Happy Wednesday, my friends!
WooHoo for Winter!
We've had our first blizzard of the year and everything is covered with a beautiful blanket of snow!
I am now in hibernation mode...and loving it! :o)
Oh, and a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving to all of my American friends!
I'm celebrating right along with you...sans turkey!
This one is called Old Saint Nick.
I have used both the printable journal kit and the ephemera pack found HERE.
For a while now I have been interested in putting together a December Daily.
My only concern has been what I would possibly fill it with.
With the kids gone, and it being just my sweetie and me, there's not a whole lot going on every day.
However, when I saw this kit I knew I had to put one together.
Of course, Christmas for me is all about celebrating the birth of my Savior, Jesus Christ.
Santa doesn't come into it except as a decorative accent.
This kit is really beautiful though, and I'll be filling my album with Scripture verses
and songs that show the true meaning of the season! :o)
I have lots of photos to share with you, so I'll keep the descriptions to a minimum.
Other than the printables, I used only plain cardstock in green, red, and light kraft.
The album is a My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Record It Heirloom Snap Album.
I have combined the pocket pages with full cardstock pages.
There is lots of room to add more of whatever I want.
Obviously it's not finished yet but it's all ready to begin filling on December 1st.
The printable bits are adhered on the edges or corners,
so that photos can be slipped under them.
Not shown are the numbers 1 through 31, which I will be adding in the appropriate places.
A binder album like this is perfect because I can move the pages around if I need to.
I have not decorated the cover yet other than to add this picture in the frame.
On the left, I cut out the center of this printable to form a frame.
Since the song on the right is called "The Christmas Tree" it will be a great place to add a photo of my tree.
I printed out an extra music sheet page and cut out my new tree die.
I then inked it up and layered it on dimensionals.
Here's a closer look at that:
I've scattered the printable tags through out the album.
They give me a guideline of what I want to record where.
This one with "Santa" could be a good place to record what Santa brings me this year! ;o)
I saved the last full-size pocket page for a large "Christmas Morning" photo.
I tucked the coffee card in behind the tag as I'm sure it will play a part in my Christmas morning!
Materials Used:
Ephemera's Vintage Garden - Old Saint Nick Collection;
Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;
Die: Whimsy Stamps - Tall Timber Die;
Border Punches: EK Success - Scalloped Scallop, Arrow,
Unknown Fiskars Holly Punch;
Doilies, Ribbon, Baker's Twine, Brad: My Stash.
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There you have it...my first December Daily!
I really hope to fill it up.
If I do, I'll post it again all loaded up!
In the meantime, please head over to Ephemera's Vintage Garden to pick up the Old Saint Nick Printable Kit!
Print it and cut it out!
I'm going to be back very soon to share more quick and fun projects using this same kit!
Please leave a comment if you have any questions,
or just to tell me what you think!
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Debbie is very generous with her gorgeous freebies! :o)