Project Life Tuesday

This post brought to you from the beach--rainy weather and all.  (Hopefully, the weather will clear up sometime tomorrow!) Last week's PL layout had fewer pictures, but I think I like it that way.  I still have weeks 2, 3, and 5 to complete to be caught up and finishing those layouts are first on the agenda when we get home.

Week 22

Week 33, left side:

 Journaling:  This week was MY last week of school.  The girls didn’t have to go, so they spent the ENTIRE week away from home.  This is extremely unsual, becuase I don’t like them to be away for too long.  Monday and Tuesday nights, they stayed with Gra-Gra.  Wednesday night they came back
home so that I could take Libby to school to have her picture made by her first grade teacher.  (When she had taken the picture on Move-Up Day, Libby’s eyes were closed.) And then Thursday night, they stayed with Meme and Papa.  On Friday night, we went to watch Miller play T-ball, and then went to eat with the Rabb family at Chili’s.  Saturday morning, we headed BACK to the beach, this time with my side of the family.

Week 22, right side:

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Project Life Tuesday

I took it way back to Week 1 this time.  Week 1 and the current week, 21.  Week 1 is completed with the Kraft kit, but I pulled out the Amber Edition with Week 21.  I know now why I struggled using just one kit--I feel like I repeat my favorite pieces over and over.  Having multiple kits is a good thing, as long as I don't get too carried away with it.

Week 1

Journaling, left side middle:  We kicked off 2014 with good friends. The Johnsons, the Smiths, and Madi :) We made it to just afer midnight before we’d had all the fun we could take!  The above photo was taken at exactly 12:01 on January 1st, 2014. The girls and I went to the movies, just us, to see Walking With Dinosaurs.  They are loving these blue sweatshirts and pink scarves that Gra-Gra got them.

Journaling, right side, top:  The girls asked for a Family Game Night with everyone (meaning Gra-Gra, Pops, Mal-Mal, Trey, Robin, Ali, Meme, Papa, Mama, and Daddy), so that is what they got! We all played a few rounds of HeadBandz before moving to Cranium.  It was so much fun, and so very FUNNY. Watching my dad and papa act things out, or attempt to sing, was side-splitting.  At one point, Trey even picked up Justin and shook him around to model the ‘heimlech maneuver.’  We hope to make Family Game Night a monthly tradition.

Journaling, right side, middle:  Sunday lunch at Red Lobster--one of our favorite places to eat!   The
way we are sitting is so typical, because Libby usually demands to sit by me, while Kyndall is just fine with her daddy.

Week 21

Journaling, left side, middle:  Last week, the girls went to the dentist and we found out that Libby had FIVE cavities.  On Tuesday, we visited a pediatric dentist.  It was a horrible, awful experience.  We went to a different pediatric dentist on Thursday, and it was a total difference.  The dentist on Thursday was AMAZING!

Journaling, left side, bottom:  Another busy week!  On Monday afternoon, Libby rode the bus home with Riley for a long-overdue play date.  We also had a faculty meeting after school, so Pops picked Kyndall up for the afternoon.  After the meeting, I was left kid-free for a few hours and hardly knew what to do with myself!  Tuesday, Libby had an appointment with a pediatric dentist in Decatur
to see about taking care of the worst cavity from last week.  I left the office near tears--it was a very traumatic experience and I hope to never replicate it.  Wednesday, school was a buzz.  We had Move-Up Day, and both girls got to meet their teachers for next year.  Libby had Splash Day, Kyndall had her year end party AND the Pride Program.

Journaling, right side, top:  Thursday morning, Libby had an appointment with a different (and MUCH better) pediatric dentist.  He pulled the tooth that was so decayed (it was a baby tooth
anyway) and we made an appointment for the following week for further dental fixes.  Bless her poor heart, she is just going to have bad teeth.  After her dentist visit, we headed south for some beach time and much-needed West snuggles.  Seeing Aunt Kristi and “Aunt Luke” was just an added bonus :) The girls LOVED West near to death--Kyndall changed his diapers and they both fought over who was going to get to feed him his bottle.  They were such good little mommies and our beach trip was SO much fun!

