The Twelve Pages of Christmas

The getaway year is listed here and it is a very good time to discover a Xmas-themed challenge to get the job done on. I’ve obtained a single for you, and I’m calling it The Twelve Web pages of Christmas.

I frequently help save tags from Christmas presents, parts of rather wrapping paper, or greeting cards. I’ve got a significant envelope crammed with these issues, ready for an opportunity to use them. Wouldn’t it be nice to pull them out and use them to collages some holiday break-themed web pages?

This is what I was imagining when I put together The Twelve Pages of Christmas. ​

The strategy is to use 3 sheets of paper, folded in fourths, to build 12 internet pages of a gluebook. As soon as your 12 webpages are assembled, there is a collage assignment for each website page. In this article is webpage just one, so you get the plan:

The gluebook webpages are not that big (about the size of a passport) so it is much better to keep the assemblage less difficult by using just a few aspects. I’ve stored my paper choices to three pieces. You can usually embellish afterward with some rubber stamping or other modest paper parts.

A kit to get you started, or Do-it-yourself

For $15, I am offering a downloadable kit that incorporates the blank gluebook webpages with the assignments labeled at the bottom, a sheet of wonderful tags (have you got some vibrant ribbons at property?), and some tear sheets for decorating your covers. It presents you all the things you need to get started off correct absent, developing and filling your 12 pages of Christmas collages. You will also get entry to a small 10-minute movie to go about everything.

You are also welcome to create a gluebook utilizing your possess resources and holiday break-themed ephemera without the need of the package. I will be doing a YouTube livestream on December 6th at 9am, where I will clearly show you how to build the gluebook using normal paper. I will also provide all 12 assignments at that time so that you can entire the collages applying all of your very own merchandise. Right after the livestream, I will write-up the recording on the internet for anyone who missed it.

Does not that audio like exciting? It’s time to grab your holiday break paper scraps! I’ve assigned the hashtag #mm12pages for this task. After men and women commence submitting their creations, you will be capable to locate them conveniently on YouTube or Instagram.

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I assumed lengthy and tough about the varieties of collage classes that would most profit the man or woman who would like to be far more assured in their work. I acquire you through these classes and present you how to technique the assignment and what opinions to find out from every a single. I also deliver you with a library of printables so that you can imitate what I have done if you’d like, or you can use your personal papers.

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Holidays or not, I hope you’ll be searching to do some collage about the subsequent few of weeks. The conclude of the calendar year can be stress filled, and executing an exercise you can get pleasure from (with just papers and a gluestick) is truly worth thinking of.