Project Life 2013 - Week 4

Four weeks of Project Life complete = a pat on the back for me !

The big Project Life news from here is that my January Studio Calico Project Life kit arrived.  Yes finally.  My days of stalking the post office are over (well until mid-February l guess).  International mail takes a while to arrive down here in rural Australia, but it was worth the wait.

I just devoured the contents, sitting in my car out the front of the post office.  I didn’t even get home before l had busted open the box.  To say l am pleased with the contents is probably an understatement.  Like l said last week – for someone with minimal access to the latest products, this is a god send.  Still can’t get over the price as well. Great value.

AND now the February Project Life kit has been released, and l can’t wait to get my hands on those wood veneer cards – simply divine!

Some ideas l thought l would share from this week’s layout.

1.     Include your child’s artwork Along with capturing all of Bella’s funny little sayings, l really want to include her artwork in our Project Life album.  They are a part of our everyday life, and l love seeing what she brings home from school.  This week l included a picture directly into a pocket, and two more into an A4 insert.

2.     Include the numbers from your everyday life.  I really like this idea. Numbers are such a big part of our life, and really add a lot of context to your project life layouts.  This week l included our weekly rainfall total, but you could also include the temperature, the number of emails or SMS you received, the cost of your electricity bill, how many kilometres you drive everyday……

3.     Use title cards, fillers and other embellishments to create a uniform colour palette.   So here’s the deal, l love the busy, colourful layouts other people do. But when it came to me doing it myself, l just couldn’t do it. I found myself wanting a controlled palette and room around my photos so they could breath. Go figure J

4.     Limit inserts.  If you are after a simple approach to Project Life, l would recommend limiting the number of inserts.  Even though both of my inserts this week are super simple, they really did increase the amount of time and thought that went into this week’s layout.

Till next week ……

Please click on the images below to see them in more detail.

 

 

 

 

 

And, as l mentioned in this post here l’ve included a few surprises that l received from CHA in this week’s layout.

 

Supplies used this week
Becky Higgins page protector Design A

American Crafts - 6 x 12 Photo Protectors for 4 x 6 Photos – Horizontal
Marbig A4 Sheet Protector
Project Life Seafoam Digital Edition
Project Life Turquoise Edition
Amy Tangerine Thickers – Goodness
Basic Grey Small Letter Thickers (from Studio Calico)
Amy Tangerine Paper Pad – Sketchbook
Amy Tangerine Stickers – Remarks
Amy Tangerine die cut cardstock shapes – Bits
Amy Tangerine Fabric Stickers - Remarks

Have you heard about Project Life? It’s a back-to-basics approach to memory keeping that l am using this year to record our 2013.