Ok, let me stop any confusion and explain just what exactly is December Daily (DD) first off:
- its a mini scrapbook done over the month of december (usually from 1st-25th) which captures something special about each day.
I first started DD two years ago after realizing I had more christmas paper and embellishments than I knew what to do with. I had seen ( the mastermind of DD) do this over the years, and then I had what can only be explain as a 'light bulb moment' - i have all these extra christmas bits and pieces, why not start one myself? And that's exactly what I did. (Ali also has some great tutorials on DD how to's and a fantastic gallery for inspiration , click Ali's name above to go to her site) Ali Edwards
My kids just love pulling out the chrismtas decoration box and finding my DD then flicking back over them, i often here 'oh I remember that'.
So for me, there's two things to doing a December Daily Album
1. set up foundation pages
- these are blank pages which will make up your DD book
2. record a story for each day of December
Foundation Pages:
- these can be: the same size, different sizes, same paper, patterned paper, textured paper etc…
- i usually have 25 foundation pages – one for each day of December (up until the 25th ) and I like to put
the date or day number on each page. These pages can be as simple or as decorated with
embellishments as you like.
- below is a few of my foundation pages from my 2012 album just to give you a bit of an idea.
- its a mini scrapbook done over the month of december (usually from 1st-25th) which captures something special about each day.
I first started DD two years ago after realizing I had more christmas paper and embellishments than I knew what to do with. I had seen ( the mastermind of DD) do this over the years, and then I had what can only be explain as a 'light bulb moment' - i have all these extra christmas bits and pieces, why not start one myself? And that's exactly what I did. (Ali also has some great tutorials on DD how to's and a fantastic gallery for inspiration , click Ali's name above to go to her site) Ali Edwards
My kids just love pulling out the chrismtas decoration box and finding my DD then flicking back over them, i often here 'oh I remember that'.
So for me, there's two things to doing a December Daily Album
1. set up foundation pages
- these are blank pages which will make up your DD book
2. record a story for each day of December
Foundation Pages:
- these can be: the same size, different sizes, same paper, patterned paper, textured paper etc…
- i usually have 25 foundation pages – one for each day of December (up until the 25th ) and I like to put
the date or day number on each page. These pages can be as simple or as decorated with
embellishments as you like.
- below is a few of my foundation pages from my 2012 album just to give you a bit of an idea.
- my first year I worked with a 6x8" size and loved it, last year i didn't really do foundation pages as such, it was more of a 'use my leftover scraps' sort of album
- your foundation pages can really be anything you want, they are there as a starting point for you to add your daily story to. I sort of use these 'foundation pages' as 'dividers' in my album.
- here's a handy little tip: set up your foundation pages in November, that way come the 1st December you are all ready to start your album.
- you can tie your pages all together however you like: with a binder/album ring, ribbon, some people
use ready made albums and others use ordianary photo albums (below is my 2012 album, I used some
wrapped up cardboard and album rings to tie it altogether as a nice little present looking book)
Record the Story:
- the options here are endless, literally: from a special moment or event, a sunset, the christmas tree, a
bill, a newspaper article, your coffee cup, the weather – literally anything
- you can record your story as photos, journaling, journaling on photos or the actual element itself (e.g. a receipt or article) – again, anyway you like - with your foundation pages done, all you have to do now is record a story from the day.
- here is how i recorded my story for the 21st December, with some journaling on a photo.
- add your story into your album with as many or as little embellishments as you want, you can add the
story onto the foundation pages themselves, onto the backs of them, or on a completely different page.
- i love to decorate my albums with stamps, printables, quotes, washi tape etc... for free christmas
printables from my pinterest board click . here
story onto the foundation pages themselves, onto the backs of them, or on a completely different page.
- i love to decorate my albums with stamps, printables, quotes, washi tape etc... for free christmas
printables from my pinterest board click . here