Day 2 - Documenting December 2014

Right, so, it's the 3rd and this is all about Day 2. I'm obviously behind - ALREADY! What can I say... my sister had a baby & a visit to hold the precious little girl was in order, of course. Her big brother {almost 3} just adores her already, it's so wonderful to see.  And don't bother asking, more kids are so not happening for me.  Two is my perfect number :-)

Okay, let's get onto what my album is looking like.  As you know, I'm on the totally awesome DT team for The Stamp Spot and am using the main (gold), teal & red kits for my December Daily.

The day pocket is Teresa Collins paper from the Tinsel & Co range.  The number, vellum star and wood veneer are from the main kit. The paper clip & red label stamp are funnily enough from the red add on kit.  I stamped and red embossed the vellum star.  I like this pocket, it's simple but bright.

The 6 x 4 paper is from the main kit and I added some punched hearts from a piece of gold foil, also from the main kit.  A gorgeous little heart stamp using the gold ink from the kit finishes off the card.

At the top our somewhat reserved elf also made an appearance on a piece of white cardstock with the writing using the gold pen from the main kit.

Now for the other side...

The kids are doing their letters to Santa.  Zac is using the great printable I got from the Pinterest page of Stacey-Lee Collis (another DT member).  Hannah chose to type her letter but since she's only 5 and can't read/write/spell yet the letter is pretty much open to interpretation.  I'll fill in her printable later and post them to Santa.  I'll also copy the letters (and the typed pages!) to include in this album.

The title card, letter/word stickers, washi & sequin star are from the main kit.  I added a Heidi Swapp Project Life stamp and also a coloured rhinestone to the star.  The journalling card and gold pen are also from the main kit.

And together in my album they look like this...

Thanks for coming by to check out my DD progress.  I'm really liking how it's looking with photos in there.  And I am extra grateful for all the work I did in November creating my foundation pages.  Already that is proving a god send.

Want some more inspiration?  Check out what The Stamp Spot and other DT members are up to:

Tanya Watson

Stacey-Lee Collis

Beck Holder

Melinda Sweetman

Amanda Horne 

Bernii Miller 

Beth Patfull

Kirsteen Young

Amanda Miller

Have a great afternoon.

Documenting December - Foundation Pages

It's all go now for Documenting December.  Below are some of my foundation pages which I have created for The Stamp Spot Documenting December DT.  I'm somewhat ready for December to hit.   This is my first December Daily and I'm pretty excited.  I'm *hoping* that all my preparation will make for fairly smooth *yes, I say that loosely* scrapping in December.

I'm using the main - gold, white & kraft - kit as well as the red & teal add on kits.

Some pictures of my foundation pages:

Cover Page: This is my cover page. The photo is my focal point and I worked around that. I used a 6x8 page protector that I machine stitched into different pockets.

This is my cover page. The photo is my focal point and I worked around that. I used a 6x8 page protector that I machine stitched into different pockets, really wanted the shaker pocket!  This page is all from the TSS kit except the glitter red card at the top.  I have covered the button on the tag with washi from the red kit.

Day 8:

 This page is all from the TSS main kit.  Michelle created the 'joy' vellum card and the gorgeous shaker card. On the last card I have added a gold paper clip and used a Heidi Swapp PL stamp on a tag.  The number is also from the TSS kit.

Day 9:

 

All of the cards on this page come from the TSS kit and are from the Teresa Collins Tinsel & Co collection.  I have stamped a Kellie Stamps sentiment on the tree and added a gold foil and wood veneer star at the top.  On the 'believe' card I have coloured the letters using Heidi Swapp gold colour shine.

Day 22:

Apart from stamps, this page is all from the TSS kit.  The card on the top right is a piece of vellum which Michelle had already gold embossed.  I just added some Heidi Swapp stamps. And of course it will be a happy day - it's December!  The oval card started off as a sticker then I sprinkled some talcum powder on the back to remove the tack. I used my craft knife on a piece of gold washi to trim it to be thin washi.  I stamped the gold stars on the tag and added some gold/white twine and some sequins.  Lastly I have mounted the 'twinkle' sticker.  I'm really happy with how the oval pocket turned out.

Day 24:

All of these cards are from the TSS main kit.  The reindeers are a piece of printed acetate with washi & a sticker added.  The number card has a white cardstock base with washi tape across the corner.  I have used Heidi Swapp gold colour shine on the doily and also edged it with the gold ink from the kit.  The burlap piece I printed on with my inkjet printer (check out my tutorial) and I have machine stitched a piece of gold ribbon on the bottom.

Day 10:

 

The pocket card was created by Michelle and is from the TSS teal kit.  I have created a tag from white cardstock and added washi from the kit to the top.  The gold sticker is from the Freckled Fawn December Embellishment kit and the stamp is from Kellie Stamps.  On the outside of the pocket are enamel dots & a sticker from the kit.  The number is from the Freckled Fawn kit and under it is a washi covered die cut circle.  The other pocket is only that one circle on watercolour paper.  The stamp is from Kellie Stamps and I have used Tim Holtz distress markers to water colour the circle.  On the back of that circle is one of the TSS kit exclusive flairs.

Day 6:

  

I love the idea of being able to see through from one page to the next. To achieve this I'll be using lots of vellum, acetate and sequin pockets.  Another way I've done this is to sneak in a 4x4 page protector.To make it fit my album I've glued a piece of acetate along the spine and punched new holes.  It probably won't be the only one to make it into my album. :-)  The enamel dots, twine and vellum dot paper is from the TSS teal kit *and I just love it*.  The doily, stickers, tag and star sequin are from the TSS kit.  The stamp is from Heidi Swapp PL and the number from the Freckled Fawn kit.  I just love how this page looks.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my December Daily progress.  I'll keep you updated with more photos of my foundation pages and I'm planning *hoping* to blog at least every second day once December hits so keep checking back and I'll be posting to instagram so check that out too.

Also, keep  an eye on The Stamp Spot blog to be inspired by the foundation pages from the other DT members too.

Have a great day,