December Daily : Day Six
Tags:I was sitting out on the couch working on my laptop earlier this afternoon when Simon announced, "Mommy, it not working." It ended up being the Elf dvd. Some minor accident had occurred and Elf was no longer his cherry self. Fortunately the box we purchased included two dvd's (a widescreen and a fullscreen version - because we all need both, right?) of this movie that has quickly become one of his favorites.
A great little story to tell today.
And a chance to create a pocket page by stitching the transparency directly onto a sheet of photos.
Here's a look at the back with just a tiny bit of journaling along the bottom celebrating four good little things around the house from today:
Stamps featured on the front are from a company called Educational Insights and can be found here (uppercase) and here
(lowercase). I found my sets at a local teacher store - The Learning Palace if you are here locally (they also have some locations in the Portland area). To stamp onto the transparency I used black Staz-On ink.
The cream lace strip along the bottom, just above the journaling, is a cool new product from Narratives: Self Adhesive Paper Lace. Just peel off the backing and stick it down.



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Elf is well-loved in our house (and car), as well. One which I never really get tired of, even if I'm just listening as I drive...
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Elf is well loved at our house - we watched it on the 1st of December and I am sure will watch it again....Even got my mom , who is 75 to watch it - she loves it too !!!
The pretzels look good - maybe I should make some for the neighbors !!
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Enjoying this album so much...thanks for the daily art inpiration.
Blessings,
holly
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Love the story. And the art. :-)
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Hey Ali,
Love the new Flickr photo of you with the red scarf and the cool tops - fabulous!!
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i love how you included the DVD and i LOVE that you made a pocket.
the four photos on the back are just lovely!
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Love the sewing idea....great use of it!!!
So glad that Elf lives on for Simon....who would have thought you needed two CD's of the same movie...lol
Thanks for sharing it all!!
Peace--Ellie
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I love the transparency pocket idea! Glad there were 2 DVDs too. Back in the day my little sister would wear out VHS tapes... I think some movies my parents bought at least 3 times.
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Your album is great. It will be so fun for your family to look back on the Holiday. One question, I see chocolate covered pretzels. Please tell me you made them and can post how to make those. :)
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I always figured the two discs was so it didn't matter what type of TV you had (wide or standard). But now I know better...twice the value when one disc dies. There is another to take its place.
Loving your album Ali. I must go find my creative urge again....it has been AWOL for months now.
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We just watched that movie last night.
And love how u used the dvd into work of art.
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Ali! Great elf story! I love your book! LOVE IT!
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The exact same thing happened to us. My son broke Elf's movie and we were so glad that it came with 2 DVD's.
It is amazing how parents everywhere are going through same experiences. Great idea to incorporate the DVD into album!!
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Thanks for the ideas!
Merry Christmas!
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Great sitching! Love the way you will remner the eld dvd. Love reading your blog!
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I am so loving this album! You are so awesome!
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I check in on your blog periodically and am a subscriber to your e-zine, I'm a big fan, love the December Daily album! So inspiring! Elf is one of my favorite movies, also. Check out www.elfyourself.com. It's fun to play around with, my nephew definitely got a kick out of it!
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Thank goodness for two CD's! Love what you did! Thanks for sharing. I love checking in to see what you have been up to.
Hugs,
Heather
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