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Post by elegantsufficiency on Jan 6, 2022 10:45:14 GMT
Re: 2019 - It's hard/interesting to go back and do a pre-pandemic album without including knowledge of what was coming. I included a photo of the volunteer job I won't be able to go back to thanks to the pandemic and union changes. I probably wouldn't have included it if I'd done my album in 2019 because it never occurred to me that I might not being doing it going forward, which is one of the reasons I think the "everyday life" documenting can be so valuable. But there's no trace of what was brewing in Wuhan in my album which feels weird to me now. I can imagine how difficult it is to remain true to the moment, joblackford I was looking through old Christmas journals last evening and was surprised at how much we used to do, pre pandemic. We seemed so relaxed and there were lots of stories of dropping in on friends, impromptu nights out and it all sounded so casual! Having said that, last year's JYC was comparatively empty and a bit sad in some ways: all pre-vaccination of course. Anyway, big news around here is that I'm done. Finished 2021!  I included the story of making my Christmas cards using my Silhouette and some metallic Pentel pens. They sent replacements when I moaned how quickly they stopped working!  I seem to have quite a few darker pages this year  I reached the conclusion that I cut my numbers way too large this year, too.  This year's journal is definitely lacking in ephemera because we just didn't do that much  I did, however, use the local farm shop's Christmas brochure as the base for the pages about buying our turkey and veg on Christmas Eve there - no supermarket this year.  Last but not least, having begun my journal with the first Advent candle lit, I finished with the same, four weeks later  Sorry...I don't post anything for weeks and then *boom* there's way too much! But oh, how good it feels to put it all away  |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 6, 2022 10:51:29 GMT
Re: 2019 - It's hard/interesting to go back and do a pre-pandemic album without including knowledge of what was coming. I included a photo of the volunteer job I won't be able to go back to thanks to the pandemic and union changes. These are memories from a time that feels so distant now, I get it. It's really weird seeing how simple it all was, how naively we could behave (despite all the other shit going on). Take me back! |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 6, 2022 10:55:11 GMT
Anyway, big news around here is that I'm done. Finished 2021! Yaaaaay! I love how it turned out, elegantsufficiency. The size of the numbers looks good to me, especially considering you've used less embellishments. Great idea using the Advent candles to frame the beginning and the end of the album. And I absolutely love the inclusion of the brochure. It mixes in perfectly with your own photography and colour scheme. Congratulations! (and another tequila slammer to celebrate, amirite?  ) |
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Post by elegantsufficiency on Jan 6, 2022 11:12:06 GMT
and another tequila slammer to celebrate, amirite?  Thanks sleepingbooty! Tequila slammers all round I think  |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 6, 2022 13:57:18 GMT
Took advantage of a prolonged afternoon break to finish the first 2 pages of my mini DD. Would've gotten around to day 3 as well were it not for the missing photo!  (I swear I've printed it out.) Back to WFH for now. I'll go looking for the wandering photo later today.   |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 6, 2022 16:32:02 GMT
Managed to get two more spreads done before sundown. Vellum pages for the win! 18 is about watching the Biathlon World Cup in Annecy Le Grand-Bornand while wrapping gifts (Ubi the stoat is Le Grand-Bornand's mascot and she is a star so she got the honours of being featured). 19 is about finally hanging the wreath (no tree for us).   |
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Post by blemon on Jan 6, 2022 17:54:00 GMT
I love everything on page 127.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 6, 2022 18:27:08 GMT
blemon ❤️❤️❤️ For those still working away on their album and wanting some Christmas atmosphere, The Darkness released the video for Christmas Time (still one of my favourite Christmas songs ever, puns included) from their 2020 social distancing livestream concert and they still sound as good as ever:
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Post by lg on Jan 6, 2022 23:42:58 GMT
blemon ❤️❤️❤️ For those still working away on their album and wanting some Christmas atmosphere, The Darkness released the video for Christmas Time (still one of my favourite Christmas songs ever, puns included) from their 2020 social distancing livestream concert and they still sound as good as ever: I LoVE the Darkness and was listening to one of their albums cover to cover yesterday while I scrapped 😍 great minds?!? Never have been able to see them in concert in person though |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jan 7, 2022 11:33:12 GMT
Ladies, your pages are wonderful!! 😁
I've ordered my photos and am (not so) patiently waiting for them so that I can get started.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 7, 2022 11:34:18 GMT
