My Best December and Christmas Posts, Photos, Pages, and Ideas
Looking for December memory keeping ideas you can actually use during a busy month? This roundup pulls my best holiday posts into one place, photo prompts, scrapbook layout inspiration, simple storytelling ideas, quick projects, and a few festive treats. Save this page and come back anytime you need an easy next step for documenting December.
Documenting December Memories
If you love documenting everyday life, December is a great month for it. Regular life keeps happening, it just comes with twinkle lights in the background. I also share examples from several December and holiday pages I’ve made over the years.
Ideas for capturing December moments
This post is a practical list of ways to document December, including ideas like a December Daily approach and taking photo walks for seasonal details.
Christmas photo ideas to capture the holiday season
This is your grab-and-go photo list for the busy weeks of December, with specific scenes to look for (decorating, cozy mornings, and more). If you want to take better photos without doing extra work, start here.
Tips and ideas for December memory keeping
If you want layout help, this is the one. I share 17 holiday layouts and walk through my approach to each page.
YouTube video, Tips and ideas for December scrapbooking layouts
Prefer to watch instead of read? This video pairs perfectly with the post above.
Level up your holiday photos with the Waterlogue app
A fun option when you want something different than standard photos. I share how Waterlogue turns holiday pictures into watercolor-style art, plus tips for choosing photos, testing styles, and using the results in cards, tags, or layouts.
Document your favorite holiday music
Here’s a fun and easy prompt that almost everyone can do. Pick your favorite holiday songs, make a simple list or collage, then add a sentence or two about why they matter to you.
Tag time
Last minute gift tags count as memory keeping too. This post has quick ideas for making your own tags using digital supplies or Canva, plus a reminder that even pocket cards can double as tags.
Button tree Christmas craft
My favorite holiday craft that’s perfect for a family get-together. It’s button trees on foam forms, made with a group, with practical notes on supplies and how the process went.
Christmas trees to remember 2013 to 2020
I tell the story of our evolving Christmas tree themes and decorations in this post. If you have a tradition you repeat each year, this is a great example of how to tell that story. It includes the shift from a big themed tree tradition to a simpler, more manageable approach.
Reindeer Bark
A festive treat post with notes from making multiple batches, plus tips for keeping it looking “classic” and a gluten-free note at the end.
Holiday eats and treats
A roundup of festive food inspiration, plus notes on adapting holiday baking after going gluten-free.
Holiday themed digital supplies
If you want coordinating products for December pages, holiday traditions, or New Year projects, this section pulls them all together in one place.
Quick “start here” suggestion
If you only have 20 minutes today:
Pick 5 photo ideas from this list of holiday photo ideas.
Take the photos over the next few days.
Use the layout post when you’re ready to make a page.
If you’re ready to put these December memory keeping ideas into action, pick one post from this roundup and start with a small win, a short photo list, one story, or one simple page. If you want supplies that make it easier to stay consistent, browse my holiday themed digital supplies here. And if you love a daily approach, head back to my December Daily style posts in this roundup and use them as your guide for what to capture, what to write, and how to turn it all into pages you’ll actually finish.
