December Daily 2014 - Day 11

I decorated the mantel at least 3 weeks

ago, and although I was happy with it,

there just seemed to be something missing.

And, after much searching on Pinterest,

I felt I needed to a banner or

something like that to add the finishing

touch to it.

 

All I needed to purchase was this spool of

twine, which I got at the dollar store.

 

I then used my cricut to cut out these

great frames, which I inked green,

then I inked the computer

printouts of Christmas sheet music

with a Tim Holtz ink, and then, using

versamark ink and a black embossing

powder, spelt out the words,

"tis the season". After the initial

work was all done, I adhered each

letter to the back of a frame,

punched two small holes in the top

section of each frame and wove through

the twine, alternating between front

and back to give it some texture.

And, when all was said and done, it

was the exact perfect fit for the mantel.

And now I'm even more happy with how

the living room looks for the holidays.

December Daily 2012 - Foundation Pages

These are my foundation pages for my December Daily 2012. I wanted to be able to utilize my Kraft cardstock, so made the inside pages 6 x 10 and therefore got 2 per 12 x 12 pieces of paper. I used my favorite line of paper right now, with coordinating pages of sticker. Simple Stories Homemade Christmas is perfect for telling my story this year, I also used their line last year for my first December Daily album.

Unlike last year, I'm going for super simple this year, just a page for each day, and using the backside of the day before to hold the photos and stories. Last year I used page inserts and some overlays, but want a completely different feel to my album this year. The only thing that I used from last years design was the hand drawn border and bottom section boxed off. I am sure that for now, I will stick with this basic design, but it depends on the stories I end up telling as to how it will look when it's complete. The only thing not in the Simple Stories line that I've used is the gold stars I cut out using my Cricut with a gold cardstock.

Thanks for taking the time to come and check out my December Daily. I hope to see you again as the season comes together in my album and on my pages.