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January 9, 2018
January 2018 Digital Release
Happy Tuesday! New digital products for January are now available.
This month's releases include a new Digital Stories By The Month™ Digital Kit (this will become a physical kit for next year's Stories By The Month™ Physical Subscription), the Give Digital Story Stamp™, Twenty Eighteen Word Art, and One Little Word® digital products (including the Main Kit shown below - please note that if you have joined the One Little Word® Workshop this kit comes with your classroom purchase).
UPDATE: Moving forward we will be referring to our "Monthly Digital Kits" kits (this is what we called them as they were released each month in 2017) as our Digital Stories By The Month™ Kits. These digital kits will be released monthly and these designs will turn into the physical products for the subscription program and will be released in 2019.
At this time we are not offering Digital Stories By The Month™ Kits as a subscription option.
In case you missed the announcement about our new physical Stories By The Month™ Subscription you can read about that here. That subscription is currently on a Waiting List - please sign up if you are interested and we will active you at the first available opportunity.
January Digital Stories By The Month™ Kit Twenty Eighteen Word Art Give Digital Story Stamp™ One Little Word® 2018 Digital Main Kit One Little Word® 2018 Digital Sticker Bundle One Little Word® 2018 Digital Take Action Stamp One Little Word® 2018 Digital One Day At A Time One Little Word® 2018 Digital This One Life Stamp One Little Word® 2018 Digital Inspirational Journal Cards One Little Word® 2018 Digital 3x4 Transparency Cards One Little Word® 2018 Digital Transparency Dividers One Little Word® 2018 Digital Large Shipping TagsOne Little Word® 2018 Digital Embellishment Pack
January 8, 2018
Project Life® 2018 | Week One
Welcome to
Project Life® 2018 | Week One.
This week I filled almost every single pocket with photos because I had a specific story to tell and I used those 3x4 pockets in the middle of the
Design A Page Protectors to tell that story.
Here's a look at Week one:
On January 2nd I started a 30-day free yoga series by Yoga With Adriene on YouTube and it's been awesome. I made a deal with myself to do it before I start my work day if at all possible and have been doing it in my office and I have been really, really enjoying the daily practice. I've taken a photo of myself with the self-timer on my iPhone each day (and have been sharing those on my Instagram Wellness account) and love being able to include them in my pockets this week.
My title card is from the new Stories By The Month™ and the "totally into this" card is from the For The Love Story Kit™ (you can still grab this one until the 12th of January).
I totally love how the 3x4 strip turned out. I started with a card that told the story of what was happening and then added a photo of myself for each day. On top of each photo I added a chipboard heart (Edited: For The Love Story Stamp™ now on waiting list) and a white number sticker that was included in the December Daily®.
On all of the 4x6 photos for this week I added a label sticker + a black and white word/phrase sticker from last year's One Little Word® sticker bundle.
As many of you know one of the things I love doing with Project Life® is setting up a design formula for the week and then repeating it multiple times throughout the spread (usually either three times or on every photo or all photos of the same size as I did on this spread.
I also love that this spread is a great example that you don't have to do everything the same every week in this project. This week I put photos in just about every pocket and next week I might have more words than photos. Let yourself be flexible. Obviously there were more stories here in our house this past week other than me doing yoga each day, but this is what I chose to focus on this week. Be the boss of your stories and remember that you absolutely don't have to include EVERY SINGLE STORY and EVERY SINGLE PHOTO you might take during any given week.
The key here is to have fun, to fill in the pockets, and to get some stories told.
Here's a video overview of my process for creating my Week One spread:
Here's to telling stories in 2018!
Project Life® Design A Page Protectors
Stories By The Month™ January (digital version available here )
For The Love Story Kit™
Chipboard Hearts (For The Love Story Stamp™ Add On)
White Number Stickers from December Daily® 2017 Main Kit
Tiny Attacher Stapler
Label Stickers from past Story Kit™ and One Little Word® products
One Little Word® Variety Pack Of Sticker Sheets
SlickWriter Pen
Rolling Date Stamp
StazOn Ink
You can see all my past Project Life® blog posts here. For more information about my overall process make sure to check out my self-paced Storytelling With Project Life® workshop.
