Gratitude for family memories

 For my middle Path of Positivity Challenge I have another scrapbook page for you. Let's be honest here during a global pandemic with all the heartache for those who have lost relatives and friends as well as all the social restrictions it is hard to keep positive. With the year drawing to it's close our thoughts naturally turn to Christmas. At the moment here in the UK we are under our second lockdown and it is anybody's guess what will happen at Christmas. It is likely that we will still be under some restrictions and large family gatherings may not be possible.

Last Christmas my side of the family were able to be together for the first time in years. With nurses, ambulance drivers, telecommunication technicians, priests and veterinary nurses among our numbers everybody's Christmas rotas have been different but by a miracle everyone was able to book time off around Christmas and New Year that overlapped by a couple of days. Being in Somerset all our northern relations came down so ours  and our eldest daughters houses were full and a couple of local holiday cottages got custom too.

So for my offering of positive thoughts I have made a scrapbook page to mark that momentous event when four generations got together! This year we can be grateful for past good memories and look forward to future good ones The Snowmen Selfie image from one of our sponsors seemed very appropriate!

Materials used:

SheepSki Designs - Snowmen Selfie 

photo card

gold mirri card

12" x12" designer paper from stash

X-Press It card

Copic pens:

eyes- W5, W7, W9     C5, C7, C9, 100

coal mouths - W5, W7, W9

carrot noses - YR61, YR15, YR68, E15

satsuma noses - Y17, Y38, YR68

purple hat - V05, RV66, RV69, V09, V99     band - C5, C7, C9, 100

black hat - C3, C5, C7, C9, 100     band - B21, B24, B26, B18

blue/grey scarf and mittens - B21, B24, B26, B18     C0, C1, C3

red hats  and scarf - R29, R39, R59, R89     C0, C1, C3, C5

green hat and scarf - G02, G17, G29, G99     E95, YR02, E97, YR18, E08

blue hat - B000, B21, B23, B26     y15, Y18, YR14

pink hat - R81, R83, R85, R56     C0, C1

twig arm - E31, E33, E35, E39

pipe - E21, E23, E25     C5, C7, C9

shadows - B0000, B000, Blender

cheeks - R20, R22, Blender

background - B06, B16, B37, B39

eyes and snowflakes - white gel pen

I hope that you are able to find moments of gratitude despite all that is happening in the world. I really love the old song Accentuate the Positive, a mantra for our times I think! If you don't know it or if you do and want to hear it the Bing Crosby version can be viewed here. 

Please do join in with us at Path of Positivity and share some of your feelings of Gratitude.

Here are the details and links for the challenge:

• This challenge, our optional twist is Gratitude. It is the perfect time of year to reflect on all the good you have in your life. Therefore, this month create a project that depicts thankfulness or gratitude in some way.
  
  In order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, remember that general types of  projects/posts will not qualify for the prizes unless they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Additionally, even if a project may qualify as positive, if your post promotes negativity, hatred or anything of an abhorrent nature, your project will be disqualified. Prizes this month include:
• Three images from SheepSki Designs, our guest sponsor for this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• ONE image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch based on all qualifying entrants.
• One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

You can find the link up and more inspiration at the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog here.

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft #128 - Anything Goes 

SheepSki Designs #44 - Christmas and/or Sparkle 

Your Scrapbook Place November - Anything Goes 

Always Fun Challenges #189 - Anything Goes 

Not Just Cards November - Anything Goes 

PIP Challenge #2046 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #146 - Anything Goes