Marching on quietly with my DD... Got up extra early this morning to do two more spreads. And I broke out the word/phrase stickers! Day 17 is all about binging the second season of The Witcher. Day 20 is dedicated to a Covid-19 situation update in France.   |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 7, 2022 11:41:52 GMT
For those still working away on their album and wanting some Christmas atmosphere, The Darkness released the video for Christmas Time (still one of my favourite Christmas songs ever, puns included) from their 2020 social distancing livestream concert and they still sound as good as ever: I LoVE the Darkness and was listening to one of their albums cover to cover yesterday while I scrapped 😍 great minds?!? Never have been able to see them in concert in person though Yay, a fellow lover! I was just listening to Easter is Cancelled again yesterday and as usual, when Confirmation Bias plays, I have to smile and think of the board because of the "We are the same / We are great / Two peas in a pod" lyrics. They are one of my very top acts to see live, possibly #1. Extremely generous and respectful of their audience on stage. Plus, musically top notch. My last gig before the pandemic (and since as I haven't ventured back into a concert space), too... Here's their show closer at La Cigale in Paris in January 2020: |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jan 7, 2022 11:42:10 GMT
I've been working on my 2019 JYC blurb book instead of working on my year in review photo book or a 2021 JYC. I did make a list of the photos/stories I want to include this year though, and working on 2019 is getting me thinking about how to approach this year. I'm hoping I have enough to fill out a book - so far it's looking a bit scant. Re: 2019 - It's hard/interesting to go back and do a pre-pandemic album without including knowledge of what was coming. I included a photo of the volunteer job I won't be able to go back to thanks to the pandemic and union changes. I probably wouldn't have included it if I'd done my album in 2019 because it never occurred to me that I might not being doing it going forward, which is one of the reasons I think the "everyday life" documenting can be so valuable. But there's no trace of what was brewing in Wuhan in my album which feels weird to me now. You've said it so well! Pre-pandemic pages seem eons ago. Where were our masks? How could we all be so close, even breathing freely near strangers?! Being able to visit a crowded, near bursting, mall to see Santa's Village. The kids' winter concert at school, everyone shoulder to shoulder, singing together, with the parents just as close, trying to get that shot. Layouts with almost too much memorabilia, from all of the things we did. And now? Scant is the right word for it. Mainly home-centric. And outdoors. Seeing Santa, all masked up and socially distanced. Outdoor light shows. No winter concerts at school. It feels very different. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 7, 2022 11:52:49 GMT
I've ordered my photos and am (not so) patiently waiting for them so that I can get started. Yay, I'll for sure still be working on mine when you get your pics so we'll be DD-ing together at some point!  Can't wait to see what you come up. |
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jan 7, 2022 12:02:52 GMT
I am done!!  I finished my last few pages while listening to Shimelle's Friday live tonight. I'm totally ready to move onto other projects, so tomorrow I'll take a final look through my album then break down what is left of my kit. I'm also pretty pleased with what I ended up using. I got through most of the two die cut packs and I only have 3 puffy stickers left, all generic leaves, and a small number of Christmas specific 3x4 cards. I did a pretty good job on using up my paper as well, my only real downfall was the chipboard which still has a reasonable amount left. I still have a handful of layouts to make for my PL album so I'll be working to use up as much I can. I'll still be cheering on everyone else as you continue working on your albums/layouts. |
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Post by lg on Jan 7, 2022 13:56:13 GMT
I LoVE the Darkness and was listening to one of their albums cover to cover yesterday while I scrapped 😍 great minds?!? Never have been able to see them in concert in person though Yay, a fellow lover! I was just listening to Easter is Cancelled again yesterday and as usual, when Confirmation Bias plays, I have to smile and think of the board because of the "We are the same / We are great / Two peas in a pod" lyrics. They are one of my very top acts to see live, possibly #1. Extremely generous and respectful of their audience on stage. Plus, musically top notch. My last gig before the pandemic (and since as I haven't ventured back into a concert space), too... Here's their show closer at La Cigale in Paris in January 2020: I’ll have to listen to their later albums, I have permission to land and one way ticket on high rotation (all songs, and I’m old school so cds only so I can read the booklets and really check out the cover art) so I’ll have to get Easter is cancelled and listen to that too… thanks for the recommendation. They didn’t play any of their later stuff here in australia on the radio so I didn’t realise they had any… but I’ll never forget being in the car and hearing one way ticket for the first time and just knowing from the first few chords who was playing. Just have to convince hubby to like them so I can see them in concert if they ever come to us and the pandemics ends… |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 7, 2022 14:27:25 GMT
