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Thursday, 1 December 2011

It's the Holiday Season.......

....and I have officially started the Christmas decorating! The Christmas Village is twinkling merrily



and the first prompts are through from the lovely Shimelle for JYC.

I have pulled a  kit together


and shall, hopefully, start to put it together over the next few days. My papers are mostly ECHO PARK 'Season's Greetings' with a couple of 'Holly Jolly Christmas' and some old K&CO 'Peppermint Twist' thrown in the mix as well.

I had a lovely few days with DD in Barcelona (and she loved the NYC album!), though student hours definately don't suit me these days! She has good friends and they all look out for each other...which ALWAYS makes a mum happy, no matter what age her children are...so I have come home a happy bunny!

I DID find the scrapbooking shop in Barcelona, which is owned by a very nice lady who just happens to love Scotland, so between 'scrappy' talk and 'Scotland' talk I spent a very pleasant 45 minutes there...and of course picked up a few 'lovelies' too. It was SO nice to be able to see and stroke all the papers, instead of having to wait until they arrive in the post, as I usually do!

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care for now
Alison xx
Posted by Alison at 23:21
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22 comments:

  1. scrappyjacky1 December 2011 at 23:43

    The village looks gorgeous,Alison...our decorations are in the control of DD2 and usually go up in mid December.....apparently my idea of Christmas decorating is not tasteful enough!!!
    So glad your DD loved the album.

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  2. Lou1 December 2011 at 23:58

    your twinkling village looks very pretty Alison....as does your Christmas kit. glad to hear dd loved her album x

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  3. Beverly2 December 2011 at 00:15

    I had no doubt she was going to love the album :) Your village is lovely! We'll work towards the decorating this weekend, I think.

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  4. Melissa2 December 2011 at 00:26

    We're all decorated for Christmas here, too. Your sparkling village is wonderful!

    Looks like you've pulled together a great kit for your JYC - can't wait to see how it comes together.

    Of course she liked the NY album!!! It was fabulous.

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  5. Anonymous2 December 2011 at 00:56

    I love that twinkling village! I think I need one! Glad you had a great trip :)

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  6. Sharyn2 December 2011 at 05:46

    I like your little village. So warm and inviting! That kit looks perfect for your JYC. Thanks for stopping by my site. http://LaVieEnChic.com (sorry no url or site option to leave a comment.

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  7. Linda2 December 2011 at 09:03

    Glad DD loved her album! That kit looks very scrumptious! Looking forward to seeing some of your JYC pages soon!

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  8. helena2 December 2011 at 09:14

    Love your sparkling village - is there a story to collecting the pieces and do you still add pieces?

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  9. Sian2 December 2011 at 10:52

    Your Christmas village looks wonderful! I love the sparkle too, and I'd love to know the story behind it as well

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  10. Jimjams2 December 2011 at 11:14

    Gorgeous village - love the lights. Good to hear that the scrappy shop was worth the hunt!

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  11. Tracy2 December 2011 at 12:52

    Hi Alison
    sounds like you had a lovely time with your DD and so glad she loved the album..it was gorgeous!!
    Ooooh that looks lovely all a twinkle.
    Gorgeous stash and i agree it is by far better to see it for real than having to wait on it through the post.
    Have a lovely weekend.
    Hugs
    Tracy
    xxx

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  12. Sandra2 December 2011 at 14:45

    Ooohhhhh my, how gorgeous does the village look! I love it. And now that looks like a great NYC kit you've put together x

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  13. Dee Birks2 December 2011 at 17:17

    Love your village!

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  14. Jane2 December 2011 at 17:22

    what a lovely village

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  15. debs142 December 2011 at 18:25

    What a lovely village, so festive. Tradition dictates that our house is decorated the weekend closest to my husband's birthday so we have to wait another 9 days to do ours!

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  16. Lynn2 December 2011 at 18:46

    Love your christmas village. Only the advent calendars out at moment - think we will do our decorating next weekend.

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  17. Sue Althouse2 December 2011 at 21:24

    Love your Christmas village and JYC kit! Wish I could pop over to Barcelona for a bit of shopping, sounds so wonderful!

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  18. Jo2 December 2011 at 22:35

    Your little village looks gorgeous. I love the kit you've put together for JYC, can't wait to see your pages x

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  19. Ella Swan3 December 2011 at 10:09

    Love your Christmas village & your kit looks great - love your selection!! So glad you had a fun time away & got to go into a real scrappy shop - that would be a dream come true for me!!

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  20. Deb @ PaperTurtle3 December 2011 at 15:06

    Glad to hear you had a good time in Barcelona and that you found that scrapbook store! Yes!

    I know what you mean about knowing that your grown children are surrounded by friends who care for them! Something very comforting about that.

    Looking forward to seeing how your Christmas journal comes together and your awesome numbers will fit right in! :o)

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  21. Gem's Crafts3 December 2011 at 20:42

    Loving the kit that you've put together for your Christmas Journal :) Really please that your DD liked the NY album - it always makes you feel that much happier when someone else likes what you've made :)

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  22. Unknown7 December 2011 at 16:05

    Your Christmas village is stunning!!!!!! I love it!

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