{"id":2016,"date":"2020-01-17T11:42:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T19:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?p=2016"},"modified":"2020-01-17T11:43:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T19:43:39","slug":"december-daily-days-1-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?p=2016","title":{"rendered":"December Daily, Days 1-9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My December Daily 2019 album is sooooo close to being done, which makes me one happy scrapbooker.  This is my fourth year doing this project, and it remains one of my favorites.  As many of you know, the goal of this project is to tell one story, every day, for the first 25 days of December, (though I know some of you go all the way to 31, and I have no idea how you have the stamina&#8230;).  I love to see our traditions documented year after year, and seeing how our lives change through the lens of the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040690-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2019\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040690-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040690-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040690-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, I used a myriad of products in my album including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ali Edwards&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/aliedwards.com\/shop\/december-daily-2019-main-kit\">main kit<\/a> and components from past kits<\/li><li>Citrus Twist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/citrustwistkits.com\/collections\/stamps\/products\/citrus-twist-4-x-6-christmas-stories-2019-stamp\">Christmas Stories 4&#215;6 stamp<\/a> .<\/li><li>Kellie Purkey<a href=\"https:\/\/kellypurkeyshop.com\/collections\/stamp-sets\"> Freshly Baked stamp<\/a>.<\/li><li>Feed Your Craft <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.feedyourcraft.com\/collections\/kits\/products\/of-the-season-kit\">Of the Season kit<\/a>.<\/li><li>Crate Paper&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07Y5QGRSD\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07Y5QGRSD&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=amyalphin-20&amp;linkId=129e52531c4e25d93e04a44f7e1da406\">Snowflake<\/a> paper pad and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrapbook.com\/store\/ac-350980.html\">ephemera<\/a>.<\/li><li>Elle&#8217;s Studio <a href=\"https:\/\/shopellesstudio.com\/collections\/stickers\/products\/christmas-multi-color-puffy-alphabet-stickers\">Christmas Multi-Color Puffy Alphabet Stickers.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/studiocalico.com\/\">Studio Calico<\/a> silkscreen, patches, and inks.<\/li><li>Craft Jen Schow&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/craftyjenschow.ecwid.com\/Christmas-Feels-4x6-Stamp-Set-p157116541\">Christmas Feels 4&#215;6<\/a> stamp.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose to use the 6&#215;8 size this year, as I have done the past two years, since I find that size both small enough to be easily manageable for daily storytelling, and large enough to have space for more &#8220;crafty&#8221; elements.  Completing this project in this size also reminded me of how much I like smaller albums,  which I am excited to return to in the new year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040485-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2020\" width=\"289\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040485-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040485-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040485-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040490-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2021\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2021\" class=\"wp-image-2021\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040490-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040490-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040490-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040499-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2022\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2022\" class=\"wp-image-2022\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040499-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040499-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040499-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040501-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2023\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2023\" class=\"wp-image-2023\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040501-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040501-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040501-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040503-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2024\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2024\" class=\"wp-image-2024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040503-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040503-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040503-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day one is one of the more crafty pages in my album, and was inspired by the Product Play 3 class offered by Ali Edwards this year.  The star wreath took FOREVER to make, but I&#8217;m so happy with the way it turned out, and used a lot of products that I had been hoarding for years.  It is followed by a fun flip up with loads of pictures, and the journaling for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040493-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2026\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2026\" class=\"wp-image-2026\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040493-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040493-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040493-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040496-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2028\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2028\" class=\"wp-image-2028\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040496-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040496-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1040496-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day two was a simple story about Henry&#8217;s current favorite playground.  It has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, but it captures what we did that day.  I like that this simple layout follows the fancier on from the first day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191221_195620-1-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2033\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2033\" class=\"wp-image-2033\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191221_195620-1-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191221_195620-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191221_195620-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191221_195637-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2035\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2035\" class=\"wp-image-2035\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191221_195637-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191221_195637-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191221_195637-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day three uses my least favorite pocket page, but one I force myself to use every year anyway so I don&#8217;t waste them! This year, I used the front to showcase some of the shows we&#8217;ve been watching, and some of the books and podcasts I&#8217;ve been listening to lately.  The back is dedicated to the wonder that is Baby Yoda, from the TV show, The Mandalorian.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030775-1-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2039\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2039\" class=\"wp-image-2039\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030775-1-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030775-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030775-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030775-1.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030777-1-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2040\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2040\" class=\"wp-image-2040\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030777-1-400x600.jpg 400w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030777-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030777-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1030777-1.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day four is the hexagon pocket page from the Product Play three class that I made as a foundation page.  This was super fun to make, and inspired me to use my fuse tool more.  