Well December is here and the countdown has started. For
myself it’s not a busy time because we go HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS…that’s when the
fun really begins. I have found living 800 mi. away from family & friends
and even though I’m in the holiday spirit it’s just not the same as when you are
surrounded by loved ones!
Last year I participated in a class with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer...30 Days in Your Journal ~ December {who really was my inspiration to start art journaling}. It was a blast and made the time waiting for the trip home fly by. I’m doing it again this year…a little differently though.
I’m creating a journal using 6x6 in paper…I’m busting out my stash of all those little pads of paper. I’m not sure how I’m binding it yet but am taking it into consideration. This is where HELMAR comes in…I needed to secure a front & back together for most of my pages…out can my handy, dandy HELMAR Quickfix Adhesive Runner. I also used this for most paper & Instagram photos attached. Any heavy embellishments required HELMAR 450 Quick Dry Adhesive . Each day is basically the same format with the days thoughts, musings & ramblings on the front and an Instagram photo on the back. The Instagram photos are coming from a challenge I found on Pintrest called Capturing December.
I would like to share the pages for Dec. 1st – Dec. 5th.
Besides working on this daily journal I've also been creating some journal pages utilizing all the various Dylusions products...journal, spray ink, stencils & stamps. After creating the background came the fun part of creating all the add-ons using manila shipping tags, fussy cutting and HELMAR Acid Free Professional Glue for the paper to paper application.
I hope you've enjoyed what I've been working on these first 5 days of December...I'm done decorating, most gifts bought and being shipped up to home and contemplating if I should make Christmas cookies. What are you working on?
Martha Richardson~Helmar Design Team Memeber