Project Life Tuesday

My summer countdown is at T-minus 7 days and counting.  I promise to get completely caught up on PL pages as soon as school is out.  This week, I was only able to complete the current week.

Week 20:

Journaling, left side:  Week 20 in review:  Monday--Ankle recheck with Dr Riehl.  Everything looked great!  Tuesday- dentist appointment.  K’s teeth looked great but baby girl had FIVE cavities.
Wednesday- relaxing evening at home, playing with neighborhood friends. Thursday- End-of-year field trip for K to the bowling alley Friday- School-wide field day.  So much fun! Saturday- breakfast with Papaw and Carter’s birthday celebration at the Huntsville Stars game. Sunday- lunch at Gra-Gra and Pops house.

Journaling, right side:  Kyndall left this note for Gobe on her bag of money.  I think her Daddy has her scared that Mrs. Gobe is going to throw her stuff away!! It was too cute!  PS:  I love how Gobe wrote her back :)

If you are interested in PL but aren't sure if you can handle a full week's spread, there's an app for you! It's the Collect app--get it here.  It is basically a photo calendar.  Each day you choose one photo and enter one short line of text.  Every so often, print the 'pictures' and slide them into photo sleeves.   Ta-da! Instant scrapbooking.

If you need inspiration for the full layout, try Becky Higgins, Ali Edwards, or Family Bees (AKA Jenny).

Project Life Tuesday, Digital Edition

This past week has been extremely busy.  The good kind of busy, but still, busy.  I didn't get to catch up on any layouts--I barely had time to complete this current week. I really need to do better about limiting my photos--maybe choosing only ONE photo per day, or one per 'happening'.  I've made myself a deal that once I've completed weeks 1-25, I can have them printed.  Hopefully, this will motivate me to make time.  If I'm being realistic, these next few weeks are going to be pretty busy, so I'm not going to pressure myself too much.  I'm just going to keep on keepin' on.

Week 19

Journaling, left side:  On Monday Kyndall had an appointment with an orthopedic doctor to have her ankle checked out.  (She hurt it the previous weekend jumping on the trampoline.)  The verdict?  A bad sprain and a brace for two weeks.  Tuesday night we had Libby's Kindergarten program.  I can't believe she is getting ready to move to first grade!  On Thursday, we took Max to the vet for his rabies shot.  Earlier in the year, Mica and I produced an Anti-Bullying video for our school.  Both girls were in it.  Our video won the elementary division and we were all presented with an award at the board meeting on Thursday night.  Friday night the girls and I drove over to Huntsville to pick up a TV for the library.  While we were waiting for Justin to meet us at school and help us unload, the girls did a little inventorying for me :)

Journaling, right side:  On Saturday, we celebrated Koby's birthday at Mallard Stables.  The girls were able to brush the horses, ride a pony, zip down the zipline, and play with some smelly pigs.  After the party, we had dinner with the Johnsons and Buffalo Wild Wings.  It has been a long time since we have all been able to hang out and it was long overdue...for everyone!  Sunday was Mother's Day and we began the morning with church, followed by lunch at Gra-Gra and Pops house.  Later in the day we went to Nana and Papaw's.  The girls got in their first swim of the summer and Max got in his first fight :/  Apparently Dakota, Nana and Papaw's dog, decided she didn't like him being at her house.   And if that wasn't a full-enough day, we finished out the evening with an impromptu neighborhood pizza party at the Milers.  We had a very full, but fun, week together!

Disclaimer:  As I was adding this page to the blog, I realized I had not included a photo of Kyndall in her brace.  There are a few other pictures I want included, so I'm going to add a 6x12 photo collage between these two pages.  For now, here is K in her brace:

    

Project Life Tuesday, Digital Edition

I had fully hoped to be completely caught up with PL 2014, but that didn't happen.  I did make some good progress, but I'm not there yet.  And honestly, I didn't work on the first layout on National Scrapbooking Day.  All these layouts were completed during the evenings after the girls went to bed. No #NSD10K, Becky Higgins.  Sorry.

