“Countdown to Christmas 9x9” Bracket Workshop class, Designed by Jamie Harper.
“Countdown to Christmas”
9x9 BRACKET WORKSHOP CLASS
DESIGNED BY JAMIE HARPER
COPYRIGHT 2008
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Cover:
1. Adhere first a photo that is a bit longer than 9 inches, this can be one photo or a collection of photos as seen on the inside cover. Trim to fit the bracket edge.
2. Add a 1 inch border from the Compass paper to the top and bottom of your photo, again trim to fit the bracket shape.
3. Follow these same directions for the inside cover.
**you can also add these after you punch your holes, you will just adhere after the holes**
4. Punch both 9x9 Red Bracket Chipboard covers.
Note: Covers need to be punched individually. Instructions for
perfect and easy punching. Adjust the Bind-It-All stop guide to “C for Cover” setting. Insert the 9x9 cover into the
punching slot sliding it down to the right so it rests flat in the slot and even against the stop guide. Pull down the BIA
handle for perfect punch results. Open the punching slot on the Bind-It-All by adjusting the stop guide to “A- Open”
setting. Keeping your cover flat in the punching slot, slide the cover to the right until you find the 5th punched out hole
(counting on your cover from right to left.) Adjust the stop guide to “B- Continuous” setting. You will be engaging the stop
guide tab into the 5th punched out hole of your cover. Pull down the Bind-It-All handle to complete your perfect cover, continue until you have continuous holes along your front and back cover.
5. on front cover, cut out “Happiest Holidays Circle” from Christmas Notes paper and adhere to the top right of your photo.
6. On the inside cover cut out “December 25” and “Countdown Til” from Countdown to Christmas paper.
7. Adhere December to the top right of your photo collection, adhere Countdown to the bottom of your photo collection.
Page 1
1. Adhere your “Christmas Bracket Shape” from your Die Cuts.
2. Punch 5x7 Red Bracket Chipboard cover.
Adjust the Bind-It-All stop guide to “D for Inner pages” setting. Insert the 5x7 cover into the punching slot sliding it down to the right so it rests flat in the slot and even against the stop guide. Pull down the BIA
handle for perfect punch results. Open the punching slot on the Bind-It-All by adjusting the stop guide to “A- Open”
setting. Keeping your cover flat in the punching slot, slide the cover to the right until you find the 5th punched out hole
(counting on your cover from right to left.) Adjust the stop guide to “B- Continuous” setting. You will be engaging the stop
guide tab into the 5th punched out hole of your cover. Pull down the Bind-It-All handle to complete your perfect cover
punching.
3. Use a 1 ½ circle punch to punch out the #1 from your Countdown paper, or you can hand cut the number.
4. Adhere to the center of “Christmas”
5. Add your journaling strips
“Start a GRATITUDE jar or journal as a family”
Page 2
1. Use a 1 ½ circle punch to punch out the #2 from your Countdown paper, or you can hand cut the number.
2. Cut out “enjoy the season” from Christmas Notes paper
3. Cut out from your journaling paper
“Gather your favorite Christmas Music…..”
4. Adhere your tag first, then the #2 on the left bottom corner, and your journaling on the right bottom corner.
5. Your 4x6 page protector is next so insert your favorite photo.
Page 3
1. Add a photo in your 4x6 page protector of your front door and add the journaling to that.
2. For the green cut your 12x12 paper.
3. Cut a 4x12 strip for later.
4. Then cut your 8x12 remaining in half to have 2 –8x6 papers.
5. Adhere them back to back with the green dots facing out.
6. Corner round the 2 corners
7. Add a 1 inch strip of the black and white polka dot paper to the front and back side in the same spot at the bottom of the page about an 1 ½ up from the bottom.
