Celebrate The Magic With This Traditional Holiday Layout

Feel the holiday cheer come to life on your scrapbook page! This festive layout features the Magic of Christmas collection and captures the joy and wonder of the season. With playful borders, classic patterns and merry embellishments, it’s the perfect design for showcasing your favorite Christmastime memories. Follow the steps below to recreate the look — then add your own holiday magic!

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To create this layout you will need:

Let’s Get Started!

Layout by **Brenda Rose**, Creative Memories Design Team Contributor

Step 1: Use Bright White cardstock for the base of the layout.

Step 2: Cut a 12″ x 4″ piece of the pine branches designer paper. Adhere 2-1/2″ from the bottom.

Step 3: Cut a 12″ x 3″ piece of Christmas plaid designer paper. Adhere above the pine branches.

Step 4: Cut (2) 12″ x 1/8″ pieces of pretty bows designer paper. Place one above the Christmas plaid and one below the pine branches. Using small, consistent pieces like this ties all the pieces together and gives the layout a cohesive, polished look.

Step 5: Cut (4) 1″ x 2″ pieces of Golden Stars paper. Dovetail the bottom edges and adhere slightly apart starting 1″ from left edge.

Step 6: Cut (2) 4″ x 6″ cranberry cardstock photo mats. Then, cut (2) 3‑5/8″ x 5‑5/8″ bright white pieces and layer on top of the cranberry cardstock. These will hold (2) 3-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ photos. The left photo mat is 3-1/4″ from the bottom and 3/4″ from the left edge. Place the other slightly to the right.

Step 7: Using foam squares, adhere the Christmas candy border along the bottom edge of the pine branches paper. Adhere the branches border directly to the paper, centered top to bottom in the white space, followed by adding the lights border with foam squares.

Step 8: Using the small end of the gold pen, add dots to the page around the lights & branches.

We hope you enjoy recreating this magical holiday layout! Let us know what holiday memories you’ll use this layout for!

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