It was an
exciting week for Project Life here - my Seafoam kit and dividers finally
arrived. Now all l need is my Seafoam
binder, and l’ve got everything l need to get stuck into things. I must admit though, l am finding the digital
Seafoam kit a really easy and cost efficient alternative. I love how l can use the elements more than once
and l can print them off at home with comparable quality. For someone who isn’t too convinced about her
handwriting, l can easily type my journaling on to the cards before printing them.
Some ideas l
thought l would share from this week’s layout.
1. Use black
and white photographs to control your colour palette. One thing l have
noticed is that many Project Life layouts are busy with colour. If you like that look, then go for it. But if you want more control over the colours
in your layout, converting most of your photographs to black and white will
help. In this week’s layout l only left
one photograph in colour, to draw more attention to it.
2. Scan memorabilia
so it will fit. The Angelina
Ballerina flyer was too big to fit into any of the pockets – so l simply
rescanned it to fit into a 3x4 pocket and backed it on a plain white card.
3. It’s ok to include older photos. This week was our 10 year wedding anniversary, so to
mark the occasion l included two of our wedding photos in the layout.
4. Including
emails. So much of our communication
is via email these days. This week l
included two emails from family members on the same subject. I love how these emails capture the moment
precisely, in their words. To do so l
simply cut and pasted the text of the email, along with emails details, into a
6x4 text box.
Till next week ……
Supplies used this week
Becky Higgins page protector Design A
Becky Higgins Seafoam Digital Edition
Amy Tangerine Thickers - Journal/Diario
Amy Tangerine Thickers - Goodness
Amy Tangerine die cut cardstock shape - Bits
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.
Today l am hooking up with others doing Project Life on The Mom Creative for Project Life Tuesday.
Today l am hooking up with others doing Project Life on The Mom Creative for Project Life Tuesday.
Congratulations on your 10 year wedding anniversary. I enjoyed your last couple of days blogging about the flying grey foxes - what a beautiful creature. I think we people often forget how extreme weather affects the beasts & birds. Here in Canada, southern Ontario to be specific, because of milder winter temperatures, we are getting many animals from the south of the USA - opossums in particular. They are not native to our region and bring a host of problems. As they adapt they are starting to survive the lower winter temperatures. But our native animals are also migrating further north looking for what they need, or dying out because they cannot find what they need. It saddens me to see our world loosing so many native species.
ReplyDeleteHappy 2013 and wishing you a return to normal temperatures :-) .............. Mary-Lou
Thanks Mary-Lou, and welcome.
ReplyDeleteIt’s really interesting to hear of your experiences in Canada.
I too am deeply saddened by the number of animals becoming endangered. But, raising awareness and talking about the issue is a really important step, and part of the reason why l wanted to create this blog.
Your Project Life binder is very interesting. I can see how it can be much quicker to work with than scrapbooking. Can you let me know more about this and where you find the products?
ReplyDeleteHi Maureen. Probably the best place to learn more about Project Life is on Becky Higgin’s website.
DeleteTry this page - www.beckyhiggins.com/products/what-is-project-life.php
Jessica Turner also has an interesting summary on her blog today www.themomcreative.com/2013/01/project-life-tuesday-20-questions-answered.html
To find out more about obtaining product in Canada visit here www.beckyhiggins.com/products/shop.php
Hope this helps :)
looks great, but I always think you should be careful of turning too many photos to black and white - I liken it to cropping photos from the 70s into circles and stars and losing the colour of the couch in the background. look forward to following your journey this year {found you via the mom creative}
ReplyDeleteThanks Cate - and welcome.
DeleteI hadn't thought of that before, but you're right. I love looking at old photos from my childhood and seeing all the old colours.
I think at this stage l'll always leave at least some photos in colour. Seeing this is only week two, and my first year doing Project Life - things are bound to change. :)
Happy Anniversary! Love your pages. I like to include some black and whites, but usually my pages are full of color. I do need to start using my scanner more though. I sometimes hate the amount of inserts I end up using.
ReplyDeleteHi Cerise - and welcome.
DeleteI'm really enjoying the flexibility of the Project Life system - you can really do as much or as little as you like. And l guess have as many or as little inserts as you like!