With all of the photos taken and memories made during the holiday season, we need a quick and easy way to get all of that merriment into our albums, and pocket pages provide just the outlet for our creativity! Today for day four of our 12 Days of Holiday Giving event, Meghann Andrew is sharing how she recorded a fun Christmas memory in pockets, in a beautiful and colourful way! Let’s see what she created:
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Hello, friends, and happy holidays! There are so many wonderful moments to document during our holiday season—from traditions to parties, and pocket pages are ideal for getting all of those photos, journaling, and pretty product, of course, in your album. Take a look at a Christmas Market memory that I documented using the new Pinkfresh Studio Holiday Magic collection:
This double-page spread using a Project Life G page protector held my favourite photos from a chilly and festive night enjoying a Christmas Market in the U.K. The bright and happy colours in the Holiday Magic collection could not have been more perfect for this happy memory.
My title tag is always one of my favourite parts of the pocket page, and I created this one with the Holiday Magic title ephemera and chipboard alpha. Layering a label, stickers and an enamel dot below added a bit of whimsy to this pocket, situated in the center of my spread.
Document all of the holiday vibes of your event by taking photos not only of the people you are sharing it with, but the setting, too! Remember to get close-ups and shots from different angles. These images made my spread so much more interesting, and I can practically smell the strudel in this photo!
Don’t forget that some pockets can be left without a photo, using only pretty product to fill them. These are called “fillers,” and placing them strategically and leaving plenty of white space in the pocket gives the viewer’s eye a place to rest. This cute “let’s get merry” tag found in the die cut tags pack was perfectly placed on a tone-on-tone patterned paper, adorned with greenery from the ephemera pack and colourful and metallic enamel dots!
The negative space in a photo corner is the perfect place to add a pop of colour or sparkle. I loved using these mini banners from the cardstock stickers, plus a puffy star sticker and metallic enamel dot here. It doesn’t take much to add some interest to a dark corner of a photo!
For all of my scrapbookers out there: don’t forget that you can layer inside of your pockets, too! A piece of patterned paper, die cut ticket from the ephemera pack, a chipboard sticker and colourful and metallic enamel dots made this little tag complete with dimension—while still allowing it to slide in its pocket!
If you’ve never tried documenting in pockets before, give it a try this holiday season, and give all of those merry moments a place in your album! Happy creating, friends!
Find more of Meghann’s work here: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
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Wow! We know that Meghann’s post will make you want to start recording your memories in pockets if you haven’t already! Be sure to “pin” her pockets for your December album inspiration, too! You may just have some more product to create that album with if you win today’s first prize from our friends at Pinkfresh Studios:
Get ready for our most colorful holiday collection yet: Holiday Magic! With sweet candy colors, whimsical designs and the modern typeface you’ve come to expect from Pinkfresh Studio, we can’t wait to see the holiday magic you’ll create with the entire collection, designed by the talented Kaitlin Sheaffer! This collection is perfect for layouts, mini albums, pocket/notebook pages and more. it’s also a perfect fit for December daily or December memories albums. Check out the collection in full HERE in the Pinkfresh Studio store!
Our second prize will also have you ready to record in pockets:
Happy holidays from all of us at Elle’s Studio! One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to the shop to spend on any of our products—from our monthly kit to our new Title Builder Vol. 5 The Merriest collection! Have fun recording your merry holiday memories this season!
Two fantastic prizes are up for grabs today! To enter to win both of today’s prizes, along with a pocket letter from Meghann, 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!
We’d love for you to follow today’s partner sponsors and at the links below for more ideas, inspiration and new products!
Pinkfresh Studio : Shop | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook
Elle’s Studio : Shop | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook Group
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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 << you are here!
I thoroughly enjoyed this post and Meghann’s pocket pages. I don’t scrapbook often (I am a cardmaker) but after seeing how much easier putting together pocket pages are, I think I would be hooked!! I can’t wait to try this after the holidays with all our new photos. Bravo to Meghann for her lovely pockets and to sponsors Pinkfresh Studios and Elle’s Studios.
Perfect way to do a December daily!!! And this line from Pink Fresh is so pretty!
How wonderful your Christmas memories look. And this is so simple! Thanks for the chance to win…
The new Pink Fresh Holiday Magic collection is amazing! I would love to win this set! A gift card from Elle’s Studio would be great.
Such fantastic prizes and such generous sponsors!