8. Cut out your “twinkle magic” stamped image and adhere overlapping the dot paper strip to the left side.
9. Hand cut #3 out adhere to the right side.
10. Add the Thomas Moore quote to the top center.
Adjust the Bind-It-All stop guide to “D for Inner pages” setting. Insert the 8x6 paper into the punching slot sliding it down to the right so it rests flat in the slot and even against the stop guide. Pull down the BIA
handle for perfect punch results. Open the punching slot on the Bind-It-All by adjusting the stop guide to “A- Open”
setting. Keeping your cover flat in the punching slot, slide the cover to the right until you find the 5th punched out hole
(counting on your cover from right to left.) Adjust the stop guide to “B- Continuous” setting. You will be engaging the stop
guide tab into the 5th punched out hole of your cover. Pull down the Bind-It-All handle to punch your holes, continue until the page has continuous holes.
Page 4
1. Trim down 2 photos to 2 ¼ x 5
2. Adhere to the center of the page above the dot paper
3. Punch or cut out #4
4. Cut out “Decide what to do for your neighbor today”
5. Add the journaling strip over the dot paper
6. Add the #4 to the left side overlapping the photos
Page 5
1. This is a page protector page
2. Use your Tis the Season paper Adhere 2 photos 5” tall to the paper
3. Punch or cut out the #5 and your journaling strip that says
“Plan to attend….”
4. Adhere to the page protector not to the page
5. Adhere your journaling about an inch up from the bottom and the #5 overlapping the photo.
Page 6
1. On your Tis the Season paper on the back of page 5 add a 5 ½ x 7 ¾ photo, or any size that you choose.
2. Slide your page back into the page protector.
3. Add #6 to the outside of the page protector on the bottom left corner.
4. Opposite to this you want your red polka dot die cut.
Adjust the Bind-It-All stop guide to “D for Inner pages” setting. Insert the 8x6 paper into the punching slot sliding it down to the right so it rests flat in the slot and even against the stop guide. Pull down the BIA
handle for perfect punch results. Open the punching slot on the Bind-It-All by adjusting the stop guide to “A- Open”
setting. Keeping your cover flat in the punching slot, slide the cover to the right until you find the 5th punched out hole
(counting on your cover from right to left.) Adjust the stop guide to “B- Continuous” setting. You will be engaging the stop
guide tab into the 5th punched out hole of your cover. Pull down the Bind-It-All handle to punch your holes, continue until the page has continuous holes.
5. Add the quote by Agnes M. Pharo. Round the corners
Page 7
1. On the back side of the red polka dot die cut add a stamped image “Happiest Holidays” To the center.
For the white page
2. Take your 12x12 cardstock and first cut a 4x12 strip for later
3. Trim the remaining 8x12 in half to have 2 -8x6 sheets.
4. Use only 1 for now.
5. Add a 1 inch black and white polka dot strip 1 inch from the top wrapping around the page to the other side.
6. Add journaling “Create one new Tradition this year” to the top of the dot strip
7. Cut out “Holiday Traditions” from Christmas notes and adhere to the bottom of the page
8. Add #7 to the bottom center of the cut shape
9. Add a photo to the empty space.
10. Corner round the to corners
Adjust the Bind-It-All stop guide to “D for Inner pages” setting. Insert the 8x6 paper into the punching slot sliding it down to the right so it rests flat in the slot and even against the stop guide. Pull down the BIA
handle for perfect punch results. Open the punching slot on the Bind-It-All by adjusting the stop guide to “A- Open”
setting. Keeping your cover flat in the punching slot, slide the cover to the right until you find the 5th punched out hole
(counting on your cover from right to left.) Adjust the stop guide to “B- Continuous” setting. You will be engaging the stop
guide tab into the 5th punched out hole of your cover. Pull down the Bind-It-All handle to punch your holes, continue until the page has continuous holes.
