Here is a full copy of my December Daily Memory Works post:
Hey there bloggers, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New
Year to you all from southeast PA where it's a blustery cold winter
day. All is as it should be.
Jenn here to share with you my Daily pages for Christmas day. Yes, I said pages.
Before
I get into my pages I'd like to express my delight in seeing the
various December Daily styles represented by my fellow design team
members. They are all amazing! From the altered children's book to the
countdown clipboard, to the hand bound books, each designer has
showcased products beautifully, shared new and interesting techniques
and let us into their world by sharing their days this month. I love
the range of styles and products. You can't help but be inspired to try
something new in your scrapbooks whether you're a traditional scrapper,
Project Life-er, love to use mixed media, artsy-fartsy techniques--or
all of the above. :)
Back to my pages. As I
mentioned in previous posts, I pre-designed my Daily. I was concerned
that if I didn't I'd start a Daily and by day 5 it would be tossed to
the way-side for more fun, important scrappy/crafty tasks. In the
interests of full disclosure, I didn't finish my pre-design before the
month started, and I still have photos to print and put in. I have
scheduled that into my calendar however, so it will be finished within
the first couple days of the new year. During my pre-design process I
decided to devote several pages Christmas day. I couldn't think of one
single photo that depicts the day, rather numerous photos to show the
progression of the day.
I
started by creating a "chapter page," no photos, just a 3x4" card,
old-school heat embossed and a die-cut page with a polka-dot background.
Embellishment
and paper layers. I took a die-cut 4x6" card and cut it down--yes, you
can do that!--so that I show that these photos continue to be from the
25th. Additionally, I adhered that card to the outside of the
protector. You can do that too.
Layers,
rub-ons, stamps, and punches create these two pages. Again, I used
elements that include the date for a reference point.
Punches,
bits of an old border strip and sequins, lots of sequins. I didn't
plan to put a sequin in every die-cut opening but a few spilled out of
the bag onto the layered card and I thought, "Perfect!".
Sorry
for the glare here, it's hard when you have those divided pocket
protectors to get the lighting just right. The last of the pages. I
took tons of photos however and I'm thinking they'll go into the general
scrapbook in divided pages. There's just so many unforgettable pix I
have to include them all.
A
future page--I need to add the date, but in my pre-design phase I
included extra pages for days I knew there would be too much to include
in one photo. This page is for the weekend, for the Edwardson-Roberts
Shindig when we celebrate Christmas with my husband's family.
I
acutally stitched right through the protector and one layer of paper. I
used my We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy tool to pierce the protector (the
foam mat slipped in so I'd only go through one side) and lightly poked
the holes into the paper with my piercer. Then I hand-sewed the
border. Cool, huh?
I
added a backer so you wouldn't see the sewing and made good use of my
tools--punches!--to add interest. Again, I layered these on top of the
protector so I could go out of bounds. I find the Beacon 3-in-1 glue
adheres to the plastic nicely.
If you've made it this far, thanks! I had a lot I wanted to say and show.
So,
this is it. My last Memory Works blog post. I am feeling
bittersweet. I have loved every minute of being on the design team
these last two years. I am sad to see it all end. I look forward to the
blog shares and hops that other, former design team members are
planning and participating in. I hope you will follow my personal blog,
which you can access from the sidebar here to stay on top of my scrappy
adventures. I hope Kevin and Amber and Simple Stories grow far beyond
their dreams. I thank all the great folks in the office who supported
us throughout the years. And to all my fellow Memory Works consultants,
cheers to you! Best wishes for a blessed New Year. Thanks Memory
Works, it's been wonderful.
Be happy, Get scrappy,
Jenn
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