Project Life

As I said last week I have started Project Life. I started back in July, the 14th to be exact. I have mostly been using the Honey Edition Core Kit, but I have used a few other things too. I included product links if I  could find one, but some stuff is no longer available so there was no link to be found. If there is something that you are really wondering about just let me know I will try and find it. So with out further introduction, my project life:

July 14-20: Honey Edition Core Kit, Sewing Pattern paper, & Purple Polka Dot Washi Tape

July 21-27: Honey Edition Core Kit, Yuletide Layered Chipboard Stickers, Generic Rhinestones, Studio Calico Roller Date Stamp #1, & some journal cards from a set I got on clearance at Michael's.  

July 28 - August 3: Honey Edition Core Kit, Black Fabric Thickers, Offray 7/8 inch Yellow with White Polka Dot Ribbon, Grey Chevron Washi Tape, Happy Birthday Epoxy Brads, Dear Lizzy Roller Date Stamp #1, & Stampin' Up Straight Up Alphabet & Numbers stamps.

This Week I got a little short on space since my husbands scout camp was in the mix so I made some washi tape hinges to to hide some pictures and journaling.

August 4-10: Honey Edition Core Kit, American Crafts Bakers Twine, Studio G "hello" stamp, Dear Lizzy Roller Date Stamp #1, & a journal card from a set I got on clearance at Michael's.  

August 11-17: Honey Edition Core Kit, Prima Flowers, generic yellow brad, A Perfect Summer Cardstock Stickers, & A Perfect Summer papers.

August 18-24: Honey Edition Core Kit, Stampin' Up Straight Up Alphabet & Numbers stamps, Teal Chevron Washi Tape, Gray Chevron Washi Tape, & American Crafts Bakers Twine.

August 18-24: Honey Edition Core Kit, Rain Edition of Digital Project Life, Offray Self Adhesive Ribbon, Yellow Stripe Washi Tape, We R Memory Keepers Albums Made Easy Chalkboard Collection, Generic Rhinestones, The Daily Digi 2013 Scrapbook Day Freebie, & a journal card from a set I got on clearance at Michael's.  

August 18-24: Honey Edition Core Kit, A Perfect Summer Cardstock Stickers, A Perfect Summer papers, & Dear Lizzy Roller Date Stamp #1.

I really like how this album is going. I have 2 more weeks done and then I am currently 7 weeks behind. But mark my words I will be caught up before Thanksgiving! Keep me to that, ok? 

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Life Update

Life has been busy. My Husband hasn't been working so we have been enjoying spending time together. We are trying to catch up on Doctor Who before the 50th Anniversary special on the 23rd. I have been crafting quite a bit and I plan to post about it soon. I started a weekly pocket page scrapbook back in July and I just started preparing my Holiday Memories album. I will be back soon with more pics, but for now please enjoy this peek at my Holiday album.

Holiday Memories FINALLY FINISHED

So I finally finished my Holiday Memories Album. I have had the photos together for a long time and the guilt was starting to get to me so I sat down and wrote in all the journaling.  I feel so good now that it is finally done. I am so proud of how it turned out. Sure there are somethings that I would/are going to do different next time. I hope you enjoy seeing it all together in this little video. I have started new project and I will be back with details soon and I hope to see you then. Thanks for joining me today. Tomorrow today will be the past, so start saving your story today.

If you want to see the individual photos for the pages you can find them in their own flickr set here.

Been Busy

Its been quite awhile since I have posted. I have been busy with a project. My cousin is getting married in about a month and today we are having a bridal shower today for his fiance. I have spent a good chunk of time in the last month making a cookbook for the bride. I have had fun and I didn't get many pictures before my camera battery died. I am really happy with how it turned out.

I ended up with 77 recipes from Grandma, Aunts, Cousins, and Cousin's Spouses. I scrapped the recipes onto 4x6 cards so that the recipes can be used in book form or taken out and used as individual cards. I also thought it would make it easier to add recipes later. I made the first card and then saved it as a template so that I didn't have to start from scratch every time. I did the same things with the divider pages.

