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What? Everything you do is useful, and exceptional. We all appreciate the time, creativity, and expertise you put into helping everyone. Both books, the abundance of materials on the site, and your personal attention and support. And a welcoming and helpful community. We are fortunate.

I am really happy to read that the book, in itself, was useful even for someone who has access to the DIAMOND membership. Believe it or not, I always doubt myself, wondering if what I do is useful. You made my day!

What I'm going to do in December and in the coming days is neither scrapbooking nor painting, but rather rocking my third grandson born on December 15th 🙂

Week 51 Did lots of stuff here, wish I could remember it all. I do remember I used a paper (from Dancing Tiger Designs) and selected and promoted the beveled design on it. then made changes to the bevel, new color, blend modes and re-beveled it and added a large shadow to the paper below. I actually left the design on the paper below because it also had a blend mode and some of the interesting colors came from leaving the pattern intact. I could not find a font or Alpha to fit the busy ironwork design I had created. I had a idea, and a brilliant idea (hahaha, the positive grinch I am!) to use the Letterpress Script choosing the metal option which I used HSL to color it a bit. The outline I wanted to have a metal bar so I added thickness to the stroke on that preset shape outline, and used a metal pattern. I duplicated that, beveled the top layer, used a blend mode, and reduced the opacity and then used the bottom layer to add the shadow too (very light shadow) 3 more to go, to get to 54 cards in the deck.

That is my wish, to be able to remember it. I need to use it often to remember it and then make sure I do it often enough not to forget.

Thanks, Suz. ❤️ Yes, there are at least 4 styles of garlands in Picture Tubes and the red Christmas balls are from Cassel.

Z = Zestful

I did a quick search and there is a blogpost about it, which I always refer to if I need it. called: "Creating a Subway Art Project" Nov 16, 2020. There is a tutorial and there are 2 Masterclasses. But the blogpost is the quickest and easiest way to turn to; if you know how to do it your creativity will fill in how you can use it. I include here a X-mas card (in Dutch) I made in that period.

Y = Yuletide

X = Xenium, a gift or present given to a guest or stranger during a visit - thanks google

Very nice and it would make a great card as well, like Susan said. I have used the same supplies from Anna Aspnes and they look great on your layout too, they are so versatile.

We had once something on subway art for Christmas, maybe it was a blogpost, or a tutorial I'm not sure I'll have to search for it. If time allows I'll let you know, because it is really, really simple to do. The hardest thing is to find the fonts you want to use.

Yes I agree wholeheartedly; now I understand how to do this it isn't complicated at all but it looks fantastic! I have done a couple for special occasions, like 80th birthdays or 60th wedding anniversaries. I'm entering the years that those will come up, so with different wordart, elements and colors they look very unique.

When you know where to look for something you want to do, it makes it so much easier and you will probably use it often! Maybe in the end you know how to do it by heart 😉

Week 50 Paper was made in the Paper workshop and Slipped In effect from Carole's book, It's easier for me to find that instruction as I know exactly where it is in the book (pgs 267-269).

That's so pretty Ann, these would make great Christmas cards and each could be unique. Is that a picture tube you used for the "garland". And I see some some campus goodies decorating the tree.

Well done Corrie! I love all the different fonts. I would love a workshop on this type of element, candles Christmas balls etc. I'm sure there is a masterclass for it, but I do so much better in a workshop. (well, except the paper workshop - sigh)

As I really don't have room to do much Christmas decorating here in my little condo I'm truly enjoying these patchwork Christmas trees from Carole's script. I rolled out more Anna Aspnes supplies using two background overlays this time.

Almost, the white tailed hare turns white for the winter, to blend in with its habitat. You can see the last of its summer coat on the snow. Their tails are white all year round. Hence their name.

He looks white all over!

Ditto what Michele said!

Beautifully done! As always it was a pleasure. What started out as a dare from Michele, turned out to me creating a 3D text candle, with instructions on how to do it. I hasten to add, once I understood what Michele was asking me to create. I have since created several to be used as cards.

I find myself singing Banana Box Christmas every once in a while, for no apparent reason!

I gotta agree with Susan. I will never hear the "Twelve Days of Christmas" ever again without seeing those two guys, and the squawking partridge!

W = Wassail