handmade:modern by elizabeth rosemond (the blog)

december daily twentyeleven | the rest

As promised, I'm back to show you the rest of my 2011 December Daily album! This will be short and sweet, as this project has lost a little of its luster given that we're mid-way through January (already!) and I'm currently obssessed with Project Life.

Day twenty-two:

My mother-in-law (don't forget, we're in New Orleans at this point) surprised the little girls by taking them to see Cirque Dreams Holidaze:

On the left side, I printed 4 wallet sized photos (taken by Grandma) onto one page with my Selphy. I topped it off with a charcoal number spot and a few word strips from Cosmo Cricket.

On the right side, I used part of my Birchbox packaging as a base. I journaled on it with my extra fine white Sharpie :)

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Day twenty-three:

The 23rd was my Mother-in-Law's birthday. We headed out to Ruth's Chris in downtown New Orleans to celebrate.

Ugh, please forgive the glare. On the left is a full-page photo of the birthday lady. I glued a vintage ruffle (I think it's from an old Kenner Road kit) on the edge and spelled out "Happy Birthday" with Authentique letter stickers (love those!).

I punched holes into a small glassine envelope to hold my journaling (the tag is by Jennifer Pebbles). I used a number spot by Every Jot & Tittle. 

Here is the full spread inside the journal. On the opposite side I have a photo of all of us, but for some reason I don't have a single clear photo of it. I think I may have to check the settings on my camera, I've been having some trouble with photo quality lately.

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Day twenty-four:

My stepdaughter had to return home to Houston to spend Christmas with her Mom's side of the family, so we decided to celebrate on Christmas Eve morning. Super fun!

I was having so much fun living in the moment (my in-laws so loved having all four of the grandkids on Christmas) that I only took a few photos, and they were all funky. LOL!

On the left side is a white cardstock base. I cut out the stockings from some Dear Lizzy Christmas patterned paper, then stitched them down to create a stocking garland. The page is finished off with a kraft tree, peacock number spot, letter stickers and a strip of washi tape.

On the right side is another sheet of wallet sized photos with a Dear Lizzy Christmas Bloom right in the middle.

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Day twenty-five:

Christmas Day!

We headed to the Hyatt Regency for Christmas Brunch. It was awesome (and the kids were great!), but I really didn't take any photots. Luckily, I got some great shots of the kids before we left.

When I assembled this page, I used a sheet of vellum to cover the photo then placed a #25 badge (by Jennifer Pebbles) on top :

On the left side I heat embossed "Merry Christmas" (from an old Martha Stewart stamp set) with clear Versamark; I journaled right underneath.

I just realized that I didn't take a photo of this spread inside the journal. Oh well...it's finished!

I never regret participating in December Daily, but I'm always super happy when it's done and I can put all of my holiday crafts away :)

xo,

e

 

 

december daily twentyeleven | day nineteen & day twenty-one

Sometimes it's fun to look back and see something completely random in my December Daily. Enter day nineteen :)

"Domino" by Jessie J has been rocking my world lately (see her video below):

I took an iPhone photo while the song was playing in my car. Then, I stitched a rounded scrap of kraft paper on top, complete with a charcoal number spot.

On the left side, I used washi tape to hold my journaling = a text conversation I had with my teenager about how much Iove this song:

In hindsight, I would have taken a screen shot from my phone of our texts. I was being a little lazy though :) 

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On December 21, we headed out to New Orleans to surprise my mother-in-law for her birthday (which is the 23rd):

I didn't include a single word of journaling on this day; I felt the message came across clearly :)

On the right, I printed out a map that included Plano and New Orleans. I then used gray embroidery thread to stitch our driving route.

On the left, I got a little crafty (look out!). I used teal ink to stamp, then emboss my letters (using theseawesome Amy Tangerine Thickers). After sticking the Thickers to the kraft paper, I sprayed everything with two different Mister Hueys (calico white and classic calico).

You may have noticed that I skipped day twenty. Uh, yeah. When I was taking photos, I realized that I left the entire day out completely. Since I adhered days nineteen and twenty-one together, there wasn't an easy way to get day twenty back in. Totally ok with me :)

Enjoy the day! This is the last day that everyone (husband and kiddos) will be home, so I'm going to try to make the most of it :)

xo,

e

 

december daily twentyeleven | day seventeen & day eighteen

I'm back with some progress on my December Daily! My journal is almost done, so I should be able to wrap up these posts by mid-week. Yes!

