Scrappin' the Details

Christmas Cottage December Daily {Teresa Collins}

Happy Monday!

Today, on the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog, I am sharing my December Daily Mini Album. I am also teaching this at Timeless Treasures on Wednesday. I believe there is one kit available.{Cost is 55.00} Here is the cover of my December Daily:

I love the Christmas Cottage collection, and cannot wait to fill it as December gets near!

Detail of cover:

A few peeks of the inside pages:

 

For a few more photos, my process, and tips, {click here} to hop onto the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog!

Now, time for me to go. I have to be at work in 30 minutes(;

Enjoy your Monday!

Christmas December Daily 2010 {Days 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 & 10}

I finally have a few pages of my Christmas December Daily to share with you. (This album was inspired by the talented Ali Edwards.) A couple of things, this post is very photo heavy. It has been raining all day, so the snapshots are not as crisp as I had hoped.  Please click on any of the images to view them larger.
The Cover of my December Daily: 

 

This album was a class I recently taught at Timeless Treasures. This class was all about laying the foundation, and adding a few details. I was very happy that this year, my album was completed before the start of the season. However, I was not able to add my snapshots until after Christmas. I am okay with that, and as I am adhering our stories, it makes me so happy to see the transformation of the album.

I am going to share two sets of photos. One set will be the foundation, and the second set will be with my snapshots. I did have to do a little bit of moving things around.  Some days we had two events happening on the same day. There were also a couple of days, I failed to take a snapshot. It is taking shape, and I have more than enough to document our Christmas.

I did have too put limitations on myself, because I wanted to use a lot of my snapshots. However, with all the dimension in my book, it is not possible.  So I picked my favorites, and some that sparked a memory. One thing I did notice is that I did not take any photos of myself or Steve. I think there are only a couple. This simply made me aware that it is all about my children! LOL  December, for us is a very busy month. We have class parties, class concerts, Cheer parties, Macie's Birthday, decorating the tree, etc. So next year, photographing Steve, and I is a priority.(:
Now, since the foundation was planned, I was able to go back, and add a little bit more detail to my pages. I am a huge fan of stamping! You will see this technique over, and over in my album. Stamping, and inking is an easy way to add detail, and simply character  to your projects. 

Inside Cover:
before:

after:

I added a bit more detail to my inside cover, and  the tag is different in the second snapshot. Due to popularity of the class, product was sold out. I had to substitute a few things. I gave my original to one of the lovely ladies in the class. 
 

I chose to begin my album with Christmas poem, and a snapshot of my children. I love this snapshot because it reminds me of the "new" red shirts they receive for the season, and of course, the must have item when decorating the tree.....Santa Hats.
foundation of day one & two:

Day One:


detail of day one:


This stayed the same, but I simply added a few elements. I do keep all of my Christmas Embellishments together. It makes it so easy to simply look into one drawer, and see new items I had forgotten.
before:

Day two & day three:



detail of vellum Christmas Carol image:

This vellum page is an addition to my album. Once I begin creating, I love adding more detail when I can. I ended up moving the 6x6 felt to another section of the album.
Day four:
 
The snapshot of Charlie Brown was added, because he was the ending to my children's Christmas Concerts.
Foundation day seven & eight:


Beginning of day five:

detail of day five:


This page protector was originally in the back of the album. We had two events on the same day, so I moved it here. I will probably add another one to the back, too.
more day five:

Here I added the 6x6 felt to this section.
more day five, and beginning of day six:

Day six, & seven:

I added the manilla card. I did not have a snapshot for this day. However, I knew the following had to be added! Roman was being a little naughty, so I wanted to capture his sweet face!

foundation of day eight:


Day 8:

Beginning of day nine:

I ended up moving the acrylic insert with the Christmas tree to here. 

The white lace cardstock is an addition to the book. I love, love this snapshot of Miss Macie. It is out of focus, but I love it anyway. I did add a blur action to the outside edges.
foundation day nine:


day 10:



Thank you for taking a peek at my album. I know this was a very long post! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me. I love reading your comments, and I do appreciate your visit to my blog.

I hope to be back by the end of the week with the rest of my album. I do have a few assignments that need my attention, and I am also not feeling well. So I hope to be better soon!!

Just one more thank you for all the lovely comments on my Christmas Tags!!! Wow, I cannot believe how many commented!!! You are all too sweet!

Have a great evening,


 

Pink Paislee Featured Artist {2011}

I wanted to share some exciting news with you! I have been a big fan of Pink Paislee, and their amazing product! I could not believe it when I read the email yesterday!!! Yes, I am a tad bit surprised, and so very happy to be one of their featured artists!  Thank you Pink Paislee!!! {Click here} to see the full announcement, and to see their stellar design team for the New Year!!!

Also, a very big thank you for all the wonderful comments from the My Mind's Eye Blog Hop!!! I cannot believe how many of you were kind of enough to leave comments! The Hop is still in full swing, so there is still time to win!!! 
I will be back tomorrow with my December Daily album. I am enjoying the lazy days with my family! My husband is home today, so I want to spend as much time as possible before he has to go back to work!

Have a wonderful day!!!

 

Update on December Daily

Good morning!

