Too many Christmas pics?

If you took more Christmas pictures than you know what to do with, consider putting them in a Christmas mini album.  I created the below mini album for The Scrapbooking Studio.  It's theme is 25 days of Christmas, but the idea could easily be adapted to 25 Christmas memories, 25 favorite Christmas ornaments, 25 Christmas wishes, etc.  I just love all the little flaps and half pages of this album.

Supplies include ribbon and kraft snowflakes from Maya Road, rhinestones from My Mind's Eye, and resin stars from Melissa Frances.  Everything else is the Simple Stories line which makes it so easy to put together!

I'm only going to share a smattering of pages. To see the rest of the album, you'll have to go in to the store.  :  )

5 Tips for Awesome Holiday Pictures!



The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago



Getting scrapbook worthy holiday pictures can be a challenge. These 5 tips will help you take more memorable and better looking shots this holiday season.

 

1) At the beginning of December, think about what the holidays mean to you and what traditions you'd like to document. Also, take a look at past holiday photos to figure out what moments you may not have captured and what things you wish you'd gotten better shots of.

2) Don't wait until big events to pull out your camera. There are lots of great opportunities throughout December for pictures. Food preparation, wrapping presents, gift shopping, decorating, etc.

3) Prepare for low-lit holiday situations by surfing the Internet for information on things like white balance, flash, etc. and do some practice shots to better understand these settings.

4) Get your standard "safety" shots and then try out new angles, perspectives and shooting modes. Pass the camera around so you can get everyone's take on what's going on. And be sure to get plenty of candid shots.

5) If there's a certain spot where you know you'll be taking most of your pictures (like near the tree), prep the spot ahead of time by arranging lighting, removing background clutter, etc.

Tim Holtz is at it again!

For several years, Tim Holtz has done his 12 tags of Christmas making beautiful tags with his products.  Be sure to check it out.  His instructions/videos break it down the most intricate looking design into very manageable steps. 

The Scrapbooking Studio has listed out all the products used for each tag on their blog to make it easy to go to the store and pick up what you need!  I may be doing that for the pictured tag.  It is SO pretty, don't you think?

Have fun!