Page 8
1. Add a photo under your dot paper
2. Cut out “Deck the Halls” from your Christmas notes
3. Add #8 to the center of “Deck the Halls”
4. Add “Bake your favorite Christmas Treat….” To the top and bottom of your photo”
Page 9
1. This is a page protector page
2. Add a 5x7 photo to “Christmas Circle” paper
3. On the page protector add #9 over Dec 25th
4. Add journaling strip “Take your own snow day…” to the center of the page protector overlapping the photo.
Page 10
1. The back side to Christmas Circle
2. Add small square photos along the bottom, about an inch
3. Add journaling “Have hot chocolate….” To the top center starting on the second line
4. Adhere #10 to the center on the page protector.
5. Add some journaling.
6. Next is a 4x6 page protector, add your favorite photo.
Page 11
1. First is the back side to the page protector. Add quote by Anatole France
2. Page 11 is a page protector use the back side of Christmas notes
3. Add an 8inch photo to the bottom
4. Cut out the stamped ho ho ho image and add #11 to the center of that on the page protector.
Page 12
1. Use the Bracket side and add 5 photos cropped to an inch, adhere along the black edge
2. On the page protector add #12 and the journaling “Call someone that you….”
Page 13
1. Now you will use your left over 4x12 green dot paper
2. Fold in half and adhere along the bottom only.
3. Add a 1 inch strip of black and white polka dot paper, fold around the page about an inch from the bottom.
4. On the left side (the open end) add a photo.
5. Add journaling “Take a picture of something..”
6. Add #13
7. On the open end you will punch your holes, this will create a pocket page.
Adjust the Bind-It-All stop guide to “D for Inner pages” setting. Insert the 8x6 paper into the punching slot sliding it down to the right so it rests flat in the slot and even against the stop guide. Pull down the BIA
handle for perfect punch results. Open the punching slot on the Bind-It-All by adjusting the stop guide to “A- Open”
setting. Keeping your cover flat in the punching slot, slide the cover to the right until you find the 5th punched out hole
(counting on your cover from right to left.) Adjust the stop guide to “B- Continuous” setting. You will be engaging the stop
guide tab into the 5th punched out hole of your cover. Pull down the Bind-It-All handle to punch your holes, continue until the page has continuous holes.
8. Add to the pocket the stamped “Do Not Open Until Christmas” cut out.
Page 14
1. On the back side of the pocket
2. Add journaling “Make someone a hand made..” along the top of the black polka dot paper
3. Add #14 overlapping the journaling and to the left side.
Page 15
1. This is a page protector page
2. Use “Remember” paper
3. Add a 6x6 photo along the left edge in the center
4. To the page protector add a ½ inch strip of black and white polka dot paper, overlapping the photo.
5. Cut out “Entertaining Tag” and add #15 to the center
6. Add journaling “Spend an evening…” on top of the box.
Page 16
1. Add a 5x7 photo to the “remember” paper
2. On the page protector add #16 inside the scallop.
3. Add journaling “Write someone a thank….”
Page 17
1. Using the scallop die cut Punch holes following the previous directions
2. Add 4 inch square photos
3. Add #17
4. Adhere journaling “Go Visit Santa”
Page 18
1. Add a strip of black and white polka dot paper
2. Cut out “Merry Christmas” from Christmas Notes paper
3. Adhere journaling “String popcorn…”
4. Add #18
Page 19
1. Use your second piece of 8x6 white cardstock
2. Add a 1 inch black and white polka dot strip 1 inch from the top wrapping around the page to the other side.
3. Corner round the two corners
4. Cut out “The Holiday” from Christmas Notes
5. Add #19 to the bottom right corner
6. Adhere journaling “Write 5 things you are thankful for”
Adjust the Bind-It-All stop guide to “D for Inner pages” setting. Insert the 8x6 paper into the punching slot sliding it down to the right so it rests flat in the slot and even against the stop guide. Pull down the BIA
handle for perfect punch results. Open the punching slot on the Bind-It-All by adjusting the stop guide to “A- Open”
setting. Keeping your cover flat in the punching slot, slide the cover to the right until you find the 5th punched out hole
(counting on your cover from right to left.) Adjust the stop guide to “B- Continuous” setting. You will be engaging the stop
guide tab into the 5th punched out hole of your cover. Pull down the Bind-It-All handle to punch your holes, continue until the page has continuous holes.
