Jenn Barrette has a new kit in the shop today. It’s called Blue Skies Ahead, and it’s 20% off through the weekend.
Those birdies are so cute! I was inspired to make this card:
I was hoping to relax and have some crafty time this weekend, but I’ve got work to do instead. :/ I really needed some time off after a stressful week, too!
Leora Sanford has a new set of frames in the shop today. These are so versatile and fun!
The stripes come in a separate layer, so it’s they can be recolored in an instant. I used them to scrap my first Valentine’s page of the year. 🙂
I have lots of plan for the weekend, I hope I can cut myself out plenty of crafty time! 🙂
Sahlin Studio has a new collab with One Little Bird out today. It is gorgeous!
And for the next week, when you purchase the kit you get a pack of clusters for free!
I whipped up a quick mini album, and I had so much fun putting it together!
I used one of the pre-made clusters, and made more of my own. Here’s a closer look to the individual pages:
Have a good Friday! I have a ton of things scheduled, but I hope to make it safely to the weekend! I certainly need some time off!
It’s time to share another week of my Project Life album! I did all the photo editing over the weekend, then put my spread together Monday night. I love how this week turned out!
On the left page I had papers from Crate Paper (the back of the ones I used last week), and I found that the Grandma’s Dresser kit by Sahlin Studio matched them really well.
I printed out some accents and a card, and I wanted to print out some papers as well, but I ended up not having room because I had so many pictures. 🙂 I really wish I had room to add some more touches of yellow on this page though!
I had fun sprucing up the journaling cards with digi labels from the kit!
This week more than ever, I am so frustrated at how poorly the pictures of my pages turned out. So let me show you the digi version of my photographs in this week’s spread. First off, I have to share my latest purchase.. a vintage Dymo label maker!!
I eyed this in action on Tim Holtz’s blog several months ago (Tim always has the coolest finds…), but tucked it to the back of my mind. But when I started PL, I started wanting one really bad. I used to have a Dymo label maker as a kid (a plain kind with just a fixed font), but my mom cannot find it anymore. Then, when I saw that the new Smash line revealed at CHA will carry a label maker (i.e., I will probably be able to pick up replacement tape at AC Moore or Michael’s), I decided it was time for me to hunt down a Dymo label maker. They do make a new model of this label maker, with 3 interchangeable font wheels, and it is really cheap too ($17.51 on Amazon), but I decided to go with the vintage label maker because as far as I can tell from the photos the cursive font in the new model is different from the old one – and I am absolutely in love with that cursive font. ♥♥♥ I got it on eBay and I couldn’t be happier! I’ve recently used it for cards too. Fun!
Here I got creative editing some pictures taken in very low light with DH’s iPhone:
These bagel pictures (free bagels from Bruegger’s for their 29th birthday!) were taken with my DSLR.
Again, a collection of iPhone pictures taken when we were out grocery shopping:
Finally, more DSLR shots:
DH requested a new portrait, so I was happy to oblige. While I was at it, I also asked him to pose for my P52 Cards shot – and if further proof was needed that DH is really a pain and always complains about me taking pictures, check out how he held the card in that middle picture. Upside down!! Like he couldn’t care less… sigh. 😉 And the funny thing is I noticed it only after taking the shot! 😀
All these photo collages were put together using digi templates by Designs by Lili (yes, the same designer who created the Clementine kit of Project Life!). They are such a time-saver! They also make the decision process of which photos to include much easier, since you can fit many photos in one slot of the page protector.
Here is what I used for this week’s pages:
Crate Paper Restoration kit
4×6 Photo Collages , 4×6 Photo Collages no. 2 and 3×4 Photo Collages by Designs by Lili
Grandma’s Dresser by Sahlin Studio
Winter wonderland word strip from Snow Bunny by Jenn Barrette
Dymo label maker
Smash date stamp and polka dot tape K&C company
Pens: Micron 03 + Faber Castell Pitt
It’s time for Something Old, Something New at The Lilypad (50% off products!). I picked up these two products and I loved using them!
This is such a fun kit! I love these colors! And check out these fun dates:
Here’s my page:
The funny thing is, after finishing this page, I realized I had made a similar one in 2009:
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How funny that many of the things I journaled about are the same. 😉 Clearly, I am not very imaginative.
