It's done! Even though it was really fun to work on, the fact that we were out of town for a few days made it a little more challenging to finish. But I was determined to finish this year and I'm really happy I did.
Day 24/Christmas Eve was about friends and family coming over. It's always good to go back to my hometown and see everyone again.
Christmas day was a somber event for us this year. We recieved some sad news about a family member and no one was in the mood for much celebrating. We opened stockings and went to church in the morning and then came back to my parents' house and kept things pretty low key for the rest of the day. I will probably add some journaling to this last page at some point.
And a couple final notes to some questions I got:
I printed my photos on Kodak matte photo paper. Because it was book style I chose matte paper over gloss.
The photoshop brushes I used were Holiday Word Art by Ali Edwards, French Laundry Art Edges by Sande Krieger, and some House of 3 brushes which are no longer available.
And even though it's thick, it's still pretty manageable. I was expecting to have to get a larger size book ring but I didn't need to. It helped by adhering the pages back to back.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for posting it all! It is absolutely my favorite Dec. Daily ever and I've looked at hundreds!!!! You rocked it girl!
Posted by: Tracie Claiborne | January 02, 2012 at 08:30 PM
I simply LOVE your DD album: all the little touches, details, photographs and vintage style is so inspiring. I really looked forward to your post and enjoyed having a peek into your album. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: jesa | January 02, 2012 at 10:51 PM
just wanted to say your DD album is my favorite out of at least 100 I have looked at! It truly captures the spirit of Christmas. The pictures.colors and embellishments are the BEST. You are so talented, you need to publish.
Posted by: Cele Schaffer | January 03, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Your DD is really the most beautiful I have seen over the web. Love the pictures, the vintage look, and all the nice details.
Happy new year !!
Posted by: vavie | January 03, 2012 at 01:41 PM
Thank you I have enjoyed your Dec Daily so much. All the little bits you add and I laove the vintage look. As the others have said yours was my favourite.
Posted by: Jackie | January 04, 2012 at 01:25 AM
your book came out so lovely. I treasure my old HO3 downloads, too. Have you seen rhonna's website; she's got great digi stuff.
Posted by: glee | January 06, 2012 at 01:25 PM
WOW! I am so impressed with your book! IT makes me want to do one even more! It is beautiful!
Posted by: Melissa Rhodes | January 07, 2012 at 09:41 PM
love the attention to detail in your book!!!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | January 09, 2012 at 01:59 PM
You give me hope that I can still finish my December Daily album...lol I also choose a book style and mine's real thick as well but I so love this. Sorry to hear about your family member's sad news...hope all is well now. Fondly, Roberta
www.loveshackstudio.com
Posted by: Roberta | January 22, 2012 at 11:33 AM
can you please tell me how you put this together the instructions etc thanks jaevans@rushmore.com
Posted by: judy evans | July 02, 2012 at 10:27 AM