January 2, 2018
Project Life® 2018 | Title Page + 2017 Review
Bring on 2018
Project Life®!
Am I totally done with 2017?
Nope. Is that stopping me from starting 2018? Nope.
I love this project as a part of my overall memory keeping adventures. I continue to enjoy the 12x12 weekly approach so I'm going to stick with that until it doesn't work for me any more. I love that it is a holding place for all kinds of stories and I absolutely love looking back through these albums and seeing the passage of time in the spreads.
Each year with this project I have been getting more and more loose. I try to take my own advice whenever possible to just fill the pockets.
In 2017 I've completed weeks through the middle of September and am planning to just keep working on getting those done as I can.
For my title page this year I'm using some of the wedding photos that
Tara Whitney took of us and a selfie I took of all of us when we were on vacation.
For 2018 I'm planning on using products from my
Story Kits™, Stories By The Month™, and general releases in my shop.
Supplies used on my title page include:
Design A Page Protectors (I use this same style throughout the album) Stories By The Month™ (currently on a waiting list) A 3x4 transparency that's an Add On from the For The Love Story Kit™ "We Are Family" card from the Family Journal Cards in my shop Gold Foil Quote Card (sold in January 2017 - we have a new set of these in black with new quotes available here ) White number stickers were from the December Daily® 2017 Main Kit
I'm planning to continue using the
12x12 black and white stripe album from Becky/Heidi as in the last few years.
If you'd like to take a look back at my 2017 albums I've got a video of the first half of my album (January through June) here.
Here's a video overview of the second half of my 2017 album (where I'm at with it) and a look at my 2018 title page:
Here's a quick look back at my previous title pages going back to 2011 (for a much more detailed look into my past Project Life® albums up until 2016 check out my
Storytelling With Project Life® workshop):
2017 | More details here.
2016 |
More details here.
2015 | This was the year I said I was going to
switch things up and started with the above intro pages. Within a few weeks I was back to doing it the same as I had in the past and adjusted my title page to include a combination of things that had originally been on the smaller intro pages.
2014 |
More details here.
2013 |
More details here.
2012 |
More details here.
2011 |
More details here.
Need a jumpstart for Project Life®? Check out my
Storytelling With Project Life® workshop here.
January 1, 2018
For The Love Of Books | 2017 Reading Recap & 2018 Plans
Happy New Year!
On the first of each month in 2017 I've been sharing what I read the month before and the books I've selected for the upcoming month to read from Book Of The Month. I read 37 books in 2017 and that makes me so, so happy. I can't remember the last time I read that many books in one year. I'm planning to continue sharing what I'm reading and selecting here on my blog throughout 2018.
One of my personal reading goals this year is to read a few more non-fiction books (
I want to create "space" for more reading/learning). I have so many non-fiction books that I've purchased over the last few years (some that I've started and never finished) and I want to incorporate more of those into my reading time this year. I'd like to read at least one of those per month in 2018 and I'm planning to not buy any new ones until I read these.
Here's my list of non-fiction books that I already own that I'd love to get read this year:
Making Space: Creating A Home Meditation Practice by Thich That Hanh // Just picked this one up to go along with 2018 One Little Word®.
The Power Of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith
The Art Of Memoir by Mary Karr
For The Love: Fighting For Grace In A World of Impossible Standards by Jen Hatmaker
South And West by Joan Didion
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action by Simon Sinek
Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning Of Everyday Words by David Whyte
The Magic Of Memoir: Inspiration For The Writing Journey by Linda Joy Meyers, PhD and Brooke Warner
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less by Greg McKeown
Fascinate: How To Make Your Brand Impossible To Resist by Sally Hogshead
Today is January 1, 2018 which means that
Book Of The Month has released their selections for this month. I selected Two Girls Down and The Woman In The Window. I've got a little getaway planned later this month so I'm saving these two for that trip.
I'm looking forward to another year of sharing book ideas and book selections with you! Happy reading!
READ IN 2017
NOTE:
(BOTM) means the book came from the Book Of the Month Club.
JANUARY
You Will Know Me (BOTM) // First book from BOTM. Read it in a day and a half (suspense). Enjoyed.
