Good Monday, All!  Boy, oh, boy!  Christmas is flying at us at the speed of lights!  LOL  Just under three weeks away, it will soon be all over.  Christmas is a really hard time for me, but, I won’t go into that here.  Just suffice to say, it isn’t my happiest time of year, even with my birthday a mere two days before the big day.      
On to other things, I found a website, or maybe I should say, ‘a series of websites’ that I hadn’t ever seen before.  I’m probably the last person to find out about them!  LOL  But, in case they are new to you, too, I offer you ‘Images by Kim’.  She has her store, where you can purchase all the necessary, and not so necessary, items for both digital and hybrid crafting and scrappin’.  I might add, too, that her prices are fabulous!  Her collage sheets are priced a bit lower some of the other shops.  Then, there is her blog, ‘Art and Images By Kim’.  Here, you will find Kim’s posts on ‘Altered’ Art, including, but, not limited to, tutorials, examples and resources that are free to use.  In the right-hand side bar there are links to her ‘free’ images, or, go to that page here.  You are really in for a treat!  She has all kinds of collage sheets, ephemera and vintage images!  Here’s just a sampling:

Vintage book pages, vintage ads, and all kinds of old images are shown in the Smithsonian’s massive collections.  It’s a cool site!  Check it out!
That’s going to have to do it for today.  Otherwise, I’ll never get this posted for you all to have your newest freebie from Miss Edna and I.  We have the first two parts, the QP’s, for our December collaboration, ‘Home for the Holidays’.  When I think of Christmas season, I think of baking together in the kitchen and old, handmade ornaments my children made me in school.  I think of home.  That is what inspired this collection.  Memories are our look into the past and those things we have reserved to cherish.  They represent our own stories, if you will.  While some things are fairly standard for all, each of us has our own special memories that we have maintained, and often embellished, that identify who we are.  We get a sense of comfort from the home-spun memories we carry with us.  What do your memories feel like? 
Every month, Miss Edna and I create a freebie kit to give away.  We do our give-aways on Mondays, usually starting with the second Monday of each month.  We give away two parts each per week, for three weeks, for a total of twelve parts.  All of my past freebies are still up and I believe Miss Edna’s might be, as well.  So, feel free to go back and find all you like.
Below is my preview.  Click on it to go to Minus.com to download.  Both QP’s are in one file, so, this is Pts 1 and 2.  Then, click on Miss Edna’s preview to go to her blog for her two QP’s.  They’re sure pretty!
Pts 1 and 2

 Miss Edna’s Preview

There you have it!  Be sure to come back next Monday for more of this cute kit.  Until then, 

Give yourself a reason to smile!
Hugs,
Su