December Daily Album??

[ColleenSwerb]

So, we all know I'm more than a little obsessed with Ali Edwards.
The next time we have a normal week at home I'm definitely doing the week in life album (the one that Aggie posted about here) .

So today she made her first post about her December Daily Album. Anyone else going to do one of these? I'm totally loving the idea, and it's an excuse to use up all those pretty papers I've been hoarding for 3 years The holidays are so busy for us, I think it would be fun to do this every year and see the traditions grow and change and all that jazz. Mine will be more than 25 days, cuz we do Christmas on New Years with whichever family we didn't see on the 25th (we still alternate holidays since we don't have kids and can't tell our parents to come to us ), but I'm still really excited to give it a try!

[LeeAndra]

Well, you know I won't do a hybrid album, but the idea itself is awesome, and I might join you, Col. Someone had a series of digital templates for it last year (was it Katie Pertiet?! not sure!) that would be easy to use for us digiheads.

[ColleenSwerb]

True that woman! I'm probably going to make mine hybrid, in that I'll dress up some of the pictures I take and use them as pages on their own.

I love the holidays

[Aggie Aviso]

Oh!! I got my Christmas Daily December album done too - got em Shutterfly-ed and that was the first time my husband actually got impressed with the "long hours I do at the computer" LOL

As much as I want to go hybrid, my supplies are limited and it would be cheaper all around for me to just do a photobook. I might just paste some DVD inserts and letters when the photobook comes.

Maybe someone at SSD will do December Daily tempaltes

[mrs_jb]

OMG, I love this idea! I'm interested in trying to make it hybrid though, but still set up ahead of time, like she talks about.

And Col, I totally plan to do the week in the life album too!

[dballance]

Jessica Sprague had a daily December template on her blog here last year:

http://spraguelab.squarespace.com/bl...ini-album.html

[crecia27]

Originally Posted by Aggie Aviso

Oh!! I got my Christmas Daily December album done too - got em Shutterfly-ed and that was the first time my husband actually got impressed with the "long hours I do at the computer" LOL

As much as I want to go hybrid, my supplies are limited and it would be cheaper all around for me to just do a photobook. I might just paste some DVD inserts and letters when the photobook comes.

Maybe someone at SSD will do December Daily tempaltes

I LOVE your album from last year, I especially like your honest and open journaling! I want to try it this year!

[Mama-to-Elle]

I'd love to give it a try, but it would def have to be all digi.... I wonder if i could pull it off....

[LeeAndra]

Okay, I've thought abt this some more now, Col.

I think I'm going to choose one of the template albums I already own (or maybe even use Ali's Week In the Life templates!) and then go through my stash and pick 1-2 Christmas kits, a sparkly gold or silver alpha, & my very favoritest stitches and staples. I don't really care abt the continuity when it comes to matching, but it will be much more likely I will complete it if I don't have to think when I do the pages, kwim?

I'm also going to be going with a seasonal book from day after Thanksgiving through possibly NYE, so I may lump a couple days up here 'n' there if I need to.

We'll be putting up Christmas decorations at my mom's house the day after Thanksgiving (a huge childhood tradition for me) and may well celebrate Christmas after the actual day with my parents and/or Jeff's son depending on what his visitation schedule is going to be, so I can't leave those things out just because they technically fall outside the definition of the book.

This will be Jeff's and my first Christmas engaged/living together/a 'real' family with his son, so it will be neat to document the traditions we start following as they are happening.

This will be fun!

[ColleenSwerb]

YAY LeeAndra!! I love that!! My book will be more than just the 25 days too

Sara I'll totally kick your ass, you know that

Ali updated her post from yesterday to say that D Reeves is no longer producing albums, so I don't think the one I want is gonna come back in stock, and it's not on their blog. I'm gonna come up with something else. I'm thinking of covering some book board pieces I have with fun christmas fabrics

[Teresa]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

Ali updated her post from yesterday to say that D Reeves is no longer producing albums, so I don't think the one I want is gonna come back in stock, and it's not on their blog. I'm gonna come up with something else. I'm thinking of covering some book board pieces I have with fun christmas fabrics

Oh man, what a bummer! I was considering this too, but now I think I'm back to an 8.5x11 Ding album...then I can keep adding new stories and make it more of a Christmas album than just for 1 year...still gotta think!

[ColleenSwerb]

Yea, totally bummed about that I want it to be more like a mini album, than a reular size album. I know for me, that's more managable to complete than a bigger sized album.

The hunt continues.......

[Teresa]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

Yea, totally bummed about that I want it to be more like a mini album, than a reular size album. I know for me, that's more managable to complete than a bigger sized album.

The hunt continues.......

I've been peeking around 2peas...how about one of these maybe?

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop...?c=21&f=c&pg=7
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/60572/
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop...c=21&f=c&pg=10
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop...c=21&f=c&pg=18
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop...c=21&f=c&pg=26

Fun colored binder rings- these are cool!
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/63068/
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/63071/

[Shawna]

I'm really wanting to do this project, will have to see if I can pull all the stuff together to actually get it done though

[SamaraGugler]

I want to do this too. I really like how Ali has a hodge podge of stuff in her album. I'd love to do something similar.

