How many Christmas layouts per season?

For me because I cut down to 8.5x11, I usually need more pages.  For DGDs book there are man Christmas themed layouts from decorating the tree, to visiting Santa, baking cookies, Christmas Eve....

I also still do books for my adult sons and they get pages of whatever photos I have to make a summary.  DS1 always has a Christmas party I do layouts for, etc.

I would say I probably do 10 layouts for DS1, 20 layouts or more for DGD, and DS2 who lives elsewhere, probably 6 pages.  So between 35 and 40 Christmas themed layouts.  Of course if we visit relatives then add 6 pages per visit.


Halloween DGD has pumpkin patch and all that so probably she gets 8 Halloween themed layouts, and DS1 gives a Halloween party so at least 4 for that.

A lot of these collections are also used for Christmas cards and some people build DIY albums with them. Echo Park still has cardmakers posting "XX cards with [EP collection name]" on YouTube whereas I find that I see less LO process videos posted about these same (recent) lines. 

I don't do a single traditional LO with physical products these days but I still get through quite a bit of paper with my December/Yule album. 

I have two adult sons with SOs that come over for Christmas Eve. Christmas Day might involve a walk or hike but nothing out of the ordinary. Sometimes prior to Christmas we'll make gingerbread houses and this last year my husband bought a Grinch sweatshirt that was passed around for the Grinchiest person to wear until the next person said something smart assy. I got a lot of pictures. I made 4 double layouts for the Christmas season.

I haven't scrapped December 2020 yet and 2019 was the one year I did a December Documented album (which with 60 8x8 pages did use up some product) so I think only 3 double page (8.5x11) layouts for the main album.

2018 had 22 pages (8.5x11) that used Christmas supplies - St Nicholas Day, Advent, Christmas...
2017 had 18
2016 had 15
2011 had 21

But I'm a heavy cardstock scrapper and while I use more PP at Christmas than other times...I'm still not using a ton per layout or a ton of embellishments. My Christmas drawer is stuffed to the gills despite making a gazzillion cards last year and doing a bit of a purge. I need to go back through - a lot of what is left is the harder to use stuff that doesn't really fit my style and/or photos and probably needs to be donated.

As for Halloween - one layout? maybe several if we do a pumpkin patch? Dh bought me an October kit from Authentique and I used it up last year. I made 8 pages (8.5x11) and 60 cards with it and still had a few scraps left. That was eyeopening really.

I make a DD each year, but typically don't buy a collection or kit for that, instead I'll buy a paper or two to use as the base for my homemade kit. I use patterned paper as my backgrounds in pocket pages, but do go through more than I thought, maybe 10 sheets of paper. Then I'll add 3 or 4 layouts to my yearly album as well, using up to another full sheet for each of those. Christmas is the one area I don't overbuy simply because so many collections are winter/snowy focused which doesn't suit my weather or my photos.

And halloween is still not really a big thing here (although retailers are trying to make it one), but I will pick up the occasional paper for scrapping either my black cat or myself.

In general, I am terrible at taking photos during Christmas. I generally find it a very stressful time of year going back and forth between my parent's house and my partner's and trying to balance time with everyone. Usually if I get a layout or two done, it is good. Sometimes even when I take the photos, I just don't have the desire to scrapbook them after. This does not stop me buying Christmas paper though.

This year I bought Vicki Boutin's Christmas line, and I have some end of November/early December holiday activities intentionally planned (including building a Lego Winter Village, mbanda!). Not sure if I will do a December Daily to try to get myself in the mood, or if I will just try to focus on being in the moment, finding some joy and taking some photos.

I love the Halloween collections, but since I usually don't do anything I tend not to buy them. Yay for actually being able to resist one whole type of scrapbook supply! This year my partner and I have some plans to do some Halloween decorating, so that might warrant a layout but I will likely be very selective in what supplies I pick up.

Sometimes I use several pieces sometimes 1 or 2.

I make the following layouts each year:

Lights drive (drive around town to look at decorations)

Parade (last year was drive thru due to Covid)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Decorating the tree

Photo of the kids with their dogs by the tree

A layout about the special gift the kid got

Any other fun activities we do.

So 7+ times 2 = 14 or more layouts each Christmas season.

Oh and make that 2 more for dd - gingerbread house and cutout cookies.

There have also been choir concert photos.