Anyone else considering waiting to see if OA does Dec Daily?

Last year's still might be available.

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I'm sure they'll probably do one...but aren't they notorious for having issues with their December kits, too?

@skellinton might be interested - I think she's an OA fan too.

I agree about the northern hemisphere-centric kits but you could always use it for a mid-winter Christmas in July

I'm going to be spending Christmas in Brisbane this year - so even hotter than usual!

You guys know me so well!!!!! Of course I am hoping they will do a DD and of course I will buy it, site unseen if necessary!!! I am shameless when it comes to OA! I am anxiously awaiting tiger new line to arrive at Scraps and More so I can order it.
I buy a DD kit each year, but I just use it to document 25 things I loved about the month. I don't necessarily take a pic everyday and that just works for me. I love my DD albums though, especially the ones that were made with the OA kit!

I have never done a kit or a DD, but I might indulge this year. Last year I did an 8x8 winter album, and the OA pages were definitely my favorite. Add me to the OA lovers list!

Both kids are away at college for the first time, so December will be something to celebrate even more than usual his year.

Even though it will be winter here in California, I hear you with the snowy Christmas theme. Santa in swim shorts is more like it. We often have our holiday dinners on the patio by the pool.

That's how some people do it - including Ali. But I found that I am just not able to work on a project unless I have the photos. So I don't do any pre-assembling. I also don't print photos at home so I usually work a week "behind".  Each day I take my photos and in the evening, I sit down and journal - quit jot of what happened during the day and I also write about certain topics (I have a journal prompt list that I make every year). Then, when I get my photos printed at the end of the week (I pick them up at Walmart on Sunday when I go errand shopping), I have all my journaling ready to go to add in what I need to the album. It's what works for me and makes me pretty happy.

I don't start my DD until I have my photos. I can't put it together without them, I work off of the photos. Last year I didn't start any of it until January. So it's nice to have everything in my hands, but I don't need it super far in advance.

Since I don't create an annual holiday-specific (mini) album, I had never purchased a kit until the OA Super Sale in July; I bought last year's December Story main kit & the 2013 kit stamp. My intent is to use the kit contents on "traditional" pages - the holiday-specific embellishments on pages documenting our celebrations & the reverse sides of patterned papers on various pages throughout the year. 

OA is unpredictable. Perhaps the company will offer a holiday kit again this year, & the first ever summer Super Sale was designed to make room in the warehouse for this year's contents. Given the shape stickers from the newly-released Under the Tree collection offers the words "December Story," this year's kit may be based on this line (like the 2013 Very Merry December Kit heavily contained the DF Eggnog line, which had been release a couple months prior) OR replaced by it. Since OA has historically waited until November to announce/peek/offer the kits, I can understand your timing dilemma for considering other manufacturers should the company opt to break its tradition & not offer a kit this year.  

Like you, I hope there is & look forward to seeing this year's kit. (Since I don't actually use it to document December, I may consider the halfway sale offered mid-December in the past with ~$20 savings on the main kit & ~$5 off the add-on, if I like the exclusives & haven't already bought the majority of its contents.)  

I don't know that I'm waiting for it. I will likely buy it if there is one. I wish they would just let us know either way or pop out some sneaks.

I have to admit I bought Ali's kit and the OA kit last year. Since I didn't have to buy the stamps or the album, it wasn't that bad. I only scrap our travels and December so I'm not buying supplies all year long.

But I don't want to buy both this year. I used almost all the stuff up last year though. It's not like it goes bad but my tastes have been known to change... Love OA. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

I don't have a list, I just take pictures throughout the month like the crazy photo taker I am then decide what to scrap in January.  I have used Gingerbread houses, ornaments, tree hunting, cookie baking, present wrapping, holiday movies, stockings, various holiday excursions, sentimental decorations, candy cooking and shipping, etc in the past.  Spoiler alert, Christmas Day festivities is always number 25 and spans several pages!  

I just can't do a DD, there are some days that are jam packed with Christmas shenanigans, and some days when I do nothing but work, sleep and eat enough food to sustain my pleasantly plump figure, and actually taking photos of those days to create a true DD seems just silly to me.  I am a teacher, so most of the Christmas activities are packed into a two week span!  

Thanks @skellinton! I actually started a list today trying to think of things. I'll add some of yours too! I've tried to do DD for 2 or 3 years now and I always fail. Your idea has me really excited. And it's only August!

Yes, the everyday stuff is so difficult for me to include. Seems so mundane to me. I give big props to those who can actually pull off 25 days. I'm just not one of them. And now, thanks to you, I'm okay with that!

Hey guys -- GET THIS!
I emailed OA and actually got a response. I asked if they were going to have a kit this year. Days later I got this:

"That is actually still being considered. It all comes down to if we
have enough time. With the Under the Tree release and other new lines
in the works. My fingers are crossed, I love those too!

I should know more in the next few weeks.

For sure, we will have 4 weeks of Santa Sacks this year."


So it doesn't actually tell us anything. I think if they were going to do a kit with exclusives, then they'd have to have those items in production already. So I'm going to have to make an Ali Edwards decision independent of OA. I'm bummed about that as it means I might have more money to spend.

I really want the exclusives they are offering online from an old kit but I don't want to pay $8.95 shipping for a little bit of paper. I have talked myself out of it and am ok with that.

Huge OA fan here, but I've never done DD. I wish I had the time, but December is one of my most busy months, and I usually don't do much scrappy stuff that month (it's why I do my cards months ahead of time hehe).

The other thing for me is style. I loved (and used!) Eggnog to bits and liked Silent Night, but Under the Tree -- I just don't love it. So if that's their Christmas style for the 2015 DD, I don't think it's for me anyway.

I do wish they'd do another fall collection because Apple Cider is one of my favorites for any season. Those colors!

OA lovers are gluttons for punishment- aren't we?

Since you really want the paper & it may not be available again, I hope you'll reconsider. If you add the 2014 main kit, 2014 add-on kit, 2013 chipboard, 2013 main kit stamp, 2013 add-on stamp, an album, pocket sleeves, &/or more than one of your desired 2013 bundle pack to the order, the shipping cost will seem reasonable!