Shay - DD 2018 Kit - The December Daily Decision Part 1

Hello everyone!

Well December is nearly upon us and I am still wondering where did 2018 go!

I must say the decision to do DD was not one I was going for willingly, I resisted, I debated, I cried...I doubted my ability to do it.....but here I am.  Enna from My Scrapbook Room and Raelene (the lovely owner here) challenge me to take part in the DD and Raelene decided putting me on the Design team would be a fun element to it! So here I am 2018 DD novice and Design team member for the Fabulous Scrapping Fun kits. This is my journey!

About 2 months ago back in early late September Early October was chatting to Raelene about the DD kits she was releasing and all the exciting stuff that was in there, she couldn't convince me to take part but loved the kit anyway!  Fast forward a few hours later and a question over on My Scrapbook Room on who was doing it saw me saying no not doing it never done one, too hard, all the reasons as to why the biggest being we are not into Christmas here much! So Between being challenged by Raelene and Enna I am here.

I was excited at first because it meant I got to shop spend hours on Pinterest and pin layouts and designs and ideas....and I mean hours of Pinterest which normally ended  up me somewhere where I shouldn't of been instead of in pinning stuff for DD. Fast forward 10 scrapbooking sites later stalking the DD queen (Ali Edwards) to see what she had in her kits, should I buy one yes no, in the cart walked off come back emptied cart, back again in cart and out of cart.  This was the case with a lot of the site I just couldn't decide this was a huge undertaking and the fear of getting it wrong was clouding what i wanted to buy. Being an indecisive scrapper didn't help! (that is another post for another day) It also didn't sit well with me that I had other stuff happening in December that was defiantly not Christmas related and how was I going to put that in my album when it wasn't Christmas related!

IN the meantime Raelene had sent me the Scrapping Fun kits  DD embellishment kit
                                                              
Which gave me an idea of what was in the kit and what other colours I could use with them.  After a long painful search (keep in mind I totally forgot I already had a shop full of Christmas stuff that i forgot to check and see what i already had 😒)  I settled on My Mind Eye Joyus collection....ohh guess who remembered she had stuff already for Christmas after she purchased the collection and it had arrived yep me....and guess what?  I ALREADY HAD SOME OF THE JOYUS COLLECTION IN THERE!!  😔 Oh well will have spares just in case.

This brought me forward to the day I had to sit down and make some decisions on what I was going to put in my kit...Yep the struggle was real people, Did I still want to use the Joyus collection?, what about the two paper pads and the two 5 packs of washi I had brought from Spotlight as well, Ohh! die cuts from three different companies none matching my papers or kits..... Come back to the basics that is what I had to do.  I walked away from it all for a few days to clear my head and come back to it.


PHOTOGRAPHS - I am a huge shutterbug and love taking photo's especially at Christmas time. In my search for DD ideas I came across some lists for taking photo's for December Daily, though most of them were based in America and where it snowed I took some from about 12 different list and threw in a few of my own. A good starting point. Here is the list I came up with.

PHOTOGRAPHY PROMPTS FOR CHRISTMAS

1. Favorite Christmas Tree Decoration
2. Christmas cards ready to post 
3. Presents under the tree
4. Decorating the Christmas tree
5. Opening Presents
6. Looking through the glass (shop window displays)
7. Light bokeh
8. Friends
9. Special Event
10. Wearing Santa's hat
11. Christmas wish list 
12. Something Red
13. Travel
14. Close up of ornaments on the tree
15. Christmas Lunch
16. Footprints in the sand
17. Christmas craft
18. Boxing Day Activities
19. Christmas past
20. Tinsel 
21. Cheers

This was the launching pad of what my pages will be about in my DD. This I will save for another post.

Sarah - DD Kit- Fiesta Fun!

Hello crafty friends, Sarah here with another Documenting December layout for you. Isn't the silly season upon us already?! I started writing this while travelling in the car to a work conference (until I got car sick!) and am finishing it off on Saturday morning - that's multi tasking for you! I'm trying to use my time as effectively as possible when ever I can. It just seems this time of year has less hours in the day perhaps!?!

