Project Life 2013 - Week 6

Ok, so l am playing catch up now on Project Life.  We went away for the weekend earlier in the month and that really through my whole routine out.  That and l guess the fact that we have had a LOT of things going on here.  Anyway, l am determined to keep with it. 

For the weeks l haven’t completed, l have been using Marcy Penner’s wonderful Project Life planners to keep track of what is happening and the photos l’ve taken.  If you haven’t seen the planners, you can view them here on Marcy’s website.  They’re a free download and if you are doing Project Life, well worth getting.

On to Week 6. 

This was the week that Dan and l had a weekend getaway to Coffs Harbour.  Because l had so many photos and other memorabilia that l wanted to include, l used an additional Becky Higgin’s Design A protector.

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

1.     Cutting 3x4 journaling or filler cards for embellishments on photos. Very brave, l know.  I did this twice in this week’s layout, and really like the affect.  Quite liberating to know l can use the little piles of journaling cards that l seem to be accumulating, in other ways.

2.     Printing on journaling cards.  I’m really not a fan of my handwriting, so finding a way of printing on my journaling cards has been important to me.  Inspired by Liz Tamanaha’s post here, l gave it a go for the first time in this week’s layout.

3.     Include your handwriting.  Whilst l like the idea of including my hand writing in my Project Life layouts, l have great difficulty in doing so.  This week was the first time l have hand written anything for Project Life – six words to summarise our weekend getaway.  A big step for me, and l don’t think it looks that bad.

4.     Including maps.  I’m a map person – love them.  In this week’s layout l included two.  One of Coffs Harbour, and another of the resort where we stayed.  Apart from visual interest, l think it adds a great sense of space and geograpahy to your layouts. 

Till next time…..

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

 

 

Supplies used this week
Becky Higgins page protector Design A

Project Life Seafoam Digital Edition
Project Life Turquoise Edition  
Studio Calico 3x4 filler cards from the Project Life Block Party kit
Studio Calico 3x4 filler cards from the Project Life Frontrow kit
Studio Calico geomarker button from the Project Life Block Party kit
Amy Tangerine Thickers – Goodness
 

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.