Once Upon A Sketch

It's been a long time since my last post.  I'm sure most of you will be able to relate to my situation of not having enough time in your day at this time of year. :)
As you probably already know, Handmade by Suzanne is sponsoring 'Once Upon A Sketch' this month. Nadia has asked the DT members to play along.  You can see the gorgeous layouts of the other DT members here.  And here is the challenge:

December 15th Challenge

Journalling Criteria/theme: Our Christmas traditions.

We would love to hear how everyone spends Christmas Day. Even if you do NOT celebrate Christmas, what do you do on Christmas Day?

Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote.

Things to consider when playing along...

**This is an international blog, so anyone can enter

**You are allowed to create a card, layout or off-the-page item based on the provided sketch and additional journalling criteria. If you are creating a card or altered item you only need to include a quote.

**You are also allowed to flip or rotate the sketch or alter it to suit your needs, but please make sure its still recognisable.

**Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery and link it on the sidebar of this blog using the Link tool. Please provide a direct link to your post, not your entire blog.If the link tool is down, please leave a comment on the comments section and link your layout there.

** The deadline for this challenge is midnight December 31st, Australian Eastern Standard Time . The Design Team will vote and the winners and the Top 5 project will be announced soon after the challenge has finished.

**You may enter as many times as you like and combine this with other challenges.

**Also, please consider turning off word verification for comments on your blog.

Here is my take on this gorgeous sketch. I've used the Simple Stories '25 Days to Christmas' collection for this. All products available from Handmade by Suzanne.

 A couple of close ups. :)

This will probably be my last post for 2011. So many exciting things happening in 2012... I can't wait! I want to wish all my blog readers a wonderful Christmas and I hope your 2012 will be awesome!  Thanks for your continued support. I appreciate every single word of encouragement.  Your gorgeous comments often changed an average day into a beautiful day. :)

Until next time!

M xox