I am sooooooo excited for tomorrow! December 1st means one thing ... the start of Journal Your Christmas with Shimelle!
I'm all ready this year. I have my numbers ready as I've already shared:
And now I've completed my album cover:
I've got all my Xmas stash in a basket and I'm ready to go! Eeeeeek!
To my great excitement my "Christmas in a Box" kit arrived from Shimelle this week. It was packed full of goodies and I just couldn't wait to start preparing my album!!
This year I am using a 6x8 D ring binder from Simple Stories and a selection of the page protectors that go with it. I love the grungy, vintage look of the Simple Stories Christmas collections and had some leftovers from last years kit. To these I added Shimelle's kit and some new Simple Stories elements. The overall look of my album this year will be muted reds and greens with the occasional bit of pink and blue. There will be Kraft card stock, but there will also be the odd burst of a more vibrant shade of those colours to make it still feel exciting. I want it to match but not in an OCD way!!!! I like texture and vibrancy and really don't like just using one collection. I like to mix it up a bit!
Anyways, today I did my date labels for the album.
These numbers are good to go. I may add additional embellishment like gems etc depends on now I am feeling each day and how they fit with the page.
These are made using Red labels from Jenni Bowlin, Countdown stickers from Simple Stories' "Handmade Holiday" collection and American Crafts seasonal ribbon.
This evening I have started cutting up papers to go in my divided page protectors. These are also from the "Handmade Holiday" collection by Simple Stories. I've inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink. These lovely elements are double sided. I may not use them all, but I wanted to go ahead and cut them out and ink them to save some time:
I like to be extra organised for JYC. I've learned in the past that I fall behind unless my kit is all to hand and easy to get at. So this evening I am going to start that and get it in a basket ready to come out on December 1st!
I don't like to prepare my pages too much in advance as I really like to create something that matches my mood on the day, so other than the numbers and journalling elements I won't prepare any more now... other than pawing over my lovely stash as I lovingly organise it of course!!!
This year has been an amazing year for me! From October last year onwards I was in a very dark place and feeling very down and lost. Slowly I have re-found myself and feel strong once again. I feel like Me again! And what is one outcome of this?? Halloween decor!!!!!
Last year I didn't decorate, which is just ludicrous for me as All Hallows is so special to me.
It is Samhain, the Celtic new year and that is the spiritual Path I follow, so of course it's special to me!
I know pumpkins aren't a tradition Samhain thing, but they are part of our Halloween culture (and anyway, they just look to damn great when carved not to include them!!!)
Here are some snapshots of my day (taken with Hipstamatic app on my iPhone, the film is 'Float' and the lens 'Roboto Glitter'. It is my fave spooky look!) I can't wait to scrapbook these!!!!
