Christmas Journal 2006

I never got around to posting all of my photos for last year's Christmas journal so I thought I would post a few shots that I took today. It ended up being very thick because of all of the pockets, chipboard, etc. One of the pages was a photo printed directly onto a transparency. The photo wasn't related to a specific prompt but it was a really great photo of my daughter in the snow so I couldn't resist using it. I have always thought that Rhonna Farrer's photos printed onto a transperancy were cool so it was my first attempt and I loved it.

This was the cover. I love the "joy" bling.

I love this side view of the journal. You can see the ribbon and tags I used. I also did some other elements that extend off of the page. I really experimented with different techniques that I had seen others use but that I had been afraid to try. You can see in the side view that I painted the edges of the inside covers. That was a lot of fun too.


This photo is a random shot of two of the interior pages. The date stamp is the same on each page. I got it in a kit from Jenni Bowlin. You can buy it here. Love it! The circle stamp around it is a 7Gypsies 97% complete stamp, I believe. Using the same date stamp on each page gave the journal a unifying element. I also used a lot of Basic Grey papers but mixed in other papers that complemented them. The main reason I chose a paper was that I liked it so I didn't get to caught up worrying about whether or not it matched all of the rest.

Christmas Decoration

I love this! Not a very good photo but that's okay. I have been meaning to make a Christmas collage since I saw the fabulous one Ali Edwards did that you can see here. I bought a few extra frames so that I can make some smaller pages. So easy and so fun.

Its That Time of Year Again...

And I am sooo excited! What time of year, you ask? It's time for Shimelle's Christmas Journal! I finished last year and had so much fun doing it. This year, I am going to go with a completely different look and size. Last year my journal was approximately 5"x7 1/2", if I recall correctly. I am considering doing 6"x12". I haven't worked with that size before and it seems like it would be fun to do that. The daily prompts start Dec. 1st. Join us!

We've started getting into the holiday spirit at our house. I took Lisa Damrosch's Make it Merry class at
Big Picture Scrapbooking and our first project was to make a holiday planner. Lots of fun. Now I am slightly more organized... I just need to actually start planning! Emilie and I are working on week 3's project which is a countdown calendar. It's great fun to have a little one to work on Christmas crafts with because she really enjoys it.

Another project we have started is Tia Bennett's Button Tree. Thanks to Ali Edwards for posting this project. Love it and very simple to do. Emilie is 7 so project is very easy for her. We are waiting for more buttons so that we can finish. We actually bought 3 styrofoam trees and weren't able to finish one! I thought I had so many buttons that we could do all 3 but apparently not.

Tis the season for crafting!