I hope you have all enjoyed your festivities - we certainly had a good time !
As well enjoying time with family & friends, I was able to keep up with my daily Christmas Journal - just the writing each days journal & making sure I had taken photos was enough to keep me safely on track !
Then last weekend, once the decorations were safety stowed back in their boxes in the roof space and Much Beloved was away in Manchester to watch football, I had time to print everything out & get the Journal finished.It was satisfyingly plump with memories by the time I finished !
And our fun New Year's Eve with our friends Lynda & Robert - with a delicious Mexican meal that Rich my Much Beloved cooked !
And the fireworks from over the Thames were amazing - even on TV !!!
With an extra day off work on Friday I had time to get a bit of crafting done too !!
So I finally caught up with Lynda & my 2015 Tag challenge - I had fallen 3 months behind what with all the stitching for weeks pre Christmas ! So I plunged in to get all three finished !
October was "Autumn Colours"
November was "Seedheads" (guess who chose that theme - well you know how I adore a good seedhead !
Lynda was much futher ahead than me - so here are her November & December tags next to mine !
I didn't do Journal 52 much last year - maybe I needed a break after 2014 - but am going to at least dabble this year !Here's Week One which feature my "watchwords" for 2016. Carpe Diem - Seize The Day - I feel the need to grab opportunities & not to let things slip by me !
I can seldom limit myself to "a word for the year" !
Well I am a Libra - never use a sentence when a paragraph will do !!
And this week I have just started the Everything Art on-line course Wanderlust 2016 - which will be about mixed media & art journalling techniques.
I'm looking forward to seeing what they have in store for us !
Wishing you all a happy & healthy 2016 !
Love Ali xx
Happy New Year Ali. Your tags are fabulous - love the November one with the seed heads. I'm doing Wanderlust too - see you there!
ReplyDeleteYou seem to have found lots of time during these busy times of year. That book looks great but a lot of work. I love your oktober and november tags especially. And I'm also so lucky to be taking part in Wanderlust adventure. Vicky#9
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful tags from you both and lots of lovely memories in those photos. How lucky you are to have your Beloved cook delicious meals for you. Barbx #28
ReplyDeleteHi Ali, you've been busy and well done finishing your Christmas journal. Fab tags too, have a great week RobynO#21
ReplyDeleteWanderlust is a popular choice, I love to see how differently you all take the same instruction and prompts! As for Carpe Diem...I love it - you must be one of the Carpe Diem-ist people I've ever met! Hope you have fun on your journey of seizing - more memories!
ReplyDeleteHi Ali! I'll try to find you in the Wanderlust community! Love the idea of your Christmas journal - it looks wonderful, literally full of wonder! It must take a lot of dedication to document everything throughout the festivities. Great tags too, both your sand Lynda's - good that you had the extra time on your hands to finish them. Happy WOYWW! zsuzsa #39
ReplyDeleteYou've been busy! I love the way you documented your Christmas and other holiday activities in your journal, which is gorgeous too. Happy WOYWW! #40
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tags....is Wanderlust the one with Andy Skinner teaching classes? Dawn #31
ReplyDeleteGoodness, Ali. You have been sooo busy. The tags are lovely - well done. And I simply can't imagine doing a Christmas journal - but you have succeeded - great work!
ReplyDeleteTake care. God bless.
Margaret #2
What a fabulous album and tags. Take care Zo xx 42
ReplyDeleteOoh, I'm still working on my JYC (and enjoying my slow progress) but it's lovely to see finished projects. I especially love the little photo collage. .
ReplyDeleteClair x
WOYWW #25
I really like the idea of the Christmas journal. What a great thing to keep track of those wonderful memories we sometimes forget. I like your tags too especially the purple one. It's my favourite colour!
ReplyDeleteHi Ali, I do love those tags- great colours and subjects. Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #8 xxx
ReplyDeleteI had planned to visit last night, but right after I linked to Julia, my electricity went off. It came back on a short time ago, so now I'm trying to catch up with everyone.
ReplyDeleteI did J52 for two years, but gave up when they moved to the web site that was so convoluted I couldn't figure it out. Glad you are back with it. I see you and Helen are both doing that Wanderlust journaling this year. I look forward to seeing more. BTW, your tags are gorgeous. Happy WOYWW from #1.