Ashleigh: In Blog Form: A Tale of Two {Holiday} Layouts

*cue the sappy violin strings * December is one of my favorite months of the year. Not just because it's my birthday month (hello!!) but because it's the holiday season and you can just feel the change in the air. People still have problems and there are more than a few Scrooges out there but it seems that the majority of us are trying really hard to exude that splendid Christmas spirit of good cheer, peace and love to all that surround us. Since I have kids, I work extra hard on remaining in "good Christmas cheer" because I want them to have happy memories of the holidays and I want to establish traditions that they will be able to pass on to their families. *end cue*

Well, with all the Christmas going-ons, it's easy to forget that there are other holidays just as special and full of important lessons that happen in December. One of which is Hanukkah. I don't presume to know much about it and since I'm not Jewish, I don't observe the holiday but I do appreciate the story of relying on God completely. To not stress about how you're going to light the rest of those candles because baby, God will provide. It's a tough lesson and I want to start emphasizing the holiday a little more around my house because it doesn't hurt to start learning early-referring to the kids. Plus, I want the kids to realize that Christianity isn't the only religion out there; it's not the only path to that Being that I like to call God.

So, what prompted all of these thoughts of Hanukkah? Good ol' scrapbooking. I had a chance to work with Erica Hite's latest iteration of Hanukkah themed kit, appropriately named Happy Hanukkah 2 Collection. The first in the series is equally as nice: Happy Hanukkah Collection Mini. To do the layout, I had to search the interwebz for more info about Hanukkah which is why I'll be including Hanukkah activities to my December holiday to-do list next year. I also had to find a photo because I don't have any of my own to work with. Thank God for stock photography. Many thanks to FourTwentyTwo for sharing such a nice photo for free! And without further ado, here's my first ever Hanukkah layout.

"Happy Hanukkah"|Supply list + Links below

Continuing with our tale, I had a chance to work with Thao Cosgrove's lovely holiday collections. I've always been a big fan of hers from the moment I found ScrapGirls. I used bits and pieces from a couple of her collections but mainly I used Radiant Collection Biggie. It's not as recent (came out in 2006) but it doesn't look dated at all. Some things are truly timeless and it's nice to go back and use older collections to see what was current in scrapbooking back then. Also, the digital scrapbooking world moves so fast, it's easy to get caught up in trying to acquire the latest and greatest kits but really, you can make it work with what you already have. Hi Pot, I'm Kettle.-says the lady who is about to check out another cart full of new goodies. Hey...I'm human and I can not resist a sale--seriously 21.5% off! Hypocrisy aside, here's my 2nd holiday layout:

"Christmas 2009"|Supply List + Links

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12.11.2010

A Tale of Two {Holiday} Layouts

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