as stated in a previous post, vintage theme is what is inspiring this year's edition for the most part. that 7 gypsies flocked paper is gorgeous. if you have any you know what i mean. my cover page is textured creme cardstock, with pin line for a frame. the christmas sticker is last year's making memories. using the rest of that stash throughout this book. the rub ons are basic grey, and the chipboard numbers are american craft. i stripped away the colored paper that was coloring the numbers originally, and then painted them in black, and finished with diamond glaze on the top.
day1:: a simple pattern paper block on the left. part of last years stash on the right: making memories die cut sheet, with a very old mm rubon on. i loved those. and the 'one' is from shabby chic crafts. i will probably place the days photo above the pattern paper, and then journal on the red.
day2:: one of my favorite pages because of the gathering of elements on the lower left. (remember you can click on the photo to enlarge) this is the other side of the die cut paper that has a piece of katie pertiet's la cremerie fraise cut to fit on top. the best wishes is 7gypsies. the '2' is from american crafts, this time i just left it with it's color. and i made the paper clip element by adhering the making memories epoxy sticker to the top of it before attaching the clip to the tag. the other side is simply a piece of paper from last years stash with rounded corners.
day4::more la cremerie and shabby chic crafts. the right side is jenni bowlin patterned paper. some of the pages are left fairly simple. the plan will be to of course add the photo, as well as a journaling block, and word stickers here and there.
day5::lots of stash on the elements page. the post card block is october afternoon i think from the road map collection. i stamped it with an old stampin up french text. (one of my all time favorite background stamps, now retired.) more mm stickers from last year, and that beautiful velvet trim is from a zany zinnia kit from much earlier in the year. i'm lovin' using up the stash!
day6::another simple page. pomegranate bazzill textured stock on the bottom with stampin up kraft on the top (you knew i would stick kraft in here somewhere.) the velvet ric rac is from last year's wip kit i think. the 6 is another shappy chic. the right side is newly acquired patterned paper...not remembering the manufacuter right now.
day7:: look familiar? day 7 is very much like the cover page. i decided instead of recreating every page from scratch to follow the pattern of the pages up to this point. this does not make them exactly alike, but at least i have a sketch, if you will, to work from going forward. i am happy with how this is working out.
day8::fairly self explanatory.
day9:: i love the pages with heavier embellishments. again, not every page is loaded, just a few of them. like little bursts of eye candy here and there.
i gesso'd the cover a couple of times, and then painted it in a manila acrylic. originally i was thinking i was going to offset the cover embellishment and be able to cover up the lettering indention that was on the cover. i nixed that idea and just turned the book around so it would be on the back instead.
here is the inside, before paint. i got a little giddy working on altering this notebook, as i was finding it was actually going to work.
the completed inside. using a kit from Katie Pertiet:: La Cremerie: Fraise Paper Pack, i papered the inside of the covers. deciding too that these papers would be the theme for the book, evoking a bit of a vintage feel. perfect!
7gypsies gaffer tape came in so very handy. it enabled me to cover under the mechanism where otherwise it would have been difficult to have painted and still look nice. i should have included a close up.
and here is the completed cover. just so very happy how it turned out. the bingo card is jenni bowlin. a basic grey rub-on is added to the top. a 7gypsies canvas tag, with a basic grey rub-on atop of that. the sentiment is torn from a vintage piece of music. that is layered on a piece of chipboard to give it stability.
day 15::this was all digital save for the punched snowflakes. i felt the need to photograph my laptops homepage as it had the date and the very cold temps for that day. ali edwards title+journal blocks no. 01 rounds out the documenting.
day 16&17:: day sixteen is a simple page of cardstock with an every jot and tittle shop number tag and part of the shipping tape from target. online shopping was a big deal last year. day seventeen was yet another number tag and digital elements, again from ali edwards holiday word art. the die cut patterned paper is making memories.
day18&19::this side of the die cut paper holds a picture of the movie we watched that evening. i found the image online and trimmed it to fit inside a scallop cardstock circle. the '18' vintage number is from shabby chic crafts, as is the 19 number. dec 19's patterned paper is from making memories, as are the epoxy words. always the fan of letter stickers, there are lots to be found in this version of my december daily. the quotes tag is a 7gypsie find. 
day20:: more digital elements used as a border for these two pages, and another number tag. the photo was edited over quite a bit in pse to add to it's feel.
day21:: today was a sunday. i was inspired while in church services to get a bit more digital with my feelings about the day. there is no photo for day21, only a graphic. i used Katie Pertiet's Letter Box Holiday Corners in several different hues, and added a text with the cezanne font. the bottom of that page was more mm patterned paper, and another shabby chic tag. it's opposite side is simply that days sermon notes which i hole punched and placed in my book. this really adds to the journal appeal of this collection.
day22:: more number tags, and word stickers. noticing a trend here? the patterned paper is lined notebook paper, but i do not recall the manufacture. i added red velvet ric rac to the edge. love how that sets off the whole page.
day22 back side:: a collage of baking and handmade gifts that is referenced in journaling on the previous side. opposite is a chipboard tabbed insert that leads into the next day.
day23:: the other side of the chipboard tabbed page with guess what? a vintage letter and epoxy sticker. it's opposite page with the photo is more holiday word art and lots of journaling::the emphasis of this whole project.
day24::simple jenni bowlin bingo card, a stampin up chipboard star, an mm epoxy sticker. basic grey paper backs up the invitation to christmas eve services.
day25::merry christmas!
have a great creative day!
i realized after posting this some of my pages do not have their photos. gives you a before and after sort of view.
thanks for visiting!
Paul Albert Nicholas
Nov 5, 1291- Feb 20, 1974
Navy~Served in the Pacific Theater during World War II
(my husband's grandfather)
Not pictured:
Enoch Pate :: Army~Served in Vietnam
Arthur Likens :: Navy~Served during Vietnam
Clinton Avery :: Marines~currently serving
My family has a rich heritage in service and sacrifice to my country. I am eternally thankful.
