December Daily 2013: Video Walk Through

Happy Thursday! I just published a new video to my You Tube channel. This video is longer (about 30 minutes,) and is a detailed walk through of my December Daily 2013 album.

I hope you like it.

You can find a direct link HERE.

I will be back on Monday with some really exciting news to share with all of you. I hope you have a fantastic rest of your week!

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013: Part 10, December 21st-25th

I finished up my 2013 December Daily album last month and am excited to share it with you. When we last left off in December I was showing you Day 20 of my album (below.)  If you are interested in catching up with my December Daily album in it's entirety, you will find that labeled on the far right side of the blog under "December Daily." You can also find a direct link HERE.  For my December Daily documentation, not only did I photograph all of my pages, but you will also find posts selecting products, pulling together supplies, organization, and album assembly. This information would be helpful for planning out any mini book really, and I hope that inspires some of you to embark on your own mini album.

Now let's see how I finished up this baby, shall we?

December 21st & 22nd:

December 23rd & 24th

December 25th:

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I have some new followers and commenters and I just wanted to say thank you so much. I appreciate you all being here and sharing this little spot of blogland with me. I will be back everyday this week with all kinds of scrappy goodness to share; including Project Life, some lovely Pinkfresh Studio embellishments, and a post all about Scrapbook Supply Organization. I hope to see you back soon.

Let's talk mini albums today. Anyone else finishing up a mini project lately? Of if you want we can talk about the Super Bowl. Anyone else watch my Seattle Seahawks win the game last night? It was an awesome birthday present and such a fun night for our entire family. It sure made me miss our family back in Washington State, and we are so proud of our Hawks! Until next time,

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013: Part 9, December 19th and 20th

Happy Monday fellow blog readers. I am back today to share a few more December Daily pages. This is the first year I have completed this project (well technically it isn't completed yet, but after 20 days in the books, I feel confident saying I will finish it all at this point.) I am just loving putting this album together. I love that I can just pick one or two photos per day and focus on those stories on a smaller scale. Of course, I can always include more, but I am trying to keep this album actually contained in the album and not too bulky.

Let's shift focus now though, and look inside the album some more, shall we?

December 19th

I used another awesome free printable by Gillian Nelson on this day.

December 20th

I used an office supply tag in between the pages to obtain my journaling for 

December 20th, love how that turned out!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I have some new followers and commenters and I just wanted to say thank you so much. I appreciate you all being here and sharing this little spot of blogland with me. I will be back tomorrow with Project Life week 51 to share with all of you. I hope to see you then.

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013: Part 8, December 17th and 18th

I am back again today with two more December Daily pages. At this point in the month things are sure getting more hectic, you will see that my pages are very simple, and I love them just the same. December Daily is about capturing the memories, not about designing the "perfect" pages. Although, I fully admit that I like getting crafty with it when I have the time, and I really do enjoy looking at others gorgeous December Daily layouts. What I have learned with an ongoing project like this is that it is important to remember that if you want to be successful you have to be okay with quick and easy some of the time. Don't play the comparing game, just go with it and have fun!

Now let's see some pictures shall we.

December 17th and 18th

The two printable journaling cards today that were designed by the incredibly talented 

Gillian Nelson. I just love them! Guess what? She is even sharing them for free 

on her blog, you can find that blog post HERE. 

December 17th

December 18th

 Thanks so much for stopping by today, I appreciate you being here and allowing me to share some Christmas crafting with you. I will be back all next week again. Like previous weeks this month, I will be sharing more December Daily pages next week and Project Life on Tuesday.  If I don't see you again before 2014, I wish you a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year.

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013 Part 7: December 14th-16th

I am back with some more December Daily pages. You will notice that all of the events are not exactly Christmas related: A 5k run, a parade, and a very lazy puppy. That is what I love about December Daily, it does not just have to be about all Christmas. It is about celebrating the magic and embracing all that is December. I strongly encourage you to document your Christmas memories if you have never done this before. It really helps you to focus on what is important, and get to the true meaning of this glorious holiday. Alright, tangent over…now let's see some pages.

 December 14th

 Ali Edwards "Game Time" digital brush, Silhouette cut "Believe" from the Silhouette store,  

American Crafts POW Glitter Paper, Crate Paper Sleigh Ride vellum numbers, and 

assorted sequins purchased at Studio Calico.

Notes journal card from Webster's Pages/ Alison Kreft's It's Christmas Dear Santa paper.

December 15th

Studio Calico Magical numbers, kraft bag, labels by Marcy Penner, Two Peas Exclusive 

red arrow paper clip, October Afternoon Silent Night Mini Market Stickers, 
and button brad by Crate Paper Bundled Up.