This layout forms part of the 6x8 album of my 2016 Documenting December album - here's hoping I can get it done before Christmas this year, though it's coming up fast.

i have used a piece of patterned paper to create a large pocket across the bottom of the page. Washi tape across the top of this pocket and a photo of my boys matted on a pocket card layered on top of the pocket. Before I placed anything in the pocket, I added some paint to the top of the base page. I applied this Dylusions paints using my fingers, then once dried, stamped the word FIESTA on to it.

The FIESTA is an annual get together we have with close friends to celebrate Christmas. We all bring and shre food - hence the name, fiesta! I layered a tag, cut apart and photos within the pocket. This enabled me to still see all of these feaures with the option of hiding them in the pocket if I wanted to. The layout was completed using the gorgeous hand made flower from the Documenting December kit, some enamel dots from my stash and the number 17 from the kit - representing the 17 December when this event occured.

If you haven't already gotten your Documenting December kit, head to the Subscription Tab and fill in the form.

Christmas 2017 YouTube Hop - Childhood Christmas Memories

Scrapping Fun Kits is proud to be one of the five sponsors of the Christmas 2017 YouTube Hop and I (Raelene) am happily participating in this Hop with these lovely ladies.

The prize for this Hop's Prize Draw is a DD Kit.

To enter watch each video in the Hop and leave a commenton each video.









Here is the Hop order, start anywhere you like.
Suzanne
Raelene
Lauren WK
Katie 
Amy
Lauren H
Chrissi
Silvia
Morgyn

So now for my layout.

I wanted to Alter a Little Golden Book to use for recording my Childhood Christmas Memories.

The DD Kit was perfect for decorating the cover.
Those resin deer are super cute.

Head to my video and check out how I created this and how I Google is helping me record my memories.













Good luck to everyone who enters.

Morgyn ~ December Daily ~ Making the numbers

 Hi everyone,

I'm back with a little project for my December Daily.  This time I am sharing how I created my little number clusters.

I knew I didn't want to just stick the number on the page, that they needed a little bit of oomph so I decided to make some little clusters using pieces from the kit (which you can get here) and some bits and pieces from my stash.

Here I am using a piece of pattern paper from the kit, which I punched out using small tag, square and ticket punches.  I used these to created the base for my clusters.  Then I trimmed down some die-cuts from an old Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad and add them to the base pieces.  Next I adhered my numbers to the top.

For this little one I used another die-cut from a Kaisercraft paper pad, it's meant to be an arrow but I thought it looked a little like a Santa Cottage.  I added some of the kit washi tape to the bottom and then the red number 2 on top.

I continued with similar combinations until I got to number 25, using pieces from my stash, some from the kit and couple of new bits and bobs.  I really loved how they turned out and can't wait to get them in my December Daily journal.  Here is a snapshot of my final 25 pieces.

I do have a process video up on my channel I would love for you to check it out, you can find it here. Also don't forget to grab yourself a kit to create your own December project.

Thank you
Morgyn  xx

Alicia - DD Kit - Documenting December Preparation

Alicia one of our Scrapping Fun Fans/Guest Designer sent me these photos of her DD preparation a a while ago and has given me permission to share them with you.

I love seeing all her goodies spread out in this photo.  In addition to the DD kit Alicia is using the Exclusive Christmas Kit from 2016 that prompted me starting Scrapping Fun Kits.

I love the cluster she has created on the red polka dot bag from the kit.
She has used part of one of the gold doilies, a epoxy flair and a tag from the DD kit in addition to the bag.

 I love the cute way she added the Christmas Bells from the DD kit to the felt Santa Letter envelope and added the envelope in as a insert.

Such a fun way to use the punchinella.

I love that Alicia found alternate ways to use things such as this bit from the beaded trim being used as a tab.

Such a lovely cluster using a silver doily, and a journal card from the DD kit with a flower from the Exclusive Christmas Kit from 2016. 

I love how she used part of the beaded trim to make a page marker.
And the cute shaker pocket that has the tiny resin candy canes in.

