M is for... Memories

I have had, in the past, lots of grand ideas about ways of preserving family memories. Scrapbooking was the worst one that I ever had. Not that scrapbooking is a bad way. It's a beautiful art. However I'm not very creative. And it involves a lot of clean up. I don't enjoy that. And it's time consuming. I have very little of that.  I've never completed a single album. Not one. Ever. Ever. Ever. (Sorry that annoying Taylor Swift song is in my head.)

So I tried digital scrapping and that is much more my style. And it takes a lot less time. And no clean up. I've actually completed many digital scrapbooks. I still don't have a lot of time, especially since diabetes has taken over our lives.

But one of my favorite digi-scrap projects is our December Daily album. (DD is the brain child of digi-scrap designer, Ali Edwards.) Basically you document your family's activities through out the month of December. It can be as simple or as involved as you like. I am determined to get the book done this year, regardless of what else is going on because my girls LOVE looking back on the albums. And they do it often. So here's a peek at our memories that we've had so far this December.

You can see some our December Daily's from previous years HERE.

Hey, We're Still Here

I haven't been feeling like blogging again, too much Christmas fun to be bothered. And maybe some Christmas lay-around-and-do-nothing was involved to. And, quite possibly, my December Daily book has kept me so busy that I don't want to be on the computer for anything else.

 Mackenzie has just been enjoying her free time.  Kayleigh has done some tot school but I haven't gotten around to editing those photos so you'll just have to take my word for it.  lol

Next week, we'll be back to the grind.  We have a few changes in store for us and a lot of great things to review.  I'll share more about that later.  For now I'll share some more of my December Daily layouts.

 

 

December Daily 2011

Somebody was asking me about about my December Daily book that I mentioned in my last post.  It is the brain child of digital designer Ali Edwards. Basically it’s just a small photo/scrap book documenting the holidays.  You can read about it on her site.   Her books are a cross between traditional scrapping and digital.  Plus they are absolutely fabulous.  I try not to let her awesomeness sway me from attempting this.  I’m not even in the same scrapbooking galaxy as she is. 

I do mine entirely digitally.  This year I am mainly using quick album pages with some tweaking to suit my needs.  I just don’t have the time to do them from “scratch” this year. 

Last year, I printed out the pages myself and made the cover.  It was really cute considering I made it. lol I was also able to add in programs, letters from Santa, tickets, and such.   This year I’m planning on printing it as a shutterfly photo book, so the doodads will have to go into my project life binder.  I’m okay with that.

Here’s what I’ve done so far. 

Almost halfway there. Woot!

December Daily: The Finished Product

All my pages are printed, mementos added, and the book is together.  I love it!  It's the first scrapping project I've completed from start to finish.  The only thing I might do differently next year is have the layouts professionally printed.  I'd like them a little crisper and I hate glossy photo paper. LOL

And I'll remember to photograph the right ballet program.  The one in this photo is last years.  By the time I noticed, I didn't feel like retaking the picture.  The 2010 one is in the book.

Now I'm moving on to Project Life.  Which should be even simpler.  Woot!

December Daily 26-31 The End

Well my first December Daily album is almost complete.  I finished the cover yesterday,  printed all the layouts and have begun to put them in the book.  While not as fabulous as the creators, I'm pleased.  I'm just happy to have completed something.  Finally!!  LOL

I can't wait to tell you about my next photo project, Project Life.

December Daily 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25