December Daily 2019 MEGAAA thread

Okay, family left super late last night so now I can get back to my album after work this week. I left off somewhere around day 15.

Does planning on plugging away count? I have all my photos edited, still need to drop a few into templates. Then print, then get to work. I made the hard decision to just print all my full page photos at 6x8 via Persnickity. I typically use a size that is the same as outside dimensions of the 6x8 page protector. It will save me tons of time verses dropping each photo into an 8x10 template. I'll either mat the photos on white cardstock or use little tabs to put them in the album. I'm not 100% thrilled but it will do. I'm anxious and excited to get started.

Still plugging away! I have most of Cmas day done, but still have 2 family gatherings after that...so many pictures to weed thru.

Have only done a couple of days worth, so yes, def still plugging away!

Well, I haven't even started. Or decided if and when and how I'm going to start. I'm not too stressed out about that though. I might just let it go or do it in July. I hardly even wrote responses for JYC either.

(btw I'm at that point I always get to with Shimelle and JYC - I totally understand why she hasn't shared the final videos, they won't upload, she's really busy with her family, new collection, Creativation, etc. And maybe no one else cares by now. But I REALLY want to see how it came out in the end, and now it won't be available until after she gets back. So bummed. Stupid internet!)

But anyway, I did make a photo book, a year in review/highlights book for my family, which included about 10 spreads of Christmas festive fun. I had tons of good photos from family outings, which made me rethink my vague plans to make a smaller notebook style album. I could still do that, knowing that I have the full stories/pictures documented elsewhere, but I would have to drill down to figure out the specific highlights that I wanted to have in my special Christmas album, and right now I don't have the time or energy!

I might try to share the photo book pages I have made here (if anyone's interested even though they're not crafty and it's January) or on the challenge share thread (probably).

THANK YOU!!!
I finally stopped checking the forum daily on Friday when she assured everyone on Fbk Live that an email would go out when they were uploaded. Obviously she didn't quite get that far before she had to jump on her plane. I can understand that. 
I can finally get JYC closure <3
Yay! Sending you a giant internet hug

Watching Shimelle’s last JYC video just confirmed to me that although divided pocket pages are easy (ETA I mean convenient), I HATE them! It looked like if she turned her album upside down every single card would fall out. I know she uses a Selphy to print so nothing is true 4x6 but I couldn’t tolerate all the gaps, and the way the thicker embellishments push the pages up and out. And the 4x6 cards never stay in place as the pages turn, at least mine never did, and I was printing true 4x6. Ugh ugh ugh. But I’m glad to figure out what I don’t like, even if I’m not exactly sure of what I like enough to want to make.

i love it. I really like your warp up page

Those cards look great! Look forward to seeing your DD album cheezitgirl.

So who finished her album? THIS GIRL!!!!!!! I’m still putting each page on to rings but it is done. My “little” travelers notebook grew to epic proportions. I’d guesstimate there’s at least 40 pages. I just kept telling stories until I felt done!!

I’ve almost decided on what to do! I don’t know when I’m going to have time to do it, but I’m almost ready to buy supplies. Lol. Might be doing Christmas Journal in July.
I’m happy though because I’m going to use a broken album that would’ve gone into the trash otherwise. Fingers crossed I can pull it off.

(TBH I’m almost not sure I care any more)

That makes a lot of sense to me! I guess some people don't take as many pictures as we do... but I sort of do the same thing as you. The pictures I take represent things I want to talk about/have some feelings about. Some of them fit in with a daily thing (because I take photos most days) or with a prompt, but mostly I just start with the photos too. 

Finished through day 11. Still have the mojo to work on it, we will see how long that holds.

I'm stalled at day 6. But I want to power through and get it done over the next few weeks so I can pack everything away and move on.