Anna Griffin December Daily 5 More Pages

Here are five more pages for my Anna Griffin December Daily.  I have been waiting to have just the right project for the AG flocked Black and White card stock, and this is it!  And I am obsessed with any sheet music paper!

Above I cut the left page above, with my Cricut and Anna's Christmas Card Cartridge.  

For the page on the left above, I ran out of ink and this printed in blue tones, instead of grey, but I loved it!  And so, it was matched with an Anna blue item.

For the pages below, I embossed white paper and will add things as the page is made.  Sometimes, it pays to wait and see what the day holds that I use it for journaling.

Supplies

Anna Griffin Holiday Trimmings Card Kit

Anna Griffin Christmas Pop Up Card Kit

Anna Griffin Holiday Pocket Dies

Anna Griffin For the Guys Die Cuts

Anna Griffin Black & Ivory Card Stock

Anna Griffin Christmas Cards Cricut Cartridge
Anna Griffin Cherry Blossom Embossing Folder

Anna Griffin Laurel Emblem Frame

Anna's Holiday Luster Images Cricut Cartridge

Happy Woodland Animals Cricut Image

Red card stock

Silver Glitter Card stock

Grey Card stock

White Card stock

Anna Griffin Glitter Stickers

Anna Griffin December Daily Pages 10-15

I can't believe how quickly this December Daily is coming together using an Anna Griffin Card kit, dies and scrap paper!  Today I am sharing five more pages.  

The page below is made with one of the first Anna Griffin items I ever bought, the patterned paper.  Embossing folders, and dies are Sizzix.  The lace is from a card kit I got a garage sale.

For the pages below, I got out my Cricut and Cricut pens and Anna's Christmas Cards Cartridge.  I love to use the pens and sometimes add a bit of doodling.  I was trying to get the look of red work, for those of you who embroider.

I also tried a gold glitter pen and the picture doesn't do this page justice.  I will try and photograph this in the day light tomorrow.

Supplies

Anna Griffin Holiday Trimmings Card Kit

Anna Griffin Christmas Pop Up Card Kit

Anna Griffin Planner pages

Anna Griffin Rosette

Anna Griffin Snowflake Rosette Dies

Anna Griffin Gold Metallic Card stock

Anna Griffin Holiday Pocket Dies

Anna Griffin For the Guys Die Cuts

Anna Griffin Black & Ivory Card Stock

Anna Griffin Christmas Cards Cricut Cartridge
Anna Griffin Paper Doll Card Toppers

Cricut Gold Glitter pen

Cricut Red fine point pen

Sizzix Die and Embossing Set

Anna Griffin December Daily Pages 5-10

Here are the next five pages for the Anna Griffin December Daily I am making.  I want to enter this in the Cut it Up Challenge Blog's Tic Tac Toe challenge #188 as a scrapbook page, with my favorite color (blue) and a border or banner.

What a dramatic color choice!  If you can't go over the top for Christmas, when can you?!  The die is Anna Griffin Gatefold Jacket Dies.  The silver paper, silver flourishes and sentiment are also Anna Griffin.  I used some Kodak blue paper for the back ground.  

Here it is with it's sister page, a beautiful tone on tone look with all Anna Griffin.  In the page on the left I only used one side of the die.  I love to challenge myself when I have a mis-cut to use it anyway and make it shine.

It is wonderful to keep a little Anna Griffin for myself as I am always giving away the prettiest items to others.  So, I am so enjoying playing with all my AG favorites in this album.  Like the window card kit!

For the green polka dot and candy cane pages below, I used American Craft's Pow!  Glitter Paper (green polka dot) and the October Afternoon Falling Snow paper is the candy cane stripe.  The holly leaf and the heart die are both Anna Griffin.

The page below is made with The Robin's Nest paper, an Anna Griffin Pocket Holiday Die and K & Company journaling die cut.

For the last page shown today, I used an Stampin' Up die for the French Horn.  My youngest plays the French horn and will have a concert in the December, so I am planning ahead with my pages!

Supplies

Anna Griffin Holiday Trimmings Card Kit

Anna Griffin Christmas Pop Up Card Kit

Anna Griffin Planner pages

Anna Griffin Rosette

Anna Griffin Snowflake Rosette Dies

Anna Griffin Gold Metallic Card stock

Anna Griffin Holiday Pocket Dies

Anna Griffin For the Guys Die Cuts

Anna Griffin Black & Ivory Card Stock

K & Company Journaling Die Cut

American Crafts Pow!  Glitter Paper

October Afternoon Falling Snow patterned paper

Kodak Blue Paper

Glue Dots

Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Anna Griffin December Daily

I have been getting emails about a certain December daily that has been tempting me to make one this year.  My boys are currently both Sophomores, one in college and one in high school.  Our college age son commutes to school and lives at home, but I know they will both soon on their own.  So, why not document this holiday season while they are still at home!?

But I really would like an Anna Griffin December Daily, and she doesn't have one!  So, it occurred to me that I could use my AG Christmas card kits for a scrapbook!  Here is my December Daily cover and the first 5 pages.  See below for supplies and instructions.  And I have to show you a close of of the AG Snowflake die!  