Page 20
1. Add photo under the polka dot strip
2. Cut out “Christmas” from Christmas Notes adhere overlapping the photo about an inch from the bottom.
3. Adhere journaling “ Pull out all of your fancy…”
4. Add #20 to the center bottom.
Page 21
1. Page protector page
2. Add a photo to the “Tis the Season” paper
3. Add a 1 ¼ inch strip of polka dot paper adhere to the page protector
4. Add #21
5. Adhere journaling “Do something totally…”
Page 22
1. Add photo to the “Christmas Memories” side of the paper leaving an inch on the bottom
2. Cut out “Wish List” from Christmas Notes adhere to the top left corner
3. Add #22 to the right of the tag
4. Adhere journaling “Make a wish list of things….” To the bottom of the photo.
Page 23
1. Use your last strip of white cardstock, it should be 4x12.
2. Cut to 2 pieces of 4x5
3. Corner round just 2 edges
4. Adhere along the bottom and corner rounded sides to create a pocket.
5. Cut a 1 inch polka dot strip and adhere around the page, leaving a tab sticking out.
6. Cut the circle out of the Christmas notes page
7. Adhere journaling “Say I love you…” to the top of the circle
8. Add #23 covering the words on the circle
9. Punch holes along the opposite side using the previous punching techniques.
Page 24
Back side of white page
1. Add cut “Christmas Eve” from Christmas Notes paper on the right side of the page going vertical
2. Add journaling “Read the story…”
Page protector page
1. Add a photo to the bracket page
2. Add #24 covering 25
3. Adhere journaling “get in your jammies”
Page 25
Page Protector Page
1. Add a 5x7 photo let 2 rows of words show at the top.
2. Add a 1 inch strip of polka dot paper 3 rows from the bottom
3. Add #25 overlapping the dot paper
4. Adhere journaling “Enjoy this day …” over top of the photo.
Die Cut page
1. Add a strip of polka dot paper to the left edge of the die cut.
2. Cut to match the shape
3. Punch holes following the previous directions.
4. Cut “St. Nicholas” from Christmas Notes adhere to the top center.
5. Cut and add “Christmas” stamped image to the edge of the die cut.
You may need to substitute many of the papers if you can't find them at your local stores.
1- 2pc set 9x9 Red Bracket Covers TC 0841
1- ½ pkg 5x7 red bracket cover TC 0742
1 Red Owire 1” ZU 2672
1 pkg 8x8 Page Protectors (6) TC-2755
2 pg (4x6 Page Protectors) TC 2762
Journaling sheets for words.......
- Start a GRATITUDE jar or journal as a family
- Gather your favorite Christmas music and start playing it everyday.
- Decorate your front door
- The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.
- Thomas Moore
- Decide what you can do for your neighbor today.
- Plan to attend a Christmas performance, and go for a walk as a family.
- What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace. --------Agnes M. Pharo
- Create one new tradition this year
- Bake your favorite Christmas treat
- and share some with someone else
- Take your own Snow Day. Build a snowman, go sledding.
- Have hot chocolate with lots of marsh mellows and talk about the meaning of Christmas.
- Decide to do something in your community to help.
- To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. -------- Anatole France
- Call someone that you have been meaning to talk to.
- Take a picture of something special.
- Make someone a hand made Christmas Gift.
- Spend and evening at home with your family, no matter what busy things you have going on, tune them out for a night
- Write someone a thank you note and deliver it with a plate of cookies.
- Go Visit Santa
- String popcorn for the tree.
- Write 5 things you are thankful for.
- Pull out all of your fancy dishes and have a family dinner. This way you will be sure to have all of your dishes clean for Christmas dinner.
- Do something totally FUN today.
- Make a wish list of things you want to improve on
- Say {I Love You} 7 times today.
- Read the story of Christmas
- { Luke 2 }
- Get in your jammies and take a drive to see Christmas lights
- Enjoy this day with Family and Friends.
