Jessica's Snow Babies with glitz

Joy's multimedia winter decoration

Sarah used snow to represent all those bubbles

Angela's cozy layout about bringing baby home

Sherri's childhood pictures with colorful Christmas paper

Jamie's brownie boxes, designed in SCAL, decorated and given as teacher gifts

Sandi's Christmas Past paper-piecing layout

Winter decorations from Barbara

Amy Heller's wintry thank you

Catherine's winter fun layout

Erin's layout about a winter suprise

Jennifer's winter wonderland layout

Kim's card using more scraps from AC Bailey and some Fancy Pants rubons.

I love that she inked her ribbon!

Julie's altered daily planner is perfect to get inspired and motivated

for the start of the new year.

Dianne used doilies to make festive snowflakes for her front window.

Crystal made snowmen using Doodlecharms and Stampin Up Sweet Treat Cups for the tummies filled with marshmallows. Go to her blog for all the details!

Guest Designer: Heidi

Heidi was one of the winners from our guest designer contest! Here is the gorgeous layout she created all about her family's Christmas traditions. Stay tuned for more of Heidi's work this week!

Congrats to this week's top three!

Laurel for her adorable handmade calendar

Hollie's paper bag book

Lisa's button ornament card

Congrats ladies and thanks for playing along. If you want our top three blinky - send me an e-mail at Practical Scrappers.

Sketch Friday

This one should work great for a card or layout!

This week's challenge is: Anything Christmas

Yes, once again, our challenge to you is share Anything Christmas. For one last week we want to see your Christmas projects - next week we will be diving into something else! Our designers will be sharing layouts this week about the Christmas Traditions. The deadline to enter is Saturday at 5:00 ET.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Practical Scrappers!

Our last set of Christmas Tradition Layouts

Jessica's layout about the Parade of Lights
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Kerri's layout about baking cookies
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Joni's layout about handmade ornaments
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Wanda's layout about trimming the tree

Christmas Tradition Layouts

Sarah's Santa Layout

Sarah's ornament book that shows an ornament that they add to their collection

Robin's layout about her daughter making cookies on Christmas Eve

Design Team Christmas Traditions

Sherri's cute Christmas picture traditions
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Sandi's layout about her annual tradition of getting a picture of her and her daughters with Santa.

Design Team Christmas Tradition Layouts

Catherine's layout about getting together with family
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Barbara's Layout
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Jennifer's layout about making cookies
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Erin's layout about getting that perfect picture

Design Team Christmas Traditions

Erin's layout about tree trimming - check out her unique journaling!
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Julie's tradition is to take pictures of her little ones in Santa hats - isn't it neat how she used different colors than we usually see at Christmas?
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Dianne's layout is digital and is all about making Christmas cookies - yum!

Sketch Friday

This week's challenge winners

Grand Prize winner Jena
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Melissa
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Piali

Ladies - e-mail me at practicalscrappers@gmail.com if you would like our blinky for your blog!

This week's challenge is Christmas

We're all busy and most of us are knee deep in Christmas projects - so we're not going to add to the list of things to do - we just want to see some of the things you have already been working on! So once again our challenge is Anything Christmas - inspire us more - you sure knocked our socks off last week!

The grand prize this week is a $15 gift certificate to Scrappin' Sports Stuff - deadline for entry is 5:00 ET on Friday.


While you do "anything Christmas" our designers will be sharing with you Christmas decoration items of all sorts!

Joni's Christmas Countdown Tree

For all the details on how to make this unique countdown check out Joni's blog.

I found this project online and it's recommended to do with the kiddies. It involves telephone book pages, paint, and LOTS of glue. So one day this week when my 6 year old was recovering from the flu, we had at it. It was messy, but fun and entertaining. It might be something you'll want to try this week when the family is home!

Today ends our week of Christmas decorations and I think most will agree that they have been festive and inspirational! Thanks for stopping by in the midst of this busy time and stay tuned for more festive ideas.

-Angela

Kerri's altered CD gingerbread man. He was cut on her cricut using Paper Dolls Dress Up and embossed with Swiss Dots.

Wanda's bright winter origami star.

Joni found a package of Making Memories Ornaments from a past holiday. She used the paper and embellishments included in the kit and decorated the "vintage" side. But looking for a brighter" option, she turned them over and decorated the other side with some of her own stash. Now she can turn the ornaments from one side to the other depending on what mood she's in.

Jessica's acrylic square ornament is simple, but effective

using some Stickles and a word cut with her Cricut.

Jessica's Santa figure is created out of a sheet of red cardstock and a scrap of skin-tone cardstock, some scraps of white cardstock curled for his beard and moustache, and brads for his eyes, nose, mouth and buttons.