Christmas - It is 3 months today so I thought we could take a look back at some of my December Daily pages from previous years. There is no particular order of the pages I am displaying. And now that I look at them in this post, I can't figure out why they look a little off kilter - something yet to master.
I am a simple scrapper and I certainly haven't adventured into recreating some of the pages I so admire by the master December Daily scrappers. My December Daily Pinterest board is full and ready to inspire, although
I need to be careful as not to be so overwhelmed by the greatest of
skill that I become paralyzed with self doubt and end up just sticking
the photos down or shoving them into page pockets. I do not think I will be making any new purchases as I have a huge stash
of Christmas papers, stickers, die cuts, bling and of course my
Silhouette machine is ready to cut out any creation my heart desires.
Last year I did a lot of pocket pages (and trust me those are hard to
photograph), with a few full pages in the mix. In 2013 I did all pocket
pages and in 2012 I did all single page layouts, one 12X12" for each
and every day of December. 2012's album was a lot of work and
frustrated me to no end. 2013 of all pocket pages did not engage me in
my hobby of scrapping in the same way. I think last year's blend of the
two is a recipe for me to capture the days this year. For colours I do
tend to be a traditional red, green, gold & silver with some blue
kind, of December scrapper.
Some days when I have nothing to record I use those days to remember what music or movies or special treats we are enjoying over the holidays. Last year I recorded the costs of Christmas. I have been doing Santa photos of my cats at home since 2007. The new fur girls, Smokey & Sooty were not quite use to sitting still last Christmas, so I wasn't as successful, hence why they were Christmasized sleeping in the Twas The Night Before Christmas layout. This year I have great expectations for them to pose with Santa.
So what about you; will you be creating a December Daily album or an online recounting of the days? New purchases, relying on the stash? Red and green? And have you started your Christmas shopping?
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| Title Page - Silhouette Cuts |
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| Title Page - Silhouette Cut |
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| Some of the Christmas movie selection |
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| Some of the Christmas CDs |
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| Advent calendars - both online and physical versions |
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| Tim Horton's special cup and paper wrap each Christmas |
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| Night time Farmer's Christmas Light Parade |
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| Smudge Pudding was SO co-operative with Santa |
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| Twas The Night Before Christmas - all snug in their bed |
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| Two of my favorites from the Santa collection |
A 12x12 layout a day is a BIG commitment, I can understand the frustration! Nice use of the Silhouette. :) I'm buying a few new things for my DD, and planning just a little 5x7 book this year.
ReplyDeleteDelanie your DD pages are always a great inspiration. I am looking forward to your DD posts. This year I am going to venture into more bling & fling as I call it. I look back at some pages and think oh how boring I was, so this year creativity will be unleashed :)
DeleteOoh, I love looking ahead to Christmas. This year I will have the privilege of working on a Gossamer Blue December Memories album and the sneaks are looking so good. I can't wait for it to arrive.
ReplyDeleteI think there is definitely a "paralysed by Pinterest" effect. Look too long and I start thinking "I could never do that".
I look forward to seeing what you create with Gossamer Blue December Memories.
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