Living an Inspired Life: SUGAR & SPICE

Dec 17, 2023

SUGAR & SPICE - Doodlebug Design

We are so close to celebrating the happiest day of the year! And we each have family traditions to document. The new GINGERBREAD KISSES collection is perfect to document all those sweet memories, in our case that means building gingerbread houses.

I had a set of pictures from last year's gingerbread building day, and wanted to frame it in this page. My thought was about using a circle for the focus of the layout.

First, I cut a circle frame from the Berry Floral paper, and backed it with the Baking Spirits Bright paper. A bit of foam adhesive helps to add dimension to the page. I adhered it to the back of the Cookies for Santa Paper.

Next, I adhered the photos to cardstock, and then add them to the center of the circle. I made sure that the photos did not reach outside of the circle.

I decided to add just a few embellishments to the top corners of the photos, so that they stay within the top line of the photos. There are so many cute embellishments to choose from that it was so easy to get it all done!

When it came to creating the title, I started by adding a large cluster of Odds & Ends below the photos. All those gingerbread houses in this collection are so cute! Next, I cut a strip of Holiday Sprinkles paper and glued it to the bottom of the page. The matching border sticker just soften the edge. Then it was all about adding a few pieces of Chit Chat, and done!