[ColleenSwerb]

I have a feeling I'm going to spend all day wandering around the net looking for pretty christmas-y things to buy for this album. I REALLY need to pull out my christmas box and see what I have to work with first, lol.

[crecia27]

I think I'm going to order this album for it. I love how hers has all different shapes. I want to try to find some of acrylic pages like she has too fill in with this one - I guess I'll have to break down and hit the LSS

http://www.generationscrafting.com/b...html?cPath=176

[SirScrapalot]

Ok guys, I just finished cutting and punching all the pages. They are in the book, now I just need to make the pretty. I'll keep you updated.

[kscwgirl]

Okay. <deep breath> I am doing this. All digi, but I'm doing it.

[Aggie Aviso]

I caved in blindly bought this:


I dont know if ever Ill have the courage to actually use it LOL
But I have done some daily templates already - the beauty of digi is that you can redo things easily

[Amber1279]

so this weekend I decided what I am going to use for my album .... My chipboard stash! I have 3 bracket albums .... so I am going to make them into one album. I am going to paint all my edges and probably just glue square pages on for each day & embellish. It will be easy to print out a page a day.

[Trina]

Here is a version for those who don't think they have time to get all the supplies together and assemble. Looks like a cute little kit!

[ColleenSwerb]

WOOT WOOT!! So excited to see everyone getting started!!

Lucrecia I love that album, it'll be awesome for this project! Instead of buying acrylic pages (which can get expensive) try just using transparency sheets. Once you add a photo to it, it's pretty stable (according to Ali anyway, lol).

Trina, T made those numbers herself

Tonight I vow to pull out my christmas scrap stash, and get started sorting through stuff to see what I need (or just want, lol).

[dballance]

I got started on mine this weekend too! I found some really cute cut chipboard sheets at the Dollar General. Not the colors I need but I can paint or recolor. There were tags, strips and journalling blocks on it, a big 8 1/2x11 sheet. I **Need** some primas in christmas colors and ribbons too, I've never tried printing on transparencies, but I'm going to give it a shot!

Aggie that stuff is soo cute!!!

[MelissaL88]

OK...I just can't go through all 13 pages of responses...but I've got my big girl panties on and I'M SO DOING THIS!!!!

I have my album (PageFrame 6x8.5 clear album). I picked up some of the new MM Falala line, plus some from Creative Imaginations. I also have some stuff from last(?) year by Reminisce (sp?). I got those number circles from EveryJotandTittle (an etsy seller). And tons of red Prima flowers LOL! I also have several digi Christmas kits that I might print papers from. So, this weekend I'm gonna start putting my plan together and maybe even get some of the pages started.

Thanks for putting this together, Col! It's such an awesome group of peeps to do this with

[ColleenSwerb]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Melissa!! I'm so glad you're gonna join us too!!!

[beckyritchie04]

Is there a place where I can find themes to write/take pictures about each day? I am afraid I will run out of ideas to put in my book. Thanks ladies

[Sharon Kay]

Ok I am really confused about this. I went to the first link and got even more confused.

In a nutshell...what is it? Is it a day by day happenings in December...or is it a collection of what Christmas is to your family (i.e. the traditions or maybe those personalized ornaments & stockings unique to each family member)... or is it just totally random?

So do you do all the layouts in November...and leave spaces for pictures taken in December so you just have to plop in there and print...or is everything being done now including printing so you can enjoy it in December?

Man I think I need another cup of coffee! lol Speak slowly until the caffeine kicks in please.

Thanks for the info.

[ColleenSwerb]

Hey Sharon

It's a daily log of sorts. You set up the album beforehand, so that come December you can enjoy the holiday to it's fullest while still creating a record of what went on during the holiday season.

For example, mine will be a hybrid album. I'm using my paper supplies to create the album before hand. Some of my pages in the album will simply be a photo that I print out that day. Others will be all paper that I will print and adhere a photo to. So I'm working on the album now so that when the holiday season rolls around, I can just journal about the day or something special that happened or how I feel or what I did (ANYTHING you want to journal about), print my photo, and call it done.

[ColleenSwerb]

The bind it all does any size you need. You just punch the holes where you need them.

ETA: I just ordered my clearscraps album! I hope it gets here quick so I can get started

[stayawake]

Sharon,
lots of girls here are planning full-out paper, hybrid or all digital albums. Some of them have daily ideas of what they will scrap about (weather, traditions, decoration, food, etc.) and some are just going to go with the flow and scrap about pictures taken that day.
I am doing an all digital album, probably with Jessica Sprauge's template (at the beginning of this thread there is a link) thought I haven't had a chance to set it all up yet. I'll pop in a few photos from that day, and a few sentences of journalling. Probably a few days will have an extra page of photos or journalling throughout the book too.
Hope this helps a little?