Jeanne, thanks so much for the challenge. I'm not sure of my fav holiday, but I really do like our Christmas, so will go with that. Here's the old one from 2011: and the redo:

This is a redo of a Coughenour family photo scrapped back in 2011. I feel like the sisters can breathe free (as much as their corsets allow!) without a frame among the nature elements while the blocking keeps the rigidity of the picture company. I have a redo back in 2020 too but like this better.

Best holiday wishes to all and peace in the new year.

What a fun way to approach this. It winds up looking deceptively simple when it's anything but. (Even if there was serendipity in the pairing of photo and texture.) Nice Willet photo too (and they and Solitary Sandpiper are related in the genus Tringa). Thanks for the lovely lift!

Stunning set of cards beautifully displayed. I like the simplicity of the designs with high contrast in the cards.

Mexican Jays were welcome companions on our descent from Boot Spring in Big Bend NP on the steep Pinnacles Trail.

Something I'd gladly kick out of 2025 is COVID. In early August DH and I both came down with it after all that time. Yuck. Given our ages, that's a little scary, but it wasn't too bad for either of us thankfully. I first had symptoms on the opening day of an exhibit in which I had a piece of my...

I will scraplift @Hildy Hope to scraplift this beauty: Here is mine:

Here's another boathouse!

Using stock photos is unusual for me but this photo was fun to work with and the new Christmas kit marvelous.

No, maybe a tricky one but we've really never had a tree. No. 3 is the lie as I quit baking cookies many years ago though I used to love making Christmas cookies.

I can't recommend it as I haven't read it, but The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon sounds intriguing. I've put holds on both in Libby.

@crazycat1126 I'm guessing the lie is #1 as I would hate to travel then. Mine: 1. We open presents Christmas morning 2. We never have a Christmas tree 3. I bake lots of Christmas cookies

My family didn't have any Christmas Eve special, everything was on Christmas Day. After my brother married we went to his house for the 24th when his kids opened gifts and as they grew up I went to DH's aunt's house but as great a cook as she was, I don't remember the food then. Now it's just...

I read a lot but mostly just mysteries and genealogy texts. Oscraps is basically my form of social media, so I only am seeing challenges here. Eva, your challenge sounds like something interesting and actually a nice challenge. I'll at least try. Thanks! I've just picked the one for November...