December Daily - Day 3

Today I spent a whole nap time going through the cards that I have recently made. I love the fact that I make cards...it's so much better than buying them. And I love the fact that I have a fully stocked craftroom and can just run downstairs at any moment and make a card with things I have on hand!

December Daily - Day 2

Today was a special day. We got to have lunch with Daddy! It's not every day that we get to have 2 meals with Daddy in one day and when he said he was working at the office instead of downtown today, we jumped at the chance to spend time with him!

Anyone have this magazine???

This is the magazine that I am supposed to be published in for the first time! I can't seem to find it...I'll admit that I haven't really looked too many places. But I really don't want to buy it cause I'm supposed to get 2 copies for free when they send me my goodies! So let me know if you see my Christmas ornament in there!!!

December Daily - Day 1

For the past few years, I have sat by and watched Ali Edwards create her December Daily album and have LOVED the results! The basic concept of the album is that you document your life for each day in December up until Christmas. You can read more about it here.

You try to create the base of the album before December even rolls around! This was a little bit of a challenge but I managed to get it done! Then as the days progress all you have to do is print pictures and journal. Here are a few pages from my album...

The cover...I am using an 8.5x8.5 chipboard album from Stampin Up. It's easy and it has plenty of room because it's a 3-ring binder.

My layouts are very simple. When I add my pictures to the page, I will probably embellish a little bit more.

I just tried to leave enough room for a 4x6 picture or a few cropped pictures and journaling.

I am excited to see this album come together!

Now...since I don't have a photo printer, I will be using my blog as my journal so that I have all of my pictures and journaling I want to use for my book in one spot! I told my mom that I would start a Word document but why not share my December daily happenings with you?!! I will probably print my photos once a week.

Day 1 . December 1st, 2009

While at the craft store, I decided to get some ribbon to embellish my Christmas presents. For the past few years we have wrapped our Christmas presents in the brown packing paper that Stampin Up stuffs their boxes with (recycle!). Because we spend no money on wrapping paper, I like to get some cute ribbon to embellish with! I think this year's stash is awesome! 81 yards!!

2010 Calendar

I have decided that I need to get started cranking this out! We still have a while until 2010 but I have a few appointments that I already need to write down! So I started creating it tonight. I have always purchased a calendar from kodak with pictures from the previous year but this year I decided to try out My Digital Studio! So far I love it!

Now I have to get to bed!

Simple Scrapbooks

I love the magazine Simple Scrapbooks and I think I get a lot of inspiration from it! I like my pages to be cute and SIMPLE...meaning I will get a lot more done in a short period of time! Here is one of my most recent layouts featuring a picture of Brooke with her Grandma Jean and Grandpa Don. I just love this picture! I kinda wish I would have printed it as a 5x7 since it's the only picture on the page but I still think it works and looks so cute!

Halloween Thank You Cards

Brooke received a few gifts for Halloween and sent out these cute thank yous. Just thought I would post them and cause they are quick and easy...yet really cute!

Simple Cards

I was contacted by a local retirement center and asked to come teach a little about making cards. Each resident that signs up will get to make two cards. I had to make them really simple with minimal cutting and little pieces. So here you have them...

What do you think?

Daddy's Little Pumpkin

Isn't this page so cute? I just love this paper and all of the fun fonts! Brooke's shirt says, "Daddy's Little Pumpkin" on it. I just love this shirt with the bow! My daugther is so beautiful! Don't you think?!!

Christmas Cards - 20 for $20

If you live in the Kansas City area and you are needing a few more Christmas cards to add to your stash, come on out to Gardner on November 14th! You can make 20 cards for just $20!

Above you will see the 4 cards that you will be making. You will make 5 of each design.

On the "Let it Snow" card you will be using Shimmer paint! It's such a great new product from the mini catalog and comes in 3 colors!

On the "Merry Christmas" card you will get to use the technique of emboss resist. The paper that looks green on this card actually started out as white! I stamped and embossed the tree in clear on the white cardstock and then sponged Old Olive and Always Artichoke inks over it! It's that technique awesome?!!

I love these cute trees from the hostess stamp set "Patterned Pines". I think the paisley one is my favorite!

And on the "Happy Holiday" you will get to emboss and use the "Snowfall" Printed Window sheets from the mini catalog! I love them! Don't you??

Please email me by Thursday, November 12th, if you would like to attend my card workshop. demokimsu@yahoo.com