December 15th (backside) and December 16th

Basic Grey Sleigh Ride Vellum number, Ali Edwards "Happy Christmas Outline Banners" digital brush, Crate Paper Bundled up 6 x 6 paper pad, and sequins purchased at Studio Calico.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. If you have any questions about this project please do not hesitate to leave a comment below. I am happy to help. I will be back tomorrow to share a fun project I made using felt. It could or could not be holiday related, depending upon how you see it. I will be back again on Friday with more December Daily pages. I hope to see you back here.

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013: Part 6, December 10th-13th

Hello and happy Monday! It is now December 16th and Christmas is only 9 days away. Not quite sure how that happened so fast, but it did nonetheless. I have something to share with you today before I get down to December Daily.

My daughter, Isabelle (age 10) ran a 5k this past Saturday. She competed in the Reindeer Romp with other girls from her Girls on the Run team. She did so great and I am super proud of her. She ran the entire way and finished the race in just under 34 minutes. What an accomplishment for a ten-year-old!

Isn't she just the cutest little runner ever?

Back to December Daily… ready to see four more December Daily pages today? I am really loving this project and enjoying it more and more each time I sit down to compile pictures, papers, and Christmas stories/ anecdotes that I want my family to remember. What a blessing it is to be able to document my families holiday memories.

December 10th/ 11th

December 10th

December 11th

This page has an envelope with a  pull out journaling tag. On the tag I wrote 

about this gingerbread men ornament collection. They are my son's and 

my mom purchases these for him every year. One of my families 

favorite things to unpack every year and put on our tree.

December 12th/13th 

December 12th

December 13th

Let's talk December Daily today. Are you working on an album? If so do you have any tips to share? I have found that it is much easier to work on pages 2 or 3 days at a time, rather than pulling everything out for only one day. I have also found that I do not like working on more than 3 pages at a time. I guess it is a good thing it is a daily project, or else I might be tempted to put it all together after Christmas, and then I probably would not want to do it at all. Does anyone else have that problem with larger projects?

I hope y'all have a very happy Monday. I will be back tomorrow with Project Life week 50 to share, I hope to see you then.

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013: Part 5, December 8th and 9th

I have two more days of December Daily to share with you today. Not a lot of pictures the past couple of days, but I am just going with it. My album is already getting very full, so a few lighter days is probably a good thing.

December 8th & 9th:

December 8th:

For this page, I used some seafoam washi tape purchased at Two Peas in a 

Bucket, the Crate Paper Bundled Up labels and ephemera packs, Crate

 Paper Sleigh Ride numbers, and some punches. I also used a gold 

metallic Recollections pen purchased at Michaels to write 

directly onto the photo "believe in magic." 

December 9th:

For this page, I used the Studio Calico Thataway pockets, Studio Calico 

Magical gold numbers, some washi tape, the Crate Paper ephemera 

pack, and a 4 x 6 printable journaling card.

Wow. That was a super quick blog post today. I will be back tomorrow with a step-by-step tutorial on how I put together my Christmas cards this year. They were super simple, but I still love them, and it also encouraged me to use up some of my 6 x 6 paper pads that I have been hoarding saving.

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013: Part 4, December 5th-7th

It's Monday and time for another December Daily share. I have December 5th, 6th, and 7th to show you today. Lots of fun Christmas happenings around here; including a couple of Christmas choir programs.

December 4: This is where we last left off, and yes I found something for my blank spot

I just love this adorable little snowman Isabelle made me.

December 5th

 FaLaLa Card and gold letterpress card from Studio Calico. Red journaling card from 

October Afternoon Sleigh Ride Collection.

I love this photo of my sister and brother-in-law and my adorable nephews and 

niece, I cannot wait to see them all this summer.

Silhouette Cotton Canvas, wood veneer stars by Studio Calico, American Crafts 

Gold Glitter Zing embossing powder, and seafoam Heidi Swapp ghost letter.

December 6th

Falalalala wood veneer piece from an exclusive Elle's Studio veneer set, Crate 

Paper Bundled Up label and button brad, enamel dots, and Studio Calico 

Magical starburst Veneer and gold embossing powder.

Elle's Studio Exclusive Wood Veneer Tree, Crate Paper Sleigh Ride number, 

Studio Calico Magical Starburst, American Crafts Gold Glitter Zing 

Embossing Powder, and an enamel dot.

December 7th

I included a large glassine bag to hold a few extra choir photos

Thank you for stopping by today to life, scrapbook, repeat. I appreciate you being here, following along, and for leaving such thoughtful comments. I will be back later this week with the following items, including tomorrow's Project Life Tuesday.

• Tuesday:          Project Life Week 49
• Wednesday:     December Daily part 5: December 8th and 9th
• Thursday:        Quick Christmas Card using 6 x 6 holiday paper pads
• Friday:             December Daily part 6: December 10th and 11th

I hope y'all have a happy and joyful Monday.

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013: Part 3, December 3rd and 4th

Happy Friday. I can't believe it is already December 5th and Christmas is less than 3 weeks away. Today I am sharing part 3 of my December Daily album. If you missed the first two parts of my December Daily album, you can find those HERE and HERE. If you are feeling overwhelmed as to how to organize your December Daily products, you can find posts all about that and much more;  HERE, HERE and HERE.

