Blog: December Daily® 2022 | Story 17 - Ali Edwards Design Inc.

Winter Break is underway over here and the house is full of kids lounging + finding cozy ways to hang out and I love it so much!

Today I'm sharing Story 17 in my 2022 December Daily® album and it's a story about cutting holly at a friends farm.

Let's dive in to the process video:

Here's a look via images:

Today's story is built on the back of the tag from Story 16 and includes a full page photo + pattern paper cut down the middle to create an opening.

Pattern paper is from the Main Kit.

I used the holly die cut from the die cut bundle to create the "opener" and paired it with a canvas phrase + a glitter star from last year + a metal number brad from Tim Holtz.

Washi tape from the Main Kit is used along the left edge to create a hinge. The other half is added into the album using the rings and isn't attached to the tag.

And of course I used a bit of embroidery floss to add a bit more red to the canvas phrase.

On the inside is a fun photo of my friend and I collecting the holly from her amazing holly trees at her family farm.

On the inside of the flaps I added more pattern paper.

To tell the story I took a screenshot of our text conversation and sized it to fit. I love telling a story this way - it's a great way to bring in other voices and a bit of technology.

Along the top I added a tab sticker and another gold star.

On the other flap I added a circle punched photo of the bundles Kim made to give away to her neighbors. I added a gold star and I also used gold embossing powder on the back of the die cut holly to finish it off.

SO FUN.

Merry, merry my friends.