Jennifer’s December Daily Album #1
Simplify. It’s my mantra for the holiday season and every day in between. So when we first started discussing the December Daily album project in the office, I thought “I know I’m not going to be able to keep up with an album for 25 days.” {The concept of the December Daily album is to chronicle the holiday season by creating an “empty” scrapbook before the season starts. You make a page for each day, then when December rolls around, you document your life day-by-day.} Besides, I’m fairly new to scrapbooking, so the thought of creating 25 pages on a deadline was beyond the scope of my imagination. How to simplify? I’ll make a “12 Days of Christmas” album!
And so I began. Problem 1—I’m a serial photo taker who doesn’t print out her pictures often enough. Solution: My book will be filled with pockets and notes for journaling and look complete even if I never add a photo.
Problem 2: I have a not- so-secret obsession with tiny envelopes, pockets, treat bags, and things tucked into other things. Solution: Many of my journaling spots are tucked safely inside other things.
My favorite hidden journaling spot is inside a little matchbook cover I made from glittery polka-dot paper.
Tiny button grommets and a string hold it closed.
Some pages are more basic. I stitched around the outer edges to join papers together and to add the contrasting pockets. And it all came together so easily, that created Problem 3: THIS PROJECT IS ADDICTIVE!
I started thinking about writing a note to my daughter on each page of this album. I could give it to her at Thanksgiving and she could have it for the first 12 days of December, almost like a personalized Advent calendar with love notes from Mom. Great idea, right? Until you learn that I have three children…that’s 36 days of December…that’s more than the original 25 days I thought I couldn’t do. Simplify? Well maybe not…but it sure is fun. Watch this space for more albums from my coworkers…and yes, two more from me! Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
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11 Responses to “Jennifer’s December Daily Album #1”
October 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm, by Caroline E
I love your album. Just wondering who makes the album itself?
October 21, 2010 at 3:44 pm, by Bambi Pro
Love this, too cute!!!
October 21, 2010 at 4:13 pm, by Darcy
this is so stinking cute!!!!!!thanks for the idea
October 21, 2010 at 6:05 pm, by Dennie Aquino
I just love this!! How do we get one? This is awesome….something you want to keep forever!!!
October 21, 2010 at 6:22 pm, by Beverly
Looks like to me she made it (herself) all by using CS, DSP and Chipboard . . . I have done this many of times, you can also BIA together too instead of just using rings.
Very nice for the 12 days!
October 22, 2010 at 4:51 am, by jenlynnie
so nice. this has given me some great ideas. thanks!
October 22, 2010 at 11:29 am, by l coffey
Soooo cute. What is the name of the album and where to get one. Can’t wait to make it.
October 26, 2010 at 12:23 am, by Jennifer
Thanks for all your nice comments. I made the album myself. I first cut file folder shapes using an Accucut. I cut them in half and glued the pages back to back, then stitched around them for added effect. On some pages I added another half sheet to make a pocket along the lower edge. I stitched around the lower and side edges to secure the pocket to the page. The red rings were from Seven Gypsies. The papers were mostly from Making Memories. I have another album coming later in the week that uses a similar technique, except I added a ribbon binding instead of the rings. Happy scrapping!
October 27, 2010 at 3:59 pm, by Jennifer’s December Daily #2 | I Scrap, U Scrap
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October 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm, by Jennifer’s December Daily Album #3 | I Scrap, U Scrap
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