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September 11, 2021
Never Forget Freebie
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. We’d like to take a moment to remember the sorrow of that day but also honor the dedication, commitment and strength of the first responders who selflessly sacrificed their lives for strangers. May we never forget the lives lost and the bravery of the heroes that live among us. Click here for this free digital file.
September 10, 2021
In Case You Missed It | September 10
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
DECEMBER DAILY
Thank you! // First and foremost, thank you all so much for your support and enthusiasm surrounding today’s December Daily® release. This collection is the result of months of hard work from our team, as well as our team members at Inked, and this community makes it all worthwhile. Shop the collection here: https://aliedwards.com/december-daily... Restocks // After years of fine-tuning the shopping experience, we’re thrilled that the collection went live without issue. We know that some products sold out quickly and we sincerely apologize for the frustration. As of now, we will not be restocking sold out items (the only caveat being stamps, if necessary). Low Quantities // As of this afternoon, these items have very low quantities in the shop. If you’ve had your eye on any of them, we suggest you grab them now!December Daily® 2021 10x8 Night Before Christmas Album December Daily® 2021 4x6 Funny Holiday Puffy Stickers December Daily® 2021 Metallic Ink Pad Bundle December Daily® 2021 FA LA LA Mug December Daily® 2021 10x8 Paper Pack
CRAFT THE STORY YOUTUBE SERIES
Ali is back this week with a new video in her Craft The Story video series. In this week’s video Ali is sharing a full walkthrough of her completed 2020 albums. Watch the video here.CLASSES
December Daily® Product Play: Back to Basics // For 30 days in November you’ll receive one new idea per day (for a total of 30) brought to you by members of our December Daily® Creative Team, our AED Creative Team, and Ali. Ideas in this workshop will focus on physical products from the Main Kit and our 2021 collection. Our goal with this workshop is simple, fun ideas to use your products to spark stories. Register or learn more here.Create With Canva // In this two-week workshop, Kim will introduce you to the technology of Canva, a free, design anywhere, graphic design platform that is filled with powerful tools for memory keepers. Learn how to organize your digital files, print your photos, and work with all types of digital elements to create hybrid projects that unleash your creativity. Kim will be using December Daily® digitals. Register or learn more here.Don’t forget you save $3 when you enroll in December Daily® Product Play: Back to Basics or Create With Canva by 9/30/2021.STORY CHATS
This Sunday, September 12th at 7pm ET, we will have our monthly Story Chat talking all about story ideas for our new theme: CARE. The conversation will happen live on our AED Instagram account and will be recorded for viewing later in our IGTV channel.Later in the week, Lisa and Creative Team member Jess Forster will be live on our December Daily Instagram account talking about #donebydecember, a community project created to provide all of us with the motivation and encouragement we need to get our unfinished albums done by December. This chat is tentatively schedule for Friday, September 17th at 10am ET. We will keep you posted if that changes. As with all of our Story Chats, a recording will be available in the account’s IGTV channel.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
December Daily® 2020 | Completed Album Overview
As we move into
December Daily® season for 2021 Ali's sharing a full walkthrough of her completed 2020 album.
You can also check out the archive of blog posts from all
Ali's past December Daily® projects here and specifically her foundation pages here. She'll be here on the blog again this year sharing her stories each day in December.
Let's dive in:
Check out our new 2021 December Daily® collection
here.
Also, if you need inspiration for finishing up your own past December Daily® album you can follow the hashtag #donebydecember on Instagram as members of our Creative Team share how they are working on finishing up their December Daily® projects from past years. You are not alone if you have unfinished projects and we are here to help you get your stories told!
September 7, 2021
December Daily® 2021 | Kits + Album Previews
Today our team is super excited to bring you previews today of the December Daily® 2021 Main Kit, Paislee Press Mini Kit, Star Kit and album options. These products will be available on Thursday, September 9th at 7am Pacific.
PRICE LIST: Quick heads up that we need to delay releasing the visual price list until tomorrow. Below you'll find the prices listed with the product images (and we've added them to the Shop Product post too) and tomorrow we will post a visual price list for easy shopping. As you'll see below we have increased prices on some items over last due to increased costs in manufacturing and shipping. We appreciate your understanding.
