Thursday Thoughts

My dad's birthday today - 86 - but still no sign of my new grandson. I've been saving this sketch from The Memory Nest for his introduction to the world page, too late to enter it into the challenge now, he obviously didn't fancy November as his birth month after all.

So on to the new December sketch and a page about buying the real tree.

 

I used my go to Stampin Up stamps where the stars are sprinkled on the sketch and under the punched circle above the photo mat. Otherwise I think I've stuck very close to the sketch and not even done my usual trick of shrinking proportions.

Just loving these cork alphas!

A closer look at my journalling:

Supplies:
Papers: tim Holtz; ep, times & seasons; scraps from my stash
Stamps: SU, Gorgeous Grunge & Kinda Ecletic
Ink: Memento, espresso truffle
Alphas: Papermania, bare basics; ep, all about a boy
Punch: Xcut, scallop edger; Martha Stewart deep edger, daisy fan

My December 2nd page for my December Daily album is also about the tree buying and a different part of the story. See my husband has this swish precious car, while I have a tiny beat up old banger.  Put a tree in his car - never! But he did, both last year and this year, although next year he'll deny it again.

And a closer look at each page:

Thanks for your time today and here's sending some Christmas sparkle your way.