December Daily - Part 4!

Welcome to the last part of my Graphic 45 inspired December Daily project! Thanks for joining me!

Last Thursday we created pages for days 11 through 21 for our December Daily Journal. Let's keep going today and create the last 10 pages for December 22nd through December 31st!

Thank you for taking this journey with me for the last four weeks! I hope you had as much fun making your December Daily as I did making mine!

If you missed any of the posts for the other segments of the album, I have links on the right sidebar! I'll keep the links up through January 7th. For a complete supply list, see Part 1.

I hate to see the project end, but let's get started so you can complete your project before the 25th!

Page 22
1. Cut chipboard to 5x8 inches.

2. Cover the front of the chipboard with Fashionista Buttons a la Mode papers (5x8 inches). Sand all edges and distress with white pigment ink or white paint.

3. Use notepaper as a journaling block. Distress edges with brown ink and attach to the right side of the page.

4. Adhere sticker number "22" (K & Company) to the top right of the journaling block. (As always, use items you have in your stash! I know you all have stickers, rub-ons, papers, and more hiding away in your stash! My directions are just guidelines to get you started!)

5. Attach a Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium chipboard tag to the left side of the page. Glue green rhinestones to the ends of the tag. (Teresa Collins)

Page 23
1. Page 23 is a two-part page, consisting of the 5x8 chipboard page and an envelope page.
 

2. To get started, flip page 22 over and cover the back with Christmas Emporium A Christmas Carol paper (5x8). Distress edges with white pigment ink or white paint.

3. Trim a post card image from Christmas Emporium Believe! paper and attach to the center of the page, at an angle.

4. Trim an image from Christmas Emporium Special Delivery paper to use as a journaling block. Glue to the center of the page, as shown.

5. Paint a chipboard number "23" with cream paint and attach to the lower left of the page.

6. Punch binding holes.

7. For the envelope, use a page from a Graphic 45 Kraft Envelope Album Staple. Cut a strip of Christmas Emporium A Christmas Carol paper to 4 1/2 x 1 inches. Distress with white ink. Glue to the left edge of the envelope.

8. Use a premade journaling block (Maya Road) and attach to the center of the envelope.

9. Tie green twine through a Christmas Emporium chipboard button and glue to the envelope flap.

Page 24
1. Page 24 is also a two-part page, consisting of the envelope and a tag.

2. Flip page 23 over and cut a strip of Christmas Past The Holly and the Ivy paper to 4 1/2 x 1 inches. Distress with white ink. Glue to the right edge of the envelope.

3. Distress the edges of the envelope with white pigment ink or white paint.

4. Use a premade or actual vintage postcard to create a pocket on the right side of the envelope. Glue the pocket on three edges to that tags can slip inside. Edge the pocket with brown ink.

 
5. Using stamps, stickers or rub-ons, spell out "Christmas Eve" on the bottom edge of the postcard.

6. Slip some tags and tickets into the pocket. Punch binding holes.

7. For the tag, cover the front of a Graphic 45 packaging tag with Christmas Past The Holly and the Ivy paper. Trim. Sand all edges and distress with white pigment ink or white paint. (If you don't have any packaging, use any tag you like.)

8. Cut an image from Christmas Emporium Special Delivery paper and attach to the bottom right corner of the tag.
9. Glue a glitter number "24" to the lower left of the tag. (American Crafts)

10. Using stickers, stamps, or rub-ons, add a title to the top of the tag. Mine says: on the night before Christmas...

11. We will be tying a ribbon to the tag, but we will need to wait until we decorate the reverse side.

Page 25
1. Page 25 also consists of two sections, the tag and a 5x8 chipboard page.

2. Flip page 24 over and cover the tag with Christmas Past Jolly Old St. Nicholas paper, making sure to use the portion of the paper containing the Santa image.

3. Trim. Sand all edges and distress with white pigment ink or white paint. Punch binding holes.

4. Tie gold ribbon through the hole in the top of the tag, making sure the bow or knot is shows on page 24.

5. For the second part of Day 25, cover a 5x8 piece of chipboard with Fashionista Vintage Cherries paper. Sand all edges and distress with white pigment ink or white paint.

6. Attach a premade journaling block to the bottom left side of the page. (Making Memories)

7. Stamp Christmas images containing the number "25" in red and green ink onto cream cardstock. Trim into ticket shapes and attach to the top right of the page. (Tim Holtz, Unity)

8. Cover a Graphic 45 Metal Flower Staple with glue and then sprinkle with silver chunky glitter. Once the glue dries, shape the flower with pliers. Glue a red button to the center. Attach the flower to the left of the tickets.

Page 26
1. Flip page 25 over and decorate the back by covering the chipboard with Christmas Past Deck the Halls paper.

