First December Daily

Hi! I'm so excited to share with you today my first December Daily page! I've been wanting to do one of these mini albums for the past few years but I never get it together on time. This year it looks like I'm going to see my dream come true!

Here's my first page! I'm using an adorable book binder cover that I purchased on Etsy a couple years ago. One of these days , I'll have to take a picture of it. The gal who made it used the hard cover of an old book, took out the pages and added a binder ring mechanism.

I'm using October Afternoon's 'Very Mery'collection of patterned papers.

The first entry is about our Advent calendar that Christopher opens every day throughout December. This little wooden cabinet is filled with 24 little drawers that we put ornaments, candy, money or activities in.

For the date and journaling, I added a couple tags to the top binder ring. The details of the page include snowflake embossing, Spellbinders scalloped circle die cut, a hand zigzag stitched boarder and baker's twinefrom Martha Stewart.

I have another holiday crafty share, a card I created with a new digital kit from Two Peas in a Bucket.

Jen Martakis designed this 'Snowy Day'kit and I had to have this little bird! He's just to darn cute with his winter hat that I added glitter to.

Thank you so much for your visit today! Tomorrow I plan to announce the winner of the snowflake accent giveaway and hopefully I'll keep up with the December Daily and have another page to share. Have a great day! :) Kathy

Two of a Kind

Happy to have you stop by! :) I have a scrapbook page to share with you created with a new digital kit from Two Peas in a Bucket.

The kit is called 'The Bestiest'by new designer Lauren Reid. This kit is ideal for all your BFF projects and those folks you know who are joined at the hip like my husband and son! Christopher adores his dad and wants to be with him every second. These photos were taken on our annual trip to the pumpkin patch this year.

One of my favorite elements in the kit is the pair of birds I used as a template for hand stitching. Aren't they fun? You know what they say, birds of a feather flock together! :)

Well, today is the last day of November and last night I started putting the pages together for our December Daily! Yikes! Nothing like waiting until the last minute! I've wanted to create one of these holiday albums for years, but I always forget to prepare before December 1st and then it just doesn't get done. The Christmas before last I even bought a darling handmade mini album cover for our December Daily project and still didn't make it! So, this year, as busy as things are, I'm determined to create one!

I've decided to use October Afternoon's 'Very Merry'collection. I love the vintage feel and color palette of this line! I created the date circle in Print Master...an old program I've used for many years. To cut out the  date circles, I'm using my trusty Wizard die cut machine with Spellbinders dies.

Thank you for spending a little time on me old blog today! Tomorrow I have a free download for you and project sample! Hope you have a swell day! :) Kathy