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Project Life || Week 7

Oh Project Life, why have you foresaken me???

Week 7. SEV-EN. What week are we on in 2012? FIFTEEN??? *sigh* I'm wondering when or IF I'll ever be caught up.

Life is crazy sometimes...

Anyway, on to my week:

Nothing extravagant and exciting... Added the Valentine cards that M & J made for us....

And a painting J did when he was hanging out in my craft room with me.

Included a little pic of the movie poster from Mission Impossible 4 - the hubs and I watched it for Valentine's Day.

Also included a pic of J in front of his future elementary school. I had to take him there one morning that week for his Kindergarten assessment (I blurred out the name for privacy purposes). It was pretty stressful for us (well ME since I'm the constant worrier!) because the school is pretty exclusive and only has a handful of spots.

But yay, we got in!

That week I also started taking the kids on a walk with me on a couple mornings a week. #lifechanges, right?

All in all, a pretty good week.

Now I need to get my butt in gear and work on 11, 12, 13, 14... I'm determined! Wish me luck! :)

Project Life || Week 6

Ahhh, Project Life...

I've had this post drafted for a while but I never had a chance to post it...

So where am I with this endeavor???

Sadly, I've fallen quite a bit behind... I was ok with it for a while, but now I'm REALLY behind and don't know if I can catch up again. Too many end-of-the-school year things to do... The weather is nicer so the kids want to be outside instead of in my stuffy craft room with me. I've been tired. Busy. And at the end of the day when I finally get a bit of ME time, I spend it sleeping or catching up on my DVR'd shows - American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, Glee, The Voice, Gossip Girl, 90210, anyone?

I AM, however, determined to make one final attempt to catch up. I'm up to Week 11, I believe. There aren't many more weeks to catch up to, right???

Anyway, here's my quickie share for week 6...

Nothing too exciting. I finally used the Design G page to mix it up, but instead of using it as an insert for the week, I used it for the actual right side of my page. I like how it incorporates vertical pictures... I hate how it cuts it short on the side so the page doesn't line up with the rest of the pages.

My OCD-Virgo-ness coming out, I guess! *lol*

Hope you all are enjoying the warmer weather (hope it's warm where you are!)... Yesterday it hit 90degrees F where I am. Thankfully there was a cool breeze.

I have a feeling it's going to be one hot summer!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Saturday!

Project Life || Week 5

Hi all!

So I'm still finding my groove with my Project Life pages. As I type this I'm happy to report that I'm caught up until week 9 with plans to finish week 10 soon.

Wow, TEN weeks of Project Life. It's hard for even me to believe that I've stuck through this project for two and a half months! I'm usually the one who gives up easily, but I'm proud of myself  for sticking with it!

 Nothing really super special about this layout... Added a iPhone pic of DH FaceTiming the kids one night.... I'm really getting into printing pics 2x2 so I can fit a bit of journaling.

This week was the week that ended with J's birthday! We had the party at Pump It Up. And while I didn't do a ton of crafting for it, I did make Pokeball Cake Pops! If you know what Pokemon is, you know what those are! :)

I also included some labels from the Martha Stewart collection at Staples. They make journaling SO MUCH easier for Project Life!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great week!

Project Life || Week 4 + randomness

Hi all!

So it's been one crazy week in this house... I've had quite of bit of time off from work but for some reason can't get my crap together and do some major crafting!

I have the very best intentions - I even put "CRAFT" on my to-do list everyday, but it was just not happening.

I got thrown some curveballs this week:

• J & M caught another cold and missed school on Monday.
•  I had to take a 2 hour workshop for work on Tuesday. It ran from 3-5pm. Kind of a weird time for me. I spend the day anticipating it and then when it happens I'm so exhausted and just want to go HOME. *lol*
• With daylight savings time upon us on Sunday (halleluiah!), the sun is shining brighter in the morning these days. My kids are waking me up at 6:30 in the morning! They usually sleep until 8am!
• I'm in full-force planning mode for M's 3rd birthday. I have 2 weeks to get the crafty stuff together.

Whew, I'm so tired just looking at that list! *lol*

Anyway, I'm happy to report that as we round out week 10 today, I am caught up with Project Life to week 9! *happydance*

It's really not so bad as long as I only stay 2 weeks behind - max!

Here's a peek into my layouts.

