Christmas Journal: Days 6-8

Day 6 in the Christmas Journal is all about getting Christmas cards made and in the mail. I know most of the cards have reached their senders in this country, but I’m not sure about those “across the pond.” At any rate, there’s a spoiler here if you haven’t received yours yet.

I cut the front off from one of the Christmas cards and punched holes in it to add to the album. I enrolled in Ali Edwards December Daily Workshop this year, and have gotten several ideas from the lessons, including this one.

I covered the back of the card with a piece of patterned paper from Ashley G’s mini kit. December 7 documents the first Day of Little Candles in our neighborhood. One of our new neighbors is from Columbia, and introduced us to this annual tradition. Anny had hundreds of tea lights lining her sidewalks as well as the little angel at the corner. We lit luminaries and lined our sidewalk, but I decided to include Anny’s Facebook invitation instead of a picture of our sidewalk. It’s events like this that make every Christmas Journal unique.

One of Shimelle’s recent prompts for Journal Your Christmas talked about the tradition of wish lists. I journaled about the need for wish lists for adult children as well as grandchildren. In the space of one day, I went from being about half done with my Christmas shopping to nearly done—thanks to receiving wish lists from Sarah and Betsy. On the right hand side, is a page protector that I cut down from nine squares to six squares. (Thanks again to Ali’s workshop.) Here’s a better look at it with a piece of paper behind it.

I finally broke out my fuse tool and used it to seal two of the pockets that I filled with glitter and some star sequins. Here’s a look at the back side.

This was a really fun “page” to create, and I may include another one before the month is out.