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December Daily 2015 // Day 4

 

The story for today is Grandchildren.

I have three.

They are each beautifully different, different personalities, different likes and dislikes and each has a special place in my heart, reserved just for them.

To protect these precious children I have concealed their faces and anything that which may identify them. 

 

 

Day 4 left side:

A full 8x8 photo of the littlest, it is his first Christmas!

 

 

 

Day 4 right side:

A collage of more photos of this littlest one with a space for some journaling sits opposite, it is 8x8 also. A collage of those teeny tiny precious hands!

 

 

 

Day 4 Middle page:

In the middle sits a smaller page protector (5.5 x 8.5). The 2 older grandchildren are in the photo that is adhered to plain blue American Crafts textured cardstock. This serves as a flap on the outside of the pocket ensuring that inside there is a lot of room for journaling, there is also room on the back if I need more space. The flap piece (photo matted on blue cardstock) is secured on the left edge only, to the back white cardstock with garden variety clear packing tape. I have mostly seen washi used to secure pieces together but knew that the photo was going to take up the whole of the flap. I may add a co-ordinating piece of washi on the inside yet. The Christmas Tree flair badge is half foam adhered on the right so that the flap can slip under on the left. The number '4' will most likely go just below the flair badge.

The cardstock and flair badge are from my kit which can be found here. And it's currently 15% off!

That journaling is almost done but not included, and will not be shared here.

I have journalled in the form of a letter to each grandchild.

 

 

Thank you for visiting or revisiting, thank you also for the lovely comments that are being left, it really is the Season for giving and sharing.

 

May the rest of your day be filled with time spent with those you love and hold dear, that sums up my day for sure!

 

Cheers

Michelle x.

 

Details of this project, December Daily, can be found on Ali Edwards website. Ali created this annual project several years ago, many thousands the world over participate each December. You can check Ali's blog during December where she shares each days photos and story's. There is even a facebook group now... just search December Daily 2015 - over 3400 like minded memory keepers are there!

Let's get stitched!

 

 

 

The Stamp Spot Design Team girls Beth and Bernii recently got busy, very busy with the Stitched Collection by Amy Tangerine for American Crafts.

 

These 2 amazing creatives had their layouts featured by Amy Tangerine herself!

 

Layouts by Beth:

 

 

 

 

 

To see more creative work by Beth visit her here at her blog. 

 

 

 Layouts by Bernii:

 

   

 

 

 Check out Bernii's other creative work here at her blog.

 

I have papers and elements in Amy's Stitched Collection instore, you can find them here at The Stamp Spot.

Until the 22nd of March 2015 all Amy Tangerine products have been reduced by 25%, only while stocks last.

 

 

Cheers,

Michelle x.

Random Alpha Stickers and Thickers

Do you have a bunch of left over Alpha stickers or Thickers, not just the less used letters of the alphabet but random letters?

I can honestly say I have never ever used every single letter in any Alpha or Thicker set .... ever.

Usually all the vowels go first along with the most common consonants, the 3's get used as a substitute for the letter E/e, occasionally a 5 (depending on how curvy it is) as a substitute for the letter S/e, then I cut up letters - the ascender on the d to create an a, the descender on the q to again create an a etc .... still I invariably end up with some random letters and also numbers.

 

One way to stretch those Thicker sets just a smidge further and before you have reached that random leftovers stage, is to do what Design Team Member Bernii Miller has done in this layout -

 

 

 

Gorgeous layout hey?

Bernii has cleverly used a variety of alpha sets (I think I count 6 in this layout) to spell out the words to the quote she chose to scrap. They are of varying sizes, colours and fonts and boy do they look good all tied together in this beautiful quote. Love it Bernii!

Visit Bernii at her blog - Weekend at Bernii's

 

If the right letters in your Alpha or Thickers sets  are missing and you can't do a clever substitute then perhaps consider die cutting some (assuming you have a Big Shot or similar and some alpha dies). You can easily make die cut alphas look like Thickers simply by cutting from foam sheets - I get mine from the Dollar Store. Another alternative is to cut either from traced letters or freehand to make up your words. Yet another alternative is to stamp the word using alphabet stamps. Something like this from Studio L2E -

 

Love this set because you can colour in the centres, one last set remaining click here to grab it.

 

To help you along your way of starting an alpha/thickers collection or to increase your existing so that you too can make a layout like this one inspired by Bernii, I have a link to my store where you can purchase a variety of sets at 25% off the usual price. This special runs from today March 10 2015 to March 16 2015.

 

Cheers

Michelle x.

New arrivals instore at The Stamp Spot

Recent arrivals:

 

Some though not all of the Crate Paper Craft Market Collection (supply via the warehouse continues to be sporadic)

 

 

 A mini kit with co ordinating cardstock is coming soon to The Stamp Spot.

Ditto - some not al of Simple Stories I Am Collection

 

Hooray at last Maggie Holmes Open Book Glitter Words

 

Gossamer Blue Gramercy Road elements:

 

 

 

An accidental discovery whilst unpacking stock and how they happened to end up on the bench -

Gossamer Blues Gramercy Road, Craft Market and I am co ordinate beautifully!!!

Who would have thought!

Don't you just love accidental discoveries of the crafting kind? !!

 

Cheers

Michelle x.