Michele Holcomb

the simple things:: week 52

A new wreath adorns our door.

I even kept it open all day enjoying the fresh cool air. 

For the last week we have been enjoying one another's company. Staying in pj's all day and playing Clue & Just Dance 3 well into the night. I'm really savoring these last few days of time off before I have to go back to work on Tuesday. I started to clean up the last few remnants of Christmas and will work on cleaning out some spaces in each of the rooms. I love that feeling of saying goodbye to the past and starting a new! I'm really looking forward to 2012. So many plans lay ahead for us. 

Since this will be my last post of 2011, I want to say Thank You!

Thank You for your kind words, emails, encouragement, and silently visiting my space. I truly do appreciate it! 

Happy New Year! 

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the simple things:: week 51

The Spirit of Hope Fairy has been apart of our family for the last two years; delivered to Nyna from her grandparents (my in-laws) on Christmas day.  At 7 years old, I don't think she knew what to think. Now that she's a little older she has a better understanding of what he can brings to our lives. I like knowing that he'll be around each year to keep an eye out for everyone. He really does look like he's smiling into the camera, right?  

Merry Christmas Eve! 

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A little bit about our fairy - The Spirit of Hope Fairy brings the hope of healing and prayers for a cure to breast cancer survivors everywhere. He shares in the daily struggle of those afflicted and provides hope, inspiration and courage to the many millions of women everywhere who have heroically battled breast cancer. 

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the simple things:: week 50

sleeping under a sea of twinkle lights is one of the best ways to embrace the season.

as she lays down each night, i'm hoping that her dreams are full of magic.  

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so far in december

[desktop image from Geninne's Art Blog - love her work]

I caught another round of the flu and have been slowly feeling like myself again. With that said, my december daily photos currently lives on my computer and evernote app, and I'm actually okay with that. I've been collecting ephemera and just adding it to the book. I'll be putting it together during my holiday school/work break.

I've been feeling like we haven't accomplished much the first part of the month; but in looking back at my photo library and seeing the photos above tells such a different story. Work, school projects, holiday tv/movie watching, gymnastics, and a lot of library visits have kept us very busy. This weekend I need to pull out a few holiday decorations and some twinkle lights to bring a little bit more magic into our home.

Speaking of home, that little miniature house (last photo) reminds me so much of my childhood. To say that Nyna loved it is an understatement. We are now on the hunt for a mini house to call her own.

the simple things:: week 49

I just love the girls christmas spirit. 

Their looks.

Their smiles.

Oh Santa...you brighten our day!

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simple scrapper december layouts

I love digital elements and am including many of them in my december daily. Just simple elements that I'm adding to photos. But I've never actually created an entire digital layout with papers and brushes/stamps...until now. 

Below are my contributions to Simple Scrapper's December templates and I was thrilled to have 8.5x11 templates to work with. These are officially my first all digital layouts that I've completed and I'm excited to dabble in this new medium.

The layout above uses the new digi elements from Paislee Press: This Much by Liz Tamanaha and cardstock base from One Little Bird Designs: Beige Like Me Papers. Not only am I in love with this template but the elements just all work so well together to tell the story of my relationship with my girl.

This layout took me forever but the end result makes me so happy!

My next layout was actually the first one that I created. I used digi elements from Ali Edwards Remember This & That Paper Collection; Elle Studio Vintage Monthly Photo Tabs; Anna Aspnes Yesterday & Today collection - stitching and staples.

The staple positioning was a happy accident and I finally figured out how to recreate it.

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december daily:: day 1

8.5x5.5 size and large photos will be the makings of my my daily this year. I don't have a particular album yet and am leaning towards using the We R Memory Keepers brand. In the meantime, I'll continue to put my daily pages together and work on album cover later in the month.

My first photo is the start of our December. A little bit about the weather and Nyna's new jacket. A simple start to a normal daily routine. 

[supplies: ormolu tag, basic grey chipboard letter, bazzill basic cardstock, ali edwards digi holiday art brush, office max date stamp, ranger distress ink, brown ric rac].

the simple things:: week 48

So this is a to-do list of a 9 year old.

Love seeing it written down rather just in her mind. 

I'm honored to have made her list.

Her thoughts never cease to amaze me.

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