Week 4:

Week 6:

Week 18.  This week had TONS of photos, so I made a separate 6x12 insert just for the journaling.

I'm not going to include the entire journaling insert, but I do want to clarify.  See that photo on the right side, in the middle?  The one with the arrow?  The arrow is pointing to a bird.  This bird has a nest there on the ground, and Every Single morning this week has come flitting out at us as we walked in to school.  The girls have gotten the biggest kick out of it!

Anyone else get any memory keeping completed to celebrate National Scrapbook Day?

Project Life Tuesday, Digital Edition

I am so ready to catch up on this project (7 layouts until I'm up to date!).  Hopefully, I can do that on National Scrapbooking Day (May 3).  I am ready to be able to focus on one layout per week, but I'm also ready to get these printed and in my album!

Week 7--I cheated just a little on this week's layouts and strayed from the Kraft edition.  These cards are from the Cherry edition, I just recolored them to match the Kraft edition.

Journaling, left side:  Snow!! We rarely get more than a dusting here in Alabama, but this week we got almost 5 inches!  The girls LOVED playing.  Only when there cheeks and fingers were absolutely frozen could I make them come inside to warm up!  We played with everyone in the neighborhood, the Johnson family, and Gabby.  The snow started falling Sunday afternoon and we stayed up super late playing with Justin, thinking it would be melted when he got home Monday afternoon.  (It wasn’t!)  The girls built there own little Olaf and then Justin and I both helped build this big dude to the left.  He was possible the biggest snowman either of us had ever built!  (Check out that AT&T hat!)  If I had to estimate, I would say we spent around 30 of the first 48 hours of this week outside in this snow!

Journaling, right side: We also celebrated Robin’s 50th birthday this week! There was a surprise party planned on Thursday night and we were so afraid the weather was going to force us to cancel. Luckily, everything melted off to make the roads passable just in time.  School was cancelled on Valentines‘s Day, but the girls got their cards ready just in case.  (They ended up handing them out the following week, when we returned to school.)  On Friday, the girls and I headed to Gatlinburg with the sweet group pictured below.  The West, Johnson, Halbrooks, and Stephens moms’ and kids had reservations at the Christmas Place Inn.  It was such a great experience-we roasted marshmallows, sang with Santa, and had milk and cookies every night.  The kids did make a trip to the indoor pool one night, but it was a little too crowded for their liking.  It was such a fun trip and one that we are hoping to make a tradition for years to come!

Week 17:  This was one of those rare weeks (for me) where I just had too many pictures, and too many things to say about those pictures.  I actually love when this happens, because it makes for an easy layout.

Project Life Tuesday, Digital Edition

It's amazing how much easier Project Life is when you let go of all the "fuss."  Is my album simple?  Yes!  Is that ok? Yes!  Using only the Kraft edition has helped me tremendously--I have options for creativity, but not so much that I get lost.  And best of all?  This album is getting FINISHED!

Week 8

Journaling, title card:  Monday was supposed to be a holiday for us, but due to all our SNOW days we were scheduled to go.  The West, Johnson, Halbrooks, and Stephens families just skipped, because we had a girls and kids trip to Gatlinburg planned.  Monday was spent traveling home for the most part, and then Kyndall attended volley-ball camp that afternoon.  And through Wednesday. Tuesday night was Kyndall’s 2nd grade program-she made a beautiful (though light-skinned) Pochahontas. Thanks again to all our snow, the Valentines Day Dance was postponed until this Thursday.  This is Kyndall’s first year for the dances and she loves them!

Journaling, bottom right:  Both girls ADORE Mrs. Malcom’s pet snake, Roxie.  She brings it to the library for a ‘visit’ and they fight over who gets to hold her first!

