As a child, I was always happy to get books for Xmas and my birthday. So this is my rendition of a family celebrating their new books for Xmas. The Family that READS together, STAYS together!! This is for the Xmas Scrapathon I am currently hosting in December 2023.

Borrowing the famous Sherlock Holmes character, Laurie King has introduced his wife Mary Russell. The story combines a little history and intrigue all with the well known character Holmes and his very independent wife Mary.

Made using foxeysquirrel’s Summer Safari kit.

Created using January Featured Product The World Is A Book Bundle by Manu Design Studio

This is the second mini project for my new visual journal project

Granddaughter loves to be read to and adores books!

It's funny what images trigger the memories. When I saw the cross-stitching on the paper, I immediately thought about the sampler that my grandmother made my cousin and me do. My cousin finished hers and of course I never finished mine. Photo of my cousin and me (curly hair) when we were 3.

My daughter reading a book in our back yard. Evitangel kit by Heather Manning and Dawn Inskip

My DS has become obsessed with reading all due to a wonderful book series called "The Guardians of Ga'Hoole" by Kathryn Lasky. Now he begs to read longer "PLLUEEEASE mom, one more chapter." Now I'm not complaining, since what more could any parent wish than a child's love for...

Credits: Blythe Evans "Forces of Nature PP" and "Scattered Grungy Frame Clusters" Both available at OAKS Michele Coleman - Alpha Darcy Baldwin - Alpha Katie Periet - Safety Tag LJCrochet - ribboned clip Traci Murphy Drop Shadows