December Daily in July
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[ images from Janet @ thedailydigi.com using my 25 Days of December Photo Overlays ]
Inspired by a post about the December Daily project on The Daily Digi (the post is a great example of using digital supplies for paper projects, also called hybrid), I thought that today would be the perfect time to bring up the topic of December Daily for 2009.
Although I am totally not ready to be thinking about the holidays just yet, I love the idea of getting this project started even earlier than I usually do. I am especially interested in starting earlier since my Big Picture class will be running from October through December (my goal with that class is to make it simple to follow through the busiest season of the year for most people- look for more information and registration in mid-August). Even though that class will be happening during that time I will definitely be doing a December Daily again.
If you are new to my blog you may be wondering what in the heck is December Daily? Here's a post from last year with a good amount of information and here's a Q&A with even more information.
Basically it's daily documentation & celebration from December 1 through December 25 in the form of a minibook or small album. Some people like to do it from Thanksgiving through New Years, others the whole month of December, and others just a week or so in December. Those details are entirely up to you.
One thing you might consider if you aren't ready to work on the album just yet is to take some time to organize your holiday supplies. I store my Christmas papers and embellishments in one of these Art Bin boxes. I have found that storing them all together, separate from my other supplies, makes it really simple and easy when it comes time to work on holiday projects.
My initial thoughts for 2009: I think I am going to use one of Donna's canvas albums which would be a fun way to mix things up. The album comes with both page protectors (with a really cute zig zag stitch along the outside edge) and canvas pages and I think it will be big enough to accommodate all the days.
GET INSPIRED: Molly's version from 2008 is still on my mind. What I loved about her album is the simplicity of the design, the emphasis on words, and how she enlarged the photos and spread them across two pages.
Did you start one last year (or the year before) and not finish it? Was it because it was just too much to take on over the course of the month? Was it because you didn't get it ready in advance? Take a bit of time to assess what kept you from getting it done and potentially use that as inspiration for thinking about how you might approach the project this year.
Did you put together an album last year? Feel free to link it in the comments.
Just putting this post together is getting me excited for this project - I need to focus on some other stuff first but I hope some of you are inspired enough to get a head start and participate this year!
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i finished mine: http://www.karenika.com/etc/decd_2008.html one of my all-time favorite minis :) thank you for the inspiration as always. canvas does sound like fun! i just ordered some canvas so maybe i'll try it out this year, too.
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I was able to get all my pages done before the December started..Yeah me. Then got through the first 12 or 13 days and was so pleased with myself. That is as far as I got *hanging head in shame and despair*. Life just got so super busy right before the holidays hit that the Daily was one of the things that got pushed to the side. My plan is to complete it before school starts Aug 19th. I loved the process and also the pages I did get finished. I am already planning for next years and trying to figure out how to stay on track. For me I think it boils down to planning. I get very little time to scrapbook, due to teaching full time, being a wife to a busy coach, attending grad school, and raising two little boys. Plus this year we are thinking we through a pregnancy into the mix...because things aren't busy enough, HA. Here's hoping this years goes better.
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December is such a busy, busy month for me, at work and at home. I've "meant to" participate for the past two years. Maybe working ahead of time is just the push I need. Thanks for the idea!
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I've made the December Daily 2008 a set on flickr now
here is the link
I so enjoyed this project!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16932110@N04/sets/72157621807962784/
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Thank you so much for this Ali. The weeks leading up to the holidays are extremely busy for me (law school finals), so planning this in advance would be great. When I get my break, I am so focused on just enjoying the moment that doing a daily book was so overwhelming. Starting now will really help relieve that. This has really enthused me! I wish I had done a weekly one for this summer. I think I'll do that next year. :-) Maybe it's not too late to start this year... hmm....
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There is no "hanging head in shame and despair" allowed around here. Life happens! We all do the best we can with what we have :).
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I did intend to make one last year. I bought the album and started gathering supplies but then got too busy. I hope to get a jump start on it this year! Thanks for the reminder.
