Christmas Trays

Merry Christmas everyone!

Are you ready for the holidays to come?  I'm not. Let's see. The tree isn't decorated, I'm still wrapping presents and stocking stuffers, the living room isn't cleaned, yet and I'm still addressing the Christmas Cards I made, but haven't sent. Oh well - now they are New Years Cards.  On the plus side,  the chowder is made, the bread is rising as we visit and I actually only have the ornaments I give my nieces and nephews every year left to wrap.  This is so strange for me, as I'm usually all done, just enjoying the holidays. I usually have everything made or bought by the end of September, the stockings and most gifts wrapped by Thanksgiving week and only  a few things to do.   Not this year.

However, I made several gifts this year and one of my favorites are my Christmas Printer Trays for the holidays. So fun to be able to change the pictures each year.  Here's my favorite 7 Gypsy Shadow Box Tray made with scraps from the DCWV Winter Paper  2 years ago. I donated this one for a raffle and it was very popular! 

The poinsettias  and large snow-flakes are made with Spellbinder dies and I used  my ink pad to add the lines.  The dangling snowflakes are from an old wreath. The sled and ornaments are from a pack  at Michaels. And Santa was given to me by a friend  from her stash.

This 2nd  Tray  is made with scraps from Authentic, Theresa Collins, MME and Little Yellow  Bicycle.  Also a sled and button cookies from Michaels and the snow is from Flower soft. Stickers from my stash from years ago and the Santa is an old Christmas Card  that I had in my craft room.

Creating these was very easy. Just cut your paper to fit the openings (measurements on back of box) and add embellishments to suit.  

As both of these were for other people, I haven't  added pictures to the 5 X 7 and 4 X 6 openings. 

Can you imagine  how much fun it will be to update your pictures  each year for friends and family to see when they visit.  I'm kinda hooked on using these trays.

Well, back to wrapping gifts. I have less than 48 hours before company comes.  No problem. I'll make it.  I just won't let anyone into the Craft Room, so they won't see everything stacked up there.  I can always clean it after Christmas.

Till we craft again!

 Aunt Dee


Products used:  Spellbinder Dies, Authentic, DCWV, LYB, MME, Michaels Arts & Crafts-buttons, ornaments, snowflakes and sled, Xyron 510, Glossy Accents, Flower Soft, Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalk Inks, miscellaneous ribbons from my stash