December 1, 2019

December 2, 2019

December 3, 2019

December 4, 2019

December 5, 2019

I have been an Anna fan for a long time and some of these items are no longer available, so I am including general links for the two sites I shop for AG items.  Shop for Anna Griffin items at her site here, or at HSN here.  

I will try and blog more of my pages, and if time allows include the finished page details with my photos and journaling.  Wondering about the Eiffel Tower on December 3, 2019?  I hope to book some travel on that day and it is Travel Tuesday and I hear there will be some great deals!

Supplies

Anna Griffin Holiday Trimmings Card Kit

Anna Griffin Christmas Pop Up Card Kit

Button

Bi-colored twine

Anna Griffin Planner pages

Anna Griffin Rosette

Anna Griffin Snowflake Rosette Dies

Anna Griffin Matt Metallic Card stock

Anna Griffin Holiday Pocket Dies

Anna Griffin For the Guys Die Cuts

Anna Griffin Black & Ivory Card Stock

The Robin's Nest Love Birds Dew Drops

The Robin's Nest Alpha Glitter Stickers

Karen Foster Designs Sparkle Burst Brads

Glue Dots

Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Ink Storage for Ikea Shelving Using Cricut Paper & Cardboard

I love the the Stamp-n-Storage organizers for the Ikea Kallax shelving, but as a Mom on a budget, it is on my Christmas wish list.  So, I am reorganizing my craft room and want all my ink pads on one place.  So after searching Pinterest and see the SVG and Silhouette files I decided to see what I could use in my Cricut cartridges to organize.  I made this organizer with white cardstock, chipboard left over from Creative Memory purchase and adhesive. 
Below you can find the how to's and link to the Design Space file.
This is for an organizer with three boxes on every shelf and 11 shelves high (holds 33 ink pads).

Find the Cricut Design file here.  You will need the Tags Bags, Boxes and More 2 cartridge.  I have sliced the file to take of the top of the box and stretched it to accomodate Stampin' Up Ink pads.

Supplies:
17 Sheets of White Cardstock 12 x 12 
6 Sheets of Chipboard 13 x 13 
Glue or adhesive of choice

Instructions:

1. Cut 17 sheets (two boxes each) in the White card stock using the Cricut file in the link.
2. Cut each chipboard into two 13 x 4 3/4" strips.  From the left over card board, cut 4 strips to 4 3/4" x 1".  You will need 12 of the 13" x 4 3/4" and 44 of the 4 3/4" x 1" strips.
3. Assemble three boxes for each layer of ink pad shelves. 
4. Mark the center of the 13" x 4 3/4" inch piece of chipboard along the long end and measure out two inches.  Center one of the assembled boxes on the chipboard and glue with your adhesive or liquid glue.
   
5. Glue 1" x 4 3/4" strips at the sides of the box for ink storage.
   
6. Glue on another ink storage on each side of the center box, being sure to face the box opening and boxes in the same direction.
   

Fossil Friday: See Fossils and Meet a Paleontologist

I am so excited about our special family event for this book fair:  Fossil Friday!  Dr. Karen Samonds from NIU will be who works with National Geographic to find fossils in Madagascar is our guest speaker.  She will share her expeditions, show fossils and talk about how finding fossils can teach us when and where animals arrived and how they lived.   Stop by the North School book fair from 7:00-8:00 pm to see her speak, see and touch real fossils.

We also will have Dogman in person! Stop by the book fair tonight
from 7:00-8:00 and bring your entire family!   We are also holding a  North School Family Dance with Dinos 6:30-8:00pm.

Thankful Thursday: Parent Volunteers are the Best

My elementary school is small with only around 300 students, but our library is still a busy place always in need of some extra help.  Thankfully, I have some of the best parent volunteers ever!
They love to get involved with our book fair and volunteer to make and put up decorations.  They work shifts running the fair and help with cashiering, restock orders, helping shoppers and supervising students.  They help with book preview day, making sure the students are able to record their wish list details including titles, prices and locations.  I even have a mom who's a paleontologist coming to give a presentation for the students to match our book fair theme tomorrow, from 7:00-8:00 pm. Thank you Karen Samonds!

Beyond the book fair, I have regular volunteers that help with our library day.  One mom comes in early on library day and helps me check in and shelve 200-300 books so we're ready.  Another mom works the entire library day with me, checking out books so that I can help find books, make recommendations, or read a story.  Trying to get 20-30 kids to find a book and check out would be impossible without them!  I have two moms who come when they can or sub for regular volunteers. Thank you Melissa Smith, Cherie Hiland, Deanna Wray and Karen Weckerly!

And these fabulous volunteers are looking at planning a great future for our library too!  Karen Weckerly has written several grant requests for new shelving for our collection.  Melissa Smith has co-written a grant request for more money for non-fiction books.  And everyone is looking at their summer calendars to take out our old shelves and set up the new.  They'll be helping me pack up the books and unpack them.  

Beyond this core group, I have regular book fair volunteers and parents who show up when they can, parents who bring treats and prizes.  I am so thankful for you all, your help, and your love of children and reading!  Your volunteering not only helps our North Star Library, and students, but shows these students the importance of books and reading to you and for them!