Journaling, right side:  I’m so glad my girls have such sweet friends to play with in our subdivision. Every day they want to go ride bikes with these boys, or with Maggie and Will, or even with everyone all together.  They traipse through my house and gather in the backyard, for secret meetings on the trampoline.  I am forever handing out capri suns and snacks and I love every single second of it.  I am equally blessed that the girls can go visit the farm as often as they like.  I think we all appreciate it more, not living there.  We truly have the best of both worlds!

Week 9.  This is my least favorite layout so far.  But you know what?  It's finished, and that's what counts!

Journaling, right side:  Things are looking good around here.  The weather has been amazing and my paisey’s are blooming beautifully, no thanks to me.  I finally got around to hanging the gorgeous green letter ‘W’ that Carrie made me for my birthday.  All those loads of laundry happened.  The soccer Sports Banquet was Saturday night and Kyndall received a medal.  Sunday night was the Awana stock car race, and Libby won her division.  She was even sweet enough to let Kyndall pose in a picture with her trophy.  And to top it all off, Kyndall learned to ride her bike with no training wheels!

Week 16

Journaling reads: What a busy week!! On Monday, Libby died eggs at school and my Erin Condren planner FINALLY arrived.  Tuesday, the girls had gymnastics and then the WMES art show.  Libby and I went on a field trip on Wednesday to Gullion Farms and had so much fun seeing all the new baby animals. Thursday, as I was walking down the hall, I saw the above story written by Kyndall about her hero:  Libby.  We spent Friday resting up for the busy weekend.  Saturday was TBC’s Easter Extravaganza and then we spent the rest of the day fishing at Pops and Gra-Gra’s.  We celebrated Easter on Sunday with church, and then lunch at Gra-Gra’s.  There was such a crowd there this year.  Both sides of our family and Justin’s came to eat and hunt eggs, and everyone stayed until early evening visiting.

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Project Life Tuesday

If you read this Project Life post, you know that I started last week on PL 2014.  That meant I had some catching up to do.  This week, I was able to go back and finish Weeks 10-12, along with our current Week 15.

Week 10.

Journaling, left side bottom:  We had a VERY busy week! It was book fair week in the library and Read Across America week.  Monday was Hat Day for the entire school.. Kyndall finally pulled the tooth that had been loose for what seems like forever.  We had a special visitor at school on Tuesday.  Author Michael Finklea spoke to the students and both girls received signed copies of one of his books.  On Wednesday, we had a groundbreaking for the new addition at our school.  The girls were able to take part and scoop a shovel-full of dirt.  Kyndall even got to wear a hardhat.  On Thursday, Libby wore red and her class dressed as “Things”.  Libby was #14.  Friday night brought a trip to Build-A-Bear--a reward for the girls sleeping in their own beds.

Week 11.  This week is very much a "Kyndall week."  Sometimes layouts focus more on Kyndall, sometimes Libby.  I don't try to keep them even, because I'm telling the story of our life.  Life happens unevenly, and so do my PL pages :)

Journaling, left side bottom corner:  1.  Kyndall’s class took a field trip to the Soil and Water Conservation.  I snapped this picture of her with her ‘besties’.  2.  Our field trip tour guide was scooping up crawfish and passing them out.  Kyndall didn’t hesitate to hold out her hand, but I think she might have regretted it!  3.  Harrison turns 8 on the 30th, but his party was on Saturday.  We celebrated at the bowling alley.  4.  K getting some regular Max snuggles.

Right side, top square:  Instagram post from this week:  Libby’s class was still celebrating Dr. Seuss week.  This picture shows Wacky Wednesday--two different shoes, backwards shirt, inside out jeans, and crazy hair.  Same beautiful smile.

Right side, bottom square:  Sunday afternoon, we picked buttercups at GraGra and Pops’ house.  The girls made too many bouquets to count.  It was a good thing we had such hand-some men to help hold all those flowers!

