In the Storm

what I've been reading | November 2021

Today I am sharing what I've been reading in November 2021. This month was a barren month of reading as I only read 4 books which is crazy for me. I know exactly why I read so little, too. Bronchitis has plagued my body and I am still struggling. Trying to concentrate and enjoy reading was pretty much - not happening because I was hurting and I couldn't breathe. I'm better but not healed. I am hoping my December reading will thrive and I will finish the year strong. That said, I have already surpassed my big reading goal for the year, Read 100 books in 2021. The coming month will also mean re-visiting what I've read for the year and which books still sit with me months later, my favorites for the year.

But, for this month these are the books that found there way into my hands and through every breathe I was able to read:

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December Daily 2021 | Foundation Pages

Today I am sharing a super simple December Daily® foundation page specifically for story number 3. One of this years Ali Edwards™ December Daily® additional products were these very large felt numbers mostly specifically designed because they also offered a brand new 10x8 album for this years December Daily®, too. I chose to go small this year, rather than the much bigger 10x8 size, with no regrets, however, those felt numbers fill my 4x8 Citrus Twist kits album that I am using. Just one number is quite enough, so I might not be using the felt numbers much this year. But, I thought the 3 was perfect for inserting into my album.

I'm a huge fan of monthly present participle stories. Those -ing words as jumping off points for telling the story of your month. That is what this day's story is about!

I created the BE MERRY using these skinny black chipboard letters from Felicity Jane with a simple embellishment.

I used one of the tags from this years December Daily products and 'stamped' those -ing words that I wanted to write about. On day three - or for story three, I will hand write in my words. I might add a photo to the back of the tag or the front of the BE MERRY. We'll see how the story goes.

December Daily 2021 | Foundation Pages

Today I am sharing another December Daily® foundation page that I put together for a simple recording a list of - something. This year's December Daily products for sale via Ali Edwards® collection had these cute window openings in a set of six. I didn't purchase those because I figured I could make them. 

I was right!

I handmade these little square boxes with a window opening and then attached them to a Star transparency. I may, or may not, use the back of the squares for the next days story. I embellished them with various Christmas-y embellishments and ribbon from my stash. A little time-consuming because each window was cut using an exacto knife but otherwise pretty simple to make.

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December Daily 2021 | Foundation Pages

Today I am sharing another December Daily® foundation page that I prepared ahead of time for my 2021 December Daily album that will begin on December 1. I set up these pages to give myself a head start, and some breathing room when December comes barreling in unrestrained and when I can't keep up. And, because my hope is that I complete this year's December Daily in - December.

For this page I created a 'tree' pocket. It was a longtime PIN (PIN refers to Pinterest but the term is now generically used for anything you want to save to an inspiration board or folder) in my December Daily board on Pinterest that I saved from a classroom page Ali Edwards™ created for one years' December Daily when Trees was the one of the focuses of the class. I loved it then and I continue to love it intending to recreate the page for myself.

For this page, I attached all the trees I was using onto a transparency so I could fashion the pocket easier. Then attached them to another transparency to create the back to the pocket. My intention is to use this page for our 'tree' in some way, whether it is hunting for our tree, or putting up the tree, I'm not sure.

I put the tag in the 'pocket' temporarily, and it may or may not be what I actually use for the finished story, and page. I'm pretty pleased with how this page turned out.

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December Daily 2021 | Foundation Pages

I originally created this foundation page with stars that had the shimmering gold on them but they were made out of a thin cardboard and I didn't think they'd hold up through the years of looking through the pages of this years December Daily. As an add-on to this years December Daily® kit there were a set of hearts - a lot of hearts - in the colors of this years kit. Last year's kit included circles which I still love, but I love these hearts and even used them in the foundation page I showed previously. One cannot have too many hearts.

I made a selection of hearts and lined them up down the right side of the page which is also a flip out.

I'm using a temporary pop dot to secure the flip out when it is stored in the album but I'll come up with something else for a closure when I actually set the page in stone as a specific story in December. I have no idea which story this foundation page will be for, however. I adore the shimmering gold and rose gold on the cover. I will most likely add the story number to the transparency on the front.

Right now, all that is inside is a blank canvas for which to tell a story. I envision a photo on one side and the story on the other. Another idea is to secure the fold out on the left and make a pocket to pull out photos and tags hidden within.