Kiss and Tell Scrapbooking

Get It Scrapped Post: Ideas for Composing the 7 Photo Scrapbook Layout

I made this photo collage by hand, it would have been much easier to do it in Picasa.  My son was wearing a character t-shirt and I didn't want that to be the focus so I did some editing and embellishing to highlight the flamingo feathers and my son's hunt for them.  The blue mat does double duty since it is also a mat for the photos.

For more ideas for 7 photo scrapbook pages go check out the Get It Scrapped Post.

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December Daily - Catching UP

Whoever thought December Daily + Project Life + The Twelve Class Celebration on top of Real Life in December was do-able?  Um, yep, that would be me.  I'm juggling all of the scrapbooking and real life stuff and real life was super busy this past week so the scrapbooking and the blog got the back-burner.  Today I've got a sick day and  I've got a chance to do some cathing up. 

Today I'm printing the journaling on the photos and printing them in 5x7 format for my 6x6 December Daily Album.  Here are 4 of the updated pages:

December 8:

December 11:

December 12:

December 13:

How are you all doing with your December scrapbooking & real life?

December Daily Day #4

We had kind of a regular school/work day yesterday, I did totally reorganize my daughter's closet but other than that it wasn't particularly Christmas-y or interesting and I dind't take any noteworthy photos. So these are sort of "filler" pages but still important ones.

I did "My Girl" and "My Boy" pages with photos from our recent beach photo shoot and jotted down some of the things my kids are doing and loving at these ages 9 and 10. 

When I look back over my scrapbook albums I often wonder, now how old was he or she there and then I do the math so its nice to write down how old they are for easier context in the future.

December Daily Day #3

Just another manic Monday.  I decided to document our Monday schedule - which tends to get a bit hectic because the kids have different after school activities and there was lots of work to be done.  I did get a chance at the end of the day to watch the FitzGerald Family Christmas and if you like Irish Family movies - you will love it - I did and I cried for a good five minutes at the end (which means I really liked it).

I added a patterened paper strip to the top of my American Crafts 6x6 page protector, I sewed it with my Brother Project Runway sewing machine - so simple and so super cute.  I then marked the holes and punched them with my favorite tool - the Cropodile.

I also used the backside of the Macy's Santa Postcard to document that we've already done our annual beach family photo for the Christmas cards and we've already got out about 1000 cards which is about half or a third since we usually send about 2000-3000 cards!  We send to friends, family, business associates and all of our old clients - so the list is ever growing and many people who get them mention how they love to see how much our kids have grown from year to year.  I have a love/hate relationship with the Christmas cards because I love the end result of them but it is a lot of work to maintain a current mailing list and to order and get the cards in the mail.

 

December Daily Day #2

Hey Scrapbookers - if you are doing December Daily - go to the mall, specifically go to Macy's & get the Dear Santa cards and go to JC Penney to get the Christmas buttons - both are totally free and useful for your December Daily Project!

I'm really loving the 6x6 size album; the smaller size makes finishing the 2 page layout very easy and quick.  The card from Macy's is 6x8 inches but still fits perfectly into the American Crafts 6x6 album - and it doesn't stick out when the book is closed.

P.S. We are still waiting for Advent the Snowman to show up at our house this year - he's a bit late and he's got some explaining to do!

We have several cute snowmen under our real live tree and Frosty seems pretty excited about my little December Daily book!

 

Stepping + Surfing Pinterest

Back to marathon stepping.

December Daily Day #1

This year I am using a 6x6 American Crafts 2 ringed binder.  In the past I've used a slightly larger American Crafts Album.  These albums fit into a triangular bookshelf in our home so I was about out of vertical space for the larger size so this smaller size will fit perfectly and match the other six December Daily Albums I have.  Oh yeah, that's a big whoo hoo! - I love it when things fit without a whole lot of planning.

I love the 6x6 page since I can just grab a 6x6 sheet and take it into the living room while I watch my new favorite show American Pickers and jot down my notes, this took me less than 5 minutes and I recorded a whole lot of things that happened yesterday including:

4. Allison (my 9 year old daughter) gave me a haircut.  (took off 2 inches or more!)

8. Grandfather turned 92! (complete with party over at Grammy's House)

11. Cousin Sally & Teresa rented a home in St. Pete (they arrive from Georgia on January 3!)

15. Trimmed the tree. (and finished decking the halls & putting up exterior lights)

18. Watched A Christmas Story with the kids on the big screen. (our version of movie night).

I used my point and shoot Canon to get these tree trimming photos and printed them at home on my HP Photosmart C4795.

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