So I thought I'd share with you the stress free,fun way that I've now developed to make mine simple,quick and much more 'me'.
made some very simple backgrounds
most embellishments will be added later
I've then chosen a selection of journaling cards and embellishments.....all my christmas 'bits' live in one box.....so this is fairly quick to do.......unless you get sidetracked into admiring all the other festive loveliness,of course!!
Colours chosen to match the papers.....though I'm bound to occasionally go back to my main box for more variety!!
This whole process took just one evening......and also re-acquainted me with all my christmas stash.
And the reason my album can't be called a December Daily [though I do get added inspiration from Ali] is because I no longer feel obliged to make a page a day.....I make a page whenever I want to document something that has happened in our run up to Christmas.......or when one of Shimelle's prompts inspires me......plus one or two things I always like to have in there.......like one of my handmade cards......and our christmas tree [even though it doesn't change much each year].
I may stop at Boxing Day......if we decide to veg out in a comatose state for the rest of December.....or add more pages if we are overcome with energy and take part in all manner of exciting activities!!
Each page takes a few minutes to make......and is fun.....rather than a chore.
Oh......and the album starts with our first christmas related activity.....which was actually in November.....I've already made that page.....I'll be back with it tomorrow.
17 comments:
What a great way to document your December. I am doing a December Daily again this year and I really enjoyed it last year. I am glad that all my foundation pages are made as well :) Great looking pages you have there!
That DOES sound fairly stress-free Jacky...maybe I should try it your way!,
Alison xx
Sounds like the perfect solution and is already looking pretty great too
Kathyk
I think this would be best for me as well, thanks for sharing. I tried JYC 2 years but felt self inflicted pressure. Now I just add what I want along the way.
Such a great system. The first year I did a page every day and after that I have made a page just whenever and I always finish up on Christmas Day too so I can take a break for those lovely days after Christmas. I can't wait to see your album come together Jacky - you always know how to show Christmas a good time :)
I love your albums. I think prepping the album first is a great idea. With Thanksgiving being so late this year, it feels like Christmas is right here. I think I'll give it a try NEXT year. I will, for sure, be following your example!
Keeping it fluid is the key I think and not feeling obliged to make a page per day. I don't number the pages either, which I know a lot of folk do, that makes it easier to suit subject matter to pages when prepped in advance. Something I wouldn't normally do either. Have fun putting it together this month :o)
Your base pages are lovely, Jacky, and I really love the way you are approaching this project. I have never done a December album just because I always felt like I wouldn't have time. You're kind of convincing me otherwise...
Thanks so much for sharing and for stopping by my blog as well. How great that this is your 5th year with Journal Your Christmas.
It is so good to not get hung up on the detail Jacky. I like your approach. Like you the first year I stuck to Shimelle's prompts but have been taking amore personal approach since. Hoping to do it this year and to prepare my album tomorrow. Good luck with your pages and looking forward to seeing them as you complete.
Very clever. Since I'm digi now, I don't have many paper products anymore and I'm not of a mind to "figure out" how to convert this to digi. (although I know it should be really simple) I'm definitely going to keep this in mind however. Thanks for sharing.
I love what you are doing here!!
Like you I love my Christmas Journals. Every year I approach it a bit differently, but I always gather materials as you have. This year I'm adding them to my Project Life. I may miss having a separate album for this year, but we'll see when it's done.
What a wonderful way to make your December journal, so stress free and straightforward, and you can have fun adding those special photos now! Love this idea!
Happy December!
Helen x
I agree that preparing a bare bones album is the way to go, and it's so much fun to add the embellishments as I go along. I am trying to do a daily this year because I haven't done a photo-a-day or week-in-a-life recently, so I'm letting the album do double duty.
Rinda
This is going to be lovely ... your preparation and the go-with-the-flo idea feels very freeing, without the pressure of a page every day. I am looking forward to seeing more of how this grows!
Looks like you'll have another great album this year Jacky! I'm not doing JYC or DD this year, but I'm planning to do something simple with BPC's December Duos class. I'm going to document any Christmas activities on my blog.
I love this sentence in your post: I may stop at Boxing Day......if we decide to veg out in a comatose state for the rest of December.....or add more pages if we are overcome with energy and take part in all manner of exciting activities!!
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