It's that time of Year again...December Daily - Yippee!!!

Ali Edwards has a project that she does every Christmas. It is called December Daily Album. I have been following this project since 2008. This is one of my favorite projects throughout the entire year. I look forward to it, and start preparing for it in early Fall. I get so excited when Ali begins sharing her process for the new Christmas season on her blog. I cannot believe that this is my fourth year dong these.

Here are the three albums that I have done so far. (2008, 2009 & 2010) The red one still needs a photo/embellishment in the center square. The second photo shows how thick they can get.

This is my first post for this project. This is proof of my 'gathering' stage. I have tons of Christmas patterned papers, embellies, ribbon, etc. But, like every other year, I have been tempted to purchase some 'new' goodies for this album. I was really drawn to the 'Lost and Found' Christmas collection from My Mind's Eye this year. So, I did a bit of comparing online and placed the order. When they came in, I love them even more in person. I am looking forward to using them. They are great.

Here are some of the 'goodies' that I have ready and waiting to be put to use. I went with the 6X6 paper pad for the My Mind's Eye 'Lost & Found' Christmas collection. (also, many items from the past few years that will work well with the colors of the new collection)

However, I am not purchasing a new album this year. I will be using an album that I already have. I have two albums that I bought several years ago and they didn't work for the project at that time but they give me two good options for this year's December Daily. Both are 6X6 albums.

The first option that I will share with you is a Milk Chocolate chipboard album with 4 book rings. It comes with 10 pages and some with side tabs. I could really decorate the front cover nicely. I really like this album and I think I am leaning more to this one but since they are both 6X6, my foundation pages will work with either. I can decide on the album up to the last minute.

Nice sturdy 6X6 chipboard pages. I will have to purchase larger book rings because my album will probably get too thick for the ones that came with this album.

The second option is a red (love this color for Christmas) Studio K post bound album. I love the clasp on the front and the way the album opens in the middle, something different from my past DD albums. However, when you open it up, there are pages that come out from both sides. It is a bit awkward to figure out how to keep my numbered days in order. (and with trying to do two page layouts per day, I would need to get a pack of refill pages. It currently comes with 20)

Don't you just love that latch on the front?

So, what do you think of these two albums? Which one would you choose to work with this year? I would love your input.

And here we are, these are the gathered items so far and now I am getting down to working on my foundation pages. I will be back soon to show them to you once they are completed.

have fun putting your DD album together...Cherri

4th of July Fun

Our 4th of July was pretty laid back. But here we are watching the fireworks.

Here are Lyndsay, Jonathan, Tiffany and Laura.

Ashley, Me and Mark

Robert and Terri

I was trying out the 'fireworks' mode on my camera. I think some of them came out really well while others, not so much! I hope you all enjoyed your 4th.