December Daily *2012* & Giveaway

edited to add: LAURA! You are the winner of the Ali Edwards December Daily Stamp! Email me your address to: mpriest@clearwire.net


Um, where has the month of November gone to? I cannot believe we are knocking on December's door.

Crazy.

I am participating in Ali Edward's December Daily series. And I am excited.

Never heard of it? Read this post. Some people get their entire album together ahead of time. I've done that in the past, and well, it really didn't work well for me. So this year, I am creating the cover ahead of time + adding pages as I go along.

My thoughts for this years December Daily album is simple + sweet. literally.I want to keep this as simple and easy as I can so it will be easier to finish the whole book. I also want to concentrate on telling our 'real' story vs. telling the stories people expect to find. Trust me, I will do the usual 'tree' page and seeing Christmas lights, but I also want to capture what Christmas looks like since the boys are with their dad. I want to capture the true 'season' of my life, right now.

About the Album
I am going to be using a Simple Stories Sn@p Album + inserts. For the '25' I just glittered up some of the October Afternoon chipboard numbers and then layered them on a doily and a tag. To finish it all off, I glittered some star stickpins and stuck them through the twine.

My plan is to use papers from October Afternoon Make It Merry. I have lots of bits and pieces of embellishments that I plan on tucking in as well.

I haven't nailed down an exact daily process just yet. I'm leaning towards each day getting a page protector that has 2 - 3x4 slots, along with a 4x6. It looks like this:

For days that I have a more meaningful story or photo, I will throw some of these in randomly:

Most everything that I have used for my cover, can be found in the Paper Issues Store. Use coupon code JUSTME for 20% off your entire order.


So that's where I am. I am going to linking this up to the Paper Issues Holiday Happy Party as well as to Ali Edwards Blog. Come join us!

Giveaway

I am excited. Are you? Leave a link of your cover + process in the comments. I will give away one set of Ali Edwards December Daily Stamp Sets from those who link up their projects or just say hi! I will draw a winner on Friday night, so I can get this to you in the mail on Saturday!

PS. Say a prayer for my momma. In just a few short hours, we go get her test results back on her bone marrow. There is a very real possibility it is Myelodysplastic Syndrome (this is what ABC News Anchor Robin Roberts has). And well, if it is MDS, thats not a good thing.

Kitschy Kristmas - A Decemeber Daily Kit

Have you scene the Paper Issues Kitschy Kristmas Kit?? Its a Christmas Kit...but with a color scheme that will carry you through the New Year! And this kit is loaded!

You will receive:
Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic Thickers in Gold Glitter Fox
Sleigh Ride Accent Stickers and Mini Alphas {full sheet}
Sleigh Ride Phrase Sticker {full sheet}
Sleigh Ride 6x6 Paper Pad
Iceplum Dimensional Snowflake Stickers with glitter from American Crafts
Tags with tinsel trim
Sleigh Ride Vellum banners
Jillibean Label Stickers
Vintage sequins, pipe cleaners and flowers
Cute little trees and snowflake embellishments
So much awesomeness!

You will receive the kit plus access to your own private Facebook Group for instruction, ideas and support...and chatting. Can't forget the chatting!!You will also receive a coupon code for 30% off everything in the store, including binders, so you can pick which one works best for you.

The best part? You can use my coupon code of JUSTME to get 20% off your entire order in the Paper Issues Store (including this kit!!). Its a steal!

Grab the kit here!

Grateful

This page just came together - literally in minuets. Again, I was inspired by a quilt and all the colors + patterns. And the bow? That was the perfect final bit.

I love....

 

 

I love.....this kiddo.

I love.....her outfit.

I love.....the simplicity of this page.

I love.....the colors.

 

There is just so much  about this page I love.

 

Gather

Gather is a ScrapFit kit, designed by Audrey Yager. Isn't it absolutely incredible? Oh, how I love this! And did you see the mask? And all the paper?

Yes, this kit will be sold out in no time. So go get yours in the Paper Issues Store! Use the coupon code of: JUSTME and get 20% off your entire order!