Again, I'm must using stuff that comes in the Project Life core kit. Oh how I wish I could embellish the living daylights out of each little slot, I just don't have the time... or the patience... or the organization... or the designated workspace solely for PL to do it.

Again, I'm happy to get these pics and memories into albums! And that's why I'm ok with being behind 2 weeks at the most. I don't try to over-extend myself.

Included a little drawing J & I did together. That week he learned how to sight read "see" and "like" at school. So we would practice those together. :)

And here's the other page. I'm still REALLY loving this project and can't believe that I've been doing it for almost TEN weeks! That's 2 1/2 months! That's the longest I've committed to doing anything - well except dating my husband *lol*.

Hope you all have a wonderfully fabulous weekend!

I'm hoping to get some crafty time in. What do you have planned?

Thanks for stopping by!

Project Life || Week 3

Hi Everyone!

So I had meant to dedicate a day of the week where I'd post about my progress with Project Life and update you with how well I'm doing with the process. As I type this, I'm  happy to report I'm only 2 weeks behind and I have no doubt I can catch up by the end of the coming week!

This Project is SO awesome. I don't feel like I'm behind (even though I am) and I don't feel like I'm "missing" anything. Things get documented and I'm pretty good about printing my pictures.

So yay!

Here's a glimpse into my pages for Week 3...

 Nothing too fancy... Added a couple digital brushes from Ali Edwards from Designer Digitals... Some screen shots of the weather (got the idea from Cathy Zielske!) and even added the score from the playoff game... So sad for the Niners.)

Again, lots of everyday life. Love it. :)

I haven't had time to venture out of the Project Life Clementine box. I'm not fancy with the embellishments (yet)... I'm hoping as my PL evolves, I'll have time to do MORE with my pages. But when it all comes down to it, PL is about the pictures and the story... I don't need extra stuff to tell it. Sure, it looks fancy (and I'm a little jealous of people who do it!), but my book is about the memories.

And I'm happy with that. :)

Have a wonderful Saturday, y'all.

project life || week 2

Happy Saturday, everyone!

So I thought I'd check in with the status of my Project Life undertaking... I'm happy to report that I'm up to date! I may not have posted all of my layouts here (yet) but I will get to it eventually. It's kind of a big undertaking to create posts for everything, but it'll be done...hopefully. :)

I'm finding a lot of awesome Project Life projects out there. Like some REALLY awesome ones. Ones that make me a little jealous of. But mostly I admire them because of their design elements and attention to detail.

But what I'm really working on with my Project Life journey is not to get caught up in the embellishments and the "extra" stuff. Let's face it, I really don't have a lot of time to spend prepping images for cutting with my Silhoutte or pre-stamping sentiments on journal cards, etc. The kids are always at my side (this will change in the Fall when J starts Kindergarten - yay!) and they're often really CLINGY. So my craft time is precious.

And my Project Life pages are simple. And for now, I'm ok with that.

I added a little 6x12 page in the week to include a note I received from school. Apprently J fell down and scraped his head. The school has to send him home with an "incident report." Not an exciting one... but he did get one in preschool when he shoved a bean in his nose and they had to pry it out with a fork! Now THAT'S going in his personal scrapbook! *lol*

And here's the right side of the page. My kiddos spent most of the week sick and napping. The hubs and I watched a couple of movies we rented from Blockbuster so I included pics of the movie posters. Lots of stories to tell so you see a lot of journaling this week. :)

Like I said, it's nothing really fancy, but I do love where my project is going. I really hope I can follow through with this! :)

project life || title page + week 1

Hi everyone!

So you may remember from this post that I've decided to tackle Project Life. :) And I'm proud to say that now it's almost the end of week 4 of 2012, I've successfully completed layouts for weeks 1 + 2.

I would catch up to week 3 but I just worked all weekend, so it's going to have to wait... For now, it's worked so that I complete 2 weeks at a time.

Anyway, here's a peek into my project...

From the side:

 I decided to use the 12x12 We R Memory Keepers in Black Faux Leather. The Virgo in me wanted to keep the look uniform and simple, and I wanted it to be consistent, if I were to (hopefully) continue this in the years to come...

I got the binder labels HERE and customized it in Photoshop.

