I can’t believe that Christmas is Over!! I was non stop until today and even today my little monster has had me building things for her. She is currently in her castle that I just built and is taking a nap which means that I have a few minutes to share with you all about my December Daily that did not go as I had hoped it would.
This was my first year at attempting a December Daily and now that I have made an attempt I know what to do next year so that I am successful at completing it in a timely manner.
Taking the pictures for the December Daily was easy and as I said I would be dedicated to using my iPhone to create a December Daily Album. I took pictures and I uploaded them to Shutterfly through my phone and I had them printed at my local Walgreens on a weekly basis. This part of the project worked great for me.
The part of the project that did not work out for me was the album that I choose to use for my December Daily. I have to admit that picfolio albums are not for me. This was new for me as well as I had never used a picfolio album before. A picfolio album is from Creative Memories and it has pockets on each page. Two vertical 4×6 pockets and 3 horizontal 4½x6½ pockets. This was the downfall to me completing my project. I never realized that the majority of my photos are vertical photos and not horizontal photos. My photos were not ready for this pic folio album and I had to figure out different ways to make my photos fit.
I also felt very limited in my ability to be creative with this type of page protector or photo sleeve or whatever you want to call it! I prefer a nice piece of cardstock and the ability to place my photos on my cardstock as I wish.
My plan of action next year is to prep an 8×8 regular album and then I won’t be stuck with fitting my photos into a picfolio album. I am going to share with you my half completed December Daily. I have a little bit more free time and I am hoping to finish up this December Daily before the end of the year.
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Love that she is playing in her castle!
LOL she loved the castle it’s one of those cardboard castles that you put together and she was supposed to color it. She decided it was better to take a nap inside of it instead of coloring it! I hope you had a great Christmas!
Love how it’s turning out. Prep work is definitely the key. I wouldn’t be able to keep up without it. I’m almost done with mine and honestly, I can’t wait to be done. It’s my favorite project to do but by the time it’s over, I’m ready to put all my Christmas supplies away, lol!
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Hey Gretchen,
Thanks for the vote of confidence, lets see if I can finish I prepped the pages but I had a very hard time being confined to the picfolio sleeves. I really think that if I had prepped a regular 8×8 album it would have been easier for me to keep up with the album. I just felt like my creative juices couldn’t flow with the picfolio album!
I totally agree with you on using divided pages like that. I know some people really love them but I just found it too limiting. I’m using a Sn@p album and the first thing I did was take out the page protectors! Glad your DD is coming along. I have quite a bit of work to do on mine!
I am still struggling with my DD and those page protectors but I am determined to finish it! The funny thing is I know for a fact if I would just give up on the whole picfolio thing I would probably be finished in a day. I just might give up on the whole picfolio thing!!! I just don’t know what to do with the album if I do so.