Day 11 of Little Yellow Bicycle's 12 Days of Christmas!

Yay! Finally I get to share the projects I created for Little Yellow Bicycle!!

We, the "Once Upon a Christmas" Cycling Team are doing the "12 Days of Christmas" and I was assigned Day 11. I've created 4 projects with the awesome "Once Upon a Christmas" collection; this collection is so so adorable, I just couldn't choose what to make and decided I would make as much as I could.

I started with this photo tray, a bargain I found at a local garden centre (Intratuin).

As soon as I saw the entire Once Upon a Christmas collection I knew I wanted to decorate a photo tray. The reason is the huge number of gorgeous embellishments that come with this collection. I just wanted to use them all and what is a better way than using them for a photo tray?! To create some depth I adhered photos and embellishments both in the tray and on the frame.

I used my Silhouette Cameo to create the snowflakes on the roof, the snowflake below and the word "Christmas" in the middle.

Once Upon a Christmas supplies:
- Poinsettia / Multi Starlight (OC-102)
- Holly Berry / Green Carols (OC-111)
- Merry Christmas / Red Damask (OC-110)

- Snowflake Plaid / Cream Houndstooth (OC-109)

- Mistletoe Stripe / Green Starlight (OC-105)

- Vintage Santa / Brown Houndstooth (OC-108)

- Snowflake Medallion / Red Houndstooth (OC-106)

- Journaling Cards (OC-134)

- Fabric Favorites (OC-220)
- Clear Cuts Shapes (OC-230)
- Tags & String (OC-132)
- Paper Crafting Kit (OC-305)
- Stick Pins (OC-277)
- Chipboard Shapes (OC-279)
- Cardstock Stickers Favorite Pieces (OC-135)
- Vellum Tape Strips (OC-160)
- Clear Stickers Cardmaking (OC-190)
- Cardstock Stickers Fresh Verse (OC-140) 

Then I created two layouts of which this is the first:

Two of my kids don't mind posing for me when I grab my camera, but the third always runs and hides! So, although the photo on the right isn't exactly perfect, it's very dear to me as it shows all of my kids happily decorating the tree! 

How I love all the embellishments, like the stick pins, the chipboard shapes and the transparant shapes!

Once Upon a Christmas supplies:

- Poinsettia / Multi Starlight (OC-102)
- Holly Berry / Green Carols (OC-111)

- Holly Bird / Brown Carols (OC-107)

- Clear Cuts Shapes (OC-230)
- Tags & String (OC-132)
- Paper Crafting Kit (OC-305)
- Stick Pins (OC-277)
- Chipboard Shapes (OC-279)

Then the second layout "Merry Christmas": For this layout I created a collage of some of the photos I made of all the ornaments hanging in our tree. We have this little tradition: when we go on vacation abroad we buy an ornament for our tree. For example: in this collage you'll see a cable car from San Francisco, a yellow cab from New York, the Eiffel Tour from Paris, etc. And then of course, we have a lot of handmade ornaments and I included a few of those as well. 

and a few close-ups:

Once Upon a Christmas supplies:

- Poinsettia / Multi Starlight (OC-102)

- Snowflake Plaid / Cream Houndstooth (OC-109)

- Vintage Santa / Brown Houndstooth (OC-108)

- Let it Snow / Green Medallion (OC-104)

- Journaling Cards (OC-134)

- Fabric Favorites (OC-220)
- Clear Cuts Shapes (OC-230)
- Tags & String (OC-132)
- Paper Crafting Kit (OC-305)
- Chipboard Shapes (OC-279)
- Vellum Tape Strips (OC-160)

Then last but not least, I created a card:

When I create cards I love to add lots of layers! With this card I started with the base, then added two different papers on top followed by a doily (my own stash), another piece of paper, a journaling card, a snowflake (cut with the Silhouette Cameo) and finally the tag with the sentiment. Add a little machine stitching and your card is finished!

Supplies:

- Snowflake Plaid / Cream Houndstooth (OC-109)

- Mistletoe Stripe / Green Starlight (OC-105)

- Vintage Santa / Brown Houndstooth (OC-108)

- Snowflake Medallion / Red Houndstooth (OC-106)

- Journaling Cards (OC-134)

- Fabric Favorites (OC-220)

And these were my projects! Hope you've enjoyed them!

Thank you so very much Little Yellow Bicycle, for having me on the Once Upon a Christmas Cycling Team! I had the best time ever!! 

Hugs,
Monique