®: white: Plain Pastels decorative scissors: mini pinking by Fiskars® Xmas ornament die-cut: Accu-Cut® #4 gold leaf glitter: Magic Scraps™ 1/8" gold ribbon: MSI Ribbon Bowtique Scotch® Brand foam mounting tape

Instructions:

1. Mat photo on gold, then on ivory vellum. Adhere to page as shown.
2. Computer journal on white and mat on gold. Adhere to page as shown.
3. Die-cut the following ornaments: three gold, one gold/red roses, one gold/ivory flourishes, one gold/green trees.
4. Mat gold/red roses, gold/ivory flourishes, gold/green trees on gold paper and trim to 1/16".
5. Using mini pinking scissors, cut the tops off of the three gold ornaments and adhere over the tops of the gold matted ornaments.
6. Place glue in the zig-zag portion of the die-cuts. Pour gold glitter over the top. Shake off excess.
7. Cut three 3" pieces of ribbon, tie a knot in each and attach to the back of each ornament as shown.
8. Attach ornaments to page using foam tape.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland
By Susan Cobb

	This page uses layers of pastel and patterned vellum plus a painted vellum sheet to create a collage effect. The trick is the placement of the layers and in choosing vellums in the same color scheme—here, Susan chose cool blues and white.
		Supplies: patterned Paper Pizazz®: snowflake collage: Vacation Collage Papers specialty Paper Pizazz®: snow birds vellum: Heritage Vellum; pastel blue vellum; cornflower blue vellum: 12 x 12 Pastel Vellum Papers; vellum snowflakes: Vellum Papers (also available by the sheet); metallic silver: Metallic Silver Papers (also available by the sheet) solid Paper Pizazz®: dark red: Solid Jewel Tones silver photo corners: Canson 10" of 1/4" wide white satin ribbon: Offray pen: gold Sakura Gelly Roll

Instructions:

1. Cut an 8" square from pastel blue vellum, turn as a diamond, and glue to the center of the snowflake collage background paper. Cut an 8 1/4" square of the cornflower blue vellum, turn as a diamond, and place half of it over the left side of the page. The point should rest at the center of the pastel blue vellum diamond. Glue in place. Trim edge even with the background paper.
2. Add photo corners to the snowbirds vellum sheet and glue to the page about 3/4" from the right side, and 1/2" from the bottom, overlapping the first pieces.
3. Cut a 6" square from vellum snowflakes, turn as a diamond, place over the cornflower blue vellum with the center on the edge of the background paper. Glue in place and trim edge even with page. Repeat for a 3" pastel blue square.
4. Triple mat photos on dark red, pastel blue vellum, and silver. Trim edges to a 1/16" red border and 1/8" blue vellum border, and silver border. Glue photos to page as shown, then add journaling and pen work with the silver pen. Tie a white bow and adhere to the page as shown.

Christmas Wishes
By Lisa Garcia-Bergstedt

	Patterned paper Christmas ornaments attached with foam tape and adorned with artistic wire give this holiday tree a realistic look!
		Supplies: patterned Paper Pizazz®: burgundy, green snowflake, plaid, stripe, diamond, red snowflake, holly: Mixing Christmas Papers specialty Paper Pizazz®: metallic silver: Metallic Silver Papers (also available by the sheet) solid Paper Pizazz®: ivory: Plain Pastel Papers silver wire: Artistic Wire foam tape Mini Glue Dots™: Paper Wishes pens: Sakura Opaque and Micron

Instructions:

1. Crop and mat your photo on ivory paper. Attach to upper right of burgundy.
2. Cut out three patterned squares of various sizes for gift boxes. Lisa made the following sizes: 2 3/8" x 2 1/2", 3 1/4" x 3 3/8" and 3 7/8" x 4 3/16". Create ribbons for the boxes by cutting strips of paper approximately 1/4" and folding them into loops, then layering on top of one another. Affix with Mini Glue Dots™. Layer presents below photo. Cut a 1 3/8" x 2 5/16" rectangle of ivory. Trim top corners to create tag. Mount on burgundy and trim. Punch hole in top, journal "Christmas Wishes" on tag and attach with foam tape to large present.
3. Cut out seven patterned paper circles of various sizes for ornaments. Journal on ivory paper and cut into circles to fix on ornaments as shown.
4. Cut tree from green paper. Attach ornaments to tree with foam tape. Use metallic silver to create a silver cap for each ornament. Bend silver wire to create a loop and attach to back of each with a Mini Glue Dot™. Bend more wire to create ornament hangers and "hang" from tree by cutting slits to put wire through. Adhere tree to left side of page, overlapping presents.
5. Journal "All I want want for Christmas...". Journal under photo.