Part 2 December Daily 2012

So there you have it, the rest of my December Daily! It was a hodge podge of December events. I was happy to have it all pulled together in a cohesive album.
 Up next- Valentine cards! 

December Daily 2012

Here it is, my December daily. Or as I like to say, my December "not so daily." My photos either fall into the category of events, or just random pictures took throughout the month of November/December.

It ended up being a chunky little book. I did use the Studio Calico December Daily kit for this. For me, it was worth it for the convenience of having all the supplies ready to go. Trust me, this was one of the few projects that was actually completed this year, it was stress free!

A tree picture. First page. Allot of my pictures were Instagrams...I just re-sized in Picasa and printed at Walgreens.

Polar Express pages...

Some Las Vegas and botanical gardens luminaries.

Preschool crafts and home decorations.

Whew, we are halfway there. I'll post part two soon:)

December Mini Pages- Part 2

I took my MIL to a tea place when she came into town earlier in December. Sooo girly and cute!

Preschool Christmas party. Food, crafts, and singing.

Kindergarden party. They all wore jammies to school.

The grandkids with "Na." And presents!

That is where I am at on the book. I have Christmas eve, Christmas morning, and photos from Texas to do. Maybe this weekend I will be able to complete the rest.

December Mini Album Pages

Ok, not the first page-but one of my favorites:)

First page...Haven't done the journaling yet for the book, but am trying to get this done by the end of January. Gotta keep moving while I have some momentum.

We always dress up real silly to look at Christmas lights. We had a grumpy someone in the car, and only made it to one house...but eh, we go with the flow.

To avoid complete picture overload, I will split the book out in a couple of posts. This was a really fun process, and a great time to tinker with new scrapping techniques.

Halloween Mini Album

Finally some pictures to share of my Halloween mini! I was thinking of spending another post on the construction of this album. It is pretty easy to make a book like this...it is held together with embroidery thread! The base of the book is from a K & Company paper stack from last year + tons of scraps I have been saving all year long. Now I just need to add some pictures to it!

LESSology Challenge #1

I have been working on this little mini/journal off and on for the past couple of days, and just finished it this afternoon. I really wanted to enter the first LESSology challenge! The cover and back are made from cardboard, with the inner pages being layered patterned paper. Every night before the kids go to bed we go around and say what we are thankful for. Sometimes they are fun, silly things, and others are more serious. I am going to try to fit a couple weeks worth of those in this book. 

One of the sillier ones was Dante saying he was thankful for the house and windows but not doors...guess he would have to get in and out though the windows;)

Camping Mini Album

The entire album was cut with the Cricut, I think it was the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge. It has 3 different sheets- one with a plain edge, scallop edge, and a curved edge. I cut the book with  double sided patterned papers so I wouldn't have to cover the backs of pages. The holes were already cut with the Cricut, so it was quick to pull together. I took my scrap drawers out and just started trimming away.

The pictures are all 2x3, so this album is fairly small, but a great way to document a weekend trip.

Hawaii Mini

I made this mini for a friend's birthday...Haven't made a mini in quite a while! I first pulled a bunch of pieces of patterned paper, and then cut them out in a scallop circle shape with the Cricut. Then it was just a manner of layering different papers and embellishments. This is a great time to use up some odds and ends in a fun way.

I have about 100 pictures printed out from my sister's wedding. I am overwhelmed with that amount! Do I pull my favorites for 12x12 layouts, and put the rest in an album? I am leaning towards a bigger mini, that is less detailed but able to keep all the photos together. Still thinking through that one!