Little Corner of Ania

Mm huge post incoming – apparently I did not share anything from my December Daily since Dec 11. I know, Christmas just isn’t that exciting when there’s been like, three weeks or so since it finally expired, but sometimes I have this OCD-urge when it comes to things I just have to get over with (like this DecDaily, I didn’t feel like I could scrap other things until I was finally done with this – which’s why the last few days looks a bit …simple :p), and since I forced myself to finish this I need to share it too :p

So, let’s just get it over with so we can move on to newer, fresher things, shall we?

Dec 12 – with Crate Paper’s Snow Day :)

As usual, my pages are measuring 6x5” (6x9” when opened) and the numbers are all tags from Elle’s Studio.

This was the last day in Oslo – the images are of me and my sis + my kids and her youngest girl.

Simple one – with 3ndypapir :)

Dec 13th stands for Santa Lucia, and as Amalie was among the oldest in the kindergarten she got to carry the light-crown. Big moment.

14th – with a mix of Pink Paislee’s Mistletoe & Co and Father Christmas.

The image was snapped during work at the local church.

Fancy Pants Designs :)

The baking of gingerbread documented.

16th was created with Crate Paper & Snow Day once again..

And was about work once again, this time at a different church – I was sent to snap a photograph of a church for the Christmas Eve issue of the newspaper.

Hambly Screenprints! :)

Decoration of the gingerbread & a little Santa’s Helper :)

I truly love the mighty tones of Pink Paislee’s Mistletoe & Co – gorgeous..

And I love documenting the kiddo reading :)

Fancy Pants – love this bright, happy Winter collection “Frosted”! (Michelle Coleman is one of my fave FP productdesigners, love everything she designs for them. She has her own digistuff – Little Dreamers Designs – sometimes I do wish I did digistuff when I see the gorg stuff they put out)

Just a touch of everyday – the whole family playing WoW :)

3ndypapir..

This day was fairly eventful, but I couldn’t fit in all the images. Lunch with girlfriends, appointment at the dentist and work in the evening.

Fancy Pants Designs ..did I mention I love this cheery wintercollection?

Big day – the day I took the youngest to the theatre to watch “Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen” – a wonderful play which I recall from when I was younger myself, and I loved watching her fall in love with the play and the music.

Pink Paislee – Mistletoe & Co..

Kiddo leaving a note about being out sledding, and paying mother in law a visit for dinner.

23rd – Crate Paper and Snow Day.

A long-ass day of waiting at the airport. Sigh. Left home at 1pm, arrived like an hour later – checked in…….waited, waited and waited (original departure was like 3pm).. when we finally boarded the plane at like 8-9pm we had to wait for another hour in the airplane before finally departing…arrived home at moms at 11pm :p

Christmas Eve! (We celebrate Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day). Pink Paislee & a mix of Father Christmas and Mistletoe & Co.

Mm kinda got bored of making dec dailys, so the last 4-5 days were very very simple – including Christmas Eve. Whatev, I did it and I’m so done with it for now!

 

Right!

There you have it, I did finish my Dec Daily, and I think I will follow the advice about finding a box for the pages/cards instead of punching holes and stuff in them :)

And, just for good measurement (and to have that done with as well) – here’s a very few images from Christmas..(square images = iPhone)

Classics on TV..

 

Waiting for Godot the guests..

(I remember this part myself from when I was little, whenever there was a birthday or Christmas or anything big going down at home – this kitchen-window kept drawing us to it, looking, waiting, looking some more…while mom cooked around us kids)

My stepfather with Amalie..

And with Adrian..

(I ought to add a picture of mom here too, but she’s never happy with the photos of herself.. just like me…so…:p)

A collage of the evening, taken with the hipster-app on the iPhone.

And I just need to add this one – my gorgeous, beautiful, all too grown up niece. I love you and am sorry I don’t really know how to talk to teenagers I love because I’m worried I’m one of these aunts who’s like, “oh, my, you’ve grown up kid” and then ask the obligatory stuff like school and boyfriends and then dunno what more to say..ugh. I do love you though!

Well, I’m almost halfway there with this mini – so it does look a lot better when it comes to my chances to actually finish this one, no..? I hope so..
(page 1-5 can be found here)

Kraft cardstock & 3ndypapir – paper. And actual, sewn buttons! As usual, the numbered tags (and most other tags) are from Elle’s Studio. Opened, the pages measure 6x9”.

For this one I decided to do my journaling on vellum and sew it onto the patterned paper.
I also have to admit – if you ask me to tell you off the bat what happened on the 6th, I cannot for the life of me remember anything. Or any other days/dates. Glancing at the pictures from that day however, helps to spark my memory. Like when I almost forgot to, uh, “help” the tooth fairy and got up at like 2.30am suddenly remembering this – scrounging in the dark for coins. *cough* (I didn’t write that in the page…I’ll let the kids believe in the tooth fairy for a few more years first ). And the kids got new cookie cutter-shapes in their calendars today, so we had to test them out by baking “Kakemenn”

Day 7 – created with Fancy Pants Designs.

Even got to use their cool Christmas-brad here! I have no idea how long it’s been stashed for, but it’s been a good while! Look at the cute little whimsical tree!

Also used the lovely around the edge Martha Stewart-punch
Oh, also – I adore the FP rub-ons – despite how old it gets, it doesn’t seem to go bad. Some might go slightly dry, but still transfer wonderfully. At least that’s my experience – until now. Maybe I’m jinxing myself by declaring this now, though

Also, had two images I wanted to use for this day, but the design didn’t allow for both to be displayed nicely, so I made a quick flap for the extra photo.

Day Eight – using Pink Paislee’s Mistletoe & Co

This page is about me handing in my last exam, and dropping by Ellen when doing so

 

Closeup – love this collection, love this tree!

I haven’t shared the backs of the earlier pages yet – but I do strengthen all the backs with extra patterned paper.

I’ve used the Elle’s Studio number 9 before, and I couldn’t find my second packet of these Vintage Numbers, so I just had to substitute todays number with a regular chipboard-number. Got to use the old Fancy Pants chipboard-shape while doing so, so all is good! Papers, brads and rub-ons from Fancy Pants aswell

That day was a busy one, and I just had one generic image from that day. Luckily I forgot to use this image from the day before, from a trip to the local library, so I decided to just add that to this day.

I just like the way this rub-on was used..

Day ten – and 3ndypapir as todays papers.

A plane-trip + the very first meeting with the newest baby in the family.

More Fancy Pants Designs – I feel like trying to use up the rub-ons and stuff – I love rub-ons, but usually use only one or two then move on – sigh – need to get rid of stuff! Sortof!

I sort of cheated for this day; The rectangular image isn’t an iPhone-image like the other ones. However, I wanted to use this image as it’s a big day for us – the whole family (minus one) on my mothers side gathered to celebrate grandma’s 95th birthday. Note the sewn flap..

It partially hides the journaling for today, made on an Elle’s Studio-Christmas-tag :)

 

I’ve encountered one slight problem. Despite the pages not really being thick (sure, I do use some 3d-foam and stuff, can’t help it!) it looks like the pages together will become a huuuge mini (11 pages equals like 12-14cm or so – not pressing the pages flat together). Hrm! Really need to ponder how to put this together when I have all the 24 pages! Ugh! Any suggestions?