There are only twelve more days until Christmas and to celebrate the day Birdwing Paper Designs is giving away a free mini digital kit: 12 Days of Elf on the Shelf!

Our elf, Arthur, inspired me to create this kit after seeing his antics over the last few weeks.  Arthur started visiting us at the beginning of December and the kids have been waking up extra early every morning to see what crazy activity Arthur is up to.  The best part, for me, has been the funny comments the kids say when they find him.  I have been writing all these comments down and taking a photo of Arthur every day with the plan to make a special Christmas photo book.

I usually print my photo books through Adoramapix and they often put their 8″x8″, 14 page books on sale for $10, so that is the size I am aiming to make.  I will pick the 12 best photos or quotes to create each page, make an introduction page, and a farewell page to add up to 14 pages.  Then I will just print it in the new year whenever it goes on sale.  I think the kids will love looking at the book and remembering the fun Arthur had with their toys!

I am also adding a page in our 2013 family album dedicated to our Arthur tradition.  This album follows the Project Life style of scrapbooking which is why I included 4 Project Life cards in the kit.

To download the 12 Days of Elf on the Shelf, “Like” Birdwing Paper Design’s page on Facebook and click the download tab near the top that says “FREE product”.  (Note: The kit will only be available until Dec 31, 2013.)

I would love to see what you create with this kit, so please leave a link to the layout in the comments section.  I will post an update of the elf photo book after Christmas, so stay tuned! (Update: see the Elf on a Shelf photo book here.)

Leah