Holidays

Every year I say "Well, maybe I do not need to decorate and do Xmas things like usual." I then I get in a mad frenzy and put over 500 ornaments on my tree and stockings by the fireplace and bake and do a Xmas project AND make gifts and I start this all the week before Xmas.
That very run on sentence describes this frantic time in my life. I think I'll post a few photos of Xmas past that resemble now and I'll see if I can get around to photos of this year's decor later tonight. I have already posted the Gingerbread House. I will not say never again. I'm thinking it though! Glad I did one Gingerbread House! One of those - must do before I die - sort of things. Kind of like taking the tour of Italy. Italy was definitely more of a life important highlight! I am reflecting on my travels and realize I have not yet posted any photos of Australia or New Zealand. Fantastic fun that trip was, too. Vast expanse so not as fun as Italy because of the travel distances involved. At least, I did not have Cal complaining that he was NOT going to visit one more church. Thank you very much! Well on to mad cap frenzy of Xmas activity so I'll post a few photos and maybe will get back to the blog one of the days before the Big Day!

A Baker's Dozen

OK, was it was supposed to be 13 LO's with one of thirteen items on each?

The items:

1 - Transparency

2 - Circles

3 - Thickers (if you don't have use alphabets you do have)

4 - Bling

5 - Ribbon

6 - Rub-ons

7 - 2 Patterned Papers

8 - Paper flower

9 - 6 or more brads

10 - Chipboard

11 - Buttons

12 - Rubber duck

13 - Flourish

It probably looks like a hodgepodge but I put everything on one LO. I had most of this stuff in my stash. Used 3 Cosmo Cricket patterned papers but they were left overs from the album I made at My Green Tangerine on NSD. The Hambly transparency I attached at the bottom of the page was a left over, also. Don't you love those fuzzy red brads? (I think they are Creative Imaginations.) The paper flowers and the yellow sqiggle flourish were from a matching page of Cosmo Cricket die cuts. Heidi Swapp bling. Assorted rub ons. Ribbon Cosmo Cricket, We R Memory Keepers and stash. Chipboard piece in right corner a left over from another project. Used Tim Holtz crackle paint in green with his denim distress ink pad on top to get the teal colored chipboard Thickers letters for "Joe". Not sure if the buttons are co-ordinates of the paper or not but they work well.

The rubber ducky gave me something to say about this page. After 20 years it's hard to journal!

Who would have guessed that the mismatched sweats I was so upset that the nanny let son, Joe, wear to his photo shoot would work so well with contemporary 2008 supplies? This was fun! (I really do not have time to do 13 LO's). I used the May monthly sketch from the Fiskars crafts site, too. So, I really challenged myself.