Ali Edwards's Blog
August 8, 2026
December Daily® 2026 | Dates To Remember + Main Kit Sneak
Here are a few more 2026 December Daily® dates to add to your calendar!
And here's a sneak peak of some of the elements in the Main Kit:
And mark your calendar for our expanded Prep Day (will now include content on Saturday and community on Sunday to actually have time to work on the projects)!
August 7, 2026
Note To Self | Friday
I'm back today with one more project using the Note To Self Story Play Mini Kit.
For this one I decided to go all in and use most of the journal cards from the kit to tell one story that brings together six memories/moments/notes to self from this month.
You can totally use these cards individually throughout your projects or you might choose to use them all together at the same time like I'm doing here. For this one I opened up my photos from July and picked six that I had something to say about and paired them with the journal cards.
To unify the cards together I used the same fun, vintage cursive typewriter font and printed my journaling on sticker paper to make it super easy to add to the cards.
Let's dive into the process video:
And let's take a look at the finished spread:
I'm still a fan of intermixing color and black and white photos together.
I used our mini roller date stamp to add the date to each photo using StazOn ink.
Thanks so much for being here for this series! I hope you got a few ideas to get more of your own stories told. We will be back with another round of Story Play themes in 2027.
You can check out the Story Play Day In The Life™ posts here and the Yesterday + Today posts here. I also shared a project earlier in the year using Note To Self stamps.
SUPPLIES
August 6, 2026
Note To Self | Thursday
Welcome back to our Story Play Note To Self series.
Today's Note To Self project uses the label sticker sheet as the jumping off point to document a visit my Mom and I took to one of our local parks. I'm in a season where I'm really loving and enjoying taking all kinds of flower photos. It's something Mom and I enjoy doing together and sharing with each other - I love that it's a part of how we are both experiencing this season.
Let's dive in to the process video:
Here are additional images of this project:
This one initially started with a plan to add all the label stickers to my full page photo. As I started printing and looking at the stickers I decided that I wanted to add more photos and a large literal "note to self" printed on vellum and added in between my photo pages.
On top of the labels I used an alpha stamp set to customize my story adding the name of the park we visited, the date, and then "so good" on the third one.
The big "note to self" was written on my iPad using Procreate and then printed on vellum here at home. I used a Fiskars scallop edge punch to add a little something fun to the outside edge.
You could handwrite a note to self, use big alpha stamps, or letter stickers to create something similar.
After the vellum page I've got a 3 inch x 4 inch page protector with five photos and one journal card. I used foam adhesive to pop the label stickers up a bit off the photos.
My "note to self" on this one is about embracing how this season is full of flower photos more than people photos.
How lucky am I that I get to spend this time with my parents, and with my Mom especially? So lucky.
On top of my journal card I added a cute little label embellishment from the newest Quarterly Storyteller Kit.
SUPPLIES
Alpha Stamp Set (from 2026 Travel Collection)
"tiny little story" label from Storyteller Kit
Fiskars Scallop Edge Punch (similar)
August 5, 2026
Note To Self | Wednesday
A couple weeks back I was sitting out on my back porch and started thinking about "in my bag" photos. I love how they capture a slice of time and include a bunch of other little stories (each item really tells its own story).
It's been a long time since I've taken one of those photos and I thought it would be a fun "note to self" prompt from this season of my life.
For today's Note To Self project I'm using a full page photo as the background and adding my content on top including stamping, letter stickers and journaling.
Let's dive in to the process video:
Here are some additional images of today's project:
I love how this one felt a little like going back in time to some projects I've done in the past. I'm always here for a full page photo foundation, but I love this invite to document what I'm carrying around with me in this specific time.
I also loved just stamping + adding letter stickers to the photo along with a little bit of stitching between the titles and to create the area for journaling at the bottom.
Looking at this page as I share it here I'm thinking I might pair it with some longer journaling about getting organized in a different way as I care for my parents. The opportunity to tell more of a story is always available to us as the boss of our own storytelling adventures.
SUPPLIES
Yellow Letter Stickers (from Colors Storyteller Kit)
August 4, 2026
December Daily® 2026 | Order Selection Period Schedule
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 25th at 10am Eastern for our 2026 December Daily® release day! This year's order selection period will be similar to last year with opportunities to add to your order with lifestyle, apparel and sale items throughout the month. We will have a preview post in advance of the collection going live so you can plan your purchases.
