I got a peek at “Your December Story” and I’m giving away a free pass
I checked out lesson 1 of Debbie Hodge’s Your December Story this weekend, and I want to tell you about the class and give you a peek at how it’s inspired me. And I’m giving away one pass to the class. (If you already purchased the class, you’ll get a $24 gift card good for any other GIS/MSD classes.)
Your December Story is shaped around the Hero’s Journey
This December, like Dorothy dropped into Oz or Alice tumbled into Wonderland, you will receive a call to adventure. You will move from the ordinary world into a one of magic and tests as the holiday season arrives.
Many of the most-loved and best remembered stories play out in a story form described by Joseph Campbell as “the hero’s journey.” This class has prompts and page ideas for visual storytelling that have you telling Your December Journey, from the heralds, to the challenges, mentors, special tools and the return to the known world and what you take forward.
You can take the journey and get a $10 gift card . . .
but only through midnight Wednesday, November 20th. When you purchase “Your December Story” by midnight PT, Wednesday, November 20, you also get a $10 gift card that you can use for Get It Scrapped and Masterful Scrapbook Design classes. Click here to purchase Your December Story and get the $10 gift card.
This is what I think of the class and how it inspired me
Debbie has such a unique way of looking at scrapbooking, and recording your story. I had decided earlier that I wanted to do a special project this December but wasn’t sure what form it would take. I tried a December Daily one year but to be honest, we don’t really do Christmassy things every day in December – some days are full of holiday activities, some days are just well, Wednesdays. 🙂 But there are definitely things to record and this class of Debbie’s provides a huge amount of inspiration for many, many layouts to record the season. I particularly enjoyed the section on the “Heralds of the Season” – what marks the entry into the holiday season for you. I was inspired to create a layout about my first pass at Christmas cards this year — I’m actually hoping to create another version of the card when I get a photo of my kids together but now that I had one already to go, the pressure is off. This is what I made:
See how the rest of the blog hoppers are using this class (and get 20+ more chances to win)
- Anna Aspnes
- Betsy Sammarco
- Christy Strickler
- Marie-Pierre Capistran
- Katrina Kennedy
- Carrie Arick
- Doris Sander
- Melissa Shanhun
- Michelle Houghton
- Sue Althouse
- Terry Billman
- Kiki Kougioumtzi
- Susanne Brauer
- Sian Fair
- Jana Morton
- Paula Gilarde <——YOU ARE HERE
- Kristin Tweedale
- Katie Scott
- Amy Kingsford
- Tami Taylor
- Stefanie Semple
- Katie Nelson
Put your name in the drawing to win the class
Leave a comment telling me how you are planning on recording this holiday season I will draw the winner on Thursday, November 21, 2013.
I plan to do a December Daily album (hybrid) this year, with a mixture of photos and stories of our holiday preparation and simple, daily happenings. I also plan to feature more in-depth memories of 2013 with more detailed scrapbook pages. I am already doing lots of prep work, hoping that this will make my chances of completing this project much higher! I am excited about this project because I know my family will enjoy re-living these treasured holiday memories in years to come!
Ah… Just like you, Paula, I’m not necessarily Chrismassy during December. Part of it may be the fact that I live in one country, and ALL of my family lives in another… Any way, I’ve tried December Daily, and I’ve been quite unsuccessful so far. This year, I want to document the holidays, but I’m no getting trapped into the idea of “daily”. And it won’t be a separate album; it’s actually going to be sort of a “chapter” into my regular album.
I have purchased a pocket planner and I am planning to write down notes in there and take photos along the way. I also want to include the stories behind some of the decorations and ornaments that we have used year after year. Thanks for the chance to win a pass! Debbie Ketcham
I’m certainly going to start my December documentation with GIS prompt of Everyday right Now. What a perfect way to begin this wonderful season! Oh, and I should probably pull out some Of my Christmas stash!
I am creating a dedicated December Daily album and I can’t wait! I have all my supplies ready, though I need to pull them out and make them a little more accessible. My main goal for the album is to really try and capture the magic 🙂
I plan on using pocket pages to Document my December
I am planning to do Debbie’s class because I never felt like we did enough during the whole month to document everyday but I think her unique approach will help me document in a different way. With an almost two year old granddaughter I think it will motivate me to even start some new traditions with her!
I’m planning on doing a December Daily album focusing on our traditions and festive activities.
pretty pretty pretty! your kids are getting so big! wah!
This will be my first year doing a December Album. I want to have a record of the people and the good times.