I only used one kit for the entire book (Narrative by One Little Bird Designs).  The font on the dividers is Sketch Rockwell. The recipe names are in a font called Ballpark. The actually recipes are in Bohemian Typewriter.

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An Update

School has really been kicking my butt this semester. Its my last one ever! Woot! I graduate next Friday (May 4th) and I can hardly believe my college experience is coming to an end. I am excited, but really can't believe it. After graduation I hope to have more time to post here. My goal is once a week, if not more. If you have a question of topic you would like covered here feel free to leave it in the comments. I am always open to suggestions. Today I have a few things that I would like to update you on. First, . . .

Week in the Life: I did finish my 2011 pages. I digi-scrapped them of course, but I have yet to print them. You can find all of my 2011 pages in their flickr set. I was really happy with how they turned out. You might know that the week (April 23-29) is the week that Ali Edwards has set aside for the 2012 Week in the Life project. She sure has a nack to pick busy weeks in my life. And by busy I mean full of commitments (2011) or life altering (2012). I have been taking photos and using my Oh Life journal to document this week. I will post the words and photos when I can, but it might not be for a few weeks.

Two Little Words: Focus Forward. Life really has been changing. I have a different outlook on life. Knowing that I won't have school in the fall is very reassuring. I LOVE gardening, but I haven't had time to preserve my produce because I have been in school when it all starts coming on. This year is going to be different! This year I will be able to come home from work and can a couple of loads of Tomatoes, or beans. Maybe this year I will plant pickling cucumbers and make my hubby some pickles. I know he would be thrilled.

Project 365: I have been tracking this project entirely with my phone. I am completely up to date on it too! I am so proud of that. Sometimes I miss taking a picture of a certain day with my phone, but have shot something with my camera. So I put the photo on my computer and take a phone picture of my screen! I do it this way for one reasons and that is that I am only using my phone to track this project. I choose the 365 Photo app for android, but only because the Photo 365 app isn't available for android yet. (such a minor difference in name, but huge in capability) At some point I will put all of these photos on my computer and do something with them.

I am sorry I haven't been around here much lately. I will be here more, and soon. I just need to get past finals!

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More Scrap Time

I had a chance to get Day 2 of last year's Week in The Life done. What do you think?

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Scrap Time

Back in July, Ali Edwards sponsored her Week In The Life project. I took photos and wrote in my {oh life} journal every day, but I didn't actually do the pages. There is a good reason for that. It was probably the busiest week of the year for me. My sister-in-law came in from out of town, it was my Birthday, we were throwing a shower for my other very pregnant sister-in-law, and one of Jonathan's best friends from high school was getting married. It was insanely crazy. 

I recently got Studio Wendy's Scrap It Pocket Pages actions with my Digi Game Membership. As soon as I downloaded them I knew exactly what I was going to use them for. Last night was the first time I was able to sit down and use them. I am so happy with the result. Hopefully I get more of that week scrapped soon.

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Bad Blogger and "Two Little Words"

It has been over a month since I have posted. I have the philosophy that we have time for what we make time for, and over the holidays I guess I just didn't find a need to post. I was finishing up my second to last semester of my Bachelors Degree, doing Christmas prep, final semester of school prep, and throwing a bridal shower. I had quite a lot going on. I also knew that as soon as school started there was going to be a good chance I wouldn't be seeing a whole lot of my husband. We spent a lot of time hanging out just the two of us. So I am sorry there hasn't been any new content up here, but I am going to try to be better. This place helps me keep my sanity during school.

I have decided to take part in Ali Edwards' form of new years resolutions, One Little Word. I however have been unable to choose just one word. I have had two words floating around in my head for awhile and I just couldn't narrow it down. So I decided to use both words together, as if they were one. Without further ado my Two Little Words for 2012 are going to be: Focus Forward.

There is a lot changing in my life this year. Its going to be difficult to deal with. In order to cope with all of this change I will be focusing on this forward movement I will be making.

The major change for me this year will be the loss of the title "student." For the past 19 years I have been a student, but come May 4th I will loose that title. I don't think it will hit me till my husband goes back to school in the fall and I don't, but together he and I will Focus on the Forward.

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