December Daily 2009 : Days Four, Five, & Six
One of my observations this year is that life seems to be just a tad-bit busier than in the past. Adding another little person into the mix makes things more full, more wonderful, and more complicated all in the same instant. It is so, so fun to see her face in this album.
DAY FOUR
SUPPLIES : AE Handdrawn Holiday Word Art; Prima Glittered Star Vine (I just pulled them off and stapled them to the top of the page protector); Fiskars Scallop Border Punch
Here's what I did on the back:
I adhered a sheet from a magazine (I think it was Martha) to the back of the photo. On top of the santas I included a handwritten memory of how when I was a kid during December when we would drive around at night I always looked out the window up in the sky to see if I could see Santa. Even when I knew...
Here's the before shot:
DAY FIVE
SUPPLIES : AE 25 Days of December Overlay; K&Company Gold Embossed Pattern Paper (I found this at Michael's a few months ago); Gold foil from a Jenni Bowlin kit
Day Five pretty much talks about how I worked all day on Saturday and how much I am looking forward to transforming our home for the holidays.
Here's the original:
DAY SIX
Chris just came in here and looked at this photo and said, "this is so them."
For the main page I adhered the large photo onto the tabbed kraft page (see the "before" image below) and used a craft knife to trim the excess along the edge. Before printing the enlarged photo I added the word art and cut ups and after printing I added the white line, the #6, and one more word sticker.
The strip of photos on the opposite page was gathered together in Photoshop using Katie's Photobooth Frames.
Here's a close-up on the second page:
SUPPLIES : Katie Pertiet Photobooth Frames; AE Handdrawn Holiday Word Art; Katie Pertiet Christmas Cut-Ups; Old Making Memories Wordfetti Stickers; American Crafts Foam Letter Stickers; Sharpie Poster Paint White Pen (not sure if this is being made any more)
Here's the original:
How's it going? Did you play catch-up this weekend? Enjoying the process?
This post is part of a series documenting the month of December 2009. You find out more information and view all the completed pages of my album here. Share your work in the Flickr gallery here.
I had a similar thought the other day ... thinking my photos were "boring" in comparison to the ones I see on this blog. But then I realized that what makes Ali's photos so appealing to me is that they are new to me - new people, new rooms, new situations. Of course, nothing in my own photos is new to me, as it's my life! So maybe my photos might be just as exciting to look at later, or to pass on to loved ones who are not experiencing this right here, right now with me. That really helped.
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I keep relooking at that cute pic of Anna in the hat. What a great pic. The cute little reindeer book in hand. And the priceless pic of the two kids. Wow.
Thanks so much for sharing.
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I just have to say that you have the most precious children. Your daughter is a mini-you ... and the cutest little thing!! Have the happiest of holidays!
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There are no photos in my album yet, but I've got post-it notes in place to remind me what we did that day and what photo I want to go there. Its a great start for me. Also I liked how you didn't include a photo on the 5th. Sometimes the camera just isn't available or we are too busy to capture it all. Thanks for sharing with us.
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I got caught up yesterday--yeah!
http://beckyscreativespace.blogspot.com/2009/12/updated-mini-album-dec-1st-6th.html
I love your idea of using magazine pages on the back...I've got that issue of Martha Stewart Living and it has some beautiful pictures. Thanks for the idea!
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Hi Ali,
THANK YOU so much for the inspiration for a December daily album! Take a look:
www.applevalleygirl.blogspot.com
I am so happy that I am actually doing it!!
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hi ali. i just had to tell you how freakin' cute anna is...i LOVE, LOVE this picture of her!! the boys are going to beating down your door!!
i am working on my DD everyday!! i did one last year too and could not wait to do another one! thanks for your daily dose of inspiration....
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oh, Monika thank you so much for the kind words, life passes so very quickly! you are very blessed to have younger children still at home! enjoy everyday!!! and it's merry Christmas for me! :) have a great Christmas!!
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Ali, AWESOME pictures of your kids! I love the one of Anna reading the book! :)
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I love your album. This is my first year to try it & I'm hooked! I am caught up despite huge computer issues.
Marsha
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Ali:
In response to your stocking stuffers, our family has always had a unique stocking stuffer. My brother and I would get little liquor bottles in our stocking and we have a huge collection.
This little tradition started when we lived in New York State and we would be rewarded for being good in the liquor store -- we could pick a little liquor bottle for our collection. As time went on, my mother would find some really unique bottles (friends would purchase bottles all over the world) and we would receive them in our stocking.
Each of us has over 600 bottles in our collection today.
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U R THE GREAT DESGINER...COOL
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Superb!!! The next year, a december daily is well envisaged in my scrap program;)
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Ali,
Would you mind sharing where you found Anna's adorable knit beanie earflap hat? We just made a big move from Atlanta to Iowa (just in time for frigid temps and lots of snow!). Thought a photo of 3 little ones in this kind of hat would be a GREAT Christmas photo op and on a practical note.... a great way to keep their ears warm! Thanks
Joy
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Sharpie still makes that marker.. http://tinyurl.com/y9okcfy
I so wish I would have started one of these this year.. Maybe next year.... :/
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Lana and Kathleen
Thanks very much for your replies. I'll be doing a bit more research as to what will work better for me in the future. If I end up printing at home, it might have to be next year's Christmas present.
Kathleen - Thanks for sharing the print vs processed info. Never knew there was a difference!
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