Project Life - March 9-15, 2015

It is spring break around here so I was grateful to have the time to finish up the layout for last week! Anytime I can finish the following weeks spread is a win in my book!

Here is my Project Life layout for March 9-15, 2015.

This week I used the kit, Big Adventure from Sweet Shoppe Designs for the base of my design. I had enough photos this week, but didn't feel like some of them were really good to warrant a 4x6 slot, but it is what I had and it tells this weeks stories.

Designed simple cards again this week for journaling. 

Realized that a handful of the photos were from around the house. Lots of changing around here getting ready for baby. 

As you can see, my craft space has officially been set up in my basement. I was surprised that I was able to find a space for everything that once took up a whole bedroom and closet. The only thing left in the bedroom are all of my albums. Still need to figure out how/where to store those. Basements aren't the best solution. Thinking maybe getting a nice, large shelving unit for the living room, but we shall see. 

Moving my stuff actually depressed me. I haven't been in the mood to scrap lately. Moving to the basement only adds to that. In part because it is cold down there all year round. The other part that bothered me is that I have so. much. stuff. 

Because of that, when deciding on what to sacrifice for lent, I chose not to purchase any scrapbook supplies! So far, it has been nice to just trash emails from all of the stores and not even think about it for a while. 

Hoping to get some of my stuff into use soon or otherwise, I need to heavily purge my stuff to fit the space. That includes at least 3 small boxes of memorabilia. 

Need to find my scrappy mojo, but at least I am still on top of my PL layouts!

Thanks for visiting my blog and checking out my pages!

Project Life - March 2-8, 2015

Here is my Project Life layout for March 2-8, 2015.

Unlike most other weeks lately, I had a ton of photos to include in this layout. Most were vertical photos, so I opted in using the Design F pockets for the first page and Design A for the second.

This week I used a kit called Only You by Sweet Shoppe Designs mixed with a bit of another kit with the same name also at the same website.

Used quite a few of Ali Edwards' Edge Sentiments on this page. Pretty simple otherwise.

More photos and words. Used a map print in my stash for the crop photos and a scallop edge recolored from my stash as well.

And there you have it. Another week recorded!

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Project Life - December 8-14, 2014

Finally got a photo I was needing for a Project Life layout so I can finally share this week with you.

Here is my Project Life layout for December 8-24, 2014.

For this layout I used the paper from Katie Wish Winter Freebie. Used Ali Edwards' Edge Sentiments as well as a circular digi stamp from Studio Calico.

Used some frames for the smaller photos this week. Scanned in the petition to add into this week. It was nice to include and then recycle, not having to keep the paper original.

Used some more free digi stamps, this time from Ali's blog.

So happy to have December done for last year's Project Life album. It leaves 9 layouts remaining until I can print! Only 4 of which, I am technically playing catch up on!

Thanks for looking. Hoping to share more soon!

Project Life - February 23- March 1, 2015

Here is my Project Life layout for Feb 23-March 1, 2015.

This weeks layout uses the kit, True Story from SweetShoppeDesigns.com as well as Ali's Messy Monthly lines and Edge Sentiments. 

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Kept it pretty simple. Photos and words. My typical

I was short on 4x6 photos this week, so I opted to do a "watching" on TV, card. Some of them we already finished the season, but I thought it was cool to add what it is that we have been watching this year. Always love to look back and see what is no longer on that we used to love watching.

Created the watching word art from the brushes from Ali's 31 Things, fusing watch and the "ing" from "evening".

So there you have it. Another Project Life week done!
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December Daily - Day #11

Here is my December Daily layout for Day 11.

I included another chipboard page for this layout. It will be seen in more detail on Day 12.

For this page I used paper from Ali's December Daily kit for the top pockets. I used a card and embellished with the wood veneer number and stamped sentiment. 

For the striped paper, I journaled and added stamping on the lines I didn't use with a stamp from the kit.

Here is what I attached to the "back" of the chipboard page for Day 12. It was a letter from Santa that Aaron had made at school. Not really sure which day he created this page but it fit in the album here and was a great way to include it. Initially it was a 8.5x 11 sheet, but his journaling didn't span the whole page so I was able to creatively cut the lower half off and attach the candy cane to the bottom to make it less obvious I did so.

Love that I was able to find it a home in this album. It was too cool to throw away!

Well, that's it for now! Hope to show more December Daily pages soon!

December Daily - Day #10

Here is my December Daily layout for Day 10.

This day was focused on my daughter writing her letter to Santa. I used a 3x4 card from the kit, stamped it with an Ali Edwards/ Technique Tuesday stamp set. Used red Stickles on the wood veneer number and attached it to a gold rimmed tag I had in my stash.

Now if you remember from Day 9, I had a 4x6 chipboard page dividing day 9 and 10. 

This is how I used the back of that page.

Using a 4x6 card in the DD kit, I found a "stamp" from last years December Daily kit and embellished it with a CTMH postage cancellation and the circle from this years DD kit to look like a sent post card. Added my journaling, in a letter to Santa and called this day done.

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December Daily - Day #9

This is my December Daily layout for Day 9.

I had a 4x6 card I wanted to use for Day 9, but when I printed my photos, I realized they were not going to work or fit onto a 6x8 page. To improvise, I created a 4x6 chipboard page to still use the journaling card and not create an entire two page spread. Ended up working well with the next day as well.

Used a piece of 6x8 paper in Ali Edwards' December Daily kit. Liked how it had that touch of black to match the journaling card.  Used an acrylic word "twinkle" as well as glitter stars to embellish from the kit as well. Using stamps from the kit, I stamped sentiments using the same color as the word.

For the journaling card, I cut up one of the chipboard pages, I wasn't inclined to use from the kit, and attached the card with strong adhesive. I used a Teresa Collins label sticker for my computer journaling, and alpha stickers from the kit for the title. Using a stamp from the kit, I gold-heat embossed the star circle, emphasizing that it was day 9.

Thanks for looking! More to share soon!