I can’t believe it’s already Dec and that Christmas is in TWO WEEKS! �I hope you all have gotten a good start (or maybe even finished) your holiday shopping. �I was able to get all my shopping done a few weeks ago but am now faced with the wrapping. 🙁 �I haven’t even started. LOL!

On a personal note, I picked up my family photos yesterday. Every year since the girls were born we all get dressed up for a “professional” family photo. Everyone gets something new to wear for these photos and our outfits coordinate somehow. I saw a boys sweater I liked and was able to quickly find girls sweaters in the same color blue. So this year we went with black/white/blue colors.

I say “professional” photos because it honestly depends on the photographer we get. The past few years the photos were just okay. They served their purpose but there was no “flair”. Usually we just go to Sears but they closed the Sears Essentials by us and I refuse to go the Sears mall store (I’ve had too many bad experiences over the years with their mall portrait studio). So this year we tried Target. WOW! �I was impressed.

The studio manager was on top of everything. It was a Saturday and they had 6 people working in a one room studio setup. It was truly amazing. While we were getting our photos taken, two other families were working on selecting their photos. Not only that but at Target, they actually let you play around with the photos and spend time looking at them ALONE. That never happened at Sears. That was a very nice change of pace.

Anyway, I picked up the photos yesterday and I am very pleased with the results this year. Now I need to find some frames. 🙂

Okay… on to what’s new this week from me! �My first real Christmas collection! �I really like how this turned out and it’s jammed packed with lots of goodies.

All I Want for Christmas Collection Biggie

ALL PRODUCTS ON SALE THROUGH Dec 14th
exclusively @ ScrapGirls!

This collection includes
16 papers, a whopping 79 embellishments, 2 fun holiday alphas and 57 word art pieces!

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All I Want for Christmas Trees and Gifts Embellishments

And what’s a holiday layout without a few trees and presents??

All I Want for Christmas Solid Paper Mini

And… last but not least… I packaged all three products into a special VALUE PACK which is regularly discounted 25% off the individual prices.

With this week’s sale, you can pick up all three pieces for only $10.35!

And of course some holiday inspiration for you!

Thanks for looking and from my family to yours… Have a wonderful holiday season!