Can you believe we’re already at day ten of our 12 Days of Holiday Giving Event? We’ve already seen so many amazing projects and found wonderful giveaways up for grabs, and today we’re continuing with design team member Nathalie DeSousa. Nathalie is sharing how she is documenting her December memories in a notebook using one of our favourite holiday collections, which you can win at the end of this post! Let’s take a look!
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Hello, crafty friends! It’s Nathalie with you today to continue the 12 Days of Giving celebration from Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine! I am so excited to share with you all something that is very dear to my heart, my December traveler’s notebook. I love this format! It has been my daily documentation format for the past 10 years; the small and simple size is perfect for the jolly, but busy December days.
Supplies: Patterned paper, die cuts, stamp, puffy stickers, washi tape, gold glaze: Warm Wishes collection from Vicki Boutin and American Crafts; Printable ephemera: Vicki Boutin; Ink, embossing powder: Altenew; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Pen: Muji: Font: Remington Noiseless; Traveler’s notebook, page protector: Citrus Twist Kits
I am loving Vicki Boutin’s Warm Wishes collection. It is colorful, versatile, and oh so perfect for the season!
For my first spread, I decided to enlarge the photo of my little cousins to fit the entire page of the traveler’s notebook. There is so much detail in the photo, so I paired it with a simple journal spot.
I love all the details in the packaging of the collection and decided to add it as a layer behind the journal. A few embellishments complete the spread.
For my next spread, I am using an Instax-sized photo page protector as a means to add multiple pictures in one spread.
I printed my photos to fit inside the pockets and added the small, exclusive number ephemera from Vicki Boutin to each of the photos. I trimmed a piece of the patterned paper to create a tag to fit in the pocket and added a small ephemera piece that serves as a sentiment and for the spread.
For my journal page, I used ledger paper and added washi tape to the right of the page. Then, using the stamp set, I added a few details to the top of the page. I wanted the title to pop from the page, so I heat embossed the “joy” word outline. A bit of diluted glaze helped to add shine to the word. I simply fussy cut the word and built a title cluster along with ephemera pieces at the bottom of the journal page.
I love how easy these pages came together, and Vicki’s newest Warm Wishes collection just added that extra detail to the finished spreads. I cannot wait to see how you document your holiday season!
And an extra little surprise today…
I am sure you will all love today’s giveaway, but I also wanted to join in on the celebration and create a little something for a lucky follower. This little album contains a few of my favorite things, including some vintage Vicki Boutin collection pieces in the mix. Think of it as a curated collection of my crafty adventures!
Before I leave you, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and merry Christmas season. May love, peace, and happiness fill your homes all through the holidays and the upcoming year!
Find more of Nathalie’s work here: Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube
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What a gorgeous notebook project! For today’s first wonderful giveaway one lucky winner will receive an array of Warm Wishes products, as well as the We R Memory Keepers Explosion Punch Board from our friends at American Crafts!
Warm Wishes by Vicki Boutin provides the sweetest details to your holiday projects including holiday words, phrases, and icons that will help you tell your story. We would love to give away the Warm Wishes paper, 6×8 paper pad, stamps, Thickers, and the We R Memory Keepers Explosion Card Punch Board to one lucky winner! Good luck & Merry Christmas!
Today’s second prize from our friends at Hero Arts includes must-have crafting staples for your stash!
Hero Arts has just the thing to fill your stocking and never fear, you’ve made the “nice” list! What is your preference – more color or more sparkle? With this prize pack, you get a bit of both!
This prize includes: Sunshine Palette Reactive Cubes, Sea Palette Reactive Cubes, Nature Palette Reactive Cubes, Floral Palette Reactive Cubes, Hero Paste, Glitter Paper Holiday Sparkle, Glitter Paper Fall, Glitter Paper Basics
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To enter to win both of today’s prizes, leave a comment on this post below by December 21st at noon ET. A winner will be selected at random and announced here on the blog on December 22nd!
Follow today’s partner sponsors and at the links below for more ideas, inspiration, and new products coming in the new year!
American Crafts: Website | Blog | Instagram | Facebook
Hero Arts: Shop | Blog | Instagram | Facebook
Missed out on any of our 12 Days of Holiday Giving posts? We’ll add the previous day’s links to the end of each new post! See you tomorrow for more fun and inspiration!
Day 01 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: Kicking Off the Merriment with Susan R. Opel
Day 02 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: A FREE Cut File + Inspiration from Paige Evans
Day 03 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: Sweet Treats with Mindy Eggen
Day 04 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: Festive Moments in Pockets with Meghann Andrew
Day 05 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: Merry & Mini with Erica Thompson
Day 06 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: Crafting Christmas Cards with Wendy Sue Anderson
Day 07 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: Winter Inspiration + Time Saving Tips with Anya Lunchenko
Day 08 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: DIY Holiday Decor with Lisa Dickinson
Day 09 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: Coordinating Creations with Latisha Yoast
Day 10 : 12 Days of Holiday Giving: Documenting December with Nathalie DeSousa <<< you are here!