Lucky You (BOTM) // I remember liking this one as I was reading it but to be honest I can barely remember it now. This is why I'm trying to remember to post some short thoughts on Instagram when I finish each one.
FEBRUARY
Behind Her Eyes (BOTM) // Suspense. Crazy twist. Enjoyed.
Perfect Little World (BOTM) // Vacation read. Liked the change of pace on this one (had been reading more suspense). This one was a sweet little story with topics of motherhood and family and tribes of people and how things change.
What Alice Forgot (Kindle) // Vacation read. Totally enjoyed this story and imagining what it would be like to experience memory loss in this way. Not suspense.
MARCH
The Twilight Wife // Aaron picked this one out at Target to read while we were on vacation and I read it when he was done. I thought this one was okay - probably had something to do with the fact that I read What Alice Forgot right before this one and they both deal with memory loss (this one is more suspense).
The Stranger In The Woods (BOTM) // Non-fiction. This true story about a man living in the woods of Maine for almost 30 years read like a long-form magazine article. I enjoyed the break from the fiction I've been reading.
Exit West (BOTM) // This one was a lot different from what I've been reading and I appreciated it for that. Different kind of narrator (omniscient) and subject matter (refugees). Glad I read it.
Marlena (BOTM) // Gave this one three stars on Goodreads. I'm going to go with "like" but not "love" on this one. I kinda think, after finishing it, that it might be one that will pop up in my mind as I go about my days (so maybe it should get a better review). I enjoyed the story and she used a few writing techniques that I really liked. Sometimes it felt slow and I just wanted her to get on with the story :).
Pachinko (BOTM) // Seriously loved this one and am super glad I picked it up again after putting it down before our Mexico trip. Epic generational tale of Koreans living in Japan (really loved learning more about that).
APRIL
Good As Gone (Kindle) // Definitely stayed interested and engaged with the story and wanted to know what was going to happen. As others have mentioned, the beginning felt stronger than the end. Felt like the author had a unique voice. Glad I read it. Three stars.
American War (BOTM) // This book took me longer to read than others recently and sometimes I would forget that it was a future US civil war vs. the past civil war and I wondered more than once where in the world the story was actually heading (and was it actually heading anywhere)? There were days where I felt like I was making myself read it - which I don't always don - but for some reason I wanted to keep reading. There was a certain point in this book, probably more than halfway through the story, where I realized that this was an exceptional book. I finished it today and I think it's one of the best books I've read in awhile. I found the author to be an extremely sophisticated writer/storyteller who was very purposeful and deliberate with his prose - I can't remember the last time I really felt that way about the words I was reading on the page.
Into The Water (BOTM) // A super fast, page-turning read for me. At first I felt like it was hard to keep up with all the different narrators but as I got more into it I was able to keep all the characters straight (it was one of those where I needed to keep flipping back and forth to remember who was who). Definitely enjoyed for a quick read!
MAY
Since We Fell (BOTM) // Totally enjoyed this one. Kept my interest with it's twists and definitely wanted to know what was going to happen in the end. As you might tell from most of my reviews, I'm not a super critical reader. If I like it, I like it and I liked this one.
Woman No. 17 (BOTM) // This one was a just-okay for me where I definitely felt like I was making myself finish it.
Small Great Things (Kindle) // So, so good. Hard and thought-provoking and worth it. Definitely my favorite of the month.
The Butterfly Hours: Transforming Memories Into Memoir //Picked this one up randomly at a bookstore. I'm always attracted to books about memoir writing (totally in alignment with my memory keeping endeavors) and this one really filled me up these last few weeks as I was working on some new classroom content. Patty Dann also loves to use one word jumping off points to pull stories from our memories/prompt us to tell more (similar to my 31 Things and 31 More Things workshops) so I loved checking out her writing style and reading her stories. I loved how her writing is fact based but conveys so much meaning and feeling just via the ways she chooses to construct her sentences. Quick and easy read.
JUNE
The Sisters Chase (BOTM) // Loved the story and the characters.