Very sweet!!! Love the bright colors on the pink fresh collection. And gift certificates are always nice! Thanks so much for a chance to win.
OMG! Another fun prize pack! Love the fun colours, it makes me happy!
I love the pockets! I can’t wait to make my own. Thanks for sharing
Super cute and very merry pocket pages! I love the color palette in the Pink Fresh Collection and I love the Elle’s Studio title builder set. So many amazing products. Awesome giveaway. Thank you SCT, Pink Fresh and Elle’s Studio.
I love the quick layout tips with pockets. It’s a great way to get photos to pages,
Oh my! Love the possibilities these prizes present! Thanks for the opportunity to win them.
Love the pocket pages layouts and the beautiful Holiday Magic kit.
Holiday magic is so beautiful love love
All of this pocket page inspiration has me thinking about making a few pocket pages to supplement my albums
The pocket idea looks interesting. I think I could possibly create that way. Wonderful prizes. Thanks for the chance to win.
And the fun continues…. day 4. I love to discover companies I have never tried. Thanks you for these fun giveaways.
I have not tried pocket scrapbooking yet, but it looks like fun! Fantastic pages! And fantastic prizes, thanks SCT and sponsors!
Great inspiration!
What a wonderful layout! I love all the spots for paper, embellishments and pictures! I am in love with Pinkfresh!!! Can’t wait to see what the new year brings for all these fab companies!
I would love to win!
I love it – so much easier than doing a full 12×12 layout page.
Love the idea of using pocket pages for Christmas, when we inevitably take too many pictures! Thank you for sharing your project, and the opportunity to win some amazing prizes!
Love the idea of using pockets! I have some but just never seem to get around to doing any.
I wish I could make my pocket pages look so beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win some Holiday Magic!
Great use of the PFS collection which I’d love to win!
Yes, wow! Meghann has great style! As well as the two companies offering up today’s prizes. Magical!
I have a hard time with full page scrapbook layouts, so I love the idea of using tge pockets to document memories.
I love pocket scrapping and am inspired by Meghann’s layouts! Thanks so much for the chance to win today’s awesome prizes!!
I love love love Meghann’s pocket pages!!!!!
I love everything about this – the color scheme, the ephemera, the pictures that tell the story. Thanks, Meghann, for the wonderful tips!
Wow, such great holiday products! So many great ideas. Some great ideas from Meghann’s pocket page spread, as it’s so fun and festive!
I love Meghan’s way of scrapbooking. It has helped me get caught up
love the pages! Super cute!
This is a wonderful and colorful collection.
I just love these pocket pages! They are so vibrant and colorful! What a great two package prizes! Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win to great products!
Such great pocket scrapbooking ideas! Such a great way to scrapbook when you have a lot of photos.
Great giveaways also….Love the Pinkfresh collection..so bright and cheery!
The Holiday Magic collection is so bright and beautiful. The Elles Studio Title builder stamps are also so useful to have. Thank you for the opportunity to win either one of these amazing prizes today.
What an amazing “Festive Moments in Pockets” project! Great inspiration! Thanks for the chance to win today’s giveaways.
Really cute pocket pages, and great prizes! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Have recently moved towards pocket scrapbooking and love it – can be simple or really fancy. Love these prizes!!
Another amazing set of gifts! Love the Holiday Magic! Thanks for the chance to win!
Loving day 4 & the giveaways that go with it! Meghann certainly knows how to put those pocket pages in such a pretty order. Thanks everyone.
I have never used pocket pages, but I am thinking I need to give them a try. They seem more manageable that a 12×12 scrapbook page. Love these pages!
Super nice giveaways!
This is a wonderful pocket album! Loving the fun and fresh colors of the Pink Fresh products! I could certainly use these! I have always loved Avery Elle’s die cuts and tags. They are perfect for journaling and using in albums! Thank you SCT for the inspiration and another amazing giveaway opportunity! Happy Holidays!
Fabulous pages using pockets.
I have never done pocket memory keeping and it always looks so fun. If I win this, it may give the impetus to start! I love this collection from Pink Fresh.
I would love to win these great prizes. That Pinkfresh collection is so cute!
Beautiful pocket ideas! Love the pages!
Fab prizes today with a couple of my favorites! Love Pinkfresh and Elle’s Studio!
Meaghann’s creations are always out of this world. I’m redoing some scrapbook pages from 2014 in 8.5 x11 based on a lot of her layouts.
What a cute collection! Love pocket scrapbooking!