On the 17th, I took the teen and both babies to the mall. I LOATHE shopping, but it had to be done.

On the left side, I mounted a 3x4 photo to plain cardstock. Right next to it is another cute journaling card by Jennifer Pebbles.

On the right side is another 3x4 photo with letter stickers (spelling "Mall Rats") and a large number spot from every jot and tittle. 

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On the 18th, my stepdaughter came to visit us for a week:

On the left side is a simple sheet of lined paper, short journaling and a holiday badge from Jennifer Pebbles. On the right, are two photos of Madision and Michael (he loves his big sister!):

I printed these photos side-by-side with my Selphy (love that feature). Right on top is another large journaling spot and a sticker strip from Cosmo Cricket. 

One last look:

Now that the new year is upon us, I'm getting very anxious to finish this journal!! Have a great day :)

xo,

e

 

december daily twentyeleven | day sixteen

On Friday December 16, I did a little holiday shopping while Sade was finishing up the last of her finals at school. I decided to do a little shopping for myself as well :)

On the left is a full size photo (with white border) of my goodies (a few books, a monogram ornament and some bowls from Anthro):

On the top, I added a few holiday sticker strips from Cosmo Cricket.

Opposite the photo, I used a 4bar white envelope from Paper Source. I journaled on the envelope flap and attached my number spot and a Grungeboard rectangle. My Anthro recipts are inside.

I have exactly three more days until my husband goes back to work. I plan on taking full advantage; I'm going to plow through the rest of my journal so that I can pack it up when I put all of my holiday stuff back in the garage.

Fingers crossed!

xo,

e

december daily twentyeleven | day fourteen & day fifteen

We are currently enroute from New Orleans to Dallas, but I pre-scheduled this post - multitasking at its finest!

Day fourteen:

On the 14th, my new Project Life stuff was delivered (I bought the Clementine Core Kit and the Clementine Cardstock)! Even though my 2011 Project Life attempt was a complete failure, I'm excited to get started for 2012. I'll share a little more about my experience later this week.

I ended up with two full page spreads for this single day, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

On the left side, I used washi tape to attach an iPhone photo to a sheet of Dear Lizzy Christmas cardstock:

On the right side is a Paper Source 4bar note card in Peacock. 

I placed "PL12" onto a medium white shipping tag, then stapled everything to the card with my Tiny Attacher. 

On the backside, is a kraft holiday tree with a charcoal number spot topper.

My journaling is on a sheet of lined paper, opposite the card:

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On the 15th, we headed Whiskey Cake (a local, new to us, restaurant) for Corey's holiday work party. 

I may or may not have pilfered one of their coasters. They were made from squares of currogated cardboard - I couldn't resist :)

On the backside I attached a sweet holiday tag from Jennifer Pebbles' Awesome Christmas line of goodies (her holiday products have sold out, but you can check out the rest of her shop here).  I tried to get a close-up of this page, but a clear photo just wasn't meant to be. Not even in natural light.

Have a great Tuesday! We had an amazing visit in New Orleans, but I can't wait to get home. We left the majority of the kids' gifts at home (to maximize space in the car). I think we're going to have a few happy babies on our hands!

xo,

e

 

december daily twentyeleven | day ten & day eleven

Hello Monday! Hello days ten and eleven :)

December 10 was the night of my dear friend Lisa's annual holiday party (she lives across the street from our house in Seattle). It was awesome to be able to attend in person!

I printed a bunch of tiny party photos on my Selphy and glued six of them down onto cardstock. I then stitched a few journaling lines with fuschia thread.

On the other side, I printed out a 4x6 photo of me and my new friend Renee:

I placed a peacock number spot on top of a Dear Lizzie Christmas tag, then stitched the tag directly onto the photo. Super simple!

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On December 11th I spent the whole day with Lisa, which meant I kept peeking across the street at my beloved house (which we still own). Naturally, I took a photo :)

I also shopoped at Trader Joe's for the first time since we moved (no Trader Joe's in Texas). 

I cut this tag off of a cloth shopping bag I purchased. Detailed journaling is on the back:

Opposite the tag is another scrap from the In & Out Burger bag that I used here. 