Twine helps this kraft insert pop.  Simple but effective.


































Thank you Alicia for letting me share what you have created so far with our DD Kit.

What have you created with your DD Kit?

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Morgyn - DD Kit - Making my Documenting December Notebook

Hi Scrappers, 

Hope you are all getting ready for the Christmas season, I know I am!!  December 1st just can't come quick enough, to put up the tree and decorations :)

Here is a little walk through of how I put together my Travellers Notebook style album.  If you would like to watch my more in depth process video on how I made this you can check it out here.

First off I cut down some 12x12 pieces of cardstock (all from different collections) to 6x12.  I used a bone folder to put a crease down the middle of each and arranged them together to form the book.

Next I put some clips on the edges of the book to keep it in place while I stitched it together.  First I marked in 1 inch spaces along the middle then pre punched the holes with a needle.  Then using some black cotton (doubled over) I stitched up the middle front and back to make it nice and strong.

Once it was all held together nicely I cut a 1/2 inch strip off the open side so my notebook will be 6x5.5 inches in size.  I made it as big as possible knowing I could cut it down further if i found it  was too large.

Adding the finishing touches;  I cut down this piece of patterned paper from an old Stampin' Up! collection and adhered it to the front cover.

I used some grey paint to paint my chipboard 'December 2017'.  Once that was dry I used some silver stickles to a bit of glitter. Sadly I was a little heavy handed and broke my wood piece - it glued back together just fine :)

Lastly I used a strip of washi tape to finish off the edge and glued my wood piece down and added one of the holly leaves to the top corner.  I might add a few more pieces as I complete my pages, but for now I am calling in done.

Thanks for stopping by

Morgyn xx

Sarah - Documenting December 2016....

Hello crafty friends, Sarah here with an exciting blog post showcasing just a small part of the Scrpping Fun Kits Documenting December kit! I am so in love with this kit....I am working on my 2016 December photos, so hopefully getting the album completed before Christmas comes around this year. This photo is of the Christmas list my son created at day care...even though it changed a number of times before Santa even arrived!

This page is a 6X8 size. The photo mat was created using coloured paint. I have used the large dotted paper bag and punchinella as a base for the photo and has the 'wishlist' tag popping out the top. The little Santa hat is just adorable!

I have attached the sewn letter from Santa onto the binder rings so it can easily be moved as the album is flipped through. The embellishments as seen here (the stocking and the gingerbread man) are just beautiful and perfect for any Christmas or December layout. Within this kit, there are glittery numbers, one for each day. I have paired this with a 'DAY" stamp from Kellie Stamps to highlight as each page is made, what day it is in December when events occured.

I would encourage you to get in quick and order your DD kit if you havent already!! Stay tuned for more layouts in the coming weeks.....until then!

Morgyn ~ Documenting December ~ Kit Organisation

Hi everyone,
Morgyn here sharing how I have organised my Documenting December goodies.

This year I am making my own travellers Notebook style 'album' to document all my Christmas photos.  I am using this years kit from Scrapping Fun Kits along with some other goodies I have had in my stash.

First up I sorted the kit into different components; woodveneer, embellishments, washi tape, stamps etc.  Then allocated 1 compartment per embellishment type.  I am using and Antonius container from Ikea.  In this little section I have out all my chipboard, wood veneer, trim/twine and fabric embellishments.

Next I trimmed down the cut-a-part sheet and put that in it's on little section with a few other die cuts. The next little compartment is holding my Christmas stamp sets, washi tapes (I have too many hehe) and a huge roll of red twine.

Lately I put all my large pieces (papers, doilies, paper bags etc) in the biggest section. I added in a couple of 6x6 paper pads and my countdown numbers.  This is pretty much how I will keep my goodies set up on my desk for the month of December. As the container is open it makes it super easy to rummage through and find the perfect piece to finish off a page + having it all in 1 spot makes it easy to take with me if I want to scrap somewhere else.

If you would like to see a real time video of me putting it all together you can check it out here.

Thanks for stopping by,

Morgyn xx