Week 12:

Journaling below date card reads:  Out with the old, in with the new!  We switched out our old, maroon bedding for a new, fresh spread.  I love how it brightens everything up!  Next move- painting.

Journaling left side, below photo 1:  On Saturday, we headed to Orlando.  It was a long 12 hour drive, but we hit the park at Universal Studio’s wide open on Sunday.  The Butterbeer from Harry Potter World definitely lived up to the expectation.

Journaling, left bottom corner:  1.  In Mrs. Stephens class, Arthur makes home visits with each student. This week, we had the pleasure of his company.  K’s job is to take a few pictures with him and write all about their fun time.  2.  Kyndall is also learning all about letter writing.  Each week, she writes a friendly letter to one family member.  On Thursday, she wrote to Libby.  Then, she insisted on helping Libby write her back!

Journaling, top right corner:  1.  Frozen debuted this week and Aunt Mal made sure to get you a copy right away.  2.  Justin’s back has been hurting for a few days.  It helps when he lays on the floor. We put Frozen in for a home viewing and everyone piled up in the floor to watch.  3.  After putting the girls off for weeks, I finally agreed to take the girls to the movies.  We loaded up Kyndall, Raegan, Shaylee, Libby and Brook-Lynn and watched Mr. Peabody.  The movie was followed up by a trip to Ulta.  Fun times!


Week 15:

Journaling, right side:  On Monday, the girls went to a new gym to ‘try’ gymnastics again.  They loved it, so we went back on Tuesday for our first official gym day.  Kyndall went on a field trip to the movies and the park and her pen pal went.  Excuse her silly face in this photo--she does not take pictures seriously anymore.  Ever.  Saturday, we ran some errands in town and stopped for lunch at Chili’s, courtesy of a gift card from my parents.  (We’ve started this whole budget thing, so the gift card was great!)

Journaling, left side:  This week, Libby’s class learned about oviparous animals.  She made  a paper mache egg and then ‘hatched’ it at school.  Friday night the girls went to the Huntsville Stars baseball game with Blake for his birthday.  They had so much fun.  Kyndall was even given a ball from the pitcher.  I took the girls to a painting party on Saturday.  Sunday after church we attended the 12th annual Terry family Easter egg hunt.  As usual, we all had so much fun!  After the egg hunt, we went to Meme and Papa’s for an early dinner.  The girls loved Meme’s new kittens.

Project Life, Take 2

I started Project Life last year and was very passionate about it for the first 15(ish) weeks.  I'm hesitant to even share this post, because I may fail, again.  If you're not failing, you're not trying, right?  I'm going to try really hard to finish this time.  I LOVE digital scrapbooking--it is a creative outlet that never fails to de-stress me.  And I LOVE having scrapbooks that my kids can enjoy.  So this week, I sat down and did the last few weeks layouts.

This time, I'm limiting myself.  One of the major issues I ran into last year was having too many options.  This year, I purchased the Kraft edition core kit (you can purchase it through the link in the sidebar).  I plan to use ONLY this kit, to make things a little more simple for me.

Week 13:  March 22-30

Journaling at top right reads: We started our week at Epcot (Disney).  Our original plans didn’t include a stop at Disney, but thanks to a friend of Aunt Mal’s, we got a major discount and were able to stop in to see Anna and Elsa.  For the record, it was worth every minute that we waited in line! On Tuesday, we went to Universal Studios.  Wednesday morning we made a second trip to Islands of Adventure and ended the day at the outlets before heading home on Thursday.  Friday was a big girls trip to the movies to see The Single Mom’s Club, Saturday was a laundry/chore day, and Sunday was BAPTISM day!

Journaling at top right is this blog post from March 30th.


Week 14:  March 31-April 6

Bottom right journaling reads: What a GREAT week we’ve had!  We played outside almost every day, enjoying the gorgeous weather.  Chalk art was made.  Bicycles were crashed.  Ice cream was eaten from teeny-tiny cones.  Spelling tests were aced.  Cursive handwriting was practiced.  Somewhere in the midst of all this, Justin tackled a home improvement project--our TV.  Then, to top it all off, we went to the CIRCUS.  It was a whole-family adventure and we had a blast just being together.

