Journaling: "Bah humbug. Mom and Dad won’t let me play in the Christmas tree anymore. In fact, this year they got some new-fangled modern tree. Just look at it. Does that look like a tree to you? There are no branches to climb. It doesn’t have that pine smell. It’s not even green! How’s a self-respecting cat supposed to enjoy the holidays? I’ll lose my cat card if I don’t knock things off the tree. Or pull half the lights down. Harrumph. ~ Scrooge McKatt"

For this layout, I started with et designs' scrumptious new Christmas Sparkle Bundle and the grumpy cat photo. I put the photo in an ornate frame and gave the frame a drop shadow. I decided I liked the photo better on the left side of the layout, so the cat would be looking at the viewer more. So I put in on the left side and tried different artsy papers until I found one that I liked, with room for my journaling.

Next, I added the journaling. Then I created a cluster for the lower right corner of the frame using poinsettias, leaves, branches, and twigs, berries, ribbon, and a snowflake from et designs' bundle. I tucked a circle of golden beads behind the frame and added an ornate snowflake to the upper left corner for balance. Finally, I added the "Christmas" plate in the lower right corner.