December Daily® 2022 | Story 01
Welcome to the documenting portion of December Daily® 2022!
I'm so excited to be here sharing my Day 01 story: a letter to myself.
As it got closer to December and I was thinking of the story I'd like to start with I kept coming back to writing myself a letter. Back in 2017 Brandi Kincaid did a beautiful album that consisted of a series of letters (you can see details on YouTube here). Tazhiana Gordon did a version of this a few years ago too which you can see more of on her YouTube channel. My letter is very much a continuation of my reason why/intentions and is a letter of encouragement to myself as we embark on this season.
As always today's video will you show you things I think about as I'm working through my story, including discussing variations on the design that I don't end up going with but might spark ideas for you. Remember that I always encourage you to be a translator of ideas. Love the idea of a letter to yourself but don't want to handwrite in vellum? Make it work for you + your own project.
If you are just joining us for the season you can see my previous videos so far this year here.
Let's dive right into the process video:
Here are additional images + info:
For today's story I ended up writing a letter to myself using a white POSCA paint pen on printable ink jet vellum and layering that on top of the December pattern paper.
But before I got to that place I drew lines and handwrote my letter directly on the pattern paper. Here's the variation I did first and then decided to go with the vellum:
I used a Precision Pen (.03) to write my letter.
Looking at this now I could have totally gone with that first version and been happy but while I was in it I decided I wanted to try doing it on vellum and see how that turned out:
I loved how it turned out!
Here's a digital download of the lines if you'd like to use them in your project: download the PDF/PNG zipped digital package here.
Under the red December I added a Tim Holtz Rub On (similar set here) + a star sequin + a brad. Wood veneer star was adhered to the felt number with red line tape.
I considered adding a few different things to this pattern paper including adding a bunch of number one's from my stash from past year's offerings and also considered embossing a bunch of number ones to add texture. In the end I decided to keep it simple and just adhere the felt one.
The last thing I did today was add a title to my table of contents page. I used a small typewriter alpha stamp set from my stash. I'm not sure yet if I will stamp each day or do a combination of stamping and handwriting. Love having this set up for 2022!
SUPPLIES
- December Daily® 10x8 Santa Album
- Precision Pen
- December Daily® 2022 Main Kit (digital available)
- December Daily® Felt Numbers
- Ink Jet Printable Vellum
- POSCA White Paint Pen
- Tim Holtz Rub Ons (similar)
- December Daily® Word Phrase Stickers
- Small Typewriter Stamp Set
- StazOn Ink
SHARE YOUR STORY #01
You are invited to leave a link in the comment section if you'd like to share your daily pages. Please include a direct link to your blog or IG post sharing your Day 01 vs. a general blog address link.
Beautiful letter and page, Ali! So excited to get started with December Daily this month!
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Hi Ali! You are so right, both of the options turned out looking lovely!
I'm sharing my cover page today https://digitalscrapbookinghq.com/december-down-under-2021-cover/
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Is there anyway to get a 6x8 digital download of the lines?? Please and Thank you.
I would also appreciate a 6 x 8 version too.
Yes! I will add that to the download today!
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Love both versions - so pretty!
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Felling so thankful for all that!
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I really appreciated seeing your process. Thank you for leaving that in, and for providing the lines for us.
Thank you!
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Thanks for sharing the file! I think I'm doing something wrong though - when I open the files the lines are black instead of red and I'm not sure how to modify?
Are you opening the PDF? The PDF includes the red lines and the PNG is black lines for those who might want to change the colors.
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I've always loved the music you play in the videos... but especially loved the whistling Jingle Bells in this one!! Can you share where to find it??.... 🥰🎅🏻
Hi! I use a service called Soundstripe for adding songs. That one is by an artist names Jonathan Invalid.
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Hi Ali - beautiful vellum page! I had a problem with the red PDF version in that when I open the file it shows beautifully in red and when I hit print, the preview shows me a combo of both black and red lines together. The black still shows up when printed. Do you see this? If not, it's probably an issue on my end.
You're an excellent teacher and I appreciate your "thinking out loud" as you demonstrate as it allows us newbies to apprentice to you.
Thank you!
Hi! I don't see that! I just see the red lines - hmmm? I just re-uploaded the file again if you'd like to try downloading it again.
Thank you - the 6x8 worked perfectly for me.
Pam Costello
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Hi Ali,
What size tip did you use with the Posca pen? I've got the .7 and it's looking much too thin on this large of a sheet (10x8).
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Here’s a link to my YouTube video for Day 1! https://youtu.be/-Ui7lKF86q4
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Inspired by Ali’s lines journaling I made mine digitally using the GoodNotes app and my Apple Pencil
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClsOcNFrQ7V/?igshid=ZDhmZGIxNmQ=
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So excited this magical season is here! I love that white pen on the vellum. 😍
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClqfceDOb-q/?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=
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Happy December daily!
Does anyone know what project the small typewriter stamp set came from? I’m pretty sure I have it. But I can’t remember??? Thank you!
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Love your pages Ali. Thank you for the downloads...also for the 6x8" one. I will see, if I can use it in this album or perhaps in next year's one?
The table of contents page is great. I have to remember this.
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Dumb question - where did the words on the felt 1 come from?
Hi! Those were from the Word/Phrase Sticker Bundle.
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What paper setting do you use on your printer to print on vellum?
Hi! I have a post about that here: https://www.aliedwards.com/2022/02/printing-on-vellum-transparency
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I know that someone asked this question but I can't seem to find it. When I printed the PDF of the 10x8 version of the lines, both red and black lines printed. Was there a second version downloaded someplace? Thank you!
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