December Daily (the cover) #decdaily

For the first time ever in the history of creating a Christmas Daily album, I did the cover last.

I usually start with the cover and then build from that. 

This year I started the whole December Daily process by choosing the album and sheet protectors I was going to use and then I "built" the inside pages and then moved onto the cover.

I kept the Parisian Anthology Portfolio album cover pretty simple...

First up, a gorgeous Making Memories tulle floret flower. I removed the ugly pearl from the center and replaced it with one of the gorgeous rhinestone flair buttons from the Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology Flair pack.

I used a needle and string to attach the rhinestone button.

I tied an assortment of ribbons to the metal piece on front of the album. Some tied in knots. Others in bows.

For the title of the album I used a combination of Silhouette flocked heat transfer and die cut felt.

I die cut two pieces from the Silhouette flocked heat transfer material and laid them out on the cover to get the placement right.

I used the "2010" from Kerri Bradford's Twenty Ten Digi Die Cut kit:

    

and the "December" from the Silhouette Online Store:

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Remember when working with heat transfer you need to mirror image the design before cutting.

I decided to use some MM Brun Baubles to hang from the silver plate on the album's cover just for added flair and fun. I used some additional jump rings from my stash to hang the baubles.

I used the Stampin' Up Exclusive Simple Alphabet Bigz Die and Papertrey Ink Felt to create the word "daily". I love how the steel rule dies cut through materials such as felt, like butter!

I used spray adhesive to hold the felt letters in place, then I used my sewing machine to stitch them in place.

****A word of caution: if you choose to sew directly on your canvas album, use a strong needle and go slow. All sewing machines are different. You could damage your machine. Sewing machines aren't really made for this kind of sewing. Please don't email me mad.****

I just love this tulle flower with the pretty bauble flair in the middle. I used a hot glue gun to adhere it in place.

I replaced the die cut "dot" for the letter "i" with a Doodlebug Button. I hot glued it in place.

Supplies:

Silhouette SD	Sizzix Big Shot	Ladybug Boutique Buttons
Tim Holtz Scissors	Sienne Florets	Brun Baubles
Parisian Anthology Portfolio Binder	Parisian Anthology Portfolio Album Refill Pack	Parisian Anthology Flair Variety

And that is this year's December Daily cover. Lots of fun bright color to match the mood and feel of the inside pages.

Thanks for stopping by today.