To create a big WOW moment upon opening the album, I hand stitched an ugly sweater design on the first page.
On the spine I placed a colorful Chipboard Sticker.
In the class I showed how to create a fun tassel charm to attach onto the spine.
Give me all the colors, textures, and patterns!
To enhance the "ugly sweater" vibes, I hand stitched around the edges of all the pages using a combination of a running stitch and whip stitch. Actually, Chris helped me to the whip stitch on many of these pages! He's a keeper :)
On the front cover I added colorful Puffy Alpha Stickers, a few star Chipboard Stickers, a few Icon Ephemera Die Cuts, the year which is part of the custom printable from the class, and a strand of adorable lightbulb string.
I don't really stick to the "daily" part of a December Daily, instead I tell 25 stories from December, or even November if they fit into the Christmas category.
Here's a closer look at the WOW moment opening page. This is 18 hours of stitching time - worth every second to me!
I love how the stitching and ribbons/trims around each page are reminiscent of a Christmas tree skirt.
I have lots more kits & classes in the works for 2026 as well as more sequin album collaborations with Gi so be sure to watch my instagram and Facebook Group & sign up for my Newsletters! Have a happy scrappy new year!!
