Well I'm on the home stretch with my December Daily. Here are the last of my pages. I was considering going further than my usual Boxing Day finish this year, but my little journal has become quite chunky.
DAY 24
This became a day/night page. Taking inspiration from Mandy's gorgeous Book of Lists (just love this idea). Glued a large tag to the page, stamped stars then used green and blue gelatos to fill the background and over the tag. Shaded the outline of the tag with water colour pencils and filled in some of the stars. Onto the night page.....used a transparency window again inspired by Mandy. After I had painted the background a dark navy I brushed on some opal dust when it was dry. This is very sparkly.
and that page led to another "in-betweener"....... basically all done with watercolour pencils and a green inktense block to colour the background.
You can see the reverse side of the 'window' on the left
You can see the reverse side of the 'window' on the left
DAY 25
This was done over 4 pages. Printed out a collage photo onto plain paper, stuck that to the first page then glued some paper (which I received as a gift wrap) over this page and pages 2 and 4.
It all seemed like a good idea at the time but I can tell you, it was as trying as covering school books with contact! This paper had a "plastic" feel to it and it crinkled everywhere when I tried to spread it over the page......grrrrr. Trying to pull it off was useless so it stayed. I used a different wrapping paper for page 3 then folded it back to form a pocket to hold a 4x6 photo of the collage, a tag about our day, a recipe and also the food we ate.
On the 2nd page folded back to form the pocket.......I've attached a length of twine to the outside of the pocket (Santa sticker is holding it down) and then punched holes in what I was putting in the pocket and tied it with the other end of the twine so that if it falls out it is still attached.
DAY 26
The letters, journaling and stamping was done first with permanent pen, then painted the letters with mists and the background with yellow inktense block.
I have come to the end of this year's December Daily as far as my pages
go but will be back to share my main front cover and inside pocket
later.
Hope you all having as much fun with your December Dailys as I have had creating mine. We would love for you to share them with us HERE.
Congrats for making it to the end Deb! Your book looks spectacular!! Love the folded pocket and attachment twine - great idea! LOL at your wrapping paper which turned out to be like contact! That was worth a giggle for someone like me who thinks in pictures and having had disasterous issues with contact and books before! ANyway - total work of art (and love)!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Finished all your pages - all amazing and beautiful! Trying to catch up a bit with mine, getting there slowly! Loving your folded pocket - might just try somthing similar.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pages so colorful :) Congrats on getting it completed a fantastic accomplishment
ReplyDeleteI have loved your pages Deb. The little bits and pieces to look out for with little pockets, lists and tags holding in other tags etc. I have enjoyed all the pages, I will have to have a look at them all again to try to pick favourites. Congratulations on a job well done!
ReplyDeleteWow Deb. Your album loves gorgeous.
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