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This is my response to Amanda/Scrappin Kitty's challenge for Scrap Happenzz Critique Group to scrap what makes the holidays special & meaningful to you.

This LO is a lift of KimA's “Family” LO from twopeas. It's a departure for me in a few ways – I normally use more photos per LO, I don't usually use this much negative space AND I normally don't scrap pics this recently after the event (pic is from Thanksgiving '08 last month). BUT this challenge came up, I was inspired by my recent amazing family vacation, loved this pic I took of everyone, saw KimA's LO & ideas started flowin… so there ya go!

Most of the gorgeous Club Scrap cs used here is textured, the background & lighter cs w/ a great paisley pattern. The family quote in the journaling I found in sb.com's Resources section.

After considering various titles (“Family,” “Together,” etc) I just decided to go without one… putting a title didn't seem natural or necessary to me, I felt like the journaling & pic didn't call for one for me.

The ink around the journaling is gold, & I used some gold metallic rub-ons around the pic (hard to tell here) & put more around the journaling….the rubons were a birthday giftie from Melissa/Eat Sleep Scrap – thanks Mel! (And not intentionally, I think I may have some of Marlene's Monochromatic challenge still in my head!). Also, the right margin is wider IRL (got cropped off in the scan).

Journaling:

“What makes the holidays special to me is…

Remembering I'm a part of a very special family – my husband, parents, siblings, their spouses & their children. If I'm lucky, I am able to SEE all of them, too, for Thanksgiving or Christmas… At the very least I see SOME of them over the holidays & that is so special to me as they all live out of state.

When I'm with them, I know that I am loved unconditionally, for who I am already, not who I strive to be or who I used to be.

With them, I know I am respected & revered. I am appreciated!

With them, I know there are no judgments, there is no pretension, no negativity, no silly battles or selfish expectations. Only love, understanding, encouragement & sincerity. Even the rare occasions of friction are wrought with love.

With them, I am reminded of the genuine me, of staying true to myself & who I really am inside. They help me get past the distractions & stresses of my everyday life & remember what it is I truly care about in this life

With my family, there are genuine belly laughs! There is fun. There is love. There's DANCING, singing, eating, laughing, celebrating, talking, playing…! I of course have this in my regular life… but it is extra-special when it's with my family.

With my family, I know that I am valued! I know that because they show it to me, in many ways.

With ME, my loved ones know that they are loved, valued, appreciated, respected & encouraged as well.

‘Our family is a circle of strength and love, with every birth and every union, the circle will grow, every joy shared adds more love, every crisis faced together, makes the circle stronger.' - Unknown

This love, this unity together that my family shares carries forth throughout the year. Remembering that I am part of this family, this support system, makes everyday feel like a holiday. And every holiday together is so rich it fills us with love & positivity, enough to hold us over until our next meeting together.

I am so thankful for my family! We are so blessed to have one another.”

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TFL :o)


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