What a great layout and story and your description of the story line(s) - SO TRUE. Love all of the pictures you included and the cute ornaments.

JOURNALING: "Die Hard" IS considered a Christmas movie!" 2016 AT&T "Unlimited Effect" TV commercial CREDITS: PHOTOS: web; KITS: Christmas Story by Kitty Designs; Winter's Spell by Lynne Anzelc; FONT: Comic Sans

I love doing cards and always include the front, inside, and back with my hallmark (and sometimes the envelope) in any one I make. CREDITS: PHOTO: Flickr; KITS: Merry Christmas by Doudou's Design; Native Spirit by Magical Scraps Galore; FONT: Arial; All Things New

So much fun seeing all those "little people' again. Love the kissing elves in the forefront and the way you did the title.

JOURNALING: This 12-piece creche is probably my most prized Christmas decoration. It has been in the family for as long as I can remember, dating back to the 1950s at least. Over the years, several figures have lost their heads but, through the magic of the season, had them restored (with a...

JOURNALING: Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water?... Did you know that your Baby Boy has walked where angels trod? When you kiss your little Baby you kissed the face of God?... Did you know that your Baby Boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? The sleeping Child...

How cute! And that little lion embellishment is perfect!

This is an ATC. CREDITS: LYRIC: from "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie; KITS: ArtPlay Palette Nativity and Love Story and Home by Anna Aspnes; December Paper Set Mixed Media by NBK Designs; Merry Christmas by Doudou's Design; FONT: Complete...

Very cute - the hanging tags and the smiling/winking flairs. I like the split background paper, too.

JOURNALING: 2016 "SMILE" Scavenger Hunt Mona Lisas enigmatic Smile - mural on downtown building Merry-go-round at Columbus Commons My centenarian (will be 102 next month) mother enjoying Ice cream at a Bexley institution, Johnsons Real Ice Cream Lazarus buildings L roof-top logo...

This made me laugh. I'm sure there are many who feel Christmas comes a WEEK after Thanksgiving (especially since some radio stations have been playing Christmas music since SEPTEMBER!!!). Love the font you used that looks hand lettered. And I love the use of the vintage postage stamp on your...

JOURNALING: Dear Santa: This is your busiest season, and I don't want to take up too much of your time, but I wanted to explain why I no longer send you my Christmas "wish list." The last time was 2009. That was the year I lost my perfect Shih Tzu, May-Ling. I missed having a dog in...

Love the way the card appears on the intriguing background.

LOL! This caught my eye in the gallery. Love the bright pink color. Cute.

JOURNALING: It was the first Christmas with just my mom and me, my sister having married and moved to New York the previous year. At the time, we both worked in the downtown area and often drove in together. This one morning, as we passed a Christmas tree lot in the neighborhood, we saw a...

Old family recipe - a "go to" dish for all special (and not so special) occasions. CREDITS: KIT: Just a Good Old Fashioned Heritage Scrapbooking Kit by Joanne Brisebois; FONTS: Complete in Him; Comic Sans

GREAT photo. Love the color combinations also.

JOURNALING: 12/13/16 A real snow day with several inches of the white stuff covering the ground. My bat sculptures on the back fence look as if they are wrapped in cotton cocoons. CREDITS: KITS: Cooling Off At The Beach by SoMaDesign; Winter Way of Life by Doudou's Design-FONT: Santa's...

CREDITS: Just a Good Old Fashioned Heritage Scrapbooking Kit and Vintage Album Collection Starter Pack by Joanne Brisebois; I Remember (Add-On) by Doudou's Design; FONT: Follow You Into the World

OMG! So sweet. What a darling picture and cute story.