I had such a great time teaching my Christmas December Daily last night! I am happy to write that everyone completed their books!!  Woohooo!!! Two of the women are going to join me  for the next scheduled class on December 11, to add a few more "details." I look forward to seeing you! 
I have a full morning, but I wanted to let those that were interested in my class, that I have decided to kit ten more albums!

As of this morning, there is a wait list of six, so there are four kits available.  If you are interested please call the store at (949)888-7151 or email me at [email protected].  
I will be back later with the winner of the fabulous Fancy Pants "LoveBirds" Collection.
Have a great day!

this & that

It is beginning to feel like Christmas! I have been busy working, on kitting my Christmas December Daily Class!  My first class is scheduled for tomorrow, so I may be quiet on here(; Tomorrow, I will be completing the instructions, and the photographing. The fun part will begin at Timeless Treasures, as we glitter, ink. stamp, stitch, etc.

I have a jumpstart on my foundation, and can add detailed embellishing, as I adhere our snapshots, beginning December 1st! I love, love mini albums! A chunky treasure mixed with fabulous Christmas goodies, makes me very happy!

Here is a peek at some of the details of the class:

(This is just a snippet of some of the items in my book.) 

I know some of you have expressed interest in my album, and I truly appreciate this!! Unfortunately, I did not order enough product for extra kits. However, if you would like to be put on the waiting list, in case someone cancels, please call (949)888-7151 or feel free to email me.

Okay, this weekend I hope to find time to begin on my next Christmas Project:

This snapshot simply makes me smile! 

I hope you have a wonderful day!!! A big thank you to all those who left comments on yesterday's post! You are all so kind, and your comments made my day!

Hugs,

p.s. there is still time to be entered in the Fancy Pants Giveaway(:

Christmas December Daily {2010}

Good morning! The winds are blowing fiercely on this Veteran's Day. I woke up to the gate door slamming against the wall. With the time change, now I find myself awake around 5:30 am. A rarity for me, but it does help to get a jumpstart on children's lunches. However, on this chilly morning, the winds were too loud, that  I was awake at 4am. It is going to be a long day!

Today, I thought I would share a sneak peek of my upcoming class at Timeless Treasures. It is my 2010 Christmas December Daily. If you are familiar with the talented Ali Edwards, she is the inspiration behind my album. She also has a Question & Answer post on the concept of the December Daily you can read,by {clicking here}. I created an album last year, pretty late into the season. However, I am ready to fill the pages with our daily happenings of Christmastime. I love the magic of Christmas! Of course, I love the glitter, the snowflakes, Starbucks, baking cookies, visiting Santa, revisiting special ornaments, and decking the halls! However, the true meaning is to commemorate the birth of Jesus. My children are old enough to understand, and during the month of December this plays a huge role in our everyday. 

Here are a few sneak peeks of my book documenting December 1-25:

"Christmas December Daily" {2010}


This book measures 6x9, and is filled with page, after page of The Girls Paperie Tinsel & Twig! With a few additions from Anna Griffith, My Mind's Eye, and the Noel collection from Teresa Collins, tucked inside.





What is Christmas without a little bling?

I think this page is one of my favorites. I love the image of St. Nick.


As you can kind of see from this image, my album is filled with lots of holiday goodies. I used Canvas sheets, glitter, tucked in sweet tags & envelopes, transparencies, lots of embossing, and of course, a whole lot of Stamping! 

There are four kits remaining for my class. Here are the details:

"Christmas 2010" December Daily 2010

If you have heard of Ali Edwards, then you are probably familiar with the December Daily Album!  The December Daily is an album documenting all of your special moments through the holiday season. Join me as we document December 1-25 all tucked inside a 6x9 chipboard album. I packed many techniques in this book, and we will be creating with the Girl's Paperie, Tinsel & Twig. We will be playing with inking, stamping, canvas, transparencies, and felt as we lay out the foundation of your album. This album will be filled with your family's traditions, and one you reach for at the Christmas season.
 

Time:
 

November 11 6-11

 & 

December 18 10-2

Supplies: Basic Scrapbooking Kit, paper piercer with mat, favorite black ink, brayer, paper trimmer, glitter glue, pop dots, glue dots, exacto knife, or sanding block, cropadile, wet wipes, needle

Price: $55.00

If you  cannot make the class, kits are available. Please call the store at (949)888-7151, or feel free to email me. All kits will come with snapshots of the project, and filled with lots of different textures!

I will share my completed album after my classes. Thanks for taking a peek of my project, and hope you are staying warm! Grab a Starbucks if you can! I plan too, around 10am(:



 

 

Christmas in July {December Daily Album}

I have loved seeing all the peeks of upcoming Holiday Collections! I have seen so many fabulous Christmas projects, too. Yes, it is that time......Christmas in July! (Christmas is five months away!!) This year is really flying by at a record speed for me! However, I love the holidays!!! Halloween, and Christmas are tied for my favorite time of year. (So with that said......)
I am hoping to go to a crop this evening, so I have decided to take My December Daily Album.This album was  inspired by the talented, Ali Edwards.  I love her blog! it is full of inspiration!!! She is one amazing artist!
Here is a little peek of mine:


Now, off to gather my album, and scrapbook items, so I can actually work!!! I tend to socialize, but I love being with friends!
Enjoy your evening!!!