I can only scrapbook under pressure, like for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary or my Uncle's 80th birthday. I am in awe of people who scrapbook on a regular basis and I was intrigued with the
Christmas Challenge hosted by the lovely
Ruth of Everyday Life of a Suburban Mom who is a
Scrapbooking Seamstress of Excellence. Literally, she has a sewing machine for her scrapbook. The gadgets, papers, and embellishments available are a little overwhelming, so for me, a little scrapbooking goes a long, long way. (After This One Page, I am now good for at least a year, maybe longer, unlike some of my neighbors who meet every Friday night to crop the hours away. That and imbibe blender drinks and California wine, hey, maybe There Is Something to this Hobby.)
So in appreciation and for consideration in this challenge, I present my entry featuring my family's Christmas card.
I loved the Leland Thomas quote that was a required element-
In the eyes of children
We find the joy of Christmas.
In their hearts
We find its meaning.
Please double click to embiggen. I had a lot of fun doing this and Thank you for sharing in our Holiday Greeting Card for this year.
16 comments:
Perfect scrap-book page Martha! I loved your Christmas Card this year, your family is beautiful! :-)
Love the photo--great looking family! Years ago I used to scrapbook and occasionally do the all-day Sat. crop. Would not get a lot of pages done but enjoyed it.
great job... i've learned of myself through the years that i so do NOT have the patience for scrapbooking.. my best friend though.. she LOVES it.. she'll even let people pay her and she'll do their scrapbook... lol
Well done, Martha! Such a beautiful family.
Gorgeous page, gorgeous family! Now I'm off to think about how/why you need a sewing machine for a scrapbook... (I'm such a bad mom, my kids are lucky if I fill out all the lines in their baby books...)
Oh but it appears you work well under pressure. :)
Wow! You are a much more creative person than me!!! I could never make something so pretty. I used to quilt, but I haven't had time to touch a project in ages!!!
Very pretty! It's all I can do to throw a photo in a slot in a photo album, so I am very impressed.
Fancy! I love the page almost as much as I love the people in the photo.
what a beautiful card and beautiful family you have Martha!!! thanks for sharing your Christmas card with us :)
I hear scrapbooking is a wonderful hobby but I never quite got into it myself, maybe next year, who knows :)
betty
Thanks for entering my wee competition, it's a lovely LO. Scrapping is great fun, crops are great for being with like-minded people and a sewing machine will help me to enhance my pages!
Fabulous layout. But one doesn't let you off the hook till next year!!
you have a beautiful family and that is a perfect picture.
I'm beginning to understand just what you mean. I decideded to do a scrapbook for Niece #1's 21st birthday next July and it's proving to be a lot of hard work with very little actual progress to show for it.
lovely scrapbook!
Amazing job, great quote and a beautiful family.
I am going to digi-scrapbook. I don't have the time or the space for all those paper cutting gadgets. Your page looks fab!
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