Do you host a big holiday meal or do you keep it low key?  We have hosted my family’s Christmas Eve celebration for the past few years now…luckily, I mostly have to worry about cleaning and setting up the house.  Everyone else brings the food! Photo ideas: ·      Cleaning in progress ·      Set up for… Read More »

It’s the first day of winter.  What is the weather like where you are right now? Photo ideas: ·      Snow/ice ·      Weather report for the week Journal prompts: ·      What is your favorite part of your local holiday weather?  ·      Do you have any special things you do during this time of year?  Sledding?  Going… Read More »

We have two trees in my house…my traditional one with red and green ornaments and Santas from around the world, and my hubby’s multi-colored tree with all of his Hallmark finds and multi-colored ornaments.  While I may complain, I truly love that my husband goes out and gets new ornaments every year with the intention… Read More »

For the most part, this is the most wonderful time of the year, but not everything about the holidays is appealing.    Photo ideas: ·       A list of things you don’t like ·      Your least favorite thing Journal prompts: ·      What seems overwhelming to you? ·      What holiday thing can you just not stand? ****************************************************************** We’ve created… Read More »

Merry, merry!  It’s the happiest time of the year! Photo ideas: ·      List of things that makes you happy ·      Your most favorite thing Journal prompts: ·      What makes you happy? ·      What are you passionate about? ****************************************************************** We’ve created another list of journal and photo prompts to give you a hand in creating an album… Read More »

We all have our favorite memories of holidays gone by.  It could be something that happened last year or many years ago, but it’s still a treasured memory…one that deserves to be preserved forever. Photo ideas: ·      An old photo, redone ·      Photo of a photo Journal prompts: ·      What is the story behind this… Read More »

The holidays bring with them performances of all kinds…dance recitals, school plays or visits to see a special show. Photo ideas: ·      Dance recital ·      Christmas play Journal prompts: ·      List the song and teacher names for dance recitals ·      What part did you play in the performance? ****************************************************************** We’ve created another list of journal and… Read More »

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it’s important that we all take a few minutes and think about what we can do to add one little bit of peace in our lives today. Photo ideas: ·      Lighting a candle for peace ·      Enjoying a moment in the quiet Journal prompts: ·      What… Read More »

The digital scrapbook community is a worldwide collection of some of the most wonderful people I’ve ever “met”. That said, not everyone celebrates the holidays the same.  We do the traditional Christmas, but then La Befana (the Italian Christmas Witch) visits my parents’ house a few days later to leave gifts for my children.  It’s… Read More »

It seems that radio stations dust off their holiday playlists earlier and earlier each year.  I am a holiday music junkie!  I have my old standby favorites, but each year I add a new song to that collection. Photo ideas: ·      Sheet music ·      Photos representing your favorite song ·      Your child’s holiday music performance… Read More »