Project Life update...

I love being able to just pick up and over the course of a few days put together & finish 6 pages!....although my goal is definitely to get into a better habit of working on it every week. I gathered up my favorite photos and thought about what had been going on during the month of April...everything else just sort of fell together. I haven't saved as much memorabilia as I'd like; I'm working on that too. Random thoughts...I love the veggieburger font printed on journal cards, my gratuitous stealing of internet pictures to supplement my own photos, my corner rounder hurts my hand, I want to use that hot pink paint on everything & using date stamps is scary! (the perfectionist in me has re-done journal cards because of botched stamps).

Project Life update...

Here are a few more pages from my Project Life album. I tried using my inkjet printer on a journaling card (on the last page above) just using MS Word and sticking the journaling card on regular paper with tape. I love it! I can fit so much information on that card now! Once I get my hands on Photoshop Elements I will probably use that, but in the mean time I have downloaded lots of fun free fonts I can use with Word. I also found my old corner rounder (from my high school scrapbooking days). I'm just pretty happy to be documenting anything right now. I've heard a few Project Lifers say now that this project helps them see the good in their own life & focus on what they can be thankful for...I totally agree :)

Project Life...

I only discovered Project Life last month (apparently I had been living under a rock). I made a lot of mini-books a few years ago but last year I did absolutely no memory-keeping. Sad face. When I first saw the Project Life concept (over at Elise's blog), I was very curious & excited! Unfortunately I (like many, many others) had to wait until mid-February to get my hands on photo pocket pages. I got a pretty late start but I decided to go from the beginning of the year anyway. I chose to start my album off with a G page since I didn't have many photos or much to document. I used a few engagement photos and the wedding photo of our feet for the title page.  I am pulling inspiration from everywhere & am trying not to be too hard on myself (which I find stops me dead in my tracks). Right now, I don't have any kind of schedule or plan + I'm just playing around with styles & techniques. Things sort of fall into place and I'm sure I'll steadily discover what works best for me. I'm mostly using supplies I already have to keep costs down (I took apart a bunch of unused mini-books for the amazing papers inside) but I did get this fun date stamp. I'm also using vintage calendar tags from Elle's Studio. I really love this project! One of the first things I bought was the cobalt core kit...but now that I've done a few pages I can honestly say I don't really need it (though it is nice to have all those journaling cards). I love how easy it is to rearrange & move things around + it is crazy fun & gratifying to put stuff in those little pockets! My favorite thing about Project Life so far? It is whatever you want it to be! It is really easy to use & completely customizable. I am already starting to feel more motivated to document the everyday, which really is beautiful & quite often overlooked! Though the album will certainly end up being more Sarah-centric, Cory has agreed to make contributions & do some journaling. ♥