Day 16 - Documenting December

Last week the lovely Michelle from The Stamp Spot suggested to the DT to include some specific journalling around 14 for 2014. The idea being to include 14 items in whatever theme you wanted on day 14. Well, it's day 16 so I obviously missed the 14th, but that happens. However, I love the idea of a  year in review so I have done it today. Today has ended up being a one pager in my DD album with no photos.

The day card is a gorgeous piece of bokeh vellum from the teal kit. I added the doily, numbers and wood veneer stars from the main kit. The large star I covered with gold glitter washi.

The top card is lift up flap. The outside is kraft card with washi from the teal kit and stickers from the main kit. I added a gold foil word cut with my Silhouette.

The inside of the flap is vellum where I have written the first 12 things.

Between the vellum & the photo behind I have created a file card from white card. I have written the final 3 things on this card and then placed it backwards in the pocket - ie so it can't be seen through the vellum. There is a washi covered tab sticking out the top indicating that there could be something more in there. However, my more personal journalling is on this card so I'm not really fussed if people don't pull it out.

I really enjoyed the process of looking back over the year. I initially was worried I wouldn't have enough to write for 14 things. I ended up with 15 and could have written more. Thanks so much Michelle for the prompt :-)

Thanks for stopping by to check my DD progress. For more inspiration, check out Michelle from The Stamp Spot and also the other awesome DT members:

Stacey-Lee Collis

Beck Holder

Melinda Sweetman

Amanda Horne 

Bernii Miller 

Beth Patfull

Kirsteen Young

Amanda Miller

Have a fabulous day.

Let's Start!

Okay, so my first post... And we're away!

This weeks project has been getting my birthday invites finished & sent out.  Only 4 weeks to go, better get on it if I want anyone to come.

I was inspired by this gorgeous card from Jamie Pate... just love her stuff. Aaarrrggghhh - can't find Jamie's gorgeous card to link it now, of course.  Anyway, this is how my invite ended up.

As well as making something pretty, I really wanted to use up some papers from my stash... I have a love affair with patterned paper.  And I'm a hoarder :-/

I used Heidi Swapp's colour shine & chevron stencil for the top layer.  The cards with Kaisercraft Picked Pear matched with the Chartruese colour shine and the cards with the Basic Grey paisley patterned paper were matched with the Citron colour shine.

And to make the most of the colour shine I placed one sheet under the stencil and sprayed.  Then I placed another sheet over the top of the stencil, added a piece of paper towel on top & rolled with my brayer.  And (as my 4yo would say) Hey Presto - two sheets done with the spray of one!  Everyone loves a bonus!

    

I finished the card off with some cut files from my Silhouette Cameo - forty, the heart & the potty girl.  Made some flags from the paper scraps to layer under the heart & potty girl. Part of a doily was used in the top left corner with some black ribbon tied in a double bow.

Inside I had pre-printed the party details using a subway format which I created on publisher.

Hope you have a fabulous Friday.

Gabby