Chemistry (BOTM) // I really enjoyed the totally different writing style - basically it's written in snippets of thoughts/memories/etc. Being introduced to different writing styles is definitely one of the things I'm loving from reading so many books right now. I really liked the micro-story approach (a lot like what we do with memory keeping) and I also really liked the weaving of science/chemistry in with the lessons of life and love and moving forward. Super quick read.
This Is How It Always Is // Jessica Turner told me I had to read this one next so it jumped to the top of my list after I finished Chemistry. This book was amazing. Basically I feel a whole lot of love for this story. For the characters, for the message of acceptance and inclusion, for the nuances of the middle-path. Highly recommended.
JULY
Final Girls (BOTM) // Great quick mystery. Totally waned to know what happened in the end.
AUGUST
The Blinds (BOTM) // Really ended up enjoying this one.
All The Ugly And Wonderful Things (Kindle) // This is one of those ones that was recommended by quite a few people. Brutal. Honest. Challenging. Loved it.
SEPTEMBER
10% Happier // I devoured this book in just a couple sittings. Loved reading about his experience and his perspective as he learned - I laughed out loud a bunch and read passages to Aaron. Loved his honesty and his ability to change his mind about things/people he had initially been judgmental about. It was a good jumpstart for me as I'm getting started cultivating my own meditation practice.
Emma In The Night (BOTM) // Thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns and it definitely kept me interested in wanting to know what in the heck actually happened. I definitely love a good mystery and this one gave me what I wanted!
Little Fires Everywhere (BOTM) // My main criteria for enjoyment right now is basically this: do I think about the book during the day and look forward to reading it at night? That totally was the case with this story. Motherhood, art, family dynamics, love, loss - it was all there and weaved together nicely.
Braving The Wilderness // This is a timely book and a quick read and something I know I will return to again and again in terms of living in alignment with my personal values.
Sing, Unburied Sing (BOTM) // Finished this one last night. I found this one hard to get into in a good way - I'm challenged by the author's writing style in the way that I remember being challenged by important writers I read in high school and college. Her words are powerful and lyrical and I'm glad I took the time to read it.
OCTOBER
Startup // A fairly quick read. I can't remember reading another book recently that was so full of the technology of today. Definitely interesting overall but I felt like it ended quickly.
Beasts Of Extraordinary Circumstances (BOTM) // I can’t remember the last time I read a book like this - it just thoroughly delighted me. I really enjoyed her writing style - especially noticing some of her word combinations. Loved the magic, loved a bunch of the chapters, and loved the way it was told through reach of their perspectives.
What Made Maddy Run (Non-Fiction) // I first heard about this book on the "Feel Good Effect Podcast" where the author spoke about a bunch of different topics related to the heartbreaking story of the life of Madison Holleran: social media, perfectionism, college athletics, depression & anxiety, suicide, and transitions (among other things). This book totally made me think about all of those pieces in a variety of different ways. It made me think back to my own experience as a Division 1 athlete (swimming) and my transition from home to freshman year of college and how utterly exhausted I was which led me to quit after my freshman year (and how crazy my life was that first year of freedom with athletics, academics, and social stuff). It made me think about my own periods of anxiety and depression throughout my life - and mental health in general - and that very fine line between being okay and not being okay. It also really made me take a closer look at my own experience with social media and ask myself some hard questions about my own personal "whys" in terms of how our stories are told. I really enjoyed Kate Fagan's discussions regarding this topic and am interested in reading more. I think this is a super important read especially for parents and for student athletes - for awareness and compassion and a very hard look at the expectations we place on ourselves and others.
NOVEMBER
Sleeping Beauties (BOTM) // Enjoyed it. Took me a long time to get through just due to the sheer number of pages. I didn't love it but I definitely liked it and wanted to know how it was all going to shake out in the end.
The Rules Of Magic (BOTM) // Totally enjoyed this book. I hadn't read Practical Magic so the entire story was new to me (I don't feel like it mattered at all that I read this one first - I ended up reading Practical Magic after I finished this one) and I'm so glad this was my Book Of The Month pick. Reading this one made me want to read more by Alice Hoffman (this was my first).
Practical Magic // I ended up reading this one after reading The Rules Of Magic. It was interesting to read them out of the order they were written - I totally felt that The Rules Of Magic was a "stronger" book overall and I was more captivated by it. No idea if that would have been the case if I would have read them in the other order, but I'm super happy to have read both of them. If I could only read one it would be The Rules Of Magic.
