Feeling the Love . . . for Challenge YOUrself!

 Hi everyone!  Today I am sharing a layout that I made for this month's theme at Challenge YOUrself:

The theme for November is this "Home for the Holidays mood board."  And the fun part is that you can pick the holiday!

I knew exactly which photo I wanted to use - it is one of me and my sisters taken in 1996 when we were at Cathy's home helping to decorate her Christmas tree.  

It was a moment that made us all laugh and makes me smile just to look at it.  Pictured from right to left are Patty, me, Karen, and Cathy.

I am also linking my scrapbook page up to the Art Journal Journey Monthly challenge!  This month's challenge is all about birds and is hosted by Wendy K. 

I added penguins to my Christmas-themed page as they are considered birds, not mammals.  (Yes, I looked them up!!!)  They are "aquatic flightless birds"  according to wikipedia.

And here is my finished page:

I used a mish-mash of old stuff that I had in my stash - simple stories paper, Pink Fresh Christmas Wishes pieces, and various old journaling cards.

Here are some close ups:

I really enjoyed making this page - brought back so many happy memories Christmases gone by!

I hope you get a chance to play along with Challenge YOUrself and Art Journal Journey Monthly, too.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  Hugs and healthy wishes to one and all!!