Make sure to follow December Daily® on Instagram or join our December Daily® Facebook Group for updates, sneak peeks, and inspiration coming over the next few months. You can also scroll back to see ideas + inspiration from previous years via our archives here on the blog.
Note To Self | Tuesday
My next project using the Notes To Self Mini Kit features the prompt paper paired with some of the chipboard pieces and three vertical photos.
Let's dive into the video:
Here are additional images of this project:
For this one I focused on using the prompt paper and some of the horizontal chipboard pieces as my jumping off point. I've been loving pairing prompt papers like this one with a photo or photos - either inside or outside a page protector.
As I looked back through my photos I found three that I wanted to use to illustrate my "notes to self." I added two photos to a 7 inch x 8.25 inch canvas in Photoshop and printed here at home. After printing I folded the photo in half to create the flip open.
I attached my photo page to the prompt paper by running it through my sewing machine with a zigzag stitch. I used a 1 inch circle punch to create a thumb hole that shows this is an interactive page.
The horizontal chipboard pieces fit nicely right alongside the numbers (pre-printed on the paper). Underneath each note to self chipboard piece I simply added something I want myself to remember in this particular season of my life.
I also added a little sentiment stamp at the bottom of each column. Loved bringing in one more little spot of red.
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August 3, 2026
Note To Self | Monday
Welcome to our Note To Self Story Play week!
"Note To Self" is one of many storytelling tools in our toolbox. Here's what I Iove about this particular lens for memory keeping:
+ A "note to self" is honest.
When we write to ourselves we tend to skip the performance. We don't have to explain everything or make it sound important. We can simply acknowledge what feels true to each one of us individually.
+ A "note to self" is enough.
One sentence can tell a story and hold a memory. One observation can capture a season. Stories don't have to be elaborate to be meaningful.
+ A "note to self" honors the present and serves the future.
It's written by today's self for tomorrow's self. It's a small act of kindness that says "I think you'll be glad you remembered this."
+ A "note to self" honors what matters to you.
It doesn't need external validation and it doesn't ask, "Will anyone else care?" Instead it asks, "Do I care?" and if the answer is yes then that's enough.
Here's a look at the kit I'm using this week:
Let's dive into my first project with a process video:
And here's a look via photos:
I love playing around with ideas using photos as my background/foundation.
When looking back at my photos I loved that I had these two photos of my Mom and I volunteering at our local rose garden. I cropped both photos so our bodies were in a similar location and then printed them out here at home (they are 7 inches x 8.25 inches).
For this project I took the vellum pattern paper from the kit, folded it in half, and then cut it in half to create two equal flip up elements.
I used a corner rounder around the outside edges of the folded vellum.
In my stash I had a set of ovals with flowers stamped on top (ovals are from an OLW Mini Kit). I decided to use those on the outside of the flip ups and stitched the chipboard rectangle on top.
Yay for diving into my stash!
For my journaling I used some scalloped edge journal cards that were part of our 2025 Week In The Life™ Kit (digital version available).
Along the outside edges I added white pom trim using thin red line tape to adhere it to the back of my photos.
SUPPLIES
Flower Stamps (Stamps Are Fun March 25)
Week In The LIfe™ Scallop Edge Currently Cards (2025) (digital version available)
Oval Story Cards (from One Little Word® Mini Kit 2025)
Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink
July 29, 2026
Week In The Life™ 2026 | Sunday In Ali's Album
Welcome back to my sharing of my completed daily pages in my 2026 Week In The Life™ album.
You can check out a walkthrough of my completed album via video here.
Here's what Sunday looks like in my album:
SUPPLIES
Staedtler Lumocolor Pen M (medium)
Staedtler Lumocolor Pen S (super fine)
Printable Transparency
July 28, 2026
Week In The Life™ 2026 | Saturday In Ali's Album
Welcome back to my sharing of my completed daily pages in my 2026 Week In The Life™ album.
You can check out a walkthrough of my completed album via video here.
Here's what Saturday looks like in my album:
SUPPLIES
Staedtler Lumocolor Pen M (medium)
Staedtler Lumocolor Pen S (super fine)
Printable Transparency
July 27, 2026
Week In The Life™ 2026 | Friday In Ali's Album
Welcome back to my sharing of my completed daily pages in my 2026 Week In The Life™ album.
You can check out a walkthrough of my completed album via video here.
Here's what Friday looks like in my album:
SUPPLIES
Staedtler Lumocolor Pen M (medium)
Staedtler Lumocolor Pen S (super fine)
Printable Transparency