I still plan to print a full page picture to place behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102757-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2041\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2041\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102757-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102757-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102757-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102807-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2042\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2042\" class=\"wp-image-2042\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102807-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102807-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102807-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102845-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2045\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2045\" class=\"wp-image-2045\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102845-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102845-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102845-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102854-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2046\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2046\" class=\"wp-image-2046\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102854-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102854-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_102854-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day five is a simple around-the-house story about how Henry has discovered how to make toys out of just about anything.  His current loves are taking the tissues out of the box, and using a serving spoon to bang on a mixing bowl.  Gotta love the toddler life.  For the journaling on this page, I cut down a larger page protector and used an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NDifuG\">avery index tab<\/a> on the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103110-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2048\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2048\" class=\"wp-image-2048\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103110-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103110-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103110-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103410-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2049\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2049\" class=\"wp-image-2049\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103410-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103410-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103410-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103233-1-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2054\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2054\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103233-1-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103233-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103233-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103347-1-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2055\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2055\" class=\"wp-image-2055\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103347-1-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103347-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103347-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103502-2-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2056\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2056\" class=\"wp-image-2056\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103502-2-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103502-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191223_103502-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On day six we went to see the lights at Microsoft.  Tom had been incredibly busy at work that week, and we were desperately trying to get ready for our trip to Virginia, so this was a nice respite.  I cut down a page protector to make the 4&#215;6 size, and used a silkscreen card I made as a foundation page to add a bit of an interactive element to this layout.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_100912-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2057\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2057\" class=\"wp-image-2057\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_100912-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_100912-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_100912-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101002_MP-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2058\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2058\" class=\"wp-image-2058\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101002_MP-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101002_MP-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101002_MP-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day seven was a travel day from Seattle to Washington DC, so the layout is super simple.   I went back and added Henry&#8217;s ticket into the album for ephemera and visual texture.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101042-1-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2061\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2061\" class=\"wp-image-2061\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101042-1-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101042-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101042-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101202-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2062\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2062\" class=\"wp-image-2062\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101202-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101202-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101202-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101136-1-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2063\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2063\" class=\"wp-image-2063\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101136-1-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101136-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101136-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101237-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2064\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2064\" class=\"wp-image-2064\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101237-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101237-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101237-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day eight  is all about our day in Washington DC.  We visited the Museum of African American History and Culture during the day, and in the evening, we walked to see the National Tree.  I created the pocket for the museum map using one of the large shipping tags from the December Daily main kit, and attached some star-patterned transparency using washi and my <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2R2UUoh\">tiny attacher<\/a>.  I then added some pattern paper, chipboard and a photo to the back of the tag to compliment the picture of the tree.  I also added a stamp at the bottom to create a triangle effect to the elements on the tag, to echo the triangular shape of the tree on the opposite page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101436-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2065\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101436-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101436-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101436-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101633-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2068\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101633-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101633-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101633-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101638-1-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2069\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2069\" class=\"wp-image-2069\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101638-1-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101638-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101638-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101726_MP-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2070\" data-link=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?attachment_id=2070\" class=\"wp-image-2070\" srcset=\"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101726_MP-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101726_MP-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191231_101726_MP-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We spent Day nine with our dear friend, Laura, who braved the horrible weather in DC to go to lunch, and explore the Natural History Museum with us.  I used the wreath page to hold three stories from the day, and punched pieces of a map of DC to show where those stories took place.  I used the transparency with ephemera to break up the layout a bit.  Later that evening we took the train from DC down to Richmond, VA, but it was such a disaster we forgot to take pictures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will have more posts about the rest of my album over the next few weeks, but I&#8217;m recovering from hand surgery, that&#8217;s all my bum paw can take at the moment.  Happy Friday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases .<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My December Daily 2019 album is sooooo close to being done, which makes me one happy scrapbooker. 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