December 2 & 3

I already blogged about day 2, so I will just go over the right side (below)

December 3

Striped paper from Crate Paper's Bundled Up 6 x 6 paper pad, enamel dots 
by My Mind's Eye. Gold star sequins and wood veneer snowflake and 
stars by Studio Calico. I used American Crafts Gold Glitter Zing 
embossing powder on them. Merry and Bright wood veneer by 
Elle's Studio. The polka dot bag was purchased at Two Peas
in a Bucket a couple of years ago, shipping tag and twine 
from office store. Heidi Swapp ghost letters in aqua.

December 3 & 4

*Top left photo of Isabelle and her dog Elizabeth:I used a star sequin 

stapled on with my Tiny Attacher and a digital brush designed by 

Ali Edwards from the Your Love set.

*Top right:The polka dot bag was purchased at Two Peas in a Bucket 

a couple of years ago, shipping tag from office store, and twine.

*Bottom photo: That photo of Isabelle just cracks me up…CRACKS 

ME UP. She was clearly done taking pictures that night. 

I added a digital brush to it from Ali Edward's 

Messy Little Christmas set, silver glitter
star from Heidi Swapp and a star sequin.

December 4

I love this photo of my lab rescue Daisy. I printed it on Printable Cotton 
Canvas by Silhouette. The Banner is a digital stamp from the Studio 
Calico 25 days class and I typed "My Sweet Daisy" in the center 
of the banner using the American Typewriter font in Photoshop 
Elements.. #4 is from Crate Paper Sleigh Ride, Martha Stewart 
Doily punch, pink enamel dot, and flair button from Lawn Fawn.

Left Side is not finished (I am saving this place for memorabilia (handwritten Christmas 

wish list of kids, a recipe, or other Christmas memorabilia. I will leave a few spots 

like this empty throughout the album.)

Rad Lab and Polar Express pictures printed from Google images. Printable 
December #'d Journaling Cards by Geralyn Sy / In A Creative Bubble, 
buttons; October Afternoon and from stash. Gold #4 from Studio 
Calico Magical Collection. Wood button 
Crate Paper Sleigh Ride.

I hope y'all have a great weekend. We are gearing up for a busy and holiday-inspired next three days, and yes, a sleepover is included. We have a choral concert and tree lighting on Friday night. Saturday afternoon Isabelle's choir is singing at a bookstore, and on Sunday our town is hosting it's annual Christmas Parade. It should be a fun, photo-filled, and family-centered time. My kind of weekend, and I am so grateful for all of it. 

 I will be back next week with more December goodness to share:

Monday: December Daily part 4: December 5, 6, & 7
Tuesday: Project LIfe Week 49
Wednesday: December Daily part 5: December 8 & 9
Thursday: Christmas-inspired craft
Friday: December Daily part 6: December 10 & 11

Have a great weekend and Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

December Daily 2013: Part 2, December 1st and 2nd

I wanted to start today's post by welcoming new readers to life, scrapbook, repeat. I would also like to thank my long-standing blog followers, thanks for being here y'all. For those of you that are leaving comments and have added me to your blog lists, thank you so much. I appreciate you being here and following along.

Today I am sharing December 1st and 2nd of December Daily and I am LOOOOVVVVING this album. I am loving focusing more on documenting how we celebrate December. I am loving picking stories to highlight from our families everyday adventures. Earlier this week I shared the album cover, title pages, and November 29th and 30th (yup I started the day after Thanksgiving.) If you want to see that post, you can find it HERE

December 1st

*See through pocket on left using sequins and some ephemera from 

Crate Paper's Bundled Up Collection.

 *Star paper from Studio Calico's Atlantic collection, Pink Paislee polka 

dot star, Basic Grey #'s from Sleigh Ride Collection (circa 2012.)

*Digital Brush "Holly Jolly" from Studio Calico's November cut files 

 *Recollections Metallic Gold Marker from Michael's

December 2nd

*Crate Paper Bundled Up Button Brads, 6 x 6 paper pad, wash tape 

by Target, snowflake punch by Martha Stewart, 

enamel dots, wood veneer, and Gold

POW paper by American Crafts

*Journaling Card from In A Creative Bubble by Geralyn Sy 

*"Be Jolly" digital brush by Ali Edwards

I will be linking all of my December Daily posts over at Ali Edwards blog. You can find out more about December Daily HERE. If you have any questions about any of the techniques or products above, please do not hesitate to ask, I am always happy to help.

Today I am working on finishing up my Christmas cards (making them) and hopefully printing out the family photo that will accompany them. My goal is to have all cards finished and in the mail before I go to bed Sunday night. I will be back tomorrow with some holiday scrapbook layouts to share. I hope to see you here.

xoxox

Toni