Hi Friends!  Today I have a layout for the new challenge over at the Facebook Fans Group.  The challenge is to use Stars on your project (does not have to be a patriotic layout).  I am using the Candy Cane collection. This collection has so many fabulous stars and I have lots of Christmas photos to document! I started with this beautiful diagonal stripe called Taffy Candy from the double-sided paper pack. I used the backside of the packaging from my single-sided paper pack for my white and inked around the edges.  The "star" of this show (pun totally intended) is the Christmas Star paper which I cut out and stitched right over the perfectly adorable faux stitching (it was so easy to poke the holes that way!) I added some ink blending around the star to really make it pop on this layout. Then I added foam tape for since the stitching made the backside uneven. I layered my photos and the title Holly Jolly from the Festive Treat Words  diecut pack right on top of the star. In the top right corner, I used the star banner from the Oh What Fun Banners diecut punchout sheet along with the colorful garland pieces from that same pack. I added lots of stars from the Make a Wish punchouts and by using my star punches with the back packaging from the 12 x 12 paper pack. I added two Sugary Sweet Scalloped Borders and finished off with some phrases from the Holiday Treat Wordfetti and Dear Santa Words. I also added small splatters with the same inkpad that I used for my ink blending.

Here are a few close-ups of my layout.