Christmas Joy
Project: 12"x12" page

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1. Cut a 3 1/2"x12" strip of striped paper (stripes running horizontally) and mat one long edge on white cardstock. Glue the unmated edge of the strip even with the left edge of a sheet of red gingham paper. Add zigzag penwork overlapping the matted edge of the strip. Add a red mini brad to each end of the “Christmas Blessings” label and foam tape it at the top of the striped strip.
2. Punch a pine branch shape from the bottom left and top right corners of a 5"x7" photo. Outline the punched areas with white. Double-mat the photo on green gingham paper, then white cardstock. Mat the long edges again on striped paper (stripes running vertically), then glue the photo at the top of the red gingham portion of the background. Add three green and red mini brads down the top left and bottom right edges of the photo. Write around the edges of the photo.
3. Cover a “J” and a “Y” monogram with green gingham paper, then mat each on white cardstock. Glue the “J” in the bottom left and the “Y” in the bottom right of the gingham portion of the background. Write “Christmas” to the left of the “J”.
4. Punch 12 pine branches out of green gingham paper. Apply glue to each punched piece and flock. Glue the branches overlapping in an “O” shape between the “J” and the “Y”. Add gold brads evenly spaced throughout the punched branches and Zot™ a bow of white ribbon at the top.

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