December Daily 2022 MEGAAA thread

Well, I bought a fair amount this year from Ali and Paper Person, but will work on 2 Christmas projects That being said, I am most looking forward to playing with the stamps and stencils I bought, and I even picked up some mixed media supplies to try out. I am a mixed media newbie, so it will be interesting to see how it goes

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I think I need the Salty one. *sigh* And yeah, probably the big word one too. 

I picked up the 6x6 Christmas Plaids that's Michael's has in their Recollections brand and the 49th and Market Art Options Holiday Wishes Postage Stamp Washi roll.  I'll also get my Cocoa Daisy Modern Memory Keeping kit which isn't specifically Christmas themed but the colors would definitely work.  I'm still eyeing the Simple Stories Vintage Christmas Lodge collection though.  I think what I'm most looking forward to using is the postage stamp washi.  It's such a fun embellishment.

I've settled on doing 6x8 with an album I have on hand though dealing with past albums have me seeing the wisdom of the 6 ring albums!

What site did you order from?  I speak French with my family so I like to include some in my albums.  I haven't been traveling as much lately so ordering might be the way to go!

mom, those are the very two sets I picked up! I recently discovered KB (and her wonderful stamps). I also bought the Madeleine alpha stamp set for DD (and Halloween).

I really need to go heavy on stamps for DD this year, to justify the number of Christmas/Holiday stamp sets I now own

Also, her new stamps debut at $1 off so shipping is $4 instead of $ 5 (at least that’s how I look at it) Do it!!!!

Someone needs to slap my hand and hide my credit card. I am ---thisclose--- to not using the floral DD album and ordering the Joy album. UGH. I love the floral album but Im having a hard time being inspired with it.

I'm also probably not much help as I tend to buy and stockpile albums when I find designs I love to cover me through the years when I find the designs less than inspiring.  I agree the floral album could be used for non-DD projects so I doubt it will go to waste.  If you love the Joy album and it *sparks joy* (sorry, couldn't resist), buy it and use it guilt free.

This is me in that the last 2 years I bought 2 albums.  This year I bought the joy and then floral sold out and I was wishing I had also bought it.  

Fast forward, I am working on a few foundation pages using Ali’s main kit + misc extras, PP Merry and Bright in red and black, and some other misc products and loving the Joy album.  The colors and vibe are well matched.

that floral is gorgeous, but I completely get why you are wanting the Joy album.  I’m super happy with it.

I used an exacto knife to cut the lining paper to it's new edge. And then I use the exacto knife to help peel the paper up; it only needs to be pulled back about a half inch. Make sure some of the cardboard stays stuck to the paper to keep it from tearing. Then I cut the actual cardboard to it's new length, but I make sure to not cut the cover paper. So use multiple shallow cuts to get to the depth you want. Again make sure a small layer of cardboard stays stuck to the cover paper. Then I slowly peel the excess cardboard from the cover paper. At this point, I can trim and fold the cover paper back over the new edge.

Not sure that makes sense. I have started altering the Santa album, but I've only done the back side of the album. I am going to work on the front tomorrow. I'll take some pictures to show what I am talking about. That should help show what I am trying to explain.

Awww, thanks.  It’s a Heidi Swapp die and I am not much of a die person, but I saw how she used it and it felt like a multi-use die.  It has 4 different spray pieces it cuts at once and I loved how the gold foil and vellum looked with the cardstock all mixed like flowers.  And Ali has pieces this year with a similar wreath, spray look so I think it will feel cohesive.

It is so good. Everything about it is perfect.

Gorgeous! And I have like two dies and also had to buy that wreath!! She really sold it with her samples. You used it well!

Thanks @mrsloafbot, that makes perfect sense. I'll have another crack at it later.
It's not the end of the world if I mess this one up. I discovered the rings are floppy and don't stay closed very well, so I contacted customer service and they are sending out another whole album - not just a set of rings.