December Daily Day 11: Saturday was crazy busy with my dad and uncle's retirement party. Even though the party was not Christmas related I wanted to include it in my album because it was a big part of our day.
I started out by laying out the stamps I wanted to use on the 5x7 paper.
I used a stamp from Ali Edwards' Favorite Memories Stamps to stamp a border along the top of the page with Stampin' Up Kiwi Kiss ink.
Next I stamped a phrase from Ali's Dad Rocks Stamp Set with SU Soft Suede Ink.
I finished the phrase with another word from the same set using SU Riding Hood Red ink.
I used a new stamp from the December Studio AE stamp set and stamped it with Kiwi Kiss ink on green cardstock for a tone on tone look.
I die cut a border using a design from the Silhouette online store:
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I layered the die cut border with the stamped phrase near the bottom of the page.
The journaling:
The finished page.
The right side of the page. Lots of small 2x3 photos. A couple of other sections are patterned paper or stamped patterned papers.
December Daily Day 12: Elf on the Shelf. We started a new family tradition that I wanted to record in our December album.
I started out by cutting the photo large: 6x9. I then cut the large photo into 2x3 sections and placed them in the divided sheet protector.
I replaced one of the photo sections with the patterned paper/stamped sticker piece.
I added printed journaling in the 2x5 sections down the side of the 5x5/2x5 sheet protector.
For the bottom 5x5 section I had previously stamped a journaling stamp and adhered it to the background. Because I didn't really require more journaling for the spread, I added a 2" square photo to the stamped piece instead.
Another look at the completed page.
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So cute! One of the things that I want to do with children should we be able to have them.
Posted by: Tasha | December 14, 2010 at 11:01 PM
I just love your style!
Posted by: Kota Venter | December 14, 2010 at 11:54 PM
Fabulous as usual! I love your work! What font did you use for you journaling? It's perfect! Thanks.
Posted by: Cindy | December 15, 2010 at 06:56 AM
Such a great way to record your new Christmas traditions and memories. Beautiful pages! I hope your Dad loves retirement!
Posted by: kathy (krolski) | December 15, 2010 at 08:35 AM
Typenoksidi Jailbird Jenna (www.dafont.com)
Posted by: Nichol Spohr LLC | December 15, 2010 at 08:49 AM
love the elf page
Posted by: {vicki} | December 15, 2010 at 10:21 AM
I LOVE the 3-ring binder and the way you use the divided protectors to create your December Daily album. It looks great. Also LOVE the font on your journaling.
Posted by: Robyn C | December 15, 2010 at 05:36 PM
Sigh. I am in awe all the time.
Fabulous and fun stuff, Nichol!
Posted by: Teri | December 15, 2010 at 09:13 PM
Congrats to your Dad on his retirement! Awesome pages.
Posted by: Janet Zeppa | December 15, 2010 at 09:33 PM
So awesome Nichol. I think I'll just print off each of your pages for inspiration. I'm loving your album this year!
Posted by: Mish | December 17, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Love it! I'm a bit behind on mine. Now that the cookie baking and decorating are done, I can squeeze in some crafty time!!
Posted by: Chris Hertel | December 19, 2010 at 04:51 PM
Excellent! Well, there are a lot of things I'm very blessed of. One of those is having a wonderful mom and dad. They really made my day bright. And I'm very happy that they are also enjoying their retirement like your father! =]
Posted by: Andrews Hayes | June 10, 2011 at 01:29 PM