I feel like I'm playing a little catch up with weeks 1 and 2 of my project life adventure. Both weeks are finished and today I'm sharing week 1 (week 2 will be posted in the next few days).
All the comments and advice from fellow Project Lifers say to be organized and have a plan. Well, I'm still figuring out the organization part but I do have a plan! To keep things simple I'm planning on using one paper pack a month. I figure it's a great way to use up any leftovers (including embellishments) from previous projects.
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Week 1 |
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Week 1 - Left Page |
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Week 1 - Right Page |
For January, my paper packet of choice is Avonlea. My embellishments of choice are the Avonlea Compliments, opaque gems, and rub-ons . Of course I will continue to use my stamps to embellish journal cards!
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Using Stamps to accent journal cards |
Some people think Project Life restricts your creativity. I thought the same thing myself. In actuality though I'm finding I feel more creative. It's actually kind of liberating only thinking about decorating a 3" x 4" or 4" x 6" area. Yes, I'm trying to coordinate the entire page but I'm not worrying about placement nearly as much as I would on a 12 x 12 layout.
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Using Rub-Ons and Avonlea Complements for Embellishments |
I'm also continuing to use my How-To and Make It From Your Heart books. I decided my week cards are going to be based on card sketches. Why not use them?? They have measurements, placement and examples to jump start my creativity. It's perfect and I love it!
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Week Card |
With it being the New Year I figured I should include our resolutions into my Project Life album. I decided to do so as an insert page to week 1.
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Week 1 Insert: Resolutions |
I kept the design pretty simple and created resolution cards for each family member to complete. I love how the kids wrote it themselves!
I'll be sharing my journal template on my
facebook page soon so keep checking back!
Really cute PL pages! So nice to meet you at the crop yesterday.
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