A couple updates/reminders:
You can see other shop products (journaling cards, papers, embellishments, stamps, etc) we revealed last week in our Shop Product Preview post here . Make sure to go read our How It Works post to understand how this box ordering process works. December Daily® Product Play | Back To Basics workshop registration will also open on the 9th and will be available at an intro price of $17 during the Order Selection Period. After that it will return to the $20 price.The workshop will be available via our normal shopping set up and is a separate purchase from your December Daily® Box. Create With Canva (taught by Kim Hurst) workshop registration will also open on September 9th for the intro price of $12 (after the Order Selection Period it will be $15). In this two-week workshop, Kim will introduce you to the technology of Canva, a free, design anywhere, graphic design platform that is filled with powerful tools for memory keepers. Learn how to organize your digital files, print your photos, and work with all types of digital elements to create hybrid projects that unleash your creativity. Note: The lessons and tutorials in this workshop feature the December Daily® 2021 Collection digital products, however the techniques that Kim demonstrates will work with any of our digital memory-keeping products.In addition to what you see below, we will also be offering a wide variety of page protectors and some kits that were released in previous years.
Below you'll see images and videos of what's included in each of the kits this year. Additional images and information will be included when the products are released on Thursday, September 9th at 7am Pacific.
A closer look at the 4x6 + 3x4 cards:
And the 10x8 papers (sized outside the page protectors + can be cut down for other size projects):
Here's an overview video of what's included with this kit:
DECEMBER DAILY® 2021 | PAISLEE PRESS MINI KIT | $27.99
A closer look at the double-sided cards:
And the 6x8 papers:
Here's an overview video of what's included with this kit:
DECEMBER DAILY® 2021 | STAR MINI KIT | $24.99
Last year we offered our first Star Mini Kit and we brought it back again with a new collection of star-themed goodies included in a white star-printed kraft envelope.
Here's a video overview:
Here's a video overview of all the album options available this year:
And a closer look at each one:
Twas The Night Before Christmas 10x8 Album With 31 Page Protectors | $32.99
Includes 31 page protectors + 2.5 inch spine:
This is the album Ali will be using this year.
Here's a look at the page protectors included in the above 10x8 album:
Light grey linen 10x8 album with 8 Page Protectors | $34.99
Includes 8 page protectors + 2.5 inch spine:
FA LA LA 6x8 Album with 31 Page Protectors | $29.99
Includes 31 page protectors + 2.5 inch spine:
Green Linen 6x8 Album with 31 Page Protectors | $32.99
Includes 31 page protectors + 2.5 inch spine:
Red Pleather 6x8 Album with 8 Page Protectors | 29.99
Includes 8 page protectors + 2.5 inch spine:
Star Pattern 3x8 Album with 31 Page Protectors | $24.99
Includes 31 page protectors + 1.5 inch spine:
Visual price list coming tomorrow.
September 3, 2021
In Case You Missed It | September 3
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
PRODUCT RELEASES
Ali Edwards + Laura Wonsik Stamp Collaboration // Last week we released seven amazing stamps in a collaboration with Laura Wonsik. Please hit “Notify Me” if you’re interested in a stamp set that is currently sold out. We will be restocking Laura’s designs based on those numbers this October. Digitals for the Pennants, Half Circles, and the Mental Health matters sets will be available next month in our regularly scheduled monthly digital release. Shop the collection here.2021 December Daily® Release // This week we released the 2021 December Daily® schedule, add-on previews, and How It Works posts over on the blog. Make sure to check out the posts for all the latest information and details. Here’s what we shared this week: Thursday, September 2nd | Blog post with overview videos of all the Add On options this year to help you plan what you might need for telling your stories this year (basically everything except the kits and albums). Find it here.Friday September 3rd | How It Works blog post live. This will walk you through the shopping process - this will be very similar if not exactly the same as last year. Find it here.CRAFT THE STORY YOUTUBE SERIES
In today's Craft The Story video (Episode 32) Ali is sharing a story in her summer notebook this time including a collage of flower photos and a flip up. Watch the video here.CLASSES
New Guest Storytellers in TEACH Classroom // The first of the month means we have two new lessons in the TEACH classroom. This month we are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Heinz and Marisol Benitez as Guest Storytellers. Learn more here. December Daily® Product Play: Back To Basics // This year we are offering a brand new take on Product Play with a 30 ideas for 30 days workshop featuring ideas using products from this year's collection. Ideas offered in this workshop will include completed stories, foundation pages, and other fun ways to use this year's products to get your stories told. Registration opens on Thursday, September 9th. Sign up during the December Daily® Order Selection Period and get $3 off both classes. More details to come soon. Create With Canva by Kim Hurst //In this three-week workshop, Kim will introduce you to the technology of Canva, a free, design anywhere, graphic design platform that is filled with powerful tools for memory keepers. Learn how to organize your digital files, print your photos, and work with all types of digital elements to create hybrid projects that unleash your creativity. Registration opens on Thursday, September 9th. Sign up during the December Daily® Order Selection Period and get $3 off both classes. More details to come soon.As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
December Daily® 2021 | How It Works
Each year before the release of the December Daily® collection our team likes to go over how the Order Selection Period works to refresh everyone's memory and introduce newcomers to the community about how ordering works for these specific products.
