Yes, I know it is 2014, but I'm just finishing up the last few touches to my December Dailies Christmas Album for last year. For the cover I used the Warm Holiday Fun set for the jingle bells, Stitched Chevy Dies for the banner flags, and for the sentiments, A Day in December stamp set. Also, the zigzag border stripe is from the Fun Stitched Edges die set.
When I finally got the hubs to get down the Christmas decorations from the rafters in the garage, he had a little mishap and I had to replace one of my containers. oops! For this page I used several MCT sets. The journaling cards are cut from the 3x4 card die, ornaments from Warm Holiday Fun, cute tiny banner from the 4x4 Journaling and More die set and speech bubble die. The album, pocket pages, and papers are all by Simple Stories.
But a couple of weeks later, we received a call from my sis-in-law. MIL would not live to see another Christmas. Well, I set forth scheduling a flight for the hubs to help out with arrangements and be there with his sibs for mom's service. It was a quiet Christmas being home by myself, and needless to say, I didn't feel much like finishing my book after that. Now it is completed and I'm working on this year's album. :)
Thanks for spending some time on my blog this week, thank you for all your lovely comments, and best of luck in the prize drawings!! I hope you've been inspired to create lots of heartfelt homemade creations for the holidays.
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Love, love, love your Christmas album!
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Your Christmas album really looks nice! Sorry about your mom in law. God bless all. TFS Linda adnilttoh@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteSorry about your MIL; Cherish the memories you had, and I love the cover!!!! Praying for your family!!!
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Your December Daily 2013 cover turned out awesome super great ideas. Love your pics and your mishap story have to say I did LOL you do tell great story and sorry to hear about your 2013 Christmas but what a sweetheart of a gal you are to have done that you made it much easier for your hubby to deal with everything. Thanks for sharing and Have a very Merry Christmas. YOU so ROCK!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful album cover! Blessings to you and your family this Christmas season! dar.sieb at gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your photo pages with us. Love the cover and the banners you used. 66cricket@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteCute album cover! Sorry about your mother-in-law
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Sorry to hear of your loss, especially so close to the holidays. Great cards!
ReplyDeleteYour cover is beautiful! Love the sweet little banner!
ReplyDeleteFab cover Shar...I've never done a Dec daily...kudos!
ReplyDeleteLove this cover! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cover!!!! I am so sorry for your loss!!!
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What a beautiful project, sure to be treasured forever. :)
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Very pretty cover, nice treasure.
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love the banner
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Great album, a treasured memory when those we love are no longer here to hug. Thank you for a week of great ideas.
ReplyDeleteI love your album cover and seeing a glimpse inside it. It looks beautiful and how fun to be able to look back on Christmas pasts. I can understand why you didn't finish this up until now, but you and your hubby will have warm memories looking back at this. So sad that your MIL isn't around any longer, but memories like this are so awesome to have to keep their memories alive. Hugs, Brenda
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Your page is perfect. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSorry for your loss. I hope this Christmas will be filled with love and hugs. It will be a hard one but try to remember the wonderful memories of her.
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Great album and it isn't easy to scrapbook sad memories but very helfpul in the grieving process. Hope you have a wonderful holiday this season with family. TFS mghowell8@msn.com
ReplyDeleteShar ~ Well your cover for you DD turned out AMAZING!! LOVE all the details and papers! Plus all the products you used!! I was so sad for you all last year and will keep you in my thoughts and prayers! EEK ~ the pictures are simply AWESOME too! AMAZING projects all week!
ReplyDeleteLove your album cover and page. So sorry about your MIL.
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So sorry for your loss. Your page is absolutely beautiful and I am sure it will be forever treasured!
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WOW-I can't believe you have your December Daily done for this year, no less next year. So sorry for your loss, but I'm encouraged to see you included a remembrance to your MIL in your book. We lost the beloved patriarch of our family this (my FIL) year. I will definitely honor him in my December Daily book.
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Loved the way you used your banner dies! . . . so cute!
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ReplyDeleteExtremely pretty!!!!!
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So sorry for your loss, but I know that the tribute will be treasured. A wonderful showcase...
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Sorry for your loss and it is always harder when it is around the holidays. Glad you finished your album.
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Heres hoping Shar you and your Hubby have a better Christmas this year sorry you both had to go thru that last year. TFS your project with us and glad you finally got to finish it.
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Thanks for sharing your Christmas daily from last year. Hope this year you have great memories to fill your 2014 daily. ogdendoll@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cover to your album and thanks for sharing your memories from last year! Hoping that this year's Christmas is a GREAT one!!!
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Very festive. Love the banners across your album. Thanks for all of the great inspiration.
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Beautiful cover for the album. Sorry about the accident with the boxes. Hope hubs is OK.
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Cute banner. Now it's time to start on this years album :)
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Love the banner. Doesn't matter when you finished your album.
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Seriously GORGEOUS!! Love it!
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You've had quite the year~ I'm glad you have been able to spend time with family and friends. your projects are gorgeous as always!
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I love this and the colors are my favorite. Thanks for a great week
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Love it! Great job! queenbee.speigle@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this very pretty project. Love it
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Lovely project, a true labor of love.
ReplyDeleteGreat album and pages. I hope this year will be much better for your whole family. Thank you for your work posting your beautiful projects...they are such an inspiration...not only for this week but all of your posts. I always enjoy seeing what everyone makes.
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A lot of great ideas! Want to try them all.
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love scrapbooking!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I love your scrapbooking project, TFS.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely and creative way to keep your family memories. Thanks for sharing!
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Wonderful album, I love the banner... Glad you were able to finish up last years and hope you have a much better Christmas this year
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I love your album. It turned out so pretty!!
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Love your album, makes me wanna make some covers for some journals I have.
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I Love the Christmas album you created!! All of the different dies and stamps perfectly combine together!
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Very nice album page and cover using My Creative Time dies and stamps. So sorry for your loss.
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Beautiful album!! Love how C&S is!
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Lovely Christmas album. I hope your Christmas this year is filled with lots of love and happiness. :)
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great Album....I have to try one of these soon. Thank you for sharing!
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