Reflections of 2012

 Who planned all these Holidays at the end of the year?

It's.... sooo.....busy!

 

I do love Christmas though!

The sparkly lights always make me smile.

Family together is the best part.

It was kind of bittersweet this year.

But there is always a 'new normal'.

What is normal, anyways?

Life is still good.

We were not expecting the snowstorm the day after Christmas.

Being Flexible was key! 

 

I realized that LifeBook 2013 starts Soon! YaY!

So here we are at New Year's Eve Day.

I'm not making resolutions for the next year.

I have daily resolutions!

I want to be Healthy and Strong,

Full of Faith, Love and Purpose,

Being Authentic and True,

Doing the Right thing,

Living a Creative Life.

Being Brave. 

Happy New Year's.

Be Safe out there.

xo

Christmas Daily

Well, we are still here!  

I had confidence the Mayans were wrong!

But I did have fun with some tribal motifs.

 

And I got a little carried away with this next spread.

It started out with the date stamp....

The mittens with the numbers in the corner....

And the arrow stamp...Just for fun.

 

Then came the red and white graphic mitten....

And it reminded me of red and white appliqued quilts.

I'm not sure why.

But that was my inspiration. 

And so it developed over onto the next page, taking up the whole spread.

I left a spot open for writing.

It totally reminds me of Christmas quilts!

And just to show you...

I started tomorrow's Dec 23 page.

Simply by stamping that date stamp (23) it got this far.

It will grow and grow to something entirely different

by the time I am done.

On an entirely different note.

I had my kids all home last weekend.

Just another reason to celebrate!

Me and my hubby

 Life is good.

Merry Christmas!

 



The Weekend Daily

I worked hard last week getting ready for company.

My side of the family has always celebrated Christmas

 over a whole weekend's timespan.

Usually whatever weekend in December that works for everyone.

It's been great to spread the holiday out a little.

In my art journaling,

I basically use whatever I have on hand.

Granted, the longer I do this, the more supplies I collect.

And then I forget what I have!

But I wanted to use these Christmas stamps from SU

 that I have collected over the years.

Isn't Santa just darling?

I {heart} him!

I love this color combination too!

It's not one I have used before.

 

It was fun to go to Sue Spargo's this month.

She has been traveling so much that we've missed a few months this year.

She moved into an office space just this weekend.

The place has so much potential

 and I know it will be fabulous the next time we go in February! 

I changed my art room around...

since I needed to clean up anyways for guests last weekend.

My table is closer to the window,

which is great for natural light.

But I find myself staring out the window a little more often.

Oh well!

I look out at a meadow-like grassy area.

And the driveway.

We often see wildlife such as deer or fox or coyotes...

as well as cats and dogs.

I live out in the middle of nowhere after all!

It's what you would expect to see!

My front view looking north.

Looking south to the rest of my work room.

Is everyone ready for Christmas?

I am..... almost!

Cheers!