Ok, so in hopes of keeping up with my blog on a more consistent basis, I decided today to post the next few completed pages of my March Daily. Basically, I am all thumbs when it comes to posting on my blog. My pictures have yucky (yes, that is the technical term) lighting, I crop but forget to straighten my photographs and have been even known for posting upside down photos. (You just have to tilt your head, right????.) Oh wait, I also have a blur issue......I like to keep everyone guessing as to whether or not their glasses are doing their job hehe. Ok, so we have definitely determined that the computer savvy end of my blog escapes me. As I look wistfully at the many talented scrapbooking, journaling, artsy and cute blogs of the many people I follow, I can think only one thing.......My talent does NOT lie in computer savvy. Coffee and crafts is it for me. So imagine my surprise when my coffee pot revolted against me today. Maybe it is over use??????? ( 13 cups of coffee in one day is normal, right?) Ok, so I may have overworked the poor Keurig. I have named her Sally. We are the best of friends. But I guess with it being all take and no give on my part she shut down on me this morning and I had to resort to my single cup ceramic filter which makes absolutely wonderful coffee. And then I go to my computer. The other "enemy" out to get me today. To post the pictures. Ummmmmm. I think the electronics have begun to conspire against me in the wee hours of the morning. Well, I still haven't figured out the lighting and the blur issue. But I promise you all that the pictures are right side up :)

Happy Scrapping!!

The page on the right are notes my husband and I had left for each other. The left side is Day 5.....when my son had a really bad day, my husband decided that brownies make it all better :)

Day 6 was my "winnings" at a Lia Sophia party. The two hour party lasted four hours because we couldn't stop laughing. Day 7 was my husband's latest Chef experience. He may have a new career in his future.

I have so many pages in this day book because I just kept adding paper when I made it, I decided to extend my seventh day into my craft room "mess" while I was creating :)

As Promised.......

Here are the inside views of both the mini book (which is still a work in progress) and the larger book, my March Daily. 

  I am still working in the book but I wanted to show a fun way to document single or small events. Thanks to the Scrappy Scrappy blog for the WONDERFUL idea!!!  

Here is how I made mine: I cut 4x6 cards and taped them end to end (starting with the first two pages. Instead of just washi, I ran a strip of tape from my ATG gun (to give it a stronger hold). I tend to be very rough with my books as I usually throw them in my pocketbook in case I come across a "scrapable moment" :) As I added pages, the edge became very tacky.  For the final bind, I added a strip of washi down the center (over the tacky binding). I then ran more tape down the side of each (front and back covers next to the binded edge) and folded the washi over the binding. (to give it a more notebook like look). On to this month's Daily:

March Daily

My title page and day 1. Still working on the inside cover, I wanted to use it to add little bits of goodies (receipts, cards, etc.) from the whole month.

Because I only wanted to add one single picture, I made a flip out card to hold the picture, instead of using another full page. Page one is about my goals and things I would like to accomplish for the month of March.

March 2nd is just a few pictures from my March Mini Journal.  The mini book documents the whole party.

Day three is mostly journaling, although we did have a bird fly into our car window while we were enroute back from the airport. (I swear this was a pterodactyl and not really a bird!!) It cracked the window from center all the way across. I used an outline die cut of a mason jar because I wanted to use the graph paper page for journaling directly on.

When all else fails, I take pictures of the family. My husband is on a cooking kick (he is retired and has now realized his talent of cooking. My daughter had a presentation on Michael Jackson and my son had his first day of driving. (Eeeeeeeek.......When did he get old enough to drive?????)

Something a little different.


I have been working on my monthly dailies and can even say for February and March, I have kept up. (YAY ME). While reading the Daybook Delights facebook page, I came across Scrappy Scrappy's blog and she had made a beautiful daybook using 4x6 cards and washi to bind them. So of course, I had to try. And I have come up with a new way to use them. Often, I have tons of pictures from a single event that happens within the month. Its hard to pick out the "best of the best" pictures, so I am now creating the mini daybooks to document and record special occasions and events from the month. The mini album documents our annual "March Party" in honor of my parents. This year, Alyssa and I traveled to New York to celebrate with my family.

I will post later today the inside of both books as I am hoping to begin daily blog posts with our latest crafting projects.


Happy Scrapping!!!!

Saw a great set of Heidi Swap HOW TO tutorials today and I just had to go and try it out. The only tool I am missing is a paper slicer with the score tool. It came out pretty good for a first try. (And considering I had a lack of good tools for this project) Its back to back binding covered with light chipboard. Each page is asymmetrical and flips up to reveal larger pages. Here is a sneak peek at the cover. Being I am often asked to show my finished pages, I have begun filling it with the theme "Hello NC, Goodby NY". I am using instagram and my cell phone pictures that I have taken since moving to NC.  I will post more in a few days when I am finished the pages.

My work table mess :)

I just wanted to show you that I have in fact begun work on the book and I hope to post the finished pages in a few days.


Happy Scrapping everyone!!!

 

 On a Daybook roll......

 

Finally got my new craft room up running and slightly organized. Thanks to a hubby who likes to build stuff :) Working on my February Daily and making a few books. 

Chevron Daybook.

Only mistake I made is the two center pages (the cloud page and the cloud writing paper are UPSIDE down lol) Sort of like my life right now, I guess. I was going to pull out the stitching and fix. ( I had originally wanted to put the book in my Etsy shop) but I have decided to actually use the book for myself. Since moving to North Carolina, my life feels a little upside down at times. That's O.K. though.......upside down or change is good.

French Writing Paper DayBook

 

Found Fry Paper Liners in World Market Store. Sealed up the one side to make a pocket.

Again, this was originally to be an Etsy Shop book, but I don't like the way the stitching came out. Just means more books for me to fill up and use :)  

December Daily Continued

December Daily

Days 6 - 9

Day 6

Day 7 and Day 8

Day 9 (putting my husband to work while he visits us in NC)

Kids were VERY happy to have daddy home :)

The night before he had to go back to NY

Busy Busy Day 10. (notice the temperature...it DOES NOT feel like Christmas LOL) 

 

We are BACK!!!

Alyssa and I are finally back and ready to begin again. What a long tiresome move this was. We are finally all set up again in North Carolina.

Currently, I am working on my December Daily. (September and October's will be posted at a later date - November was a blur, so no daily for that month)


On to our current Daily!!

We chose to use a spiral bound book form. I tend to over stuff my books so to make room for the Holiday Season and our upcoming trip to NY, I made sure there was extra room.  The cover is not finished, but its a "start" LOL

The inside cover shows pictures of my attempts at decorating. I have not found all my decorations yet and having a mantle is a new adventure for decorating. I will have to be on the lookout for larger items next year. The Oh My Pocket hides journaling cards. 

The Red and Green Circles are individual pages. For December 3rd, I hadn't taken any pictures, so I listed my three favorite Holiday songs!!

For the 4th Casanova, my husky pup, I journaled his first trip to the vet. (My arm is still recovering) and for the 5th, I figured one picture says it all.......Laundry day can be very profitable in this house :) Extra Christmas Money !!!!