Castle Of Water // I added this to my Kindle this month after reading a review from a friend who said to drop everything and read it now. After finishing a couple other books this month I started this one and didn't really have any idea what it was about or what was going to happen. I loved it.
DECEMBER
The Wife Between Us (BOTM) // Quick read - definitely wanted to know how it was all going to end. I didn't love it but it definitely met my general criteria for this genre of book.
Silence: In The Age Of Noise by Erling Kagge // This is a super quick non-fiction read about silence. I totally enjoyed it and it's really relevant to my One Little Word® selection for 2018 (space).
December 30, 2017
One Little Word® 2018 | Album Set Up
Today I'm sharing a walk-through of how I'm setting up my
One Little Word® album for 2018. I recently shared a walk-through of my past albums from 2011 though 2017 to give you an idea of what the finished versions of this project has looked like in the past - you can check out that post here.
Registration for the One Little Word® Workshop is underway. Don't forget that Early Bird Pricing for the workshop ($5 off) is available until 12/31/17 at 11:59pm ET.
As you'll hear me mention in the video you definitely don't have to have specific products to make your word visible or even to participate in the workshop. My intent in continuing to offer the workshop is to give people an opportunity to re-connect with their word each month throughout the course of the year by inviting you to participate in a simple creative prompt. Taking a couple of hours out of each month throughout the year to get back in touch with your word (and your intentions that go along with that word) is a super valuable gift to give yourself.
For the 2018 albums we included more page protectors to accommodate the gold foil monthly cards that are included with the Main Kit. Some things may get moved around over the course of the months but in general I'll be moving forward in this fashion. Here's a look at my album at the start of 2018 (this video will also be included in the One Little Word® classroom for January):
SUPPLIES
One Little Word® Grey Album One Little Word® Main Kit One Little Word® Large Shipping Tags One Little Word® 3x4 Transparency Cards
You can check out all the new One Little Word® products, including our custom acrylic word and custom necklace options, here.
More information about the One Little Word® project as a whole can be found here.
December 28, 2017
One Little Word® 2018 | Space
My One Little Word® for 2018 is space.
Since 2006 I've been choosing a word to focus on over the course the 12 months from January through December. My past words have included:
Play Peace Vitality Nurture Story Light Up Open Thrive Give Whole Connect
For 2018 I'm looking to get curious about the idea of space.
The word "space" has quite a few different meanings, from an interval of time to a continuous area or expanse which is free, available or unoccupied to the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move (outer space) to the freedom and scope to live, think, and develop in a way that suits one.
What I'm interested in inviting into my life this year is some breathing room. I find myself regularly filling things up: time, physical space, projects, etc. I want to see what it feels like to have "room" for thinking and dreaming and learning and moving at a slower pace. I want to pay attention and begin to recognize those times when I'm unconsciously filling up the space and learn to pause before continuing on auto-pilot.
Simply put, what I want to do this year is create more "white space" in my life to pursue what really matters most to me.
Companion words - words that are also speaking to me - this year include: wonder, less, ease, and slow.
I'm really looking forward to experiencing life with this word in 2018.
TAKE A LISTEN
I recently recorded a podcast with Elise on Elise Gets Crafty where we chat about our 2017 and 2018 words. Take a listen here.
SHARE YOUR WORD IN THE COMMENTS
I’d love to read what word you’ve chosen or are considering for 2018. In the comments feel free to simply leave your word as your comment or write a bit about why you are choosing this word. Next week I’ll combine all the words into a single post – it's become tradition and super inspiring to see all the words in one place.
If you’re new to the concept of One Little Word®, you can read some of my previous posts here:
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
To help keep your One Little Word® more visible throughout the year I offer a year-long workshop featuring one creative prompt per month. Read all the details and sign up here. You can watch a video walkthrough of my past album projects here. Registration is $5 off until December 31, 2017. I've also created a selection of products to help you document your journey with your word - check those out here.
My wonderful little heart talisman in the photo at the top of this post is from Liz Lamoreux and is available on her site as part of her Pocket Talisman Collection.
