Decmber Daily™ 2011 | Day Eight
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Welcome to December Daily™ 2011 | Day Eight.
Today I felt like playing.
I've long been a fan of square collages - for photos, for embellishments, and often times ones that include a bit of both.
Today I decided to stick with embellishments and had fun digging through my holiday stuff to add to the simple collage.
I know one of the first questions you might have is about the background stamp.
Here's the details on the stamp:
You could definitely make the same grouping with one single square stamp repeated to create a larger square or rectangle.
I've had this stamp for a long, long time now. I still love it and get excited to use it on a project. I did find it one place online (I've never purchased from this place and don't anything about them except they popped up on a google search for the stamp): Expressions In Ink.
UPDATE |I heard from the owner of Expressions In Ink this morning (I had linked to them in my post today as a source for the 9-square block stamp). Michelle let me know that she and her husband purchased the Stamp It! line back in 2005 and have since added hundreds of designs. They have several block group stamps available here (super cool). Thanks for connecting with me Michelle!
Here's a close up of that collage:
Products (starting at the top left and working across): American Crafts Foil E, AE/TT Holiday In A Box Stamp using Colorbox Silver Ink, bits of ribbon, Santa button from Evalicious, chipboard star with Martha Stewart silver and gold glitter on top (actually did that one the other night when I glittered those words I hung next to the front door), Pebbles wood button, Jenni Bowlin Black Doily Flower, Pebbles Twist Ties (with a line of stitching on top), and words from my 25 Moments stamp set (also in Colorbox Silver Ink).
For the second page I added a bit of journaling about how I was feeling today:
A couple little black and white word stickers stitched along the top + jouranling + a combo of those Pebbles Twist Ties and ribbon along on the bottom.
Here's what it looks like in the album:
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Lovely pages!
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This was PEFECT for me to see. I forgot to take any of the day and now I know exactly how I will do my "Day 8." Thank you so much. Also, I don't have the stamp, but it would be pretty easy to duplicate the outcome with the right font in Photoshop or Word. It won't look exactly like the stamp, but with the right embellishments, it should work.
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I love it. I am so impressed that when you feel tired and flat you can produce this- I would be retreating to to a dark corner with wine and chocolate! I'm not surprised that you are worn with all the usual stresses of being a working wife and mother in a busy season, not to mention the extra pressure of having thousands of inspiration hungry fans waiting to pounce on every word you say! Don't forget to take care of yourself Ali :)
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love the honest journaling in this one. Some days are better than others and it's nice to see that reflected in the DD. From all the giveaway blog posts and extensive details of the DD it's clear you are working hard.
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Just wanted to send along a hug. I admire you being so candid both in your albums and here. This time of year can be such a bittersweet combination of things. Hope you enjoyed making this and got a little energy from it. It's just beautiful.
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This is my favorite one so far! Love the tight margins on the journaling and the CAS feel to it!
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Ali - your memory keeping style is my favourite. It's clean and graphic with just enough embellished detail to add some pizzaz! I really enjoy checking your blog every day for inspiration.
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I love this Ali, square grids are my favorite. Such cute things you included and the journal writing is so perfect and honest. This is a busy season and can be hard on all of us. I bet it was fun to play today and just what you needed. Enjoy your weekend and hope you get some relax time
Sending hugs and prayers for all of you!!
Dawn
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Another great idea. I've finally started my album. Hope to share it with you soon!
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Ali, thank you so much for all you do for us. Checking your blog every day in December is definitely one of the highlights of my day. You making not just your kids' lives more merry, but ours too!
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you have such a wonderful way of documenting the season. i'm truly inspired! have a wonderful weekend ali!
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I absolutely adore this layout! The clean classic design of that element collage makes my heart sing! In the picture of you holding up just that page, I thought to myself- that would make an awesome Christmas Card.
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Love the way you remind us to play!
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Rubber Stamp shown, Block Group #1 is now available at Expressions In Ink, INc. We purchased the "Stamp it" brand of stamps in 2004. Direct link to this stamp: http://www.expressionsinink.com/catalog/Block_Groups_Tapes-8-1.html
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Thanks for the update Michelle!
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Love this page Ali and I found some more new things to purchase happy Christmas to me! Have a great weekend!
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Wow I love what you are doing this year with your dec daily. It feels so different from last years but same concept - BEAUTIFUL!!
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I love this one!!! IT is so simple and so beautiful at the same time!!! LOVE IT!
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I love your pages, great work! But I don't see you using much of the Studio Calico December Daily kit. I was really hoping to be inspired by you to use the products from the kit considering it was quite an investment!
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Hi Leah - thanks for the feedback. I'm using pieces of it here and there (and used pieces from it for my foundation pages, number inserts, etc). I'll continue to pull from it in the coming days. I tend to use smaller pieces here and there.
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Thanks for looking into the info for the block stamps for us! Love your work, Ali! :)
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So nice and simple! I love it!!
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Love day 8. Thank you for sharing--I'm sure it takes a lot of time and energy to create the page, photograph it and then post it to your blog. I really appreciate all your creativity and inspiration. Here's to a peaceful weekend for you and your family!
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