Let It Snow

Rosy cheeks. Mittens and scarves. Frosty breath hanging in the air. The “crunch, crunch” of snow beneath my boots. All these images bring to my mind memories of winter. I can remember trudging through the snow on my way to the bus stop when I was in Junior High, wondering if the cuffs of my pants would thaw out by gym class. I can remember the Charlie Brown blanket my mom would drape over the heating registers so my brother and I could warm up quickly after playing in the snow. What memories come to your mind when you think of winter?

• What was your favorite part of playing outside in the snow? Did you like making snow angels best, or slinging snowballs at your sibling(s)? Were you a master snow fort builder, or speediest sled racer? Do your children today like the same activities? Use torn white mulberry paper to recreate a snowy background, and journal about your childhood memories of playing in the snow.

 

 

• What’s your favorite way to stay warm? Is it a comfy sweater, or a quilt your grandmother made for you? Or maybe it’s a steaming mug of hot cocoa made from your mother’s recipe. Create a page to honor this – scan in the actual sweater or quilt, or include the actual recipe that helps warm you from the inside out. Also consider creating a page detailing your favorite way to be cozy as a child as compared to now.

 

 

• What’s your favorite cold-weather food? Your grandmother’s chili recipe? Beer-cheese soup? A hearty hunter’s stew? What dish do you always look forward to when the weather starts to turn cold? Paper-piece a crockpot or soup pot, steaming with a favorite recipe.

 

 

• Do you remember any vacations you took in the snow? What was the trip destination? What did you do once you got there? What was your favorite part about the trip? What was the funniest thing that happened? Or maybe a family vacation was delayed by snowfall. What did you do instead of taking the trip? Layer a car or plane diecut with wavy “globs” of white cardstock to look like the vehicle is covered in snow, then create a road sign listing the trip destination, and how many miles away it was from your home.

 

 

• Did you ever or do you now participate in any winter sports, like ice skating, hockey, tobaggoning, skiing, or ice fishing? What do you like best about this sport? How did you learn to play it? You can use EK Success’s Paperkins to represent your sport of choice – there’s Isabella Ice, Hockey Hayes, Snowboarding Scott, Alpine Ashley, Teddy Toboggan, and Tubin’ Tracy.

 

 

• Take some pictures of your home after a snowfall. Make sure to get close-ups of icicles hanging from the gutters, a snow-covered mailbox, a shoveled walkway, as well as a full shot of the front of your house. Journal about what you love about winter where you live, and what kind of preparations the weather requires you to make. Use Rebecca Sower’s “House & Home” Bumper Crops paper-piecing pattern, and “drape” some white cardstock or mulberry snow over the top of the house. Or even simpler, use her “Our Home” Fresh Cuts – it’s already put together! You could layer on some Zig 2-way glue, and sprinkle a little iridescent glitter on the rooftops as a little snow embellishment.

However you best remember winter, and all the nostalgic thoughts that come with it, preserve those memories in your scrapbook! Looking at your completed layouts will give you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside that will last long after the snows have melted.

See tons of snow layouts in our Winter Gallery!