Amy Kingsford has been capturing her Christmas season since 2008, and over the years has tried several different methods to record her December. After having success with her 2009 and 2010 method, listen in to how her 2011 December scrapbooking has turned into much more than she’d even imagined! Amy’s tips for December Scrapbooking: There… [Continue reading]
December Memories on Video with Jules Watkins
On the line from London, Jules Watkins joins me to discuss making our Christmas home videos shine Jules is the former director of the hit TV shows ‘The Biggest Loser’ and ‘Pimp My Ride UK’ and has created a unique iPhone videomaking course. Jules’ top tips for December Video: Start filming with a story in mind… [Continue reading]
Minimalist Christmas Scrapbooking with Stephanie Medley-Rath
Minimalist Christmas Scrapbooking *audio now fixed!* Learn about Stephanie Medley-Rath’s unique approach to documenting the season. Stephanie is a scrapbooker and sociologist who did her doctoral research about scrapbooking. Stephanie’s minimalist scrapbooking take on documenting Christmas makes her project different from others we’ve discuss. Stephanie is working on her Christmas album with her 2010 right now. Listen… [Continue reading]
Documenting your December Weather
How does the weather influence your day? Some ideas for what to document about the weather: General trends Unusual days Memories… has there been a particular Christmas with unseasonal or extreme weather? See my favourite things in the Digi Scrap HQ Store at Amazon. I am an Amazon affiliate so may receive a commission if… [Continue reading]
Journalling Christmas with Melissa Stinson
Today I invited Melissa Stinson to share her thoughts and process for Journal Your Christmas, which she’s been participating in for a few years now. Melissa’s practical approach of batching tasks makes her project doable, and she’s not afraid to keep working on it until well after the days of December are over. Listen in… [Continue reading]
Getting Meaning in your December Daily
Share what Christmas Means to You In today’s short inspiration boost, we are delving into what Christmas means. Have you ever written about why you celebrate Christmas? Or why you don’t celebrate it? Today I’d challenge you to photograph something that symbolises the season and maybe share a little of what Christmas means to you.… [Continue reading]
Holiday Faves with Lynnette Penacho
Today I invited Lynnette Penacho to share her thoughts on December Daily. Over the last few year Lynnette’s method for capturing December has developed and this year her Holiday Faves album will be a doable project she’s excited to share with us. More from Lynnette If you enjoyed hearing from Lynnette today, check out her how-to Holiday… [Continue reading]
Looking for Lain?
Looking for Lain’s December Daily Podcast? Here it is! In her typical honest and down-to-earth style Lain shares how she feels about the December Daily idea in theory and what works for her in reality! If you enjoyed hearing from Lain today, check out her weekly scrapbooking podcast, classes and more at Layout a Day. See… [Continue reading]
Recording your Memories in your Christmas Scrapbooking
Journalling Prompts for Memories Introduce the story with: What triggers the memory: The smell of…, The sound of… Remember when… Your grandma… Dear… Take note of conversations around traditions, this is often a time when memories are brought up. 4 Memory Starters Who do you miss at this time of year? What location do you… [Continue reading]
December Daily Inspiration from Lain Ehmann
Today I invited Lain Ehmann to share her thoughts on December Daily. In her typical honest and down-to-earth style Lain shares how she feels about the December Daily idea in theory and what works for her in reality! More from Lain If you enjoyed hearing from Lain today, check out her weekly scrapbooking podcast, classes… [Continue reading]