Keep my accountable, ya'll.  I have a few (12) weeks to catch up on, in addition to staying current, but I think I can do it.  Fingers crossed :)

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Project Life, Week 33

I am slowly getting caught up.  Still love this project, but I got SUPER behind during my lazy summer break and am now busting my behind to catch up.   Here we are at Week 33.  The elements are a free download from MiuCreations. 

Left side:

Right side:

Project Life, Week 26

Catching up is hard to do!  Note to self:  I have GOT to do better about journaling as the weeks go by!

Week 26, left side:

 Week 26, Right Side:

Project Life, Weeks 31 and 32

I'm slowly catching up on my project life layouts.  What I have learned is that going back and catching up is VERY hard to do.  I forget which weeks things happened, and I've not done well with journaling along the way.  That is something I hope to change before school starts back and I get behind again.

I'm still not fully caught-up, but here is what I have.

Week 31, left side:

 Week 31, right side:

 Week 32, left side:

Week 32, right side:

An interview with K and L....I'm a Project Life flunkie!

I've really been slacking with Project Life layouts lately.  I hope to catch up on that a lot this coming week, and I knew I really wanted to dig deeper into the girls personalities on my summer layouts.  They are both so unique and it blows my mind that these two completely different, perfect children came from Justin and I.

I sat down with the girls and asked them a few random questions, just for fun.  I was pleasantly surprised at some of their answers.

1. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
       Kyndall, almost 7:  To Paris.  I want to see the Eiffel Tower.
       Libby, almost 5:  To the Himalayas so that I can play in the snow! (Seriously, she EWhknows              
       about the Himalayas?)

2. If someone gave you one million dollars, what would you spend it on?
       Kyndall:  I would buy a car, with a sunroof.  And a house....a cellphone.... OH and a business   that
        I can be the boss of!  (<--now that was pretty impressive! A business?  Talk about a future 
        investment!)  
       Libby:  I would buy a new IPod touch, since I lost mine.  And a crown. (<--SO typical of her!)

3.  What is one thing I do that makes you happy?
       Kyndall:  I like when you snuggle with me at night and watch TV.
       Libby:  When you wear high heels and dress pretty.

4.  What is one thing I do that gets on your nerves?
       Kyndall:  I really don't like when you won't let me ride my bike.
       Libby:  When you give me spankings.

5.  What is your happiest memory?
       Kyndall:  Going to DisneyWorld!
       Libby:  The time that it snowed a lot and we played and had a snowball fight.  And the time we
       met TinkerBell at DisneyWorld.

6.  What is your favorite color?
       Kyndall:  Green, like yours.
       Libby:  Green and pink.

7.  What do you want to be when you grow up?
       Kyndall:  A veterinarian, since I love animals.
       Libby:  A singer like Taylor Swift.

8.  Who is your best friend?
       Kyndall:  Emma and Harrison and Maggie
       Libby:  Ellis and Ella

9.  What is your favorite thing to do?
       Kyndall:  Go to the zoo.
       Libby:  To watch TV with Mommy.

10.  What is the grossest thing you can think of?
       Kyndall:  When Daddy cleaned out the drain and pulled all that hair and stuff out.
       Libby:  Virus poopoo.

Project Life

I've fallen a little behind on my Project Life layouts.  I've been working some this week, but instead of staying chronological, I skipped around a little bit to week 21.  I'll get to weeks 18-20, and 22-24, sometime.  But here is week 21:

Left side:

Right side:

This layout was special to me because it was the weekend of the Alabama Jubilee.  It's a hot air balloon festival that is held in our area each Memorial Day weekend.  For years, Justin and I "crewed" with a friend from church.  We helped her put up the balloon, followed her and helped take it back down, and even were able to fly several times with her.  Last year, this sweet lady lost her battle with cancer.  It's so sweet to know that every time I see a hot air balloon, I'll think of her and all the wonderful memories she gave us!

