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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

AAAAAAAnd moving right along. It's amazing how easy I am finding it to add little photos and pages as the month goes on. It helps that Paul has a new xbox game and therefore we each get "downtime" without annoying each other to bits.

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First things first, I went back and added a label over the stars on my photo pages from last week. They were freaking me out. I wanted to rip out the whole photo but took a breath and just stuck something on top. "Let it go" is a good mantra to repeat over and over while working on little books.

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The next few pages feature pieces from CraftLove's holiday tag kit. I am not using it to make gift tags but instead as simple little embellishments that will probably make an appearance throughout the whole book. Into the green envelope, I tucked a large tag from the kit and wrote on it the gifts that I am giving this year. It is something I would like to remember but feel awkward just splashing out there. I am not sure how I will use the rest of the envelopes in the book, but I love the tuck factor.

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On the back of the envelope, I mounted a photo. It's fuzzy on purpose…the project and tutorial will go live later in the week. You get a little sneak peek here though.

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Today I am going to work on adding a few photos from the "Thanksgiving After Thanksgiving" party we attended last night and some of the little holiday decorations I have put up around the house. It's strange…we are really not doing anything "Christmas-y" until December 24th this year, but I am still finding little small holiday events to incorporate. Good stuff.

Reminders :

+ shop update tomorrow at 3pm EST – Look for my filled up mixed book tomorrow.

+ the last day to purchase custom journals and have them by Christmas is December 10, that's Thursday

+ Don't forget to enter the giveaway below.

+ Have a great Monday.

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5 responses to “december album progress.”

  1. christen Avatar
    christen

    i love your book so far!

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  2. helena Avatar

    you give me hope that I could do a december book as our family traditions start on 24th so i have wondered if there would be christmas stuff to put in for the first 3 weeks

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  3. suzanne Avatar

    LOVE it!
    that bit about “let it go” is so true. i’ve been working on my own little holiday journal and keep having to refrain from ripping out pages myself. (sad but true!)

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  4. Jill Avatar
    Jill

    I agree about letting it be with this project. . . ‘tho there is one label sticker this is bugging me much, I just might have to replace it 🙂

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  5. Alexa Avatar

    Your album is looking so great!

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