December Daily! And a layout!

I just finished catching up again....here they are...

This is the opposite side of day 14....

Day 15 is a two page spread.....

And here is a layout I just finished.....

I'm off to bake cookies with the kids!! Happy Scrapping!!

December Daily Update!!

A quick update on my dec daily album.....and I'm off to catch up on the rest of my life!!

December Daily!

Journal Your Christmas Day 2, 3, 4 and 5

I've come to realize it is going to be hard for me to post my layouts daily so I will most likely do updates with the layouts every few days....I'm going for no stress here you know.....
Here is day 2....(it is snowing like crazy here today so the lighting is really bad for these photos....sorry.)

Day 3.......

Day 4......

Day 5......

Journal Your Christmas Day One...

It's here.....Day one of journal your Christmas! I know it is the 3rd already but I needed ink for the printer before I could print out my page and get it finished. This year I am doing a hybrid album and trying to keep it simple! I don't have my cover finished yet but i'll post when I do. I'm also not following all of Shimelle's prompts but doing more of what we are doing on that day and what God is teaching us through our advent studies. So here is day one......

I did the base page all digi then added the prima flowers and gem drops, the ribbon and printed the number and popped it on a pop dot. Simple and quick but i like the way it turned out!

Hybrid advent calendar

I just finished this great easy project! I used the advent template from MKC at the digichick...and jbarrette's woodland winter kit....and I came up with this!

You design and print the top and then there is a back where you write your note for that day. Use an exacto knife to cut the doors open and then glue it together to look like this...

You can see the one door is open here.....isn't that sweet!! And just in time as tomorrow is the 1st!!!!

I also did this layout the other day.....I knew I wanted to get my journaling down about this event right away....so I snapped that pic and did it up!! That's what is great about digi scrapping!!

Day 23

Here is my layout.....today was writing about your stockings.. I grew up with santa filling our stockings the stockings were always a very big deal...lot's of neat stuff filled our stockings. I do the same for my kids now. The stockings were all hand knitted by Brians Aunt Barbra. We lay them under the tree and that is the first thing the kids can open and dig into while we get our sleepy eyes open.

Day 22

My to do list is the topic of todays prompt......I really don't have much left to do a few quick errands that I want to finish up today.....I think we are supposed to get some icy mix the next couple off days. So I am off to target...and Aldis.....and the post office! Have a warm day!!! It's -4 here!! BRRRR!!!
For this post I took my actual page from my day planner and used it as the journaling for the layout....it was longer than the page so I just folded it under......fast and easy!!

Day 21 Journal Your christmas

The prompt was to take pictures of what was going on today.... snowy views, wrapping presents, sledding and making peppermint bark were on the agenda for today. And I am officially done wrapping as of today!!! And I am also caught up on this project!! Yeah!!

Snowed in and Scrappin!!

These are some shots from yesterday while the snow was still falling!





Yesterday we ended up getting over 15 inches of snow.....and are expecting 6 more tomorrow! WooHoo! The kids have been out sledding all day and I have been busy creating!! In the kitchen and in the scrap room!! Stew and rolls are cookin and I am finally caught up on my Christmas Journal. I am so proud of myself for keeping up with this and it has been alot of fun!!

Day 18 was about the food....so I left a space for pics of our Christmas feast...




For day 19 I wrote a prayer to our heavenly Father. This is an envelope that I hole punched and will use as the page. Inside it is a slip of paper with my prayer on it....



Day 20 I decided to take a picture of all our cards hanging on the wall....I know there is still a few more days till Christmas but we have not gotten as many cards this year...everyone must be cutting back...I did not take the pic yet of the cards but this is the page it will go on.

Day 6 and 7

I am a little behind in getting these posted.....it has been a miracle that I have actually done the layouts on time up until now!! Today I need to do 8,9, and 10 to catch up. But i am having so much fun doing this and it is really keeping me focused this year on Christ.

Day 4 and 5 of Journal Your Christmas

Day 4 was about your perfect Christmas....here is my journaling
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My perfect Christmas would not be about the presents or decorations but about the people and the place. My husband and all my children gathered in our living room…..the warmth of the woodstove…the glow of the tree lights. There would be giggling and sipping of hot cocoa..the reading of the Christmas story..of a babe born in a manger. Our hearts quickening at the thought of that day so long ago. God touching us in a way that shows His perfect love…. His perfect peace flowing over us. A feeling of awe at his mercy. Thankfulness that our family knows His love so very well….

Day 5 was about how you count down to the day....we have always done an advent study...the last few years we used the Jesse Tree...and studied the lineage of Christ. When I found out that Jothams Journey was back in print (it was out of print for quite some time) I snagged myself a copy and we have really been enjoying this advent book. I highly recommend it......there are 2 sequels to it as well and they will be back in print next year.

my journaling reads

Every year we prepare our hearts and our minds as we await the birth of Jesus. This year we are reading Jothams Journey and following a young boy that lived at the time Jesus was born. The story has captured all of us. We have an advent wreath and each night the children take turns lighting the candle and then we read. Scripture is brought to life and we prepare for His coming.

Day 3 Cards

Okay if you normally get a card from me....don't look at this layout!!! This entry is about Christmas
cards and I have put this years card on the layout! It is done on a transparency.....my album is short a couple of pages so I am going to add some different ones to mix it up a bit.....

Day 2 Weather

here is my layout for journal your christmas day 2.....

the journaling reads

We have had Christmas’s with snow and without…but it is almost always cold! The last 2 years we have had snow from Thanksgiving to March so I am anticipating snow for this Christmas season.
I love waking up to a view of freshly fallen snow. Everything is so clean and fresh and crisp looking.
And having snow on Christmas morn is the perfect reminder of a tiny baby that was born sinless…pure and white and fresh. Given to us from our Father in heaven to hide the ugliness of our sins in this world. Just like a fresh blanket of new fallen snow.

Journal Your Christmas Day one!!

I did it!! I finished my day one journal entry for Shimelles Journal Your Christmas!! I had so much fun and can see how this will really help me to keep my focus on Christ this season!! I might even have the kids do the prompts each day....it may be a new family tradition!! Here is my layout!


The journaling reads.....

Beginning today December 1 2008 I am taking back my Christmas. I promise to journal something everyday and think about the true meaning of Christmas. I will ponder Christmas’s that have passed, Christmas in the present and also my hope for Christmas’s in the future.

It is my hope that by doing this I will keep my focus on the true meaning of Christmas. That my heart will be kept in awe of Gods grace to us as he sent His only son to be born for us so that we may be saved.

My journal will help me to redeem our Holiday season for myself and my family. Helping our eyes, ears, hands and hearts to be engaged in the promise and excitement this time of year should bring.

Journal Your Christmas

Last year I had very good intentions of doing the daily prompts and journaling my Christmas but it just never happened...this year I am determined to get my thoughts and ideas down on paper and put together an album!! If you would like to join here is the link
www.shimelle.com/classes/389/journal-your-christmas.
Emails begin Dec. 1!!