*** DECEMBER DAILY 2024 *** MEGAAA thread

I am definately getting the red 6x8 album and the main kit. Highly concidering the big bundle (I save all year for this project, whatever I don't use I will resell or donate at the end of the project). Totally unsure on the stamps. I want the new alpha stamp for sure, but unsure if I'll pick up any of the others.

Just noticed the first spelling error - mistltoe 😇
Do I win a prize? Advent calendar item for those concerned so if you’re not buying that then you are fine 😁

paget I’m in the same boat where I only want one or two items from a lot of listings so I may just skip and see later in the boxing period
blemon those are the items I don’t want from the main kit but I’m all the way in aus so not sure posting from here to you would be worth it if I pull the trigger I’m on the main kit (I’m still deciding!)

Can’t stand the craft or vellum envelope (sizes and designs and colours) so easy skip on something I’d usually buy

Most add on items I can make do with stash items

Looks like my order may be more manageable than I first thought! In saying that, if I get all items including the “maybes” I’m looking at $270 usd… eek! My must buys are $125 though so with postage about $150 which I’m okay with 😁

***sobs quietly into her coffee as she contemplates the $29 postage charge starting off her order***

I get it Lurkingpea - if I wasn’t ordering an album or two there would be no way I would be paying $29 to ship some die cut pages and would definitely wait until the boxing period was over!

Out of curiosity, a question for anyone:

Are you a “use the same numbers” for every day in your DD (e.g. always the same sticker sheet, die cuts, whatever) or a “use different style numbers” for each day kind of person?

Have you considered the gold rimmed circles add on? I know you like to do the table of contents. They don't have numbers on them, but they would work well and you could just stamp the numbers on or add a sticker. In case you didn't want to get the whole main kit.




I am a mix & match numbers person! I think most people are? I honestly don't think I've seen many people share their projects online that use the same number every day, although I do know way more people do this project than those who share it. I never use the same number in a row and try to only use the same type of number a few times in my album, so more options is better! I have a lot of numbers from previous years to pull from, but I like to add in a few new ones too. I think that they do the 1-10 only to keep the cost down and because most people mix and match, especially with a number of this size/thickness... I think it would be tough to get 25 of those in your album.



This is my favorite stamp! I do think that keeping stamps in sleeves prevents me from losing pieces, but I think a stamping platform is probably a must for this one. I already have a lot of ideas for it.



You could definitely use the 2 and 5 from the set for your cover page, but I would personally put a 24 on my cover page not a 25 (for the year). If anything, I'd like an extra 2 so I could write 2024! I think I will cut the 2024 out of the specialty journaling cards for my title page though, still not sure. Once all my products arrive I will play around a bit more before committing to something.

Different.  I also swap between spelling out the number or the number itself randomly.  

My physical therapist is very sweet, and it would probably take me less than 5 minutes for just two items!

I have a feeling the album will go quickly because Ali is using the same one. I don't think the main kit sold out right away last year, but I didn't pay much attention because I only got the digitals.

This will be only my third year doing DD, so it's interesting to hear how so many people vary the numbers. Last year, I cut out the number circles from a Paige Evans paper and used it for consistency. The colors and patterns were different, but they were the same size and style. I'll have to give this some thought. I'll probably get those felt numbers as long as they don't sell out.

I use different numbers each day and I love hunting for Antique or unusual items for my numbers.
My sister got me a set of deli numbers, I hunt in Antique stores and Etsy for different numbers.

I use the same numbers because I don't need one more thing to think about, but also because I've never wanted to deal with a bunch of random numbers after I'm done. There are years it's been hard because of what was offered or what was in the main kit. Some years I reconsider this, but still have always done the same set.

Speaking of numbers...how can we be halfway through the 2020s and companies still are not doing double the number of 2s on a sticker sheet???

I know I'm getting the main kit and the 10x8 album. I'll probably get the plastic squares, specialty journal cards and extra 10x8 paper (still considering the 10x8 specialty paper). I like some other embellishments (die cuts, die cut trees, etc. but haven't decided yet. I want to get the tree album for something else and possibly the 4x6 album but I haven't decided. I love the idea of the "one-number per sheet" sticker set, but I don't know if I want them in gold.

I’m probably going to pull the trigger and get the main kit this year. The only items I don’t like are her handwritten plastic words and the gingerpeople (I hate cork). I’m in Canada and would be happy to sell those items, they would probably ship for less than $5 in Canada/USA if someone wants them.

Same, I like the continuity. I also don’t need the analysis paralysis of deciding on a new type of number each day.

I think the only two items I really wanted from the main kit were the gold words, and the white plastic words. I wish they would have been shop items instead of in the kit.
I had a pretty big December Daily list made out yesterday, but the more I look at stuff the more I talk myself out of things. I have the same problem as someone else already mentioned, I usually only want part of each thing offered, which makes it hard to justify the price tags. I for sure want a mini kit and an album, but past that I’m still really not sure what I’ll actually end up with.

Last year was my first time buying anything DD from Ali and I only got an album and the envelopes. This year I think I like enough of the main kit I’m going to get it. I’ll also be picking up the tree album. I’m toying with getting the specialty journal card set, the 6x8 transparencies, and the advent calendar. I’d like to get the mini kit, paper pack, and die cuts digitally.

I’m happy I don’t need the stamps. I’ll pick up whatever Shimelle offers as I love what she puts out. I may get the classes…not sure yet on that either. Oh, I’ll get the pin. I’m a sucker for enamel pins.

As for numbers in my album, I’ve done both where I’ve mixed it up and used all the same. It depends on how I’m feeling that year. This year I’ve decided not to use numbers at all for the very first time. That tiny change has me super excited about this project.