December Daily 2019 MEGAAA thread

Reporting in as another finisher here!! WooooHoooo! I had the incentive of getting it done before we leave for a trip to India - I know that once we're back Christmas will seem like an age ago (so last year <gg>) I still have to catch up with Project Life and though I would like to do as lasteve1 and leave my Christmassy bits and pieces out on my worktable, that's another thing I had to do before we leave. I'd been working in such a midden with stuff everywhere! 

Just as I was looking for four sheets of paper to cover the brown Simple Stories album I ended up using, I spotted four catalogue pages from a classy place we love visiting...they proved perfect for the purpose. 

I can't decide if I liked the 6 x 8 format or if the pages were just a bit too big for my style (I've done 4 x 6 for the last few years)  I didn't use any of the page protectors that came with the album, nor did I use the tabbed chipboard pages, because they were just too thick when my folder was already rather full.  I didn't buy a fresh new collection to use this year but used what I had...but although I still have enough to make several Christmas journals, I think that really, I've used everything I like.  I'll donate the rest of it and buy something new and on trend (!) next year.

Anyway, two last pages... 





Our Christmas card - I thought I'd done well to make 100 until I read of someone's amazing achievement (you know who you are nicolep )  Not that it's a competition...   (I lose !)





Last but not least, I baked Pecan Tassies and thought I'd include the recipe in a pocket between the pages.  


I am so done with Christmas now!!

elegantsufficiency your album is beautiful I love what you covered the covers with
lasteve1 your album is beautiful as well I love your varied use of photo shapes & sizes very inspiring

thank you for sharing

Congrats to everyone who has completed their albums in the last couple of days.

lasteve1 I've been loving following your album on insta. Your photos are gorgeous and I love your style.

elegantsufficiency I'm so glad you found the perfect papers to cover your album, they're so beautiful. I love how your pages are not just a typical rectangle - that Christmas tree shape is fab. Beautiful pages you've shared too!

beautiful albums - yay for finishers!

I'm working on Christmas Day - finally finished Christmas Eve this evening and have my first Christmas Day layout in progress.

I got some good foundation pages done for days 1-19.
My kit only has numbers up to 25 so I have to figure out how to do the rest, since my family was here for New Years to celebrate.
I’m hoping to get to make some progress over the next couple of weeks when my house and schedule gets back to the usual level of busy.
I am getting some ideas from the pages you are all sharing though, so keep on bragging and showing off your work!

Re-reading the minimalism thread I remembered the crafty YTer Tanya Hubbard and went to look at her channel - she has a teeny tiny TN for her DD and some thoughts on the size and also the value/downside of preparing the pages in advance. TLDR - too small, no fun for her, because she wanted to be more crafty during the month. She did find it easy to finish though.


Much to late for anyone else to be interested in, I’m forming an idea around the binders that they (Travelers Co.) sell for TNs - I’m thinking that a collection of handmade or store bought TNs stored in a binder to create a multi-volume Christmas Journal could be really fun. The binders are easy to decorate and hold the notebooks in with a wire that slots into the middle pages (like old magazine binders) and I can get the binder locally or on Amazon. I already have one Christmas TN and although it’s a bit small the size is fairly easy to work with and the binder style means no wasted real estate for binder hole margins, kwim? They store on my book shelf very easily. So that’s the plan, I think... 

www.jetpens.com/TRAVELER-S-COMPANY-TRAVELER-S-notebook-Binder-011-Regular-Size/pd/13655

Hello and happy new year! I've been lurking and not writing here recently as I should be working on my DD when I'm reading this, so I'll read for a bit and then go back to work, otherwise, I end up in a large rabbit hole and don't get anything done (I am very good at procrastinating). You've all been super inspirational though, especially you, sleepingbooty, you have been tireless on this thread and it is very much appreciated (I'm sorry the strikes stopped your Disney trip, hope you get to go soon).

We have been hibernating quite a bit here and not left the house much, which has been rather lovely. I did manage to go and see Star Wars, which looking back in my old DD albums has become somewhat of a Christmas tradition - my OH will see a Star Wars (or if there's not been a SW film, some other) film with his dad and then a few days later I'll go to the fancy, plush cinema up the road and watch it by myself. I flipping love it. Also quite glad we're done seeing family for a while. I swear I get more introverted as I get older and every Christmas we are expected to see both sides of the family. My side is fine, but my in-laws can be hard sometimes. On boxing day my father in law decided to bring up the election results knowing full well Dave and I are on polar opposites to him politically wise "what do you think of Boris now, or are you still sore you lot lost?" You lot. Like it's a football match. UGH. I walked away and helped with the washing up while Dave took on a pointless debate. And then a day later my mother in law emotionally blackmailed Dave into giving her money because she didn't like her Christmas present. WTAF. I'm fuming from this, if anyone had said something like that to her all hell would have broken loose. D is upset too, this attitude is not what he was brought up to do.

Aaaanyway, sorry about that rant. I guess I needed to get that off my chest! Dave suggested that we go somewhere with snow next Christmas and I am ALL FOR IT. I'd love to see Tromsø, D wants to do Lapland. I don't think we can afford either, but we shall see. Maybe somewhere in France?

I just have days 30 & 31 left to do for my album. This is amazing for me! I've not felt so positively about a project like this for years. Normally I feel burnt out by now, but I'm thinking of doing extra pages (including documenting a cake - this recipe from Joy the Baker. I made this twice over the month and it's incredible, one of the best cakes I've eaten ever.). I am going to try and get the album finished this weekend, I want to get started on my OLW and think about how I want to document this year too.

Working on my DD today - hoping to finish it up over the weekend. Sent DH out to pick up the final photos (New Years Eve and Day) - timing-wise we're not doing anything for Epiphany this year...12th night is when we take DD19 back to college and then Epiphany itself...DH works and DD13 needs to head to bed early as school starts on the 7th. So I'll end with New Year's Day.

I have to say ordering several small orders of pictures made the project a lot less overwhelming plus I was able to scrap throughout the month. I found myself searching for pictures to enjoy the holiday more. Thanks to everyone for pushing me to keep going. My last batch of pictures arrived today so I’m excited to finish the project!!

YES! I ordered photos weekly in the beginning of the month and a couple of times/week during the busy time. It gave me the opportunity to take photos I missed and to scrap as time allowed.

I'm DONE!!! Woohoo! 60 8x8 pages in the end.

Heelllloooo! Long time, no post on this thread. I still haven't started this years DD. I will get to it, just not today! LOL

You girls rocked with the inspiration this year! I plan on looking back through this thread once I get motivated1

Congrats all the finishers, I’m done as well. Did a photo collage for day 25.