December 16th and 17th

I've been taking a lot of pictures lately for this album, it's been a really good thing. Some of the pictures have not been very good (the shadows on some of these are horrible) but it's really all about capturing these moments. Whether the light is good or bad :)

I love the little art projects the kids have been bringing home!

I mentioned a couple of years ago about our Christmas book tradition. It's something the kids really love. This year, they are going to fill in a Christmas memory book. That should be fun.

And the ornaments Ricci and Wes sent to me...I just love them!

Had to throw in a page of purple! (Paige's favorite color)

I can't believe Christmas is a week away...I'm so excited. The real challenge this week is keeping my kids entertained all week...

December Daily 12th-15th

These are the updated pages for my December Daily album.
December 12-15th

Next to Baptism, this is my favorite Primary song. The message is so simple and beautiful.

This project has been so fun! I can't wait until next week, I have some fun Christmas activities planned for the kids :)

more December Daily

2 weeks until Christmas!! So excited!

December Daily...making it work

When I started this album, I had the best intentions of doing a page or two a day. Then the reality of life slapped me around and the next thing I know, I'm 3 days behind. So I made a 2 page layout (the blank one is for journaling) for 3 days. Works for me!

I'm still behind 2 days but I've got the pictures and journaling ready, I just need to do it. That would be a good Sunday project for me :)
I also went back to the 6x8 size. This size will be less expensive when I go to print them out. (Costco has a 12x18 size for $2.99. 4- 6x8's per sheet)

December Daily update

I'm still in the process of the December daily album. Wow...I forget how crazy the month of December can get. Not just with the shopping but all the concerts, practices, projects, games and parties that are going on this month. I'm just trying to keep this whole project simple so I can keep up with it.

See the dead, white grass in these soccer pictures? That's the closest thing we get to snow around here :)

December Daily day 1

It's the 1st day of December! I'm so excited for Christmas! I mentioned in a previous post that I'm going to do a December Daily album this year. The task seems daunting but I think it's going to be a lot of fun. The templates I made are the only way I'm going to get this accomplished.
This envelope is going to be for little keepsakes. I plan on binding it into the book.

This is front and back cover of the album. The paper is Making Memories that I've had for years and the Santa is K&Company. I glued 2 pieces of chipboard together so that it's more sturdy and then covered it with paper. I wanted to keep it simple...I think I'll ink or paint the edges in a cream or brown and then bind it all at the end. I'll probably save all the pages I create and just print them all at once at the end. I don't know...we'll see how it all works out...

Today's page. Just used those templates, makes things so much easier. I think I mentioned this before but the pages and book are 6.5 x 8. I made it a little wider for the binding.

If you decide to do this, I would LOVE to see and hear about it! :)

December Daily album

Ali Edwards is one of my all-time favorite crafty people. Since 2007, she does an album every year called December Daily. 2 years ago I was ready to give it a go but for some reason, December swooped in with it's craziness and I bagged the idea. This year, I think I figured out a way to make it work so I can do it digitally.
I created 9 Photoshop templates that I can mix and match to create a digital December Daily album. These files are 6.25x8. My plan is to create a front and back cover using chipboard and paper supplies I have on hand and then binding the book on the left side. My plan is to do Dec. 1-25th. I might decide to just do the 12-25th.

Who wants to do this with me?!

More info about December Daily here

Here are the psd files I created:
December Daily 1.psd
December Daily 2.psd
December Daily 3.psd
December Daily 4.psd
December Daily 5.psd
December Daily 6.psd
December Daily 7.psd
December Daily 8.psd
December Daily 9.psd

I'm also using these overlays by Ali Edwards

Keeping it Simple is the motto for this project.