The 'C' Word

By which I mean christmas!

Yes, I know, it feels too early to mention this upcoming holiday but it is looming really fast. I always feel like christmas is like the dinosaur in the side mirror of the Jurassic Park movie and should come with the warning 'objects in the mirror are closer than they appear'. Christmas still seems to be ages away but it is in fact only 5 weeks and 4 days away!

So why am I talking about christmas? Because, for those of you so inclined, there are a couple of really great classes out there to help you record your christmas memories, traditions etc. And for the discerning shopper amongst you they are great value for money.

First up there is a free, yes totally free, class being offered by Jessica Sprague, Holidays In Hand. This class will help you to focus on what matters most to YOU during the holiday season, no matter how you celebrate. Instructions on how to sign up for this class can be found when you click on the Holidays In Hand link above. Jessica's classes are really great, especially for digital scrapbookers and you can access the class content FOREVER. I love her classes, in fact Jessica Sprague was instrumental in my quest for digital scrapbooking know-how and got me started in the first place.

The other class I would highly recommend is Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas class which works for both digital and traditional scrapbookers. Yes, there is a small charge ($32 US dollars or £20 UK pounds) but you get to automatically do the class every year for free for however long you want to join in. I first signed up for this class in 2007, then tagged along again in 2008 and will now be doing it again this year. You have to agree that that is great value for money!

My plan is to try and incorporate ideas from both classes in to one journal or album. So far I've not completed a full christmas journal but am hopeful, as always, that this year will be THE year.

Watch this space...