Hey CKers! Deena Wuest here hoping you’re having a wonderful holiday season! There are only 13 days till Christmas! Are you ready? With all the last minute preparation and planning, it can be easy to fall behind on capturing those holiday moments through your viewfinder and in your albums. There are so many unforgettable and touching moments that occur this time of year. Let’s make sure we capture them all! You probably wouldn’t head out Christmas shopping without a “Gift Wish List”, so let’s not head into the holiday without a “Memories to Capture” list! Take a few moments and reflect on what’s important in your household as you celebrate the season. Do you have a unique family tradition? Are there special family members you only see during this time of year? Do you attend a much-loved local holiday event? Write it down! Make a list and consult it frequently over the next two weeks to make sure you capture photos of your favorite holiday people and events. If you need a little jumpstart, you can download our Creating Keepsakes Holiday Shot List Here.
Once you have captured all the memorable images of the season, the creative fun begins! After the wrapping paper has all been cleaned up and the leftovers are in the fridge, schedule some time to sit down and be creative with your new photo stockpile. Here are just a few memories that made our holiday must-scrap list:
A favorite family tradition
Cookies for Santa by Julie DeGuia, as seen in the November/December 2011 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine, pg 30.
A favorite gift
Assorted Odds & Ends by Deena Wuest, as seen in the November/December 2010 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine, pg 99.
Download a free digital sketch template of this layout.
Putting up the Christmas tree
Tree Trimming 101 by Terri Davenport, as seen in the November/December 2011 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine, pg 55.
Letters to Santa
So Very Thankful by Amy Mallory, as seen in Scrapbooking Holidays & Celebrations, pg 69.
Make your list, check it twice (or more), and enjoy the creative process of preserving your holiday memories. Whatever your plans, I hope you are surrounded by everything and everyone you love this holiday season.
Happy Holidays!
Thank you for the template. I will definitely use it. I love the real journaling on the layouts. These are the stories that everyone will read over and over in years to come. Merry Christmas!
You really have the juices flowing. I am thinking, how many pics did we take, when we were putting up the tree. I want to make that Christmas tree layout. Did I take 13 pics? I know, I can use holiday paper squares if I didn’t. Thanks CKM. And Merry Merry Christmas
OMGREAT GRAVY TRAINS!!! that Odds and Ends layout is one of my favorite layouts you have ever done… I cut it out and put it in my SIMPLY INSPIRE book and gave it it’s OWN page so I could write all the things I loved about it.. then I come to the blog and WHAM there it is.. all beautiful and rockin and I can download it.. (I don’t know what I would do with it as I am not very good with the digi scrappin thing… I try but they never come out very well)—ANYWAY this was a huge blessing and to be honest I am considering it a Christmas gift! WWHHHHOOOOTT I got to open one early! hehehehheehe don’t tell my kids!