LOVE this little daily journal idea. It is more than just writing down note but not as overwhelming as a full LO page, especially this time of year. Your use of stickers and embellies makes each page so appealing. I am so appreciative when a company makes good use of the packaging and it is possible to use it for a project. It needs to be there anyway so why not make it worthwhile!
Your folder is so sweet. I enjoy making and decorating little folios for gifts or just for myself.
Merry Christmas to you and yours! :)
I love your ideas. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win!
The festive journal is absolutely awesome, complete with beautiful patterned papers and fun embellishment!
I would love to win one of these awesome prizes!
Lovely idea! Wonderful giveaway.
Love Warm Wishes! Thanks for the inspiration Nathalie! More amazing giveaways. Thanks for the chancevto win!
Gorgeous way to document the holiday season!
Love the ink pads in small cube size.
fun page – love the details:)
thanks for the chance to win one of these amazing prizes:)
What a beautiful notebook project! Great giveaway!
Love this prize package. The inks would be a welcome addition to my craft room to create all year round
I love American Crafts and what a gorgeous project created by the very talented Nathalie’. Hero Arts is another company on my favourite list. I especially love their embossing powder, it’s fabulous and it never lets me down. Thanks so much for a chance to win another fantastic prize.
YOWZA! How fantastic is your traveler’s notebook! This is just the coolest. Love your pages, sweet photo! This makes scrapbooking so manageable, love the size! Perfect! Merry Merry!
Talk about a giveaway. This tops them all.
Warm Wishes looks great…love the name too! Who can’t use some sparkles….thanks Hero Arts!!
Ooooo, that explosion card punch board is AWESOME!
I love it! I love that size too and have been wanting to do one like that!
Nathalie has a great eye for putting together these smaller notebook pages so they don’t look cluttered or too busy! This is beautifully detailed and I wish I could use a journal like this to remember special days/events. If I set time aside to focus on this I am sure I would be hooked! Thank you Nathalie for sharing your gifts and to the giveaway sponsors today.
This is a great idea for making a cookbook to share as a gift.
What a wonderful keepsake to document your family during the holidays.
Be still my heart! Day 10 has exceeded all expectations, VB & HA, 2 of my favourite products to use. Nathalie has done another excellent job on giving us inspiration , tips & techniques. Thank you for the chance to win.
Love Nathalie’s project and the prize pack too.
Everything is fabulous: the notebook, the minibook, the gifts! Thanks so much for making everyday fun.
Sweet pages. Love the hugging kids.
Vicki Boutin’s collection is so sweet. Love the papers and that washi tape ? – amazing. Both of these prizes would be so great! I have been loving this 12 day of Christmas inspiration. Thank you!
Beautiful documenting project! Great giveaways!
I love the Warm Wishes collection and Hero Arts ink! Thank you for these generous prizes,
I love Natalie’s album and I love today’s prize package! I have been drooling over Vicki’s collection and Hero inks are some of the best in the industry! Thank you SCT for the fun surprise everyday.
I love this Vicki Boutin collection!! I would love to scrapbook our Christmas photos with it!! And what a great prize from Hero Arts. Thanks for the chance to win these prizes!!
Too much to love in this prize. I really want to try the card punch board, but the glitter, the stamps and the ink are super aw well.
What a great prize ????
OMG ???? could definitely use this giveaway! Fun fun fun ????
Nathalie is one of my favorite designers and what an amazing prize package! Maybe my favorite one so far. Everyone is just so generous with their time and the products being given away.
Nathalie I love your Christmas notebook! I will be making one for the grandkids. Hero Arts products are high quality and timeless!
I love making an album every year that is specifically just December. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
What wonderful prizes! And Nathalie’s TN is so adorable.
Oh what a lovely travelers notebook – I love the story it tells. Many thanks to Nathalie, We R Memory Keepers and Hero Arts for your generosity!
So many goodies!
That is so sweet of Nathalie to make a mini album as a gift for one winner! It’s beautiful!!
Ah Nathalie I love your December Daily, the traveller’s notebook size is just perfect! And Vicki’s Warm Wishes collection is simply amazing!
Wow love the stockings. This is amazing idea. I love it.
Happy Holidays to you, as well, Nathalie! Thank you for sharing.
I love your traveler’s notebook! It’s great how you can easily enlarge photos to fit the whole page or add multiple photos with a photo page protector. :) The other album you made it so fun!
You have made some wonderful projects to preserve your memories.
Woo hoo! I love any product from Vicki Boutin! I just worked with a few pieces of Warm Wishes the other night. Great quality and just beautiful. I really like Hero Arts products. I really could use some new mini ink pads. Merry Christmas ????
Amazing and stunning layout!!! Love this journal!
Wonderful creative ideas. Thanks for sharing
Love Nathalie’s DD album – it’s packed with goodness! Thanks so much for the chance to win today’s amazing prize package!!
Nathalie’s December Travellers Notebook is lovely, and the little album prize she created looks amazing!
Thanks you to the sponsors. I love theWe R Memory Keepers Explosion Punch Card Board. I have been wanting to try one of those. The Warm Wishes collection by Vicki Boutin is gorgeous. It is impossible to resist anything from Hero Arts.
Fantastic prizes!!! Nathalie you are really inspiring, love your style.