Project Life, Week 16 and 17

Whew! I'm finally caught up.  This project is tons of fun, but a little stressful playing catch-up.  And I definitely like the brighter colors better-- week 16 just isn't my favorite with all those subdued colors.

Week 16, left side:

 Right side:

Week 17, left side:

Right side:

Project Life Weeks 13, 14, and 15....

Week 13:

Week 14:

Week 15:

After Spring Break, I got just a little behind and had to do quite a bit of catch-up pages.  I'm slowly making my way, and still loving this project!

Digital Project Life, Week 12

I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel SO on top of things.  Supermom.  The past few weeks have NOT been one of those times.  I can't seem to stay afloat since Spring Break.  My laundry room is overflowing, the house is cluttered, and we are constantly on the go with K playing softball.  The first thing to slip has been Project Life.  I'm still taking lots of photos, but I've gotten behind and that stresses me.  I don't like being behind, but sometimes it happens.

So here, a few weeks late, is week 12.

Left side:

Right side:

These are not my favorite pages so far, but that's the thing about PL.  The object is simple scrapping, being able to get it done without the stress.  So the pages are done, and I told our story.  And that's what matters, right?

On a happy note--I purchased an 8x8 Shutterfly photo book through Zulily the other day for 9.99, and plan to use that to scrap our Disney vacay.  I'm super excited to get started on that and be able to share it with you!

Project Life 2013........ My Process (or lack of!)

Hi.  My name is Courtney and I am addicted to digital kits.  Seriously, I can't pick a favorite.  This has always been a problem for me--I just like everything!  I have purchased Clementine and Amber project life kits, and several other regular kits.  They are just so cute :)

So I have given lots of thought to my process when it comes to my project life pages.  The conclusion? I don't have one.  If you read my blog with any regularity, you know that I am completely random.  I have always said that I have ADD and bounce from one topic to another with the blink of an eye.  My scrapbooking style reflects this.  But this is what I've found.  Most weeks, I already know what our days look like.  I check my calendar and know what the "big events" are.  For example, last week we had the Art Show, Book Fair, and a birthday party.  With this in mind, I'm able to work on my pages throughout the week, whenever I have time.

My weeks run from Monday to Sunday, so that my weekend is together.  On Tuesday, I might see which photos I have taken so far and add them to my layout.  On Thursday, I'll add more.  After the "big events", I'll add those photos in.  Usually, on Sunday night, I sit down and spend about an hour adding any journaling, elements, etc.  and then save in three formats:  photoshop (for editing), jpeg (for blog publishing), and photoshop png (for printing).

I also don't do a lot of photo editing, so that simplifies my project.  I use lots of photos from Instagram.  If it's not an Instagram photo, I normally use either the auto edits, or the slider to adjust the coloring.  (Obviously, I'm not a professional--I'm not even sure what the tool is called!) That's the whole point of Project Life though, right? To keep it simple? If I'm spending lots of time trying to edit my photos, this process would be way to complicated for me to finish.

So that's my lack-of a process, in a nutshell.  If anything, I am inspiration that ANYONE can do this project :)

Digital Project Life, Week 11

Eleven weeks and I'm still going strong! LOVING this project!

Left side:

Right side:

Again, I used lots of the Walnut Grove kit, like last week.  I have given a lot of thought to my "process", (as random as it is) and plan to share that later this week, so check back :)

Digital Project Life, Week 10

Left side:

Bottom right photo:  There is so much more to this story than the photo and small 3x4 journaling could tell.  I plan to include a 5x7 insert with the stories of these two little ones, with their photos on the back side.  When this gets done, I'll share.

Right side:

I bought a new kit this week from acdigitals.com.  Never before have I used only a kit on a layout, but I am so in love with this one.  Everything I used is from the Walnut Grove collection.