Merry Christmas!

I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Here’s a little “newsletter” I put together for friends and family, sharing a few highlights from our year. I truly appreciate all the support you’ve given me this past year, and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

That's My List Templates 2 by Scrapping with Liz

Year In Review Scrapbook Kit by Paislee Press

Merrier Together by Kaitlin Sheaffer

I converted one of my 12x12 templates to an 8.5x11 for printing purposes.

-Liz

Week 51 & December Page 7

Here's my Week 51. So many festivities and traditions.

I'm getting excited about printing this album.

Using my Documented Templates 13

and Merrier Together by Kaitlin Sheaffer 

Using my Documented Templates 13

and Merrier Together by Kaitlin Sheaffer

Using my Documented Templates 13

and Merrier Together by Kaitlin Sheaffer

And another December page! This will be fun to print and look at over the years too.

December Zine Album by Scrapping with Liz

December You are My Fave No. 13 by Paislee Press

Week 50 and my December Pages!

It’s really starting to feel festive around here. We’ve wrapped up school with some fun end-of-year activities, and now we can finally relax a little.

I’ve even been able to keep up with my December photos and pages! Take a look below.

Documented Templates 13 by Scrapping with Liz
Be Merry by Elif Sahin Designs

Documented Templates 13 by Scrapping with Liz
Be Merry by Elif Sahin Designs

Documented Templates 13 by Scrapping with Liz
Be Merry by Elif Sahin Designs

December Zine Album by Scrapping with Liz

Be Merry by Elif Sahin Designs

December Zine Album by Scrapping with Liz

Be Merry by Elif Sahin Designs

December Zine Album by Scrapping with Liz

December You are My Fave No. 13 by Paislee Press

So Many Pics, So Many Pages!

Week 49 was packed with activities! Lots of our usual December traditions made the list, plus a few extras. Good thing this template had plenty of photo spots!

Documented Templates 12 by Scrapping with Liz

Be Merry by Elif Sahin Designs

Documented Templates 12 by Scrapping with Liz

Be Merry by Elif Sahin Designs

Documented Templates 12 by Scrapping with Liz

Be Merry by Elif Sahin Designs

And I managed to finish two more pages in my daughter’s graduation album. Getting all the photos placed in the templates first has really helped speed up the process!

Layers upon Layers Templates by Scrapping with Liz

Noteworthy by Elif Sahin Designs

Layers upon Layers Templates by Scrapping with Liz

For the Record by Elif Sahin Designs

Here are the first two pages of my December album. I'm loving the daily photo prompts and the fact that I can scrapbook three days of photos on one page! It’s making the whole process of documenting December feel simple and totally doable.

You can read here about how I'm using ChatGPT with my photo prompts. Plus, make sure you follow me on Instagram, I've been posting my daily photos there.

December Zine Album by Scrapping with Liz

December You are My Fave No. 13 by Paislee Press

December Zine Album by Scrapping with Liz

December You are My Fave No. 13 by Paislee Press

-Liz

Using Chat GPT to help me create a photo list!

I've been thinking about creating a December Album this year. I tend to be hit or miss with these, but the ones I've made are some of my favorite projects. The very first one I created was back in 2012, it was a simple book of quotes from my kids. I created a 6x8 in 2017 that we all still love. In 2019 I created a 10x10 album, and in 2020 I created another 6x8 album (12 Memories of Christmas) that I added to the 2017 album.

I think it's about time I make another one.

I want to keep this project super simple so I can actually keep up with it during such a busy season. I’m planning to use my December Zine Albums, which let me document multiple days on a single page. The next step is to take a photo each day. I went browsing on Pinterest for prompts but couldn’t find anything I liked, so I figured I’d try ChatGPT instead. I already use ChatGPT to help me create menus, grocery lists, schedules, and more—so why not a customized photo list too?

I thought I’d share my process in case you want to try it as well. It’s actually kind of fun!

The first thing I did was enter this prompt:

Here's a screenshot of the first few things it gave me. It's a little scary how much ChatGPT knows me. 

I took a glance through the list, but I wanted a list with more specific photos to take. So I asked it this:

It was better, but then there were some days where I wasn't sure the photo would work, so I asked it this:

This is what it gave me, and what I've decided to use. I'm truly excited for some of these photo prompts.

I love this list because it’s custom to my family, it gives me flexibility, and while it includes plenty of holiday festivities, it also captures the everyday moments that make December so special.

I’ll be sharing my photos and pages throughout the month.

Hopefully, this inspires you to create your own custom photo list for your December Daily or DYD albums! Let me know if you try it. 

– Liz

P.S. I realize some of the links don’t lead to the finished albums. Apparently I never wrote those blog posts. I should probably add that to my to-do list!