I also forgot to show another page I made last week with the February BYOC:
This BYOC’s colors make me so happy! I plan to use it in this week’s Project Life spread. 🙂
I had a morning date at Starbucks with DH this morning. 😉
I’ll be at school till 9 PM so it was our only chance to do something together on Valentine’s Day. Plus, I really wanted to get their special Valentine cup (thanks Wilna!). 😉
Leora Sanford has teamed up with one of my favorite designers, Kitty Designs, to create this gorgeous collab in the store today!
The colors are just so pretty!! I scrapped a picture of DH that I took yesterday.
Happy Monday, and have a great start of the week!
I am way behind on blogging this week! I had a very busy schedule this week, so I had quite a few scrappy projects that got pushed to the weekend. First of all, I used the gorgeous kit by Mari Koegelenberg that features a few of my latest obsessions: typewriters and gray+pink color combination.
And make sure you stop by One Story Down to read an interview to Mari and download a free add on!
I started off by making a page about my recent loves.
And I also made two cards because I couldn’t resist printing out that typewriter and using those bright happy colors. 😉
It’s two cards in one, actually. 😉 I couldn’t do just one design, so I went for two, front and back! 🙂 And… is that a DYMO label I spot on there..? Hehehe, you’ll have to check back later in the week when I post my Project Life Week 6 to read more about that. 😉 [BTW, I am way behind this week on Project Life, but I have picked out my products and I’m so excited to see how it all comes together!]
I just love it when some products inspire me to scrap a story I hadn’t planned to scrap. It was the case with this page. CD Muckosky’s element pack has a gorgeous word art piece that says “our story”… so I was inspired to scrap the story about how DH and I met. I never thought to scrap about it before, since DH and I know what went on and it’s nothing new, but it is great to have this story in my album. When I started writing about it, I almost used up all the space on the page, and I’d have more to say too! 🙂 (sorry for the blurred text, but there are some personal details I didn’t want to share)
This is what scrapbooking is all about, for me – telling our story.
The photo of us was taken a few months after we met – I was definitely not into picture-taking back then, so I am very glad we took this photo, poor as it is! We were so young! 🙂 I scanned it a couple years ago to make a 10 years mini album but the quality was absolutely awful. I used RadLab to edit it, and it turned out quite decent, I think.
I was late finishing up Week 4 of my Project Life, so I’m posting it along with Week 5. These past two weeks I have used little or no digi products, and digged into my (tiny) paper stash instead. Here’s Week 4:
I was not into PL this week. I just wanted to get it done and get on the computer to scrap with all the new BYOC releases at The Lilypad, so I tried to simplify the process and just used the Clementine kit. I don’t quite love how the spread turned out, I’m not exactly sure why.
It isn’t a photo processing error – I am that red when I finish running, and I wanted to get a picture into my album. 🙂
I included concert tickets and the business card of the pizza place we ate at in the last pocket, so I had to block it out. Here’s what I used for Week 4:
Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine kit
Smash date stamp and polka dot tape K&C company
Heart from Today Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens
Calendar by Erica Hernandez
Pen: Micron 03
Washi tape from InTheClear
Let’s move on to Week 5! I still don’t love this page 100%, but I do like it better than Week 4. 🙂
I used the Clementine kit and some paper supplies this week – a 6×6 paper pad and embellishments from the Restoration collection by Crate Paper. I have been holding onto this kit for over one year without using a single thing, so it was definitely time to break it out.
I wanted to try something new this week, so I decided to use Design E – the four 6×6 page protector.
Here are a few detailed shots.
I used the back of the journaling card from last week. I find it annoying that it doesn’t fill up the pocket – it looks like it might slip out, so I will probably add some washi tape to the opening to keep it secured.
Finally breaking out these cute chipboard pieces! They were perfect to finish up my plain journaling cards.
I made a little chart to track our weight loss journey. And here come the 6×6 pages:
I consider this as the first paper page I ever scrapped. I had a hard time figuring out how to fit in the long alpha in the 6×6 size, but it worked out in the end.
I love this page! But it’s because I love this paper so much!
This was simple to put together, but I like how it turned out.
I didn’t exactly watch the SuperBowl, but I had the game on. 🙂 Here’s what I used for Week 5:
Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine kit
Smash date stamp and polka dot tape K&C company
Calendar by Erica Hernandez
Freehand alpha by Tia Bennett
Crate Paper Restoration kit
State Fair alpha by Studio Calico
Groundhog by Pamela Donnis
Number tape by Cavallini and Co.
Pen: Micron 03
Washi tape from InTheClear