December 27, 2017
One Little Word® | Past Album Walk-Throughs
As we get closer to the start of One Little Word® 2018 I took some time the other day to record a video walk-through of all my past One Little Word® albums from 2011 through 2017. This is the first time I've shared video walkthroughs of these projects. I hope it gives you a closer look at the way I've used the workshop prompts since 2011 to make my own words visible from year to year.
I'll be sharing more about my word for 2018 later this week.
There are many different ways that people live and work their words into their lives. As a memory keeper and someone who thrives on reflection and documentation, creating these albums each year is the number one way I experience life with my word. Each month I return to my album and work through a simple creative prompt that helps bring me back to my word and my initial January intentions.
Here you go:
To learn more about the One Little Word® project go here.
Don't forget about the Early Bird Pricing on the One Little Word® Workshop - get $5 off the price when you register before 12/31/17.
December 26, 2017
December Daily® 2017 | Days 23-25
Welcome to
December Daily® 2017 | Days 23-25.
I hope you had a wonderful holiday celebration. Today I'm sharing the completion of my 2017 album.
I am one of those people that loves working on this project during the days learning up to December 25th and then I am totally ready to be done as soon after Christmas as possible. As I was working on my last few stories here I was encouraging myself to savor the last pieces of this project, but really I was so excited to get it done and clean off my desk. When I want to get something done I get back to the basics with a focus mainly on words and photos.
As always I want to thank you so much for being part of this community and for sharing your December with me. I'd love to invite you to participate in other memory keeping projects with me throughout the year including
One Little Word® (registration is open now for my 2018 workshop), Week In The Life™ (spring 2018 TBA), Day In The Life™ (three dates in 2018 TBA), and my regular storytelling that happens throughout the year using my Story Kit™ subscription (includes monthly education) and my Stories By The Month subscription.
You can check out the original
foundation pages for 2017 here.
Here's a look at how I finished up my storytelling for 2017:
My Day 23 ended up including three different pages as you'll see below.
First up was the circle/star page I created for the
Product Play Workshop. To that page I added a photo of Anna & Audrey that was cropped into a 2 inch circle and "embrace the magic" cork. On top of the top right circle I added the rubber "holiday cheer" piece from the Paislee Press Mini Kit.
Inside the Avery Index Tabs I stamped "remember this" and "so much love" from my Phrases Roller Stamp.
On the back of the circle/star spread I added a family photo of time spent with Aaron's family. I used a Slick Writer to write directly onto the photo and covered up a white line along the bottom of the photo with some washi tape.
Next to the family photo is my gratitude pocket that's holding my "thank you" tags. I used a Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pen to write "thank you" on each tag and wrote a little bit about what I'm thankful for in this season of my life.
For Days 24 and 25 I decided to go big with a few of my photos and to type up my journaling and add it to the back of a couple more of the large gold foil tags.
I started by printing a large photo of what Aaron and I were drinking on Christmas Eve and added the gold-flecked cork merry + the "calm and bright" chipboard piece + the small white numbers.
Glasses are from World Market - we bought these for our wedding.
On top of the gold foil star tag I used one of the diamonds from the Main Kit (backed with white cardstock).
I typed up my story (created a 4 inch x 8 inch text box) for Day 24 and adhered it to the back of the tag. I found that super easy to do vs. running the tag through the printer this time. Either way works! On the pot roast photo I added one of the chipboard flags.
For Christmas Day I decided to follow the same idea with enlarged photos and the story on the back of the tag.
Love that I got those words in there - the beautiful basics of our day.
I used a circle punch to get the red star + the best parts from one of the journal cards. I paired that with one of the gold foil circles.
The last page of my album includes the "merry christmas" card + a photo of all our kids - these two pieces were adhered to the back of the enlarged photo on the other side. On top of the seam where the photo and merry christmas card meet I added a felt heart, a long chipboard piece, and one more cork starburst.
Here's a look at all the pages outside the album:
December Daily® Main Kit 2017
2 Inch Circle Punch
Power Punch
6-Hole Punch
Avery Index Tabs
Slick Writer Pen
Phrases Roller Stamp
Faber-Castell Pitt Artist PenSHARING FOR 2017
This year I'd love to invite you to leave a link in the comment section if you'd like to share your daily pages. As usual, please include a direct link to your blog post vs. a general blog address link.