We are hopeful that the changes we made to the order process the last few years will continue to alleviate some of the slow loading and other issues we've faced in the past for this very popular release. That said, we are imperfect people trying to get it right and it's totally possible that there will be issues on the day the products go live (next Thursday, September 9th at 10am ET). We thank you in advance for your patience if issues do arise. Our goal is to create an awesome experience for you and we don't like it just as much as you don't like it when things don't run smooth.
Below we are showing screen shots of what the shopping experience looks like on desktop and mobile (these screenshots are examples showing last year's collection, but the website setup will be the same) so you will have the opportunity to be more familiar with the process before the page goes live.
Grab yourself a cup of your favorite beverage and take a few minutes to read through the details.
Feel free to ask questions in the comments below.
When the products go live on Thursday morning there will be an option under the December Daily® dropdown menu to shop (right now the main drop down menu is for the "Travel Collection" - that will be updated when the products go live).
When the December Daily® shopping experience is live you will see that we have broken the products down into six categories. Each one will have their own tab across the top of your browser window:
My Box, Kits + Albums, Stamping, Embellishments, Stickers, Paper & Lifestyle.
Kits + Albums: Includes kits, albums, page protectors.
Stamping: Includes stamps, inks, stencil + paint, pens.
Embellishments: Includes chipboard, paper, pleather, fabric embellishments, etc.
Stickers: Includes puffy, phrase, label stickers, etc.
Paper: Includes journal card sets,, transparencies, etc.
Lifestyle: Holiday mug, advent calendar, t-shirts, December Daily® Journal
Checkout: Once you have added any items to your box a sixth tab will appear in red. You can click this to checkout or use the red button under your box in the top right corner. You will also be able to check out via the red box icon on the top right corner.
When the products are live you will be able to click on any product image and will be taken to a product page that includes a description and additional product details. You will also be able to add to your box from the main shopping page (
as you see above) or from the individual product page.
When you add an item to your box from this main shopping page the red "add to box" will temporarily turn green showing you that the item has been added to your box. It will return to red enabling you to add more if you want of that product.
PLEASE NOTE: I highly recommend identifying the items you are most interested in and checking out with those things first. Let's say you know for sure you want an album + the Main Kit and a chipboard bundle. Add those three items to your "DD cart" (the red box icon in the top right) and then go through the checkout process to secure those items. Those items will then appear in your "My Box" tab - as will any additional items you add to your "DD cart" and "checkout" before the 30th.. Items in your "DD cart" aren't secure until you have actually checked out.
The above screen shot shows where your "DD cart" is located while you are shopping the December Daily® products. You will not be able to add products from my regular shop to this cart - it is a completely separate cart for December Daily® during the Order Selection Period.
You can adjust the amount of the item you want to order or remove the item from your box (only before checking out) in this area. Please make sure to double-check your quantities before checking out.
Once you have clicked "checkout" and gone through that process your products will then appear under the "My Box" tab.
Above is a screenshot of the checkout page for desktop users. We are able to offer flat rate shipping again this year ($7 for domestic and $22 international) you will be charged this flat fee the first time you check out. After that it will note "PAID" in green for "Box Bundle Shipping" on any future checkouts.
Did you know that almost 50% of you use a mobile device for shopping on my site?
Here's a look at what you will see on your mobile device. These are images from last year but the functionality will work the same with the new collection. Again, the navigation between the different categories will be right there along the top:
From this screen you are able to add products directly to your box by clicking the small box icon under the product. The small red box in the upper right corner is what you currently have in your "DD cart." Once you complete the checkout process your products will then be viewable under "My Box" in the main navigation.
You will also be able to click on the individual product to see more images or get more details:
If you are shopping from a mobile device you will have an option when you are checking out to "Check Out Right Away"
OR to scroll down to review your details before checking out. Please note that once you have completed checkout you will not be able to remove items or edit order. Please be sure to review your order quantities before checking out.
