December Daily® 2023 | Story 07

Story 07 in my 2023 December Daily® album is titled merry + bright + anxiety. It's what's real. 

I'm loving the fact that I got our house all merry + bright really early this year AND I'm also feeling general anxiety related to "adulting" responsibilities. I know I'm not alone. 

Let's dive right in: 

For my Table Of Contents today I used a Micron pen along with a POSCA Paint Pen: 

Here's a look at the finished page in my album: 

For Story 07 I was working off a foundation page that features the chipboard frames from this year's collection. When working on my foundation pages earlier this year I stitched these all together with my sewing machine. I originally had a different card from the Main Kit for my title card but ended up switching it out for this one because it fit my story better. 

Before typing up my journaling I went around the house and took a few photos of the merry + bright areas of our home. I paired those photos with journaling that documents some adulting anxiety I've felt this past week. Along the top I added the "captured" sticker tab. 

In addition to my words and photos I also decided to create a little shaker on top of the merry + bright card. I added a chipboard phrase "embrace the chaos" and more sequins from The Diary Of Belle Rose. Originally I envisioned I'd add one of the red plastic letters here too but I forgot and simply ended up adding puffy numbers on top of the plastic piece that creates the shaker. 

I used red line tape around the edge of the frame and added a 3x4 plastic piece on top. 

I love combining shapes together to create homes for my words and photos. In the video I mention that you could create something like this without the chipboard frames simply by laying out the elements in a grid. 

SUPPLIES

• December Daily® 10x8 Album
• December Daily® Main Kit (journal card, chipboard phrase) (digital available)
• December Daily® Chipboard Frames
• December Daily® Tab Stickers
• Grafix Plastic Sheet 
• POSCA Paint Pen 
• Micron Pen
• Sewing Machine
• Diary Of Belle Rose Sequin Mix
• Mystery Typewriter Font
• Pom Trim 
• Basic Supplies via my Amazon Storefront