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Project Life – Week 8, Week 9 and Week 10

| cristina

I knew I would fall behind with my Project Life album the week of my thesis proposal, and indeed it happened. After Week 7, I didn’t do any pages until last week. Week 9 was the actual week of my proposal, but I had no time to do anything the week leading to it. So I found myself with 3 weeks to catch up, plus the current week. I am happy to report I have finished three weeks (8-10) two weeks ago. I didn’t have time to share pictures before now unfortunately, since it has been a super stressful week. But here is Week 8:

Project Life 2012 - Week 8

The Sunday of Week 8 was the Oscars ceremony, so I used the movie theme for the whole week. I went with a black, white and red color scheme. Here’s a look at the individual pages:

Project Life 2012 - Week 8

I was alone for most of the week, and didn’t have much to document other than a snow storm and some crafty shopping ;), but I still found out I had plenty of photos to fit in this spread. 🙂

Project Life 2012 - Week 8

I didn’t want to bother covering up the journaling (sorry… seriously pressed for time here!) so there are no closeups of Week 8. But that’s OK, because it means we can move along directly to Week 9… and Week 9 is a big favorite of mine! 😉

Project Life 2012 - Week 9

I went with products from the March BYOC at The Lilypad, and that never disappoints! 🙂 Here’s a closer look to the pages:

Project Life 2012 - Week 9

At the bottom left, top right and bottom right I used postcards/business cards from a few restaurants we went to.

Project Life 2012 - Week 9

I also had lots of fun using my new Studio Calico stamps this week. Here are some details:

Project Life 2012 - Week 9

I used digi stuff, stamps, and alphas. Fun!

Project Life 2012 - Week 9

I stuffed all kinds of memorabilia in this pocket! It is very dimensional, and I attached everything with washi tape. Fun!

Project Life 2012 - Week 9

More alpha stamps and stamps mixed in with digi cards.

Project Life 2012 - Week 9

Gosh, these colors make me so happy! All right, let’s move on to week 10 now. I made an insert using a 6″x12″ pocket since I had some extra photos this week. Here’s what the full spread looks like, with the insert:

Project Life 2012 - Week 10

Project Life 2012 - Week 10

And here are the individual pages. Left:

Project Life 2012 - Week 10

I scanned a coupon from Starbucks (bottom left) since I loved how it looked. 🙂

Insert (front and back):

Project Life 2012 - Week 10

I used a business card from the restaurant (blocked out, sorry). I did lots of stitching this week, which was fun since I hadn’t done any for a few weeks! For the inserts, I made 3 6″x4″ cards for each side, and stitched them together.

And right:

Project Life 2012 - Week 10

(again, I blocked out the business cards in these photos)

In week 10 DH and I went away for 2 days (he was on a short business trip, and I went along), but it was a getaway full of drama… I tripped in my laptop’s power cord and the computer came crashing down from the bed to the floor… Ack! But I was incredibly lucky. Not only didn’t the laptop suffer significant damage (only the screen wasn’t working anymore), but my DH was able to open it up and fix it, so it is working just as before! Phew! But let me tell you, I passed several minutes of pure terror!

Here is a (somewhat complete) list of supplies used for these weeks:

Week 8
Credits:
Movie elements from Front Row Seats by Jacque Larsen
Name in Lights alpha by Kate Hadfield
White background from Frozen Treats Paper Pack by Jacque Larsen
Today Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens
Heart paper and pizza element from Mi Amore papers and Mi Amore elements by Valorie Wibbens
Snow much fun word strip from Snow Bunny by Jenn Barrette
Alpha stickers by Prima
Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine kit
Smash date stamp K&C company
Washi tape from InTheClear
Week 9
Credits:
One Fine Day papers and One Fine Day elements by Kaye Winiecki
Journal It {The Blanks} by Sabrina Dupre
Check the Box Cards no. 1 by Emily Merritt
Nom Nom Gimme Some by Lauren Grier
4×6 Photo Collages no. 2
Alpha stickers by Prima and Elf Thickers by American Crafts
Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps
See and Stamp alpha stamps
Calendar freebie by Valorie Brown
Smash date stamp K&C company
Washi tape from InTheClear
Week 10
Credits:
Little Miss Personality by Jenn Barrette
4×6 Photo Collages no. 2 and 3×4 Photo Collages by Designs by Lili
Smash date stamp K&C company

Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps

Washi tape from InTheClear
Stamps by Recollections and Studio Calico
Dear Lizzy Thickers alpha
Washi tape

I already have half of my Week 11 done, so I hope to be able to share that somewhat soon. 🙂

Wednesday Bargains!

| cristina

It’s time for the usual mid-week sale at The Lilypad. A bunch of products are 50% off today only for Something Old, Something New. I used a few of them to scrap two pages. In fact, I only used products by guest designers today. First off, this fun kit by Lauren Grier:

Those kitties are just adorable! Then I used this very fun bling pack by Kim Jensen:

and some butterflies:

I Love You

Credits:
Kitteh Love by Lauren Grier

For my second page, I used this great kit by Sabrina Dupre:

I loved the monochromatic feel and thought it was perfect to scrap my snow pictures! I added more bling too! 🙂

Snowstorm

Credits:
Moments by Sabrina Dupre
Bitty Blingy Blooms by Kim Jensen
Icicles Alpha by Sahlin Studio
Font: FG Christine

Have a great rest of the week! 🙂

March BYOC and Special Saturday

| cristina

The March BYOC debuted yesterday at The Lilypad, and today there are more special releases out!

First let me share two pages I’ve made so far with this BYOC. I am so in love with the bright colors! They make me so happy!

You Are the Bomb

Credits:
Check the Box Cards no. 1 by Emily Merritt
Ruled Out alpha and Isabella element pack by Micheline Martin
This + That’s 2 by The Tattered Pear
Spring Splatter by Jenna Desai
Puddle Round alpha by Amy Martin
Font: DJB JenniferK

You Are the Bomb

Credits:
Lucky Doodle Alpha by Jacque Larsen
Happy Thoughts by Valorie Wibbens
This + That’s 2 by The Tattered Pear
Spring Splatter by Jenna Desai
Font: DJB JenniferK

I love absolutely everything of this BYOC, and I cannot show it all here, but I must show you these flowers, because they’re absolutely gorgeous! I love the dimension!

Finally, I used these releases from today:

To make this page:

You Are the Bomb

Credits:
March ’12 Template by Amy Martin – come play along!
Rhyme in Time bundle by Rachel Young
Doctor’s Orders by Karah Fredricks
Be You alpha by Jenna Desai
The Dry Ribbon font by Heather Hess

As you can see, I finally had some scrapping time! 🙂 I have one more page to share (my first for creashens!) – I’ll post it tomorrow. And next, I need to get working on my Project Life!

TGIF!

| cristina

Yay, I am so happy the week is over! I have big plans to scrap this weekend. 🙂 In the meantime, I realized I hadn’t posted this card yet. I made it last week for DH. We recently watched Rio and loved it, and I was inspired to make this. 😉

Credits:
Where Bluebirds Fly by Kaye Winiecki
Journaling card from Love You To The Moon elements by The Tattered Pear
Font: Strangelove

Project Life – Week 7

| cristina

I am so excited to share Week 7 of my Project Life. I am completely in love with this spread, but it’s no surprise really, since I mostly used products from the February ’12 BYOC at The Lilypad, one of my favorite collections ever! I added some of my recent purchases (Thickers alpha and the new Dear Lizzy release) to boot! Plus it was Valentine Week, and everything came together just right. I finished the spread Friday night, and took pictures Saturday morning (with good light for once!).

Project Life 2012 - Week 7

The biggest challenge for me this week was to fit in all the photos. I started printing out a few filler cards from the BYOC, and since I loved them all, I didn’t want to leave any out. 😉 Note to self: print out pictures out first, next time! 🙂 Here’s a closer look to the pages:

Project Life 2012 - Week 7

I used some pieces from my new Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection here. The strawberry paper, the pink paper, and the pink sticker alpha. I’m so happy I got it just in time to use with this week, since the colors matched so well!

Project Life 2012 - Week 7

And here are a few of my favorite details of this spread.

