This is the third year that I am trying to put together a December Daily album. The 2014 album is in the basement - all the pages are done and it just needs photos (maybe a project for 2016). The 2015 album is on my desk and just needs to have a few pages done (definitely a project for 2016). But I think this is the year I will finish an album during (or close to) the holiday season.
I think one reason I struggle with the project is because I don't really do much pocket scrapbooking. I have a hard time acheiving balanced pages. So this year I decided to do a two page spread for each day - a 6x8 layout and one pocket page. I am hoping this layout will make the process more comfortable for me.
I also took the time to make foundation pages ahead of time (starting with Thanksgiving and ending on January 1). The idea never made sense to me since I didn't know what we would be doing each day. But I thought I would take a lesson from the experts and give it a try this year. Maybe that is the secret to finishing the project.
So that just left choosing an album. I originally wanted to use the pink and gold album from the SevenPaper Clara collection - but I couldn't find page protectors. So I bought the Studio Calico South of Market handbook from a few years ago - I thought the grey herringbone design would provide a great canvas for a fun cover. In the end I had both albums and couldn't choose. My family was split.
I finally went with the pink album because I thought it would be harder to use on another project. The gold deer is from Heidi Swapp and the acrylic title and stars are from Colorcast Designs . (You have to check out their website - seriously drool-worthy).
So now I just have to make an effort to take and print photos regularly - if I do that, this album should finish itself, right?
If you have any tricks for finishing a December Daily album, I'd love to hear them. I'll be keeping you posted on my progress this month.
Thanks for stopping by.
I think one reason I struggle with the project is because I don't really do much pocket scrapbooking. I have a hard time acheiving balanced pages. So this year I decided to do a two page spread for each day - a 6x8 layout and one pocket page. I am hoping this layout will make the process more comfortable for me.
I also took the time to make foundation pages ahead of time (starting with Thanksgiving and ending on January 1). The idea never made sense to me since I didn't know what we would be doing each day. But I thought I would take a lesson from the experts and give it a try this year. Maybe that is the secret to finishing the project.
So that just left choosing an album. I originally wanted to use the pink and gold album from the SevenPaper Clara collection - but I couldn't find page protectors. So I bought the Studio Calico South of Market handbook from a few years ago - I thought the grey herringbone design would provide a great canvas for a fun cover. In the end I had both albums and couldn't choose. My family was split.
I finally went with the pink album because I thought it would be harder to use on another project. The gold deer is from Heidi Swapp and the acrylic title and stars are from Colorcast Designs . (You have to check out their website - seriously drool-worthy).
So now I just have to make an effort to take and print photos regularly - if I do that, this album should finish itself, right?
If you have any tricks for finishing a December Daily album, I'd love to hear them. I'll be keeping you posted on my progress this month.
Thanks for stopping by.
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I really love your blog, I enjoy reading about your layouts, and other things. I like the idea of the 6x8 layouts, I actually scrap 6x8 layouts once in a while, either to document a "short story", or as a break if I'm working on an album project and don't want too many things out. I think that may work for you. Awesome idea. Looking forward to seeing more about your December projects. Michelle t
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