Hi crafty friends! Amber Mitchell here on the Simple Stories blog today to share with you some of the foundation pages that I created for my holiday album! I used the super festive 'Santa's Village' collection for this album and I'm so excited to continue working with it throughout this month as I add more pages and memories to this project!
For the base of this project, I used the Simple Stories SN@P! Studio 6 x 8 Binder in the color Robin's Egg. The color of this binder matched this collection perfectly, and I love how the traditional shades of red and green pop against the blue. I decorated the cover of this album by using some flowers from the Floral Bits & Pieces pack to create a wreath. I added a large Santa die cut to the right-hand side and some small Decorative Brads around the wreath to fill in any empty spaces. For the title, I used some die cuts to spell out "Merry Christmas" on the left-hand side. And, finally, for a bit fun, I added a dangle of tassels and charms to the spine by using a large lobster clasp.
When it came to creating the pages for this album, I tried several different styles. I knew that I wanted the pages to include different elements, shapes, and sizes of photo of frames, while also being interactive.
For the title page, I used some alphas from my holiday craft stash to spell out "December". Underneath that, I added a "memories" sentiment, and then some banners and flags that I could use for documenting the year and my thoughts on the season. I machine stitched the title down to keep it in place and used red and white twine to the string the banner onto the page.
To create more texture, I added a half-circle vellum page next. This breaks up the standard 6 x 8 pages and adds more depth to the project. I machine stitched the word "Christmas" onto this page using the same alphas as before. I then added a floral from the Cardstock Stickers and clipped a journal card onto the back of this page using a mini red clothespin.
Since this is a standard 6 x 8 album, I used a handful of pocket pages throughout it. My personal favorite style is the 2 x 2 squares, so I included several of those. I like to stitch sequins or wood veneers into some of the pockets, while leaving space for small die cuts or photo mats in the other pockets. I finished these pocket pages off with small sentiment stickers.
I also added a fun, interactive page of flip-up tags that have photo mats and spots for journaling underneath them. I stapled small, half-circle tabs the sides of the of tags to make them easier to flip up.
I know that when it comes to the holiday season, there are some memories that stand out more than others; ones that really warm our hearts! Because of this, I always like to include a few larger photo mats throughout my album to document these. I used some of the Chipboard Frames to do just that! I love how much these pages stand out. I used some die cuts and some Foam Stickers on these pages to dress up the frames.
I used some of the large block pages from the 6 x 8 Paper Pad to make some statement pages throughout the album. The snow globe page was so cute, and I knew I wanted to add a photo mat to it to document a special holiday memory. To dress this page up even more, I handstitched some sequins to the falling snow accents; I love the texture that this added!
These foundation pages are a great starting point for my album this year and I'm so excited to add photos to them throughout the month.
Thanks so much for visiting my post today! I hope this inspires you to create some foundation pages for your holiday albums! Take care and have a wonderful holiday season!
SUPPLIES: 12 x 12 Collection Kit, Cardstock Stickers, Foam Stickers, Decorative Brads, 6 x 8 Paper Pad, Floral Bits & Pieces, Sentiment Bits & Pieces, Journal Bits & Pieces, North Pole Bits & Pieces, Bits & Pieces, Sticker Book, Chipboard Frames, Page Pieces.
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Love the ball fringe!