I’ll have to listen to their later albums, I have permission to land and one way ticket on high rotation (all songs, and I’m old school so cds only so I can read the booklets and really check out the cover art) so I’ll have to get Easter is cancelled and listen to that too… thanks for the recommendation. You're going to LOVE the cover art for Easter is Cancelled, methinks. Ironically, it came out in late 2019 and ya know, then Easter 2020 was actually cancelled.  EiC has some of my favourite Darkness songs: Rock and Roll Deserves to Die (definitely watch the official video on YT as it ends with Justin Hawkins in his birthday suit), How Can I Lose Your Love, Heart Explodes, In Another Life, Different Eyes, etc. Really good from beginning to end. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have! I have a strong feeling I'm getting the vinyl of Motorheart, the album they just released in late 2021, for my birthday... *crosses fingers* |
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Post by lg on Jan 7, 2022 14:43:35 GMT
I’ll have to listen to their later albums, I have permission to land and one way ticket on high rotation (all songs, and I’m old school so cds only so I can read the booklets and really check out the cover art) so I’ll have to get Easter is cancelled and listen to that too… thanks for the recommendation. You're going to LOVE the cover art for Easter is Cancelled, methinks. Ironically, it came out in late 2019 and ya know, then Easter 2020 was actually cancelled. EiC has some of my favourite Darkness songs: Rock and Roll Deserves to Die (definitely watch the official video on YT as it ends with Justin Hawkins in his birthday suit), How Can I Lose Your Love, Heart Explodes, In Another Life, Different Eyes, etc. Really good from beginning to end. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have! I have a strong feeling I'm getting the vinyl of Motorheart, the album they just released in late 2021, for my birthday... *crosses fingers* You get vinyl editions whereas I get banned to the craft room where the door MUST be shut with daughter rolling her eyes and saying “mummy is listening to her music again” 🙄 🙄🙄 One must rock out when one is crafting, it is the rules and gets my step count up (I have a standing height craft table) In saying that, my son has a favourite korn song already so I feel like I have fulfilled my parental duties 😂 |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 7, 2022 15:03:05 GMT
You're going to LOVE the cover art for Easter is Cancelled, methinks. Ironically, it came out in late 2019 and ya know, then Easter 2020 was actually cancelled.  EiC has some of my favourite Darkness songs: Rock and Roll Deserves to Die (definitely watch the official video on YT as it ends with Justin Hawkins in his birthday suit), How Can I Lose Your Love, Heart Explodes, In Another Life, Different Eyes, etc. Really good from beginning to end. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have! I have a strong feeling I'm getting the vinyl of Motorheart, the album they just released in late 2021, for my birthday... *crosses fingers* You get vinyl editions whereas I get banned to the craft room where the door MUST be shut with daughter rolling her eyes and saying “mummy is listening to her music again” 🙄 🙄🙄 One must rock out when one is crafting, it is the rules and gets my step count up (I have a standing height craft table) In saying that, my son has a favourite korn song already so I feel like I have fulfilled my parental duties 😂 In my defense, I'm childfree so I get to rule my kingdom (which is a tiny apartment sans craft room so win-lose).  My SO loves The Darkness as well so it's pretty easy for me. And for birthday vinyls! But no standing desk to craft-wiggle-dance at... (instead, I usually scrap sitting at my coffee table hence my sleeping booty situation and name ) |
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Post by joblackford on Jan 7, 2022 18:52:10 GMT
I've been working on my 2019 JYC blurb book instead of working on my year in review photo book or a 2021 JYC. I did make a list of the photos/stories I want to include this year though, and working on 2019 is getting me thinking about how to approach this year. I'm hoping I have enough to fill out a book - so far it's looking a bit scant. Re: 2019 - It's hard/interesting to go back and do a pre-pandemic album without including knowledge of what was coming. I included a photo of the volunteer job I won't be able to go back to thanks to the pandemic and union changes. I probably wouldn't have included it if I'd done my album in 2019 because it never occurred to me that I might not being doing it going forward, which is one of the reasons I think the "everyday life" documenting can be so valuable. But there's no trace of what was brewing in Wuhan in my album which feels weird to me now. You've said it so well! Pre-pandemic pages seem eons ago. Where were our masks? How could we all be so close, even breathing freely near strangers?! Being able to visit a crowded, near bursting, mall to see Santa's Village. The kids' winter concert at school, everyone shoulder to shoulder, singing together, with the parents just as close, trying to get that shot. Layouts with almost too much memorabilia, from all of the things we did. And now? Scant is the right word for it. Mainly home-centric. And outdoors. Seeing Santa, all masked up and socially distanced. Outdoor light shows. No winter concerts at school. It feels very different. Yup. There's a big concert we go to every year (on zoom last year, so hard for them to make and so lame to watch, sadly). This year it was half empty instead of completely sold out, the singers were all masked unless they were doing a solo and standing arms length apart. And when the traditional audience sing-along part came up the host laughed at how he saw us all leafing through our programs for the lyrics and then talked about how he'd never said "respiratory droplets" so many times in his choral career... but because of the nasty droplets we had to do a "hum-along" instead! Yeah, even with us all masked and vaxx verified in a huge space  Great story for the album this year. |