For more inspiration on working with products for this project, check out my December Daily® Product Play workshop - registration is still open with immediate access to all the content.
December 23, 2017
December Daily® 2017 | Day 22
Welcome to December Daily® 2017 | Day 22.
Today's story is about an outing that Anna and I took to Target and a few other spots to pick up a few more things and our noodle lunch. Loved the opportunity to go big with a couple photos, including one that captures Anna and I in the checkout line at Target. So fun.
I want to take this opportunity to say a very big thank you for adventuring with me this December. I love the community that has built up around this project - it makes the season even more enjoyable. I'll be taking the next few days off to enjoy Christmas with my family and will be back after Christmas to share my last three stories. I wish you a very wonderful holiday!
Here's a look at the Foundation Pages at this point originally (same as yesterday):
Here's how my Day 22 story ended up being told in my album:
For my story today I include two enlarged photos of our outing to Target and noodle lunch. I used one of the gold foil journaling tags to hold the actual writing of the story.
I'm always on the lookout for opportunities to take photos of myself taking photos. Going through the self-checkout at Target is a fun opportunity to take one of these kinds of shots.
For the day numbers today I used the December Daily® Large Sticker Number Sheet (comes with 2 sheets) paired with a couple chipboard pieces from the Main Kit and the Chipboard Bundle.
On the back of the journaling tag I added a wood veneer circle and a chipboard circle. On the second photo enlargement I added chipboard number circles and identifies which bowl of noodles belonged to which person.
Here's a look at the pages outside the album:
Thank you again for being part of this community!
DAY 22 | VIDEO OVERVIEWSUPPLIES
December Daily® Main Kit 2017SHARING FOR 2017
This year I'd love to invite you to leave a link in the comment section if you'd like to share your daily pages. As usual, please include a direct link to your blog post vs. a general blog address link.
For more inspiration on working with products for this project, check out my December Daily® Product Play workshop - registration is still open with immediate access to all the content.
Don't miss out on my
12 Days Of Giving over on Pinterest. Today is Day Eleven of twelve digital holiday quote downloads. The two pins and downloads are now live and the others will activate over the next few days at 12:01PM EST. All digitals will remain FREE and available for download until 11:59pm ET on 12/31/17.
Enjoy and thank you for being part of this community!
December 22, 2017
December Daily® 2017 | Day 21
Welcome to December Daily® 2017 | Day 21.
I can't believe how fast this December has gone. I'm super thankful for the pace of our life in this season and that's reflected in my journaling today on my own "holiday happiness" list.
Here's a look at Day 21 in my Foundation Pages:
And here is how I ended up using the stitched journaling page:
I loved this page I created in the Product Play workshop. Stitched boxes created homes for star embellishments and then for journaling about what I'm happy about right now.
I cut out a photo of Aaron and Anna at the breakfast table in the same heart shape that I used in Day 20. On top I added a black chipboard "21" + a white wood star + the "holiday happiness" chipboard piece.
I used two different pens for my journaling here. One was a Precision Pen (.03) and the other was a Staedtler Lumocolor F pen.
Here's a look at the page outside my album:
I hope you are enjoying the season and the process of telling your stories!
DAY 21 | VIDEO OVERVIEWSUPPLIESDecember Daily® Main Kit 2017 AED Precision Pen
Staedtler Lumocolor F pen (thicker pen)
SHARING FOR 2017
This year I'd love to invite you to leave a link in the comment section if you'd like to share your daily pages. As usual, please include a direct link to your blog post vs. a general blog address link.
For more inspiration on working with products for this project, check out my December Daily® Product Play workshop - registration is still open with immediate access to all the content.
Don't miss out on my
12 Days Of Giving over on Pinterest. Today is Day Ten of twelve digital holiday quote downloads. The two pins and downloads are now live and the others will activate over the next few days at 12:01PM EST. All digitals will remain FREE and available for download until 11:59pm ET on 12/31/17.
Enjoy and thank you for being part of this community!
