Just An Old Fashioned Christmas

We didn't take our standard family portrait in front of the Christmas tree this year. Instead, we went downtown to the antique mall shopping area for our family portrait. These are my favorite from the shoot.





I enjoyed having some scrappy time during the holidays, and I couldn't wait to use the new Collage Press Joy Ride collection. (Thank you, Collage Press, for the giveaway!) I chose to use our Christmas portrait. The old timey look of being downtown seemed to tie in with our low key family oriented festivities.







Supplies: Collage Press Joy Ride Collection, Chipboard tree (Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly), Buttons, Rick Rack and Martha Stewart Crystal glitter.

My scraproom is a mess and our tree is still up, but I'm going to enjoy the last two days of the holiday as long as I can! Thanks for stopping by.


~melanie~

All is calm...all is bright...

Just stopping in to wish everyone reading this a Merry, Merry Christmas! I just got my box of Collage Press goodies and made this little card last night and wanted to share. I just baked a yummy dessert and some dip and am ready for party number two. Looking forward to spending Christmas Day in PJ's!!! Thanks for stopping by... fa la la la la...

Twas the Friday before Christmas

and all through the house...the smell of freshly made fudge was watering my mouth...

Okay - that is ALL the rhyming I'm going to attempt. Tomorrow starts the series of "busys" for at least 3 days in a row. This may be my last time to post.

First of all - it was a happy Friday! I got word that I was one of the prize winners at Collage Press's blog! Yeah! I can't wait to play with their holiday paper line! Fa la la la la.

I was browsing my google reader blogs and I saw where one of my fellow scrapbook friends had some local publicity! Her local newspaper did an article on her. It's a great article. Here is Miki's blog. Be sure to check it out AND her etsy store. Congratulations, Miki!!

And last but not least, here are a couple of Christmas cards I made using some of my older stash. I'm such a HOARDER of papers and things I love. I know...I know...I had better use it while it's fresh.. even though hoarding it for "later" doesn't hurt. LOL. Enjoy your last weekend before Christmas!!





Both of these cards use Basic Grey, Melissa Frances and My Mind's Eye. The stamps on the first card are from Stampin Up! I used Martha Stewart crystal glitter on the larger poinsettia's. Thanks for stopping by!