Project Life 2012 - Week 7

Once again, my title card borrowed heavily from a card I recently made. I just love this foam alpha, and I’m glad I overcame my hoarding tendency and used it. 🙂

Project Life 2012 - Week 7

These two pictures were taken with Instagram on DH’s iPhone (I just made him install it, and we’re loving it!). 😉 Here are a few of my favorite cards this week:

Project Life 2012 - Week 7

1. I am completely in love with the design of the Starbucks Valentine cup!
2. These wood veneers came in just this week along with my Dear Lizzy order, so I had to use them right away. 😉 I sprayed this one with a light pink mist.
3. This card is inspired by a movie we watched and loved. I think it’s so cute and in fact I turned it into a card for DH as well! (but of course the first thing DH said when he saw it was that the blue birds are not parrots as they are supposed to. Ugh!!)
4. I love the idea of recording our weight on this pretty scale! I must do it again! I also loved using the little journaling pieces on top of the cards.

Here’s what I used this week:
Polaroid frame from Vintage Vogue Elements by Sahlin Studio
Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine kit
Various elements from Love+Grace collab – including “HAPPY” bingo card and LOVE tiles
Valentine’s Day tag and from Puppy Love by Jenn Barrette
Paper and embellishments Vintage Valentine collab by The Lilypad designers
Camera from Love In My Lens by CD Muckosky
Speech bubbles from Classroom Cupid Embellishments by Britt-ish Designs
Whimsy Love Filler Notecards by Gina Miller
You and I elements by Rachel Young
Lovey Dovey journal cards by Emily Merritt
Customizable Journaling Cards No. 3 and Be Mine freebie by Designs by Lili
Where Bluebirds Fly by Kaye Winiecki
Scale from Happy and Healthy for Life by Jenn Barrette
Word art and arrow from Wishes Wings by Leora Sanford and Kitty Designs
For the title card:
Ambrosia story elements by Sara Gleason; Background and map paper from Mi Amore papers by Valorie Wibbens; I love you banner from You and I elements by Rachel Young; Love You To The Moon elements and Love You To The Moon papers by The Tattered Pear
Thickers foam alpha by American Crafts
Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection
Studio Calico wood veneer asterisks
Smash date stamp K&C company
Pen: Micron 03
Washi tape from InTheClear

Friday Releases

| cristina

I have been completely swamped this week (and it’s not over yet!!) so I have not been able to create nearly as much as I’d hoped, but I do have a page to share, made with today’s new releases at The Lilypad. 😉 Here’s what I used:

This kit is so much fun!!

These borders are really cool to finish up a page!

These bubbles are so cute! They look so realistic!

Happy Memories

Credits
Make It Snappy by Lauren Reid and The Hidden Heart
Gimme Space font by Lauren Reid and Darcy Baldwin

And here’s what I wished I had time to scrap with, but haven’t been able to yet.

Loooove these colors, they make me so happy!

I don’t currently have any dolls to scrap about, but the patterns in this kit and the pink+green combo are just too cool!

Have a good weekend, and wish me luck, because I need to get lots of work done!

Finally Friday!

| cristina

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!

Timeless Mini

I used one of the pre-made clusters, and made more of my own. Here’s a closer look to the individual pages:

Timeless Mini

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!

Ten Things

| cristina

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:

10 Things I Love About You {Feb. '12}

Credits:
Template from Ambrosia Album by Sara Gleason
10 Things About Her by Jenna Desai
Betwined Love by Amy Martin
Fonts: FG Jeana, Strangelove

The funny thing is, after finishing this page, I realized I had made a similar one in 2009:

10 Things I Love about You

{originally blogged here}

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:

Lunch Specials

Credits:
Love You To The Moon papers by The Tattered Pear
Ambrosia story elements by Sara Gleason
Mi Amore elements by Valorie Wibbens
Fonts: The Dry Ribbon font by Heather Hess and Strangelove

This BYOC’s colors make me so happy! I plan to use it in this week’s Project Life spread. 🙂

This Is Our Story

| cristina

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 Our Love Story

Credits:
All from the Feb. BYOC!
All of My Love paper pack by Amy Jaz Designs
The Dry Ribbon font by Heather Hess

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.