home for the holidays...

I'm dreamin' tonight of a place I love
Even more than I usually do,
And although I know it's a long road back
I promise you...

I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me.
Please have snow and mistletoe,
And presents under the tree.

Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light beams.
I'll be home for Christmas-
If only in my dreams.

If only in my dreams...This year I'm not going home for Christmas.. I'm making up my home for Christmas this year. It will be such a change..so different from what I'm used to. Just my guy and me and the fur babies. I'm sure the days will be speckled with visitors and friends also not heading home for the holidays. In this career family we make our own, welcoming any 'orphans' in with open arms. Creating new traditions...

This week I'm guest designing over at City Crafter Challenge Blog. The theme is 'Home for the Holidays' and the challenge is to have a home(house) on your project or to make a holiday home decor item. Since I've been making Christmas cards left and right these last few days I thought I'd show you two that I've made up

One traditional holiday colours, one a bit off kilter. If you can't tell in head-over-heels-in love with 'Love Lives Here' dies. They are scattered throughout my projects lately. My first card with its trio of little houses; topped off with some corrugated, painted love, to imitate snow topped roofs...hand painted smoke hearts. I used a little artistic flair and added some snow drifts..that's as far as I go.. I'll leave the true art to my sister...The darling little houses on the patterned paper is a few years old...Basic Grey-the name escapes me now..

That sentiment truly speaks to my heart.. It is essentially how I view Christmas and how I feel. The house should be filled to the rafters with love and good people, good times and in creating wonderful memories.. It's not about the 'stuff' that comes with Christmas for me; I do appreciate and cherish each hand picked gift; but what I remember the most is the feelings, the great times and just relaxing with family. It's not so often we all are in the same room, at the same time for an extended period. I love the holidays.
How will you be spending your holidays? Why not head over to CCCB and join us in all of the fun? Hope to see you there!
~Becks

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