I've been working on the final touches of our Christmas card for this year (I know...it's totally getting late!!) and before sharing the design with you, I thought you might like to see some of the old ones we've come up with. I was going to share just the cards, but then I thought, "what the heck, just share the entire scrapbook!" We've kept a copy of each card, and on the page for that year I write the quote we used and put the city, state in which we were living at the time. I'm really glad we started keeping this scrapbook, it's a tiny snapshot into our lives at that moment.
With the early cards, I hand colored each one. Yes, each one...I still can't believe it. I had to start REALLY early to get them done on time. I think there have been two years where we didn't complete cards. One year I can claim good justification - Warren was born right before Thanksgiving that year, and I was a little busy! ;-)
It's also fun to see how my artwork has/hasn't changed. Some are old favorites, and some I'm not a huge fan of anymore. But, they all make for a beautiful story of Christmases past.
And here was our first card, all the way back in 1998.
and finally last years....
Lovely Christmas cards! An a great scrapbook collection! I especially like the inclusion of family photos... good job, Girlie! Merry Christmas! And thanks for sharing this glimpse into your scrapbook...
ReplyDeleteI have pages dedicated to your cards, your parents gift tags and some family photos incorporated into my Christmas scrapbook album...I thought I had saved them all but see I am missing a few of your cards over the years- they are so very precious and I appreciate receiving each and every one. I like the way you scrapped your pages with the photos!
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