I’ve followed Ali Edwards’ blog for a while, and my favorite project she does is the December Daily Album. Around the beginning of November, she starts assembling an album for the month of December… and in December, she takes at least one photo each day and scraps a page for it in the album. She has just posted her first part of the 2009 album here… and you can read more about the project here. I love this idea and the way it will preserve your holiday traditions!!! I started my album last year and only got as far as the cover because my husband fell ill with appendicitis and needed surgery… then he got a bad infection after the surgery that landed him in the hospital again. ANYWAYS, this year I’m determined to do it and see it through to the end! You start your album ahead of time and simply add in pictures and journaling in December.
I started thinking about my album back in August (I know, I’m insane). I combed through Two Peas in a Bucket and searched for the perfect albums…. and came across these My Edgy albums in colored chipboard and acrylic. I can’t seem to find them on Two Peas anymore… but did find them at scrapbook.com…. and unfortunately, they are double the price I paid for them at 2Peas. 
Anyways, I mixed a brown chipboard My Edgy Album with a clear acrylic My Edgy Album. There’s also pink, green, red, etc… For this project, you’re supposed to have 25 pages, and I’m a little short, but I’m going to add more mixed pages in, maybe even mount a picture or two onto heavy cardstock and punch holes in it and add it in.
For this project, I decided to use Zoe Pearn’s Little Joys kit at Sweet Shoppe Designs… I love the yummy colors and adorable patterns! I also used a few papers by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative… the damask patterns from her Jingle Bell Rock Paper Pack. I printed the papers on 10×10″ cardstock through MyPicTales for 50 cents per page.
See how cuuuute Zoe’s papers are?!?
I also bought some colored cardstock and some gorgeous glitter cardstock at Joann’s to match…
I already decorated my acrylic cover and started on the first page. When working with acrylic albums, I’ve found the best adhesive for your papers is a spray adhesive like Craft Bond. Don’t apply the spray to the album, just to the back of your paper. I used Glue Dots to adhere the embellishments.
Embellies!!! My favorite part of scrapping… ahhhhh! Sooo pretty! I’m going to use an assortment of trims, ribbons, mini jingle bells, Prima flowers, Making Memories stickers, and some handmade felt embellishments….
I’m so excited for this project! Wanna’ make one with me? 
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Ohh…. that albums is going to be pretty when it’s done!!! I’ve been thinking of doing this, too, this year… and you almost have me convinced to do it hybrid… LOL!
Oh, wow, you’ve picked such gorgeous items to use for your album!! Here I was thinking I wanted to do mine all mixed up again this year, but now I think I’ll pick a paper line and just go with it.
And you take such gorgeous photos of your projects for your blog. What’s your secret? Lots of natural light? Photoshop? Do tell, please!! I keep trying for good pictures and mine keep coming out looking kind of icky.
I do, I do, I do!! I wanna make one of these soooooo badly! It’s been so long since I scrapped in the traditional way, I don’t know that I could do it! You’ve got me thinking, though! I just may have to try! I love, love, love your stuff! So creative and just gorgeous! ♥
you are so gifted in the art of scrapbooking! i just love looking at the beautiful patterns and colors you use to create paper and digital. when are you having another CT call? ;0)
I do!!! I totally have that same album too, just in a different color! They sell them at Pages in Progress, so if you are ever in Tucson and need to grab stuff go there! This is such a cute idea! Hopefully I will have enough time to make one even though it will be finals time! Yours is looking gorgeous!
And I agree with Melissa in how great your photos of stuff always look! I have made tons of adorable hybrid albums that I want to share, but my photos never look right or do the project justice. What’s your secret?
I want to!!
But I totally suck at hybrid! Maybe I’ll give it a try. Your is so cute and you only have the cover done. You are a babe!
I am doing this too this year and I am SOOO excited. I missed the boat last year, but I am so on it this year!!! Yours looks beautiful!! Love that you printed up digital papers! I have thought about doing this.
I’ve just started my December Daily album (mostly digital) after buying a Winter Wonderland kit (Sweet Shoppe) along with some vintage DaisyD’s paper. After creating a couple of pages, I decided to search the web for ideas and found your great site (I, too, have the snowman paper from SS and love what you did on your cover). Your site is great and I hope that you’re going to post addt’ll pages!
Leslie
very pretty album!
It’s really cool when you have a set of tools in making layouts because you can really make a very lovely scrapbook like what you just shown us in your blog. They were all pretty especially the embellishments with the christmas season as the theme.