Memory of Christmas Past Challenge

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  1. Nov 9, 2017 #1
    MrsPeel

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    Hello!!! Hope you are well and excited to start the countdown having fun!
    I personally love DYD as it is one month where I actually get to take more photos than usual, we spend it at home and is a very together time for us, but also love the chance that starting early gives me to scrap memories I have not yet done (or did but a new kit deserves the page better!!!) , so this is what the challenge here will be:

    Make a page about a Memory of Christmas Past!
    You can scrap a childhood special time, or even a heritage page of family members or anything of this wonderful time of the year that you would love to make a record of. You can scrap this challenge even if you don't keep a DYD per day, of course, and if you don't celebrate Christmas, maybe you can make a page about a past December Memory, we would love you to join us anyway! I personally take inspiration from all of you and love seeing your pages!!!!

    Here is a page that (a very idol of mine!!!!) Carol @Iowan made for the challenge :
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    and here is a page from me :)
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    Also, as both Carol & I made quiet full on pages, I wanted to show you a much cleaner look, in case you are just starting, favor a more minimalist approach, feel free to make it in any style!!! There are tons of amazing inspirational templates in the store to help you out too!

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    Can't wait to see your pages, learn a bit more about your past Christmas!!!!!
     
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    jenn mccabe

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    This sounds so fun. I will have to dig out an 80's or a 70's photo and play later in the month!
     
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    keepscrappin

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    Awesome ideas Cynthia! I really need to go back through some of my printed photos from before I went digital and scan them in to make some layouts.
     
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    BevG

    BevG If I can't remember it, it didn't happen

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    Woot! I just had a bunch of old slides scanned. I'm in.
     
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    IntenseMagic

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    This is fun!! I have quite a few Christmas photos of my adult children that have never been scrapped! I need to get on that!
     
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    wvsandy

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    mcurtt

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    I hope you don't mind me sharing this one I did for the November scraplift of Isa Marks' page. I hope to create another heritage Christmas page for the challenge.

    This is DH, back in 1973, before we were married. What a guy! And yes, he is dangling an ornament from his mouth.
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    EllenT

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    I got one for you Cynthia
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    cfile

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    Here is one that I have done every year.. watched my favorite movie:
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    cfile

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    another from me :) My Dad always felt sorry for the real tree and would get the scrawniest one and bring it home!
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    mcurtt

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    Here is one I did specifically for this challenge. A family shot of us in front of the SILVER METALLIC tree, 1964.

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    rdjrneace

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    bbymks5

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    I've already scrapped all my childhood Christmas photos so I chose one of my hubby's!

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    Angela Toucan

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    Last December the staff and volunteers at Moseley Old Hall shared with us memories of an English 17th Century Christmas. We got to experience the sights, smells, tastes and sounds.
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    cinna

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    What a fun challenge!
     
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    MrsPeel

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    you will be gifting us with a page, yes?
    looking forward to see!!!!

    Girls, thank you so much for the amazing pages!!!! keep them coming!!!!!!!
     
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    londoncuppa

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    Oh my gosh, we had one of those metal trees too (in the 70's)! I wish I had some pics of it. Thanks for the flashback!
     
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    mcurtt

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    Hi Margaret, Just so that you can reminisce some more, here is another page I did during the Christmas in July challenges. :-)

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    londoncuppa

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    That is so great, Marilyn! Really loving that pic. You're inspiring me to track down a catalog pic from that era and journal the story. At least your tree was tall and fluffy. Ours was about 4 feet and scrawny, with these straight "branches" stuck in a painted pole. So sad.
     
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    cinna

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    Here´s my page and it´s all about how we celebrated Christmas when I was a child. The photo isn't the best quality but it brings back so many memories. It´s me and my dad in the photo in the late 70ies or early 80ies. I showed my page to my husband and he insisting on that I should send it to my dad.

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