December Daily 2015: Day 16

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As much as I love changing color schemes throughout my album, I think my favorite combinations are always the traditional Christmas colors.

For this spread, I focused on red and white.

The card at the top is a digital design that I printed out  – the background is from Ali Edwards, and the sentiment is from Studio Calico.
The card at the bottom is from this month’s Documenter kit from Studio Calico.

The top card is a digital design from The Lilypad. The doily was cut with a die from Studio Calico. The last card is from Jasmine Jones’s mini kit.
Today’s story is about a brand new tradition we started this year, and one that brings me lots of joy. 🙂
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Catch up on all my 2015 December Daily posts:
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Dec. 1st
Dec. 2 and 3
Dec. 4th
Dec. 5th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 7th
Dec. 8th
Dec. 9 and 10
Dec. 11th
Dec. 12 and 13
Dec. 14th
Dec. 15th
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th
Dec. 18th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 24th
Dec. 25th

December Daily 2015: Day 15

| cristina

For this spread I have the back of the page protector with 2″ slots, and two 6″x4″ on the right hand side.

Today’s story is about Christmas music. It’s a simple spread, but I love that I got to document this.

I absolutely love the thick transparencies in this year’s December Daily kit from Ali Edwards!

The card on the top is a printable card from Studio Calico. The card on the bottom was from a Christmas add on from a few years back.
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Catch up on all my 2015 December Daily posts:
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Dec. 1st
Dec. 2 and 3
Dec. 4th
Dec. 5th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 7th
Dec. 8th
Dec. 9 and 10
Dec. 11th
Dec. 12 and 13
Dec. 14th
Dec. 15th
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th
Dec. 18th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 24th
Dec. 25th

December Daily 2015: Day 14

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This one turned out to be one of my favorite spreads in the album!

I apologize for the weird tint on these photos, but we have had so little daylight these past few days that it’s the best I could do.

As I am past the halfway mark in my album, I realized all the pages I had done so far were quite flat, and since the spine in the album is quite thick, if I kept going down that road it would not get filled up. So with today’s spread I added quite a bit of bulk. I made an insert from the packaging of a mug of tea I purchased. I love the design and the gold foil! To cover up the details of the mug, I layered some die cuts (using Studio Calico and Lawn Fawn dies) and stamped images (penguin: Papertrey Ink; teacup: Studio Calico), and embellished with some puffy stickers (Studio Calico). The red die cut is adhered on top of the box with foam dots, adding even more dimension.

The packaging had a circular insert with the name of the item, so I covered it up with a circle.

I also decorated the back of the insert with washi tape from Jasmine Jones’s December Daily mini kit, and the big chipboard numbers from the main kit, on which I embossed some gold stars to match the gold foil on the insert.

I added some embellishments in the 2″ slots, but decided to leave some of the slots empty. The “oh what fun” is punched out from a little cracker I got from Anthropologie last year with a purchase; the acetate pieces are from the Felix collection by SevenPaper, the wood veneers, flair and rubber banner are from the December Daily kit, the wreath is from a die from Studio Calico, embellished with some red glitter Stickles, and the leaf is die cut from a die from Studio Calico.

Today’s story is about all the love for David’s Tea products – their 24 days of tea Advent Calendar is so much fun!

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Catch up on all my 2015 December Daily posts:
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Dec. 1st
Dec. 2 and 3
Dec. 4th
Dec. 5th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 7th
Dec. 8th
Dec. 9 and 10
Dec. 11th
Dec. 12 and 13
Dec. 14th
Dec. 15th
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th
Dec. 18th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 24th
Dec. 25th

Celebrate 2015

| cristina

With less than 2 weeks left in the year, it’s a good time to look back and reflect on all the things that have passed this year. I made this year in review page using the new Mixed Media Monthly collection from The Lilypad, and I love how it turned out!

Credits:

The template I used is in the collection too. It has 12 slots so you can choose a picture per month; I switched it up a bit and only included photos from some months (numbered) because I also wanted to include some of the pretty patterned papers from the kit.

December Daily 2015: Day 12 & 13

| cristina

With this spread I am officially half way through my album!
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I combined days 12 and 13 in this spread.

That chipboard square was left over from my Pop Art Studio Calico embellishment kit, and I used it to spell out the date (12). The journaling card is from an older Story Kit by Ali Edwards (Go) – I used the front side in yesterday’s page. (for some reason I cannot resist the impulse to use both sides of a journaling card! :)) The gold foil polka dot paper also comes from my leftovers from a Pop Art add on.
The acrylic “magic” and the rubber “joy” embellishments are from Pinkfresh Studio.
Today’s story is another chapter in our Elf and Reindeer saga.

I have a small 3″x4″ journaling card as an insert – it is a couple years old, I don’t remember exactly but I think it was from a grab bag from Studio Calico. I used a little stamp to mark how far along we are in the countdown, and used the back for my Dec. 13th story. The alpha stamp is from Kelly Purkey, and the choir icon stamp is from Studio Calico.
Today’s story: my husband sings in a choir, and every Christmas season there are 2 of 3 Christmas concerts of his.

