As the holidays approach, the scrapbooking world is abuzz with chatter about holiday albums. There are so many creative approaches out there, and I am sure that we will be seeing proof of this in the weeks ahead, especially as October Afternoon fans begin to share what they've created with their Very Merry December kits!
Still, for some people, the idea of a holiday album feels like the Everest of scrapbooking projects, especially since December can be quite busy. Today I'd like to share an idea for taking the spirit of a daily album and condensing it into two -- just two -- album sleeves, with a little help from Daily Flash.
Step 1. Gather your supplies, including a variety of holiday-themed papers and accents (such as those from the Silent Night collection), mists and ink (if you'd like to add more color to items), and two 6" x 8" Daily Flash album sleeves with 2" x 2" squares.
Step 2. Using a die-cutting machine, cut a series of numerals. Space them apart if you wish to use the negative space, and not just the positive. As I arranged the numerals, I opted to stop at number 24, since my album pages will serve as an Advent countdown (Advent runs from December 1 to December 24 this year). If you don't have a die-cut machine, don't worry -- letter stickers or a number stencil could work, too! You could also just go wild with a date stamp, stamping each date repeatedly to fill one of the squares of the album. Step 3. If you want to use both the die-cut numerals as well as the negative space left behind after cutting, trim around the negative spaces to create 2" x 2" squares.
Step 4. Tuck the numbers in the sleeves, alternating rows to leave room to add photos and journaling above and below the numerals.
Step 5. Trim a series of 2" x 2" patterned squares to tuck into the pockets behind the die-cut numbers. Some of these may also be used to house journaling and accents, and others may be used to mat photos. I used papers from the Silent Night collection. I love the range of colors and patterns!
Step 6. If you wish, modify the papers and die-cut numbers by misting or inking them. Add a few accents as well, for starters -- you can always add more as you count down the days until Christmas.
Thanks for visiting today!
-- Jill