December Daily® 2015 | Day Eight

Welcome to December Daily® 2015 | Day 08.

Part of making your own magic includes setting stuff up in order to have it actually happen. In my foundation pages I used the "Let's read a Christmas story" card from the Emily Ley mini kit as a reminder to make it happen - which wasn't too hard since I knew it was something we would do anyway, but I bet you get the idea.

Also, check out my fun 12 Days Of Giving information below to see how you can download free holiday word art as a gift from me to you.

Here's a look at Day 08 from my foundation pages post (in that post I talk about how I embossed the number 8 using a star stamp and white embossing powder):

And here's how it ended up looking with the story and photo:

I moved things around this time by removing the 4-pocket page protector and just using the back of Day 07. This story fit just fine in these three pockets along with the addition of the flip up card.

The book Anna's reading is called The Sweet Smell Of Christmas and it's one of the favorites around here. You can read a post I wrote previously about our Christmas book collection here.

PS: I can't wait to play with Day 09. Circles here we come.

Something I've done the last few years is include flip-ups and/or flip-outs to make space for my stories or additional photos. We talked more about this in the Storytelling With December Daily® workshop (which is still open in case you wanted to dive in to that content) - it's a simple and easy way to make sure you don't skimp on the words. Washi tape for the win.

The "A" and the "6" are from an old Studio Calico kit - no idea which one it was (if you know feel free to mention it in the comments). They are plastic rectangles and I've been holding on to the alphabet & numbers waiting for a good reason to use them. Today was the day. Love the red. The "A" is for Anna and the "6" is because that's how old she is right now.

Here's a look at it outside the album:

STEP BY STEP | DAY 08

SUPPLIES

• December Daily® 2015 Main Kit (wash tape, #8)

• December Daily® Emily Ley Mini Kit ("Let's read a Christmas story" card)

• December Daily® Ashley G Mini Kit (pattern paper behind the 8)

• White Opaque Zing Embossing Powder

• Epson PictureMate PM 400 printer

• Word/Phrase Stickers | Maggie Holmes Craft Market, Pink Paislee Yuletide Stickers

12 DAYS OF GIVING

Yesterday we started something special and fun over on Pinterest. For the next 11 days I'm excited to bring you 12 days of designed giving. Follow me on Pinterest and check back each day to reveal a free digital stamp download (click on the number over on Pinterest and it will take you to a free word art download for the day). May these gifts inspire you to create something special and spirited this season.

As an added BONUS, you can enter to WIN a 6 month subscription to my Story Kit™. See this pin for all those details - full rules and regulations can be found here: http://aliedwards.com/12-days-of-giving.

SHARE YOUR DAY 08

I'd love to have you share a link to your Day 08 album pages below. Please link directly to your post vs. a general blog link.