I punched a tree out of some real wood paper (I can't remember where I got it!) and used a peacock number spot as a tree topper :)

A few days ago I was a little worried that my December Daily is "behind". I had to let that go...BIG TIME. Between the 4 kids (my stepdaughter arrived yesterday!), shipping out last minute shop orders and prepping for a long road trip, holiday crafting has definitely taken a back seat. I'm totally OK with that. I'm aiming for a stress free holiday :)

xo,

e

december daily twentyeleven | day eight & day nine

Days eight and nine were both completed while I was sitting in a big comfy chair at SeaTac airport. I love crafting on the road; I'm also glad I lugged my Selphy along so that I could print photos away from home.

Hello December 8:

This is the day I picked up our photo calendars at Costco. I use this awesome + simple template by Paislee Press. They were a huge hit with my friends and family last year, so I was excited that Liz offered templates again this year.

On the right side, I used the proof sheet from Costco as a base. At the top are letter stickers from Authentique (I only grabbed one sheet of these from Ben Franklin - totally regretting that I didn't buy more). On the bottom right corner, is a flower that I cut from a sheet of Dear Lizzy Christmas paper.

On the left is a striped sheet of Dear Lizzy Christmas paper. I journaled on a vintage Rolodex card and added a number spot toward the bottom. Once I returned home, I stitched the Rolodex card to the patterned paper.

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December 9th was the day I arrived in Seattle.

On the right side, is sheet of Dear Lizzy Christmas paper with a 4 bar envelope in Strawberry. I attached the number spot with my Tiny Attacher.

I shoved all of my receipts from the day (and from 2 different airports) inside the envelope.

Some quick journaling and my baggage claim sticker (attached with washi tape) are on the left side.

My dear friends Julie & Michel picked me up at the airport. Michel took a photo of Julie & me at dinner, but I totally forgot to have her send it to me. I'll be sure to stick it in between the pages as soon as she does :)

xo,

e

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com

december daily twentyeleven | day six & day seven

For the next few days, I will likely be combining past December Daily entries (mostly from my trip to Seattle) as well as posting current entries :) 

I think I mentioned in my last post that I have an "extra" page in my journal somehow. As a result, page placement may be a little wacky until I can make up for it later on.

I punched a star out of a sheet of vellum; underneath of a photo of some artwork Lauryn brought home from school (a menorah made from her little handprints. cute!).

On top of the photo is a graph paper star and a peacock number spot. 

On the back, I quickly journaled about how pleased we are that Lauryn's school is teaching that Christmas isn't the only holiday to be celebrated this time of year.

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Day seven is short and sweet:

I got my first haircut since moving to Dallas nine months ago. Way overdue!

Have a great night!

xo,

e

 

december daily twentyeleven | day five

Day five coming your way :)

I'm not sure how, but I have a blank page in my journal between days four and five. I have so much going on, so I'm a little spacy!

The left side is decorated simply: kraft cardstock, paper doily, a strip of washi tape and a Dear Lizzy holiday flower

On the right side is a 4x6 photo sleeve that I trimmed to fit a photo and five vellum stars:

(sorry for the subpar photo)

I have a window with a sweet sill in the entrance to my studio. I decorated it with some of my favorite holiday decorations. Here's a better shot:

On the flip side of the photo is scrap of Dear Lizzy Christmas paper and a large chipboard number 5:

The blog will be a little December Daily heavy for the next day or so. I leave town on Friday, and I definitely want to make sure I'm caught up before I go :)

xo, 

e

december daily twentyeleven | day four

I finally took some daytime photos!

A look a the left side:

Peacock note card, paper doily, Dear Lizzy Christmas tag, charcoal number spot and a carnival ticket are all layered on top of a sheet of kraft cardstock. I think the clear plastic star on a stick might be from an old Kenner Road kit.

On the right side, I attached my Instagram photo to a sheet Dear Lizzy christmas paper with some washi tape. Super simple.

In the middle of the spread, I trimmed a small glassine bag (included in the kit) with pinking shears and punched holes so it would fit in my journal:

I traced a holiday tree onto a medium sized shipping tag, then handstitched it in dark pink. I used my Tiny Attacher to attach the tag to the glassine bag. The "joy" number spot (adhered with a foam dot) hides the tiny staples.

Using my tag punch, I punched a tag from a sheet of graph paper (from an old Moleskine notebook) to hold my journaling. Since the tag was way too small for the glassine bag, I decided to give it a leash :)

The bakers twine keeps the little tag permanently attached to the glassine bag.

Have a great night!

xo, 

e 

 

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com