December Daily : Foundation Pages : Days 13-25
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Welcome back for the second half of my December Daily foundation pages.
Here's a look at days 13 through 25:
DAY THIRTEEN :Teresa Collins scalloped edge chipboard. Number 13 will be added on later.
DAY FOURTEEN :Santa tag from Paper Source (Vintage Christmas gift tags - will be using these for presents too). Tag is sitting inside another divided page protector that was trimmed to fit inside the page protector that came with the album. "14" are mini Jenni Bowlin rub ons.
DAY FIFTEEN :Red envelope from Paper Source. Red Circle Number from Every Jot & Tittle.
DAY SIXTEEN :Transparent clock from Heidi Swapp (I think I have had this in there all three years too). Journal card is a 25 Days of December Photo Overlay from Designer Digitals.
DAY SEVENTEEN :Awesome big glitter dot paper from Making Memories. Scallop edge created with the Fiskars Apron Lace punch. The backside of this is green flocked pattern paper from Art Warehouse. Those two patterns are simply glued back to back.
DAY EIGHTEEN :This pattern strip was cut from Making Memories Pattern Stripe Mistletoe paper. I slipped it into the page protector and stitched down along the edge to create a pocket that was just the right size for the strip. The open area will be used for my content during December.
DAY NINETEEN :Another page using the Teresa Collins scalloped edge chipboard. I added a plastic file tab to the top and wrote "nineteen."
DAY TWENTY :Santa image from IowaJewel's Treasures. She has a great collection of vintage holiday kits available. Red Circle Number from Every Jot & Tittle. For this page I trimmed up the Santa image, inserted it into the page protector and stitched a line down the side creating a second pocket for my daily content.
DAY TWENTY-ONE :Fun Advent Mistletoe paper from Making Memories. Scallop edge created with the Fiskars Apron Lace punch.
DAY TWENTY-TWO :Jenni Bowlin bingo card. I stitched down the side and trimmed off the rest of the page protector.
DAY TWENTY-THREE :Random brown file folder trimmed to fit.
DAY TWENTY-FOUR :Canvas page that was included with the album. Pocket created by sewing a sheet of Hambly overlays on top. Santa tag from Paper Source. "24" are mini Jenni Bowlin rub ons.
DAY TWENTY-FIVE :25 is from the Making Memories Mistletoe Dimensional Stickers package. It's tucked inside a baseball card page protector that has been trimmed down to fit inside the larger page protector that came with the canvas album.
ONE MORE THING :Take some time after you get your album together to re-organize your supplies again. I like to have things organized before December so that on that first day I can concentrate on the content/photo/story rather than being consumed by too many unorganized supplies. These containers from Art Bin work great for storing holiday supplies. I have paper in one and embellishments in the other.
I hope seeing these images inspires you to create your own December Daily project. There are so many options to make things even simpler or more complicated if that fits your style.
You are also welcome to join the Flickr group and share your album or just browse for inspiration.
Come back tomorrow for a special mid-week giveaway related to the holidays.
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You can totally do it Amy - and it doesn't have to be "scrapbook-y" either :).
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Yes - just Christmas. I don't have such a collection of other holiday stuff - I do have a folder with Halloween but that's a small one :).
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Welcome Kim :)
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This put a smile on my face for several reasons. One, because I love your pages, and two, because I'm looking at the same storage bins for my Dec Daily, one with paper, one with embellishments! Funny! I also have 2 more, each also filled with paper and embellishments. These two are for sharing. I'm trying to get together with friends to work on these, so we can swap and share. I so often buy a package of something and end up with a lot of the same thing. Like the 200 SU felt snowflakes from last year!
Something else I do, because, well, that's just the way I am, is print out a calendar page for December on a sheet of paper, and plug in the activities we already have planned. That way, in some cases, I can allow for more space on those days that I know are photo-heavy. I can also use certain products for certain activities, like my sheet music transparency for the day my daughter has her orchestra concert. I keep the calendar page close by.
Now, I just have to get the Halloween stuff put away so that I can get started on this!!
Thanks Ali for your never-ending inspiration!
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Beautiful album Ali, and very inspiring. I'm curious...any idea what the total cost of making this album is?
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I am new to your blog and I am so inspired by your designs. Your style is so great. I love all that I have seen I can't wait to work my way through all the projects and see what you have created. Thanks so much for sharing!!
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Way to go Ali, this is just beautiful:) so much inspiration:) I can't wait to start on one myself:)
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Hi Ali, I just have a couple of questions for you...will you be adding in extra pages to the album as you go along adding photos and journalling? And also, do you usually create normal scrapbook pages about what happens in December as well as doing the December Daily?
I've loved looking through your past albums as well as the new pages! Such great inspiration!
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this is sooo great and super inspiring. thanks!
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So beautiful!! I'm halfway through my album! Great idea for organizing the paper and embellishments before December comes! Thanks. =)
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I love this, Ali! I love the idea of making it *before* December so that it's easy to record all the special little 'happenings' of the holidays without feeling overwhelmed, and I love the variety in the pages. I'm going to start today! Thanks (again!) for the inspiration :)
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I am so excited. I figure out how to post photos of my DD 2009 in your Flickr DD Group! Yeah for me! Now if I could only figure out how to link it here, I could really be proud of myself. We're never too old to learn new tricks (I'm 45!).
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Thanks Ali!! I love seeing your album--always inspirational and puts me in the "holiday mood" to start gathering my supplies...Although, I didn't quite finish everything up from last years (guess I should before I start this years...:)) I'm sure a few others share the lack of 100% completed...How do YOU stay on top of it? Is it daily that you add content or do you jot notes and add the content every few days??
Emily
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I am really inspired write now,I can not wait to start it.
Ali,you been such a huge inspiration for me and lots of my friends,here in Canada and in Russia !!! Thanks.
Last year I did made the album ,...but did not put anything in it,this year I will do it completely,completely done!
Ali,do you getting pages done every day,in the end of day or skipping couple days.It is hard to catch up after ,for me.What is your advise on that?
Thank you
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Simply gorgeous...definitely going to do this! Thanks for the organizational ideas...always helpful.
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Ali, your December Daily is one of my favorite parts of your blog and I look forward to it all year long. As always, it was well worth the wait!
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as always, an amazing and inspiring job on the december daily. i could hardly stand the wait of what you would come up with this year!
i LOVE the different ways you used the page protectors, and my favorite; the baseball page protectors. Those just put it over the top for me and made me realize again that this CAN be simple and pretty much any way i want it to be. there is no right or wrong in this department! hence, allowing myself to make my second daily december album!!!!
thanks for teaching this!!!! :)
a
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Did you use big grommets or eyelets on each page?
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That is a very practical idea on putting the numbers on as you do the album. I also ran into that issue last year. Thanks!!!
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I love your vintage elements and the items that are not necessarily scrapbook-y! These elements so remind me of Christmas past (way past like when I was a little girl).
Kelly
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