I liked Molly's but the pages looked almost too perfect for my taste. Sometimes I felt like I was looking at a catalog. I think I would prefer doing something more eclectic. I'll be checking out everyone's links to their projects for some ideas!
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i have always wanted to do this...
but december comes around and well, so much of life happens and suddenly, its' january!
thanks for the early reminder...
now, where to begin?
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I did pre-make my december daily album last year, and boy, did that help! All I had to do during the holidays was just remember to take a photo everyday, then when Christmas was over, I just put all my photos and embellishments in the pre-made album. Here's how mine turned out last year.
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1482771
Amber Osburn
California
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What a fabulous idea! Thank you!
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I loved doing the December Daily last year!! I plan on doing it every year. What I really love is that now that I've done the mini-album I'm not stressed about trying to scrap all of the events that happened in December!
Although I don't like to start planning for the holidays this early, I've already started looking for an album for this year's book. Not sure if I'm going to stay with the acrylic outside or try something different. I would love to find a 6x9 album but that seems hard to find. I did 6x6 last year and it seemed a bit small. Might have to make my own!
You can view my album on 2peas (there are 3 posts...lots of pics!):
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1428901
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1428897
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1428867
I also have a couple posts on my blog in Dec & Jan that give some more details: www.meandmyscraps.blogspot.com (scroll down to the blog archive)
Can't wait to start this year's book!
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That's so funny- I just finished last year's book this morning - ha! I have my 2nd baby due on Jan 1st, so I think getting it started NOW is a wonderful idea! I just had so much fun with the book last year, and your style brought a lot of new ideas to my scrapbooking.
TFS!!
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I got so excited when I saw this post! Last year was my first year to do December Daily, and I LOVED it. I'm definitely going to do one this year. I'm moving, but just as soon as I get my scrapping supplies out of storage I'm going to get my Christmas items together.
I posted the album I made for last year on my blog. It was in several posts, but they are all linked to the post here: http://scrappyjedi.blogspot.com/2009/01/december-daily-days-21-25.html
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I loved the December Daily so much last year, that I had in my mind to do one for summer - namely July. I am currently doing a July Journey album along the same lines as my December Daily book. Although it's been a little more daunting with vacations & work, I know it will be another treasure when it's complete! Here is a post from my blog http://kimwhitten.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-from-my-journey.html
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The beauty of this is that we each have a choice of what style we create :).
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I made my first December Daily last year, and since I followed your guidelines (print at home, write down a few lines etc.) I finished it shortly after the end of the project. I SO love to look at that album know! I think it's my favorite one, even more than the "Week in the life" album. I will do it again this year, but maybe in a slightly different way than 2008. I was thinking about just ONE photo a day or even one word for one day (like peace, warmth, chocolate ... christmas stuff) and capture this word in one photo.
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Oh, Ali...now you've got me all excited about my DD and I still have four months to wait! I started one in 2007 and got about 1/3 of the way done. I did another last year and have all but maybe 2 or 3 days finished--oh, and the front and back covers of the album--maybe I'll work on finishing it up today! I LOVE THIS PROJECT and look forward to it every year. My philosophy is that even if I only get "documentation" of 3/4 of the days that is TONS more than I would normally get! I've even paired it with the Advent Calendar activities my husband and I make up for each other....It's the most wonderful time of the year....
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I am so glad you mentioned the DD album. I premade mine, took lots of photos but only got about 1/2 of the days in the album. I guess there is no time like the present to finish it - so I think I will give it a try.
Also, my 12 year old would like to do one this year and I will tell her that it's never too early to get started - this could be great summer craft project.
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Christmas in July, lol! I really love your december.daily idea, and I enjoyed everyone's take on the project, I was so caught up in everyone elses that I didn't do one myself, and then at the end of December I was kicking myself for not doing it...so I had gathered up my supplies, so that I am ready to go for this year! Once I get settled with unpacking, I would like to tackle the project so that I am ready to go come December! You are inspiring Ali!
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You can check out my album and a video I made about it on The Mom Creative
http://jessicaturnersblog.blogspot.com/search?q=daily+december
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