On the 20th day of Christmas...

Good morning and welcome to day 20 of  our Christmas blog hop. I  can't believe that our blog hop is almost finished! I know that December is such a busy month and we appreciate you all  for playing along with  Veronica and I. I have good news for you... we have had so much fun that we were talking about doing this again! Our next Blog Hop will be an Easter/Spring one. So stayed tuned for bunny pages, mini albums, altered items, cards, and much more!

Today's layout is Christmas all the way.... The house, star and reindeer are cut out with the cricut.

I love penguins! They are 3-D stickers from Michael's.

             

Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends! In case you are not familiar with this wonderful holiday, here it is:

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple  in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a unique candelabrum, the nine-branched Menorah, one additional light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. The typical Menorah consists of eight branches with an additional raised branch. The extra light is called a shamash  and is given a distinct location, usually above or below the rest. 

There is a large Jewish community in the South Florida area. I designed this layout for Paper Niche earlier this month with the help of my precious friend Pam. She explained to me the meaning of everything. Thank you Pam, love you much!

Hop over to Veronica's blog to see what she has in store for us today. Isn't she talented? She has a way with minis, they are all fabulous!Have a blessed and fabulous day!