The Order Selection Period for December Daily® begins on Thursday, September 9th at 10am ET and will end on Thursday September 30th at 11:59pm ET. After the Order Selection Period closes we will box up your order and ship it to you. Make sure you have an updated credit card and shipping address on file with us and that you are signed in under your "My Account" before starting to shop. Go do that now. Once you have checked out you CAN NOT remove products from your box or edit your order. Customer Service will not be able to make adjustments to your order after you have checked out. Please verify the numbers of product placed before checking out - you will be able to see an adjust the quantity of an item before you check out via the box icon on the top right of your page. The project will always be more important than the products. You will be able to use Paypal or Gift Cards for the December Daily® Box Orders this year. If there are complications, please know my team will be working hard behind the scenes to solve them as quickly as possible. FLAT RATE SHIPPING RATES FOR 2021
For 2021 the Box Shipping rates will be as follows:
$7 Domestic Flat Rate $22 International Flat Rate
This will be charged on your first "checkout" and that will be the only time you are charged shipping. After that if you checkout again under "Box Bundle Shipping" it will say "PAID."
Please note that we will be prioritizing international shipping for this release.
A NOTE TO EU CUSTOMERSAs many of you are aware, all goods imported to the EU are subject to VAT. Beginning on September 1, we started collecting VAT at time of sale, which eliminates the need for you to pay VAT upon importation of goods. Please note: you will not see a specified VAT line item at checkout - it's calculated along with your typical sales tax.
THANK YOU
Our hope in sharing this information with you today is that it will help you have a better idea of what the shopping experience will look like. Please let our team know if you have any questions below.
We will be posting the Main Kit, Mini Kit, Star Kit, and albums here on the blog on Tuesday, September 7th along with a
price list to help you decided what you'd like to purchase. You can check out our Shop Product Preview post that we shared yesterday that includes a walkthrough of all the other products in the collection this year.
Summer Notebook Spread Featuring Photo Collage Flip Up
For this week's Craft The Story video I'm sharing another spread in my Stories Of Summer notebook this time adding in a photo collage of some of the flowers in my yard and cutting up that collage to create a flip up element.
Let's dive in:
And here are a few close up images of this spread:
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Rolling Date Stamp
September 2, 2021
December Daily® 2021 | Product Collection Preview
In this post we are sharing all the products we are offering for December Daily® 2021 with the exception of the kits and albums (those will be shared here on September 7th). All products will all be available on Thursday, September 9th at 10am Eastern. Be on the lookout for our How It Works post coming tomorrow that walks you through the shopping process (very similar to how it worked the last two years).
We will be offering a downloadable price list with the Kits + Albums preview post on Tuesday, September 7th to help you plan.
Make sure to follow December Daily® on Instagram for album previews over the next few days.
You can get more details on the schedule for December Daily® here.
Grab your beverage of choice and let's dive right in:
6x8 STAMPS
6x8 Holiday Icon Stamps (these are about 1.5 - 2inches wide):
6x8 Alpha Stamp (these letters are a little over 1 inch tall):
6x8 Wintery Botanicals (the large flowers are about 3 inches wide):
6x8 Numbers (these are all about .5 inches tall):
6x8 Star Stamp Set (the largest star is about 4 inches wide):
4x6 Number Stamp (these are about 1.25 inches tall):
4x6 Holiday Phrases:
4x6 Bring On The Joy Stamp Set (these are about 1 inch wide):
4x6 Holiday Stamp Set by Paislee Press:
This year we have two new metallic ink colors: metallic platinum and metallic rose gold.
These will be available as part of a bundle and individually:
Here's a look at how these stamp:
And a video showing me using them in action:
In addition to the Metallic Ink Bundle we have a 2021 color palette bundle that includes the following inks:
Here's a look at how these stamp:
And a video of them in action:
PAPER + TRANSPARENT OPTIONS
6x8 Transparencies (sized to the outside of the page protector):
Envelope Bundle (4x6, 3x8, and 6x8):
3x8 Transparency + Journal Card Set (these are sized to the outside of the page protector):
These are great for including in the 3x8 or any of our albums (all hole configurations + heights are the same).
