December Days {part 3}

It's finished! My December Days album for 2013 is finished and set aside to be enjoyed. If you missed Part 1 and Part 2 you can click on the links to see the beginning of my album.

This part of the book covered December 15th - 25th. I continued to use Pink Paislee Snow Village and Elle's Studio for the majority of the album.

Scroll on down to see the final pages…

I love how this turned out and am already looking forward to next year's album. I have some ideas for what I want to keep and what I'd like to change up a bit.

Did you make a December album this year? Link your album up in the comments section of this post, and I'd love to visit your site and see what you made.

Thanks for stopping by to see how my album ended up!

December Days {part 2}

Hello again! I am back with the second part of my December Days catch up posts. If you aren't familiar with how I structure my album, it is an event-based album instead of daily. There is so much going on in December, that it is much easier for me to document the events rather than each single day.

For this event, we went to visit my family in Ohio for an early Christmas. I took a ton of pictures, but I didn't want to overwhelm the album, so I just included in the album a few of my favorites. It can be really easy to let one event overwhelm an album like this, but pre-planning your events and traditions in advance can help you before you get carried away.

After the trip, I wanted to include a picture of our tree. One of our favorite things about the holidays is sitting in a dimly lit living room under the glow of the tree. Had to capture that even though it isn't an event … got to get those little moments documented.

The big snowfall finally arrived! This is one event that I look forward to each year — those first big snowfalls that get the boy out of the out and into some playtime. 

Snow might not seem like an event, but it is for me! Each year in my December album I make sure to grab some pictures of that first clean, fresh snow. By mid January we'll all be sick of it — I want to remember the moment when I welcomed it.

Thanks for visiting here today to see my December Days progress! 

December Days album {part 1}

I've been keeping up pretty well with my December Days album this month, but not so much with the sharing part of it. Here is the first round of pages I want to share with you.

For me (and this is what I did last year, too), I start my album on Thanksgiving (or Black Friday). For us, that is the kick off. We put the tree up that weekend and often do a festive activity or two, as well. 

I used the Krafty Kringle kit as the base for my kit. I also ended up adding in some extra Pink Paislee Snow Village and Elle's Studio Noel. Plus some other holiday bits and pieces I found along the way.

So far, this is just up to Nov. 30! I've had some great fun putting this album together, and my son loves to flip through it. He kept kidnapping last year's album and I'm sure this one will be no different.

I'll be back tomorrow with some more catch up on my December Days album. Thanks for stopping by here today to see what I've been working on. 

Win December Days flair!

Today I have a chance for one of you to win this set of custom flair that coordinates with my Krafty Kringle December Days kit. All you have to do is leave a comment and say whether or not you plan on doing a document-December type of album this year. 

Here is a sneak peek of my album cover. If you are in the December Days classes we are offering through Whimsical Twist, you would get the studio file download of my "december 2013" graphic for free as part of the class. There will be many printables and free downloads along the way.

Here is a sneak of the inside of my album, too. I'm starting to get pretty excited to put this album together with the pictures and journaling. Come on, December!

Leave a comment before Saturday night and I'll announce my winner at the beginning of next week! Good luck!

Whimsical Twist December Days {giveaway}

Have you seen the new Whimsical Twist December Days Kits yet? There are 3 fun and reasonably-priced project kits to get you moving on your December album project. These kits all retail for more than $50 and are packed with goodies! Check them out HERE.

We also have an amazing December Days class that is going on now all the way though January! Join the Whimsical Twist design team as we help guide you and support you along your album-making journey!

How about a giveaway! We are giving away 15 free spots in our December Days class. Simply fill out the Rafflecopter below to be entered to win. We'll announce the winners this Friday, Nov. 1st.

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Krafty Kringle kit {update}

I am so excited to have a custom December Days kit for sale in the Whimsical Twist shop. Unlike the day-in-the-life kits, the Krafty Kringle Kit is meant to mark the events and celebrations from Thanksgiving to New Years. Pockets and tabs throughout the kit help you to document and save lists, receipts, ticket stubs — you name it! Gorgeous holiday papers from Pink Paislee and Heidi Swapp keep it festive as embellishments from Webster's Pages, Elle's Studio, and My Mind's Eye jazz up your journaling. Tuck things away in festive treat bags and fun pockets in the Farmhouse Paper Co. Craft Album.

Here are some pictures of that to expect in the kit. Below you can see the Farmhouse Paper Co. Craft Album, Elle's Studio products, treat bags, Webster's Pages white overlay and some of the Pink Paislee Snow Village papers. 

You can see how the pockets and dividers will work for organizing the kit into events and moments that happen during your holiday season.

Krafty Kringle December Days Kit includes the following contents:

• Dry Goods 10 x 7 craft album (Farmhouse Paper Company) - pictured
• Snow Village 6 x 6 paper pad (Pink Paislee) - whole pad not pictured
• Believe 12 x12 Jingle All The Way patterned paper (Heidi Swapp) - not pictured
• Believe 12 x 12 Peppermint Stick patterned paper (Heidi Swapp) - not pictured
• Believe 12 x 12 Merry & Bright patterned paper (Heidi Swapp) - not pictured
• Christmas Snowflakes Overlay (Webster's Pages) - pictured
• Large Gold Polkadot Washi (Freckled Fawn) - not pictured
• Noel Tabbed Cards (Elle's Studio) - pictured
• Noel Lil Snippets Labels (Elle's Studio) - pictured
• Exclusive kraft and red diagonal striped mini sack (Whimsical Twist) - pictured
• Exclusive white polkadot mini sack (Whimsical Twist) - pictured
• Chalk Studio Decorative Tags (My Mind's Eye) - not pictured

As the rest of the items come into the shop, I'll be sure to share those pictures, too. Eventually, we'll have the whole kit in shop and ready to ship!

We are looking forward to helping you document the holiday season! Join us for classes, too! If you take the class, I'll be sharing studio files for those of you with a Cameo/Silhouette and maybe even a few printables.

Everything is available for pre-order and will begin to ship very soon. Looking forward to documenting the holiday season with you!