Documenting December

Awesome! Love that book, the stamps and all the ideas.
Sue

I like your blog. Lots of wonderful idea to be found here!

Wow, I've been checking out the Martha site you posted, I LOVE those velvet cards that she posts the directions for. What a super idea!! Thanks for the link!

I am so excited to start the December daily also - keep leaving thru it and can't wait. Didn't get to do it last year, so think it is going to be so much fun.
Have a great day.

Hi Ali! I've recently started getting supplies together to start a junk binder book too. The only problem I'm having is finding the actual binder mechanism. I'm wondering if I could purchase some sale actual 3 ring binders on the cheap and rip the mechanism out or not? Any thoughts? Thanks again for all you do to inspire!
Melissa
OKC, OK :)

I love what you have done with the spine, my wife does a lot of scrapbooking and I am going to share that picture with her if you dont mind?

Thanks for these links. I haven't decided on how I'm going to document December as I'm still working on some other handmade things and don't want to get overwhelmed. But it's nice to have some creative fires stoked once in awhile.
Heading down to Portland this weekend after Thanksgiving - looking forward to browsing through Powells. Maybe I'll score a book or two of yours!

I'm sold! Just signed up for the journal your Christmas class to go along with my December daily project. So looking forward to both of them!

I absolutely adore that tree with all of the cards hanging from it! What a beautiful centerpiece by an entrance way or on a kitchen table! An excellent way to illustrate christmas wishes and thankful blessings! It is also a nice way to have guests within your home share theirs, by having them write something and hanging it on the tree!

I just wanted to take the time to wish you and your family a lovely Thanksgiving, and to THANK YOU for all of the time you take to share with us all of your wonderfully inspiring creativity (sorry to be so verbose). Though our Thanksgiving is touched with a bit of sadness because we are now one person less in our family, we are so grateful for the gifts that have been bestowed upon us over the years.
NCC

oh boy. i didn't need to see any of this. do i have time to do it all!? LOVE the tree...

Amazing ideas & inspiration. Since it is the time of year to recognize what we are thankful for... I'd have to put your blog on that list.
:)
Have a happy holiday!

Hello !
Just to say I am making your amazing project "week in the life", in french, because it's my nationality. I visit your blog every day and you inspire me. Thank you for all !
http://estellita1.blogspot.com/2008/11/projet-une-semaine-de-ma-vie-pages-de.html
Estelle

Can you believe I WON Shimelle's class for FREE for me AND my friend - over at Donna Downey's blog?! I am SOOOOO excited I can't wait to get started & hope I can keep up & post my weekly progress...

i am posting my december daily from last year for anyone who would like ideas if this year is your fist try at this kind of an album. i do mine a little differently then most as i do not create the pages ahead of time, but each day in december. of course i got too busy the week of Christmas but that was ok, i just finished it up in the new year. thanks, julie

off topic...but, we found out about and participated in this project last year via your blog. With a son who has been in Africa for the past year, and having had contact with kids who use these laptops...we are more committed and very excited to again participate this holiday season.
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Hi there,
I need some inspiration to find something fun to create for christmas. Not only as a present – to dekorate my home to. So I take a big surfrole to find something cathing.
Have a great end of November and thanks for letting me see your stuff

I have been bored with my papercrafting lately, and I come to your blog and I love the AMAZING tree and the stamps are something new, as well. Thanks for the inspiration!!

I'm going to have to stop coming on your blog so often there are so many nice things to make and so little time. Love the binder mechanisms and that tree is just stunning.
I'm a page away from completing my Christmas Journal and I love it. I have my son's birthday, then his party on a separate day, my cousin flying in from Dubai and my cousins coming over for a girlie night, my sil's birthday AND Christmas all to pack into this journal. I really can't wait to get started.

Happy Thanksgiving Ali and to your family too! About the "Junk Binder", can we purchase it as a kit,trying to contact the "seller", but having no luck, can you help? Thanks.

Your blog is such a blessing! I am grateful for all of the inspiration you give. Happy Thanksgiving!

your blog is so inspiring!!!!!!!!

Well, everything you have pointed out is wonderful but OHHHHH how I love CatsLife Press stamps!

Ali,
I hope your day was filled with family, hugs and blessings! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Ali -
You mentioned making some digital templates for the December Daily Album back in the FAQ section...(Q from Candy : I would love to know how you would suggest translating this project to digital. I am a fully digital scrapper now, so I don't have anything in the way of paper supplies. I still have a few favorite tools. Should I make 25 days of quickpages to just drop pics and journaling into? Or templates?
A : I am actually working on a set of templates that will work for this album right now. Hoping to have them available next weekend. Most likely it will be a set of templates (5 or so) that can be mixed-up throughout the month (some with a single photo and others with multiple photos). These Bread + Butter templates would also work really well. )
Did you ever get around to doing that?
Thanks for your inspiring blog!