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Post by blemon on Jan 7, 2022 19:27:49 GMT
Day 17 is all about binging the second season of The Witcher. Totally off topic but you told me to watch this. And I did. And I binged both seasons in a very unhealthy way and after the first two episodes where I didn't know what the hell was going on, I loved every non-gore minute of it. (Some of those monsters were killed in really gross ways). Now I started Cobra Kai because I needed some '80s. |
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Post by schroema on Jan 8, 2022 17:56:59 GMT
elegantsufficiency I love how you opened and closed your album with your candles. I included weekly pics in my album this year(with 1, 2, 3, then 4 candles lit) but I’m saving your idea for next year. It’ll be a good excuse to get new candles.  I’ve made some good progress in my album this week. I should be able to finish it within the next week or so. My biggest stumbling block right now is what story/pics I want to include from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I have a lot of pics, but those days will have pages in our family album so I don’t need to include everything here.
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Post by karinec on Jan 8, 2022 20:11:14 GMT
Days 1-20 are complete! Hoping to get a lot more done this weekend, I will post pics too, time permitting.
Thank you to everyone sharing their pages, I always love to see them and get inspiration. Yay us!
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Post by honeypea on Jan 8, 2022 23:09:12 GMT
I’m still puttering along in my DD! Finished 10 stories. I should easily finish at least a few more this weekend. School resumes on Tuesday, and I’m feeling that will be the end of our season. I’m not sure how much longer I will continue. I’d love to complete the album, but staying aware (and at peace!) that it may hang in limbo soon.
I have so enjoyed this project. I wish the spirit had moved me to act on it sooner. Getting started on 12/31 was maybe not ideal. Lol. Super loving it though, and already looking forward to doing it again. 🥰🥰🥰
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jan 8, 2022 23:26:05 GMT
I have so enjoyed this project. I wish the spirit had moved me to act on it sooner. Getting started on 12/31 was maybe not ideal. Lol. Super loving it though, and already looking forward to doing it again. I'm glad you've enjoyed it this year. Timing is just one of those things. I like working on it through Dec and usually take a couple of nights before Christmas day which are a good way for me to get some quiet in an otherwise busy season. Others are far too busy or prefer to create after the season is over. Whichever camp you're in, I'm sure you'll find your rhythm. |
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Post by Linda on Jan 9, 2022 14:59:18 GMT
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Post by Linda on Jan 9, 2022 15:01:59 GMT
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Post by Linda on Jan 10, 2022 3:35:36 GMT
BTW -what WAS I thinking to buy a paper pad with 60 papers 5 each of 15 designs? to do ONE 8x8 DD album? I'm working on the Sunday before Christmas and I haven't even made a dent.
The good news is that only 5 of the designs are Christmas specific and the other 10 will slide nicely into my year-round stash. But gosh that's a lot of paper.
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Post by dawnnikol on Jan 10, 2022 13:03:51 GMT
BTW -what WAS I thinking to buy a paper pad with 60 papers 5 each of 15 designs? to do ONE 8x8 DD album? I'm working on the Sunday before Christmas and I haven't even made a dent. I am here to support anyone and everyone in their DD purchasing habits, since I consistently purchase way too much each year and then wonder WTF happened. ^.^ I'm glad the other pages will work for the rest of the year though! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2022 16:19:15 GMT
SC has the attacher die set in stock for the first time in years - I know some peas were looking for this and it will save folks a lot of money to but this over time, vs Ali's stickers studiocalico.com/shop/attacher-die-set |
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(I swear I've printed it out.) Back to WFH for now. I'll go looking for the wandering photo later today. 
Can't wait to see what you come up. 
EiC has some of my favourite Darkness songs: Rock and Roll Deserves to Die (definitely watch 
EiC has some of my favourite Darkness songs: Rock and Roll Deserves to Die (definitely watch 
My SO loves The Darkness as well so it's pretty easy for me. And for birthday vinyls! But no standing desk to craft-wiggle-dance at... (instead, I usually scrap sitting at my coffee table hence my sleeping booty situation and name 
Great story for the album this year. 