2. Sand all edges and distress with white pigment ink or white paint.

3. Attach a premade journaling block to the right side of the page, as shown. (Maya Road)

4. Cover a chipboard star with a scrap of paper and glue to the bottom right edge of the journaling block.

5. Cover a large chipboard number "26" with Christmas Past Jolly Old St. Nicholas paper. Distress edges. Tie twine to the number "6" and then attach to the lower left corner of the page.

6. Punch binding holes.

Page 27
1. For page 27 I used a page from a Graphic 45 Kraft Envelope Album Staples. (Remember, you can use any envelope that opens at the top, such as a coin envelope.)

2. Distress with white pigment ink or white paint.

3. Cut a strip of Christmas Emporium Merry and Bright paper to 4 1/2 x 2 inches, distress with white ink, and attach to the left edge of the envelope.

4. Attach Graphic 45 number stickers "27" to the top left edge of the envelope.

5. Embellish the envelope flap with a premade circle journal tag. Do not glue the flap closed as you may want to insert photos, extra journaling, or memorabilia into the envelope.

6. Wrap some Christmas-themed baker's twine around the center of the envelop and tie on the reverse side (Page 28).

Page 28
1. Flip page 27 over. Cut a strip of Christmas Emporium Merry and Bright paper to 4 1/2 x 2 inches, distress with white ink, and attach to the right edge of the envelope. Distress the envelope with white pigment ink or white paint.

2. Adhere a premade journaling block (Making Memories) to the top left of the envelope.

3. Spray a chipboard number "28" with glitter mist. Allow to dry and attach to the center of the journaling block.

4. Punch binding holes.

Page 29
1. Cut chipboard to 5x8 inches.

2. Cover the front of the chipboard with Christmas Emporium Special Deliver paper (5x8 inches). Sand all edges and distress with white pigment ink or white paint.

3. Create journaling block with a printed scrapbooking paper (Bo Bunny) or notepaper. Stamp the word "toys" across the top of the journaling block with Christmas Emporium stamps and red ink. Distress edges with brown ink. Attach to the right side of the page at an angle.

4. Using stamps, stickers, or rub-ons, decorate the top of the page as shown. (I used a rub-on of some children playing.)

5. Use stickers to create a date block at the bottom left of the page. Attach sticker number "29" as shown.

Page 30
1. Flip page 29 over and decorate the back by covering the chipboard with Christmas Past The Holly and the Ivy paper (5x8). Sand all edges and distress with white pigment ink or white paint.

2. Create a journaling block with some notepaper. Using stamps, rub-ons, or stickers, spell out "Rejoice!" on the top of the journaling block. Edge with brown ink.

3. Place adhesive on three sides of the notepaper to create a pocket. If you feel your pocket needs more stability, first glue the paper to some thick chipboard.

4. Attach the pocket to the left side of the page and tuck tickets and tags into your pocket.

5. Using rub-ons or stickers, create a circle graphic in the upper right corner of the page. (I used a rub-on large enough to "hold" my chipboard numbers.)

6. Attach a chipboard number "30" to the upper right corner of the page.

7. Punch binding holes.

Page 31
1. Page 31 is actually the inside of your back cover! You decorated the back of your cover during Part 1 of this tutorial! We are now ready to finish our journal! 

 
2. Cover page 31 with An ABC Primer Bedtime Stories paper (5x8 inches). Sand all edges and distress with white pigment ink or white paint.

3. Add a premade journaling block to the right side of the page. (Maya Road).

4. Cover a chipboard oval (Maya Road) with Christmas Past Jolly Old St. Nicholas paper, sand, ink.

5. Glue a glitter number "31" (American Crafts) to the center of the chipboard oval. Attach the number block to the lower left of the page.

6. Attach the Father Time image from the Christmas Past Tags to a scrap of chipboard. Distress edges and tie silver ribbon to the top of the tag. Use foam squares to attach the tag to the right of the number 31.

7. Using stickers (or another method if you choose), spell out "New Year's Eve" across the top of the page. I used pennant and letter stickers (Jenni Bowlin) to create a banner, then tied baker's twine bows to the ends of my banner.

8. Punch binding holes.

Binding the Album
For information on binding your album, see Part 1. I used an O-wire system, but you can see that my wire is too small to allow my album to close. I don't mind as I want my album to fan open when it sits on the table.

 
I decided not to tie ribbons to the spine of my album. Normally, I add tons of ribbons, but this time I wanted simple! I only added a charm, tied on with a bit of baker's twine.

That's it, folks! I hope you enjoyed this journey! Remember, if you missed any of the segments, check my right sidebar for links through January 7, 2012. After that, you may check a new page, called Tutorials, which will appear at the top of my blog after the New Year!

Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!