In A Creative Bubble Journal Card Set (super excited to be teaming up with Geralyn for a few products this year):
10x8 Vellum Sheets (sized to the outside of the page protector):
Die Cut Paper Inserts:
Shipping Tag Bundle (the large tags are 4 inch x 8 inch):
In A Creative Bundle Notebook:
We are so excited to announce a collaboration with Geralyn from In A Creative Bubble this year. She created a journal card set, a notebook (same size as this year's One Little Word® notebook), and a 4x6 stamp set. Here's a look at the notebook:
Our green felt folio cover + the notebook + the stamp set will also be offered as a bundle. Please note that the stamp set is available only as part of this bundle:
Die Cut Cardstock Inserts (the largest one is 6x8):
10x8 Pattern Paper Pack (these are sized to the outside of the page protectors and can be cut down):
Sequin Shaker Stitched Tags (about 2.5 inches x 4 inches):
Plastic Frames Bundle (4x4, 3x4, and film strip):
Fabric Holiday Patches (2 inch circles, adhesive on the back):
Canvas Word Strips (about .5 inches tall):
Canvas Stitched Envelopes + Tags (7 inches wide x 4.25 inches tall):
2x2 Window Story Cards:
Transparent Story Cards (3x4 Tags + 3 inch Circles):
Puffy Number Sticker Sheet (.5 inches tall - these will also be included with the Main Kit):
Large Felt Numbers (6.25 inches tall):
Painted Wood Veneer Numbers (1.25 inches tall):
Nested Chipboard (largest circle and square are 4 inches wide, largest tag is 2.75 x 4 inches):
Plastic Hearts (2 inches wide):
Felt trees (tallest tree is 3.25 inches tall):
2x2 Paper Die Cuts (large squares are 2x2):
4x6 Chipboard Houses Sheet:
Painted Wood Veneer (largest circle is just a little smaller than 2 inches):
White Glitter Cardstock Alpha (a little taller than .5 inches):
Glitter Heart Cardstock Stickers (.5 inches):
4x6 Funny Holiday Puffy Stickers:
6x8 Holiday Phrases Puffy Sticker sheet (the word "Christmas" is 5 inches wide):
Cardstock Glitter Stars (the largest is 1.25 inches wide):
Attacher Sticker Bundle:
Word phrase stickers:
Metallic Label Sticker Bundle:
Planner stickers bundle:
DECEMBER DAILY® ORGANIZATIONAL BOX
December Daily® Organizational Box (ships flat):
This is a product that we worked on last year (originally planned to release in 2020) but we ran into some manufacturing/shipping issues. We are super excited to be able to offer these organizational boxes for you this year! The box ships flat and then you remove adhesive strips to set it up in your own home.
Updated December Daily® Journal Notebook (this is an awesome option if you want to capture some stories but might want a break from the process of making a bigger album):
Just for fun:
New for 2021 is a fun twist on an Advent calendar. Inside a cute kraft box you'll get 24 numbered envelopes each containing a fun sticker surprise. The envelopes are re-usable and can also make a great addition inside your album to hold your stories.
Here's a peek at a few things you'll find inside the envelopes this year:
Thank you so much for all your enthusiasm for this release! We are so excited to tell stories with you this December.
September 1, 2021
Storytime | Telling Hard Stories + The Chronological Question
A couple weeks ago I started a new, sporadic series over on YouTube called Storytime.
The goal with this series is to take questions from the community about the ins + outs of telling our stories using scrapbooking/memory keeping as our method. You can check out the first video in this series here on my blog (already shared a few weeks back).
Today I wanted to share the next two videos in the series and archive them here on the blog (as well as living over on YouTube).
Let's dive in:
STORYTIME #2: Telling The Hard Stories
STORYTIME #3: The Question Of Chronology
August 27, 2021
In Case You Missed It | August 27
Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:
ALI EDWARDS + LAURA WONSIK STAMP RELEASE
This week we released seven amazing stamps in a collaboration with Laura Wonsik. Please hit “Notify Me” if you’re interested in a stamp set that is currently sold out. We will be restocking Laura’s designs based on those numbers this October. Digitals for the Pennants, Half Circles, and the Mental Health matters sets will be available next month in our regularly scheduled monthly digital release. Shop the collection now.DECEMBER DAILY
On Thursday we shared all of the important dates for the 2021 December Daily® release. Find the full schedule here. In addition, we’ve been sharing product sneaks and introducing our December Daily® Creative team over on our December Daily® Instagram account.CRAFT THE STORY YOUTUBE SERIES
Ali is back this week with a new video in her Craft The Story video series. In this week’s video (Episode 31) Ali is sharing another story in her summer notebook this time including stamped pennant flags and hexagon journaling spots. Watch the video here.
Earlier this week Ali shared a video responding to some recent questions about telling the harder, more challenging stories in our scrapbooks/memory keeping adventures. Watch the video here.CLASSES
This week we announced two new classes coming to the classroom on Thursday, September 9th: December Daily® Product Play: Back To Basics workshop and Create With Canva by Kim Hurst (featuring this year's Digital December Daily® Main Kit digitals). Sign up during the Order Selection Period and get $3 off both classes. More details to come on these awesome new classes.CREATIVE TEAM INSPIRATION
Our Creative Team is sharing their projects using the August Stories By The Month™ Digital Kits over on the blog. You don’t want to miss their gorgeous projects, find them here.
As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!