Ahh, the view of my title page. This awesome 6x12  was a freebie from the fabulous Cathy Zielske and can be found HERE. She's so awesome that she made pages for every Project Life kit out there. I guess I should mention that I used the Clementine kit. I really love all the oranges and bright colors! I do have to admit, though, that when Amazon finally got them in stock, I purchased the Cobalt kit too. I'm indecisive like that! *lol*

I do plan to use the Cobalt kit for another project in a few months - just wait and see!

So anyway, I took Cathy's 6x12 title page and edited it in PSE. And I wasn't sure what to put in the back of it... I didn't want to just lay down a strip of plain cardstock, kwim? So I had a brilliant idea of enlarging a family pic and trimming it down to 6x12.

Take a look:

(The pictures I used for my tile pages are by ultra-spective)

I ended up making one big 12x12 image, with one 6x12 of the CZ (Cathy Zielske) title page and the other half with my family's picture in Photoshop. I then had it printed at Costco and trimmed it down to fit in an American Crafts 6x12 page protector. I heard the Becky Higgins page protectors are sold out on Amazon at the moment - good thing I have a ton of these in my supply! :)

I have yet to create an awesome Project Life stash that I've been seeing everywhere, so my supplies are thrown all over the place. One day I'll be organized!

So anyway, I altered up the suggested title page a bit. I'm a huge creature of comfort and I've always liked to color in the lines so it's hard for me to picture something a different way AFTER it's already been suggested to do it one way. I did, however, add a couple punches, used some thickers, some stamps, a Tim Holtz clockface - I think that's pretty awesome of me, right?

And on to the first week:

Easy peasy! I didn't really take a picture everyday. And most of these pics are from my iPhone. And you know what? That's ok by me! I'm just glad I got to capture a little snippet of our lives - first Target receipt of the year (yay for spending less than $100!), a new cupcake flavor I baked, a funny little quote J said....

And that's why I really love this project. :)

I'm really  hoping I can follow through with this. I plan to post my layouts more consistently - like maybe I'll pick a certain day of the week when I'll post them. They won't be immediately after the week ends because, let's face it, I work. I work nights. I manage the household and the kids are REALLY attached to me. *lol*

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend! :)

getting ready for Project Life...

Hello Wednesday!

 

Have you heard of Project Life? I've been a fan of Becky Higgins since about 1998. I remember just getting into scrapbooking  and I came across a few of her layouts in Creating Keepsakes. Then I remembered that I was just in awe that she continued on to be one of the creative editors and regular contributors... and she even had a few idea books that she had published (which, by the way, I owned pretty much most of them, if not all of them!). I even bought her font CDs! *lol*

I remember that she came out with Project Life last year or the year before - I'm not sure. But I do remember wanting it, trying to purchase it, and the site (I think it was Creating Keepsakes) was down and it wouldn't let me purchase it even though I had it in my cart! Wah!

So I moved on... and forgot about it... But I have Ali Edwards' blog (another favorite of mine!) in my Google Reader and I've been LOVING her weekly Project Life posts.

Seriously, I thought to myself. I could DO that.

I've been scrapping for over 14 years... but since I discovered rubber stamping and cardmaking in 2008, though, I haven't scrapped as much as I would like. I haven't told as many stories as much as I want to. I don't have pictures printed as often as I should.

So, in 2012, I'm going to tackle Project Life.

My kids are getting older. I'm getting older. My memory is not as sharp as it used to be. I'm hoping that Project Life will get me back to the basics of why I scrapbook - to tell stories. To capture memories.

But I do know me, though... I'm not good with follow-through. I tend to have big dreams with little success. I'm going to take it one week at a time.

I'm waiting for a few new products to be released, but here's what I've got to get started:

 

Photo Pocket Pages - Big Pack of Design A

Big Envelope Pages

Photo Pocket Pages - 6x12 for 4x6 photos

Date Smash Stamp

Journaling Cards

Photo Pocket Pages - Big Variety Pack 1

Well, that's what I have to get me started so far... I'm excited to get started and I've actually contemplated starting this month, but changed my Virgo-OCD mind. *lol*

What about you? Do you plan to start Project Life? :)

Thanks for stopping by today! :)

disclaimer: I don't work for or design for Becky Higgins, LLC. I have not received any of these products for free to review (although, I'm not opposed to that! *lol*). I just genuinely believe in the product and wanted to share my own personal thoughts and opinions. :) -Jo