Pocket page: A look back at 2020 | with Elle's Studio

Hello friends! I wrote this blog post for the Elle's Studio blog and wanted to share it here as well. This new pocket page was created with their December kit and some extras (affiliate). I will also show you how I have played with their Good Cheer Printables.

Supplies: December 2020 Kit, Good Cheer Printables, Comfort and Joy Stickers, Joyful Chipboard Stickers, Stitched Stars Wood Veneer, Happiness & Cheer Stamp, My Star Stamp, Jane Alphabet Stamp

This page, which will be the last one in my family album, is a look back at this year inspired by two 2020 cards from the kit. I love how cards with journaling prompts can help you tell your story so I sat down with them and took a moment to reflect.

Next, I considered the black bold 2020 in those cards, the colors in my photos and decided to create a monochromatic page. I got the idea of switching some of the Good Cheer Printables to black and white. It was very easy using only Microsoft Word (note that you will not get the same effect if you just print your color tags to black and white).

First import the cards you have chosen into a Word document. Then, click on each one, go to the "Picture Format" tab on top, open the drop down menu of the "Color" icon and select the black and white one. That's it! And I love the result!

And what goes well with black? Stamping, of course! I combined the two new stamp sets, Happiness & Cheer Stamp and My Star Stamp, on my title tag, even stamping on selected chipboard letters from the Joyful Chipboard Sticker pack.

I don't consider myself a hybrid scrapbooker but playing with the Printables like this was fun and I love my layout so I'll probably do it again! I hope you will try this technique too.

Happy Holidays! Remember to always look on the bright side of life :)