I used a Studio Calico die to make an attacher that I attached with the tiny attacher to include the concert program in the album (whew.. say that 3 times fast!! :)). The “have yourself…” piece is a combination of designs by Ali Edwards that I printed out.
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Catch up on all my 2015 December Daily posts:
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Dec. 1st
Dec. 2 and 3
Dec. 4th
Dec. 5th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 7th
Dec. 8th
Dec. 9 and 10
Dec. 11th
Dec. 12 and 13
Dec. 14th
Dec. 15th
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th
Dec. 18th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 24th
Dec. 25th

December Daily 2015: Day 11

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Only 9 days left to Christmas.. Today I am sharing my spread for Day 11.


Today’s story: even though it’s not a December story per se, being chosen for the 2016 Studio Calico Creative Team is the best Christmas present I could wish for, so into my album it went. 🙂

I included an insert between the spread, and went with a non-traditional color scheme.

I didn’t embellish the left side – the lettered paper from Jasmine Jones’s mini kit is gorgeous!

I backed the insert with a paper scrap left over from my Pop Art SC scrapbook kit – it’s a specialty paper with scratch off dots. I scratched off one that had the perfect sentiment for this day.
On the right hand side, the first card and the chipboard phrase are from an old Story Kit from Ali Edwards – Go. I added my journaling on the label after taking these pictures.
On the second card, I had fun with a lovely stamp set from Studio Calico.
In the bottom pocket, I added a Christmas card I got in my Studio Calico box a couple of years ago –  I really like the design and I don’t mind that it’s old, I thought it was perfect for today’s story.
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Catch up on all my 2015 December Daily posts:
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Dec. 1st
Dec. 2 and 3
Dec. 4th
Dec. 5th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 7th
Dec. 8th
Dec. 9 and 10
Dec. 11th
Dec. 12 and 13
Dec. 14th
Dec. 15th
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th
Dec. 18th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 24th
Dec. 25th

December Daily 2015: Days 9 & 10

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Hello! I have a new spread from my December Daily album to share today, and this one is all about Christmas trees.

I combined days 9 and 10 in this spread.

On the last card I used a silkscreen and acrylic paint (all from Studio Calico). I love the look of silkscreens!
Today’s story is of my mom’s Christmas decorations.

Today’s story is of our Christmas tree. It is so pretty! I added one of the thick transparency inserts from the December Daily kit in front of it.

Photos of my tree are always in a weird format, so I used a wide masking tape (from the Park. Ave Studio Calico Project Life kit from Dec. 2014) to bring the thickness up to 6″.
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Catch up on all my 2015 December Daily posts:
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Dec. 1st
Dec. 2 and 3
Dec. 4th
Dec. 5th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 7th
Dec. 8th
Dec. 9 and 10
Dec. 11th
Dec. 12 and 13
Dec. 14th
Dec. 15th
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th
Dec. 18th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 24th
Dec. 25th

December Daily 2015: Day 8

| cristina

Hello and happy Monday! How is your December Daily album coming along? I am in love with how mine is turning out. I’m at the half way mark, working on Day 12. Here’s Day 8.

This day has a 2-page spread and an insert.

Today’s story is all about our Elf and our Reindeer. They bring so much joy to our December. 🙂

The insert is a back to back copy of the certificates of when we got them.

I used some digital brushes by Ali Edwards on my photos.
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Catch up on all my 2015 December Daily posts:
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Dec. 1st
Dec. 2 and 3
Dec. 4th
Dec. 5th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 7th
Dec. 8th
Dec. 9 and 10
Dec. 11th
Dec. 12 and 13
Dec. 14th
Dec. 15th
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th
Dec. 18th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 24th
Dec. 25th

Citrus Twist Mini Album

| cristina

My 4th project as Guest Designer at Citrus Twist this month is a 4″x4″ mini album. It’s such a fun size to work with, and a great way to use up paper scraps!

This fall I had a series of 3 trips back to back and I want to document them in this album. The first one was a day spent in New York.
As a common theme throughout the album, I added some stamping in aqua.
I also used the lovely puffy alpha stickers to spell out the names of the places we went to.
I love this store!

The 2″x2″ die cuts included in the kit are perfect for these small pockets.

I added some journaling typed on my typewriter.

I added the stickers on top of the page protector.

I wanted to include a couple of 4″x3″ photos, so I sewed a pocket with sequins and the wood veneer crosses from the kit to use up the remainder of the page protector.

And there you have it! I made 9 pages in the album so far, and the rest will be to document the other trips.

December Daily 2015: Day 7

| cristina

I need to apologize for the poor quality of photos of the next few days of my December Daily album – we’ve had a very gray and dark weekend and these are the best shots I could get.

I used the 2″ slots in the page protector to feature some photos of my Christmas tree.

I bought some green metallic and red metallic embossing powders, which I used here along with gold. I love them – the green especially!

Today’s story is about my favorite ornaments. On that top journaling card I stamped a tree using a set from Studio Calico.

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Catch up on all my 2015 December Daily posts:
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Dec. 1st
Dec. 2 and 3
Dec. 4th
Dec. 5th
Dec. 6th
Dec. 7th
Dec. 8th
Dec. 9 and 10
Dec. 11th
Dec. 12 and 13
Dec. 14th
Dec. 15th
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th
Dec. 18th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Dec. 23rd
Dec. 24th
Dec. 25th