December Daily® 2021 | Story 04

Welcome to Story #04 in my December Daily® album for 2021. 

When I set up my foundation pages a couple months ago I had added in the "decking the halls" card and the "calm + bright" die cut from the  Main Kit with the thought that I would tell a story about getting out the Christmas decorations this year. Originally I had a large wood veneer "4" in the bottom pocket but ended up replacing that with one of the large tags and a "home life" felt circle from this year's Day In The Life™ kit. 

This story is a good example of a story that I tell in one way or another just about every year. I don't approach decorating the same each year + give myself permission to mix it up (take some stuff out/leave some stuff in our tubs): there is always a story to tell. 

Let's dive into the process video: 

Here are some images of the project: 

As you might have seen in my process video yesterday I had already printed out this 11 inch x 8.25 inch photo and knew that I wanted to include it on the back. I use rolling adhesive to attach the two photos back to back and use the We R Memory Keeper's Hole Punch for the holes. I chose to not add any embellishments to the photo enlargement. 

I went back and forth on a number of ideas for what to include in the pockets beyond the journal card and the "calm + bright" die cut. I printed out a couple of the  4 inch x 4 inch digital journal cards and tried those. I considered adding in another photo. I tried using Minc paint on a large wood veneer 4 that didn't work out (you can see more about that effort in the video). In the end I cropped one of the large tags and used embroidery floss to add on the "home life" felt circle. 

I printed a second photo - sized to 4 inch x 4 inch - and slipped it into the top pocket. On top of that photo I added a  metal-rimmed circle tag and a gold puffy 4 sticker (the "4" from the Main Kit would also work well here). 

I added some  cute new ribbon to my stash this year and looped that through the holiday tag. I like how the black of the home life circle is repeated in the photo on the opposite page. 

I typed up m jounaling on my computer and then printed it onto the journaling card. I actually did two versions of this - one using the digital card and the other printing directly onto the physical journal card from the Main Kit. Both were printed using the  Epson PictureMate PM400 and turned out just fine. 

I did decided to turn the top pocket into a shaker pocket using a  Fuse tool (this is a heat tool that basically melts the two pieces of page protector together). I stapled the "calm + bright" in place inside the pocket using a Tiny Attacher and added in the small packet of stars from the Star Mini Kit and a couple vellum stars from the Road Trip Mini Kit

On the outside of the page protector I used one of the Tim Holtz Rub Ons and a mini star sticker from the  Star Kit

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17 thoughts

  1. LynneGillis says…
    12/05/2021

    Hi there - not sure if you realize this - but the video cuts off at 2 mins... so there's nothing past the point where you are trying to decide what stencil to use.

    Reply 1 Reply
    1. AliEdwards says…
      12/05/2021

      Yes! Thank you - getting that reprocessed now!

  2. AnnieCarignan says…
    12/05/2021

    same here :)

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  3. Meltex says…
    12/05/2021

    Ali, I am looking at printers to print my photos from my phone. Would you recommend the Epson PictureMade PM-400? I have never printed photos so need something fairly easy. Any advise would be so appreciated.

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    1. AliEdwards says…
      12/05/2021

      Yes! Highly recommend for 4x6 photos (prints up to 5x7). It's a great little printer that I've had for years + re-bought when it finally died.

  4. Pepierre says…
    12/05/2021
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  5. simple says…
    12/05/2021

    Hi Ali. Thankyou for these great videos but my question was about Day 2. I cant find the attacher stickers on the tag anywhere. Any suggestions. Many Thanks.

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    1. AliEdwards says…
      12/05/2021

      Hi! We sold out of those earlier this season - hoping to have more in stock in the new year.

    2. mom2bigtom says…
      12/05/2021

      Hey, I save my scraps of Transparency (I use the Grafix sheets) I just hole punch them the same way I would anything else and use red line tape to attach it sandwiched between photos or tags. It works just as well at no extra cost since I already keep transparencies on hand. Hope that helps.

    3. AliEdwards says…
      12/05/2021

      That is a great idea mom2bigtom!!!!

  6. Mpasquini12 says…
    12/06/2021

    My day four story was around here in my classroom
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CXJE1uTO7tH/?utm_medium=copy_link

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  7. Meltex says…
    12/06/2021

    Ali,

    Will that printer print 3x4 prints or 6x8?? I use those sizes a lot in my Ail scrapbooks.

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    1. AliEdwards says…
      12/06/2021

      Hi! I crop my photos in Photoshop before printing so I can print all kinds of sizes on the standard paper sizes. I print 6x8 photos on 8.5x11 paper (a regular printer) and I print 3x4 on 4x6 paper on my Epson PictureMate PM400.

  8. Meltex says…
    12/06/2021

    Thanks Ali. Im not photoshop savvy. Any recommendations on a class? I need to bite the bullet and get educated on it.

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  9. lovingsue says…
    12/08/2021
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  10. virginiegoujon says…
    12/16/2021

    Hi Ali, this is beautiful.

    Here's my story #4 : https://www.instagram.com/p/CXG04b0otwr/

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    10/25/2023

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