Today

Today seemed like a good day for scrapbooking some of the Christmas photos.  Mid Week Sketch 52-12 at ScrappySketches was perfect inspiration.

I received the lovely title, sleigh and paper pieced Santa in a recent embellishment swap from cyber friends at Home and Scrapped.

Happy New Year!

I spent a wonderful Christmas holiday with family, see here.  There was lots of fun and food, presents to share, relaxing, watching the storms come and go and generally unwinding at the end of a busy year.  Magic!

2013 is a new challenge for us all and who knows what surprises it will bring?

For my family and friends I am wishing every blessing, and for myself, I am wishing for less stress and finding a better balance in my life.

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

Christmas Scrapping at SUYS.

This is the layout I have done for the December challenge at Show Us Your Stuff.  
'Christmas in Summer'
The stitched felt and tulle clouds, the kite, the yellow flags and the paint are all by me, and the little orange bird is a hand made item from a swap.  Oh, and there is a hand made red crochet flower added to the embellie cluster..........not photographed (whoops)!

It's funny, but even after living in Australia for 47 years I still find it strange to have Christmas in Summer!

My page shows one of the grandies enjoying the usual Christmas holiday swim.

Keep cool!

it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Do you start Christmas early at your place?

Christmas decorations have been in the shops around here since October which I reckon is a tad early!  Twelve days of Christmas and all that!

I usually like to put up the tree just a few days before the man in the red suit arrives.  Meanwhile I have been making cards and these cute little felt decorations..........

Oh, and the hand made pizza boxes with cards and tags inside were well received by my crafty friends at our Christmas afternoon tea last week.  They were easy to make and fun, thanks to Susanne's October challenge at Red Earth Scrapping for the inspiration.