I’m trying out a studio calico album – just hope to record something every day or two through Christmas.
I plan on using PL-style pockets as well as pages of journaling to document our Christmas season.
My December Story will unfold as the stories do. There may be multiples one day and none the next. I want to make sure to capture the quiet moments, not just the noisy ones. It will all be recorded probably on Pocket Pages, but I’m not fully committed yet. I do know it will be digital.
I’ve done December Daily books before and also in regular pages but this year, I think I’ll just do Project Life type pages – probably.
I do a holiday album each year from Thanksgiving to New Years. It has current activities from me and the (older) kids as well as photos from past Christmases of all of us. I also include photos from holiday family gatherings and those people are encouraged to write about what they are thankful for this past year.
love your christmas card. btw, my DD has plenty of “normal” days in it. Cuz that is my story. I never worry about it being about Christmas, it’s about December.
I fancy recording my december differently from the usual and to concentrate on each member of the family instead of one story a day.
ACtually recording it this year – sometimes the season gets sooo busy I don’t- this year I MUST.
Recording my story always happens in parts – on my blog, in the daily gratitude journal and then again in the pages I create. Thinking and hoping that Debbie’s prompts will give a new twist.
I will record the season primarily through photographs, and hopefully with the help of this class, my photos will take on a voice.
For me, Thanksgiving starts my holiday season. I purchase ornaments for my grandchildren and adult children every year. I try to get ornaments that capture a significant event or memory of the year, Then, if I have them ready, I like to give them to everyone on Thanksgiving. That way, when their trees go up, their new ornaments can go on. I love deocrating the tree each year, hanging the stockings, taking pictures of grandkids seeing Santa, decorating cookies, watching Christmas movies, buying special wrapping paper each year, etc.
I plan to collect all the Christmas cards and family stories throughout the year and document in an album. Thanks for the chance to win!
I plan on doing a Dec daily and scrapbook the highlights.
I plan on recording December daily through a digital format!
I was only planning on doing Project Life for December but now I’m rethinking it and may join you all in this class. It sounds intriguing.
Looking forward to documenting Christmas this year, when I win this class. It sounds different and awesome. Love it.
I am still undecided I am always so busy with 6 kids and I feel like I would lose before trying. Unless I try a class I will probably be after the fact! Thanks for the chance to win! ~God bless!
planning to use pocket pages and work on a photo or so a day to tell a story around.
The background paper on your layout is simply gorgeous! I usually document my Christmas in a Journal which I generally spend about half an hour a day doing.
love the layout Paula tfs 🙂
I definitely want to do a daily December album, but I need some guidance. For some reason I try last year to complete one and I got overwhelmed. I know I shouldn’t be, but I for some reason, I just wasn’t sure where to start. If I got started I am sure I would be fine!! Thanks so much!
Ok, you have convinced me. I am going to sign up and give this a try. Your story was my story. I did a December daily once, year before last and like you said there was just not something everyday and I was going nuts trying to make there be something everyday to scrap. I thought it was because there are no children in my home so it was kind of sad. But you have children and experienced the same thing….sometimes Wednesday is just Wednesday.
I plan to record my Dec. in notes and pictures along the way. Then in Jan when the snow is flying and the temps plummet I plan to put it all together on a beautiful way. Grandchildren will make it gorgeous!
I am really looking forward to digging into this class. I am still mulling over my plan – but I am thinking about a mini album – just not a December Daily version (did that before and am not ready to that again). I am waiting to see how much writing I am doing before deciding on the format.
I have never done anything like this before. Thank you for sharing.
Hey Paula! Exciting! Well, this year I want to make sure to capture traditions…the Christmas list, the hidden pickle on our tree, and jumping into the new year.
I plan on documenting digitally.
I’ll be documenting December in a Christmas Journal–I think this is my seventh or eighth year!
I”m planning on doing a december daily AND incorporating it into my pl…yeah, wish me luck! 😀
You’re the lucky winner Melinda! Contact me to get your prize!
This will be my first year and I am looking forward to it!
If I’m lucky – through photos.
I hope to document the highlights along with the every day moments but I’m still on the fence as to the method. Leaning toward digi pocket scrapping style. Thanks for the chance to win!
I’m creating a digital Countdown to Christmas album for this year.
by taking pictures everyday and journaling what Christmas means to me
I’ll be scrapping Christmas as part of my annual digital memory book.
Capturing big and little quirky traditions that are all ours
Hopefully in a bright and colourful December Daily type mini album. Love this time of year.